Tangled Hearts - The Alpha's Baby Mama-Chapter 218: But he always wore his disapproval silently...

Selene POV

"Noah, please!" I latched my hand tightly through Noah’s arms, some people were already glancing in our direction and from the thick tension present, I was worried that they might throw blows at any time. Especially Xavier who looked agitated. "Darling," I tried again and this time he looked at me. I palmed his face in my hand, with a small smile on my face. "He’s not worth it, let’s just go,".

He nodded and kissed the top of my forehead before he reached my hand and we started walking towards our car. When we got to the car and made to get in, Xavier’s father suddenly came up to us, a dangerous look on his face. He had a smile on that didn’t reach his eyes.

"Your Majesty!" he started stiffly "May I ride with you? There’s something of utmost importance that I must discuss with you," he said.

"If this is about Nora, please forget it!" Noah said coldly "I don’t care if she’s going to release all her demons, as far as I am concerned, she’s going to be punished for what she has done. She has gotten away with a lot of things but threats on my step-kids and soon-to-be legal children, I cannot forgive. She crossed the line, Steele,".

"She is not okay! Noah!" Alpha Steele said through gritted teeth "You know this... we all know this. Everything is not fine with her. She needs help, lots of it. Putting her in that enclosure will only make things worse. At least outside, she can be controlled... I am willing to bet you that in a few more days, she’ll practically start attacking her fellow inmates,".

"You don’t have to worry about that!" Noah gave him a dry smile "I know my sister as much as you do if not more and I had anticipated that she would do something like that. So, I did the right thing and had her put in the maximum-security cell. It’s a place built for the hardened of hardened criminals and since we cannot stand her unleashing her wolf, that is the best way to go about it, I’m afraid,".

"You threw Nora in a maximum-security prison?" Alpha Steele’s eyes widened with disbelief and horror "I can’t believe you’d do that, not after everything she has given for you. Those years when she had to take care of you as a child until you grew up. Is this how you can repay her,".

"I am doing her a favour. Letting her loose is like allowing a rogue to exploit your pack. Nora is dangerous. All these years of managing and trying to pamper her didn’t work and now we have to use a more aggressive approach but..." Noah raised his hand "I am still taking care of her. Makes sure she’s properly fed and has everything she wants. On the day of the trial, we’ll go to her instead and don’t try anything stupid, Steele...,".

"Please, Noah!" he begged "I’ll take care of her and make sure she doesn’t harm anyone. I’ll be responsible for that, at least. If she does, then I’ll be willing to take whatever punishment you’re willing to give me without complaints. I mean it!"

"I cannot trust you but don’t worry, everything will be fine," Noah said and opened the door of the car ushering me in before he came in behind me. Just when we were about to leave, Noah paused and turned to face, Xavier’s father "You and your son should prepare for the worst. Given the number of atrocities that she had committed, I’m not sure she’d be let off easily,".

"Right!" Alpha Steele chuckled "I hope that as she’s getting punished, the other members of the prestigious royal family or Carrells will be punished alongside and does your dear wife know that..." he paused giving me a side glance with a smirk on his lips "You hid your sister murdering her parents or are we supposed to ignore that,".

I felt Noah freeze beside me. The question had caught him off-guard but lucky, I’ve dealt with bullies all my life, so this was a very familiar scene.

"Yes!" I nodded smiling at him "I know about all the dirty family secrets and it doesn’t matter whether he approved or not; Noah is kind-hearted and very family-oriented. Back then, he was trying to protect her but even for family, there’s a limit they should go, don’t you think? Your wife has committed sprees of murders and you keep making excuses for her? Please!" I scoffed.

"Let’s go, darling," Noah recovered and gently settled me into the car before he joined me. Alpha Steele didn’t say anything as we drove off. I continued to watch him through the rearview mirror until he thinned out slowly.

"That was too harsh!" I sighed "Imagine if it was me in prison, you’ll be freaking out just as he is. I didn’t know he loves Nora so much. He doesn’t give off the lovey-dovey husband vibe,".

