妻子的欲望

Leland was grieving on his own but at this moment, he didn't even have the slightest care for himself. He just wanted to make sure Sophie was fine. Fortunately, she had eaten something so her body had started to regain some energy.

She tried to be strong, he could see it, but it was close to impossible. She was just a young woman who had suffered a lot. She experienced losing the people she loved one after another and it had started to feel like a curse.

She thought she was finally happy with the man she loved and their children. He was on the path to taking over power in this kingdom. In the future, he planned to unite all the other packs under him and became the lycan king.

It was a tough journey to take, but if there was anyone who could do it, she believed it would be him.

After she got to know him, seeing how hard he worked, and how devoted he was to their mission, and how much he cared about his people, even though he didn't show those things openly, Sophie knew Leland was going to accomplish everything he set his eyes on.

And she would support him by becoming the best wife he would ever need. She knew his pack members were not thrilled to have her as their Luna, but they accepted her because they looked up to Leland. So, she didn't want to disappoint them.

She didn't want to be weak and give the Alpha trouble or slow him down. But... she was not good at acting. The pain and loss she was feeling right now were too much for her to bear.

Sophie gripped Leland's arms and sobbed uncontrollably.

​ It was agonizing to see her, feel her, and even understand the exact pain that she was going through at having lost her children. The raw scream of pain and nonstop sobbing hurt Leland as much as it did her.

Sophie's crying didn't stop for hours. When it finally did, it was because of exhaustion filling her body and making her weak. She couldn't cry any more tears because she had already spent them all.

Her eyes were swollen, red, and stinging hard as she looked up at Leland's face, and then before he knew it, Sophie eventually passed out and fainted. The exertion of mourning for her children weighed upon his mate.

The Alpha couldn't do anything but gently rest his mate's body against his chest as he held her still in his arms, before he lay her down on their bed.

Leland brushed away her tears and gently pushed back strands of her hair away from her face. There was a pang of sadness within him as he watched Sophie fall into slumber once again.

It was good for his wife to sleep.

Leland watched Sophie's chest heave slowly up and down and the Alpha let out a long sigh. She had cried herself to sleep. After she woke up, the pain and grief would return with a vengeance.

***

While the Alpha was taking care of the Luna, the rest of the pack were called forth and convened together to finally speak about the situation that they had been anxiously waiting for.

"The invasion on the coronation of the Crown Prince of Riga is canceled," Lucas addressed the entire pack even as a vast majority of them muttered and grumbled underneath their breaths.

A lot of them were aware that their Luna was hurt and in a difficult position, but the truth was that a lot of them were actually hoping to attack the capital and wreak havoc across the humans living there.

"What?!"

"We're ready!"

"You can't let years of training go wasted!"

It was obvious that a great portion of them was unhappy with the announcement made by the Beta of the pack.

Lucas' sharp green eyes focused on the grumblers and naysayers and he frowned heavily but, unlike the Alpha, he could do nothing at stopping them from complaining underneath their breaths.

He understood their frustrations and their longings for justice. Many had died during the previous wars. The relatives, friends, and their loved ones. However, as long as their pack was not united and divided because of distrust and struggle, it could easily break from within.

Lucas ran his fingers through his black hair and sighed deeply before speaking again.

His gaze searched for the crowd, looking in particular for a person, but it seemed as if he was giving each of them a look and speaking only to the person in question alone.

The Beta's voice echoed in the room.

"Without the full force of our pack and without our Alpha leading us, all operations are halted and I expect that all of you remain vigilant and guard the pack to the best of your ability," Lucas instructed them. "WE WILL ATTACK THE CAPITAL but we need to find a better time to do it. Anyone who disobeys my order will be punished greatly."

Silence filled the hall for a moment.

"Do I make myself clear?!" Lucas asked again. His expression was serious and they knew he meant every word.

He was usually a likable man with a sunny disposition, but on the rare occasions that he was angered, Lucas could be as ruthless as their Alpha. That was why he and Leland were a good match. They understood each other and seemed to share a wavelength.

"Yes, Beta!" the entire pack responded at once.

"Good. Now go back to your position and wait for an order." Lucas dismissed them all and went out to look for Dinah, the female lycan who might have caused their Luna to be in her current state.

Lucas didn't see Dinah all day and when the entire pack was summoned to gather in the hall earlier she was also not there. This made Lucas become more suspicious. Somehow, Dinah must have escaped through a secret passage because all the exits were heavily guarded.

Lucas needed to find this secret passage and get to Dinah.