'Little one!"
Eric's warning growl followed his lightening speed movement, he caught the case before it could hit the wall.
'What was that, little one?"
Not feeling hungry anymore, Charlotte pushed the tray away.
'I didn't like your present, can't you get it?"
Happiness of the yummy meal vanished in thin air, she resumed her work to it ignore him.
'It's not a simple present, it's my family's heirloom. You have to wear it as Luna of the Silver Moon Pack."
Eric's honest reply confused her, Charlotte raised her brow.
'Why? I heard that this was a rejected article from Princess Sophia."
While typing an answer, Charge gave him a stink eye.
'Who told you this rubbish?"
Eric was offended with the fake story attached to his Pack's property.
'Roslie."
Charlotte's one worded reply was enough for him to get the whole tale. He sat beside her and held her free hand.
'Look, I don't know why, but Roslie lied to you. You can ask any elder in this Pack or in the Council, they will tell you the same thing about the Silver Moon Pack's heirloom.
It was never shown to Sophia, rejection is not even a question."
Charlotte searched on Eric's face for any trace of trickery, but there was none. So she concluded the argument.
'I don't care if it was a lie or not. I am not wearing it."
'I am not asking, little one."
Eric grasped her hand and clasped it around her hand forcefully.
'Good girl!"
Although Charlotte tried her best to free her hand from that iron grip but failed. Eric's wide smile infuriated her more, she glared at that gold bracelet.
Unable to punch him, Charlotte lashed out her anger over that harmless jewelry piece and broke it into two.
'Charlotte!"
The sting of Eric's slap burned her right cheek.
'You have no right to insult my Pack. Since you are my Luna, live by the rules of the Pack.
I will send it for repairing and next time, you will not try anything stupid. Understand?"
Stunned by Eric's Alpha tone, Charlotte nodded, and he left with those jewelry pieces.
'Welcome to the Hell, officially."
Charlotte examined her healing swollen cheek in the mirror and laughed, her eyes glistening with tears.
…
Charlotte was back to her hunger strike and Rick was frustrated beyond words.
'Mate is hungry."
He growled at the fairly agitated Eric, who was also cursing his rash reaction. He was used to make reasonable decisions all the time as a leader, but his Luna was getting over his nerves.
'Apologize!"
Rick passed the verdict and forced him to their room. As expected, Charlotte was sleeping peacefully, making him more guilty.
'Mate slept without eating."
Rick's second reminder angered him.
'I am hungry too, Rick."
'Dud!"
Rick went to the corner of his mind and sat down, his back facing Eric. Considering this as a boycott from his wolf, Eric sighed and sat on the couch, waiting for the sunrise.
Previous battle and the whole poisoning thing made adverse impact on his health, he was looking paler than usual. But after spending five minutes in his room, the freshness of his face returned with full glory.
Inhaling the rosy scent of Charlotte, he thought to himself.
'Mates are indeed magical. I need to be careful from now on."
After getting comfortable on the couch, Eric dozed off unintentionally.
After some time, his ears perked up at the voice of some strange male.
'Red alert!"
Rick howled, alarming him for a threat.
'Who's here?"
His thunderous growl shook the room, Charlotte threw a pillow on his face.
'I am on call, idiot."
Clicking the mute option, she yelled at Eric.
'Go back to sleep, let me work."
Regaining his senses, Eric snatched her phone.
'It's 2:00am in the US, what kind of work needs you at night?"
'Smuggling!"
Charlotte seized her phone from Eric's hand and disconnected the call. His shouting also pulled a hand break at her absurd reply.
'You, You are into an illegal stuff?"
He pointed his finger at her,
'Why? Are you scared of going to jail?"
Charlotte scoffed and slipped out of the bed.
'No, I can pay with my life for your crimes."
She rolled her eyes at his claim and opened the cupboard.
'Why I don't have anything to wear?"
Charlotte questioned Eric, whose law-abiding citizen was awake by her confession.
'You mainly deal with the construction business, what's there to smuggle?"
Charlotte clinched her fists at his nosy behavior but still replied patiently.
'It was for my revenge.
Lawrence group deals with diamonds, so I cancelled their biggest deal and signed it at half price.
Obviously, diamonds can't be bought with coins, so I have to hire a smuggler for the order."
'Lawrence group as in Rick Lawrence?"
Eric remembered that person with a sired Vampire.
'Yes."
'Our Luna is a genius."
Rick was now happily wagging his tail, the bitterness of the moment ago vanished with Charlotte's voice. It was assuring for him that she was talking to them.
Seeing him in a daze, Charlotte spoke impatiently.
'I am going for shopping. I can't wander naked in the Pack."
Eric's menacing growl in reply amused her.
'Go to Hell!"
She picked up her phone and was about to leave when Eric stopped her.
'Eat something first. I will take you to the mall later."
'I am not hungry."
Charlotte brushed off his concern.
'Yes, you are."
He stood before the door, causing hindrance in her way out.
'I ate well yesterday. I don't think I need the next doze so soon."
She knitted her brows and spoke mockingly.
'I am sorry. I shouldn't have hit you."
Charlotte's lips curled up in a smirk at his apology.
'I shouldn't be here in the first place, but who is counting.
Are you taking me to the mall or not?"
Utterly defeated, Alpha Eric went outside with his Luna for the first time, whole Pack cherished their couple happily.
After so long, Good morning, Alpha was Good morning Alpha and Luna, the haze of his vexation washed out by his Pack mates' blessings.
Charlotte chose the brand store, and its owner panicked, arranging items for their visit.
'I would have called the designer before if I had the slightest idea of your visit today."
Eric asked him to relax and let them shop in peace. But it didn't go smoothly. Despite no interference, Eric and Charlotte broke into a fight.
'This dress is short."
'This is flashy."
'You can't wear it in the Pack house."
'You look way more pretty in it."
Eric's stupid objections to beautiful dresses baffled her, Charlotte place her selected outfits on the table and faced him.
'Listen to me carefully, Alpha. I have no interest in whoring around in your Pack. I will wear whatever I want.
For your information, I don't like to wear revealing clothes too, so sod off!"
This warning worked as a magic, and she bought a whole new wardrobe for herself without any hitch.
After this activity, Charlotte's mode was fresh like every other woman, so they went to a café and had breakfast together.
Charlotte's manager was bugging her nonstop, so they decided to go back but Luna Lily called her.
'Go to the temple and seek the Moon Goddess's blessings. The Head Priest is waiting for you."
'I am not going."
Listening to his conversation with Luna, Charlotte refused without even been asked.
'Just five minutes, please."
Eric's literally begging tone softened her heart, she texted her manager to postpone the meeting.
'Fine, five minutes!"
…
'Welcome, Alpha and Luna of the Silver Moon Pack."
The same female humble Priest greeted them at the entrance of the Moon Goddess's temple.
'You are the head Priest?"
Charlotte was puzzled because that young beauty and the title of the head Priest were opposite like Sky and the Earth.
'Yes, Luna. It's fate that we met on the day of your choice to be our Luna."
'When did I choose to be a Luna here?"
Charlotte's question reverberated the quiet building of the holy temple.