[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-lunar-curse-a-second-chance-with-alpha-drave":3,"chapter-the-lunar-curse-a-second-chance-with-alpha-drave-the-lunar-curse-a-second-chance-with-alpha-drave-chapter-121":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Lunar Curse: A Second Chance With Alpha Draven",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},924093,1212,"Chapter 121: For Herself","the-lunar-curse-a-second-chance-with-alpha-drave-chapter-121",121,"\u003Cp>Draven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meredith has learned to lie to me with a straight face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must take me for a fool if she thinks that I believe that lie she told about the reason she was looking into Valmora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We struck a deal, but she decided to be crafty about it by not keeping her side of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our mate has changed indeed,\" Rhovan agreed, sounding a little disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How so?\" I probed, hoping to hear something new apart from what I had already observed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her scar is healing, almost completed. She also no longer looks so simple as before. I can’t really point it out, but there is something a tad bit different about her aura.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meredith’s scar was healing which was correct. As for her aura, I didn’t notice anything apart from her bravery in lying to my face and breaking the trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder why Rhovan didn’t mention about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he choose to overlook it or did it never register on his mind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She suddenly asked about Valmora, the wolf of our first female warrior and wolf Queen today. What do you think she is up to?\" I asked Rhovan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He yawned lazily in my head before replying, \"I don’t know what you two talked about. I was sleeping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His response was disappointing. Very disappointing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most times he was helpful with important information but those few times he didn’t have any, usually drove me crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were sleeping yet you knew something had changed about her,\" I fired in a mock tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I caught up with the last conversation and then her aura,\" he explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know what to say for almost a whole minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are really slacking off with information.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must think that I jump out of your head once in a while to gather information.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhovan’s sarcastic response had me breathing fire through my nostrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was right in some way. Maybe, I was really putting a questionable amount of pressure on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as I stepped out of my office, I saw Azul. She mentioned about serving Meredith some snacks and drinks and I gave her the permission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Dennis and Jeffery in charge of training the warriors today, I saw no need to return to the training grounds and instead, went for my bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scent of Lavender hit my nose as soon as I walked in. My gaze darted across the room and saw faint drizzling of smoke rising from the ashtray, and Meredith was no where in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I crossed the room in long strides for the table and caught a glimpse of the ashes on the tray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like the little woman had been busy, doing everything else except studying the History book she took from my shelf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a small piece left form what she had been burning, so, I picked it up and squinted at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were the only words on the little piece of the paper that wasn’t burnt up yet like the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as I put the little bit down, Meredith stepped out from the bathroom and froze when our gazes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then quickly, her eyes fell on the table before she started making her way over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I saw panic flash across her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought you had returned to the training grounds,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your maidservant asked me for permission to bring a few things up to you, so I decided to check it out myself before leaving,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t reply, not with her keen eyes on the ashtray. She stopped beside me on the table and looked into the tray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I followed her gaze and discovered that the piece of paper I had dropped into the pan had burnt off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was relieved. Then acting like I knew nothing which wasn’t entirely false, I asked;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What were you burning up here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing too important,\" she replied, meeting my gaze. \"It was a note from my grandma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I noticed the panic in her eyes from earlier was no where to be found. She must be relieved like I was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meredith’s reaction made me curious as to what she was trying to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this was an ordinary letter from her grandmother, then she wouldn’t need to burn it up as if she was trying to get rid of a piece of vital evidence against her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was curious to know the content now she had revealed the source but unfortunately, I would never know unless she told me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meredith must have noticed the doubt in my eyes because the next moment, she explained that she had a habit of burning up letters from her grandmother as she was the only who cared for her in her family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... My father used to be very mad with her concern for me, so I learned to do this so he wouldn’t find out we were in contact,\" she finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I saw the sincerity in her eyes and doubted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just minutes ago, she had lied to me with a straight face and now, she was speaking with the same attitude, but was now telling the truth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was forced to believe her when Rhovan stirred in my head and confirmed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have no reason to doubt her. She said the truth. Her nerves didn’t wreck and her pupils didn’t dilate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a soft knock sounded on the door and I left to answer it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Azul, carrying a tray of little goodies for her mistress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bowed to me and apologized for the intrusion before receiving my permission to go in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I returned to the room, Meredith had already emptied the ashtray. I didn’t bother with it anymore and left to use the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meredith must have been telling the truth about why she burns up letters from her grandmother, but she did smartly evade my question\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t tell me the content. And she definitely hasn’t burnt up that letter out of habit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had done it for herself.\u003C\u002Fp>",1009,"2026-06-03T06:41:07.524Z","2026-06-03T06:41:13.870Z",1,"novelbin.me","100120f0b06af9d7672d117398546a72ca8f1548cbff39ab4accc200084b45b9","the-lunar-curse-a-second-chance-with-alpha-drave-chapter-122","the-lunar-curse-a-second-chance-with-alpha-drave-chapter-120",685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-lunar-curse-a-second-chance-with-alpha-drave-cover.jpg"]