Chapter 23: _ The Forbidden Kiss
My heart plunged as Gamma Rhett ignored my greeting and went straight into questioning.
"Have you read the pack’s lore, as I instructed?" He asked, his voice cold as the winter wind.
I had no idea why it felt hurtful that he didn’t accord me a single pleasantry word. Yet, I was forced to swallow my rising ire and simply nod. "I have."
It was Gamma Rhett before, after all. The formidable military head who had been protecting the pack for years under the rule of the former Alpha.
My answer was met with a long, scrutinizing stare. Then, a hint of something akin to relief flickered across his face. "And what did you learn?"
"About the curse," I decided to look up at his amber eyes that were dulled now.
He nodded, a ghost of a smile playing on his lips. "Do you understand now, why I can’t let you and Kylo be together?"
Kylo’s words about how that law was outdated echoed in my mind. I met Gamma Rhett’s gaze now with the courage I found in thinking about Kylo. "The new Alpha abolished that law. He called it a superstition."
His reaction was unexpected. He took a step forward, then stopped abruptly. I could tell he was trying hard to suppress his meanness. His Adam Apple danced up and down.
He let out a sharp sigh, frustration twisting his face. "The moon goddess doesn’t want you two to be together," He said.
What the hell was wrong with this man?