37 Numbness

Scarlett

I entered a beautiful, warmly lit room with a polished, four-sitter, premium-crafted wooden dining table. The type my father had. The wood shined, and it was beautiful. The dining room was a bit ostentatious, but the alpha was rich, so he had money to spare. I was given a place to sit, I was the only one there, and I felt a bit weird. The beige dinner gown I wore was the only reason I didn't feel out of place. Who would have thought a random man I stopped on the highway would lead me here?

"Alpha Keith Harold is making an entrance," I heard a voice say, and I wondered if that was the alpha of the west because I had heard my mates speak a different name; I stood up immediately. I was afraid, and my hands were shaking.

A very handsome dark-haired man walked in with Ebenezer.

"Annika! You look exquisite," Ebenezer said, walking in with the man. The stranger was tall and brawny; he had dark hair and blue eyes, and his beard was cleanly kept; he wasn't an old man; he was somewh