CHAPTER 2— A DANCE

Celia had to commend herself, she got into a pack as dangerous as the Alpha king’s with little to no effort, but then again, everybody was busy or rather distracted by the ball.

It had already started, in fact, it has been going on for some time now. Slow songs were playing and women and men were lined out across the floor. Celia stayed in the corner, her eyes fixated on the man sat on the very top of the podium between the previous Alpha king and the former Luna.

His eyes swept across the floor, his hand holding up his chin. According to Celia, nothing about him changed, his hazel orbs were still as captivating as the very first time she looked in them, and everything else as well.

His whole physique had her in chains and even though many scents floated across the room, his was the strongest…

It kept tempting her, making her want to go to him and the fact that her wolf kept whispering ‘mate’ in her head made the situation even worst.

Back when she had first met him, she wasn’t able to scent out her mate since she wasn’t of age, but now she had passed twenty one and his scent was killing her…

It clogged her nostrils, filled her lungs and now instead of blood, all that ran through her veins was a need to be right next to him. She wanted to touch his face, hold his hands, kiss his lips, wr—

Celia gripped the purple dress she wore, biting her lip as she looked away. She couldn’t let his scent get to her or his beautiful features, she was here to watch if he’d betray her, not run to him.

Sinking even further into the walls, Celia thought back to the time when her twin sister told her that he was capable of treating her like a queen. She wasn’t lying, for Celia knew Xavier cared for Celeste with a heart bigger than the world. That was probably why he didn’t want her, but she deserved to be unloved, didn’t she?

The moon goddess had a way of punishing the wicked, and this was her punishment. She shouldn’t have done what she had. Celeste was her twin sister for Christ’s sake, and yet, she had aimed to take as much as her mate from her…

Because she was weak…

Because Celia thought she was pitiful…

But now, Celia was in her position…she knew now how it felt to have a mate who’d choose your twin over you right in front of your face. She now knew how heartbroken Celeste had been, how much pain she had felt.

This was something she never thought she’d ever have to experience. She was always given all the attention since she was a kid. Her parents preferred her because she was a beta; strong and confident and at school, she was popular…

But she had to pay a price for her popularity, and unfortunately that price was abandoning her sister. All the boys wanted her, and even though she slept with more than a handful of them, she only wanted one.

Zillon…

She knew Celeste wanted him too and not wanting her ‘weak’ and ‘vulnerable’ sister to have him first, she approached him, using the words her sister had said to him as a child to sway him…

It was the most disgusting thing she had done in her life, she’d say it was worth it, but she couldn’t say that now…not after witnessing the outcome…

For she was abandoned by both Zillon and his brother or, as it was previously revealed, cousin Xavier and now both boys were in Celeste’s palm. She could do whatever she wanted with them and Celia… Celia was just left behind; nobody wanted her, nobody but her parents and her sister who she had wronged…

Pitiful, wasn’t she? But as she said before, she deserved it…after all t—

“Been watching you since you walked into the room…”

Celia’s eyes glided up, finding a man seeming to be in his early 20s. He was smiling at her, eyes gentle. “You seem shy too and your scen…”

Celia stiffened, then chuckled softly with the aim of not looking suspicious. “Don’t mind me, I’m not shy and about the mask… I had to put it on in order to step out of my parent's house…if not, I wouldn’t be here now.”

A lie, she had always been good at telling them.

The man laughed. “Well then, I’m glad you wore it.” He stretched out his arm, offering her his hand. “I’m Kail, the alpha king’s second son.”

Xavier’s real brother…?

Celia reluctantly took his hand, smiling awkwardly. “I’m Celia, nobody spectacular…”

He laughed again, shaking her hand twice before letting go. “You do look spectacular though, you’re beautiful.”

“Thank you.”

“How about a dance then? You and I seem to be the only lonely people here.”

“I don’t dance…well, I do, but this type of dancing isn’t for me, too slow and uninteresting.”

“Then you’re the party type, you must sneak out of your parent’s house a lot.”

“That I do…”

“I hope they don’t catch you tonight…” He reached forward, swiping her blond hair out of her face. “All natural and yet so pretty, I lik—”

In suddenness, the music stopped and the sound of a mic blared through the room. Both Celia and Kail turned around, spotting the former Alpha king at the very front of the stage.

“It’s time…” He grinned, eyes roaming the room. “My son is ready, are you guys ready too?”

Almost everybody in the room yelled out ‘yes!’

Celia wanted to glare at them all, but what was the sense?

“Then all the unmated women line up, the ones I personally selected come to the front.”

The women wasted no time, they all went up to the front, lined out like moving statues.

Kail turned to Celia. “Are you not going?”

She shook her head. “I’m just here to see…”

“That’s good, my brother won’t get to steal such a beauty…” He chuckled.

Celia chuckled along with him, but her mind was nowhere near where she was…it was all the way up where Xavier was, for he was standing on top of it.

Her heartbeat had exhilarated in her chest, her forehead was sweating, her hands fisted…she was nervous and she knew it…

But she had to see just how cruel Xavier could be…

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A/N// Dadadeee🚪🚶

I'm really anxious guys🤣😭what's going to happen?

I can't wait to write this part, honestly💯😩❤️