Chapter 52 52
Phoebe~~
“Alpha, what did you just say?” I asked him, and he repeated what he had just said, as though it was nothing huge to be confused about.
For some seconds, I wanted to believe it was a nonliving thing sitting before me, because how could a man in his right senses utter such a word to me, like I was some useless tout to him? Was this why he was after taking me away from Knox?
“Phoebe, you were supposed to be mine, but I let it be after your father told me that you found your mate. If I had known the man you were mates with was someone I had hated all through my life, someone whom your father was never on good terms with, I wouldn't have stepped back a bit.”
“You were supposed to be my luna, that's why I mentioned that position again. I already told my Luna from the onset that she could be dethroned as a mistress anytime, so she's ready for this.”
I chuckled. This man was being mean.
“But she's your mate…” I said, and he nodded. “What's so bad about her that you don't want her to be your luna?”
“She isn't bad, but the position was yours from the onset.”
“Do you mean that I would have no life ahead if I were to ever be your luna or mistress?” I asked, and he still nodded. What a shameless man he was. No wonder his women kept parading the whole palace and pack, doing nothing. “I don't fancy that, and I can't be either of those.”
His expression turned serious suddenly. He brought me to his pack, not to take care of the late alpha that was his friend, but to claim his daughter.
My father couldn't be that stupid to hand me over to someone like him. At least, he was over ten years older than me, and I bet it was the same for every one of those women except his luna.
And why did he think his Luna would just step down from his position for me and still let me have it in peace? I wondered if most men weren't born with senses. How much more dangerous could he be if he had the guts to tell me this? Well, he did so to Angeline, and now he thought I was too weak and would submit to him, as per I do not have an option and nowhere to run to.
Wasn't it better if I exacted that revenge myself? I was beginning to regret following him.
Without saying any more words, I stood up and bowed to him respectfully. “Alpha Dean, I apologise, but this is one thing I cannot do. If you wish that I leave your pack, I would have no choice but to do that. But being your mistress or Luna? It's never on my agenda.”
He sighed and leaned his elbows on the desk. “I'm only seeking your permission because of your past position as the alpha princess. Otherwise, you have no choice when it comes to me. I do what I want to the fullest, and no one opposes me.”
I was finally seeing the demon in him. The ones who call themselves saints end up being so demonic that unaliving them could be the only way to save people. Now that he was saying it, it meant that the ladies he owned were being taken forcefully, and they only adjusted because they had no choice.
And to even sum it up, some ladies out there would be envying the ones here, not knowing what they were passing through.
“I hope you think it through, because this is the only option you have, as no other alpha will let you in. Once you're owned by me, you will get everything you need, so you don't have to work your ass off.” He shrugged, and the least I did was to nod, then exit his office.
So disappointing, I didn't see this coming from someone like him. Had he been fighting Knox to take him down and grab me, or was there another reason they all hated Knox? I hadn't even thought of what could have triggered him to do that to my family, and yet he didn't do that to other packs.
I went back to my room, and one thing I didn't bother to ponder was what Alpha Dean had just told me. If no other pack would take me in, then was it because of my family or that I stayed with Knox? Then I could go to the other territories and start my life.
In a few days, I didn't set eyes on him and didn't even want to. I stayed inside more because I didn't want to come in contact with him. But soon, he visited me to remind me of our discussion.
“To be honest, I didn't have a second thought because there are things I wouldn't do even at death. Or let's say, I'm gamophobic, so I wouldn't dare do that, no matter what. If you wish, I could leave your pack entirely and fend for myself out there.” I still responded to him, and he didn't even smile at me, showing how mean he had been.
Was that how he was treating his friend's daughter? At least, his priority should be my well-being, and he doesn't need to be told that being under a man would be a difficult thing for me to do.
That day, he didn't respond to me any longer but left, so I thought that he would stop pestering me about such things anymore. I hadn't touched the savings I compiled from Knox’s club, and I still had the remaining drug Angeline gave me before everything happened.
If things changed, I could just enter any club I found myself in and get to work with the drug, and when it's done, I would leave and start my life with the money I had gotten so far.
Still, I prayed he would get his mind off such things…only for my presence to be wanted in the next two days.
Kneeling before Alpha Dean was Angeline, and I wasn't shocked if they knew that she was my friend, because they had attacked us together once. I bowed to him, but spared no more glance at Angeline, “Alpha, you sent me over here.”
He nodded and then gestured towards Angeline, "She's your dear friend whom I thought was dead. How would you feel to watch her die right now because of the decision that you took?”
I sucked my inner lip, my brows knitted, and then finally locked eyes with Angeline.