The Lunar Curse: A Second Chance With Alpha Draven novel Chapter 334

Chapter 334: What My Wife Wanted

Draven.

Meredith lowered her head, and then she answered, "Maybe last week. I... I can’t remember the exact date."

Rage surged hot through me that instant. My hands curled into fists before I could stop them.

The thought of Gary daring to dictate such a thing to her—my wife, my Queen—made me want to rip him apart piece by piece.

In my rage, Meredith’s hand brushed against mine, light but steady. "Don’t be angry," she whispered. "Please. Don’t."

I narrowed my eyes at her calm face. She wasn’t shaken or even unsettled, and that was what struck me.

"Why aren’t you moved by this?" I asked, my voice sharper than I intended. "Why does it not trouble you?"

She lifted her gaze, steady and unflinching. "Because it isn’t the first time," she said softly. "On the night of our wedding banquet, Gary ordered me to have a child for you."

"What?"

As soon as I said that, my mind travelled down memory lane, and back to that night. I had caught Gary with his hand wrapped around my wife’s neck, like he was threatening her with something.

Now replaying that scene in my head, my fury knew no bounds. How dare that selfish bastard lay his hand on my wife?

"That was the night he first gave the order," Rhovan’s voice growled inside me, as if confirming the moment.

My fists clenched until my knuckles whitened. I wanted Gary dead for that. Dead for touching her. Dead for speaking those words because how dare he?

Meredith’s hand pressed firmly against my arm, breaking through the edge of my fury.

"Don’t be angry about this because I’m not. And also, I don’t want a child now."

Her words pulled me back. I dragged in a breath, forcing the violence to settle, then I locked my gaze on hers. "Why?"

She didn’t hesitate even for a moment. "Because I still have too much to learn in combat, strategy, the arts of war, and leadership. A child would only get in the way of that." Her voice grew firmer as she spoke, her eyes shining with conviction.

"I want to be a good leader of our people first, before I can be a good mother to our child. That is what I want, Draven. And I hope you can understand."

I frowned, completely unsettled, but it wasn’t by the decision itself. It was the way she had made it without me. This wasn’t hers to decide alone. She was supposed to tell me. We were supposed to discuss it together.

The thought cut deeper. ’What if she is taking something? Herbs. Tonics. She knows too much about plants and too much of medicine.’

Before I could voice it, she slapped my arm lightly, catching my suspicion in her eyes. "I did no such thing. I’ve left it to fate. To the Moon goddess. That’s all."

Her honesty rang clear, and I believed her.

But my pride clashed with unease and my desire, with restraint. She held her will, and I knew, in the end, I would have to yield to it.

Leaning back into the seat, I exhaled slowly, a bit reluctant to give in. "Very well. If this is what you want, I will accept it. But next time..."

I angled toward her, my voice dropping lower, edged with command. "You will tell me first, then we will think about it together and make a decision."

Her lips curved faintly, her eyes softening with relief. Yet the weight inside me didn’t ease fully.

Then I felt her shift closer. Her hand slid over mine, her fingers warm, gentle, and steady. "Thank you," she whispered. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

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