Hiding The Lycan King's Heir

Alice Smith's POV.

After I made sure that all of Carter's favorite foods were prepared, I removed my apron and fixed my dress. Today is our second anniversary, and I prepared all of Carter's requested dishes.

Carter Black, my mate, is the next Alpha in the Gray Moon Pack. And as his future Luna, I always made sure that I gave him everything he wanted. Soon after his succession to be the next Alpha, we would gather our wedding and start our family together.

Since we found out that Carter and I were mated, we decided to live under the same roof together. My parents died when I was seven; my uncle George took care of me until I met Carter at the age of seventeen, and since then I have decided to move in with his pack. And for me, it was the best decision I ever made. He's a great lover; he always made sure that I was happy with our relationship. Some women in our pack adored him; some tried to seduce him, but he always told me that I was the only woman he dreamed of having in his life.

He's the only one I have, and I can't live without him.

After I put the napkin on the table, I heard a knock. I couldn't stop myself from smiling, but I felt that there was something wrong. Maybe I was just nervous. But I know everything will be okay.

I walked towards the door and opened it. The moment I felt the cold wind tap my bare arm, my breathing became heavy. Even though I tried to calm down, my heart wouldn't allow it.

"Uhmm… Elias, what are you doing here?" Even though my voice was shaking, I managed to ask him. "And where's Carter?" I peeked at their back, hoping that my mate was standing there and preparing some surprises.

Drake looked at Elias, then returned his gaze to me with hesitation, whether he needed to tell me something or not.

I couldn't put my smile away from them. "What? What happened? Where's Carter?"

"Carter…" Elias paused for a moment, then let out a heavy breath. "Carter is dead, Alice."

I furiously shook my head. "You're joking, right? This is a made-up surprise on our anniversary, right?" I walked towards him, and little bubbles of tears welled up in my eyes. "Where's Carter? This is not a good joke at all. Tell him to come back. I prepared all of his favorite dishes."

Not even in my dreams am I prepared for this kind of news. I knew how strong Carter was, and he always told me that no one could kill him.

None of them talked; they just bowed and shook their heads.

"Tell me now that this is just a joke! Tell me!" I grabbed Elias' collar and shouted at him more than twice just to tell me what I wanted to hear. But still, he didn't say anything.

"Sorry Alice… But Carter died to save a stranger. "

"No! You are lying, Drake! Carter is not dead!"

The silence enveloped for a moment, and the cold wind blew.

Carter was not dead. He was the only one I had. I don't know what would happen to me if I lost him.

I couldn't think much. My eyes were blurry. My body was shaking as every nerve in my body was about to collapse. There's nothing I can feel but the pain. It was hard to breathe.

"W-where is Carter's…" it was hard for me to ask more, I just wanted to see Carter.

Elias pointed the way to where I could see my lover. I pushed him just to walk past. I felt like I was walking in a fire, and every step made my soul burn repeatedly. The closer I got, the more my body trembled in fear. I took a deep breath as I stopped in front of a man's body. The sky was dark, and even the moon didn't want to show any sympathy.

"No…" I held my chest as I felt my heart break into pieces. In every breath, I felt the pain.

"We're sorry, Alice. We tried to save Carter from the other wolves who attacked the woman she tried to save, but their force was strong enough to kill him," Drake started to explain, but I couldn't hear anything.

My knees became vulnerable, and I fell to the ground. My eyes filled with tears, and as my lips parted, I tried to hold my man's face. Even though my hand trembled, I managed to touch him.

I closed my eyes tightly as I hugged Carter, fire burning inside of me.

"Carter!"

How could I manage to live without him? He was the only one I had.

I hugged Carter for the last time. "You left me alone. You promised me that you would never let me feel alone. Why, Carter?"

As I put his cold body down, my soul died too. I gaze into the distance with an empty gaze and an empty soul. I lost everything. They all leave me. Do I deserve this kind of pain? What's the purpose of my life now? I'm like dust in this world. Nothing worth living for.

I have no family. My lover died.

I don't want to live anymore. I felt like I was lost in a dark forest and couldn't find the way out. I am living in misery. Why am I still here? Why?

As the night gets deeper, the wind gets even colder, to the point that my tears dried from the breeze that brushed against my face. My body froze, and I felt nothing but pain. I wish I had died in the cold too. There's nothing more painful than being me.

