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Suzzanah's POV

I was blushing. There was no doubt about it. In fact I was blushing so hard that my sister would probably be able to see it from another country.

"S-sir?"

My eyes, that had initially been the size of footballs had now receded into their sockets and settled on staring at him in a very uncertain and flustered manner.

I wasn't an idiot, at least not all the time. I knew S was my initial, but why he would request for it was beyond me. Regardless it still made my heart rate speed up and my cheeks flush like tomatoes.

"What did I tell you about making me repeat myself?" he asked resting his elbow on his desk and chin on the palm of his hand as a lazy smirk stretched across his handsome face at the sight of me flushing.

I gulped, "Y-you don't like it"

He nodded. He jerked his head towards the band aids as his gaze momentarily fell on them before returning to mine, indicating that he wanted one right now.

Still blushing rosy red, I fumbled with the band aids till I found a white one with the letter S on it in blue. I took it out and held it out to him, not meeting his gaze. He simply raised his chin from his hand and with the same amused smirk and mischievous glint in his eyes, he held his injured finger out to me and my blush intensified.

He couldn't be serious!

My gaze shifted from the band aid in my hand to his face and then to his finger, which I had to say was starting to look much better already. I blinked at the cut which just a minute ago had been much longer.

It couldn't be...was it healing already?

As I stared intently at the Alpha's finger he suddenly pressed his wound hard with another finger making it start bleeding again. I gasped and ran around his desk.

"Sir! Please don't do that!" I chided worriedly taking his hand in mine. I quickly grabbed a tissue and blotted the blood ignoring the tingles shooting through my hands. I held the tissue in one hand and tore the paper covering over the band aid with my mouth.

Quickly removing the tissue paper I blew on his finger softly, not oblivious to the glaring fact that his gaze had not left me even once. Quickly separating the plastic ends I leaned forward to place the band aid around his ring finger.

"Make sure the S is clearly visible", he told me making me glare at him. His smirk only seemed to widen at the sight of my perplexed disposition. Quickly I placed the band aid around his finger, making sure I didn't hurt him. While I did so, I noticed that the cut's size had further reduced.

How odd...

Once I was done, I stepped away from him. He inspected the band aid and by the looks of his face, he seemed satisfied. His eyes returned to mine and I could clearly see the amusement brimming within the warm brown depths.

"I kind of like it", he said softly.

Slowly, he turned his finger slightly and pressed his lips down on the S, and all the while, his eyes never left mine.

My body was burning under his intense gaze. A raw and sensual emotion was swirling in their steadily darkening depths making my breath hitch and my heart rate spike. The minute my heart sped up, his eyes dropped to my chest nearly making me squeal like a piglet whose tail was on fire.

I quickly turned around and started to walk away when I heard him clear his throat, loudly.

"It seems I was wrong about you being appropriately dressed this once", my eyes widened, "or is wearing torn skirts some sort of fetish, Suzzanah?"

A loud gasp escaped my lips as I rotated my body at the speed of light so that I was facing the Alpha again. He was leaning forward, his fingers placed across his lips and his eyes glinting in utmost enjoyment while my face blazed like the inferno I felt welling up inside of me.

Oh GOD! I forgot to change my skirt!!!

One of my hands immediately went to slit at the back of my skirt while the other flew to my mouth as my eyes searched the ground for some hole I could jump into.

"So that's why you were wearing your skirt the wrong way", he continued slowly getting up from his chair, "I was wondering why your side skirt pocket was suddenly facing the front"

Gaaaahhhhh!

I gulped, "I-I-it was an acc-"

"Accident", he completed.

"I-it just s-sort of-"

"Happened"

I cringed, "I-it got caught in the edge of your desk a-and -"

"Tore"

I gaped up at him and he shrugged, "I've heard most of these excuses before Suzzanah, like the time by the hospital. Whether or not they're true is really none of my business. Now you can either wear it the right way regardless of the slit so that you don't have to walk like your legs have been tied together or I can have something else brought to you so you can change"

To say that I was uncomfortable talking about the topic would be such a HUGE understatement. This was the second time my torn skirt had become the topic of discussion and the embarrassment was killing me.

