CHAPTER 54


    The morning that was not weed, bloomed across the horizon anyways. Selena sat on the edge of


    bed, naked and duvet pulled up to her chest. She used to waking up naked once in a while before this,


    but now, it seems to be a norm. Oddly, her face is dull, filled with heart ache and sorrow. She doesn''t


    know how long she has been sitting stoned, gazing empty upon the sunlight pouring through the


    window in her room. The whole house is quiet. Zaden is still sleeping behind her, hugging a pillow,


    probably thinking that it''s her. It hit her hard, this is the day that will actually change her life, leaving


    behind no choice. Well, climbing mountain Manuka would be the first life changing day but she was


    given the option to return to her old life. Samrat Kingdom wouldn''t give her that chance. She frowned


    when all of a sudden, a memory shed between her grey eyes. She flustered and struggled. Various


    images popped up in her mental window. Dried up single tree, screeching scream of a woman, a log, a


    wooden hut, rain piercing down in drops from the dark sky above, a sob, arge thorn and finally the


    sea. It was too rapid and none except for the sea looked familiar. She rubbed her temple in attempt to


    calm down. Her tummy began to harden up like the day before, hard like a rock. A warm palm


    embraced her shoulder, snapping her out of her momentary struggle


    “Hey...are you feeling sick?” it is Zaden, concerned about her as he slides his hand to her forehead,


    checking her temperature.


    “Nothing...I''m fine” Selena turned around to face Zaden, with a gentle smile that only radiates pain,


    written all over her face. Zaden sped the back of her neck, bringing it close to him, bumping his


    forehead with hers


    “Don''t worry, ok? Everything will be fine...”he whispered


    “Is that a promise?” Selena asked low and Zaden silenced to that. He really can''t promise that


    everything will be fine but he sure is prepared for the after math. Her eyes trailed down. It aches to see


    the little bubbly girl drop her head in sorrow. She shuffled into Zaden''s chest, pushing him back to bed


    in the process


    “Can we stay like this for a while?” she whispered, and he nodded. She snuggled into him, hoping to


    freeze the moment and he hugged her across her shoulders. They don''t know how long they have


    been like that.


    “We have business running in town, they are auto-pilot. Keeps generating money for your whole life.


    You don''t need to do much, dad will take care of it” Selena looked up with a frown as she swallowed


    her saliva. Hebed his finger through her hairline


    “There is a safe box inmunal room, under the bar counter. Password is 094563, same as for all my


    credit and bank cards.” he continued


    “And its Hazel ck, if it''s a girl and An ck if it''s a boy...” he whispered, and tears rolled down her


    cheeks.


    “Don''t you dare” she said through her gritted teeth and pushed herself to sit


    “Selena...” Zaden wanted to make sense to her but what he got in return is a p on his cheeks. In


    inhaled slowly, calming himself down.


    “NO!!! Don''t you dare do that to me!!!” she shouted at him. Zaden is now sitting, duvet covering till his


    navel. He stretched his hands in attempt to hug her but she swats it away too.


    “Don''t you dare do that to me, Zaden ck!!!” she shouted again as more and more tears rolled off.


    The door flung open as Orion and others rushed into the room, panicked. Selena snapped her head to


    them, revealing her tear streaming eye. Zaden sped the back of her head and pulled it toward him,


    burying her into his chest and she started crying even more.


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    “Shu...It''s just a precautionary step. Just in case, ok? I''m sorry, I didn''t mean to hurt you...” heid a


    kiss on her hair. Orion softened and a clench felt in his heart. He understood the pain. Zaden even had


    him prepared for the worst. Orion guided everyone out. Selena let out all her depression on Zaden''s


    chest as he caressed the back of her head, trying to calm her down.


    It was somewhere around 2pm when a gentle knock came from the outside the room. Make opened


    the door. Zaden and Selena were still wrapped in their duvet, only now, Selena is coiled on Zaden''s


    lap, hands wrapped around his neck and he is partially leaned on the head board. Make sighed out


    and walked to them, sitting by the bed foot


    “Selena...sweety..e on now...” Selena shook her head, refusing to let Zaden go, after all, it''s ‘her


    Zaden’, right?


    “Selena..I understand its hard...but you need to eat...at least for the baby... He is our next alpha, he


    needs to have a strong foundation...” Selena remained silent for a minute


    “Plus, it''s Alpha Zaden ck, from Mountain Manuka. Didn''t you hear his 38 rogue story, yesterday?”


    Make softly caressed Selena''s arms.


    “Come on... lets get a bath, please...” Zaden said


    “I have a bowl of prunes for you...” Make raised her eyebrow and said with anticipation. It made


    Selena huff out augh between her tears. Makeughed as well


    “I will be there...” Selena said softly and Make left the room. They got bathed and headed out of the


    room for lunch.


