The Alpha King's Foreign Luna

Chapter 8

RED CREST HOUSE

It's the day of The Claiming Ceremony. The theme for this year is "Opulence: Let them eat cake." A take on the excess and never ending-partying of the French monarch. This a strictly by-invitation party only. Costumes are an absolute must! Guests are asked to dress in the style on their own take of Sofia Coppola's 2006 film Marie Antoinette, over the top 18th century.

The whole thing is already a production to be marveled, it shows the kind of flamboyance in monarch's palaces and parties. Over the vast clearing hundreds of tables and chairs are arranged beautifully scattered all over the place. Flowers, balloons, chandeliers, lights adorned the venue. Other minor and intricate decorations are placed beautifully on every corner masks, parasols and fans. The entrance was adorned in a beautiful arch with hanging flowers and lights giving it a more intimate and romantic feel. The tables centerpieces are beautifully decorated with lamps, crystals and flowers. Everything is shimmering from the golden cages, flowery swings and towering cakes. In the front is a large concert stage for the performers. The technicians are doing final check ups on concert lights and sound checks on huge speakers enough to blast your hair on full volume. A huge screen is set up above the main stage, so the others can see even from a far. Huge banquet tables fill the place on both sides enough to feed an army of a hundred of wolves. From a dessert tables, to the refreshments and even six cocktail bars. Servers are busy walking to and from bringing different sorts of drinks and appetizers for the guests.

Words have been spreading to all the packs attending that an international singer will be performing on the very stage for the Claiming Ceremony. But, the Red Crest House party organizers are keeping mum about who it is.

The place is starting to buzz as different vehicles park one by one on the entrance, as valets in costumes with their white wigs, coats and stockings attend to their cars. Guest's gasp fill the place and their eyes full of adoration as they start to enter the venue. Some made the loudest entrance with their masks and delightfully well thought of costumes. It's a feast of color and texture. Towering colorful wigs, billowing skirts, over flowing bosoms over low neckline and tight corsets, open robes and petticoats. Some men even wore skirts and open robes showing off their ripped body and muscular thighs over skin tight pants. Other men wore wigs over their head while others adorned theirs with shimmering pomades. Some with their sexy shimmering see through-laced dresses and dainty stones clad lingerie inspired looks. Over the top accessories, crowns, necklaces, jewels. The crème of the crème are starting to fill the venue.

Excitement and nervousness fills the air. A mixture of sweet and musky scent of male and female she-wolves. Lust and party feels is starting to fill the air. Some find their mates before they even get to the main venue. Others nervously sniffing the air looking for theirs.

"Argh! I'm so nervous... I can't hardly breathe!" Marion blurted out as she paced back and forth into the room after her final walk around the venue and giving last minute instructions to the organizers of the party.

She is wearing a silver dress with a fitted bodice which complimented her hourglass figure, see through narrow sleeves adorned with crystals shimmering every time the lights pass her. Her neckline low and her breasts overflowing and bouncing while she rub her fingers together and rotate her shoulders endlessly trying to ease her tension. Her sultry legs peeking out every steps she takes from the slit on her long dress. Her Hair arranged in ringlets framing her pretty face. White feathers adorned her head. She looks like real royalty.

She faced her and gave her a reassuring smile. She stopped in front of her and rubbed her shoulders giving her a massage.

Mitsuki chuckled.

"Oh do relax will you! You're making me dizzy will all the walking your making. And you being nervous isn't helping me relax at all... I'm the one performing here in front of hundreds of wolves in case you forgot also I'm at risk of being discovered by the alpha king if that is of any help!" she pouted at Marion.

"Oh... I don't know. It's like... Argh! I can't explain. I want this ball to be a success! I can't afford to fail, not when the pack's reputation is one the line." She mutters in frustration.

"The party is already a success. No need to fret! Of course, your performer Moon is going to make this party the talk of the wolf town!" She winked at her.

She laughs and relaxed a little. She looked at her straight in the eyes and said.

"Remember the scent masking only lasts for six hours and that started when you sprayed it on your way here. Making that minus forty five minutes... I must warn you though this will only mask your scent, only your scent. Meaning he will not be able to smell you, but it doesn't mean that any physical contact with him will not trigger the mate bond."

"Uhuh... I know. I'm like Cinderella but, the only difference is that I'm a ticking pheromone bomb!" She joked at her.

