LUNA: Alpha’s Soulmate from Another World

“Miss, I have to take you to the Emperor now.” Luna quickly wiped away the tears streaming down her cheeks with the sleeve of her gown when she heard one of the maidservants assigned to accompany her speak from behind the closed door. She had been crying silently, but anyone who saw her tear-streaked face would easily guess she had been crying. She tried to stand up with a soft cough, but she couldn’t-not because of pain, but because she was utterly exhausted.

The sound of the door opening was followed by two maidservants immediately appearing at her side. One of them murmured, “Let us help you, Miss.” Then, Luna was carefully assisted to her feet.

“Thank you,” she whispered to the two maidservants who supported her as she walked out. With unsteady steps, Luna and the maidservants walked down the palace corridor. None of them spoke, and Luna herself was too drained to make conversation, compounded by the fatigue and dizziness that were beginning to overwhelm her, making her condition increasingly unsteady. They continued walking towards the throne room in silence. Luna’s feet left faint traces of blood despite the thick bandages wrapped around them, and the excruciating pain made her steps unsteady.

When they reached the throne room, the guards at the door immediately allowed Luna to enter. Still, she had to do so alone, without the assistance of the maidservants, as they were no longer permitted to help her. Luna swallowed hard and stepped into the hall, glancing around. The large hall looked the same as the last time she had entered it during her tour of the palace, as did the throne chair far ahead, except for one difference: Alkrevas and the people filling the hall.

The atmosphere was tense and silent, and when Luna stopped in the middle of the path leading to the throne, small whispers could be heard from the crowd. Luna took a deep breath and tried to steady her trembling legs. “Come to me, little mate.” The cold voice made Luna’s focus immediately snap to the man sitting on the throne.

“Alkrevas,” Luna murmured flatly as she reached the steps leading to the throne. She observed Alkrevas sitting on the throne with a relaxed posture, leaning back in the chair with both hands resting on the armrests, one leg crossed over the other. Just as Luna had seen before, Alkrevas wore only white pants and nothing else, not even the imperial robe the man had worn in the room, which was now removed. His bare chest gleamed in the light, and if Luna had previously gazed at the man’s muscular body with admiration, this time, she only stared with a vacant expression.

At this moment, Alkrevas reminded Luna of a pirate captain-dangerous, unpredictable. The court members and council stood restlessly, avoiding eye contact with anyone due to the tense atmosphere. Luna walked towards Alkrevas with shaky legs, wondering what the man would do next.

Alkrevas extended his hand towards Luna when she was close enough to the throne. A small smirk appeared on his lips as he noticed Luna’s sharp gaze directed at his hand as if it were a venomous snake. Hesitantly, Luna raised her hand toward his to accept the offered hand. However, growing impatient with her hesitation, Alkrevas immediately grabbed the woman’s wrist.

Like a rope, his grip felt so strong as he pulled Luna into his embrace. “Luna,” Alkrevas whispered with a satisfied tone. “My beautiful little mate.” He straightened up in the throne chair, inhaled Luna’s scent deeply, and buried his face in the crook of her neck.

Luna’s body trembled instantly, and she couldn’t speak out of fear of angering the man. When Luna felt the tips of the man’s fangs on her neck, she instinctively pulled away, trying to free her hand from Alkrevas’s grip, but the man only tightened his hold.

“Are you trying to avoid me, little mate?” Alkrevas asked in a voice so calm it was as unpredictable as the calm before the storm. Luna shook her head, then felt her legs could no longer support her weight, but before she could fall, Alkrevas swiftly wrapped one arm around her waist, pulling her to sit on his lap.

Luna pushed and tried to stand up, but her body froze when she felt Alkrevas remove the robe that was her only protection. The robe fell to the floor, leaving Luna’s body exposed to many eyes, clad only in a thin white gown.

“What are you doing?” Luna hissed, her eyes burning with tears of anger. “Stop it. I don’t want to be treated like this.” She closed her mouth when she heard a low growl from Alkrevas’s chest.

“Do you know how many women would kill to be in your position right now, Luna?” Alkrevas whispered in her ear, his voice heavy. Luna clenched her fists and lightly pounded on Alkrevas’s chest, and finally, a tear trickled down her cheek. Seeing this, Alkrevas immediately took the initiative to wipe away the tear and briefly kissed her lips. Then, Alkrevas pinched Luna’s chin with his thumb and forefinger, pulling her face closer to his.

“Luna.” His voice softened, becoming more intimate. “I think you know better than anyone how cruel I can be.” This time, Alkrevas’s voice was full of threat. He observed Luna’s reaction momentarily before adding, “Do you want me to release Norris? His memory has resurfaced in my mind. I frighten you, my little mate.”

Luna’s body trembled instantly because Alkrevas’s words were a clear, veiled threat. Luna’s memory of the events in the underground room quickly replayed, causing her to look at Alkrevas with fear. Her head shook from side to side before she locked eyes with Alkrevas’s dark, terrifying brown eyes.

Alkrevas shifted his gaze from Luna’s eyes to his hand, which caressed Luna’s face before sliding into her loose hair, gently massaging her scalp. “Norris has already begged me to reunite you two, and just so you know, it should be Norris sitting here, not me.”

Luna’s face turned pale at those words. Alkrevas, meanwhile, was still focused on the movement of his hand, now intertwined in Luna’s hair. Then, he withdrew his hand and brushed Luna’s cheek with his knuckles. “Why, Luna?”

Luna’s jaw tightened. Is he going to use Norris against me? she thought angrily. Rough? Frightened? All those sensations came rushing back, filling every inch of her body-the cruel and brutal touch of Norris.

Luna didn’t want to experience any of that again, not now when the fear was still so real. “I will never forgive you if you use my fears for your own purposes, Your Majesty,” Luna whispered.

“Shouldn’t I be the one saying that?” Luna’s teeth clenched together.

Their conversation abruptly ended. Just as Luna wanted to continue arguing to buy time, Alkrevas had already shifted his gaze to the entire hall. The man stood up, causing Luna, seated on his lap, to stand. A soft hiss escaped Luna’s lips as the wounds on her feet were aggravated again.

Alkrevas merely glanced at her briefly before smiling proudly. Without any speech or further ado, he declared, “Everyone, your future Empress, my soulmate.”

Luna bowed her head deeply. How could that psychopathic Emperor introduce me to his subordinates and the public gathered in the hall again? Wasn’t the announcement at the party enough? Luna cursed inwardly. Everyone politely applauded as Alkrevas positioned Luna beside him, making her face the audience.

Of course, Luna scanned the entire room with calm expressions, especially those in the hall. But inside, Luna was in turmoil. Alkrevas’s body touched hers as a sign of ownership, making Luna’s heart pound fiercely.

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