“Evening, Caleb,” Han greeted with his usual warmth, his demeanor unchanged.


    Riley, looking sharp in his attire, waved and grinned.


    “Long time no see, Caleb.


    How’ve you been?”


    I responded to each greeting.


    Zoe let out a dismissive snort and turned away, her aversion obvious in her bodynguage.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    Trying to diffuse the tension, I shed a polite smile and greeted her.


    “Hey, Zoe, good evening.


    ”


    “Humph,” Zoe huffed, still ignoring me.


    Sensing the unease, Riley chimed in with concern.


    “Zoe, everything alright? You seem a bit off tonight.


    ”


    Zoe let out a cold, humorlessugh.


    “Trust me, I’m not the ufortable one here.


    ”


    My eyebrows raised in anxiety, wondering what Zoe might stir up next.


    Before things could escte, I swiftly changed the subject.


    “It’s normal to feel a bit woozy from the drinks.


    Carlos has some other activities lined up.


    Why not give them a shot instead of just drinking?”


    Again, Zoe let out a snort but kept her thoughts to herself, sparing me from further difort.


    I breathed a sigh of relief.


    Carlos, quick on the uptake, smoothly diverted attention with a casual.


    “Sounds good.


    Let’s go check out the activities I’ve Lined up.


    ”


    With a subtle nod, he led Han, Riley, and the others away, ensuring they were out of earshot in case things took a turn.


    As they disappeared into the crowd, a stream of Alphas, apanied by their mates, approached, offering toasts and kind words in my honor.


    I returned their smiles, ying the gracious host.


    The Alpha of the Aron Pack, a mischievous glint in his eye, teased, “Caleb, throwing quite the party.


    But where’s your better half?”


    Before I could respond, another Alpha chimed in, “Haven’t you heard? His Luna has vanished into thin air.


    No one knows where she’s gone, leaving him flying solo.


    ”


    A shadow crossed my face.


    To avoid exacerbating the tensions between Debra and me, and to prevent anyone from stirring trouble because Debra travelled back and forth between the two worlds, I kept her return a secret.


    Yet, the twist of words caught me off guard, leaving me feeling unfairly targeted.


    The Alpha, sensing my unease, swiftly corrected himself, raising his ss in apology.


    “I apologize for dredging up old wounds.


    That was insensitive of me.


    ”


    I forced a neutral response, murmuring, “No worries.


    ”


    Suddenly, a soft exmation drew my attention, and a young woman was gently nudged towards me.