I was about to answer him when he added, "Personally I prefer the former option"

My eyes went wide as he smirked at me yet again. He seemed to be enjoying my discomfort far too much. I glared at him while adjusting my skirt.

"I'd like to change please, if that's not too much trouble", I told him wondering where the clothing would come from. Surely he wouldn't make someone run back to the staff quarters to bring it for me right?

He nodded, the annoying smirk not leaving his face and fished out his phone from his pocket and made a call.

"Have someone bring up a skirt-"

"Trousers!" I cut him off with frantic eyes and his smirk widened as he continued, "I mean a set a women's trousers to my office for my P.A immediately"

I blushed like a bride at how awkward it must have been for the person on the other side of the line to be ordered to bring clothes to the CEO's office. And female clothes at that! What would they be thinking?!

Surely...surely they wouldn't think...they wouldn't think something had happened between me and the Alpha that left my last set unusable...WOULD THEY?!!!

"Her last set sort of", the Alpha turned around to look at me with twinkling eyes and said, "tore"

A high pitched squeal escaped my lips and I fisted my hair. Now that person would definitely get the wrong idea! The Alpha either didn't think of that option, or deliberately implied it, and something told me it was the latter. He cut the call and turned around to face me again while I glared uncomfortably at the polished floors.

Shoving his phone back into his pocket he leaned against his desk, "Now that that's settled, tell me Suzzanah, who is Karina?"

My head shot up and my eyes met his which were boring into me as though they could pull the answers out of me even if I didn't open my mouth.

Karina...Karina...Karina...How does he know about Karin- ...YESTERDAY'S PHONE CALL!!!

A gasp escaped my lips and I covered my mouth with both my hands as I remembered I had mentioned Karina's name one time during one of the calls thinking it was her calling. And I had completely forgotten about the way I had yelled at him yesterday.

I cringed and squirmed under his gaze as he waited for my response with unblinking eyes regarding me attentively.

"M-my older sister", I told him, "She is working abroad"

He nodded as I quickly added, "I'm terribly sorry about yesterday sir, I had no idea it was you! If I had known I would have never dreamed of being so insolent. I thought it was a-"

"A prank, yes, I'm aware of that", he told me, "Suzzanah, you are aware that there is such a thing as a country code yes? If your sister called from another country the code at the beginning of the number would be different"

But my sister works in Canada! The country codes for both the US and Canada are the same! 1.

I was about to tell him that when he decided to continue, "So tell me about this prank that someone played on you in the forest. And when did it happen?"

"Uh...it's not really", I stumbled with what to say, "It's not important"

"If it's about you, it is important", he said conclusively making my eyes widen but he motioned with his hand for me to continue, not giving me time to ponder his flustering statement.

"It happened the day Master Marco first came here. I, uh...the day I injured myself in the forest I forgot something important there", I told him, nearly hyperventilating at the topic of his jacket, "and on the day Master Marco arrived, I went into the woods to look for it, and that's when it happened"

"I thought your things were returned to you. I told Derek and Mason to pick up them up-"

I stared at him stunned as he suddenly stopped and his eyes widened slightly. He looked away as though searching for some excuse to give me as I asked, "How did you know I had left my things in the forest sir?"

Immediately his eyes returned to mine, their brown color reminding me very much of the wolf in the woods. He hesitated further increasing my suspicions.

Unfortunately a knock on the door interrupted our conversation and the Alpha all too eagerly called out, "Come in!"

I turned around to see the door at the far end of the room open and smiled on seeing Mr. Talon stick his head into the room nervously. When his eyes landed on me he too smiled and seemed like he was about to wave when he noticed the Alpha standing behind me and his hand stopped mid-air.

"Talon, have you brought the trousers for Suzzanah?" Alpha Zuerien asked making Mr. Talon's eyes go wide as his panicked gaze returned to my face.

"Y-yes sir!" he replied before his eyes fell to the slit in my skirt and he gasped.

