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Just a glare from her could send any man to his grave. The woman standing a few meters away with her back turned, blocking his path, was indeed the moon goddess. Her silky voice rang, even as her back was turned.

"Do you know the consequence of what you have done?"

The echo of her voice filled the woods, even the bats flew away. Denzel had no intention to leave until he got what he wanted. "I don’t care. You haven’t been fair to me."

"I gave you strength and wisdom." The silky voice rang again, but Denzel did not care that she was angry. She was responsible for pairing their kind, so how could she have given Valerie a man like Tristan?

If Denzel was not there on that fateful day, no doubt that she would have been killed. Now that he met the moon goddess for the first time, he began to call out her shortcomings.

"You took all my loved ones. You allowed them to die."

Surprisingly, the anger had drained from her voice, her tone gentle. "Much is expected from those who are given much."

Denzel scoffed, unamused by her explanation. "Because you give me strength, you take so much from me?"

"I’m glad you understand."

A harsh wind blew, and Denzel took a firm stand. He knew it was the moon goddess doing and couldn’t let his attention be divided.

"Valerie’s wolf. I need her back. You know that my rejection was not real."

"Rejection is rejection. The bond is broken. Her wolf would never come back. I gave the wisdom to write that book, and you have already been fed with its knowledge."

Somehow, Denzel found her response amusing this time and began to laugh. So, she was watching when he threw all the tantrums.

"You are not being fair. I rejected her to protect her. I love her."

"But you hold a grudge against her. Your heart is dark," the moon goddess accused. Perhaps, if he didn’t hold that grudge Valerie, things would have been easier.

"That is between us. I just want her to apologize."

"It doesn’t work that way, Alpha Denzel." Selene’s voice was calm, and Alpha Denzel’s voice was raspy. He wasn’t going to accept all her negative responses.

"Then show me the way. There are too many enemies. You could mention them too." If she could at least reveal his enemies, then this risk would be worth it.

"You only have one enemy. Out of him comes all the rest. If you look closely, you will find what you are looking for."

One enemy? Alpha Denzel understood that all his other enemies were being fueled by the mastermind. If he could get rid of him, then the rest would be nothing to him.

At this juncture, he humbled himself. "Help me this once. Please."

"That is cheating. Leave now."

It was clear that the moon goddess favored and was ready to pardon him, but Alpha Denzel was stubborn. He couldn’t leave without anything for his Valerie.

"No. You have to return her wolf now," he commanded, his Alpha tone taking charge. His wolf was alive because it concerned their rejected mate.

"There is a way." Selene said after a little pause. "If only you can win her heart as she is, she might get her wolf back."

Denzel knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Valerie felt nothing for him and never will, so how could he make her fall in love with him?

In spite of it all, he was determined to not give up on her. "Is that all?"

"You must make sure that she doesn’t get killed in your attempt to show her love, or you will never be mated again. Your reign will become unfruitful because you will be without an heir."

She won’t mention that enemy but was telling him to be cautious they don’t hurt Valerie. If that happened, then he will be doomed.

Well, he never intended to allow Valerie to suffer the same fate Lisa did. "Thank you. I will find a way." He turned to go, but everything blurred ahead of him. It was as if his vision was covered with a fog.

When he turned back, the moon goddess was still there, and he could see that her back was still turned but looking the other way, his vision blurred once more.

Before he could inquire what was happening to him, Selene spoke, "It’s not so easy, Alpha Denzel. You called me out of a busy schedule, and you have to pay."

Alpha Denzel was confused, but the next moment, the moon goddess turned around. With the rage in her eyes as they met his, a sharp pain cruised through his head, and he lost consciousness.

Beautiful blue eyes gazed down at Alpha Denzel when he opened his eyes. "Where am I?"

He propped himself to a sitting position as he asked Luna Fernanda. Her gaze was filled with love.

"I was worried but glad to have found you in the woods. You’ve been unconscious for two days, and your phone never stopped ringing."

Denzel could not care about his phone at this moment. All that mattered to him was Valerie. "Did you answer it?" He asked, Fernanda shook her head and offered him a glass of water.

"No."

"Good." Alpha Denzel accepted the water from her and after gulping it down, she asked him,

"So what happened?"

As he tried to recall everything, a painful headache took control of his mind. Alpha Denzel massaged his temples to no avail. "What did she do to me?"

Luna Fernanda panicked, she took the drinking glass from him and helped him back to bed. "How are you feeling?" She asked worriedly, ready to call the pack doctor to attend to him.

She knew that this might be Alpha Denzel’s punishment for calling out the moon goddess. Selene never liked her quiet moments disturbed.

"I feel a sharp pain in my head when I try to remember all that she said." Alpha Denzel was sweating profusely. Luna Fernanda reminded him,

"There is always a price to pay for meeting the moon goddess."

Alpha Denzel did not care, planning to leave instantly. He had to see Valerie...