The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Alina's POV:

"Alina, what's wrong with you? I notice that you seem to be so distracted today," Laura, who sat at the head of the dining table, said.

When I came back to my senses, I saw the unhappy expression on her face.

I put down the knife and fork, pretended to pinch between my eyes, and said in an innocent and pitiful tone, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I caught a cold last night, and my head hurts a bit today."

Laura frowned, and her eyes became sharper when she looked at me. "The ball is coming. Nothing wrong can happen to you. I'll let the doctor check on you later."

"I understand," I replied in a low voice. Deep inside me, I suddenly felt tired. Laura was very observant, so every time I was with her, I had to be on tenterhooks all the time.

dinner, Laura dismissed me at

my phone in my hand and went back to my bedroom

I still didn't get any reply. I felt so upset. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have made so

the servants and the guards passing by, all busily preparing for the ball. Time was running out, so I made up my mind. If

moment, my phone on the table buzzed. I

She won't

it correctly. Now that the biggest obstacle had been removed, I became more determined to get Rufus. But along with my joy, I also felt the coldness in Warren's message. This had never happened before. In the past, once I sent him a message, he would reply with ten messages. It seemed that I had pushed him too hard this time. He was a righteous man and always abided by the rules. It must be very hard for him to do such a thing for me. But it didn't matter anymore. After all, I would do anything just to

sent Warren a thank you message, but he didn't

the screen. I looked at the dialog box and couldn't help but sneer. I knew he was unhappy because of what I

message. "Warren, I know I made things difficult for you this time. I'm really sorry, and I hope you don't blame me. How about having

to comfort him, giving him a little hope. I had always known that Warren liked me. So I knew that I could easily manipulate him