The Alpha's Rejected Luna

Chapter 28 - The Golden Entry

After getting ready like a true king, Kael came down to the basement of his apartment to check if all the arrangements were done properly.

He checked everything. Every single thing.

The lights, the black and golden balloons, the big birthday cake with golden candles, the music system, the long table full of food and drinks. Everything was perfect. More than perfect. He had personally told his friends to make it royal, because tonight was not just his birthday. Tonight was the night he wanted to make Elra his Queen.

The party had already started. All the wolves families had arrived in their expensive dresses. All his royal friends were there, laughing, drinking, talking loudly. The whole basement was full of people, full of noise, full of celebration. The DJ was playing soft romantic music and the golden lights were shining everywhere.

But to Kael, it still felt empty.

He felt like so many people were still missing. Just because one person was not there. Elra.

Because of her absence, the whole party felt incomplete to him. He kept looking at the entrance door again and again, hoping she would come.

He was standing in the corner, again and again fixing his black royal dress. He was touching his coat, setting his hair, looking at his watch, adjusting his crown. For the first time in his life, the Alpha King was insecure. The King who never cared about what anyone thinks, today was caring so much about one girl's opinion.

He was thinking, "I don't know if Elra will be impressed with me today or not. What if she rejects my proposal? What if she feels bad? What if she says no in front of everyone?"

So many what-ifs were running in his mind. His heart, which never feared anything, was beating very fast with fear. Fear of losing her. He was holding the small red velvet ring box tight in his pocket, as if his whole life was inside that box.

He was lost in these deep thoughts when suddenly, the entire basement went silent for a second.

A very, very beautiful girl entered the party from the main door.

She was so beautiful that every single eye turned towards her. Everyone just stopped talking and stared at her. She was wearing a long golden shining maxi that was glittering under the lights, a small shining crown on her head, and a beautiful golden mask that hid half her face. She looked like a real princess straight out of a fairytale.

Kael also looked at that girl. For a second, he looked. But then he lowered his gaze immediately. He didn't care. For him, no girl mattered tonight except one.

He thought in his mind, "Elra, my darling, where are you? Your King is waiting for his Queen. Please come fast."

He was thinking this, holding the ring box even tighter in his pocket, when that same beautiful girl in the golden dress started walking closer and closer towards him.

She came right in front of Kael, smiled softly under her mask, and said in a very sweet voice, "Happy Birthday, Alpha King."

Kael looked at her and in a very normal, cold style, just said, "Thank you," and turned away. He didn't even give her a second look. He was still searching for Elra at the main door.

He didn't recognize Elra at all because of the mask.

When he turned away, he took two steps, and then suddenly a thought hit his mind like lightning.

Wait. How is this possible? How does this girl know my real name? How does she know that I am the Alpha King? Only my closest pack knows this title. No normal girl in the party knows this.

He turned back very quickly to look at her.

And as soon as he turned back, the girl in the golden dress slowly raised her hand and removed her mask.

And then... time stopped.

Kael just kept staring at her. From head to toe. He couldn't blink. He forgot how to breathe.

It was Elra. His Elra.

He was completely shocked to see her in such a royal look. He had never seen her like this before. She wasn't the simple, shy girl in college clothes anymore. She was looking like a Queen. His Queen. The golden maxi was hugging her perfectly, the crown was shining on her head, her eyes were sparkling with love.

Slowly, he walked closer to her. His voice was soft now, nothing like the cold Alpha. He went near her and said, "Excuse me... can you tell me when Elra will come to the party? Her Alpha King has been waiting for her for a very long time."

Hearing this, Elra couldn't control herself. She started laughing. Seeing Kael so confused and so nervous made her laugh even more.

She looked at him, with so much love in her eyes, and said in the same teasing style, "You also tell me, where is the birthday boy of this party missing? The party is going on and the birthday boy himself is not in the party."

And then, they both just got lost in their own world. The loud music, the hundreds of people, the wolves families, the friends... everything disappeared. For them, there was only Kael and Elra standing in the middle of the basement, looking at each other.