I quickly hurried over to the door as he looked at me with worried eyes.

"Mr. Talon", I said pouting in distress as my shoulders slumped.

"Oh child, not again! What on earth does nature have against you covering your lower half?!" he asked and I would have laughed at the seriousness in his voice had his statement had it not been so disturbingly true.

"It caught against the wooden desk and tore" I told him in dismay, "Oh God, I'm dying Mr. Talon"

Mr. Talon's eyes went wide at the same time as I heard a low growl from behind me making my back go stiff.

The Alpha??

"Hush child! Don't talk like that, especially not in front of the Alpha!" Mr. Talon told me frantically before holding a pair of black trousers out to me.

"I don't know if they are the right size but the waistband is elastic so it shouldn't be too much of a problem" he told me and I took them from him gratefully.

"Thank you! But where did you ever find trousers at such short notice?" I asked.

"Oh the supply closet of course", he stated coolly, "Someone or the other is always in need of clothes once they've returned from a run-"

"TALON!"

Both I and Mr. Talon jumped at the sound of the Alpha's voice, "If you're done giving her the clothes, you can leave"

I gave the Alpha a distasteful look at his rude behavior and turned to ask Mr. Talon what he had meant by his sentence when he suddenly squealed and covered his mouth as though he had spoken out of line.

"P-please excuse me. I should get going", he said hurriedly making my eyes widen.

"Mr. Talon! But what did you mean by people needing clothes on returning from-"

"Aah! Look at the time! I have to run. Take care, child. See you later", and he was gone, closing the door quickly behind him.

I stood staring at the door in puzzlement when the Alpha called out, "Don't you want to change Suzzanah? Cause if not, I'm quite enjoying the view"

A loud shocked gasp escaped my lips as I jumped around to face him, covering the slit behind me with the trousers in my hands. He smirked making me flush harder as I glared at him before quickly making my way to the bathroom.

Once inside I speedily changed out of my skirt and into the trousers which fit alright. I was still wondering about what Mr. Talon had said and how the Alpha had growled yet again, when I saw that I had left my phone on the platform by the sink earlier when I had been in the bathroom. Mentally chiding myself I quickly picked it up and saw that I had a missed call from an unknown number with the country code 1.

Had it been Karina??

Suddenly I heard the Alpha's loud voice from the other side of the door.

"I don't care what they have to do. I want to know who is making those calls!"

He sounded livid and I wondered what had happened all of a sudden to make him so mad.

"There is someone making calls to their territory from within mine! How the hell am I supposed to be calm?"

I couldn't understand anything he was saying but I knew something was wrong. And someone was in big trouble.

"What?! From the female staff quarters?!" he shouted making me raise my eyebrows.

So this someone who was in trouble was a female!

"Did they find out who the receiver of the calls is?"

After a short silence he spoke again, "So the person isn't receiving any calls with our country code, is it?"

Some more silence, before the Alpha's angry voice called out, "I want to know who is making these calls and who is receiving them. If there is some rat in my territory that is conveying information to them about our happenings then he or she is going to regret ever having breathed! I want all the staff calls monitored. Every number dialed must be checked. I want that dirty infiltrator found no matter what!"

I heard the loud sound of something slamming into something else hard and I jumped. Whatever the matter at hand was, it was really bothering the Alpha. I braced myself before slowly pulling the bathroom door open. The Alpha was standing by the window with his back to me, his fingers tangled in his thick dark locks in frustration.

My eyes fell to his desk and a shocked gasp escaped my lips on seeing the huge broken splintered crater on the one side of it. The Alpha immediately turned around and I saw raw anger swirling in his eyes which immediately softened on settling on me. His eyes fell to his damaged desk and he exhaled heavily.

"Call the maintenance department and tell them I need the desk replaced again Suzzanah" he told me and I stared at him bewildered.

Again??!!

Regardless I did as I was told. Once I had made the call, I turned to him. Even though he had a file open in front of him, he seemed to be lost in deep thought.

"Sir?" he looked up from his file at me, "Is everything alright?" I asked.

