Chapter 66

Making my way to the restaurant I handed the name cards to one of the waitresses who quickly raced around placing them out following the seating arrangements. Valen came out o f the kitchen with a garment bag slung over his shoulder and smiled when he spotted me. He was dressed in a black suit, looking handsome like always. Valarian was also dressed in a suit and was playing with Casey with some other children that had arrived early when Valen approached me, coming up behind me. He nestled his face into my neck which earned a curious stares when his hand went to my hip to tug me back against him.  Daily Latest update www.noveljar.com

Youre not wearing that,he growled and looked down at my uniform.

“And I am not wearing that, if it is a dress,I told him as he draped it over my arm as I rearranged some of the decorations.

Ah, well, good thing its not. I know you don’t wear dresses because I have yet to see you in one. Although you will have to wear a dress eventually,” Daily Latest update www.noveljar.com

“And why is that Alpha Valen?” I asked.

“Because usually the groom wears a suit to a wedding, so for one day you will have to suck it u p and wear a dress,”

I like how you assume I will marry you. What if I want to keep my name?”

We can hyphenate it,he chuckles, kissing my jaw while I pull a face at the thought.

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Good choice because I wasn’t changing mine to Valen Summers,” he says and I swat his arm with my hand.

Go get changed,he says, giving me a nudge toward the rear doors that led to the back where my apartment was. I sighed, taking the garment bag and heading for my apartment. I changed quickly into the white pants suit before running the brush through my hair and tying it up. Looking in the mirror, I pursed my lips before walking into Zoe’s room and rummaging through her make-up bag and taking some of her cosmetics.

for rival Alphas and outside Alphas being seated together. Looking in the mirror

that responsibility hung heavily over me. Valerie’s voice came to mind; whenever the health and safety people would mock our attempts to get this place running Micha was the worst.

of his head. Valarie refused to hear

was her own pack, and she let us be a part of it; she protected us, and this was home. True Alphas preserve their home and those that live in it; she was our Alpha. Micha visibly gulped as

It kind of

against the counter, watching us. She always watched us. She always let us know how proud she was of what we had

it,” she said, and we nodded. All of us were

what I will tell you girls

proudly. It became our mantra and when I fell behind in my night classes, trying to juggle kids, work, and school, I felt defeated. Valerie wandered over to me, cigarette between her lips where I sat sulking, looking at my failed test. My bag was between my feet, I had opened

looking

she said,

and I squinted m y eyes at her. The corner of her lips tugged in the corners. “Should probably quit this place too, barely made

smoke and raised an eyebrow at me. I pursed my lips, and she smiled. She crumpled the paper and tossed it into the

I heard her say many times over. The challenge brought o n. She smirked. “Oh, I am,”

know my worth, and the only one who got to determine that was me, not my father, not my mate, not those who tried to suppress me. I no longer had to prove anything to anyone because I proved it to myself, and there is no feeling that is more empowering than knowing your own value.Reaching the doors, I was bombarded instantly as those brought in to help cater scrambled with last-minute alterations and tasks. I had

watched the Alphas mingle among each other. Looking over at the table Valen was at, he nodded to the chair beside him, but I shook my head. I still hadn’t seen my father and was waiting for it. Kalen, I knew, wanted to keep things

head to the side, and I saw Valen stand and look in his direction along with a heap of other Alphas. My server fumbled, trying to clean up the mess. Zoe also went over to help, and I noticed Marcus lingering in the background as she approached. Difficult patrons were something we dealt with on the regular. This was nothing and an

Zoe answers quickly while tidying up the table. My father sneers, and Zoe nods for Sarah to g o, and she rushes off, coming toward the

her arm as she

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