“Indeed.A shame she wore a protective veil.I couldn’t scent her lineage clearly.”
“Wait…doesn’t her essence hint at Lyra?”
“The Volkov Alpha’s first claim?No way!Was that truly her?We heard she had been settling in the Western Territories.”
“That’s formidable.Her bloodline and the Alpha’s presence create an exceptional pair.”
Selena’s eyebrows furrowed.One of the operatives noticed the Luna in their midst.“Selena!A-Alpha’s Mate!”she stammered,casting a warning glance at her colleagues.
The staff instantly hushed their whispers and bowed respectfully to Selena.“Good evening,Luna.”
Selena offered a strained smile and calmly commanded,“The shift has ended.You may stand down.”
Then,she resumed her measured pace toward the lift.Her back was rigid,and her movements were cold and deliberate.The heat of tears pooled at the edges of her vision.
She needed to escape the tower.The air suddenly felt too thin,too tainted.She could not bear the fact that she was sharing the same reinforced structure with Lyra and Kian,who were now undoubtedly claiming their union.
‘Did she come here to formally claim his dominance?’
‘The bond has not yet been severed.Has he forgotten that his political Mate works in this very tower?How could the Alpha show such disrespect to the Volkov name?’
The lower ranks continued their hushed chatter,but they had already shifted the topic.
“Luna Selena is so strong.But every time I sense her presence,I feel subdued and nervous.She possesses the same cold control as the Alpha.They are truly like a dominant pair of Kin.”
“Wait!Selena is the Alpha’s sister?”One of the newly appointed operatives asked.
“They share no blood,no.Her late Alpha-Father coerced the Volkov Matriarch to incorporate her into the bloodline due to ancient debt.”
“By the Moon!Where did you learn this knowledge?”
“From the inner Pack communications.”
“Still,Selena is exceptionally strategic.She is a powerful director.”
In the secured,subterranean transport center,Selena fastened her restraint harness.As she looked up,her gaze locked onto the last sight her wolf desired.
Kian wore the white ceremonial tunic she had chosen for him earlier.It suited him perfectly.It wrapped his muscular frame and made him look impossibly regal.