Luanâs POV
I stared at Liviana as she slept.
Sheâs calmed down a bit now.
She might not have cried earlier but I felt how anxious she was of her situation.
Every wolf will be intrigued about her since she bears the moon goddessâ mark now.
One thing will lead to another and itâs going to be a mess if that happens.
âIf only I can take all the burdens away, I willâ I whispered and kissed the top of Livianaâs head.
I sighed.
Then the door to Livianaâs room opened and her uncle came in.
âLetâs talk outsideâ he said blankly and closed the door without another word.
I chuckled in disbelief then came out of Livianaâs room.
He was waiting for me outside.
Then when I got out, he started to head downstairs to the living room and out of the pack house.
He suddenly stopped at his tracks then turned to me.
âI still donât trust and I donât think that I ever will. The only reason Iâm letting you around Liviana now is because I know that itâs good for her wolfâ he started.
âYou know things that you shouldnât. If you werenât Livianaâs mate. I wouldâve killed you long ago even if youâre a princeâ he said.
I smirked in disbelief.
âDid you call me here to pick a fight?â I asked in disbelief.
âNo. I called you out here to warn you not to do anything that can possibly affect Liviana negatively because the moment I find out that youâre here to harm her. I wonât hesitate to kill you myself because Livianaâs wolf will eventually get over you if youâre deadâ he warned.
I smirked.
âI would never hurt my mate even if you didnât threaten to kill me and Iâm not scared of you. Liviana is my mate and youâre barely her family. I donât trust you with her as much as you donât trust me with herâ I said.
He too smirked in disbelief.
Then the door to the pack house opened revealing El.
âYou two arenât planning on killing each other tonight, right? I donât want to have to explain to Liviana how her uncle and her mate killed each other while she was peacefully sleepingâ El said with a frown.
Livianaâs uncle simply ignored him and went inside the pack house without another word.
El looked at me.
âYou two sure donât get along huhâ El said.
âHeâs annoyingâ I stated as I came in the pack house too.
âIâm sure he finds you annoying too. Itâs a mutual feeling towards those who hate each otherâ El shrugged.
I just chuckled in disbelief.
âThe guest room was prepared for you. You can sleep there tonight as long as your men donât come barging inside the pack house to look for their prince because that will definitely piss off Liviâ he said.
âI already told them to leave me alone so I think itâll be a peaceful night for all of youâ I said and El chuckled.
âOkay, your majesty. Iâll head off nowâ he said and playfully bowed to me before leaving.
I made my way up again and to Livianaâs room to check on her.
She was still asleep.
Then I made my way to the guest room in their pack house.
I stared at the ceiling before drifting off to sleep.
Then I was suddenly in the forest. The place where Iâd meet Deimos often.
I walked for a little until I reached a clearing and I saw Deimos.
âDeimosâ I called him and he turned to look at me.
âWe shouldâve stayed beside mateâ he whined immediately.
I chuckled.
âBelieve me, I want to stay with her all night too. But we didnât get her permission to sleep beside her so we canât do it tonightâ I explained.
I respect Livianaâs boundaries now.
Itâs hard but I try.
I was used to getting everything I want and things going my way but with Liviana, everything is different.
Itâs extremely difficult but I know itâs what will make Liviana feel comfortable around me.
Itâs what will please her.
Deimos whined like a child.
I canât believe how childish he acts because of our mate.
Heâs always been that fierce and fearsome wolf that any other wolf would cower in fear to.
And he still is that.
But not with Liviana and her wolf.
Heâs like a puppy around them.
And I donât blame them.
Even I admit how much I change around Liviana.
âDo you not see her wolf enough?â I asked him.
Deimos huffed.
âI do but itâs hard to be around each other and remember weâre not mated yetâ Deimos said eyeing me.
Ah.
That.
I guess even Livianaâs wolf is anxious to seal the mate bond.
âLiviana isnât ready yet, Deimos. We need to wait a little longerâ I told him.
Deimos huffed.
âItâs not that easy specially when sheâs always surrounded by unmated malesâ Deimos said with a low growl.
Itâs true.
It gets harder and harder to control both Deimos and Iâs feelings when Liviana is around males.
Werewolves are extremely possessive and territorial.
Specially when it comes to our mates.
But since Liviana is a different case, itâs not easy.
âJust trust Liviana, Deimosâ I tried to convince him.
Deimos turned his back away from me.
âWhateverâ he said and I jolt awake.
Then I sensed something weird.
I got out of bed and rushed to Livianaâs room.
And I was right.
My eyes met Livianaâs as tears streamed down her face.
âLuanâ¦â she muttered as her voice cracked.
I approached her and I pulled her in my arms to hug her while weâre on her bed.
âItâs okay, baby. Iâm here nowâ I said caressing her hair.
Liviana held on to me tightly as she buried her face on my chest.
She started calming down with my presence and I continued to caress her hair as I whispered soothing words to her ears.
I know that a lot of things are happening in Livianaâs life right now.
That may be one of the reasons why she chose not to be mated to me yet.
Or atleast thatâs what I want to believe.
I just hold onto the fact that at the end of the day, Iâm the who sheâs tied with by the moon.
Sheâs the other half of my soul.
And I am hers.
âDo you want to tell me what happened?â I asked carefully.
I needed to know what happened to be able to help her if I can.
I donât want to let her keep everything to herself so I can help her in any way that I can.
âTheyâll kill them allâ she said with a shaky breath.
My brows furrowed.
âWho will?â I asked her as a growl formed in my chest.
No one can dare touch my mate and her people that she cherish so much.
I wonât let it happen.
Liviana pulled away from me and eyed me for a moment.
âThe Kingâ she said and I froze.
My father?