Alpha Damien’s Trouble Maker Novel

Chapter 10 Selene I passed her the small cloth and said, "Here you go." 05 Evelyn stared at my hand for a long moment. Even after we'd made up, she still couldn't quite believe I was being kind to her. She looked down at the little square of fabric, her fingers trembling, then lifted her eyes to mine. There was no hatred there, and when she saw that, she accepted the cloth. "Thank you, Miss Selene," she whispered, wiping at her cheeks. Nearly thirty minutes had passed since we'd reconciled, and she hadn't stopped crying once.

She was overwhelmed, but I didn't try to silence her, I let her wail as long as she needed, holding her close whenever she shuddered. Eventually, the sobs began to fade, and she grew quiet. I studied her face. Evelyn was young and beautiful. There was no long scar across her cheek yet, which meant the accident hadn't happened. I sighed in relief, a smile tugging at my lips. Evelyn dabbed at her face one last time and noticed me watching. She flushed and quickly looked away, embarrassed. "I-I apologise for crying and making a scene, Miss Selene." she murmured. I chuckled softly.

"It's fine, Evelyn." Then I tapped my chin, as if weighing something important. "But I think we need a few rules." Her brows lifted. "Rules?" she echoed, puzzled. "Yes, rules. Just a few, to make things easier." When I caught the flicker of worry in her expression, I waved it off. "Don't fret, it's nothing difficult." AL 19 I held up one finger. "Rule number one, you don't have to apologise every time. I won't be offended if you slip up. If something's wrong, I'll simply correct you, nothing more." She nodded, uncertain. I held up a second finger.

"Second rule, fight." "Fight?" she repeated, bewildered. "Yes. Fight. If someone bullies you, you don't swallow it. If they try to frame you, don't stand there and take it. If they get physical, hit hard enough that they remember who they messed with and won't do it again." Her eyes widened. "W-won't that implicate you?" she whispered. "I don't want to cause trouble for you. Rumors spread fast in the pack." I let out a short, scornful laugh. "I don't have a good reputation to begin with, why should I care what those tiny insects think? They can all go to hell.

I'll do whatever I want." Evelyn glanced around as if afraid someone might overhear, eyes flicking to the doors and the servants moving about. Then she looked back at me, panting slightly from the effort of calming down, and nodded as if committing the rules to memory. "O-okay, I understand, Miss Selene." I nodded, satisfied "Good. Now that we've taken care of that, we focus on the issues at hand." She nodded again, waiting for me to continue. Think about something." I said. 12:39 Tue, Dec 23 MG Chapter 10 Her head tilted. "My lady?" "Anything," I urged, waving my hand lightly to coax her.

"Especially something that has to do with me. I want to confirm something." Her brows furrowed, but when I gestured again, she gave a hesitant nod. 'Hmmm, Miss Selene is so kind and beautiful. Why did Lord Kane slap her beautiful face? I felt like slapping him back." I froze, lips parting slightly as the thought slipped into my head as clear as spoken words. I stared at her, my heart quickening. I could hear her. The corners of my mouth curved upward despite my confusion. Gods, was this real? Did I really have the gift to hear what other people were thinking?

Before, I hadn't paid it much mind; there was too much chaos and too many accusations thrown my way. But this was different. This wasn't the mind-link, that had limits and was meant for communication, not for prying into thoughts. In all my lives, nothing like this had ever happened. I bit my bottom lip. Did the Moon Goddess give me a gift? If so, I need to learn its limits, what it could do and what it couldn't. I couldn't afford to misuse it, especially against the wrong people. But damn it, it would be an amazing weapon against my enemies. 'Is Miss Selene okay?

I hope the fever doesn't make her weak again." I heard her worried thought and looked up at her, offering a soft smile. "How many hours did I sleep for?" I asked, changing the subject. Evelyn blinked. "Hours? You are wrong, my lady. You slept for a week, not an hour. I paused, staring at her in disbelief. "A week?" She nodded quickly, worry flashing across her face. "Yes, my lady. You were so sick, you even had a huge fever. I was so worried about you. At some point, you even stopped breathing." My brow arched. "I stopped breathing...?" She looked down, wringing her hands.

"It was only for a minute, but after a while, you got better." A week. In all my past lives, I had never been unconscious for so long. My rebirth must have taken a toll on my body this time, draining it so much that it forced me into that deep sleep. I leaned back against the pillows. A week? What else had changed with this life? "You mentioned that time that the doctor wouldn't come. Why is that?" Evelyn bit her lip so hard it almost bled. I knew her too well. It wasn't that she didn't want to answer, it was that she feared it would hurt me.

But what else could hurt me now, after everything I had lived through? "Speak, Evelyn," I told her gently, though my tone left no room for argument. "Don't worry about me." She looked at me, hesitant, then finally lowered her eyes. "The temple doctor wouldn't come. He stayed with Lady Sienna almost every day. When I cried and begged him to come, he said..." Evelyn's voice broke before she forced the words out, "he said you didn't matter, and he wouldn't let the real moonborn die. I even begged your brothers, but Lord Kane said you were pretending just to get attention, and Lord Cross...

he didn't even pay me any attention at all." "I see." 12:39 Tue, Dec 23 Chapter 10 Evelyn's eyes flickered up, searching my face for emotion. I could see the concern etched there, but I couldn't blame her. The old me would have shattered into pieces upon hearing such words, crying that noborly loved me, and begging for affection I would never get. "That is better." I said, my voice calm, and detached. "I wouldn't want to owe anyone like them for saving my life. Thank you for saving my life, Evelyn." Her body froze, as if she didn't believe I was thanking her.

She slowly looked down, her voice small. "I didn't do much, Miss Selene." "What do you mean? You saved my life." She shook her head. "I didn't want to tell you because I didn't want you to be worried about anyone else when you were sick yourself. But... I can't take the credit." I waited silently, watching her until she forced herself to continue. "When you fell sick, and I begged the doctor, no one answered me. Except for a young boy working in the temple as an apprentice for the doctor. He said you could get better if we found a plant, they called it Silverpetal.

It's a highly rare plant, but I couldn't leave your side to look for it. Silas went instead." "When he returned with it, he was wounded. Before I could even tend to him, the temple guards stormed in and arrested him for leaving without permission on the holy night. He's still detained, and still being punished. They won't even let me see him." For a moment I just stared at her, my face blank. A slow, cruel smile curved my lips, but my eyes remained sharp and merciless. So while I slept, those bastards dared to bully my people? They're about to pay for that.

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