Chapter 65 Astra's Shadow
Chapter 65
Rosa's POV .
Who is caramel my Luna?” she asked cautiously. Her voice was quiet , almost as if she was afraid to hear the answer.
You mean you don't know caramel?” I said, My hand freezing in the air as I held the knife. Every bit of energy in my was in that movement
She shook her head and turned to me, “Since the time I have been here, I have never heard such a name.”
Her eyes though filled with curiosity but also with fear.
“As in C-A-R-A-M-E-L." I pronounced it slowly and carefully so that she could grasp it.
“I can't lie to you, my luna, how am I to lie?” she replied pitifully.
I wanted to go and bring the evidence, I mean the ivory bracelets to show her but unfortunately, I stupidly left it behind at the dining room. I fucking pray that Ryder wouldn't go finish up quickly with those rogues and go back his male. I need to finish up here quick
I mean the lady that came here earlier and left just before I came?
I coincidentally met her at the front door,” I need to come up with something for to
Then I turned to her, her countenance changed, I saw her inconvenience. A bit jittery. I knew she was hiding something.
“You met her ?”
I continued with the cutting of Veggies, “yes at the front door we even wanted to brawl.”
She raised her brow and asked, “Oh! Was that the reason why I was hearing commotion at the front door?”
“Yes,” I quickly replied. Maybe she had something important for me.
That's Astra,” she concluded, that is the she-wolf’s name, she comes a lot here, she is the daughter of the king of this pack. Her father gave Astra to Ryder to strengthen the relationship between the king and alpha Vexhood.”
My stomach dropped. Ears felt like it had been blocked; and not doing the primary functions of what it was meant to do.
Rumors had it that alpha Vexhood had helped the king of this pack sometimes back when his political enemies wanted to overthrow his kingdom. So by being grateful, he offered alpha Vexhood his daughter as a mate.
That wasn't news, everyone who knows Alpha Vexhood knows that one of the ways he made stupendous riches was fighting for kings and packs, snatching power but I never there would be negotiations that would have gone ahead to affect me.
So what happened after that,” I asked with intense curiosity.
She paused a bit, and Alpha Vexhood knew that he was aging and would not cope with the sexual needs of a young mate, so he gave the king's daughter to his son, Alpha Ryder.”
My lips parted and I could not close it.
I stomach the pain and I asked, “Do you have an idea of when they have been together?”
She poured veggies in the heated oil and turned to me, from the rumor I heard it's roughly a moon cycle now.
My body weakened so Ryder had been playing me along all these while. He was even apart from me even when both of us together with the elders of stormfang pack were planning to eliminate Mila, my step sister. Gush!
Then she dropped that hint that shattered everything,
Even a pup is on the way.
I almost got angry maybe she is using it to intimidate me,
“You don't mean it,”
I think I have heard enough,” I was about to get angry, I turned to face her, “I think you will be an important asset to me while I am out of here.”
How much did he pay you monthly?”
She had removed the set of veggies she had fried and put another fresh one.
hundred shekels,
I will give you times five of that,”
Me, five hundred shekels?” she exclaimed
Thanks so much, your honor… I promise to do anything in this life you want me to do…” She wanted to kneel to thank me.
You will be getting that from me every month but
“Monthly? Oh! My … I am rich…”
“I need you to begin to tell everything that happens behind these walls.
That is no problem your honor,” she quickly replied erupting with joy"
But you have something to do for me now!"
She looked at me in the face, narrowed her vision,
What is that, your honor,”
Hunt Astra's trail. I want to know where she lives, where she is going and if possible the food and water she will take. Bring me an answer in the next two hours and come have your first reward.”
I stepped out of the kitchen before Alpha Ryder met me there.