Chapter 2

It was time for dinner...

Hazel was suspicious of all the workers. She has no idea who peeped on her and her secret lover.

Damian and the guest head down to the dining table to have their dinner.

Hazel stood in the kitchen, watching everyone to see if anyone acted out of character. Her reputation and position as the Luna was on the line here and she had no clue on how to go about it.

She decided to summon the courage to ask the workers herself.

"Where were you yesterday? Did you get the new flower vase I ordered?" Hazel asked around.

Hazel asked all the workers in the kitchen. At the other end of the kitchen is Nalda. She was sweating profusely, she knew she was going to mess things up if Hazel got to her.

Just then Damian made a bell sound with a glass and a fork.

He was indicating that the food should get dished.

Nalda quickly picked up the tray which had the dished food.

She dashed out of the kitchen before Hazel could get to her.

Getting out of the kitchen some other maid walked up to her and took the food tray from her.

"The Alpha instructed that you shouldn't serve him anymore. I'll take it from here. To finish up my cleaning over there" She said and left for the dining table.

Nalda bent over and picked up the vacuum cleaner.

Damian looked behind him and found Hazel taking rounds in the kitchen.

"Hon, come over here. Let's have breakfast" He reminded.

He turned back to his guest and smiled widely.

"I'm hoping you like the dishes, August" Damian added with a smile.

Damian and August have been friends since childhood. Although August is from the Darkmoon pack and Damian from the Moon shadow pack. They still managed to be acquainted.

Hazel smiled brightly and joined them on the table. She sat next to Damian so she could get a proper view of August's face.

Nalda went down to the sitting room and arranged the pillows on the sofas.

Damian couldn't stop stealing glances at her from where he was seated.

'She looks hot in that dress of hers' His wolf commented and Damian took his eyes off.

In a few seconds he glanced again, he stripped Nalda off with his eyes this time. Damian couldn't take the distraction anymore so he turned to Hazel.

"Hon, how about you come sit in front of me. I wish to stare at your face while I have my breakfast" Damian said with a nervous smile.

"Sure, honey," she said and walked to the other side of the table and then sat down next to August.

Damian held her hand on top of the table.

"I love it this way!" He smiled and Hazel nodded.

Since Hazel sat in front of Damian, she blocked his view of seeing Nalda.

August dipped his fork into one of the dishes and smiled brightly.

"Wow... This is amazing, Damian your chef has improved a lot" He complimented.

"I'm glad you like it" Damian responded.

August placed his hand on Hazel's bare thighs.

Hazel looked at him with a nervous smile.

He caressed her thighs turning her on.

Hazel turned around to see if anyone saw that and she inhaled silently when she saw all the workers buried in their evening duties.

Damian was busy eating so he didn't notice any of it.

Nalda raised her head to wipe off the little sweats on her forehead and she caught August in the act. She saw him caressing Hazel's bare thighs.

Nalda turned around in shock. She's been trying so hard to forget what she saw hours ago but they just keep repeating it.

She picked up her cleaning napkin and ran out of the sitting room.

Damian looked at her curiously.

Why did she suddenly run out like that? Damian questioned in his head as he watched Nalda go outside.

Hazel kissed his hand to get his attention back on her.

"Damian, have you thought of who you wish to be your surrogate?" August asked and Damian looked at him a bit shocked at how he found out about that.

"Oh come on, don't act like we're strangers, and rumors like that are like plaque so it got to my ears the moment I stepped my foot into the Moon shadow pack" August laughed at it.

Damian glared at Hazel.

"Just like you said, it's all just a rumor. Hazel and I are more than capable of making a baby of our own so don't listen to such silly rumors" Damian laughed and gulped down a full glass of water.

Hazel smiled at August.

Damian watched her carefully. He knew August hadn't heard of any rumor, it came from Hazel but why would she share such information with him? Why?

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Nalda sat down on a bench at the backside of the pack house.

"Why are you so lost in thoughts?" Sophia asked sneaking up on Nalda.

Nalda held her chest in shock.

"Sophia, why would you sneak up on me like that?" She gasped and Sophia laughed.

She joined Nalda on the bench as they both stared at the shiny little pool a few steps away from them.

"You really do have so much going on in that head of yours! Do you want to talk about it?" Sophia asked calmly.

Nalda stared at her innocent face and it almost pushed her to spilling the truth but then she held herself back.

"It's nothing serious. Sometimes, I wish I could gain back my freedom and live like you and every other girl out there! I see no ends to my slavery or should I say curse?" Nalda uttered dispiritedly.

Sophia stared at Nalda sadly.

"Should I speak to my brother regarding it so he would bring it up to the Alpha? Alpha Damian always listens to Asher" Sophia suggested and Nalda nodded her head negatively.

Asher stood a few miles away, eavesdropping on the girl's conversation.

"I don't wish to place the beta in such a difficult spot. Bringing my name up before the alpha will only provoke him. I don't wish to see anyone suffer cos of me. I can fight this alone!" Nalda stated with a smile.

