Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 55

Chapter 55 Dance

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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?

sigh escaped me…

low enough for me to hear and his lips curled into a concerned

my head hurts a

he said, and then he peered around. “Perhaps some

the room and danced on my tongue, but no matter how delicious they smelled, I didn’t have much

in the presence of the

swallows, I remained quiet and listened to the polite chatter in the room. Luckily, everyone was so swept up in their new guest that

a while, one of the Alpha King’s councilors rose from his seat and tapped a spoon against his glass. The room fell silent

he addressed everyone. “And a toast to the friendship between

hadn’t expected to stand, and I was still a little dizzy, so when

gasped in shock and quickly searched for a napkin.

realized

help.”

own napkin and began to blot at the large stain, but ther moment he did, I heard an

hands off of her.”

at us from across

a moment, frozen in place, until Bert suddenly appeared.

I

out, and moments later, one rushed

the older woman said, and she offered me her arm. I accepted it gratefully and she led

a changing room. The maid went straight

and she helped ease me into

this one cleaned and returned to your room, miss,” the maid said as she gestured to my soiled dress. “Now, let’s get you back to the banquet

bustling chamber. When I returned to the table, I was surprised to see Adalyn

meanwhile, Bert approached me

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