He thought for a second then nodded. I knew not to push him any further. At any rate it was not my place to butt in. I was about to get to sorting some documents when I heard a sound, almost as loud and embarrassing as that of my skirt ripping.

My stomach grumbling.

Two pairs of wide eyes stared at my belly, mine and the Alpha's and I felt my inside melting in embarrassment as my cheeks burned like fire itself.

"Suzzanah?"

I cringed and looked up, "Yes sir?"

"Did you have lunch?"

I gulped and nodded, "Yes sir"

My stomach decided to shout again and I quickly covered it with both my hands. He narrowed his eyes at me.

"Don't lie to me", he said and I felt shivers run down my spine at the sound of his deep voice tinged with slight disapproval.

"I'm not lying Sir. I did eat. Only not as much as I usually do", I told him, staring at the ground awkwardly.

He was silent for a while, then said, "Come"

My head shot up as he walked towards me and I stammered out, "S-sir b-but come where-"

"For lunch. Lets go", he said firmly placing a hand on the small of my back and leading me towards the door. I didn't even have time to grab my handbag, only my phone.

Once outside the double doors, he stopped for a split second to lock the doors before leading me towards the private elevators. I gulped on reaching the dreaded metal container but I knew he wouldn't understand or approve of me running downstairs so I'd have to grin and bear it just like I did every morning and evening when I came to and left from work.

Once inside, the Alpha pressed the button for the parking area, not removing his hand from my back, which was sending tingles and sparks down my spine. He hadn't let me object but the idea of having lunch alone with him was driving my heart insane. I peeked up at him to see that he was still deep in thought and subconsciously rubbing circles with his fingers on my back. It was making it very hard for me to stand still.

I inspected his charismatic face with a light dusting of facial hair on his chin making him look more even more handsome. His features were sharp and well-defined. His body was so strong and sculpted that it was like it was carved out of stone. His posture was impeccable, his demeanor cool and authoritative. He was everything Royalty should be, or so I thought, I didn't really have many others to compare him with, any others.

But despite his very charming and regal aura, there was something about him which was primal, carnal almost animalistic. The power he exuded was not adulterated or formulated by the display of great riches or fame, no. His power was more integral, more natural. It was raw and untainted power, the purest form of it, and the fiercest. It was probably what made him most like the large majestic beast that roamed the woods, that was my friend!

I had been so busy studying the Alpha that I didn't even notice that we had reached the parking area. Wordlessly he led me to his beautiful car. In all my life I had mostly traveled via public transport and I had never had enough money to own a car, or even travel in one, except the occasional cab drive.

So when my eyes landed on the sleek beautiful machine in front of me, it took me a few seconds to register that the equally, if not more, beautiful man by my side was holding the door open for me to get in. Quickly thanking him, I scrambled into the car and sat on the large expensive seat feeling very out of place.

Alpha Zuerien got in as well and slid his seat belt on and I imitated him, albeit with difficulty. He started the engine, which produced a low hum before rumbling to life and then he drove smoothly to the automated metal roll up door and then out into the bright yet cloudy outdoors. I had noticed that since the first day I had been here, it had never once been sunny, always cloudy or raining. Not that I minded but it was still strange weather.

The Alpha looked out of his window at the sky and scowled. He produced his phone from his pocket and much to my surprise, handed it to me. I quickly took it from him and turned it on only to return it to him to fill in the security passcode.

"12 21 14 1", he told me and my eyes widened as I punched it in and his homepage opened. And what struck me hard yet again, was the beautiful dark wolf wallpaper.

"Dial Rino's number. Rino Perez", he said, his eyes not leaving the road.

I was surprised there even was a road, it looked more like a haphazard path through the forest. Quickly I searched for the contact and pressed the call button. Once it started ringing, I held the phone out to the Alpha so he could take it, but instead he just leaned his head towards me making my eyes widen at the obvious demand.

Blushing I pressed the phone to his ear, shivering as electricity shot through my fingers and down my hand. The line got connected and I heard a faint greeting from the other side of the line.

