Chapter 10

Joel

I made my way back to Miss Hartley, hoping that my recent encounter with the Alpha didn’t show on the outside. On the inside I was still a quivering mess.

Miss Hartley was sat on her own watching couples dance around the ballroom. I stood behind her right shoulder. Not close enough to be seen as being with her, but close enough so she could interact with me if she needed anything.

I glanced around the ballroom watching all the couples dance to a waltz that was being played by the small band on the stage. It really was quite a spectacle. It was like taking a step back in time, like getting a glimpse into the days of Jane Austen and the glamorous balls described in her books. No I didn’t read Jane Austen, but we had studied two of her books in school.

It was actually very calming watching the mass of bodies twirling round and round to the music, and I found myself calming down from my previous encounter.

I knew that the Alpha was scary, and I’d heard stories about his short tem