"Lana and the twins have already been instructed, they have set up a timer like I told them to do. I can not risk the alpha king scenting you will you are on stage. He will be asked to present the first few awards to be given out: The Most Opulence, Time Traveler and Loudest Entrance Awards respectively. You will perform four of your songs just like you practiced. There are other two more invited performers but they will play before his majesty's welcome speech. Each of them is required to play for an hour. Your cue is after the handing over ceremony of alpha duties to Aston... " She listened attentively while she discusses the schedule one more time.

"How long will you think that will take before my stage?" She asked her.

"Well it depends on how early his majesty arrives. Give or take... three hours maybe?

"Well, that's three hours more minus my first hour out of my six... that gives me only two more hours left. Right?"

"Yes. Precisely. After that we have to squeeze in a few courtesy calls to some prominent Alphas, Luna's and Council members. And enough time to eat have a few drinks and mingle with others if you like..." She looks at her asking for approval.

"Alright then. And if we can skip the part where you introduced me to my unsuspecting mate. I will be thanking you for a long time!"

"Tut! Tut! Tut! It's impossible You will be introduced to HIM as MOON and it's inevitable. We can't let the famous international singer snub the king now could we?" She stare at her while lifting her brows.

"Fine! You better make sure... this scenting masks of yours do it's job or I will have you head!" She snapped at her.

She laughed and gracefully held her neck with on hand "Ouch! I am a hundred percent positive. You practically smell like human my dear... You smell bland." She said wrinkling her nose.

"So how do I look? I mean, how does MOON look?" She ask her teasingly.

"You look like the seductive goddess that you are!" She squeals at her.

"I can't wait to see the women's envious eyes and the men's drooling mouths!"

"I congratulate you in advance for this beautiful event you have prepared tonight!"

She beamed proudly at her. Tears forming in her eyes.

"Where is Garren by the way? Has he already seen you? How beautiful you are tonight?"

She winked at her and said "Huh! Not yet. I really made sure he won't see me until later tonight. I don't know if he can resist this piece of cake honey! We won't be able to do our job if he follows me around like a puppy! He's very busy supervising the security. There are a lot of new faces hired just for tonight's event. We have to run through them once more."

"I see."

Their eyes locked in a shared understanding as if they can mentally read each others mind. They both laughed and did a small jig at both their excitement.

They were both interrupted when the twins entered handsomely in their fashionable bluish grey and white robes with no undershirts. Exposing their well ripped body glimmering under the lights. The skin tight pants and stockings can not hide their well built muscles and large thighs. Their hair neatly tied above their heads fashioned by ribbons. They crossed their arms and raised their brows waiting to be complimented.

"Well... Well... Well... I am betting a million dollars that a lot of she-wolves are gonna throw themselves at you tonight! You will a hundred percent get laid boys. Who knows it might end your celibacy." Marion tells them.

The twins groaned in unison

"We are not here to party, we are on guard duty!" Souma tells her.

"We can't have a mate yet..." Renji said.

"What?! Why ever not?" She said exasperatingly.

"She needs to be mated first!" They said in unison as they both pointed at her. Three pairs of eyes stared at her direction.

Marion stared at her with her mouth wide open.

"So you are telling me that you cannot claim your mate even if you meet her tonight because this one needs needs to get laid first?" she said pointing at her.

"How selfish of you my dear cousin!"

She rolled her eyes and grimaced at her.

"Yes... the twins have made a blood oath to Alpha Lord Gojo to protect her and only when she is mated can they find their own mate. That means they have been celibate for twenty nine years!" Lana informs her as she entered the room combing the long wavy silver wig she'll be wearing for tonight.

"Oh my God! I feel sorry for the both of you... How do you... you know get by without doing any of it?" she asks curiously.

They shrugged and said. "There are ways."

"Well of course..." She replied.

"Wow Lana... You look gorgeous!" She tells her.

"Thanks!" she smiled while she did a little twirled around.

She is wearing the same bluish grey material on her dress that matches her up do. diamonds adorned her red hair as the low neckline of her bodice shows off the freckles on her chest. The fit and flare of her gown showing off her alluring figure. She wore dangling diamond earrings and matching rings. The fitting sleeve of her dress complimented her toned arms. She even wore a fake mole on her right eye to add to the drama. She looked like an oil painting that came to real life.

Marion held both their hands and close her eyes taking a few deep breaths, mentally preparing herself. Then she clapped and said "Alright! It's showtime people! Let's rock their world!" She exclaimed excitedly.

They all smiled at her and nod in approval.

