“This will never happen again, Alpha Hunter,” Rosalie said. She was going to strike River when Hunter wasn’t around.
Hunter waited for her rise and leave and when she didn’t rise, he said, “You may leave.”
Rosalie snapped her head up at his rudeness. Tamping down her anger, she said, “I know that you are very upset with me, but could you please come back to the ball. Afterall it is a charity ball and since you would be donating the money, you should be there.”
Hunter didn’t want to leave River at all. He withdrew his powerful aura and released the omegas from it.
All of them scurried out of the backyard, leaving the three of them along with Faria.
“Please Alpha Hunter,” Rosalie pleaded him. She didn’t invite River because that would mean that her decision to throw her out wasn’t right and it would also mean that her grasp on the Alpha was loosening.
He looked at River as if asking for her permission, but the girl was feeling too awkward. She gazed at him with eyes that rounded at the corner. Hunter had this crazy urge to get up and kiss her. She looked so innocent and adorable that he wanted to squeeze her in his arms.
Hunter did what he thought would be the best to dispel her awkwardness and satisfy his urge. He got up from his place and walked behind his mate. He dug his pocket and took the necklace out. He dangled it in front of her and murmured, “I would like you to wear it, but I know that you are hurt, so, I am keeping it with me for now.” His fingers brushed her neck and she felt tingles all the way down to her toes which curled in anticipation. “Come, we have a ball to attend.”
Rosalie clenched her jaws tight when she saw that way Hunter was treating the breeder. She couldn’t believe that he was giving her that precious necklace to wear. And she was certainly not expecting him to take her back to the ball because she had insulted her in front of everyone.
River nodded lightly as her lips curled up. She curled the arm he offered to her and together with him walked back to the ball. With Rosalie following them. And that’s how the insulting River boomeranged to Rosalie.
When they reached the ball, all the guests looked at Alpha Hunter with the girl who Rosalie had thrown out. No one uttered a word and once again bowed to him. Without a single word, Rosalie walked behind them with her head dipped low, trying to show that was a victim.
When Hunter reached at the end of the hall, the musicians began to play. The evening rolled out.
However, what happened next, came as a shocker to River.
As the music drifted in the air, River saw the men and women dancing with their partners. Since she had never been to a ball, she didn’t know how to dance, but she enjoyed seeing others dance. She watched Rosalie mingling with all other guests as if nothing happened at all. With a ragged breath, she drew her eyes away from Rosalie because every time she looked at her, River was reminded of how she behaved with her.
Hunter was standing with River and glanced at her once in a while because he couldn’t resist himself. All at once, a bundle of energy came rushing towards them.
“River!” Mia shouted. “Brother!” She came darting towards them from across the hall, looking excited.
She hugged River and then spun in her dress, “How do I look?” she asked River, her face beaming with happiness.
River chuckled. She was looking pretty in her pink dress. “You look beautiful!” she said softly.
Hunter was grinning at his sister and she launched herself in his arms. “It’s nice to see you here, Mia,” he said, stroking her hair affectionately.
Mia was about to say something when Hunter’s beta, Elijah came over. “Alpha, can we talk for a moment please?” He glanced at Mia who immediately blushed under his gaze.
River noticed Mia’s blush and raised an eyebrow, but she didn’t say anything.
Hunter frowned. “Can’t it wait?” He didn’t want to leave River’s side.
Elijah was surprised because usually Hunter listened to him if it sounded urgent. “Of course, it can,” he said and stepped on the side where Mia was standing. Mia was beaming with happiness a moment ago and in Elijah’s presence, she became quiet and blushed all the more.
River saw that while Elijah was standing beside her, his jaws were clenched and he was trying his best to keep his hands in tight fists, as if he was resisting himself to reach out to Mia. She wondered what was going on between the two of them. “Would you like to dance with me, Alpha?” Rosalie’s voice snapped her out of her reverie.
“No!” Hunter growled rudely.
Rosalie shrank with fear. Embarrassed at his rejection, she walked to stand on the side with her lips downturned. She stepped back into the shadows and wiped her cheeks that were wet with tears. She took a deep breath and watched others dancing on the floor.
Moments later, a few she-Lycans came to Hunter. “Alpha Hunter, you must dance with Lady Rosalie,” said one of them. “It is for the charity gala!”
One of them giggled animatedly. “If you like you can dance with me!”
It was Gina who pulled Rosalie out of the shadows and said, “Since Rosalie has organized this event and you are the main guest, it would be really nice of you to dance with her.”
Rosalie lowered her head and said, “Please girls, it is fine. It is not necessary. I am sorry that I misinterpreted our Alpha. He was being so kind and I-” her throat choked as she blinked away her tears.
Gina wrapped her arm around her. “Rosalie, it is so nice that you have apologized.” After that she became silent and gave Hunter an accusatory glance.
Hunter was feeling guilty, not because he shunned Rosalie, but because of the fact that he was the main guest of the event and he was behaving rudely. He looked at River as if asking her if it was okay for him to dance with Rosalie. River pursed her lips, not understanding what he was trying to convey to her. So, she stood there without reaction. When his eyes went to Mia, she mouthed, ‘You should’
He grunted and said, “Okay, one dance.”
But the moment he held Rosalie’s hand, River felt this strong pang of jealousy that was so out of the blue. She hadn’t felt like this since Hector pierced his fangs in Victoria. The feeling left her… shaken.
At the same time, Mina urged Elijah to go and have a dance with Mia. Mia’s cheeks pinkened but she grabbed Elijah’s hand the moment he offered it to her.
River was left alone as people with whom she felt comfortable were gone. The girls who had come to be with Rosalie surrounded her. Mina said, “Did you think that you could pull the Alpha away from Lady Rosalie?”
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