THE SUBSTITUTE LUNA (IRIS and DRACO) novel Chapter 7

IRIS.

I stepped back, preparing myself to turn around and run away when I saw his jaw clenching and his Adam’s apple move. His coiled fist tightened, but his eyes remained expressionless.

“Alpha…” I was about to thank him before leaving, but for some reason, instead of saying those words, my feet took me forward. I walked to where he was sitting and sat beside him.

He didn’t say a word, but his coiled fists loosened, and I felt his body relaxing beside mine.

“How old are you?” He asked.

“Twenty-one,” I replied as I hugged my knees and rested my chin on them. “How old are you, Alpha?”

“Twenty-nine.”

“Felicity won’t like it if you take me home,” I told him.

“I bet she won’t…” He answered almost immediately.

My mouth hung open, wanting to ask why he was doing this if he knew his Luna would not agree with it. But I didn’t. Instead, I closed my eyes and hugged my knees tighter.

This was wrong. The last time I trusted someone to take care of me, I got trapped in a marriage from hell.

Aside from that, I ran away from my family because I knew they wanted to kill me. Yet, I agreed to come with him, where Felicity could easily send me back to my stepmother.

I honestly had no idea what Alpha Draco wanted from me. And I didn’t know why I was still here.

My eyes snapped open, and I tilted my head to the side to look at him. “Can you protect me even from my sister?”

He glanced at me, and I saw him swallow. I didn’t take my eyes off him, waiting until I got an answer.

“I won’t let Felicity touch you.”

I swallowed hard and kept my eyes closed. Nothing in my life had gone my way, even if I tried to do the right thing. Maybe by being selfish, nothing still would go my way, but at least I could have a taste of happiness.

Yes, I wanted to be selfish for once in my life.

“I want to come home with you, Alpha,” I mumbled, keeping my eyes closed.

I felt movement beside me. It seemed he rested his back against the tree, and I could imagine him placing his hands at the back of his head.

“Yes, little bird, I’m taking you home...” He said back.

Little bird.

I found myself smiling again, as my body and mind relaxed. No one said a word after that. The silence was comforting, and it didn’t take long before the calmness and security I felt lulled me to sleep.