The Lunar Curse: A Second Chance With Alpha Draven

Draven.

I had already concluded that I was in deep trouble.

Marrying Meredith had been to accomplish a few goals. And now, it looked like it wasn’t going to work anymore.

From planning to use her as a scapegoat, I now have to protect her against those people.

But this isn’t the issue here.

The problem was that I had unintentionally accepted Meredith as my mate; otherwise, I wouldn’t have slept with her no matter what.

I mean, if my cock was twitching and begging for a woman, I could have chosen any other woman apart from Meredith.

Meredith was my ’wife’ but in name only. It would have brought a major misunderstanding, to her especially, if she thought sleeping with her meant there was something more between us when she was only more than a sacrificial lamb.

I wouldn’t have misplaced my priorities. So, it was only because Rhovan had somehow found a way to push me into relieving her heat, thereby, making me accept the mate bond.

Meredith clearly has no idea I was her mate because she had no wolf to recognize the mate bond between us, and even inform her about it.

It was a good thing.

I stayed in the shower longer than expected. But as soon as my cock was completely limp, I turned off the water and grabbed a towel.

Patting the water dry on my body, I hung the towel back and walked into my dressing room to change into something clean and simple.

Meredith was fast asleep when I returned to the room.

A deep sigh escaped my lips as I slipped my hands inside my pants pocket, my gaze never leaving her.

I was hoping with all sincerity of my heart that she wouldn’t stir again until I was done eating.

As I left my bedroom and walked down the stairs, I asked Rhovan, "How long is her heat supposed to last this time?"

"I have no idea. But I think she will be able to manage longer unlike last night as the full moon had influenced it."

I couldn’t tell since I had to become Meredith’s keeper.

"Since last night," Rhovan reminded me. I rolled my eyes at him.

Thoughts and worries for Meredith didn’t leave my mind until I reached the hallway and saw Azul and Kira lurking around.

I knew why they were here. It had everything to do with their mistress. They were probably worried and had to hang around until my arrival.

My boots trotted against the tiles, echoing my steps in the empty hallway, and the closer I drew, the more my presence was pronounced. And soon, the noticed me.

As soon as they turned around and saw me, they stopped pacing and quickly bowed.

"Good morning, Alpha."

I cleared my throat. "Good morning."

They quickly straightened their backs as I closed in on them, their eyes not daring to search mine. I had to spare them the trouble.

"Your mistress is fine," I said and watched their shoulders relax immediately. Prepare her outfit for today. Get her breakfast ready. She will need a lot of proteins and something solid. After breakfast, I will take it to her."

"Yes, Alpha." They bowed and shifted out of the way.

All eyes turned to me as soon as I appeared at the dining hall.

They were going to stand up to greet me, but I quickly waved them off.

"I apologize for taking a much longer time this morning," I quickly said and settled down at the head table. A servant had pulled out my chair for me.

"It looks like you slept in late, brother," Dennis said to me with a small smile on his lips as his hand reached out for the paddle to scoop more porridge into his bowl.

"Mmmm," I simply hummed and then moved my eyes to the server. He kept putting pancakes on my plates until the seventh piece when I gestured for him to stop.

Next, he grabbed my soup bowl and filled it with oats porridge before placing it in front of me. He sprinkled some dried sliced bananas and raspberries into the oats before moving on to pick two fried chicken thighs with the pickers and placing them on the other empty flat ceramic plate in front of me.

Just what I needed. The proteins. I had used up too much energy last night.

I scooped two spoons of the oats porridge into my mouth before grabbing one of the chicken thighs. I tore into it hungrily just like Meredith had thought me the few times she ate hungrily at the table and finished her meal.

I couldn’t careless about manners and etiquettes right now after Meredith had milked and drained me all night.

And how knows when she would be asking for more as Rhovan had no idea. So, I have to be prepared for it.

I finished the fried chicken thigh in one go before grabbing one of the pancakes. I folded in half before brining it to my lips.

I felt more than three pairs of eyes on me but I ignored them. No one was going to teach me how to eat my food at my own table.

The normal me would have used a fork and a knife to cut into my food, eating it bit by bit. But not today.

"Brother, it looks like you worked a mountain last night," Dennis teased.

I lifted my head to briefly glance at him without pausing my chewing.

If only he knew the kind of mountain I had climbed, he wouldn’t be here making fun of me in the presence of others.

My own brother would never skip the chance to make fun of me, but what he would never do, was to embarrass me in front of others.

"I can assure you that you wouldn’t want to climb that mountain," I said to him, revealing absolutely nothing.

"You’re damn right." He nodded, grabbing a chicken drumstick from his plate. "I never want to encounter what woke up the beast in you. You don’t look like anyone’s role model today."