His Rogue Luna is a Princess (Mia and Derek) novel Chapter 18

Chapter 18

DEREK

The child barely came up to my waist, his wild curls bouncing as he tilted his head up at me. His amber eyes sparkled with mischief as he studied me. He didn’t look afraid–if anything, he was curious.

“I’ve never seen you before,” he said, matter–of–factly.

I smirked. “Maybe because I haven’t been here before.”

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He nodded as if that answer satisfied him. He had a strong aura–rare for a child his age- and I knew I was looking at a future Alpha. For reasons I couldn’t explain, a strange warmth spread through my chest.

“You seem to be in a bit of a hurry,” I pointed out.

He grinned, completely unfazed. “Not really. Just finished something important.”

I crouched down to his level, intrigued. “Yeah? What was so important?”

He looked around conspiratorially—his eyes landing on Joe and my men a little warily— and then leaned in toward me, whispering, “I pulled off a prank. A good one.”

“How good?”

“There’s flour all over the kitchen,” he said, his gap–toothed rapscallion smile grinning

from ear to ear.

“And how did that happen?” I couldn’t help but smile back.

“I put flour in the chef’s toke,” he giggled. “When he put it on his head…poof!”

I chuckled despite myself. There was something oddly familiar about his energy. “Sounds like you’re going to be in big trouble when they catch you.”

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He scrunched up his nose. “Maybe. But my mom always says if you’re going to do something, do it properly.”

I laughed. “Smart advice. Your dad say the same?”

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The boy’s expression flickered for a moment before he shook his head. “Don’t have one. Just me and my mom.”

A strange pang hit me in the chest at his words, but before I could say anything else, a voice

echoed down the hall.

He inhaled in surprise and whipped his head toward the sound. There were footsteps coming down the hallway. He turned to me, looking up at me with pleading eyes. “Don’t

tell!”

I raised myself to standing and made a zipping–my–lips–and–turning–the–key gesture. He grinned and without another word, he turned and bolted away, disappearing behind a pillar

just as voices approached.

Elena’s voice rang out. “Ai—”

She froze mid–syllable when she spotted me.

It was an awkward moment, but it only took her a moment to regain her composure. She straightened her spine. “Alpha Derek,” she said, nodding respectfully. Her eyes flitted to where Joe and some of my warriors stood.

Mason stepped forward. “Welcome to our home,” he said without any real warmth behind his words. “As my parents are currently abroad, Elena will be taking over the duties of Luna

in their absence.”

Joe snorted derisively. I would have corrected his rude behavior, but the moment Mason had said ‘our home,‘ Erebus snarled so viciously at the words ‘our home” that I couldn’t focus on anything else.

“We’ve been waiting, Luna,” Joe said, inflecting the word with as much disrespect as possible, as usual not missing any chance to be an ass. “Did you and Mason get lost on your

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