The Luna's Pure Heart
The Luna’s Pure Heart – Chapter 25

(Damion pov)

Titus almost killed Stacy for what she said to our mate.

‘How dare she treat our queen like that.’

Titus growled and if I could…I would have punched him in the face..what is his problem? Why the hell was he doing this to me?

I didn’t want this…I don’t want a queen or a f*****g mate. I want one thing and one thing only..revenge.

So why was Titus straying so far from our plan..he knew I had no intention of taking Eleanor as my mate and yet he is pulling this s**t over and over again.

I can still see Stacy’s terrified expression as Titus slammed her against the wall. His claws pierced her flesh as he choked the life out of her. Luckily I stopped him in time before he killed her. That wouldn’t help in any way…I’m sure she already called Elder Paul, telling him what I did. Maybe that would work in our favor though. It might convince him how taken with my mate I am.

So let’s see how he tries to use her against me. I have a feeling he will show up this weekend to see who my mysterious mate is…I know a lot of them will show up.

Then he will try to get his claws into her…to convince her I am a monster..well..maybe that part is true. But he is too, he is the worst kind of monster. He is the kind that uses other people so he doesn’t get his hands dirty. At least I own up to the s**t I have done. My hands might not be clean but I’m not a coward like him.

One thing I knew for sure is I needed to stay as far away from Eleanor Winters as possible. Titus obviously can’t control himself and until the party this weekend, it’s best we don’t even see her.

Titus growled angrily as he began pacing in my mind.

No way in hell will I let what happened earlier happen again. It was too close…too f*****g risky.

Damion Steele will never accept a mate…too bad that Eleanor ended up being the unlucky one to get paired with me. Maybe she will get a second chance.

As soon as the words entered my mind my hand shot out, punching the wall as the wood cracked beneath my fist. The pain not even registering as the anger coursed through my veins.

Why did that piss me off so much..the thought of her with another man. It had to be the mating bond, it was just those fake emotions brought on by this f*****g curse of a mate. No way in hell would I be acting like this if I wasn’t mated with her. I wouldn’t give her a second thought.

‘Stop lying to yourself.’

Titus snarled, his teeth bared as he stalked to the back of my mind.

‘Good, go back there…I don’t need you f*****g this up even more than you already did.’

I quickly put those walls up, not wanting anything to do with Titus as the anger began to level out and all that was left was my throbbing fist as I stalked towards my office.

I refuse to see Eleanor again…not until she is needed for my plan. Then I would put on the show of my life..pretending to actually care.

(Eleanor pov)

After the whole kitchen drama, I decided just to go back to my room and felt more than exhausted. Who would have thought standing up to someone would wipe a person out? To be honest, even in B***d Moon I never felt that scared submissive trait omegas should have. Even with Malcolm, I knew I could fight him back, that I didn’t feel compelled to do as he said..could this truly have been my destiny all along? To be mated to the Alpha King? Was I even queen material? I knew Kari was strong…I felt it, I knew the moment we shifted. Then to find out I am a blessed wolf, what did that even entail? Was there something I was missing?

I dragged my feet behind Pierce, feeling exhausted and just wanting to go to bed as I heard a familiar voice talking up ahead.

“Tell the warriors to get into position, we will start running the drills in twenty minutes.” Lance spoke firmly, he sounded so serious…which was odd for him. He always had such a laid back attitude. This must be his Beta Lance persona.

Suddenly his eyes drifted up, catching mine as I gave him a soft smile. His eyes immediately lit up as he gave me a teeth baring grin.

“Well well well, look who it is.” He boomed, causing me to glance around nervously at all the people staring at us now.

Pierce stiffened while looking at Lance and moving slightly in front of me.

Lance just walked up, practically shoving Pierce to the side as he picked me up into a huge hug, surprising me completely.

“Put me down.” I hit his arms lightly, glaring at him as his smile widened even further.

“You’re going to get me in trouble.” I whisper yelled into his ear, causing him to laugh.

Damion made it very clear that it annoyed him how close Lance and I were becoming. I would never stop being friends with Lance, that’s for sure, but him hugging me in public like this probably wasn’t the best idea..especially after what happened this morning. I didn’t want to add more fuel to the fire.

Lance gasped, pulling back as he gave me a mischievous look.

“Don’t tell me you’ve fallen that hard already Angel.” He teased, squeezing me one last time before finally setting me down.

My cheeks burned as I looked down and brushed my shirt off, trying to hide my embarrassment.

“N-no…I just don’t want to make him feel uncomfortable.” I stuttered out, feeling flustered. Why did Lance have to tease me so much…

He quickly placed his arm around my shoulders, walking me forward as I glanced back, seeing Pierce’s eyes shooting daggers into Lance’s back.

“I heard you took on the wicked witch of the West already. People are talking about the magnificent Queen who threw her own life on the line for an omega.” He said dramatically like I took a bullet for her or something.

“It wasn’t that dramatic.” I mumbled, nudging him in the ribs as my eyes shot to his, causing a low chuckle to leave him.

“I just stuck up for Jane, no one should be treated like that.” I twisted my fingers together, feeling awkward from this whole situation.

I don’t know why hearing people were already talking about it made me feel weird. Like I wasn’t sure what type of role I should be taking on or how I was expected to be treated..in my mind I was still an omega. So hearing that people were viewing me as the queen was just plain odd…I didn’t even know if Damion wanted that. Other than this morning he hadn’t even expressed his feelings on marking me. Then after running away, I am pretty sure he changed his mind completely.

Looking up, I realized Lance was studying me, his expression was full of curiosity as I cleared my throat and realized we were now at the elevator.

“I wanted to ask…did Lucas say anything about contacting River Rock?” I inquired, hoping to hear good news as I searched Lance’s eyes.

His gaze quickly clouded over, obviously linking someone as he stood next to me.

“He said he will get to it in the next hour or so.” Lance responded and pulled away from me, pressing the elevator button.

Pierce was right by my side, his posture stiff and his expression serious. He must of known Damion didn’t like me spending time with Lance either…

“Okay, tell him I said thank you.” I said quietly, feeling more exhausted by the second. I could use a good long nap, especially if I was going to face Damion tonight. He had to come home sometime…right?

After saying my goodbyes to Lance I quickly went to my room and stripped down to just a shirt and panties. I climbed into bed and passed out right away, planning what to make for dinner and remembering what Jane told me. She gave me a few ideas of what Damion liked to eat and I vowed to make him dinner.

I wanted to show him I wasn’t backing away from this, that I wanted to try and give us a shot. Let’s hope he is feeling the same..because as scary as it is to admit..that k**s and the way he touched me..it awoke something inside of me..feelings I had never felt in my life and I don’t know how I could give him up just yet…I pray to the goddess he gives me a chance..just one chance to show him who I truly am.