The Brutal Alpha's Tender Daughter novel Chapter 26

I was the obvious choice for a Luna.

A female.

Someone who could give him children.

Someone the society expected for a Luna.

Someone probably his parents and pack expected too.

However, I was not the obvious choice for his heart and we both knew that was all that mattered.

As I stood there frozen in Levin's embrace all I could think about was that I was not his mate.

I was not the one who had been destined to stand beside Levin forever.

It was not me who was supposed to love and cherish him.

I was not the one who he would look at with affection and yearning.

The rational part of me understood all that, but the emotional part was a whole other matter.

I felt the tingles when Levin was touching me.

I felt attracted to Levin.

And I definitely felt a bond between us.

However, I was not his mate.

Why moongodess did you make it this hard for me?

My wolf howled in my mind feeling the pain herself.

So I gave in, for one second I let myself relax in Levin's embrace.

For one second I let myself believe that I was the right one, that I was wanted not because of my gender, but because of me.

For one second I let myself feel what it meant to be loved.

However, as soon as I made skin contact with Levin something struck me as odd and I was harshly brought back to the present.

The tingles... They had been the reason why doubts had started to emerge.

"Levin.", I softly whispered and something in my voice urged him to lift his head.

I saw the tears streaming down his face and I gently wiped them away. I knew Levin would not like where this conversation was leading too, but for his sake, Oliver's and mine I had to confront him with the truth.

At first I was confused as to what he was talking about, but as he continued speaking I knew I had to clear up this misunderstanding.

"My wolf has brown fur, not black, so...yes....I'm not fit to be an Alpha, I'm not worthy of this position....I..."

I cupped his face in both of my hands in order to stop his rambling and searched his eyes.

There was so much agony and helplessness in his gaze that I started to cry myself.

"I'm sorry you have suffered for so long Levin."

Suprise appeared in his eyes and I took this as my sign to continue.

"I have no idea why the colour of your wolf is brown, but in the last couple of days you have definitely shown me that you posses Alpha qualities."

Levin tore himself away from me not being able to stand my statement. He felt like a volcano, who was ready to erupt any given moment. I knew he had to get whatever it was that was bothering him off his chest.

Something inside me whispered I should be scared, I should run and hide from him, but how could I leave Levin, even if we were not mates, when he was clearly suffering from expectations set so high that he was not able to meet them.

So I prepared myself for his outburst and told myself again and again that Levin would not hurt me. I could feel it deep inside me that Levin was a good person and that I had to trust my gut feeling.

However, for someone who had been scared of confrontations for practically her whole life, because of the punishments that followed them, that was a lot to ask.