Rejected Luna: Untamed Desire Of The Lycan Alpha

Chapter 223: Not Your Pawn

"I think you are right," said Selene. noveldrama

"Of course, I am." Inez smiled at the woman, who reached out and hugged her around the waist. Sensing that the woman needed it, Inez hugged her back. "You will be fine; you know that, right? There is no way those people can bring the great Selene Sokolov down."

Selene pulled her away and beamed up at Inez. "I know."

Inez noticed that Selene’s wheelchair was stuck in the mud as she pulled away from her. She helped her a little by pushing her wheelchair out of the sloppy, wet mud and then crouched down to wipe the stains that were clinging to the hem of Selene’s dress.

Though Selene didn’t say anything, for the first time, she realised what it meant to have friends.

When she wasn’t poisoned, many stood next to her and called themselves her friends, but only now did she realise that they were not her friends and nor were the ones who came to look for her after her poisoning, only to mock and show her false sympathy. Friends were like Inez, who would look her in the eyes and tell her that everything was alright even when it wasn’t.

Inez didn’t notice the changes in Selene’s expression. She straightened up and then pushed Selene to the ballroom. When the two of them returned, a submissive lycan, who had been waiting for Selene and Inez, came hurrying over. She heaved a sigh of relief and then turned to look behind her.

Soon, Laxus came striding into their view. His eyes flashed beast as he took in Selene’s appearance. Only when he was sure that everything was fine did he calm down, and the rumbling in his chest eased.

Inez waited for the man to calm down before asking, "What’s the matter?"

"Edira and Morrineth are about to cut the cake," replied Laxus as he looked away from Selene and glanced at Inez with a hint of annoyance on his face. "They are asking for her." A pause. "Nyx suggested it."

Inez exchanged a look with Selene, whose face was set. Even though she didn’t say anything, anyone with eyes could see how little Selene thought of the suggestion that Nyx had given to her grandmother or Morrineth. Given how much Morrineth loved to pretend that she was BFF with Edira, the two of them knew that it was probably the two of them.

"You will be fine," Inez told Selene as the two of them stepped back inside the ballroom.

"I will be; what’s the worst that could happen?" Selene fired back as she allowed Laxus to push her to the centre of the ballroom, where Morrineth stood with a beaming smile on her face like she was the life of the party and next to her stood Edira, who seemed close to a breakdown.

Inez watched Selene leave and turned to walk around the ballroom. She didn’t step forward and went to stand by Killian’s side because that would be equivalent to telling everyone that she was going to be the next Luna of this pack. Something Inez was not even prepared for.

Was she even willing to become the Luna? There was a time when she wished to be, but not anymore.

As she walked past the crowd of shifters, Inez listened to their conversation.

"Did you hear? There was a sighting of witches near the ocean."

Upon hearing those words, Inez stopped right away. She glanced at the three women who were discussing the witches and their confusing activities.

"What do you mean they were found near the ocean? Do you even know what they were trying to do there?"

"I don’t know," replied the woman in a whisper. Her voice sounded conspiratorial as she looked around and lowered her voice, "I heard from my mate that those witches were looking for a siren."

"A siren? They are trying to capture a siren?"

"Not just any siren—they—"

The woman was about to speak when she squealed and turned to look at her friend, who had just arrived. Then the women forgot all about the witches and the siren and started discussing cakes and pastries. Of course, Inez didn’t blame them. If there were a chocolate cake and a witch in the same room with her, she would, of course, prioritise the chocolate cake.

Speaking of cake, there should be some at the food table. Inez turned on her feet and then headed toward the sugary delight that was calling her name. Her eyes found Killian, who was now standing next to Selene, who was talking about something with Edira, who shook her head in response.

As if sensing that she was looking at him, Killian raised his head and winked at her.

He motioned for her to come and stand next to him, but Inez shook her head. Something clamped down on her heart at the very thought of standing next to him and taking a responsibility that once belonged to her but was ripped out of her hands. Quite ruthlessly at that.

She noticed the light in Killian’s eyes vanishing when she refused to stand next to him, but Inez ignored the guilt in her heart. She was not ready to become the luna of this pack. Not yet, at least.

"I really cannot withstand her anymore," whispered a woman who stood behind Inez. "Someone like her – why is she even here?"

For a moment, Inez stopped thinking that the woman was talking about her. But as she turned to look behind her, she realised that the woman wasn’t even looking at her. She exhaled, a bit annoyed that she was being too paranoid. However, as she turned to walk away, she heard the woman say, "All she talks about is how pure her bloodline is and her father. So what if she is the dragon princess? In the end, aren’t they almost extinct due to their bloodline?"

"That fool; she doesn’t even understand something so simple," chuckled another woman. She then glanced over her shoulder and tittered, "Maybe there is some flaw in their bloodline; if not, how could someone be this foolish?"