Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 55

Chapter 55 Dance

CA SSANDRA

Oliver Moses smiled warmly as he asked the question, and for a moment, I

thought he appeared kind. But I knew the truth. The Beta knew nothing of kindness. It was all an act, a game of pretend, and he was quite good at it.

But I was better.

“Yes, sir,” I replied politely, and I returned his smile.

Adalyn’s father shared the same amber eyes as his daughter, and they stared into mine with curiosity.

“My wife and I once visited Wild Crawler,” he mused. “It was a nice small village, but it had the most gorgeous scenery. Don’t you remember, honey?”

He turned to Linda and the pair exchanged a sweet smile. Though their family was conniving, it was clear that the love between them was very real. For a moment, I nearly forgot who they really were.

“Ew, Father,” Adalyn sighed in irritation. “Please, contain yourself. You’re being embarrassing.”

She then turned to Kaleb and offered him a sickly sweet smile. “So sorry for them, Your Majesty.”

“There’s no need to apologize,” the king of Yurene replied with a wave of his hand and then he chuckled. “It’s nice to see such displays of love. It warms my heart.”

Adalyn looked surprised by his words but accepted them anyway. As everyone continued to exchange pleasantries, I tried to force a smile on my face, but I just couldn’t do it. I believed their love was genuine, but seeing their happiness with my own eyes was just too painful. The Moses family had destroyed mine without a

second thought.

How could I smile in their presence?

escaped

enough for me to hear and his lips curled

apologized. “I’m sorry, my head hurts a

he peered around. “Perhaps some food

hall and began to serve the night’s dishes. A symphony of fragrances filled the room and danced on my tongue, but no matter how delicious they smelled, I didn’t have much

to be in the

food was served, I mostly pushed it around on my plate but managed to take a few bites to keep my head from spinning. As I forced down swallows, I remained quiet and listened to the polite chatter in the room. Luckily, everyone was so swept up in their new guest that no one

of the Alpha King’s councilors rose from his seat and tapped a

king of Yurene,” he addressed everyone. “And a toast to the friendship between his country

to stand, and I was still a little dizzy, so when I raised my glass,

in shock and quickly searched for

Ca ssandra,” Kaleb said as he realized what had happened. “Please, let me

help.”

the large stain, but ther moment he did,

hands off

raised my eyes to see Asher glaring at us from across the table, his face sullen and agitated. My heart nearly

moment, frozen in

I

called out, and moments later, one rushed

me help you, Miss Ca ssandra,” the older woman said, and she offered me her arm. I

toward a changing room. The maid went straight to the corner and opened a door

was, but I was too stunned by everything to react. I obediently held my arms up for the maid and she helped ease me into a new dress. This one was a rich charcoal gray, and the fabric was incredibly soft. let out a sigh of relief. This

said as she gestured to my

back into the bustling chamber. When I returned to the table, I was surprised

with Oliver and Linda, meanwhile,

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