Chapter 3

I was in absolute shock. I wasn't shocked that Eden pushed me, I wasn't shocked because the strong arm

that caught me belonged to Arnou lycan king and our special guest for today. No what truly took my

breath away was how majestic Arnou was.

And I don't mean this in a casual sense, like this man could walk around without a crown and you would

still be able to tell that he's a man of considerable power.

He was so goddamn tall, that was the first thing I noticed. Arnou was incredibly handsome with a strong

cut jaw.

He had his shoulder length black hair tied back by a strip of leather. He wore an expensive armani suit

and he smelled amazing, like a mixture of wood, dark chocolate and spices.

I removed his hand clamped around my waist and hurriedly thanked him. He just nodded

expressionlessly in return.

By now almost everyone had followed the source of the commotion and was staring at us.

Eden was staring speechlessly at Arnou, he quickly removed his arm from around Nikkini and she lost

the support so fast she tripped and barely managed to keep upright.

"Eden are we starting the conference first or do you want me to give you space to deal with family

matters first." Arnou asked

Gods even his voice was sexy. I don't know what was wrong with me, I've never had this kind of reaction

to any man before.

I placed a palm on my cheeks in an attempt to cool the rising heat there.

"Conference first definitely" Eden replied.

As he walked up to Arnou he whispered in Nikkini's ear.

"I'll help you vent your anger later"

He turned his head and glared at me "Let's go"

We walked through the throng of people, the better part of them stepping aside for Eden and I to pass.

The festival was in full swing at this point and I could tell everyone was having an immense amount of

fun.

At first Eden was just in front of me but I paused to listen to a small pack talking about the Lycan king

Arnou and Eden ended up ahead of me.

"He's the youngest lycan king we've ever had and apparently he has no mate yet." A teenage girl said.

She stood with her pack of friends close to the refreshment table.

"I heard he came to look for his mate this time. Thats why I wore this forest green dress. It makes my tits

look good and I heard he loves green" Her friend replied giggling.

"Yeah I don't think it works like that, my pa told me lycans don't get fated mates, they are special in the

sense that they have to find the people they love themselves."  A young boy in the group said.

"Your pa is a little bit close. But Lycans can have mates. But they're very rare and precious. So there's

still a bit of hope for me and my forest green clad boobies." The girl retorted.

The entire group laughed and continued talking in reduced voices. I was so engrossed in listening to

their discussion that I had stopped walking.

Eden noticed that my steps had slowed so he came back and held my arm. A bit forcefully while keeping

a pleasant smile on his face.

"Come darling we're going to be late" he said sweetly while digging his nails into my arm.

I could not resist and push him away because we were in public and I could even hear someone sigh

"They're so loving."

What a joke, outside my appearance was solid but inside of me I was cracking and falling apart.

We got to the center of the gala for the conference. I planned everything, I even wrote the pretty

speech that Eden gave.

But when it was time to cut the ribbon, I stood prettily at his side while he received all the honor.

I looked around, the gala was in full swing and everyone was so happy.

My smile was wavering and I didn't know how long I could keep up the facade of the loving luna.

I walked towards the gardens with a heavy heart and a wide fake smile.

I kept thinking over and over again.

What do I do about Nikkini and Eden?

How do I start the confrontation?

And most importantly, what do I do if they decide to open their relationship?

The embarrassment will be a lot to handle, because people might assume that the relationship ended

because I could not provide Eden an heir.

I was so lost in my thoughts about Nikkini and Eden that I did not notice on time, that someone was in

front of me and I bumped into a hard chest.

Arnou again!

I knew by the spicy, woody scent, even before I looked up, I had bumped into Arnou again.

My guards rushed to help me stand upright but Arnou helped me first. He put his arm around my waist

and helped me stand upright.

I looked up and him, and smiled a little bit. "Thank you, once again"

"You've fallen twice now in a very short time. I wonder if there will be a third time.'

So he has a sense of humor, my wolf smiled widely inside of me. But I was still wary of him. Because in

my experience people are never just nice.

I smiled politely in response and attempted to remove his arm from around my waist.

But his grip was iron clad. I looked up at him and a small smile played on his lips.

"You can let go of me now, I promise no more falls" I said with a small smile playing on my own lips.

His grip loosened but he didn't take his hands off.

I looked up at him, but he was staring behind me.

I turned around to see what was behind me.

Eden was stalking towards us with a very angry scowl on his face.

"What the hell are you guys doing?" He yelled in an angry voice