"Rino, the hell is wrong with you?! The weather is a mess here!" the Alpha shouted into the phone making me jump on my seat and stare at him bewildered.

There was a faint rumble in response and the Alpha's scowl deepened, "I don't care about your goddamn mood swings. The capital is turning storm prone. Get your act together and do something about it!"

Oh sure, you yell at him for being moody when you're probably the most bipolar person around! And what is the poor man on the phone gonna do about bad weather anyway?!

There was some more murmuring from the other side of the line and Alpha Zuerien sighed, "Tell Prophecy I'll call her soon"

Prophecy?

"And tell her not to exert herself too much. I'll see her at the Annual Games. You better be there as well."

With that said he moved his head away from the phone and told me to cut the line.

"But Sir, he's still talking-"

"He's always talking. Cut it"

Wincing at his rudeness I reluctantly reached for the disconnect button and just as I pressed it I heard his last sentence.

"Have you found the Queen...we need her...help us find...Luna of-"

I gasped at his last words but it was too late, I had already disconnected the line. Staring at the large wolf on the screen I realized that whoever this man Rino was, he would probably be able to help me find out something more about Alpha Zuerien as well as that blasted word Luna.

Alpha Zuerien was quiet now as he drove through many similar looking turns in the thick green vegetation of the woods. The sight was beautiful and not to mention refreshing.

Taking a deep breath I asked, "So, is Mr. Rino one of your employees sir?"

The Alpha scowled, "I wish he was! At least then I'd have power over the fool. But no, he isn't. He is what I would call an unfortunate acquaintance"

"Unfortunate indeed, seeing as he had to face your wrath"

His eyes zeroed in on me and my eyes widened when I realized I had said that out loud. Gulping I struggled to keep a straight face.

"He deserves much more than my wrath on the phone. He needs to get it together", Alpha Zuerien said taking another turn.

"I understand sir, and I beg your pardon but it's hardly right to take your irritation about the weather out on him. It's not like he can do anything about it"

To my surprise the Alpha smirked, keeping his eyes on the road, "Oh you have no idea Suzzanah"

"Then give me an idea", he turned to look at me and I quickly added, "Sir"

His eyebrows furrowed, "You don't have to do that", he said softly and I blinked.

"Do what sir?"

"Call me sir"

"HUH?!" I gawked at him and he winced infinitesimally before his expression turn passive once again.

"Nothing", he said softly making me frown wondering if I should bring up the topic of Mr. Rino again.

I didn't get the opportunity to as the forest had thinned and we had now turned into a very nice homey looking street with little cafés and restaurants flanking its sides. I admired the lovely comfortable looking surroundings as we pulled into a parking lot of an absolutely adorable restaurant named 'Satiété'. I smiled at the name as the Alpha quickly unbuckled his seat belt and opened his door. I followed suit.

Once outside, a plethora of mouthwatering fragrances assaulted my senses and my stomach decided to announce its approval out loud. I was busy blushing and silencing my abdomen when I felt a large warm hand on my back again.

"Let's go", the Alpha said and I could hear amusement in his voice.

My nerves were giving me a hard time as we approached the entrance that was decorated with beautiful flowers and vines. The Alpha once again held the door open for me and I smiled at him before entering the wonderful restaurant.

Alpha Zuerien led me through a wonderfully decorated path and till we reached a large round six-seater table where four people were seated already, two facing me and two facing away. I immediately recognized two people who smiled widely at me.

I smiled back, "Mr. Penson, Mr. Talon!" I exclaimed happily and they stood up to greet us. Mr. Talon smiled at me before bowing to the Alpha.

At my acknowledging call the other two blondes at the table stood and turned towards us as well and I realized that they were Master Cole and Master Marco. I stopped and quickly bowed to them. Mr. Penson and Master Cole smiled at me and nodded to the Alpha, while Master Marco nodded to the Alpha but winked at me making my eyes widen. I could have sworn that the pressure of the Alpha's hand on my lower back grew somehow.

He steered me to the seat farthest away from Master Marco, in between Mr. Penson and himself.

