Alpha's Blind Luna

Chapter 5

Maddie left our side immediately as soon as we reached the ballroom, talking to who I could only assume as classmates. Ty had stayed back with me for a moment and he graciously walked me over to a corner. The smells were a bit overwhelming mixed with the loudness of the music and chattering. I was thankful for Ty’s help.

“Go, I know you got some friends here.”

I felt him shake his head.

I tilted my head toward him, now aware that he was stiff as a board. “You smell her don’t you, your mate?”

He squeezed my hand. “I do.”

“Well, what are you waiting for! Go get her! Jesus Ty! Don’t stand next to the person you know for SURE isn’t your mate.” I chuckled and pushed him further in the room.

'I don’t smell anything special.'

Kai came forward for the first time in a while. Maybe they aren’t here yet, it is still pretty early.

I looked around, there were a lot of people, but there were still people filling into the ballroom. It was only 6:15pm after all. Father and Melissa had seen us walk in and both Ty and Maddie were happy to describe the look of disgust on their faces when they had spotting my attire. But I just tucked myself in the corner. I could feel a few eyes on me but I refused to use Kai to see them.

my extra sensitive senses. I had lost the sound of both Ty and Maddie in the crowd and I didn’t want to go to them either. Who wants a blind older sister hanging around. It was apparent

the back of the ballroom, away from the people funneling in. When we were kids, the current Alpha’s parents used to live here. And so we would be brought here every so often. I knew this place better than most and so slipping down the hall, I made my way down a side staircase which lead to a door outside. The castle was closer to the forest than our own house and I slipped off my heels that

silence that the forest brings, muffling reality amongst the leaves and dew covered grass. Not too far in, was my favorite perching rock. It was a little smaller than I remembers. We used to pay King-of-the-Rock as children. Sitting on it now, my legs dangled off and just missed the small stream below. I adjusted my dress and just leaned back, soaking in

they soon died down and the music and chatter from the party dissipated into the wind through the trees. It was a perfect

'Don’t be disappointed, Kai.'

'How can I not be disappointed? It’s the first real chance we got to get out to see if we have a mate within the

would inevitably reject

that

wasn’t willing to give

what Ty said bothering you?' Kai

it’s an option. We have a good savings built up. She snorted but let me continue. We could finally get out from under their thumb. Maybe if both Ty and Maddie find their mate tonight, when we leave tomorrow, we just don’t come back. Come out of retirement

in between as, as though we were

'Okay.'

up my head.

I felt Kai nod.

it out loud and took a

my skin, my usual baggy clothes didn’t let my skin breathe the warmth of the air. I felt like I was recharging in the moonlight. The tiredness and weariness of life just melting away all the negative emotions I was feeling. A couple times, a pair of wolves were run