THE SUBSTITUTE LUNA (IRIS and DRACO) novel Chapter 17

IRIS.

“Are you saying the Alpha is single?” My heart began to drum erratically after I asked this question.

“Well, if you’re not his girlfriend, then yes, the Alpha is single.” Delta Liam answered.

“What happened to Felicity? Did he leave her? Did he cheat on her? Or got tired of her?”

“Whoah, whoah!” He was exclaiming, but I didn’t let him cut me off.

“But aren’t they fated mates? I was told the bond is so strong it was impossible to break.” I had so many questions. “So how could they just break up?”

“Wow! I was sure Roman told me you barely talk. Did some spirit possess you?” He asked, looking at me through the rearview mirror with an amused expression on his face.

I didn’t answer and eased back in my seat.

“Are you interested in the Alpha?” He asked.

I remained quiet. I wasn’t sure how to answer that.

“If you think you’ll become the Luna of this pack, think again. Even with his own fated mate, the union didn’t happen. So save yourself from heartbreaks.”

“I didn’t say I wanted to,” I told him, but in reality, his words struck my heart. He was right. Alpha Draco would never see me as his Luna. I would just be a plaything, like I’d always been.

“Don’t expect anything. Besides, there’s another woman who wanted to stake that claim after Felicity left.”

“Who?” I asked, my forehead creased, not liking where this conversation was going.

“I’m sure you’ll meet her soon. Once the Alpha is home, she always slithers her way inside.”

“Does she also live in the Alpha’s house?”

“You’re not listening, are you? I mentioned you’re the only woman Alpha Draco invited to stay in his house, except for Felicity, of course.”

“So, are they dating?”

“You’re jealous.” He chuckled. “Draco will kill me for talking too much.”

I swallowed as fear crossed my chest. “Did he kill his former Delta?”

His laughter rang in the air, and it was deafening. I had no idea how to react to it. “Do you think he’ll kill me?”

“Stop making fun of me, please,” I said in a really low voice.

He scratched his head. “My apologies, Miss Iris. I usually drive around grumpy men, so this is something new to me. But to answer your question, I don’t think he’ll kill me. I’m his only living relative on his mother’s side. And he loved her.”

“Loved her? Is she not around anymore?”

In the three years I was with Constantine, he had never bought me any lingerie. I was always naked in front of him.

And the woman in me wanted to experience how it feels to put some on. I looked back and found Delta Liam on the phone, looking in the other direction. So I walked toward the lingerie shop. I was sure he would still find me.

The staff at the counter looked at me from head to toe before looking elsewhere. Perhaps she decided I wasn’t worth assisting, which was in my favor. I’d rather check on my own. It only made me feel like I needed to buy something whenever someone was following me.

I couldn’t stop the smile from curling on my lips once I was inside. Everything was so beautiful, there were sets with the pastel color on one side and the darker tone on the other end. Both colors and designs were sexy in their own right.

My feet led me to the darker tone, and I began scanning the racks for the piece I saw on display. I flinched when I saw the price. They cost more than the pants I bought, but the lace was so fine and smooth.

I told myself maybe next time, until my eyes fell on a white sheer lace in the middle of the rack. Someone got too lazy to return it to the other section.

I took it out of curiosity and immediately fell in love. It was simple and yet so sexy.

“Do you like that?” A deep baritone voice rang in the air, and my heart drummed immediately. I swore something happened between my thighs because of the sexy way the words were spoken.

I swung around, still holding the lingerie, and my eyes widened when I found Alpha Draco leaning against a pillar in the middle of the boutique, looking at me.

I bit my bottom lip as I looked around. Almost everyone was staring at us, or at him specifically.

I heard a slight commotion earlier, but I disregarded it. It was probably him, and I was so stupid not to pay attention to my surroundings.

“Got your tongue tied, little bird?”