Asher walked away after hearing Nalda's last words.

Sophia sighed frustratedly. She knew Nalda was never going to take her suggestions for it. The best choice was to die off the conversation.

"Alright, anything you say. So tell me, what's Hazel up to lately? Any plans of boring a child or is she just f*cking around with Damian and only the moon goddess knows who" Sophia said sarcastically and Nalda covered her mouth in shock.

"Watch it, Sophia! What if someone hears you? You can't go around saying things like that about the Luna" Nalda cautioned.

Sophia rolled her eyes.

"Everyone knows she's a slut!" Sophia dropped and Nalda's eyes widened in shock.

If everyone knows of this fact then how come Damian doesn't know of her betrayal? Nalda questioned in her head confused.

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DAMIAN'S BEDROOM...

Damian dried up his hair before the mirror.

Hazel walked into the room.

"Honey, is everything okay? You've been ignoring me ever since dinner" she said hugging Damon from behind.

Damian broke the hug with a frown.

"How did August find out about our plans for a surrogate?" He asked with a frown.

Hazel looked down faking a remorseful look.

"Have you been ignoring me cos of that?" She pouted.

"August and I may be friends but that doesn't give you the leverage to share all our secrets with him. The surrogacy plan should be between just the both of us and the surrogate mum. You don't have to go around telling everyone. Safe me some face" Damian said seriously and walked out of the bedroom with his bare chest.

He stood on the balcony in the lobby, with a glass of wine in his hand.

'Celia is close by' His wolf informed and Damian looked around to confirm it.

Just then Nalda walked past him with a laundry basket.

"Nalda!" He called out.

Nalda turned around and swiftly bowed to him.

"Drop the basket. We've got something to discuss" Damian cut in and sat down on a couch on the balcony.

What does he want to say to me in private? Did he find out about her already? Nalda questioned in her head.

Damian wore a half smile cos he was listening to her thoughts.

"Find out about what?" He asked and Nalda flinched in shock.

At that moment she realized Damian could read her thoughts.

"Nothing!" She cut in hastily after dropping the laundry basket.

"I heard you want your freedom back!"

Nalda's brows raised in surprise. Did Sophia say anything to Asher?

FLASHBACK...

After the dinner earlier. Asher joined Damian in the sitting room.

Damian excused August to go discuss business with Asher at his study.

"Damian, when do you plan on setting Nalda free? Her presence irritates you so why do you still keep her around? It's been five years already" Asher said.

Damian glared at him.

"Did you come all the way here to tell me about Nalda? What does her freedom have to do with you?" He asked irritatedly.

Damian sat down and crossed his legs. Asher hesitated to give a response to his questions.

" You're hesitating... Why? Do you have feelings for Nalda? Do you feel sorry for her? Why?" Damian threw different questions at Asher.

Asher ran his fingers through his hair.

"What the hell are you saying? She's not my chosen mate!"

"So what if she was? Would you deny the fact that you have feelings for her?" Damian asked with a frown.

Jealousy ran through his veins, he felt like throwing a heavy punch at Asher for making him utter such questions in the first place. The thought of having someone else like or even have feelings for him made him so mad.

"oh stop it, Damian. You know it's nothing like that" Asher tried clarifying but it wasn't working on Damian cos he knew deep down that Asher had feelings for Nalda, he had caught him on so many occasions stealing glances and even caring for her.

"If it's nothing like that then it's what? You've never cared this much for any of my maids so why Nalda?" Damian fired.

Asher kept mute.

Damian smirked and sat up from where he was seated.

"You know what... I think you're right. I should set Nalda free, it's been years already but she has to pay a prize for her freedom. She's a traitor's daughter, after all, we shouldn't forget that fact" Damian smirked sliding his hands into his pocket.

Asher looked at him suspiciously.

"What do you have in mind?" He asked curiously and Damian turned to him.

"You just gave me an amazing idea. You always have a way of finding solutions for me" Damian said with a blank expression and left the study.

Asher stood there wondering what Damian's thoughts were.

FLASHBACK ENDS...

"Alpha, I'm sorry for being greedy. I never meant any of it" Nalda apologized with her face down.

"Have a seat!" He offered.

Nalda looked at her a bit scared. She had no idea what was going through Damian's mind. He has never treated or spoken to her this calmly before.

She sat down gently with her eyes fixed on him.

"I will set you free!" He stated and for the first time, Nalda's face brightened up before him.

"But on one condition..." Damian said and the little smile appearing on Nalda's face disappeared.

She swallowed nothing, blinking nervously.

"Condition...What condition?" She stuttered, she could hear her heartbeat in her mouth.

"Bear a child for me and the Luna! That's your key to freedom. If you still don't want your freedom then fulfill this request of mine" Damian said seriously, deep inside his head he wanted to use this to pin Nalda to his side.

Nalda fell out of the chair she was seated in shock.

"You want me to carry your child?" She asked in a state of shock.