KILLIAN POV

As the Alpha King He arrived fashionably late with his sister Daniel in tow, She is nineteen years old and unmated this is her first time at The Claiming Ceremony. He didn't bring a date with him because she begged him to be his escort for tonight.

She look regal in her Marie Antoinette inspired ball gown with matching tall pink wig and alabaster makeup. She held a lace fan on her gloved hands and is clad in shiny diamonds from her head to fingers. She sits silently beside him. He knows she is nervous because of the possibility of finding a mate. He's been keeping a secret from her. That she is the mate of his friend Aston, the future alpha of Red Crest House. He knows that he is a good man and a wise alpha in the making. Aston told him that he found out she is his mate last year on her eighteenth birthday party, but, have not claimed her because he is not yet the alpha of his pack and he still needs to finish his business masters degrees. They haven't seen each other in over a year. And now he has no idea how his stubborn sister will accept the fact that he is her mate because she had sworn to him that she hated Aston because he used to tease her and make her cry when she was but a little pup.

"You ok Danni?" He ask her.

She frowned "I'm nervous, what if I don't like my mate?"

He smiled at her reassuring "Oh' I think you will love him regardless, the Moon Goddess will not give you a mate you do not want."

"I hope it's someone I know..." She whispers as her gaze went outside the window of our moving SUV.

He stared at her and smiled. "It is..." He thought to himself.

Then, suddenly He felt a strong tug of whiplash. It feels like they have crossed an invisible barrier. He felt his body shake a little and the mark on his back starts to burn up. he shook his head and wondered. he looked at his sister to was still sitting silently next to him undisturbed.

"You felt that?" He ask her curiously.

"Felt what?" She asks him as she curiously wonders what he was asking her.

He shook his head "No... nothing..." He tells her.

She just nods and looked in front of them as the first three cars of their entourage stopped when they reached the entrance of The Red Crest House territory. The security is tight because of the ball. They even hired private groups of human hunters specifically for tonight. The armed men talked to their guards and they were shown the Royal Family's Crest. The guards bowed their heads and allowed them to pass.

Lights can be seen from a distance and the ground vibrate due to the loud speakers playing songs. The air is filled with a mix scent of male and female wolves. When they reached the cars parking the costumed valets took their vehicles and they were greeted by the organizers of the party escorting them to the lesser noisy and crowded part of the venue where their hosts are.

The pretty daughter of Alpha Asser came to see them to their seats in the Royal table with her most charming smile. She extended her arms to greet them.

"You're majesty! We are so honored to grace us with your presence." She said with her melodious voice. She looked sexy on her tight fitting costume.

"The pleasure is ours Marion... I say you have done wonders to the place." He extended his hands and reached for the back of her hand and kissed it. She blushed and pulled her hand away.

"I hope it's to your liking your majesty" She smiles shyly.

She then proceeded and clung to his sisters arms. Guiding her a little bit far away from him and his men as not to hear their conversation. She looked at him and gave him slight bow. He pretended to not listen but, eavesdropped on their conversation.

"How have you been Danni? Have you meet your mate?" She ask whispering while a mischievous twinkle escaped her eyes.

Danni frowned and whispered back "I hope he isn't here..."

"Why ever not? Are you not excited to meet him?"

"You know who I wanted to be have as a mate. I have been in love with him since forever, but he never looked my way. Worst I think he's been avoiding me for a year." She pouts.

Marion chuckled and added "Who? Aston? Oh he's just been busy here and there my dear, He will be announced as the new Alpha of Red Crest House tonight in case you didn't know..." she informed her.

"Is he? I still haven't seen him yet. I've been dying to meet him." She said longingly.

"Oh don't fret my dear. Enjoy the party. The night is still young. Wait patiently. You will see him soon enough! I doubt you would ever want to part." She told her meaningfully.

His sister stared at her with a quizzical look on her face. But, suddenly kept silent for a moment and smiled as if her worries where a thing of the past. He watched both of them as the follow them bodyguards hot on their trail. They headed towards the dessert tables. Where a huge variety of delicacies are being served.

Hah! He was worried for nothing? And here he thought his sister hated him. He smiled and felt happy for her. She deserved the best he told himself.

He smiled and greeted the others guests who came to approach him. He shook hands and exchanged pleasantries with them. Some started to open serious conversations between sips of drinks.

The mark on his back is starting to bother him. And somehow he can't shake the thought that he is being watched or like someone is looking at him.