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~Aria
Seeing all those people staring at me flushed me with a wave of utter embarrassment, in the form of pink tinted cheeks.
Girls of all different Pack ethnicities were sitting on chairs in the main foyer, and they all turned to stare at Macie and I, as we were ushered in. For a few moments, no one said a word, the people at the front, who I recognised-purely from their television appearances-as the Alpha family.
Malik's parents were the first I saw. The regal former Luna of the Love Pack, Cecily, stood upon a slightly raised platform, along with her mate, the former Alpha of Love, Alexander. Extremely important people were staring at me, and I suddenly don't know what to do with my hands and arms.
But where is their son? The Alpha cannot be seen anywhere.
Alexander, the former Alpha looked grim at our sudden appearance, whereas Cecily looked delighted by the fact that we had f
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