“Will you marry me, Alpha Xavier?” I asked and bowed slightly. Lord Xavier is currently the Alpha of the Leonard family. 
Apparently, he’s been hailed as one of the strongest men on the continent—and the most handsome. Not like that matters to me but I guess it’s a plus. 
“Excuse me?” The man stared at me in disbelief. “If have to repeat myself, will you marry me?” I looked up at Xavier who hadn’t moved a muscle nor taken his eyes off of me. 
He just needs to accept my proposal already! This silence and waiting is unbearable! I’m offering you money and power. 
What more could you possibly— “I accept your marriage proposal.” Xavier interrupted my thoughts and released his hold on me. I’ve succeeded! Another step closer to your death, my Lord…

 ------- Xavier’s POV 

I accepted the witch girl’s proposal and walked out of the parlor without looking back at her. How could I? 
My heart raced inside of my chest, though I knew that these beats weren’t my own. Throughout the entire ordeal, something itched in the back of my mind. I knew what it was. 
“Lyon!” I commanded through thought. “What was that all about? What happened?” A howl echoed through my mind. 
“She’s our mate!” Lyon exclaimed. Mate?! The daughter of the Wisdom family was supposed to be my Luna? I couldn’t believe that the Moon Goddess was capable of such jokes and trickery.

Propose To The Alpha

I stomped away from Xavier’s study in frustration. I knew that Xavier had no real desire to help the Wisdoms but a part of me still believed he wasn’t as cold as he made others believe.


Maybe I was foolish to think that a silly little marriage contract would be enough to lift the feud between our two families.


Still, there was no denying that I had been right in the things I said during the meeting. Even if Xavier didn’t want to admit that my plan was smart, he could at least admit that the plan was of benefit to him.


That’s the only way it would’ve made sense to him anyway–if I explained it to him in a way that made it obvious it would benefit him. What a selfish man Xavier is!


I wandered throughout Noah Castle like a bird who had lost its way. I nodded at the servants who greeted me but just continued to walk away. I needed to be left alone.


Chapter 22