Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Counterback of the Despised Luna

Chapter 2 She Cured My Insomnia.

Caden’s POV:

Finished

To sharpen my skills, the Alpha of the Eclipse Pack handed over all the pack’s responsibilities and the management of the company’s capital expansion to me long before I was officially in charge.

As the heir, it was my duty, but what the hell was this sudden arranged marriage about?

Before I knew it, she had actually arrived at my home.

D*mn it, my fated mate was supposed to be “her,” and definitely not some unknown girl from the Shadow Pack.

I didn’t understand my grandfather’s decision. He knew that werewolves always had a destined mare, yet 18 years ago, he made a promise with his old friend, Hubert, to arrange this marriage.

The girl, Rosaline, was here. My grandfather had been calling me all afternoon, urging me to go pick her up. but I’d been deliberately delaying, making excuses. In the end, I heard that he sent one of the family drivers to fetch her.

I wasn’t interested in a pack from the extreme north like Frostmoore. I would get out of this arranged marriage sooner or later.

I had been busy all day, and by the time I returned home, it was already past midnight.

Managing the pack was exhausting, and I had drunk quite a bit of wine with dinner. My wolf, Edward, was urging me to sleep, so I hastily took a shower and collapsed into bed.

The soft mattress felt heavenly, but suddenly, I realized someone was in the bed with me.

In the dark. I couldn’t see her face, but I could tell she was a woman.

I froze, then before I could react, the woman turned over and pulled me into an embrace, murmuring. “Teddy, be good, it’s time to sleep.”

I was completely still.

Why did this feel so… right?

Her scent was faint, but it was so familiar. It was a fragrance that pierced my senses, tugging at something deep inside me.

She smelled just like her….

moment, I couldn’t tell if it was the alcohol or something else, but I couldn’t resist holding

closed my eyes, letting sleep

since I’d slept

my dream, I saw

young girl’s tiny body curled around me. Her soft voice whispered, “Don’t

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about her again. I wondered if she knew that I’d been searching for her for

her tightly, and she smiled, holding me just as tightly in return. The sensation of being in her arms

A rapid knock on the door jolted

ready. Don’t you have a morning meeting? Get up!”

voice

was odd–Queenie never woke

anxious, and I wondered what had

a faint, lingering

I could feel strands of hair tangled my

I holding?

up, my mind clearing instantly. As I turned, I was met with a pair of large light brown eyes, just as shocked as I

could finally see her face. She was a natural beauty,

thin nightgown, and she pointed

recognize her. My grandfather had shown me her picture before. The moment I realized who she was, my

“Rosaline?”

expression shifted from shock to indifference. She must have figured out who I was

fiancée ended up in my

me the moment you arrived at the Holbrooks? Hah. The women of the

me blankly, as if considering my question.

the guest room. Seeing her here, it was obvious she’d either

told me yesterday that this was my room.

when you came back last night. Didn’t you notice someone else in your bed? You held me while I slept, so how do you explain that? Could it be you’ve had your eye on me all along?”

knocking

What she said was true, and I couldn’t argue. But the coldness in her tone irked

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