Chapter 18: Chapter 18

Viona's mind almost started working at the closeness of her and Damien. The thought of getting eyed by his smouldering eyes had turned her ears hot like a stove.

Before her heart could register the truth that she was now his wife and mate who had the rights of being her naked anytime, the gown was removed from her numb figure slowly. A random wind brushed through her goosebumps skin lightly that made her wandering whether the situation or breeze were making her numb.

She was left with only her undergarments. Her long hairs helped her a little to cover the little portion of her chest. With her toes curling up in ecasty, she heard Damien speaking in a raspy voice,

" So nervous! Did you think that if I really wanted to claim you forcibly, you would have stood there obediently so far rather than screaming my name underneath my body?"

Viona's wolf blushed and was delighted upon being teased by her mate but her human form remained cold, nonbothered. A part of her cheeks turned crimson quickly. To divert the exact topic and lessen this awkward position, Viona only rebuked powerlessly,

" I never knew that the king of Alphas could be so cheeky inside room."

Damien's lips crooked into a cringy smirk and replied while reaching for a neat seat of nightgown,

" It is because I am showing this side of mine only to you. Besides I don't mind breaking rules since I have the powers of making rules, Luna."

Viona felt so much defeated by his each words as if she would die in anger anytime soon. Ever since she turned into an adult werwolf, she was dominant while rejecting those perverted Alphas or fighting with the rogue packs boldly. She growled lowly feeling him wandering behind her back,

" Alpha! "

" My name!"

"...."

Viona sobered her temper a little and added reasonably,

" It sounds offending! How can I call you by your name?"

Damien came back behind her after picking the red nighty and replied cheekily,

" Simply because you are my mate."

Viona added feeling infuriated,

" For an year."

Damien spent a moment in silence,then replied while outstretching her arms cautiously,

" Another time you mention this in front of me, I will forget about every rules that we had before."

Viona felt her knees getting weakened at his cool warnings. But she couldn't deny the truth that she had provoked his temper in every possible way. Snatching her attention back to reality, Damien commanded huskily while inspecting the smoothness of her delicate neck,

" Spread your arms! "

Viona who felt oddly dangerous around him quickly slipped into her nightgown and forced her mouth to stay shut. After dressing his bride, Damien commented looking through the mirror blankly,

" Good Girl! "

Viona looked down to ignore his heated eyes and mumbled nervously,

" I would like to take a sleep now."

Damien replied pointing at his duplex bed,

" The bed is all yours."

Viona took a glimpse of the neatly prepared bed and suddenly blurted out unknowingly,

" And..where will you sleep then?"

Damien's lips twitched into a satisfied smile. No matter how much his mate ignored his presence,she cared about him deep down. He could wait until she started to accept him wholeheartedly. Regarding their deal, he never took it seriously in his mind.

Damien took a step forward and Viona dodged back instinctively. Her eyes narrowed dangerously as he heard him saying hoarsely,

" Why? Wanna share the bed with me?"

Viona finally understood that what she had just blurted out subconsciously. She scratched her nose awkwardly and denied,

" Just being curious! You can sleep wherever you want. It has nothing to do with me."

Damien chuckled lightly and left the room after patting on her head,

" Sleep well! "

Viona watched in awe as Damien started to head outside of their room. Her wolf snarled unhappily but she ignored and went up to bed quickly.

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" Mom, it is getting out of control. We have to do something. How come Damien marry someone nasty characteristic like her?", Ashley barked out angrily and paced through the room frustratedly.

Meredith was taking slow sip from her hot coffee at a corner. Her face was cold and calm as if she was in some kinds of deep slumber thoughts.

Ashley got angry more upon her silence and almost shouted,

" MOM! I am talking to you."

Meredith finally put down the mug and replied back coldly,

" O my! Why are you yelling at me? It is absolutely your fault that you couldn't keep him hooked between your fingers. Are you asking me to go out and interrogate Damien that why did he marry his mate? Seriously?"

Ashley bit down her lips tightly and couldn't find a word to rebuke. Meredith was merely spitting out the truth. Meredith sighed deeply and spoke with a hint of danger flickering in her eyes,

" You can't be dominant over an Alpha no matter how powerful you are. Damien will eventually take that girl's side everytime we decide to do something. We have to understand him in a different way that his mate isn't suitable for our pack and family. Morever he must have noticed that I didn't like her mate so much since I headed away from there without greeting her."

Ashley questioned with sparks of hopes flickering in her eyes,

" Will it work? "

Meredith fell in daze for a while and added mysteriously,

" As long as we don't give up."

Ashley growled angrily and promised through her gritted teeth,

" I won't give unless I get him as my own."

Meredith complimented picking up her coffee again,

" That's like my girl."

Meredith wandered in her mind while sipping from her coffee mug elegantly. The thought of ruling over Blood Moon Pack had always been her biggest dream. Thus she wanted to use Ashley as a pawn to capture Damien's mind. Little did she knew that Damien didn't hold any likings towards Ashley except gratitude. But after knowing that Damien found his mate, she was angry and couldn't accept the truth that now she had to bow in front of an unknown woman.

Damn it! Her useless girl!

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After making sure that each member went back to sleep, Celeb was making his way out towards the study of Damien just to ensure that everything was perfect. His brows furrowed when he saw the lights on inside. Pushing open the door, he was stunned for a moment and saw Damien doing some paperworks. He was still in his wedding suit and seemed dashingly handsome.

As Damien looked up at Celeb, Celeb bowed his head down respectively and called out softly,

" Your Majesty! You...you are still working?"

Shouldn't he enjoy his wedding night now?