Hiding the Alpha's Twins: His Wolfless Luna
Chapter 83

Chapter 83: Chapter 83

[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]

I needed to study the report papers, yet I couldn’t get Dominic out of my head.

Those sexy abs, his small waist and that broad, hard chest and shoulders—

I rolled my eyes and tapped the pencil on the wooden desk. Perhaps it was a good thing he didn’t go straight to my office after that embarrassing moment when he saw me peeking at him. If ever Dominic went here after that sexy display, I doubt this day would become as fruitful as I hoped it could when I first stepped into this office.

Exasperated, I leaned back against my swivel chair and bit my lower lip hard. Who had I been fooling? Even without him giving me a brief visit, Dominic still occupied a huge part of my brain, distracting me from everything that I needed to study while I waited for Lena’s announcement.

My mind got busy thinking of how he would carry me in his arms as he kissed me fervently and place me on top of the desk, with my legs wrapped around his waist. My hands were buried in his dark hair as his hands explored all over my body, making me melt under his touch—

“Goddess, Samantha!” I chided myself as I frowned and tried to focus harder on the papers. “Focus!”

My eyes darted across the room when I heard the knob click and the door opened. My heart pounded, believing it was Dominic. I couldn’t believe how much I missed him after we moved to Silver Crescent and haven’t been with him since then.

I stood from my seat and felt my stomach drop when I saw Fresia instead.

I gave her a flat look and I noticed that despicable satisfaction on her face when she realized I was expecting someone.

“I’m sorry, it’s me and not Alpha Dominic,” she rested her fist on her hip and then leaned her head to the side as if she was trying to test my temper more. “Did I disappoint you?”

“What do you want, Fresia?” I snapped at her, slumping back to my chair and giving her a deadly look. “And please, stop behaving like that. I don’t like it.”

“Fine.” She flipped her hair to the side and sighed. I had never met an Omega maid who was so sassy, like Fresia. It made me more suspicious about her. Did she lie to me when she said she wasn’t under Olivia’s command to ruin my day?

“The Mother Luna needs you to come with me to the conference hall with the elders and the council members.” She said, as she checked something on the paper she was holding. “Follow me, please.”

*****

[Council Hall Meeting]

I had to look tough in front of everyone.

There’s no way I would make myself look weak or vulnerable in front of those people, especially when they think they were predators, expecting to see me recoil once they show me their fangs. But I wasn’t the same Samantha six years ago. I learned to fight back. I learned how to protect the people I love and make sure everyone knows my boundaries before they shove their opinions on me.

I’ll show them my growth and how powerful I had become after I endured so much from them—the people who were supposed to support me as their Luna before but rather chose Olivia over me because they thought I was weak.

Well, they thought wrong.

“Samantha,” Lena stood from her seat as soon as I entered the room and everyone’s eyes were on me, hard and flat. I could tell the atmosphere wasn’t so welcoming, but still I went inside, with my chin lifted and my eyes focused only on Lena.

I heard some of them hiss or click their tongue and felt their heavy stare as I sat at the head of the council table, representing as the Luna of the pack.

Yes. Dominic and I were still married and despite me hiding that I already had my wolf, Dominic, their Alpha was still my destined mate.

“Thank you, Lena, for arranging this meeting for me,” I said with a smile as I held Lena’s hand, who was sitting at my right. I could tell some of the people at the table were not happy with my closeness to the Mother Luna of the Pack. I looked at everyone, the same familiar faces of the council members, including Richard Bennet and Olivia, who were sitting side by side at the other end of the table.

Their silence brought tension to the room, and I uttered with such formality, “And I thank you, everyone for welcoming me back to the Silver Crescent Pack.”

The other cleared their throat and straightened their back against their seat. Richard’s and Olivia’s faces were rigid, suppressing their disdain from surfacing on their faces.

Dominic wasn’t in the meeting. But Lena’s presence was enough to make them watch over their behavior in front of me. If Dominic was a savage leader, so was Lena. Despite her gentle demeanor, she was once a deadly soldier who was dreaded by so many enemies of the Silver Crescent pack. Her old age made her look a little feeble, but everyone in the room was smart enough not to make the Mother Luna upset.

