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…

me to

my head

around. “Perhaps some food

fragrances filled the room

too agonizing to be in the

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

of the Alpha King’s councilors rose from his seat and tapped a spoon against his glass. The

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

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

quickly searched for a

ssandra,” Kaleb said as he realized what

help.”

large stain, but ther moment he did, I heard an

your hands off of her.”

us from across the table, his face sullen and agitated. My heart

moment, frozen in place, until Bert suddenly appeared.

I

out, and moments later,

me her arm. I accepted it gratefully and she led me out of

realized we were headed toward a changing room. The maid went straight to the corner

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

maid said as she gestured to my soiled dress. “Now, let’s get you back to the

I returned to the table, I was

and Linda, meanwhile, Bert approached me and offered me a

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