Elisa's pov
My heart was jumping inside my chest faster than ever whereas my breath was stuck in my throat.
The first thought that disrupted the peace of mind was…Is he here for our first night?
Our deal was based on pregnancy, but would it be okay for me to carry this man's pup of all people? He was my sworn enemy and a lunatic on top of that.
Tristan Presley was dangerous and cursed!
I was so desperate for revenge that I overlooked everything else, even death.
But if I were to go back in time and faced the same choice again…I would still choose Tristan Presley over Kian Salvatore a thousand times.
Tristan was my sworn enemy, and if he wanted, he could have killed me, but when everyone left my hand…he reached out to me in the heavy rain.
For me, Tristan Presley was my salvation.
"Were you asleep?" His deep voice asked.
"No, not really." My lips murmured.
He walked past me and perched on the
king-size bed, spreading his legs slightly.
Kian had never entered our bedroom and that's why intimacy was kind of alien to my knowledge. Not to mention it wasn't any man I was going to sleep with, but Tristan Presley.
What if he doesn't like our first time?
My lips sucked in a deep breath and I removed the shawl from my shoulders and dropped it on the floor.
"Don't remove your clothes." He ended his sentence with a smirk.
"Uhm…aren't we going to do it?"
My words inquired.
His long fingers slicked back his dark hair and he put on a straight face. Even his eyes turned gelid.
"Come closer." He commanded.
My feet took a few steps forward.
"Take that chair and sit." He pointed at the one in front of the vanity table.
I grabbed the chair and perched on it.
"There are some things you should know about the curse."
My eyes narrowed down to his lips.
"It is not easy to conceive my seed."
"By any chance, if you succeed in conceiving my seed, that's great. Though you might die in two days."
My heart dropped to my stomach.
I knew it was dangerous but listening from his mouth made me lose my confidence.
What did you get yourself into, Elisa?
"Out of ten, only two women succeeded in conceiving my seed, and both of them died the next day."
I started coughing.
"How m-any wom-en have you slept with?"
His head tilted slightly.
"That's none of your business!"
Of course, he would keep it to himself.
"So when do we sleep together?" My timid voice asked, scared and embarrassed.
"Are you in a hurry to warm my bed?"
He scoffed.
"No, that's part of our contract…" I panicked.
"We will only fuck each other on a full-moon night since the full moon holds strong power and weakens the curse. There will be a higher chance for you to conceive my seed."
I looked outside the window and the
half-moon caught my eyes in the dark sky.
"Okay…but shouldn't you use more gentle words instead of using that word." My lips complained.
"What's wrong with fuck?" His hands rested on either side of the bed.
Tristan Presley had no filter mouth.
"That's not respectful…"
"Let me stop you there!" He got up from the bed and walked over to me. My chest tightened and adrenaline rushed down my blood.
His grip pressured either side of the chair's handles and his face moved closer to mine. I could even feel his warm breathing caressing my lips.
"The moment you decided to sleep with your ex-husband's enemy, you sacrificed your shame and respect."
His words widened my eyes.
"Respect? Let me remind you...you're soon going to be in my bed, naked."
My cheeks flustered.
"We're going to embrace each other's naked bodies and you will be moaning and screaming my name."
"Stop it! Please!" My voice shouted.
He chuckled shamelessly.
"Are you still worried about respect?"
"No, you're right." My defeated voice agreed.
"The moment I decided to sleep with you I sacrificed my shame and respect."
His words hurt my pride but was there any pride even left in me?
My own pack never showed me any respect and I was asking a man from the enemy pack to control his mouth.
You're still a fool, Elisa Lopez.
His fingers touched the bottom of my long hair and a smile glinted on his lips.
"You have beautiful hair…golden and brown mix." He whispered, looking into my eyes with a soft gaze.
The first ever man who praised my hair.
"Elisa"
"Tomorrow I'm going to announce you as my Luna in front of our whole pack. They might rebel and say some harsh things, but you must endure it."
"Don't worry, I'm used to harshness!" A smile shrouded in pain glinted on my lips.
"I can't shift into my wolf, so my pack never accepted me as their Luna or even considered me a wolf."
He took a brief pause and again filled the room with his deep voice.
"I guess you can handle it then." Having said that, he walked over to the door but before stepping out, turned around one last time.
"Three weeks later, there's a big party in the Thunderstorm pack, and all the other packs are also invited…Kian will be there with his new lover, Mia."
"Would you like to attend the party?"
"A comeback that might shock everyone, especially Kian Salvatore." He crossed his arms over his chest.
"There's no way I would miss this chance." My lips muttered with a smile.
"One more thing, Elisa."
"If you ever change your mind and try to run away from me without fulfilling the end of your bargain…I'm gonna kill you." He finished his threat, opened the door and stepped outside.
His threat didn't scare me!
I got up from the chair and approached the glass window next to the bed. My eyes looked up at the sky filled with stars.
"Moon Goddess" My lips whispered, joining my hands over my chest.
"Give me strength to endure everything." I prayed with pure intentions.