Chapter 93: Sebastian’s oath
"After that point, the female is ready to carry a child, but the Alpha has to work hard, of course. Most Alphas in this family simply visit their fully reconstructed females when their rut comes so they don’t have to bother ’trying’ to get them pregnant."
Noah was pushed into his thoughts.
He had his rut about three months back.
And after that, he stayed away from sex with Noah for a week or two. He couldn’t remember properly, but after that, they had frequent sex, so he didn’t know when he got Michael pregnant.
"Wait, do women also go through body reconstruction?" Noah asked, a certain curious piquing his interest.
"Yes, sir. As you know, we are werewolves and our blood is hard. So, if a normal person has to carry an Alpha’s child, they need to be able to contain a werewolf’s vigorous energy. So, females also go through a reconstruction to strengthen the walls of their wombs but they don’t suffer from a fever as long as men do. Two to three days is all they need."
It was so crazy how much a mark could change a person’s life.
And to think there were only a select few who could get marked and hold a werewolf’s energy.
Their species was so strange.
He stared at the ring in his index finger, rolling it as he thought of Michael.
To think Michael had been picked by someone else as a female. If he had followed that fate, then he might’ve been an unhappy and desperate female locked in a fancy mansion and given everything he wanted besides the love of his partner.
It was so cruel, and he couldn’t bear to think about it.
"Sir, will you go to him now?" Sebastian asked, and Noah raised his head as he stopped twirling the ring on his finger.
"Yes." Noah answered and got up from his chair. "I need to at least see how he’s doing."
"Would you like me to arrange an appointment with the family doctor?" He asked.
Sebastian wasn’t his right-hand man. He was simply someone who fought in the front lines for the pack and had sworn allegiance to the pack. His loyalty lay with whoever was the Alpha at the moment.
So, he was like a free man and at the same time, someone who was tied to the crown.
He would listen to whoever was wearing the crown and never betray them. And if he broke that sacred oath that he made out of his own volition, he would be killed in his sleep by the moon goddess.
Noah could not understand why he tied himself to the crown, but it seemed like it was a story that had to do with the scar on his face, so he did not speak about it with any of his masters in the past.
And it also seemed like that oath had given him more strength beyond that of the normal werewolf, a strength that was rumored to be more than that of the Alpha since he was meant to protect the Alpha.
How could he protect an Alpha who could protect himself? So, he was given the power to protect the Alpha from forces that he could not protect himself from.
Of course, that was the rumor that went around.
He was also given a prolonged life and his aging seemed to stop as well.
Naturally, werewolves aged, yes, but they lived till the age of 200. It was just that they aged slowly, compared to regular humans.
But Sebastian, who usually worked in the shadows for the Alphas, had passed the age of 200. He was like an ancestor at this point but he never changed.
He had served three Alphas before Noah did their biddings in the dark, and was, most times, never given credit for his effort since he was always in the shadows and the Betas were there to take the credit or stand beside the Alphas.
The reason he was out in the open now was because Noah asked for his close assistance.
Noah could no longer trust his Beta, so he needed someone more capable and would never betray him. And that person was Sebastian.
A werewolf who couldn’t live for himself. He couldn’t even get married because he was livid for the crown and the crown alone.
How tiresome was his life?
"Sebastian," Noah suddenly called as they made their way to the car. "Aren’t you tired?" He asked and Sebastian paused.
He stood in one place and then turned to Noah.
"It pleases me that you worry about me, sir." He said. "But I knew what road I was headed in when I made my oath." He did not smile, but Noah could see his lips slightly curl.
The scarred man with a dangerous and cold appearance, who never smiled, tried his best not to smile after answering the question of his young master.
It was because no one had ever asked him.
All Alphas were cold and cruel in their dealings. They did not entertain such flimsy feelings, so it was strange and yet refreshing when he heard Noah’s question that was filled with concern.
At least, this Alpha would not walk down the same road as the others.
He was looking forward to seeing the waves this Alpha made. If the waves would wash him away in the course of action, or if he would succeed in washing away those who were against him and his new resolution.
’It seems my service this time will be quite exciting.’ He thought, finally giving in to the smile that wanted to dance on his lips. ’How long had it been since I felt this way?’
He shook his head, shaking off the smile, and turned to Noah; his firm and stern expression had returned.
"Sir, let’s get going." He said. "We have much work to do afterward."
"Yes." Noah said and looked over the transparent walls that showed the outside of the company perfectly. The walls of the company were made with glass so even when walking through the lobby or going up the elevator, one would see the outside clearly.
Noah sighed.
They had so much work to do. It seemed like he wouldn’t get to see Michael as much as he wanted during this period.
