Chapter 124


    Chapter 124 Mate


    CAS SANDRA


    When Becky and I arrived at the celebration the next day, I was amazed. The banquet hall was


    decorated to perfect, and it was already full of guests, many more. than thest time there’d been a


    celebration. There had been far fewer people here to wee Kaleb to Wega. This was clearly a


    bigger affair than I’d imagined. The Crescent Pack certainly cared about its own.


    Becky peered around with widened eyes. Her curiosity was at its peak, and I couldn’t help but smile at


    her.


    My assistant looked incredibly gorgeous tonight. She was wearing a sapphire blue dress with billowy


    sleeves that fell off her freckled shoulders and contrasted beautifully with her fair skin. She wasn’t


    wearing her round sses tonight, so her big, reddish-brown eyes seemed brighter than usual. Marley


    and I had curled her short red hair and applied makeup just before we’d arrived, and her lovely, angr


    face looked fairy-like and ethereal. Her full, pink-painted lips parted lightly as she took in the sight of the


    lanterns and candles that glittered in the hall.


    “Wow,” she breathed. “It looks incredible in here, Cas sy.”


    “It really does,” I agreed as I nced around the room. A small orchestra yed lightly in the corner,


    and the banquet table was impably dressed with a gold tablecloth and red rose centerpieces. This


    was the most royal celebration I’d seen in


    a while.


    “You look incredible, too,” Becky noted with a warm smile, and she yfully reached for my arm. We


    dissolved into a mess of giggles when she twirled me around, and my dress red out around me with


    the motion. I’d borrowed a dress from Marley, who just so happened to bring it with her from Wild


    Crawler.


    “I brought it just in case,” my friend had joked when she’d shown it to me earlier. in the day. “You never


    know.”


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    Luckily, Marley and I were simr sizes, so it fit perfectly. My dress was long, like Becky’s, but the silky


    fabric was pale lc instead of blue, and it was sleeveless. It clung to every curve of my body, which


    usually would have made me


    ufortable, but to be honest, I felt really beautiful. I’d curled my hair as well, and it hung in long


    waves down my back.


    I smiled at Becky. “Thank you.”


    I caught sight of the Moses family immediately. They were at the center of the crowd, but Ss was


    missing. Perhaps he hadn’t arrived yet.


    Asher was with them, talking. He was looking incredibly handsome in his ck suit. After a moment, he


    nced over at me and smiled. I smiled back. He didn’te over to me, but that was alright. It was


    better this way. Asher and I had discussed it just the other day in the clinic after a health check. The


    Alpha King and I needed to pretend not to be so close in public.


    So, for now, these little smiles and nces were more than enough.


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    I turned to Becky. “Shall we get a drink?”


    She nodded, looking both excited and nervous. I took her arm and led her to the refreshment table. On


    the way there, we ran into Kaleb.


    “Cas sandra,” the king of Yurene greeted me warmly. “And Becky. You’re hoth looking lovely tonight.


    How is the clinic going?”


    “Thank you so much,” I replied with a kind smile of my own. “The clinic is going. great! It’s been very


    busy, but it’s been nice.”


    “I’m so happy to hear that, Cas sandra,” Kaleb said, and his navy blue eyes danced in the light of the


    candles. “I wish you nothing but the best-”


    Before he could finish his sentence, a few councilors approached. Like Kaleb, they all wore impably


    tailored suits, but their expressions were far more


    reserved than his.


    As they swarmed around him, I led Becky away, and once we were at the


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    refreshment table, Becky released a long exhale.


    “I’m not good at these types of things, apparently,” she said as she rubbed her bare shoulder. “I’m so


    awkward-”


    “I


    “Don’t even worry about it,” I assured her. “Trust me, you’re doing fine. It’ll get much easier with time.


    Besides, if you want to be a royal healer one day, you’l need to get used to talking with


    werewolves from the upper ss.”


    “You’re right,” she admitted, and her cheeks flushed. “Thanks for the reassurance, Cas sy. I’m so lucky


    to have you as my friend.”


    “I feel the same,” I said, and then I gestured at the table. “Now, grab some champagne, and we can


    find a nice corner to hang out in while we get our bearings.”


    “That sounds perfect to me,” Becky replied with a grin.


    We grabbed a couple of flutes of sparkling champagne, and as we sipped at the delicious, crisp, drinks,


    we meandered to a small area of the banquet hall that allowed us to observe without being in the way.


    A few familiar faces from the clinic approached and said hello to us. I let Becky handle much of the


    conversation, and after a while, she started to get the hang of it.


    “This isn’t too bad,” she admitted to me quietly.


    “You’re doing great,” I assured her with a smile.


    “Thank you for bringing me,” Becky replied. “Really, Cas sy, I appreciate it.”


    I reached out and lightly touched her arm. “It’s no trouble at all. I’m happy to have you with me.”


    We continued mingling, and after a while, the crowd of people parted, and the chorus of voices in the


    banquet hall hushed as Ss Moses finally appeared.


    Becky craned her neck to get a better look as the Beta entered the banquet


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    “Wow,” she whispered when she spotted him. “He’s… so handsome.”


    My assistant was correct. Ss was impossibly handsome. Tall, muscr, yet still lean, with the same


    deeply tanned skin, dark brown hair, and bright amber eyes as Adalyn. His face was just as angr as


    his sister’s, but there was a seriousness and almost gloominess in his expression that seemed out of


    ce given the circumstances.


    His golden eyes darted around exhaustively as if he were searching for something.


    Oliver Moses stepped away from Asher and approached his son.


    “Ss,” he said with a smile, but when he stepped forward to greet him, Ss made a point to ignore


    him in front of the whole room.


    Everyone began to chatter from a distance.


    Why was the Beta ignoring his father?


    Before I could specte on the matter too much, Ss’ golden gaze fell upon us. His full lips parted


    and his nostrils red. Before I could react, he suddenly


    stormed over to us.


    My heart raced as he grew closer and I froze in ce.


    What was going on?


    Becky began to shiver, and before she could move out of the way, Ss marched right over to her,


    grabbed her waist, and pulled her to him.


    As Becky shook from what had to be sheer panic, he pulled her chin closer to


    his face.


    “Mate,” he growled.


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    My heart stopped as his words crashed over me, and a gasp escaped my lips I realized what was


    going on.


    No. No way.


    This was impossible.


    Becky was Ss Moses’ mate?


    As the pair stared into each other’s eyes, the entire banquet hall suddenly fell into silence.