Chapter 22 THE LUNA’S CONTRACT
Celestia's pov
"But you have already noticed that I am a rogue if other people find out that you are hiding me then..."
"Then what?" He said with a laugh in the corner of his mouth, "I doubt that there is anyone here who can even lay a finger on me so you don't have to worry about that Celestia,"
The way he called my name made shivers run down my spine and it tickled something inside of me. He led me back to the couch and both of us sat down together, then he crossed his legs putting himself in a comfortable and confident position before turning around to address me again.
"Celestia..."This was the second time he was calling my name and I could not overlook it. This time I asked him how he knew my name at all, his smile broad on his face even though it seemed to have this icy thickness layered over it.
"We've met before at an occasion like this but I guess I should introduce myself now I'm Lucian Howl,""
When he told me his name I thought I was going to melt and flow into a drain I could not believe that I was talking face to face with the lycan King it was hard to gain and audience with him I knew that this was a top rate bank with when I came but I didn't think that he would raise it with his presence I had seen him from a far but 5 years past and I wasn't really paying attention now all the pieces clicked into place and he did appear the same do with a little change here and there.
"I'm sorry for not recognizing you earlier," I said trying to find my voice but I was also confused, "Why aren't you reporting me though? I might have been a luna before but right now I am just a rogue,"
"I heard about what happened to you and did a little digging myself," he said his tone calm
I looked at him wondering what I did to deserve the attention of the lycan King, he seemed to read me like a book and quickly added that he was just curious and so that was why he dug into it.
"While I was digging I found out other things about you how you were such an amazing Luna how the pack progressed when you ruled alongside its ungrateful Alpha,"
There was something so amazing about somebody finally acknowledging the efforts that I was making every single day I had been tossed out of my previous pack with nobody hesitating to do that to me even after everything I did nobody tried it to stand up for me nobody raised a single finger to help me and it had broken something so deep inside of me for so long his words were healing but I could not let my guard down this could be a very well thought out trap but what was the need for the Lycan king to trap me?
All he needed to do was signal one person and immediately I would be taken away with no questions asked.
So why was he sitting down next to me right now having this conversation? We still hadn't gotten there yet but we finally reached it.
"This is it, I have been looking for a good candidate who will play the role of my Luna, honestly that was part of the reason why I even came to this banquet at all and I think I got my goal," he was looking at me in a way that sends the message perfectly and I was so confused.
"You want me to be your Luna?"I said pointing a finger at myself, "Even if I'm just a rogue that was rejected and abandoned by her own pack?"
He swept away a straight round of hair at the corner of my face.
"You were innocent and accused of things that you never did before of course I want you as my luna because of your skills and abilities, when I was still doing my research about you I found out that you were even helping out rogues who had nothing,"
I shivered from the slight brush of his over my ear, and a flush of red went past my cheeks he either didn't notice or didn't care not sure because he didn't react other than his face going hard for a moment and then relaxing in the next he told me that it would only be a two-year contract and during that time I would have to play the role of a Luna and also I would give him a child.
Everything else he had been saying was good but when he mentioned that child part I felt my heart drop.
"I'm not going to force you," he said dropping his folded fingers on top of his crossed legs, "... Don't allow this to reach anyone else's ears but right now my position is being threatened because I do not have a mate and heir, werewolves give themselves more Liberty over something like this but Lycan's take it very seriously according to our rules I could be removed from my position and the last thing I would want is that,"
I considered his explanation and thought about what I was going to do.
"I'll have to go and discuss it with my camp," I said I thought he was going to insult me to tell me that I was pompous to keep the Lyon King waiting.
Instead, he said in your voice that was calm and controlled voice.
"Fine, you have exactly 48 hours to come back to me and tell me what your choice is I hope you make the right one, Celestia,"
After that he had his men escort me out of the banquet probably before I would get exposed. I returned to camp with a million different thoughts in my head. Time was marching on thoughtlessly and I would have to make a choice soon.