Chapter 8 Dance With Alpha

Keira POV

The audience, which had been calm, suddenly became boisterous as soon as he finished speaking.

"What are you saying?" My voice started to tremble.

"As you see, I am your Alpha and your mate. My name is Augustine Lope, don't forget your mate's name, Keira." He lifted my hand and put it to his mouth and kissed it.

What the hell! I can't believe it! He is my new Alpha, my mate! Is this the way that Moon Goddess punishes me? And why does he know my name?

Augustine lowered his head to see the look on my face, and said in a firm tone, "I could know everything about you, as long as I want."

Our eyes met and I took a step back when I noticed his possessive gaze which was breathtaking. There's no denying that he was irritated by my actions. I saw the fire of rage in his eyes as if something mad was happening. Augustine grabbed my arm in silence and pulled me back, "Never try to flee from me, I think you've heard of me and I don't want to show you my cruelty unless it's necessary. Do you understand?"

It seemed as though he had changed totally, and I found it difficult to connect him with the same male who had danced with me in the bar, kissed me in the coffee shop, taken me on hunting expeditions into the forest, and given me earrings from his ice-cold demeanor and menacing tone.

I nodded when my wrist was being grabbed tightly, and I could nearly feel my bones being crushed.

"OK, you've made a wise decision. Now, shall we dance?" Augustine raised his eyebrows and regained his expression.

Dance!? As all the packs know, to dance with Alpha would mean to consent to get engaged to him. It is so ridiculous! But am I able to reject him in front of all those people? What will happen to my family, to my brother?

I had no choice but to put my hand on his. Taking my hand, he led me to the very center of the hall. I looked at my mate who was dressed in a black suit without a tie, but there was a diamond brooch pinned on it. The suit fit perfectly with his frame. He has an extremely noticeable inverted triangle body shape because of his broad shoulders and his prodigious girth... His cut is too low in the neckline, exposing his more beautiful tanned pecs than others. I realized the reason why so many females wanna be his mate, everybody was looking at him...

Augustine looked to the orchestra and indicated for them to begin playing.

We circled each other, and I could feel his gaze remained locked. Augustine placed his hand on my back, slipped the other into my hand, and put mine on his shoulder. The first step he took almost took my breath away because I stepped on his foot.

"Sorry, I am not much for dancing, so I..."

"It's OK." Augustine chuckled.

His feet sync the music perfectly, but I can't, all the people were staring at us which made me nervous. He turned gracefully, his body in tune with the slow music. However, there was a sort of harshness on his face, he was good at everything. And now, he danced so very well... No one dare underestimates him. He can determine if someone is a good shot or not just by glancing at them.

"Focus, Keira." He probably sensed that I was lost in thought or my dance moves were just awful, he finally said to me.

"OK, but I am a little nervous, they are all looking at you."

"Yeah, they are all looking at us, because my mate is so gorgeous." Augustine bend slightly and spoke softly in my ear. "Relax, follow my steps... "

He guided me so subtly, never forcing movement from me or staying in step with him, but following me by looking at my movement. If he led a step, he would adapt to me rather than impose change or wait for me to follow his style, even if I interpreted the dance differently than he had intended. As the song progressed, I gradually relaxed with him and followed him smoothly.

His eyes watched me intently, following me with every move. I recalled the movements he taught me, my movements began to match his, and I felt my body continually become closer to his, as we dipped, twirled, and swayed in unison. I realized that I hadn't noticed the gaze of the people around me for a long time, because I was only looking at him. The whole world was black and white, but we were in stunning colors. In fact, we were all dressed in black.

"You look so good in this little black dress, I will always think of it when I dance again." We were forehead to forehead and Augustine said to me in a deep tone.

I swear to the blood-colored full moon on the ceiling, he is the first male who says these to me tonight. Should I take it as a compliment? However, I feel like all I can hear right now is my heartbeat; we aren't dancing to the music anymore but our hearts beating.

Augustine spread his fingers and entwined them into mine, and slowly moved one hand around to my butt pulling me over to himself. He kept his eyes on me, then let go of me and ran his hands down my sides and onto my thighs, which made me not know where to put my hand.

"Hug my neck. This is the last movement."

Last movement? What a strange way to end this dance! But I nodded and did what he told me.

I put my arms around his neck, and he grabbed my waist. I was not sure if that was the appropriate movement to end a dance, but it's more of a kissing stance. I thought this dance was about to end, Augustine lowered his head and nuzzled my neck, inhaling my scent. We were both sure that the other could feel or hear thudding heartbeats.

We became one with the song, with the dance, and with each other. When the song ended, the audience's applause filled our ears, and we separated. He was still taking my hands as if he didn't wanna let me go.

Seeing we've all finished dancing, the crowd gathered around us. I worried that I would be powerless to resist mate pull. In everyone's eyes, Augustine was the best one for me.

"Keira is my mate, and we will w..."

"What?!" There was a loud yell from the crowd before I answered him. It's from Rhoda.