“All of us question your return, Miss Samantha,” one of the elders asked me, a bearded but huge man with a bald head. I remembered his face but not his name. “We want to know your intention of going back to the pack.”

I expected that question already so I answered as respectfully as I could. “You are all aware that I am still married to Alpha Dominic, which technically makes me the official Luna despite what happened, ” I told them with an adamant look on my face. I wanted to let them know they couldn’t intimidate me with their degradation as they mocked my presence in the Silver Crescent.

“That doesn’t make sense,” one of the council members, a woman with fading blond hair, opposed my statement. "You abandoned your duties and the title of Luna of the Silver Crescent the day you left the pack!" How dare you run away and stroll here like nothing happened?”

Others nodded their heads, agreeing with the woman. Lena remained silent as she listened to the argument, and I thought she was probably there to represent her son.

It made me wonder why Dominic wasn’t in the meeting, though. Was he dodging the judgment of the committee so I could learn to defend myself against them? Was this a test?

“I know each one of you is aware of the things that made our relationship very complicated that time,” I explained to them with my eyes staring straight at Olivia. She raised an eyebrow at me, though and the tension thickened, making everyone uncomfortable with the topic of the conversation. They knew. Everyone in that room knew how Olivia flirted with Dominic even after we got married. And it was something that made my blood boil and fueled my anger.

“I know you are aware how I endured the humiliation and pain of a woman who was married to a man who never cared for her even a single bit. I tried to fight for my position in the pack. For my position as his wife, he left me unmarked the night he was supposed to do it. He didn’t want me. And he made it clear every time he looked at me—like I was someone unworthy to him. All because I am a wolfless girl.”

Lena blinked and swallowed hard, and I felt awful that I had to say this in front of her. She was aware of the unpleasant things Dominic did to me before, and she was the first to apologize for her son’s behavior toward me. She knew, and I hated having to break her heart hearing this.

“So what made the Alpha change his mind?” Another one from the council, asked. “What did you do to make him change his mind?”

“I didn’t do anything. Dominic came to me and asked me to move back to Silver Crescent.” I defended myself. “I know what all of you are thinking. You all think that I used Moonstone Alpha to make Dominic jealous, but that never happened. I never used anyone, and I never tried to manipulate Dominic’s feelings just to get me back to Silver Crescent. He is doing this for the kids.”

There was a gasp, followed by murmurs. Lena, who was looking proud of me, reached for my hand and squeezed it. I appreciated so much that she was trying to put more courage in me as I mentioned my twins to the council.

When I looked at Olivia, her eyes were already squinted at me, full of hatred and envy.

“So is it true? The rumors?”

“I can’t believe this.”

“Maybe the children weren’t his. Maybe she’s just using them.”

“I heard they are twins. Do you think we should believe her?”

They talked as if I wasn’t in front of them. It was Lena who couldn’t tolerate them anymore.

“The little twin shifters are Dominic’s,” she told the council and the elders. Olivia, with pain and defeat etched on her face, averted her eyes from me, and Lena and Richard’s glare focused on me like he wanted to burn me alive. “She’s telling the truth. She and Dominic have children, and the bloodline of our family continues because of Samantha.”

“I was pregnant when I ran away from the pack, thinking of protecting my children from the people who wanted me out of the pack. I had no choice but to think of me and my babies’ safety! And Olivia, she tried to steal them away, thinking she was more worthy to become the Luna after Dominic refused to mark her.”

“LIAR!” Olivia screamed in outrage as she bared her teeth on me. “LIES!”

Lena glared at Olivia and Richard had no choice but to pacify his daughter before the Mother Luna dragged her out of the room. The elders, after their slow and long consideration, agreed that Dominic and I indeed had a connection. That made me the most eligible for the position of Luna but with one condition.

“This is the last chance for you, Miss Samantha.” The bearded, bald-headed guy spoke with a warning tone. It made me guess he was the head of the council. “We are hoping you won’t disappoint us all again this time.”