"It's very nice to see you here Suzzanah", Mr. Penson said genuinely and I smiled at him before quickly reaching over the table to squeeze Mr. Talon's outstretched hand.

"You look good child. I hope the uh, replacements were alright", Mr. Talon told me with a quick glance at my trousers and I nodded and thanked him.

The waiter came by and took our orders. I felt extremely out of place especially since I hadn't even brought any money with me but Mr. Penson told me not to worry about the bill while Mr. Talon ordered for me.

Alpha Zuerien had gone back to being the authoritative, cold and scary boss he had seemed like before I had worked with him this morning and I wondered if his demeanor changed based on the people he was with.

"All the preparations are complete King", Master Marco stated excitedly, "Tomorrow the Annual Games will commence and I think they'll be far more fun this year than ever before"

He glanced my way when he said that and I gave him a stiff smile.

"Are you looking forward to it Ms. Winters?" he asked leaning over the table a little bit, "If I'm not wrong this will be your first time attending the Annual Games, yes?"

I smiled and nodded, "Yes sir, I'm quite excited about it"

"Oh please, call me Marco", he said taking a rose from the vase and handing it to me making me eye him warily.

"Marco, put the rose back", Alpha Zuerien commanded, his voice sounding strained.

"Oh come now King, don't be like that", Master Marco said waving his hand at him making Mr. Talon suck in a breath and Master Cole squeeze his eyes shut and cringe, "I'm in charge of the Annual Games this year. Don't worry Ms. Winters, I'll be sure to give the newcomers special attention" he said winking at me and extending the flower towards me again.

So it's people like him that are titled the 'certified flirts'

"Marco, you'll either keep your hands to yourself, or not keep them at all", Alpha Zuerien growled out making everyone's, including Master Marco's eyes widen as he reluctantly withdrew his hand.

"And make sure any special attention you give to the newcomers is given from outside of their personal space", Alpha Zuerien added making Mr. Talon choke on water and Master Cole bite back a laugh.

"I'll give them the kind of attention they desire", Master Marco said letting his gaze fall back on me and I looked away immediately feeling uncomfortable.

"In that case, you should look into matters concerning pranks and tricks being played on the new employees, since it will probably be the only thing Suzzanah will ever desire of you", Alpha Zuerien retorted making my eyes bulge out of their sockets while everyone else suddenly looked very attentive.

"What is this about?" Mr. Penson said turning towards me and Mr. Talon gazed at me worriedly from next to him.

"Someone's been pranking you?" Master Cole asked and I was surprised when I heard genuine disapproval and worry in his voice.

I blushed, "I-It's really not a big deal. It was just a couple of times I heard these creepy whispers and one time in the forest I ran into two...uh...how do I put it..."

I struggled to find a word other than ghosts so that my statement would seem more like a real experience than a drunken hallucination.

"Apparition like people", I concluded lamely waiting for them to laugh at me, but much to my surprise no one did.

I looked to Alpha Zuerien and he motioned for me to continue. Not having any other choice, I told them about the strange blue-green eyed man and how he had appeared right behind me out of nowhere and reached for me before promptly disappearing again. Of course I didn't tell them about the wolf that I met right afterwards.

"Do you remember anything else characteristic of him other than his eyes?" Master Cole asked, "Like his approximate age, hair color, or any peculiar scars or marks?"

I thought back to the incident and realized that he had had a strange eerie bluish glow around him, which had made him seem even paler and more ghost like. But apart from that, he seemed to have light colored hair. I couldn't think of any scars I had noticed. I didn't think he had any.

"He was blonde", I told him, "and seemed to be in his late thirties, but I can't be sure"

"Since he disappeared into thin air at the end, it could have been a computerized projection and not the person himself, but he's bound to have recorded it earlier and projected it as a hologram", Master Cole stated.

But he looked so real though...

"He's probably in the computer and technology department. Regardless I'll look into any and all blonde, blue-green eyed males in our staff here and have you informed about it immediately", Master Cole told the Alpha who nodded at him making my eyes widen in panic.

