ALAINAI shuffled in my seat, feeling the paranoia eat me raw though I wasn't sure whether this was a prank or not. Did he really know? My eyes frantically searched the comment section and at the same time, I didn't want to appear desperate.I inhaled deeply. USER 101 hadn't said anything yet, but comments pooled on my screen like it was all they'd been waiting for.AnnalisaFaith: Tell us right now! Drop her address, I have a lot of pretty dresses to send her way!IloveQueenofDawn: User101, you better shut the hell up before I find you and clip your lips. She wants to remain anonymous so you have no right!MarkMark: I just want to know what pack she's coming from. Best believe, that pack would be the one at the top of the seven others.MaryaAngle: Tell us right now! I'm dyingggg to know!ThatweirdOtaku: $1000 for whoever reveals her identity! Let's be sure of who she is and worship her offline personality too AvaSmith: Protect her identity, please! AmyEugene: Tell us her name! Sash
ALEXANDER“And the halls?” I asked as I made my way through the corridor with the head guards as he briefed me on the arrangement of things and how it was all going. He walked fast enough to keep up with my pace.I was surrendering to the idea— maybe just a little bit. To pick out a bride and let her know she'd just be a trophy for the sake of the pack. It was that simple, wasn't it?“The seating arrangement is going on as we speak and we have the best of our interior designers on it,” he responded with a slight smile that eased my tension a bit.I wanted to make this as easy and as successful as could be. It wasn't about me picking a Luna anymore, it was the fact that we were like a tourist attraction in this sense. All the Alphas from different sides of the earth will be attending and we had to top them. I paused and turned to him, cocking a brow as the question inched into my mind. “The VIP guest list, who's in charge of it?”“The Beta and Princess Freya is,” he gave a swift respo
ALAINA*TWO HOURS EARLIER*“Oh, I see you've come to really tease me about this, USER 101. I see what you're trying to do and it's really adorable. Why don't you tell me exactly who I am then I'll give a response, if you're right or not.”Oh, god, no! No. No. I hoped this was just another one of my fans pulling a prank. Any lady's name could start with the letter A, we had thousands of them roaming around so I had nothing to be worried about, right?Oh gosh.AngelaPatrick: Imagine if it's true! Queen Of Dawn's house will be packed in no time.ThatweirdOtaku: Just tell us her first name! We'll narrow it down ourselves!Atrika55: She might be ugly as hell in person! Guys, we've seen a lot of catfishes. This bitch might just be one of them. Ngl, can't wait for her downfall!MarkMark: Be reasonable, guys! I'm kidding, I wanna know too! User 101 reveals it faster, wtf is wrong with you man?ARMYBLINK: Sending love from Indonesia!ParkAnna: Reveal immediately! Cannot wait to see who she re
ALAINA The letter had me on s chokehold. And I stared at it until tears dropped from my eyes, onto the phone. I knew what I had to do. I couldn't just sit here and let this moment pass. Without hesitation, I sprang into action, changing out of my streaming clothes and into something more suitable for a late-night visit. A simple dress, a light jacket. I didn't want to look like I was trying too hard, but I wanted to be presentable. I had to get to the packhouse, no matter what it took from me. No matter how he or the rest of the world reacted. Grabbing my phone and keys, I rushed out of my apartment and hailed a cab. The city lights blurred as we sped towards the pack house. My mind raced with thoughts of what I would say, how he would react, if this was even a good idea. “Thank you sir!” I said to the driver as we arrived and stepped out, the pack house loomed in front of me. I approached the guards, my heart in my throat. No one was there except me. "I need to see Alpha
D-DAYToday, it was simply Queen of Dawn and I. I sighed for the hundredth time. The suite where Lorraine and I had settled for the night was nothing short of a fairy tale. Crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling, filling the room with warm, golden light that improved the comfort.We had chosen this suite to maintain my privacy, making sure my real address stayed hidden from prying eyes. I sat in front of the mirror, my heart racing as Lorraine worked her magic on my hair. Her hands moved with practiced ease, weaving my dark locks into a ‘different’ hairdo— in her words.The scent of hairspray and the hum of Lorraine’s chatter filled the room. “You’re going to look stunning tonight,” Lorraine exclaimed. “The crowd will be wowed!”She brushed a stray strand of hair away from my face and adjusted the final touches. “Honestly, you look like you’ve stepped right out of a movie.”I forced a smile, though my mind was miles away. I could almost see the grand ballroom, the glimmering lig
ALEXANDERI was no different from a statue in my own home, dressed like a mannequin by the roadside for an activity that my entire body rejected. It wasn't funny at all.The front of the mirror had been my home for longer than I can remember. It felt like the kind of hell I could taste on my tongue and it wouldn't discontinue.Even right now, I was standing before a mirror. This morning the ball was colder than usual, a stark contrast to what I would be feeling if I cared a bit about whatever the hell was going on here.Rather, I was tired of it. Way exhausted that a thousand sighs had slipped out of my mouth in just minutes. I stood in front of the mirror, my personal stylist adjusting my navy blue suit. IIt was a classic, well-fitted outfit with a subtle sheen that should have made me feel confident. Should. It did the exact opposite of that. The cufflinks, silver and detailed, were the finishing touch. Yet, I found myself distracted, barely noticing the stylist’s careful moveme
ALAINAI stood before the sea of cameras, a voice shouted. "Is she really Queen Of Dawn? She's a fake!”The words cut through me like a knife, making my heart skip a beat. I battled nerves, trying to shove off the feeling of being a fake. I forced a smile and waved, trying to appear confident, but my hands trembled slightly.The crowd erupted in a chorus of cheers and chants, their voices echoing off the walls. "We love you, Queen Of Dawn!" "You're our true queen!" "Queen Of Dawn, Queen Of Dawn!" “I hope the Alpha picks you!”The adoration was overwhelming, making my eyes prick with tears. I felt like I was living a lie, but the crowd's enthusiasm was infectious.But amidst the adoration, a reporter pushed forward, microphone in hand. "Queen Of Dawn, can I get a word with you?" she asked, her voice piercing above the din.The guard protecting me stepped forward, trying to block the reporter. "I'm afraid that's not possible," he growled, his eyes flashing with warning.But I inte
Alexander I felt a sudden jolt of restlessness overtake me as I sat there, shrinking into my seat with boredom as well as disinterest as I watched the women parade around me, and flashing flirty smiles that did nothing but irk me. I wished they would just stop already. I adjusted in my seat, trying to keep my calm and get through today as it was expected of me but even that was becoming more and more difficult by the moment. I didn't want to be here. Neither did I have any interest in any of these women here, and normally that wouldn't matter. But it did. It did. I couldn't stop the restlessness inside of me, I couldn't stop wanting to get out of this hall, and escape all these women that were nothing like her. It was upsetting. Alaina was the only thing on my mind, the only woman that had occupied all the seats in my thoughts, and I didn't have space for anyone else. I couldn’t stop thinking about her or seeing her everywhere I looked, and it was such a torment. I tried not