Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
After Carter, I danced with Vincent. He came to me with a smile and held his hand out to me.
“Would you dance with me, your grace.”
“Vincent, I will always save a dance for you.” I smiled back at him.
“That is good to know.” He pulled me toward him and started to dance me around the floor. “You know something, Riviana? When I became your guard that day, I never thought that any of this stuff would happen. I didn’t know that I was taking my future Queen to school that day. As time passed, I didn’t expect that one of my closest friends was going to become this powerful woman who probably doesn’t need me anymore, but she’s too much of a nice person to take care of the small fries herself.”
“Vincent?” I felt like he was saying that he wasn’t needed and that he was going to leave me. “I will always need you. You’re the captain of my guard and my Beta.”
“That is something else. What Luna in this world has a Beta? You’re the only one. That right there says that you weren’t the person that any of us were expecting. But that is a good thing. I honestly think that if it weren’t for you, none of us would be here right now.”
“Vincent, why do I get the feeling that you’re leaving me?” I felt like crying again.
“I’m not, I’m just feeling extra nostalgic today. I think we all are.”
“It has had that sort of effect on us, hasn’t it?” I smiled at him. “As long as you’re not telling me that you’re leaving me, I’m fine. I’ve had you here with me since the day that I met Joaquin. You’re just as important to me as anyone else here. You’re my family now, Vincent.”
“I’m happy to hear that, Riviana.” I hugged him then, I had to. He was like a brother to me now, after the last couple years. I couldn’t imagine life without him at my side.
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Riviana
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I continued the dances after the one with Vincent. Shane came next, and true to his style he made jokes the whole time. Shawn was sweet as always. David was a perfect gentleman, and I was remembering how he was there with me from the beginning as well. I remembered how he had been there to play one of the dwarves during that Halloween party. When we talked about that we laughed with each other and joked about how scared Joaquin looked when I said that he was judging the costume contest. It was all very sweet and amazing.
Following David, I danced with Dietrich. He was his typical self, sweet and confident.
“You are the Queen that I knew you would be.. I am truly grateful for that incident that brought me here. I know that it wasn’t pleasant at the time, but I am glad that Octavious botched his mission and forced me to come here.”
“Yeah, I am glad as well.” I looked over at Shawn as I spoke. “And I know that other people are happy as well.”
“Who would have thought?” Riley laughed when he took my hand to dance with me next.
“What’s that?” I asked as I smiled. He was spinning me in circles as we danced.
“That you would have been the new Queen. When we first met, I knew you were special, but to become the Luna Queen? That surprised us all.”
“No one was more surprised than I was, that I can say with confidence.” We laughed together.
“Still, I am glad that we all got to meet you and be part of this. And thank you for sticking with Joaquin through it all. He needed you more than you know.”
“I know. I needed him too.”
After Riley came Landon. He was a cross between Riley and Trevor most of the time. His jokes were balanced with him being serious.
“My Queen.” He bowed to me before taking my hand.
“Thank you for this dance.” We weren’t as close as the others that I had danced with, but we still talked and laughed about different things that had happened. Most of them were funny things that had happened with us and Joaquin.
Following Landon, I danced with Trevor. I knew it was coming, and I could already feel myself starting to laugh when he took my hand.
“Does seeing me make you that happy, my Queen.” He spun me in a circle and then pulled me close to him.
“You know that you always make me laugh, Trevor.” I giggled at his words.
“Yes, and I am just waiting for you to realize that I am so much better than Joaquin. You’ve got to leave the pup and get with the bear.” He purred the words then immediately laughed. It had been a running joke with us all since our wedding day, the first time that I had even met Trevor.
“Yes, I know. You tried to steal me away from Joaquin on my wedding day, but it was too late. We were already married.” I played along with him. “You needed to be a little quicker on the uptake.”
“Damn. Running late again. That’s what I get for living in the mountains. I’m the last to know about everything.” He chuckled. “In all seriousness though, I am glad that Joaquin has you. And we couldn’t be happier with who our Queen is.”
“Thank you, Tevor.” I smiled at him with a soft expression. “I know that you will find your mate soon. Just hang in there a little longer.”
“Thanks Riviana. I hope I do find her soon.”
When that song ended, it was time for Joaquin to come back and dance with me. This was how it was set in advance. After this dance, I would claim to be tired and leave the ball, but the guests were free to stay longer under the watchful eyes of my guards and staff.
“You look like you have been enjoying yourself.” Joaquin pulled me closer than any of the others had, showing his intimate claim to me.
“I have been. Though several people made me want to cry.” I answered him with a nod and a smile.
“They were making my wife cry? How dare they?” He smirked knowing that I didn’t mean it in a bad way.
