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“Alexander, that's incredible!”
| leapt to my feet, so overjoyed by the news that couldn't help myself. Before | knew what | was doing, my arms
were around my neck, lips passing a kiss against the stubble of his cheek
Alexander fruze, arms slightly spread out to the sides, and it was only then that | realized what I'd done.
The mate bond My mental shields had by fade, and withne meaning | had flooded every ounce of my joy into
Alexander's own mind
For a long, breathless moment,
unreadable, arms of
played, and
then off us muted lexander’s face was completely
mellow he was worse than if he had simply
shovedaway and gagged at the contact
But then 1 felt that theum of happiness that went my own that gulise that belonged only to my mate at his own
wallle cdown just a dire and wrth that joy was something else
Something that made my will guur with sarkan
Slowly, Alexandey’s hands cup to be on my wallet The Sund hummed to life between us, sharing our
emotions back and forth in a long sharkey memes. His happiness fed mine, which fed his, which Bad mine, all
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtrouta’s Sigue out where he began and mine ended.
For a heartbeat, we just send there like that, caught in the acetate currene of our connection. His gaze dropped
to my lips, and | found myself aning close without even meaning to
Maybe this twould be different. Mayhe
“Alpha, we need to discuss the upcoming electing requirements.”
Gabriel's flat voice cut through the moment, and Alexander's walls shammed back into place, nearly making me
collapse with the sudden loss of them I jreked back from Alexander, my face burning as the Beta stepped into
the room with a folder chitchard in his hands.
Alexander releasedand smoothed down his s. “Perfect timing”
| couldn’t sense any sarcasm in his voice, whichdicated that he probably was glad that the Beta had interrupted
before the bond took over completely. Just another not-so-pleasant reminder that despite being marked,
Alexander would never wantlike that.
Gabriel glanced at me, hesitating for a moment as if waiting forto leave. But when | made no move to go
anywhere, he reluctantly opened his folder. “The Alpha Council has scheduled a formal banquet for all the
candidates advancing to the final phase. It’s in three days, black-tie required. All the major pack leaders will be
attending, along with the media.”
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“Alright. I'll need a briefing on the other candidates,” Alexander said. “And a seating chart if they have one
finalized.”
“Already prepared.” Gabriel handed him a thick packet. “There's one other thing, though. Given Luna Ella’s...
condition... Perhaps it would be wise for her to sit this one out. Pregnant females should be resting, not
subjecting themselves to the stress of high-profile political events.”
The suggestion madelaugh out loud.
“I'm pregnant, not dying, Gabriel.”
Gabriel's jaw tightened. “Luna, with all due respect, the stress could be harmful to the pregnancy. These events
can be quite intense, and since you only just recovered from your previous condition—"
“I'm going,” | cut him off. “I'm perfectly healthy, my pregnancy is progressing normally, and I’m more than
capable of attending a dinner party.”
“But the cameras, the pressure-
“Gabriel.” Alexander's voice cut through the Beta’s protests with quiet authority. “My mate will be attending the
banquet. End of discussion.
Gabriel's mouth snapped shut, although the quick blaze of fury in his eyes wasn’t lost on me. | held my ground
and folded my arms across my chest.
Alexander pulled out his wallet and extracted a black credit card. “You'll need something appropriate for the
occasion,” he said, holding it out to me. “Get whatever you want. Don’t worry about the cost.”
| stared at the card for a moment, surprised. Alexander had never just handedmoney before, especially not
for frivolous purchases like dresses. In the past, he would just have pack stylists pick something out for me.
“Thank you,” | said, taking the card.
“Gabriel.” Alexander immediately turned to the Beta. “You'll be driving Luna Ella today. Wherever she wants to
go.”
Gabriel's face went through several interesting expressions before settling on outrage. Alpha, | had planned to
review the candidate files and-"
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