Chapter 37. Change of Heart

He said it.

The thing I never expected he would say.

The Alpha King apologized to me!

I didn’t understand what Alpha Edison meant by those words. Did he mean he finally realized that I was never meant to stay in that place? That I was never meant for something as big as his Luna?

It was something I wanted, right?

But why did it hurt so bad?

I didn’t sleep well that night because I waited for him to slip into the bedroom. But when he got to the door, he was so drunk that he just threw himself on the bed without taking off his suit and shoes. He reeked of alcohol as I stared at his face the whole night, anxious about what was on his mind.

With only two hours of sleep, Cindy and Louella prepared me for the early travel toward the city where the execution would be held. I wished I didn't have to go with them, but Alpha Edison required my presence in that place. I had a feeling they would use me as bait. To use me as a display in front of the cit