"I-its really quite alright. If he or his friends ever try anything like that again, I'll be sure to give them a piece of my mind. You really don't have to concern yourselves with petty things like these", I told them desperately trying to deter the determined males sitting around me.

I was starting to feel really worried about the guy and his pals. I wouldn't wish the Alpha's wrath on anyone, especially not after seeing what he did to his desk this afternoon.

"I doubt they'll be appeased with that alone Suzzanah, seeing as they chose to bully you even though they don't even know you", Alpha Zuerien stated seriously, "As for that issue, if they have any particular reason why they chose you of all people to prank, repeatedly at that, then I'll hear them. If not, I'll get straight to settling the matter. Either way I don't appreciate such unruly behavior being demonstrated by my employees. If they've forgotten, they need to be reminded, the hard way"

I gulped and directed my pleading gaze towards Mr. Penson who yet again seemed to be in deep thought. But on catching me looking at him he said, "And what about the other person you mentioned. There were two people right?"

I cringed and nodded, "I didn't get to see the other person but I heard their voice. She was a female"

He nodded attentively and I continued, "She was dressed in a long black cloak that even covered her hair and face", everyone suddenly went stiff, "when I first saw her, she was at a distance and appeared like a shadow cutting through the fog, and that sort of creeped me out", everyone now wore the same half comprehending, half unsure expressions and I wondered what else I could say, "and well, when I stumbled away from that blue-green eyed fellow, she jumped towards me from behind me with her hands outstretched as though she intended to catch me"

Master Cole cleared his throat out loud and everyone on the table started exchanging glances, knowing glances.

"You said you heard her, and that's what made you realize she was a woman", Alpha Zuerien said and I nodded at him, "What did you hear her say?"

I hesitated and looked towards Mr. Talon guiltily, knowing that I had lied to him about no one else having called me Luna. He stared at me with wide inquisitive eyes and I gave him an apologetic look before looking back at the Alpha.

"The same thing that Mr. Blue-green eyes kept whispering", I told them, "Luna"

Master Marco choked on his drink while everyone else sucked in shocked breaths.

"LUNA???" Master Marco shouted making Master Cole's eyes widen and Alpha Zuerien hiss angrily while I stared wide eyed at him, puzzled by his reaction.

"They said Luna?" Mr. Penson asked me, looking very surprised.

"B-but you said no one else called you Luna!" Mr. Talon spoke up and I looked at him guiltily and admitted, "I lied"

"No one else? You mean someone has already called her Luna?" Master Marco asked bewildered.

"I did", Mr. Talon told him making his eyes protrude out of his sockets, "But why did you lie?" he asked me.

"What was I gonna do, I actually thought I was hallucinating or going insane. I didn't want you to think it too!" I told him, shrinking in my seat, "Especially since back then I didn't even know what or who a Luna was. I'm sorry. But I guess it's understandable that they would choose that word. It can't be helped that I'm Alpha Zuerien's mother's replica"

This time both Master Cole and Mr. Talon spewed out their water while the other three men gaped at me in disbelief, especially Alpha Zuerien.

"WHAT?!" he shouted standing up abruptly from the table and suddenly the room was in complete chaos as a plethora of gasps and voices started sounding all at the same time.

"Who the hell ever told you that?" Alpha Zuerien demanded making my eyes go wide and then settle on a very pale looking Mr. Talon who was bouncing like a basketball on his seat in panic while whisper-shrieking repeatedly. In the background I could hear Master Marco agitatedly still repeating the word Luna to himself.

What in the world is going on? Why does it feel like I keep spurting facts that even those who are supposed to know about them find shocking and unbelievable??

Then it hit me! I wasn't supposed to mention it! Maybe he didn't like that I knew about it.

"I-I overheard it", I lied making him narrow his eyes at me.

"And who was the wise person talking about it in the first place?" he asked scanning the men around the table.

"C-can we discuss this matter a little later", Master Cole cut in nervously, "we have more pressing issues to talk about rememb-"

"You did this didn't you?!" Alpha Zuerien seethed, "You told her"

"A-actually A-alpha, I-I told her", Mr. Talon stammered out and he nearly passed out when the Alpha's thunderous gaze zeroed in on him.

