Chapter 6
The room was as silent as a cemetery … Truth to be told the atmosphere was similar to it as well. The beta and gamma was of loss of words. They were having a very hard time to understand the ridiculous speculation of their future luna.
"How the hell did she reach this conclusion?!!" was the only thought in both of their minds.
"This is what happens when you take such a long time to ask a girl out. Obviously she is gonna have doubts about such stuff. I can totally understand where she is coming from." thought Edward who had a slight premonition of things going south since the fourth day of his Alpha's visit to the flower shop but he didn't dare say anything.
Drake remained silent while taking a sigh every now and then. Suddenly he stands up from the couch and exclaims.
"So I guess … It's about time to change the strategy."
Drake was trying to be extremely patient towards Ancia because he didn't want to scare her off. In his mind , Ancia was like a small beautiful rabbit who was too defenseless in front of the big bad alpha who had every intention of pouncing on her. So, he endured himself and his wolf, Maximus ,and was trying to court her like a human but apparently this made him a gay person in the eyes of the love of his life. Drake sighs again. It was a big miscalculation on his part.
He decided that now he will no longer hold himself back but first thing first, he needs to clear up the misunderstanding of him being a gay.
Drake had no prejudice towards same sex relationships because if the moon goddess has paired them with a person of the same sex then it is nothing but a blessing. Drake suddenly chuckles a little which made both his beta and gamma flinch a little . In their eyes, the scene before them was something out of a horror movie. Drake muttering to himself and chuckling out of the blue was enough to make them feel scared while standing in the same room as him.
Drake looked towards his beta and said "Edward, tomorrow 11 am, you and Linda, Ancia's shop."
Edward listened to each word with full attention and nodded his head in understanding. Edward is a smart beta, he knows what his Alpha wants him to do. Another chuckle brings him back to earth. He looks at his alpha who had an amused expression on his face. Both Edward and Rick gulped because that expression was always a bad news for someone.
Edward could still recall the time when his Alpha took over the pack at the age of 17 and how the rogues decided to attack the pack using the change of leadership of the pack. The rogues got a tip from another pack who wanted to cease the chance to destroy Crimson Moon and they thought that because of this new Alpha's young age he will not be able to lead the pack properly during a fight. But what awaits them were nothing but cold and damp dungeons. All the rogues got caught and it was all thanks to Drake's strategy during the unexpected invasion. When Drake asked his warriors to not to kill any captured rogue , the other pack's alphas considered him too soft while others praised him for his compassion but all of that changed when on his birthday celebration a month after, which was also to celebrate their first victory under their new Alpha … Drake beheaded all those rogues and the alpha who gave them the tip. Drake also merged that alpha's pack into his.
"A pack needs an Alpha and an Alpha who gives a helping hand to rogues for destroying another's pack is not worthy enough to lead. He has been swayed away from the rightful path of being an alpha or should we say of being a werewolf...That's why I hereby humbly declare to take over this sinful Alpha's pack and will make sure that what happened to my pack will not happen to anyone else." said Drake with the same amused smile on his face. Every single word that he uttered that day was textbook perfect and even the elders were not able to find any fault in it. Because Drake had the testimonies from the rogues about the accused alpha's plan of destroying Crimson Moon .And now , it all made sense why Drake didn't kill the rogues before and invited every single pack's alpha to his birthday party. It was all planned. A cold blooded act that's what it was . And the elders decided to stay silent because if not , this sociopath alpha will declare war on the accused alpha's pack which will lead to unnecessary bloodshed that could be easily avoided .
It was such a chilling outcome that since then no pack ever decided to cross the Crimson Moon ever again. It not only made his pack even more powerful than before but also gave the other Alphas an unknown fear of losing their invisible crown.
Edward shook his head to wake up from that memory and decided to return to his own mate's embrace and make love to her all night long.
The next day,
Edward and Linda visited Ancia's shop first thing in the morning. Ancia greeted them like usual.
"This shop is so beautiful, Eddie." whispers Linda subconsciously while roaming her eyes around the shop like a child.
Edward had a soft smile on his face. It didn't take Ancia a lot of time to understand who Linda is and what her relationship with Edward is because the way Edward was looking at Linda answers it all. His gaze was full of love and adoration towards the brown haired girl with gray eyes.
Edward glanced towards Ancia.
"The flowers that you recommended last time, she loved them. She changed the water daily so that they can remain fresh for a long time and now she wants to decorate our bedroom with more of them" said Edward with an angelic smile.
Ancia smiled brightly after hearing this. It was weird for Ancia that the guy she was disliking for the past two weeks has started to seem like a good person to her all of a sudden. 'Was it because of his praise towards her flowers or was it because of the fact that he wasn't Drake's lover?'.. Either way Ancia was very happy.
Linda and Ancia had some small talk and this time Ancia recommended her a big bouquet of red tulips which symbolizes perfect love. Linda loved them and she thanked Ancia. After Linda and Edward left, Ancia was strangely giddy but then she suddenly recalled Drake's face from yesterday when she told him how she was rooting for Edward and him. She feels like digging a hole in the ground and burying herself for at least half the century as to avoid the embarrassment she was feeling right now.
It was sometime after lunch time and Ancia was eagerly waiting for Drake's arrival like usual but today Drake didn't visit the shop. Ancia was becoming more and more anxious by each passing moment and just when it was finally time to close the shop in the evening. She heard the bell chime and the shop's door open.It was a familiar face. It was Drake. Their eyes met and it was as if both of their faces lit up brightly at the sight of one another.
Drake took silent steps towards her and she greeted him like usual. Tonight Drake asked for a single red rose with a beautiful single ribbon attached to it and Ancia prepared it as he asked. She had questions. Lots of them. "Just who will he be giving this to? It's not Edward, now I know" and then suddenly a thought hit her. "Just because it is not Edward doesn't mean there can't be some other girl. After all Drake is an extremely attractive man and with a very nice personality that any woman would love" thought Ancia while her mood was becoming more and more sullen.
The order was ready and Drake paid for it. Just as she passed the beautiful rose to him. He gently slid it back to her on the counter. Ancia was confused by his action but the moment she looked at his face as to ask him why. Her unspoken question has been answered. The way Drake was looking at her made her stop all her movements and it was as if she could feel something warm in her heart.
"I am a little old school. I thought I was conveying everything in a subtle manner." said Drake with a voice that sent shivers down Ancia's spine and made her gulp without her knowledge.
And then the next moment it hit her. The flowers. All those flowers that he had been buying from her all these past days were not for anyone else. It was for her. He was trying to convey his feelings. Every single flower had meanings of sweet vows of love and affection. It makes sense as to why he would come just before her lunch time when there was no other customer or how he was stealing short glances at her every now and then. Once realization struck her she could no longer suppress her actual emotions.
The rosiest rose would've faded in comparison to the blush that touched Ancia's face. Meanwhile Drake was satisfied with her reaction. It was the proof that what he has been feeling since the first time their eyes wasn't what he was feeling alone. The feeling was mutual and Drake was ready to pounce the rabbit in front of him.
"Miss Ancia, If it's ok with you. I would like to ask you out on a date." said Drake .