SWNOVELS : Chapter 72
Adira’s POV
These couple of weeks have been a bit hectic, from attending balls to visiting hospitals with Mila. She has been a good guide for me and I’m learning pretty quickly.
As hectic as it is, I manage to get proper training from a training master, Sahit, he was brought out of retirement by Wyatt just to properly train me. While I trained with him, my physical strength has improved immensely, and my wolf form is even better, I almost bested Wyatt in a fight two days ago, he was really proud of me. I still can’t get over their shocked expressions.
The more I attend events with Wyatt, the more the senates are beginning to seem accepting of me even though many frown at the fact that I’m only a beta, if only they knew I was more powerful than most Alphas.
‘You alright?’ Asked Wyatt, I smiled and nodded. Linking our arms, he kissed my temple. The hosting couple approached us and bowed.
‘King Wyatt, Luna Adira, thank you for attending the ball,’ Mrs. Khuna said with a smile, she was a middle-aged woman. She was an established doctor while her husband is a general in the army.
‘It is a wonderful ball,’ I said.
‘May I talk to you, Mrs. Khuna?’ I asked and she nodded, we excused ourselves, leaving the men to speak about the warfare.
‘My lady, you wanted to speak to me?’
‘Is there a way we can send more supplies to the front, I was there once and the conditions were terrible,’ I said. She sighed;
‘I’ve heard,’
‘Do you think there is a way we can not only send supplies but open a clinic there? It doesn’t even have to be grande,’
‘That’s a brilliant idea, I’d help any way I can,’ she said and I smiled at her.
‘You and your team of professionals can write a budget and I’ll go there with some surveys and we can pick a location,’ I said confidently. I was happy about this project. I’d been wanting to help out the army since I last visited them.
She smiled warmly at me as we continued to discuss. My eyes turned to look for Wyatt but he wasn’t where I left him. I interacted with two senates who were questioning me about my work.
‘You are quite popular these days, my lady,’ Senator Mateo said. I heard from Dalla that he was close to the Tarions and is against me as Luna.
‘Everyone has been gracious,’ I said before politely excusing myself. I noticed my mate was nowhere in sight and my eyes immediately roamed to find Rachel, she wasn’t there too. My heart knew instantly that they were together, and it sank. Knowing Rachel will always have an excuse to be with him.
I cleared my throat and searched for his scent through the corridors, and indeed, just as I thought, I saw them in an empty room, talking.
Wyatt said something to Rachel and she ran to hug his waist. I swallowed and moved away from their view before they saw me. I walked out of the mansion to get some fresh air outside, my heartbeat was irregular and I pulled my hair. Seeing them together really messed me up, and I hated it. I paced around the small bush roses, just wanting to scatter them and release whatever I was feeling but the flowers looked too good and I couldn’t so I settled for screaming loudly. Security came to check in the area but I pretended to clear my throat and they walked away.
‘You look like her,’
A soft voice jolted me and I felt cold figures grazing my skin. My heart almost leaped out of my chest as I turned to the stranger who spoke. He was standing close to me and I gasped, it was the man I saw last time.
‘But you have your father’s eyes,’ he frowned, looking at me intently. There was another man in the distance, staring at me in disbelief.
I took a step back.
‘Who are you?’ I asked, keeping my voice regular. He looked back at his companion who walked away.
‘I came all the way here to take another look at you. What is your name?’ he proceeded to ask, disregarding my question.
‘Who are you?’ I asked again. This time, the man’s aura wasn’t as intoxicatingly bad as it was before, it was more tamed.
‘I’d like to think of us as family,’ he smirked, folding his arms against his chest as he stared at me. I blinked several times.
‘What?’
‘Just that,’ he sighed. I opened my mouth to speak but heavy steps approached us, and the man was gone before I could blink. I stayed in a dazed state for a few seconds until a voice startled me back to reality.
‘Adira, who was here with you?’ I slowly turned around to see Azriel, he was worried.
‘You’re quivering,’ a voice whispered, it was Jett who spoke. I hadn’t even realized I was trembling.
‘Azriel, A- Azriel,’ I whispered, throwing my arms around him. He stiffened before gently pulling me away.
‘Who was here with you,’ he asked gently. My eyes wandered around the area but that man who said we were family was gone.
‘That man from last time, he approached me, Azriel,’ I said, panicked.
‘Did he say something?’
My eyes trailed to Jett, not knowing if I can speak in front of him. However, Jett looked wary and wasn’t paying attention to us anymore.
Azriel removed his blazer and put it on my shoulders, and held my hand.
‘Did he say something to you?’
‘Yes, something disturbing to me, but why are you so worried?’ I asked.
‘We spotted a dark wolf here and Jett and I followed him here,’
‘Could it be the same man who approached me?’
‘No, it’s a man we had in custody once but he escaped before he could tell us anything?’
‘Tall, white hair and dark brown eyes,’ I described that man’s companion and he nodded. Jett looked uncomfortable, did he know the man?
‘Yes, those dark wolves are getting cocky. They came here without being detected,’ he grumbled, running a hand through his hair.
‘They must still be in the pack, Jett, take my men with you and search for them, I’ll join you soon,’ Azriel ordered and the gamma nodded. He glanced at me, looking me over before sending me a relieved small smile and leaving us. As soon as he was gone, Azriel pulled me in his arms and held me tightly.