Master Cole quickly stepped in, "I-it was all for good cause I assure you-"

"What good cause? You freakin told her she looks like my Mother?!! Are you crazy?!" Alpha Zuerien shouted making the room's windows rattle.

"B-But you're, you're the LUNA??" Master Marco asked still looking frantic.

I shook my head while Mr. Talon nodded. Master Marco started looking even more dazed, "Alpha Penson, is she...is she the King's-"

"Let's talk about that later", Mr. Penson quickly cut in before he could finish but I had other things to worry about now.

"W-why did he just call you Alpha Penson?" I asked shocked and Alpha Penson's eyes widened in realization.

"Oh dear", he whispered making me gasp in shock and lack of comprehension.

"I was wondering why she was suddenly calling me Alpha Zuerien!" I heard the Alpha shouting at Master Cole, "I thought someone just told her that that's the way people are referred to in my family but you idiots had to go and give her nonsense extra information telling her she looks like my mother, that's why Talon called her Luna!"

Nonsense information?...wait does that mean it isn't-

"Quiet Alpha, she'll hear you!" Master Cole whisper yelled and then just dogged the punch the Alpha threw at him.

"DO YOU FRIKKIN THINK I CARE ANYMORE?!" the Alpha yelled before directing his glare back to a half dead Mr. Talon who was suddenly resembling that ghostly figure in the forest.

"You!" the Alpha seethed making Mr. Talon shriek, "All this started when you first called her Luna by the hospital!"

"She's the Luna, she's the Luna, oh my God! SHE'S THE LUNA!" Master Marco repeated to himself in disbelief.

"I-I'm not the Luna", I told him vigorously shaking my head, "I just look like her!"

"Like hell you do!" Alpha Zuerien shouted before picking up a vase to throw it at Master Cole.

I was about to stop him but Mr. Penson's voice caught my attention.

"Wait but when did this happen exactly?" he asked hurriedly making me stare at him in confusion. He reframed his question, "When did you see those two people in the woods?"

"The day Master Marco arrived", I told him warily watching a very animated Master Cole frantically try and calm down a seething Alpha.

"The same day I sent you into the woods with Talon?" he asked and I nodded.

"What happened to the caped figure after the blue-green eyes disappeared?" he continued to bombard me with questions at the speed of light.

"She disappeared too", I told him feeling utterly panicked for some reason.

"Oh I have to tell Prophecy", Master Marco babbled and Mr. Penson ignored him continuing his rapid-fire round.

"But you saw them both at the same time?"

"Yes"

"And the caped figure didn't react in any way to Mr. Blue-green eyes?"

"No?..."

"NO?!" both Alpha Zuerien and Master Cole shouted making me jump in my seat.

"No!" I told them feeling extremely perplexed.

"B-But that means-"

"She didn't see him", Alpha Zuerien completed Master Cole's sentence.

"No, it means they were both in cahoots and chose to ignore each other to make me feel like I was going insane!" I told them all animatedly moving on my chair.

"B-but wasn't that the same day that the Alpha went into the woods looking for her as K-" Mr. Talon suddenly stopped talking as all our shocked gazes fell on him, but something told me that the reason for their shock was different from mine.

"Yes! It was the same day!" Alpha Zuerien affirmed and I gawked at him in disbelief.

"And you also didn't see the blue-green eyes!" Alpha Penson said excitedly but at the same time worriedly.

"So that means..." Master Marco concluded, "Only she saw him!"

All the men stared at each other in shock only to have that shock directed towards me when I asked Alpha Zuerien, "You came looking for me and saw me in woods?!"

Pin drop silence descended over the room as five pairs of wide eyes searched for an answer they could give me but came up with none.

Something clanged against the door in the background and all our stares went towards the very nervous waiter with a trolley of food, "P-please excuse me, I brought t-the food. D-Did I interrupt something?"

Oh dear indeed...

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A/N

Hi everyone,

Here's the new chapter. I had fun writing it! ^-^

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Angel