Chapter 14:
It felt good to know that someone believed me.
“Thank you for believing in me,” I whispered, giving her a faint smile before heading toward the dining hall.
“Concentrate, Aurora. Just do your business and leave,” I repeated as I walked out the door and into the dining room.
Do your business and leave.
Easy peasy, lemon squeezy!
When I reached the door of the hall, beads of sweat formed on my forehead, and anxiety cloaked me like a heavy garment.
How was I supposed to concentrate when his aura was driving me insane?!
It was everywhere in the mansion, overwhelming everyone’s presence.
Before the guards opened the door, I shut my eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly released the air while muttering a short prayer.
“Do your business and leave,” I reminded myself, repeating it over and over in my head.
I tightened my fingers around the tray and swallowed hard as I got closer to where they sat.
No fuck-ups this time.
My eyes immediately went to the Alpha King before landing on another man seated beside him. Dad, his Beta, and the Luna sat on the other side of the table, facing me.
The Alpha King, the strange man, and my mother, who wouldn’t stop trying hard to start a conversation.
Nathalia sat opposite an empty chair that had been reserved for me.
Thanks to her dirty lies, the chair remained vacant.
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Their voices and fake laughter stopped the moment I stepped in and they noticed my presence. But only for two seconds.
My heart flipped twice when the Alpha King’s hazel eyes met my silver ones. I almost jumped.
Concentrate.
This was going to be harder than I thought.
I quickly tore my gaze away from him and walked to the table to do my business.
“It’s an honor having you in our midst. Honestly, I am thrilled that you accepted to give us a part of your land. I wasn’t expecting that,” my father grinned, sipping from his glass of red wine afterward.
“The pleasure is mine,” he replied coldly. From his look, I could tell that my father’s speech was boring him. He couldn’t wait to get the hell out of our pack.
If he knew the amount of sacrifice and hard work we had invested in preparing for his arrival, he would eat without leaving a crumb.
A sharp pain tore through my stomach, and I realized I hadn’t eaten in two days.
My mouth watered at the sight of the plethora of dishes that would go to waste once the Alpha King left.
If only I could have a bite of the tasty roasted chicken legs that lay lazily on the table.