"Or he’s trying to protect himself," Noah replied with a deep furrow on his brow. "Nora fell for him fast and hard and I am pretty sure he’s not as attracted to her the way she is to him. It’s just so complicated and I know one of the reasons he keeps holding on is because of what Nora has to offer. He uses our resources as if his life depends on it,".

"But I thought they were fated mates?" My brows shot up in perplexity.

"I honestly don’t know," Noah sighed and cradled his head with his hands "He messed her up. Nora wasn’t always like this. There was a time when I had so much love for her that I felt my heart would burst if I didn’t see her each day. She was such a vibrant, kind soul, Selene. She raised me,". fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

"Really?"

"Yes!" he nodded "After my dad took me from my human mother... I got my Lycan way earlier than normal, so it scared the shit out of her. She thought I might wake up one night and rip her to pieces. She used to keep me locked up in a room with iron doors and iron bars at the window... I didn’t understand back then... I thought I was a monster. So, when my dad brought me to Moon Whisper, Nora’s mother hated me so much. She tried to kill me several times but guess who kept saving me?"

"Nora?"

He nodded and inhaled deeply "Everyone loved her in the pack. She had a very loud laugh... unusual for the king’s daughter too. They all adored her but she was a late bloomer. Didn’t get her wolf until she was 20 and you can imagine the emotional trauma that comes from everyone getting their wolf, and finding their mate... all her friends left the pack for their husband’s pack and they stopped communicating with her. Back then, they stopped coming over to the pack house or inviting her out on anything. She was 18 when she met Steele and they clicked,".

"How old was he then?" I asked.

"About 25," Noah replied. "He was a fine warrior and his deeds caught my dad’s attention. The problem is my dad never complains about these things. He never openly told Nora that he was disappointed in her for not getting her wolf. He’d support all her consultation with moon priest and priestess and even witches but he always wore his disapproval silently,".

"Like he was saying something with his mouth and meant a different thing by his actions?"

"Exactly" Noah nodded "So, she was constantly wanting to be in his favor. While she waited for her wolf, she began to train with the warriors... was as good as the Lycan Gamma, and learnt everything about the kingdom and how to run it. Would follow my dad to several meetings, and did a ton of work for him but... that silent disapproval. The big blow came when he named me as his heir. Not that Nora was vying for the position but she expected he would make her a Beta and confronted him then for the first time, he said she didn’t have a Lycan... and would never be qualified to run for any position even the smallest one,".

My heart sank at his words. Suddenly, I pictured a 19-year-old Nora, trying to understand why she hadn’t gotten her wolf when even her half-human half-Lycan brother had his.

"It broke her!" Noah continued "But it didn’t make her love him less. She trained thrice as required, pushed herself to the limit then slowly the smile started to disappear until she lost it completely and became like my father. Cold-ruthless. Didn’t even cry when she lost her mother... constantly jeered at her and told her she was weak and she’d never be a weak woman like her. The only time I saw her smile was when she met Xavier’s father. She got her wolf at 21 and they both claimed they were fated mates. The marriage was good for the first two months and then she became the cold Nora again,".

"How?" I inquired.

"She started losing babies. One minute she’s pregnant and the next she’s miscarrying. She wanted so much to produce an heir. She wanted to prove to her father that she was a capable daughter and had hopes that her child would one day become a King or have a place here in Moon Whisper. That was too much demand on Steele who was young and vibrant and didn’t want to make love for child birthing alone but for the enjoyment so they always fought. Then one day she stopped fighting and became quiet. A few months after that, she discovered she was pregnant but there was lots of speculation that the baby might not be Steele’s and that was the reason he gave for his cheating,".

"I don’t understand!" I adjusted in my seat to stare properly at Noah.

"I don’t know the truth between those couples but Xavier’s father started cheating after he found out Nora cheated on him, got pregnant for an unknown man and refused to have the child removed,".