The Enemy Alpha Wanted His Heartless Luna Chapter 04

Trevor calls out to me from the side.

“Hey, sis! Here he comes! Alpha Brandon’s coming!”

“He’s volunteering to be Leah’s escort because he wants to use this chance to make up for the proposal he owes you.”

“Don’t go crying happy tears when he surprises you later!”

Before he can finish speaking, Brandon is already standing in front of me.

He holds out the laurel token tied with a red ribbon.

“Are you going to take it or not?”

The laughter along the riverbank dies instantly.

The blush hasn’t faded from Leah’s cheeks, but the smile in her eyes slowly disappears.

I stare at the token.

My hands hang limply at my sides. I can’t even find the strength to lift them.

“Grace?”

Brandon’s hand freezes in midair.

He glances down at the red ribbon dangling from the token, then looks back at me.

“Are you still mad?”

“I volunteered to be her escort today specifically so I could get this blessing token for you. Standing next to her meant I was close enough to catch it first.”

“I didn’t tell you beforehand because I wanted it to be a surprise.”

I say nothing. I simply look at him in silence.

The smile gradually fades from his face.

“Grace, are you even listening to me?”

I turn my eyes away and refuse to look at him.

He holds the token out a little farther.

“Just take it. It’s a blessing from the Moon Goddess. Aren’t you the one who believes in this stuff more than anyone?”

I still don’t reach for it.

He finally loses his patience.

“Are you seriously going to fight me on everything?”

At some point, Leah has left the procession boat and pushed her way to the front of the crowd.

“Grace, Brandon went out of his way to bring you the token. Just take it.”

“Brandon told me he was going to propose to you before, but I suddenly got sick that day, and he had to stay with me at the pack hospital. That’s why he couldn’t make it. Isn’t he making it up to you now? Why are you still…”

“Leah!”

Holden rushes over and clamps a hand over her mouth.

“Why would you bring that up again? You know she gets upset every time you mention it. Why keep going?”

Then he turns to me.

“Grace, Leah was actually the one who suggested Brandon become her escort. She wanted him to catch the Moon Goddess’s blessing token first so he could finally give you the proposal ceremony he owes you.”

Brandon gives me a faint smile, bends down, and softens his voice.

“So, can you forgive me for what happened at the Luna selection yesterday?”

His voice is gentle.

In the past, all it takes is for him to lower his voice and coax me like this, and my eyes are already filling with tears.

But now, standing beneath the moonlight and looking at his anxious face, I feel absolutely nothing.

When I still don’t react, he waves his hand in front of my face.

“Grace?”

I stare at his moving fingers without even blinking.

“What’s wrong with her…”

Brandon’s hand stops in midair.

“Grace, you’re scaring me.”

I can hear his voice, but it sounds as though it’s coming through a thick wall of water, muffled and distant.

The crowd along the riverbank gradually falls silent. Everyone is staring at me.

I stand beneath the laurel tree with my hands hanging at my sides, my voice calm and steady.

“I’m fine. I just don’t see the point anymore.”

“Don’t see the point?”

Brandon frowns.

“What does that even mean?”

Trevor is the first to react. He shoves his way through the crowd and rushes over to me, staring at my face as he stamps his foot in panic.

“Oh, no. Oh, no! Was my sister telling the truth this whole time?”

“The elders have been warning us for years that the Blood Moon curse isn’t a myth! If a she-wolf reaches her tenth Blood Moon after coming of age without being chosen by someone who truly cares about her, the Moon Goddess will seal away her wolf!”

“She can still walk, eat, and talk like everyone else, but she’ll never feel happiness, sadness, anger, or joy again. She’ll never be able to fall in love with anyone, either!”

After hearing this, Holden actually laughs. He reaches over and gives Trevor a playful smack on the back of the head.

“Trevor, what century are you living in? You still believe that stuff? It’s just a story the elders tell to scare young wolves into following tradition. Your sister’s upset because we didn’t choose her, so now she’s throwing a fit.”

Brandon stands a few feet away.

After hearing Holden’s explanation, the crease between his brows finally smooths out.

He glances down at the laurel token in his hand and casually slips it into his pocket.

“Fine. Let her be mad. I’m the one who spoiled her rotten, so I guess I’ll just have to put up with it. We’ll talk when she’s finally ready to get over herself.”

Leah steps out of the crowd and gently tugs at his sleeve.

“Brandon, you should still explain things to Grace properly. I don’t want you two ruining your relationship because of me.”

Brandon glances back at me before turning to pat Leah on the head.

“Don’t worry about her.”

“Our bonding ceremony is tomorrow, and she’s still throwing a tantrum. I’ll take you home first.”

Leah presses her lips together in a shy smile and obediently follows him.

Trevor remains where he is, looking from their retreating figures to me.

“G… please, stop being so stubborn.”

“You two are supposed to have your bonding ceremony and then visit Mom’s grave together, remember? How would Mom feel if she saw you like this?”

I don’t look at him.

Beneath the moonlight, I lower my eyes to my shadow.

I know I’m still the same person I was before.

It’s just that something inside me feels hollow now, like a house that’s been emptied of all its furniture.

The walls are still standing. The roof is still there. But whoever walks inside will hear nothing but their own voice echoing back at them.

“Trevor.”

“Huh?”

“Where does Garrett live?”

Trevor freezes. When he speaks again, he can barely get the words out.

“Garrett who? Garrett Beaumont? That Alpha jerk? Why are you asking about him? You two have been at each other’s throats since you were kids. You’ve never even liked each other!”

“I need to find him.”

“What for?”

I finally lift my head and look at him calmly.

“To get married.”