Chapter 11: Chapter 11

Jessica

“you still have not told me what the problem is?” I said to Derrick who was busy wrapping a towel across his waist.

We had just finished another round of sex and I was still seated on the bed, using a duvet to cover parts of my body.

He called me earlier to tell me that Alex had come to see him with the slave girl. Which I don't see any issue with especially since it is customary and the right move from Alex.

But, Before we could talk about what his worries were, we are fighting to take each other clothes off.

Sex with Derrick is not all that interesting, but it's not boring either. I will rather admit that sex is a good distraction from what's going on around me lately.

He walked across to his window, looking bothered as his face drew lines that makes him look way older than he Is.

Yes I know I am fucking an old man, old enough to be my father. But I don't mind, I have worked hard and trained for the Luna position and I will do whatever it takes to make sure I am the one sitting on that throne.

Derrick sighed out tiredly, confusion evident in his appearance.

“I don't get it, I mean he is not supposed to get his mate, I made certain of it, that it does not happen,” he retorted thoughtfully after staring outside his window for some time.

Now that's odd, from what I know, no one can stop the union between a wolf and his mate, so to hear him say what he just said made me wonder what he was talking about.

“How did you make certain that Alex doesn't get his mate,” I asked curiously.

“I am not supposed to tell you that,” he said in a harsh tone.

One that makes you know that whatever he did was serious, and that fact made me cringe a bit.

Derrick is a poisonous man that would stop at nothing to get anything he wants. Many believe that he is behind the death of the late king, but because he was not caught in the act and not enough evidence to accuse him openly, every lip is sealed.

I thought of letting go of the issue and not pressing him further, But since I wanted to be on the same page with him, to gather enough evidence that I can use against him should in case he decides to back out of our plans.

“And yet we are here together, if you can't trust me, who can you trust then?” I asked matching his gaze with mine so he knows that I was fucking interested in what he had to say.

“Okay, it's a long time ago. I was furious after I got to know that his mother had rejected me, and had gotten pregnant with my brother's child. I was mad, in my rage, I went to a witch and asked her to the baby at birth that as long as I live that he would not recognize his mate even when he sees her,” he said looking deeply lost in thoughts.

“So what's the issue now, if you said you cursed him, that means there is no way he could have found his mate,”

“That was my thoughts too,” he admitted sadly.

“So I'm thinking what if he is conspiring with the slave girl to make a show believe till he becomes the king,” I said realizing that if what I had just said is true, then I should have been a little patient with Alex.

And also what if the reason that Alex never saw me as a mate is because of the curse placed on him by Derrick.

“I thought so too, but there is something about that girl he brought with him, I can almost smell their bond. I am having a bad feeling that she might just be his mate,”

“So you think the moon goddess would pick a slave-like luna over me?” I asked suddenly irked by the fact that he just indicated that the slave girl might be Alex's, true mate.

I should be his mate, I am the one who has been by his side all these years. I am the one who has worked hard for that position.

“So you still think of him even after sleeping with me?” Derrick asked, anger and jealousy prominent in his countenance.

“I do not care about him, I care about the position that I have worked so hard for,” I sorted back at him.

Yes, I indeed care a lot about Alex, but honestly, I don't think we have that connection that could lead to a romantic affair between us.

I was only hanging around him because I wanted to become the luna, everyone here at the pack knows that I am the best person for that position and I deserve it. Not some wolfless slave girl that has nothing to offer.

“I will try to believe that,” he said eyeing me suspiciously.

“So are we still sticking to the original plans?” I asked after some moment of being lost in thoughts.

“I don't think this is going to be as easy as we thought it would be, don't forget that if she is indeed his true mate, the moon goodness will protect her during the initiation ceremony,”

“What about the witch, can't you go back to her and ask her if the slave girl is indeed Alex's mate? And if there is anything we can do to stop the slave girl? I want to be the Luna” I said to him, so he thinks of better ways to make my dream come, instead of excuses.

“I would have if she was alive, I had her killed a few months ago,” he said like it's the most casual thing in the world.

“What, Why did you do that?”

