Moonlight Betrayal Chapter 59

Chapter 59

Kaeleen’s POV

I couldn’t help but laugh at Felipe’s words. He was lying through his teeth. Everyone in my pack knew who Leon was at this point. When I had first co back from the Moonshade pack after the eting, my annoyance had been obvious for everyone to see. I was livid, and at so point, my mbers had given space, but I cald down later.

During that ti, they asked around. Rebecca specifically had inquired about what was going on and why I was grumpy, and she told them the story of how everything had gone down in the Moonshade pack. She had been annoyed as well. And even Alex, who liked to claim that his wife was the gossip, had spread the news. So everyone knew about the Moonshade pack and the fact that the Alpha was the reason they got to et Astrid so late. They also hated that he treated her like trash and the fact that he disrespected her.

"What do you an you don’t know ?" I heard Leon ask Felipe in anger.

Felipe replied calmly, "Am I supposed to know you? Are you an actress, an actor, a musician, or perhaps you are in politics like our Rebecca, or more famous than half the mbers of our pack?"

"I do not have to be in politics to be famous," Leon gritted out.

"True. Our Alpha isn’t in politics, but he’s famous due to his nurous businesses. Is that what you do? Are you a businessman?" Felipe asked, purposely getting on Leon’s nerves.

I was dying with laughter. I could switch to the caras at the entrance to see how Leon was reacting to the obvious disrespect, but I wasn’t going to do that. There was no need to familiarize myself with his face before I could even see him face to face. Just knowing that he was here made irk already.

"Felipe," I called out.

"Yes? Should I send him away?" he asked hopefully.

"No. Let him in."

"Boss..." he began, trying to argue.

"There is a reason, and I know what I’m doing. If he tries to do anything on my turf, then he is seeking death, we both know that," I told him.

Felipe released a sigh. "Alright. But just so you know, this man is here like he ca for war, coming with nurous cars and people."

"I know," I said to Felipe.

Our spy had already told us that Leon was coming with notable elders and that he planned on using whatever ans necessary to get Astrid back. But he would need to accept that she was already my mate and that she wasn’t going back to him. I wasn’t going to let it happen. The call ended, and I turned to Alex.

"Arrogant even in soone else’s ho," Alex muttered with disgust.

"And Felipe must have served him a dose of reality," I said with a laugh.

"Astrid needs to know. He ca for her," he said to .

I gave him a nod.

"Will she be okay?" Alex asked .

"She seed determined not to go back to him yesterday. I’m hoping that is still the case this morning," I said to him.

"What if he uses her sister again?" he asked .

I frowned. After Astrid ca back, things had been moving faster than expected that I didn’t even bother to ask her about her sister. I hated that Leon even used her sister to get her to go back to him, but I hated Clara more for putting herself in a position where Leon could use her to lure her sister in. The sa sister who would likely do anything for her.

"We’ll just have to wait and see, right?" I asked him. "Well, it’s ti to et our guest, but not without Astrid."

Alex gave a nod as we made our way to Astrid’s room. She was already awake when I got there.

"Hi," she said as I walked in.

I made sure to focus on her face and not the nape of her neck and how inviting it was. Or that fine, milky skin, or the scent of roses emanating from her, which I suspected was due to the shower gel she used. But staring directly at her made realize just how beautiful her eyes were, how perfect the shape of her lips were, how utterly beautiful she was...

"Kaeleen?"

I coughed and shook my head.

’Focus, Kaeleen.’

"I’m sorry," I said to her.

"No problem. Is sothing the matter?" she asked with a frown on her face.

"Um... I know you just had your bath, and you are probably thinking of taking a rest today after everything."

She chuckled. "No. If at all, I was thinking that perhaps I could get a start on the work I’m ant to do for the pack. Familiarize myself with things, you know."

I blinked.

"You want to start work imdiately and not rest?" I asked her because I could not fathom it.

"Why do you sound so surprised?" she asked .

"Because I am. No one is asking you to do anything imdiately, Astrid. You can take so ti to rest. No one is pressuring you," I told her.

"I know that, but I’m bored just sitting around. There is literally nothing for to do, and I don’t want to seem pathetic or incompetent when I have just gotten the position," she said to .

"Pathetic? Incompetent? Nah, no one would think that. Normally, after the mating ritual, the mates get a three-day break or honeymoon or whatever. So even extend it to a month or so," I told her.

"Oh," she said to in realization. "I didn’t know that. But still, I couldn’t just sit around without doing anything."

"Who said you were not going to do anything today..." Alex coughed outside, making realize the reason why I had co here in the first place.

I was already getting carried away, which was becoming a normal and recurring occurrence whenever I was in Astrid’s presence.

"As to why I ca here this morning," I said to her, and she gave a nod. "Leon is here."

I gauged her reaction, observing her to see if she would be annoyed, relieved, or excited. I just wanted to see anything, but she showed nothing at all. She only gave a nod.

"To get back, I presu?"

"Yes. But like I said, I’m not going to let that happen," I told her.

She laughed. "Oh, I know. But I’m also not going to let him get what he wants. You don’t need to do the protecting all the ti, Kaeleen. I can protect myself also."

Hearing her words made my heart swell with pride, and I bead.

"Well, I better get dressed to receive our visitor," I said to her with a smirk.

"How should I dress? Casual or classy?" she asked .

And that was when I realized that she still didn’t have much clothing. There were so many basic things she needed since she had nothing at all in the Moonshade pack.

"Do you have sothing to wear?" I asked her.

"Yeah. I can make do with the things you ordered," she told .

"But it’s not enough," I said to her. "How about I take you shopping after this? You don’t have to do any work today. I’ll also introduce you to an assistant to help you with work, is that okay?"

"You don’t have to go that far," she argued.

"But I want to. And I’m not taking no for an answer," I told her.

"Fine," she said with a laugh. "But don’t forget that we have a visitor, and we are keeping him waiting."

"Patience is a virtue," I said with a wink, but then I rembered Clara.

"What if he cos with your sister?" I asked her.

"I don’t have a sister."

Just those words and the way her eyes darkened told everything I needed to know.

I gave her a nod. "See you soon," I said to her as I made my way out of her room.

This ti, Leon really wasn’t going to be able to get her back because, instead of , Astrid herself wouldn’t allow it.

I made sure to take my ti getting showered. When I was done, I decided to go with sothing casual, jeans and a shirt that showed off the tattoos on my hands.

Alex laughed when he saw . "I’m so going to love this."

" too."

We made our way to Astrid’s room, and she was ready also. I had sent word that we would arrive together, so she waited for . She was dressed casually too, in a gown that hugged her breasts and showed off her shape but was flared from the waist down and ended on her knees. Her hair was in French braids, and it suited her well.

"Ready?" I asked her with a smile.