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?

escaped me…

for me to hear and his lips

my head hurts

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

rvants appeared in the banquet 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,

be in the presence of the Moses family.

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

he addressed everyone. “And a toast to the friendship between his country and Wegalla. To

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

shock and quickly searched

Kaleb said as he realized what had

help.”

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

your hands off

raised my eyes to see Asher glaring at us from across the table, his face sullen

for a moment, frozen

I

out, and moments later, one rushed to my side.

offered me her arm. I accepted it gratefully and

we-” 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

ask what their purpose 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

have this one cleaned and returned to your room, miss,” the maid said as she gestured to my soiled

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

was busy speaking with Oliver and Linda, meanwhile, Bert approached me

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