“I wasn't going to give in to chances, I didn't want her to revise the curse without my knowledge. I figured out that with Alex having no mate, then there be no throne for him. Then, I will become the king. Asking you or the others to kill him during battles was to make certain that no one challenges my right to the throne. He would have been dead if you didn't ruin it during the last battle. Your mission was to isolate him from the others and let the other pack warriors kill him. But you had to ruin the perfect plan, my daughter could have been killed in that battle,” he said, anger building up in his voice as his eyes grew darker.

“I was stupid, and I'm sorry about that, but I am wiser now and I would do all you ask to the latter,” I said calmly.

“Good, now I want you to look for someone you can trust to eliminate that slave girl, someone that can't be traced to us,” he said.

“But why am I not the one to do the job, we agreed that I would be the one to kill her,” I fired at him, not happy with his sudden change of plans.

“Yeah I know, but on a second thought, that would only make you the number suspect, you will have to go with the girl as her protector,  so you can lure the killer to her”

“I don't know how possible that would be, as I have already told Alex that you are going to send me on an errand,”

“God! You are so dumb, you just complicated this for me, how the fuck are you going to explain that you were working for me when his mate died in the woods, all fingers are going to point to the both of us,”

“If I am going to be your Luna, isn't better than people start noticing that we are together?”

I don't have a problem with being seen by you, but we have to be careful, for this is a very sensitive issue. Everyone has been waiting impatiently for the past few years to see the girl he eventually ends up with, and now that he has gotten one, eyebrows will raise if anything happens to her,”

“So what do you think I should do,”

“You should go and tell him that you lied, that you were angry, and that it would be more than an honor to be the luna's protector,”

“But what if he does not believe me,”

“He will, oh trust me, he will. He may not see you as a mate, but he sure does care a lot about you,” he said and somehow I felt hurt by his words

As I thought about the disappointment Alex would feel when he finds out all I have been doing behind him.

****

Later in the evening, I went to Alex's room, I knocked on the door and waited to get a reply, his reply came after some seconds, asking me to come in.

I had previously rehearsed how I was going to convince him with my act so he does not suspect a thing.

I opened the door and I saw him getting dressed and getting ready to go out. He was alone and the bed looked well laid.

Don't know why the well-laid bed part came to my head though.

I wonder where he was heading and why the slave girl was nowhere in sight.

He paused at what he was doing to look at me, I consciously bit my lip as a sign of nervousness while I talked with him.

“I am sorry, I was angry that someone else is going to take my place in your life,” I said looking down as if embarrassed for my actions.

“Nobody can ever take your place, Jessica, you are the only one I call a sister, you are my best friend and I am glad that you have realized your mistakes,” he said

“Can I still go with your luna as her protector,” I asked

“I thought you would never ask”

“Thank you, where is she by the way?” I said, finally glad that my little act worked magic on him.

“She went to the clinic to see some of her old friends over there,”

Disgusting!

Imagine the Alpha king luna is a common slave, with fellow slaves as friends and accomplices.

Ugh!

But wait a minute, if I am going to kill her, why not attempt thrashing her reputation first? I said to myself as evil thoughts filled my mind.

“Did she go there alone? I asked, acting surprised.

“Yes, I don't see any problem with that,” He said casually.

Of course, I know he will not read any meaning to it, especially if he likes her. Alex is such a sweet person when you get to know him, even though he may look bossy and arrogant to the outside world.

“But what if she went to see her ex?” I asked to hope to get him jealous so they can fight.

But what I didn't expect was to see him smiling, Alex hardly smiles, and when he does, he looks super cute.

“Hmmm, I dont think, no ex of hers would dare touch her after I have claimed her,” he said with confidence.

“But still, I think you need to keep an eye on her, I mean you don't know her that much,”

“I was about going to get her now so maybe you can come along, so you guys can make acquaintance before the initiation ceremony. You can also tell her what is expected of her as a luna,” he said with a friendly smile.

“That would be great,” I said, even if I hated the part where I get to meet her.

The truth is I have been secretly avoiding being around her, I feel she is not worthy to talk with me, slaves are meant to be sent on errands and punished severely when found wanting.

They are not born leaders.

I will do whatever it takes to make sure that the slave girl fails, and never steps afoot on this pack again.