Chapter 2 The party
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"Naomi get up, it is past 9am already; have you forgotten what today is?".
My mother had walked into my room that morning and opened the window blind to let the morning sun hit me directly in my face.
That is her usual ritual every morning I slept more than I should, especially on a special occasion days like today is in the palace.
"I want to be in bed today mom, I don't feel like getting up now". I answered her, covering my head further with the duvet to prevent the sun from piecing into my eye that early morning.
"Don't be silly young lady, every other person is up already, and dressed. The guests will be arriving anytime soon and the party will begin". My mother insisted.
"But I don't want to attend the party mom".
"But you must attend the party. Your father has asked every daughter of the family to be present , and no one dares disobey the Alpha in this pack". My mother said, as she opened my wardrobe and begins bringing out my ball dress and other accessories.
"My father?". I asked, scheming to find a clue from my mother about the secret Lucas mentioned to me last night at the garden. The question, and the tone I used in saying it made my mother to stop what she was doing, and turned to look at me. I maintained my gaze on her, still in my scheme. Then she said rather in a hurry.
"Your stepfather! She said, and continued to placing the dress and the shoe on the bed beside me and urged me to get up and get ready.
"Mom, can I ask you something?".
"No Naomi, no more distractions and delaying of your getting ready; it is almost time for the party! Now get up and go have your bath, and where is this maid?". My mother commanded, and calling on the maid that was assigned to me to come help me get ready she left the door. I could still hear her voice at the hallway calling on the maid to hurry up and come assist me.
The ball party had already commenced before I could finish dressing up and stepping out from my room. I didn't take time to take a look at myself at the mirror that morning, to see how I looked today.
My mother had already confirmed that I looked beautiful in my dress yesterday and I was not in the mood to do that anyway. Who cares whether I looked beautiful or not for the party, when there is a secret hanging over my existence in the royal family.
Haunted by that feeling, I walked slowly through the estate yard to the ball room. There were fleets of beautiful and expensive looking cars littered all over the estate yard. Cars ranging from Rolls Royce, to limousine, to Benz, and to the latest Bugatti and Ferrari in town, all beautifully arrained around the yard. In the middle of them all is a very beautiful one, romantically designed with red ribbons and scented flowers, with a placard that reads "BE MY WIFE" on it.
Wow, it was so beautiful to behold.
When I arrived the ball hall, all guestbeere already seated, and chatting happily with each other while eating and drinking. The Alpha was seated too, in the midst of the noble chiefs and leaders on attendant, and beside him on both sides was his two favourite wives; the Alpha's first wife Luna Rachel, and his last but not the leastbwife, Luna Isabella, my mother.
As soon as I walked in through the door, my mother's eyes caught with mine, and she smiled heartily at me. She has been staring at the door, counting times and expecting me to walk in. I smiled back, more like a grin though, and not wanting to disturb or interrupt the happy party people, I decided to stand at a corner by the door.
While there, I took a full view of the noble guests at the party, which was full of more gentlemen than ladies in attendant. All the men in attendant were expensively dressed, and gorgeous with an aura that speaks wealth. The only female among the guests, an about 15years old young girl, the last child of the Mill-mild City chief, is not left out in looking good and expensive.
She is rumoured to be their father's favourite child, and he always go to events and parties in her company ever since she was 6years old.
Tired of admiring the wealthy people, I decided to step out a bit for a fresher air. And with the glass of non alcoholic wine that one of the maidservant gave me on arrival, I turned to leave the hall and bumped in mistakenly, face to face with a young man.
"Sorry". I said as I quickly fished out my handkerchief to clean the little wine that spilled on his shoe due to our coalition.
"No don't worry, I can take care of that". The gentle man said, and with a serviette, he dabbed the wine off his shoe gently and looking up at me, he smiled and said.
"My name is Colin's, and you are?".
"I am Naomi".
"Naomi? You must be the orphaned girl the Alphaking took in out of pity because I know of princess Kiara and Anita and Cleo: the three daughters of Alpha Herlbert. Am I right?". He Collins asked, smiling innocently.
What? My eyes widened in shock. An orphan?
I opened my mouth to say something but it was as if a big lump is trapped in my gullet. I immediately forgot how to talk.
Standing at the far end of the ballroom hallway was Lucas, staring at us and quietly observing Collins and I, with a big grin on his face. As soon as my eyes met his, I felt a great boiling sensation in my stomach as if I would throw up if I don't leave there immediately.
I ran away, towards the direction of my room, forcing back the tears that was fighting to pour out from my eyes.
Collins stood there perplexed, and wondered what he had said wrong.
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