Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
“You know how to move, right?* | nod in agreement. “And you can follow movements, right.”
Again | nod, not really sure where he’s going with this. “Then follow my lead, | got you.”
| nod again, my heart is hammering in my chest. I’m not nervous to dance with him, really, but in front of all these people is nerve wracking. I’m not loving all the stupid rituals and pomp and circumstance that goes with being a part of the royal family. This is ridiculous.
We take our places and the orchestra starts to play. Xander begins to move the both of us effortlessly. I’m glad he knows what he is doing. | don’t take my eyes off of him and his soft supportive look helps me relax a bit and just go with it, but | don’t dare look around. If | made eye contact with anyone, especially the females | can practically feel staring daggers at me, | would probably do something stupid like trip us both. So my eyes stay fixed.
“| wish the warriors would let me have the Elite brand, just so | could mindlink you. It would be so much easier to have a conversation and for you to tell me all about some of these people and who to look out for.”
| whisper low enough for him to hear. “But, Warrior Osiston wants me to wait until next year at the earliest. It would just be helpful in situations like these.
“I’ll talk to dad, you’re right it would be helpful, and who knows they may want you on missions sooner. The brand is a ceremony that takes time, that’s probably one of the reasons they want you to wait, so you get the full experience.
“After all of this, | could care less about the ceremonies and rituals that go with it. It seems like the ceremonies and rituals are really just designed to showcase the important people in attendance, not really on the people going through it.
“You’re not wrong…”
Before he can finish what he was going to say red nails slide over the back of his shoulder and we both stop moving, but Xander doesn’t let go of me. Infact he pulls me a little closer.
“Prince Alexander, I thought that since you have spent enough time showcasing your charity, you might want to finish the opening dance with someone more appropriate to your rank.”
It’s the blonde from earlier today. I have to admit she has some balls coming up to him during what I am gathering is an important tradition of the conference.
“Skylar is more than my equal, making her more qualified to be up here. I suggest you not make insults about people you are unaware of Charlene.”
Xander starts to move us again.
Before we get too far though, Charlene opens her mouth again. She isn’t going away without a fight.
“She’s just a warrior, how does that make her an equal?
She’s not even of age yet, so you can’t tell me she’s your mate, we all know you haven’t found her yet. Why would you even spend time with her when there are better choices for a chosen mate from your own pack? If she wasn’t being a b* tch, I would be impressed with her tenacity.
“First, I have no plans on taking a chosen mate. That is something you, your father and the rest of the Elders need to get through your head. Second, even without being a part of the Royal Pack, Skylar outranks you, if that’s what you are concerned about. I suggest you take your insults elsewhere and do not approach either of us for the rest of the night or I will have you removed.”
Charlene gasps. Seriously? That’s the thing that’s going to offend her, being kicked out of a royal party. This girl needs to rethink her priorities.
Xander does extract us from her finally to finish the dance.
We walk over to where his parents are accepting drinks from Barty.
“Oh, don’t eat or drink anything that Barty doesn’t give you personally.”Xander looks at me as we reach his parents. My eyebrows shoot up.
“Really?! People are that crazy”
“People have tried, Little One, so we take no chances.”
Alpha Reggie smiles at me.
“Dad, we need to get Skylar a brand so she can mindlink us.
We have been accosted a couple times and I couldn’t warn her. I know the warriors want to wait another year, but if she is going to be playing this part, we need to be able to communicate. Charlene is on a warpath.”
“I saw her approach you, that was bold, even for her.”
Luna Anne smiles wickedly.
“Does she really think she is going to convince you to take her as a chosen mate? You would think being in the Royal Pack, they would understand better than most that the future king needs his Goddess Given mate.”
“Unfortunately that is not what they are thinking about. For them it’s politics and power. By being related by marriage, her family specifically, thinks that it will sway more power and control their way and that they will be able to influence Xander to make decisions that benefit them specifically. It’s not new, I had a similar issue, but I also found my Anne far sooner than Xander even found Oscar. Now they just need their Luna.”
It’s so nice to see them talking about Oscar so comfortably.
Not all Alphas would be okay with their son being bis*xual since it could mean the end of their lineage. But I guess they also know that Xander’s Luna is coming too.
“That is fascinating too, that the Moon Goddess told you she’s coming, but why is it taking so long? You would think that she would want her Alpha Kings to have their Lunas as soon as possible.”
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