Submission is Not My Style novel Chapter 57

It doesn’t take long before the pack building comes into view through the trees–and the second I step out of the cover of the woods, my smirk vanishes. 

The place is crawling with guards. Not mine. Royal ones. 

They’re standing like polished statues, dressed in their fancy armor with that arrogant air they all carry like perfume. But what makes me straighten my spine with pride is the way my warriors stand right beside them–silent, alert, unmoved. Not one of them flinches. Not one backs down. They look the royals in the eye like equals. 

It makes my blood hum. 

It was een: comes we won’t bis the ones to bas, 

But then set it. 

My pack members gathered at the front stops, cheering like it’s some damn coronation. 

“Lady Celestial 

“All hail the Alpha King’s daughter!” 

“Our future Luna!” 

My fists clench so tight I swear I hear my knuckles pop. 

I can’t stand their voices, their stupid blind joy. They don’t even know her. She could poison the damn pack and they’d still kiss her feet because of her royal blood. No. Fuck this. 

I duck through the side and slip into the building through the back door before any of them sees me. I move fast down the corridor, ignoring the curious stares from the few pack members inside. My footsteps echo sharply as I throw open my office door and step in with a scowl carved deep into my face. 

Seconds later, the door swings open again, and Khaos steps in. He’s just returned from one of the business trips he usually handles on my behalf. 

1 walk around my desk and drop into my chair, my fingers tapping impatiently on the polished wood. 

“Why haven’t you dismissed those damn people outside?” I snap. “They’re disturbing the fucking peace of the forest, not to mention my mood.” 

Khaos stays quiet for a moment, clearly choosing his words carefully. 

“The pack wants you to hold an introduction ceremony,” he says slowly. “For the Alpha King’s daughter. They’re getting impatient. News of your… marriage has spread fast. And once the rest of the pack finds out she’s here, that crowd out there is going to double. Maybe triple.” 

1 hiss sharply through my teeth, pushing back from my desk and rising to my feet. 

“When did I ever say I was marrying her?” I growl. “They want an introduction? Of who, exactly? A woman I’m not even mated to? Hell no. I already have a mate. I’m not going to parade another woman around like she’s my Luna.” 

I jab a finger toward the window, toward the cheering crowd.“I don’t care if she’s the Alpha King’s damn goddess. I’m not introducing anyone who doesn’t bear my mark.” 

Khaos straightens, his jaw clenched. “With all due respect, Alpha…” 

The way he says it already sets me off. 

“…I believe Lady Celestia would make a better Luna. The pack already adores her. Unlike that disrespectful, untamed brat the mooh goddess cursed you with. She’s not Luna material–no manners, no grace. She doesn’t even know how to submit-” 

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