Chapter 7

••• Victoria’s POV ••• Elijah had promised to give everything to her? That was just too much! I turned my head, ready to bite her hand, but she withdrew before I could do it. “What a beast,” she snarled at me and punched me through the gap between the bars. I wasn’t expecting it, and the punch sent me tumbling backward, and I lost my footing, making me land on my butt. Evelyn looked at me with disdain as she shook her hand. “What a weakling,” she mocked. “You deserved it. Anyway, this place reeked so much, it would taint my scent.” “Anyway, I’m done with you. I’m just here to put you in your place.” Goddess, I hated how she acted like she was the Luna of the pack already. “Actually, my main point in coming here is to tell you that Alpha Damien Verlice of the Infernal Shadows Pack is coming to visit our pack, and we are going to hold a reception banquet to welcome him,” she informed me, and my heart skipped a beat. “And guess what? Elijah will be bringing me in place of you.” She threw me another smug look before turning around and leaving me alone again in the cold dungeon. Her smug look didn’t hurt me as much as her words. I shouldn’t expect anything from Elijah anymore. However, it still hurt me to think he would still banish me, his Luna, his lawfully wedded wife, in a dungeon while he paraded his mistress with no shame whatsoever or thought about my feelings. A single tear escaped my eyes. How could he be so cruel? I rubbed the dried blood that had trickled from my nose due to Evelyn’s punch. Luckily, although Lya was still in a deep slumber, I still didn’t lose any of my werewolf powers, and my wound had started healing, except for the burns on my wrists that were caused by the silver cuffs. I lay on the cold dungeon ground and curled my body into a fetal position, letting more tears fall from my eyes. I couldn’t believe this would happen to me - A once beloved daughter of the Alpha of one of the strongest packs and heiress to a renowned perfume company was betrayed and imprisoned by someone I loved. But since Alpha Damien was coming, it meant I still had hopes to be freed from this dungeon and the shameless duo of my husband and his mistress. The next day, my Beta, Felix, sneaked into the dungeon and brought me loaves of bread and bottles of water, and I devoured them like it was the best meal I had ever eaten. Hey, don’t judge me. I had been denied food and drink, and it was only natural for me to act like that. “Felix, do you know how many of the Palemane Claws Pack members have turned their loyalty from me to Elijah and his pack?” I asked him once I finished all the food and drinks he brought me. “I know some of them have turned their backs against me. They helped to drag me here without showing any remorse.” “Luna, I assure you many of our pack members still support you,” he replied with a respectful tone. I breathed a sigh of relief, but then I remembered how many of my pack members had told me they were being excluded by Elijah except for those he deemed advantageous for him and his pack, but I was too blinded by my love for Elijah to see it. My back slumped against the wall, and my lips curled into a bitter smile. “Felix, do you think everything that has happened for the past few days was my fault?” I stared straight into my Beta’s eyes. “Evelyn told me I was the shameless one since I kept chasing after Elijah, knowing he might never love me.” Felix was very loyal to me, and although he was my Beta, he was never afraid to speak his mind, so I expected him to always be honest with me. Not breaking eye contact, he sighed, “Love can do that to a person. You’ve done so much for him and his pack, but he was ungrateful. And he still dares to take on a mistress. Maybe this could be a lesson for you, Luna.” “Yeah…” I whispered with my eyes closed. Maybe the Moon Goddess was giving me a lesson not to give my heart to anyone again easily but to love myself and to focus more on my pack, its members, and my business empire. I opened my eyes and looked at my Beta again. “I regret everything, but everything will end soon.” Felix's brows furrowed, and he asked with concern, “What do you mean by that, Luna? You are not going to do something foolish, aren’t you?” For the first time since I was imprisoned, I chuckled. “No.” I shook my head. “You will know about it soon.” I couldn’t actually tell him until Alpha Damien came since I still didn’t know what he wanted from me. “I heard Alpha Damien Verlice of the Infernal Shadows Pack is coming soon?” He nodded in response. “Please bring him to meet me when he arrives,” I commanded. A flash of confusion and apprehension crossed his brown eyes, but I assured him that Alpha Damien wouldn’t do anything terrible to me. “Alright, Luna, I trust you,” he said before his eyes glossed over, and I knew someone must have summoned him through the mindlink. “Go,” I ordered him. “Don’t let them know you visited me. And remember, do your best to bring Alpha Damien here.” He nodded and excused himself. With my stomach full, I felt stronger and couldn’t wait to meet Alpha Damien. Elijah might think he now had power over my pack members, but after knowing Felix's words, I was sure he didn’t realize that our combined pack’s strength was still in my grasp.