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

alright, Ca ssandra?” Kaleb asked just low enough for me to hear and

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

sorry,” he said, and then he peered around. “Perhaps some food and drink will

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

was too agonizing to be in the presence of

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

seat and tapped a spoon against his glass. The room fell silent and he

addressed everyone.

and I was still a little dizzy, so when I raised my glass, my wine sloshed and spilled

and quickly searched for a napkin.

he realized what had happened. “Please, let

help.”

his own napkin and began to blot at the large

off

eyes to see Asher glaring at us from across

moment, frozen in place, until Bert suddenly appeared.

I

get a maid?” he called out, and

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

I started to say, but then I realized we were headed toward a changing room. The maid went straight to the corner and opened a door to reveal a whole closet of

the maid and she helped ease me into a new dress. This one was a rich charcoal gray, and the fabric

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

simply nodded and followed her back into the bustling chamber. When I returned to the table, I was surprised to see Adalyn and Asher were

with Oliver and Linda, meanwhile, Bert approached me and offered me a smile.

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