Chapter One Hundred and Forty Four
I was indeed being unreasonable.
1 hadn’t been thinking about the pack, I was after my own selfish goals and desires; Bailey’s death would be a loss for us all, because, just as she herself had said, she was of use.
“I’m sorry, Thane; I don’t know what got into my mind.”
“I shouldn’t have kept you waiting, I apologize,” he says.
“What do you think happened to Balley?”
“I actually think she is dead or very close to that.” Thane says, “She was spotted by one of my spies a few days ago; she should have been back now; If she is not, then she is most likely dead.”
“After what she did to the rest of the elders, they would hate her to death, but they were aware that she betrayed them, right?”
“Nyaos knows that.”
We sat in silence, overlooking the crowd of people. Finally I was in the ‘party‘ mood; just then the music slowed down, partners paired up, staring at each other with affectionate eyes.
“Would you like a dance with me?” Thane offered.
“Of course, I thought you would never ask. But I must warn you, I am not a very good dancer.”
He snickered. “But I am, so that should do” He said, holding my hands and leading me down to the dancing floor.
“You look so beautiful,” he complements, his hands running down the silk dress. “I love it.”
“Thank you and you look dashing as always.”
Thane’s movements were slow and precise, matching the music playing in the background; his hand rested on my waist and at the small of my back; it was just about the both of us. I lost track of time as we danced, we were clearly enjoying each other’s closeness, but then the music changed and it was time to switch partners Thane passed me to Axel as he took the waiting hands of a girl who had been lingering near in hopes of dancing with the Alpha King.
Axel danced with me; the beat was a bit faster, but Axel was just as good a dancer.
“You seemed mad earlier; could it be because you missed us?” He questioned, easily reading what had been on my mind.
“Maybe. But you were both busy; I should be more understanding.”
The music went on, and soon I felt myself blissfully dancing along; I was getting better at this.
“I like when you smile like that,” Axel says, and my smile widened.
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Chage 15
“I really love this ball,” I admitted. “I can’t believe I considered leaving ”
“You considered leaving?”
“I just felt awkward seating there all alone, I felt ke people were looking and judging ”
“Riley, you are the queen; there would always be people looking and judging, but wherever you are, know that you represent the crown, so you can stand in his place, and there is nothing awkward about it.”
“That’s correct; I don’t know what I was thinking,” I admitted silently.
“That aside, I do think you are getting better at dancing,” he says.
“I know, right?”
The song, changed again, and so I danced with other high ranked individuals–some Alphas, some Commanders, some Betas, and also Gammas. It turned out to be more fun than I ever thought it could be.
Helt a hot gaze on me, and when I turned to see who was staring at me so intensely, I saw Thane; he was with another lady, and I felt the spike of jealousy, but from the look in his eyes he felt the same, seeing the in the arms of the gamma I was currently dancing with.
The woman didn’t feel very comfortable at the fact that he was dancing with her, and yet his whole attention was on me. By the next music, he switched with the gamma I danced with, passing the girl in his hands to him and taking me.
“That was very troubling to watch.” He admits.
“Come on, Thane, you know that I am all yours.
“I do, but I really don’t like seeing their hands all over you, it makes the idea of chopping of their hands more appealing” he says, and I knew he meant his words. He was possessive; that was a dominant trait for most Alphas and high–ranked werewolves.
I noticed Beatrix walk in; she wasn’t in a dress but in her uniform, and that was weird, I also observed that she came in through the same passage Thane and Axel walked in from. The moment she noticed me staring, she looked away quickly–too quickly.
When the music stopped, I turned to Thane.
“I’ll be right back,” I say, and he nods. He was speaking with Alpha Zack, one of the Alphas I had sat with in the previous meeting
I walked to the hallways, the route lead back to our room, and just when I was out of sight, I made a turn. This was stupid, but there was no turning back now. The pathway Beatrix had walked out from only led to a single room; weirdly, the room was empty.
What were Thane and Axel doing in an empty room?
Maybe I shouldn’t over think things; they might have been elsewhere for all I know.
1 turned around, but then I spotted a sword. It was placed on the wall, and for some reason t was drawn to it. I tried taking it off the wall, but wouldn’t come off.
What good was a sword if it was only there for show?
Just then the bare wall split open to reveal a… secret room.
I turned to stare at the sword, that was no sword, that was a way in.
