Chapter 10: _Growing Soft Already
"There's no need bringing my father into this, Mother." I turned my back against her, walking away to my balcony.
Once I got there, I placed my hands on the handrails, my gaze scanning the estate below.
The guests and members of the pack who'd been invited for the ceremony had already begun trooping out, murmuring among themselves like a swarm of annoying hornets.
Everyone from the nobles and rich folk within the pack to the simple maids and low-class members had something to say about the revelation of the Moon's Chosen, which I was able to hear even from this height.
"Can you believe Alpha Kaene rejected his mate? This pack is doomed!" One of the noble women clutched her pearls as she spoke to a friend of hers.
"Can you blame him? When in history have you heard of an Alpha being mated to a simple maid? The mere thought sounds traitorous."
"I feel bad for the little brat, though." A male werewolf of the upper class chimed in. "She's so beautiful even as a maid. If only she were from a rich or notable family, she might even pick my interest."
"Sylvester! How can you say such a thing about the Moon's Chosen?" One of the noble women hushed him.
Meanwhile, my grip on the handrail tightened just then, my teeth gritted as I tried suppressing the anger I felt rising within me.
"Sir Sylvester!" I barked from the balcony, fixing my gaze on the nobleman who'd dared say such concerning my mate.
The man froze in fear, slowly turning his gaze until he stared directly at me.