There's nothing I have. Everyone I loved left me. What's the purpose of my life now?

Alice Smith's POV.

Water flows as the cricket sings. It was dark all around. I lived in the dark, in hell. looking at nowhere with a soul full of sorrows. My eyes couldn't produce more tears. I am tired. My body, my brain, and my soul were tired. I want to rest for a lifetime.

Helpless, I turned my head to the moon.

"If you are real, then why did you allow me to feel this? Why did you want to see me suffer?" How many times have I asked this of the Moon Goddess? Since she was the one who put me in this situation. I only asked her for a good mate, someone I could rely on, yet she still gets it away from me and throws me back to hell.

It's been a month since Carter's death, but still, everything that happened that night was fresh to me. It was hard to move on.

Since my mate died, I suffered more hatred from his pack. They said that I was the one who killed Carter. I was nothing but a disgrace. Yes, maybe I was.

"If you are really there, then give me one reason to be alive. I am tired of everything!" Even though I look stupid for talking alone, I still ask the Moon Goddess. If she loves us, why wouldn't she give me a reason to be alive?

I closed my eyes to at least ease my pain. After I let out a heavy breath, I slowly opened my eyes, and at the same time, I got up. Like how the night gets deeper, my body gets weaker, but even though I felt tired, I couldn't manage to sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, every memory of Carter came back.

I walked like a body without a soul. I let my feet move for me.

When my parents died, I felt the same pain. I thought that I had no hope at all because they were my life. They died because someone killed them. I was seven at the time, but I barely remember that night. Even the face of that man I couldn't even recognize. The trauma hunts me again when Carter dies. What if the reason behind it all was the same person? Or maybe I was just insane. I don't know.

As the wind blew, I smelled something. I slowly stopped and sniffed for a moment. Our pack house was in the distance, but there was something intriguing about the scent I smelled.

"It's him!" For the first time since my mate died, my wolf talked again.

"Him?"

"Our mate. It was him."

I was trying to calm myself by keeping my breath in line. I looked around, and I saw a man with a dark aura walking towards me. Even though his face was not clear to me, as his presence shows, he was...

"The Lycan King."

Impossible. He's not my mate. Carter was the one for me; my heart died with him. Seeing him again was like seeing a monster from the past.

No! He could never be my mate.

He stopped in front of me. I wanted to run and hide from him. My body was frightened by his deep look. His forest green eyes were looking straight at me, like he didn't want to let go of me. His perfect jawline twitched for a second. His wicked expression gives me pause as he examines my whole being.

"So, it's you?" Even his voice was as cold as ice. It sent shivers down my spine.

Everything is boiling up in my body right now. It's not what I prayed to the Moon Goddess for, or does she really want me to suffer even more?

"I… I don't –"

"Shut up! No one talks to me when I don't give permission."

He's not the Lycan King for nothing. I heard everything about him, like how strong he was, and it made me tremble out of hell right now. I am out of his league. Like they say, I was nothing but a disgrace.

As he ordered, I didn't say anything. I heard dried leaves in every step he made to be closer to me. I averted my face when I felt his finger touch my cheek, but he pulled me closer to him.

He was a total beast, like they said. Even in the few words he said, I felt how strong this man was.

I tried so hard to avert my gaze, but I lost. I looked back into his eyes and grew wide when I felt the connection we had. Sparks of pleasure traveled throughout my entire body as I felt his warm breath.

I need to calm myself.

I was about to open my mouth just to tell him that this was not right to feel when he didn't let me. He pulled me closer to him and claimed my lips like he owned them. I don't want to fool myself by telling myself that I didn't enjoy it. I love the feeling. I love the strong taste of his lips. His kiss got deeper as I felt something in my body. I let myself enjoy the sensation he gave me. A little moan escaped from me as his tongue slid inside my mouth. I also heard his groan as his kiss got deeper and deeper.

He bit my lower lip before he pushed me away from him. But I want more.

His lips made me crazy. I never crave for anything in my life, like how I crave that kiss.

I saw how the corner of his lips lifted as he saw how frustrated I was right now. I looked into his eyes with excitement, and I never thought that it would turn into complete disappointment.

"I, Collan Dawn, the Lycan King, reject you as my mate. I don't need a weak pathetic woman to be my Luna."