    Hours roll by like minutes and there wasn''t enough time to be spent between Zaden and Selena, there


    will never be enough time for the two of them, thou. It is now 5.30pm and they are getting ready to


    leave to the sparing ground.


    “Make, make sure she eats and sleeps on time. If she gets grumpy, you know what to do. The ice


    cream is in the refrigerator.” Zaden and Make exchanged a smile


    “Wait, you are leaving us here?” Selena asked with a frown


    “Of course, it is dangerous for you two...” Zaden said


    “It is dangerous for you too, that isn''t stopping you. Please, papa...I want toe, I will go nuts sitting


    here. Not knowing what had happened there” Selena plead to Ozrain and he looked for approval from


    Zaden. It wasn''t part of the n, it will get messier and harder to split these 2 from the crowd if things


    doesn''t go well. But he also knows that you can''t refuse or change Selena''s decision. He sighed and


    stretched his arm out, signaling her toe to him and she immediately ran into his chest, he wrapped


    his arms around her shoulder. All the way to the sparing ground, he kept repeating orders to Selena


    “If they seem even a little rebellious, I need you to run out of the ind. You understand?” Selena


    nodded.


    “You and Make, stand in the middle of pack, understood?” she nodded, and it continued. They have


    finally reached the sparing ground. The whole ground was encircled with old and young pack members,


    thousands of them. It was rming to see so many werewolves at one spot and it reflected in Selena''s


    eye as it widens. Zaden exhaled before licking his lips and looking down at Selena


    “And baby...” Selena looked up at him. He flexed his arms around her shoulder and pulling her close to


    him while another hand held her cheeks, he gave a kiss on her lips. A much needed token of


    remembrance, a deep, loveable kiss.


    “I love you...” he whispered to her, and she nodded again with a worried eye. The others couldn''t ignore


    the agony between this 2, it effects even the new acquaintance,Ozrain''s pack.


    As they approached, the crowd in front silenced and parted away, providing clearance for Ozrain and


    his pack. A sparing ground that spreads to about 50 feet in diameter with wooden handrails marking its


    perimeter came to vision. In the middle of the circle, Epsilon sat in a chair, legs crossed and an evil


    smirk on his face. Selena''s stomach automatically hardened up, like rock.


    “Wee...” he said as his eye focused on Selena in Zaden''s arm. He snapped his fingers and a wolf


    brought out a chair and ced it in front of Selena.


    “Please, have a seat...” He then, waved his hand and a few she-wolfs with trays of drinks and


    choctes approached them with a warm smile.


    “A wee drink...forgive me for serving you out here, my dear goddess. There is a whole feast being


    prepared specially for you in the mansion. We can indulge together once this whole crap is over...”


    clearly, he was talking only to Selena, earning a re from all other 14 members.


    “A soft corner from you will ensure that nothing goes downhill when this is over” he smirked again. His


    words interpret as ‘Drink or I will kill your mate if I win’


    With that polite threat, Selena sat on the chair, crossed her leg, and grabbed a goblet with red juice.


    The whole pack followed her and grabbed a goblet, chuck it down. Selena looked into the goblet and


    her stomach began to churn. Her throat felt bitter and nausea hit her in the chest. She closed her eye


    and brought the goblet near to her mouth, tilt it up. Epsilon smiled, assuming she had taken the


    offering.


    “So, shall we begin?” Epsilon said and Zaden and Orion walked forward. Zaden took off his shirt with


    eyes zing at Epsilon. Epsilon raised up from his chair and sped his hands together


    “Well...lets set clear lines first. I am gambling my kingdom for Selena. If you win, you get to keep


    Selena and the kingdom. If I win, I get to keep Selena and the kingdom. No one, including my wolfs are


    allowed to use their special abilities during this fight, meaning Samrats are not to use theirmanding


    tone. If they do, I automatically win the fight. Simple, agreed?” he looked at Zaden and Zaden looked


    back at Ozrain. He nodded and so, Zaden nodded as well.


    “Let''s begin then” right at that moment, a murmur evoked behind Epsilon and they parted making way


    to the delicate beautying through. Queen Aira, in white dress looking angelic, came stood behind


    Epsilon


    “Ah... Aira!!! What a pleasant surprise. Aira, meet Selena...” Epsilon looked at Selena


    “Selena, meet Aira...” Epsilon then walked back, gently grabbing Aira’s hands and ced a gentle kiss


    on the back of her hand while she stood there like a lifeless statue, her eye focused on Ozrain. Epsilon


    who caught her eye, grabbed her cheeks harshly between his fingers and turned her to look at him


    “Ah ah...we talked about this Aira. You are mine. Now, go wait for me inside the mansion. Thank you”


    with that, Aira slowly turned around, not willing to leave the ce but given no choice. She paced away


    slowly, asionally looking back at Ozrain with a longing eye.