I Left My A Rank Party 소설 & 이야기

she grimaced, not happy that the Beta of the Highridge Pack was slowly losing interest in her. “Men of the Highridge think they could just do whatever the hell they want,” I murmured and shook my head in disappointment. The party that we were going to attend was for one of Madz’s social elite friends’s birthdays. I knew people would recognize me there, but I didn’t care anymore. I didn’t care if there would be people who would report me to my dad that I was in that place because I was tired of hiding from them anymore.

"Alright, Sister." I entered the venue of the annual party held by the Crescent Moon Pack. Leah came with me, but like most young wolves. She mingled with the other young wolves at this party. My dad came, but he certainly had other plans to meet with important pack members. I didn't want my dad to be distracted by me. And here I am. Outsider. Alone in the middle of the party. I'm quite used to parties like this because Rowan often holds them, but he always ignores my presence.

"Tell him how much I miss him..." "Hey," she interrupted gently, her eyes locking onto mine with fierce determination. "You are strong, Lily. You've always been the one to set the curve, remember? You can handle a little heartbreak." Her confidence in me was unwavering, but as I nodded, trying to absorb some of her strength, the battle within me raged on. "Look, there's this party on Saturday," Rachel said suddenly. "It's off-campus, at this karaoke bar downtown. A more casual vibe, you know... It's going to be fun."

I let out a small breath, a faint smile forming. “The thing is, I’m not a fan of parties. I always get things wrong… like stepping on dignitaries’ toes and sending them hopping in pain, stumbling into servers and causing wine to spill, stopping the music and earning the whole Pack’s disapproving looks… to mention just a few. But here I am today, at a party… and none of those weird things happened. I wasn’t judged for how I looked, how I dressed, or even how I ate.” I pause, my voice dropping into an almost whisper. “I must say… I’m happy to be here.”

Raelynn. This party is insane. Like, the kind of insane where half the people here probably won’t remember their names in the morning, and the other half will be in someone else’s clothes. I thought the rager Grayson threw was intense, but this? This is something else entirely.

The fact that they had been so eager to get their daughter married to a stranger who wasn’t even her mate, was still baffling to me. “Really? I want to hear everything_” someone interrupted him in the background, cutting him off. “Listen, Lark, there is a party tonight at the Lakewood lounge, come around. It’s VIP.” By the moon! Whenever Uri talked about a VIP party, I knew it was going to be lit, and would not end well, even if it was going to be enjoyable. Our parent’s had been distraught the last time, when we had gotten arrested after fighting. It had been Uri’s fault anyway.

Edger I had spent quite a lot of time just walking idly and aimlessly around the party that the Alpha and Luna decided to have last minute, I must say I'm impressed by how effortlessly the managed to pull it off so short notice and the turn out is extraordinary as well, I have already eaten my fill, I'm much of an alcohol drinker so I only had some non alcoholic wine and water for most of the night, all around me I heard the possessive growls and different people calling others their mates but I suppose I am not among the fortunate tonight.

"I might not know your every thought, but I can predict most of your moves by now." I smiled slightly, feeling a weight lift from my shoulders as I prepared to deliver the final blow. "I forgot to mention—I've already canceled my pack registration and joined the Northern Ridge Pack. The process was completely legal and smooth. Even you can't reverse it." His eyes widened as the implications sank in. The blood drained from his face, leaving him pale and stunned. "You're no longer my Alpha," I said, each word precise and deliberate, "and I no longer have to obey your commands."

My father was furious. “Dad, I am twenty-four. What makes you think that I am not mate-less? Why don’t you give Lea a chance to prove herself? Please!” I insisted. “Let’s talk after the party,” my father proposed. We left his office and headed outside, joining my mum and Lea. The place was soon filled with pack members who greeted me with respect. Once the party began, I watched my people chatting and relaxing, making me smile. My parents kept our people happy, and I needed to follow their example.

Six months later, Carlo, who once terrorized Port San Vito and forced us to pay protection money, knelt in the muddy water and blocked my path. Red-eyed, he begged me to bring the Moretti convoys back. "Ms. Moretti, if you come back, there'll be no protection money and no parking fees... I'll even pay you." I regarded him coldly and remembered how, six months earlier, he had flicked ash onto my financial statements and looked down at me as he said, "Pay, or get out of Port San Vito."