Stacie's POV "So why were you so intent on learning how to fight?" I heard Antoine say, and I immediately froze. I hadn't seen the question coming. When he had asked me about how I was sold into slavery, I knew I would have to talk about my plight and Beta Daniel, but I didn't want to take the risk of telling anyone. Because I couldn't trust anyone yet, because Daniel could have spies even in this dark moon park. So I had told Antoine to ask me another question, but now he asked me even a more direct one that would even make me explain everything in detail. I shifted on his lap, we were too close. Our bodies were touching. When I didn't respond to his question, he placed his hand on my cheeks from behind and turned my head slowly to face him, and our lips were almost touching. He was looking at me with a concerned expression, but my mind wasn't even there, I was already lost in thought. Thinking about a lie to come up with and dish out to him. He placed his hands on my shoulders as

Stacie's POV "Did you just mention Beta Daniel of the Silverstone pack?" He asked me, his voice sounding hoarse. I nodded. "That man is really a monster!" His voice was laced with so much hatred as he spat the words out. I didn't know why he was saying all this. I felt so confused. Was he angry at Daniel because of me? Still feeling very confused, I asked. "You know him too?" And he nodded. "He was the one that also killed my father in a friendly duel. And I also want to kill him and avenge my father's death." I gasped in shock at his words. Beta Daniel must have made a lot of enemies for himself. He should better be watching his back from now on. Especially when someone like Antoine had him on his to-kill list. "I heard about it from my findings that he had killed the former Alpha and Luna of the Silverstone pack. But had spared the princess' life. I would never have imagined that the princess would actually be my mate." "The mate that you rejected!" I said in my head. Then I sai

ANTONIE'S POV"What are you doing here?" Stacie asked me. I looked at her with a sharp gaze. She seemed guilty. She looked like she was hiding something from me. "You are my mate. Why can't I come here?" I asked her. I suddenly felt like teasing her. Stacie blushed when I said this. I smiled to myself. I really like teasing her like this. It makes me feel great. "Yeah, but you've never considered me your mate before. What do you want coming here so late at night?" Stacie asked me. Even though she was blushing, she was still trying to act tough. This is really ...cute"Why are you suddenly so defensive? Are you doing something wrong? Is that why you don't want me here?" I asked her. She had guilt written all over her face. Anyone with eyes can definitely see that she's trying to hide something from me. I was really curious. What is she hiding? "Ha! What could I possibly have done wrong?" She asked me. She's deflecting the question and this only confirms the fact that she's guilt

STACIE'S POVI was still sleeping when someone knocked on my door. I opened my eyes groggily. I had gone to bed really late yesterday because I couldn't fall asleep after Antonie came in, messed with my thoughts and just left without a word. Seriously, I wonder how an Alpha can have so many mood swings. Why is it that he looks like he's going to succumb to me in one second and then in the next second, he's asking me to stay away from me and treating me like a whore? What exactly is he trying to fight? Why does he feel the need to push me away so much? The knocking resumed and I was forced to pull away from my thoughts. I got up and walked over to open the door. Seriously though, who is looking for me so early in the morning? I opened the door and saw a stoic-looking guard standing outside. Even though he had a serious look on his face, it could not hide his good looks. Of course, his looks can't be compared to Antonie's but that doesn't change the fact that he's actually very

ANTONIE'S POVI watched as she walked over to me and got on her knees. My eyes almost went out of their sockets when I saw her. I felt like I was going to lose my mind. I was staring at her intently, trying to hide the mirage of emotions that I was feeling. She suddenly looked up and met my eyes. She had a fire burning inside of them. I could see the raw lust in her eyes. For some reason, the fact that I'm not the only one who feels like this really comforted me. I'm not the only one who feels like he's about to lose control of his body. She placed my hand on my crotch and I sucked in a breath. She hasn't even touched me properly and I was already about to shoot my load. I didn't care about anything else right now. Not even Sophia. I only had eyes for this young wolf teasing me. Does she really think that I'll let her go with all of her teasing all the time? One of these days, she will just bite off more than she can chew and I'll end up fucking her for real. I had a bad feeling