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UNEDITED

Rose' POV

My heart is still racing, maybe even more now as Lukai steps down from his throne built upon the bones of his enemies.

His lips pull back into a feral grin as his eyes run over my body. His gaze makes me feel naked, he makes me feel as if he can see beneath my clothes into the deepest parts of me.

His strides are long as he makes his way towards me, I am standing a little way down the long room, standing about halfway between the door and the throne.

"My my... what a delectable delight, which has been placed in front of me by the moon goddess herself" His eyes glaze over in an uncanny way as the colour of his dark brown eyes changes quickly to an amber-gold as they land on me again.

Lukai seems like a giant, taller, and a stronger build than Jasper, which is insane because even Jasper is impossibly large. It is most likely because of the Lyncanthrope genes.

My thoughts race back to the fact that I am currently standing in front of Jasper's brother. He had never mentioned having any siblings, come to think of it, he never seemed to talk about his life when he wasn't Alpha.

Somewhere deep inside I feel a twinge of sadness that he didn't trust me enough to tell me that he had a brother, but maybe there was a reason. A reason more important than letting the women you love to know about this all-important fact that your brother is actually the king of rogues.

"I have heard that my brother has been keeping quite the eye on you ever since he found out you were to be his Luna" Lukai states, pulling me from my revelries back into the throne room, where he is now several inches away from me.

His towering presence is encapsulating and makes the room around us seem so much smaller, he is intimidating and terrifying as I look back up into his dark swirling amber eyes.

"I-I have been with Alpha Jasper because he is my mate," I say finally.

A deep rumble escapes his throat as he gazes down at me, "His mate... I have heard many lies in my days but none more ridiculous" His large hand comes up to grasp my chin.

His fingers are cold as they grip onto my chin and tilt my head ever so slightly higher so that I am looking directly into his eyes.

I squirm slightly under his gaze as he continues to grip the sides of my jaw. His harsh gaze is unrelenting as he stares down into my soul. He makes me sick, his presence, and the fact that the longer I look up at him the more I can see the resemblance between him and Jasper. I can't deny anymore that they are in fact brothers or the fact that I am now being courted by both.

This all feels like one big sick joke. Why did I have to be brought into this ginormous game between feuding brothers. It feels like Jasper and Lukai are playing tug of war with me to see which one can pull the hardest to their side, to win me in the end.

"It is no lie, Lukai, Jasper is mine, and I will be no one else's other than his" I narrow my eyes, and spit up at his face.

He finally lets go of my jaw which aches at how hard he had been gripping it.

He uses the back of his large hand to rub away my spit which seems insignificant in relation to the rest of his large intense features, ranging from his dark brows which are now pulled together in a frown, to his large dark beard.

He bears his canines and growls deeply, "You are not to speak his name in my presence, as much as you may love my brother he is no more than a lowly common wolf who has no right to be ruling with so much authority and power"

His hands come up to grip the sides of my waist as he hauls me up, his nose coming to nuzzle into the side of my neck. The spot that seems to be Jasper's favourite spot the smell. The spot where he marked me all those full moons ago.

I try and push out of his firm grasp but all that comes out is his gruff growl as he takes big whiffs of the sensitive spot.

A tremendous roar rips out from inside him as he throws me down to the floor. Which I hit hard on my butt as I slide a few feet away, I gasp in pain, my tailbone is on fire and tears sting my eyes as I stare up at Lukai. Looking up into his rough face now I can finally see the hatred and lust that he has for me. His emotions are all on display now and I can fully grasp the outcome of what could happen to me; Either be royally mated to Lukai and made to be his by force or if I rejected him I would most likely be killed by him.

Now as I look up into his golden eyes that are flashing brightly as he paces back and forth with his hands in his hair, growling uncontrollably, is that Lukai never wanted me for the sake of the Luna. His only focus is trying to take away everything that Jasper holds dear, and I am another piece in his ploy to gain total power. If he has me then he will be able to hold me over Jasper's head and control him, because by putting me at risk Jasper would do anything in order to save my life, even if that means that he is putting his own at risk, along with that of his pack.

"You are puny human trash and have no say in what is going to happen to you.." He says his eyes are unhinged, his pupils are dilated and he looks truly insane.

I think that all of his years being a rogue have taken a toll on him, and after all this time finally having something that his brother doesn't is making him truly delve into insanity.

"I have what no one can take away from me," I say truthfully, "I have a love and a family that means more to me then any horrors you bring upon me and my pack because I am Luna and Jasper is my mate, my Alpha. The rightful Alpha to be the main ruler of these lands, and as much as your want to have that power it will never become yours because as long as Jasper knows I am alive he will keep fighting to get me back." I say finally, still, on the ground, my butt hasn't stopped throbbing so I can't exactly move anywhere.

He grunts slightly as he considers me for a second. "And you believe that his love for you can conquer anything?" He says, rather quietly, I barely hear him.

I nod absently as I think back to all the times that Jasper has been there for me, has saved me, and me him.

"Then what would happen I suppose to dear old Alpha J if his precious little Luna, was taken from him"

I look up confused.

"And I don't mean simply being mated to another, because although eternal heartbreak sounds intriguing, I have other plans for how I want to torture him... The easiest way to do that, I am realising now is not just to make you unreachable for him, but to actually ensure that he can never sense your presence, never feel the warm tingles of having one's mate so close."

The blood drains from my face as his words register, "No... No, you cant, I thought I was to be a gift of fortune bestowed by the goddess Luna?"

He smirk darkens into something sinister, "As much as having you by my side would be a treat, there is no sweeter revenge then watching my little brother have to stand and watch as his Luna is taken from him... as he watches me kill the only thing that he's ever loved more then himself. It will destroy him from the inside out, and that is exactly what I need to take back what has been rightfully mine."

He walks towards me, I slide back with my hands and legs in an attempt at getting as far as possible.

"Killing me won't help your problem," I plead, "It will just make him and his wolf mad, and you don't want Jasper to be mad. If you kill me he will make sure to rip your big head off of your body," I sneer, scrambling up onto my feet and taking off in a run down the dim room towards the large oak doors that stand at the end. I only pray that no one is currently standing outside them and that I will have more of a chance to getaway.

"You are fiery little Luna, I will give you that, but no amount of running will able to save you from your fate," He shouts after me as his steps fade out as I run further away.

I am closing in on the doors and don't hesitate before pushing them open aggressively, and luckily no one is camped outside them. I let out a relieved breath, looking left and right, I take off down the right corridor, the opposite direction from the way that I was brought by Angelique.

If I can only find a door, somewhere leading outside, maybe I can try to get a message to Jasper, some way to tell him what is going to happen so he can prepare himself.

I spot two guards coming towards me from a corridor dimly lit with torches, from the windows lining the hallway I am running in I can tell that is now night time outside.

I smile as I dig my heels into the ground, I can finally feel the werewolf energy mixing into my veins. For the first time, I can feel as is takes over my body, making me feel for the first time that I can capable of turning into something other, maybe not a full werewolf but something in between, more of human than wolf, but with all the power and strength that werewolves have.

I hear shouts and growls behind me as the sound of clothes ripping follows me deeper into this fortress of the rogues.