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Chapter 2: Was That Him?

“What? The prince’s Luna?!”

“Prince Theo is the King’s favorite son, and it’s most likely he’ll be the next king.”

“Then that makes his wife…”

The crowd buzzed with excitement at Beta Xavier’s words. The girls seemed overjoyed to think of themselves living in the palace as nobles, maybe even as a Luna Queen someday.

Some of them were so excited that they started clapping their hands.

Sophia glanced at them and sneered. “Foolish! They think they even have a chance!”

“Of course not! Miss Chambers, they are nothing compared to you!” Sophia’s followers flattered her, which brought a proud smile to her face.

“What if the prince doesn’t need our… our service?” one of the more composed voices asked Beta Xavier.

“Oh, yes, an important question,” he said, raising a finger in the air. Everyone quieted to hear him. “Those of you who are not successful in securing the prince’s favor will return to your packs after three years, with your payment of riches beyond measure.”

As he clapped his hands together, the girls cheered once

again.

Doubt rolled over me as I looked at Beta Xavier’s face. I didn’t believe him. People couldn’t just come and go from the royal palace. In fact, many rumors had arisen over the years regarding the disappearance of palace visitors… or their untimely deaths.

I was sure the truth wasn’t as glamorous as he was trying to make it sound.

As expected, he added, “However, His Majesty, our King Sebastian, would love to see you all try your very best, or-” He smirked, and the glee in his tone suddenly was replaced by an ominous warning. “Not only will you be thrown in prison for your negligence, but also you’ll bring shame and disgrace to your pack!”

My eyes widened. Beta Xavier was threatening us with our own packs! He was implying that if we failed to please the royals, we would bring destruction to our packs!

to be bothered by his latest comment and were simply glad that they weren’t

kept my reaction locked

declared. “Let us go

we all began to move again. I exchanged a look with Brook. We had no choice but to follow

serenaded me as we took in the beautiful roses,

marble fountains and ponds lined the walkway. Elegant sculptures decorated every few steps of the royal garden. It truly

had been much more lighthearted. Being away from that

and getting into the beautiful courtyard

around me started to chat about how grand it would be to stay here, and their conversations carried onto the subject of Prince Theo. His ruthless

declaring herself the winner again. “No one else is nearly

talking about me, but i’d decided that she was the least of my concern at

sunshine coated the royal garden in gold, which made the palace seem warm and welcoming, but I just knew

Beta had made it sound, the palace was

I wanted to do with

 were required to get intimate with the most terrifying man

I had to come up

so quiet.” Brook caught up to me and asked, “What do you think about the news? What do you think about…

know, Brook,” was

would be good or bad. I didn’t want to make my already worried friend

of us and reminded the crowd, “We‘re about to enter the courtyard next to the living quarters. Make sure you are

us a stern look, and we all nodded in unison.

as we stepped into a smaller garden. It was even more luxuriously decorated, and

of knowing all of my options where I was,

cautious father.

was a gate nearby. At that moment, I

on Sophia’s face. She’d pushed me!

pavement, and I anticipated the sharp pain I’d feel hitting my nose on the ground. However, that wasn’t my worst problem. My biggest fear was that… hadn’t Beta Xavier

with a plan to explain myself to Beta

pain I’d expected never