~ Ethan ~
Then we spent an hour until Helena was asleep again. I smiled and kissed her lips. She sighed a little but still slept.
I touched her hair and kissed her forehead. “I will end the curse soon, and when the time comes, you may beg for mercy since I won’t stop having you.”
Then I took a blanket on the bed and covered Helena’s body. Next, I walked to the cupboard and wore a shirt and trousers. Then I called Ernie through the mind link.
She came fast. After knocking on the door, Ernie approached me. She immediately saw Helena on the bed and smiled. “Yes, Alpha?”
“Please prepare breakfast for three.”
“For three?” Ernie frowned. “Is our Luna expecting?”
I didn’t know if I should laugh or not, but finally, I shook my head. “I wish she were expecting, but I can’t do that. Not before the curse is broken. I want to ask Red to join us for breakfast.”
“Oh, I see. Right away, my Alpha King. I will work now.”
Then I opened the mind link and called Red, ‘Come to the villa’s dining room an hour from now. We will have breakfast together.’
Red gasped, surprised since I rarely asked him for breakfast. Yet, he answered, ‘Yes, Alpha, thank you.’
After a half-hour, Helena woke up. She was still blushing to know she wasn’t wearing anything. When she glanced at me, she asked, “What?”
“Nothing.” I grinned.
“Are you sure? You smile like a cat that has eaten a fat fish.”
I laughed and shook my head. “If I were a cat, you were just a skinny fish. But yes, I feel happy like a cat that has eaten a fat fish.”
Helena blushed again, and she held the blanket to cover her body. “Uh, what should I use?”
I picked a black shirt and shorts. “You can use this. Both are my old clothes, but I think both will look good on you.”
Then Helena used both, and I was right. Both shirt and shorts fit her body as if both were her clothes, not mine. Her face was red. “Uh, is Ernie here?”
“Oh, you need her? Let me call her.”
Ernie knocked on the door and bowed to us. “Alpha, Luna.”
“Ernie, your Luna needs you.”
“Oh, sure. What is it, Luna?”
“Uh, can you wait in another room instead?” Helena said to me. “I want to speak with Ernie alone.”
“Oh? Why?”
“Because it’s women’s talk.”
I whistled. “Okay, then. I know when I can’t help.” But I grinned and approached Helena. “I’ll wait for you in the dining room. Red will join us too.”
“Red?” Helena gasped. “Why?”
“Why not?” Then I walked away.
I clenched my teeth. Red knew how important Helena was to me, yet he leaked the information to her. How dare him! What was his intention? Should I start finding a new Beta?
***
~ Helena ~
Meanwhile, Ernie smiled at me. “So, what do you need, Luna?”
“Uh, I can’t find my underwear. Since Red will come here too, I can’t meet him like this.”
“No worries, Luna. I wash those for you, and also your dress. When Alpha called me to prepare breakfast for three, I thought you were expecting a p—, I mean, a pretty baby.”
I shook my head. “I wish it were true. I would be so happy to have a miniature of Ethan or myself within me.”
“Luna, don’t worry. Our Alpha truly loves you. Sooner or later, he will find a way so both of you can have a baby.”
“Do you know something about Ethan’s former mate?”
Ernie gaped, and immediately she stepped backward. “L-Luna, I’ll prepare your underwear and dress. I’ll be right back.” Then she ran as if a ghost chased her.
Judging from Ernie’s reaction, I knew that something had happened. So, Red might not lie to me. But then, why did Red say that whoever Ethan’s mate would be dead? Since Ernie had served Ethan for a long time, she should have known about Ethan’s mate before me.
I smiled when Ernie came again with my clean and neat dress and underwear. “Thank you, Ernie.”
“Let me help you, Luna.”
“Sure!”
While Ernie was helping me, I asked, “So, Ernie, how long have you worked with Ethan?”
“More or less ten years, Luna. Why?”
I nodded. “It’s been a while. So, you must know Ethan well.”
“Well, yes, Luna. Our Alpha is a great man. We are so lucky to serve him.”
“Oh, is he a generous boss?”
Ernie tilted her head. “Yes, he is a great boss. So, why do you ask about him?”
“Nothing. I only want to chat with you.”
“Oh, sure! Please ask me anything. I’ll let you know if I know the answer.”
I smiled, satisfied that Ernie said so. “Then you should know about Ethan’s former mate before me, right?”
Ernie’s face suddenly was pale. “Uh, w-why did you ask that?”
“What do you know about her?”
“Uh, I don’t think we should talk about her.”
“Why not?”
“Because, well, I like talking about you.” Ernie forced a smile. “Like how happy our Alpha is this morning. From what I saw this morning, you should spend the night here.”
I immediately blushed. “Ernie, you tease me.”
“Oh, Luna, don’t be shy about it. It’s so normal and good that our Alpha genuinely likes you. I have never seen him like this for a long time.”
“Really? He should be like that when he was with his former mate. Isn’t it?”
Ernie shrugged. “Well, though I was only eight, I helped her sometimes as her maid, though her main maid was not me but my sister.”
“What did she look like?”
“She was beautiful for sure. Tall, voluptuous, and sexy. Her hair was as black as night. Wow, the first time I saw her, I thought she was a princess.”
A fit of jealousy crept into my heart. “I see.”
“But I like you more, Luna.”
“Oh? Why?”
“I don’t like to speak ill of the dead, but she was spoiled. Though I was a little girl at that time, she asked me to work a lot.
“Because she knew she was your Luna.”
“Yes. I felt bad for disliking our former Luna, but she was supposed to be kind as our Luna. Although I was still a little girl at that time, I knew good and bad.”
“Well, forcing an eight-year girl to work as her maid wasn’t a good way to start as a Luna.”
“Precisely!” But then Ernie closed her mouth with her hand. “Please don’t tell our Alpha about it.”
“Don’t tell me about what, Ernie?”