His Chosen Luna

Cloud Mountain - Chapter 4

When the last blossom in the Cloud Mountain pack withered, Cathy arrived as promised at the borders of the pack.

Ever since Roy learned about the meaning of sending a branch of flowers from Cathy, he had ordered a servant to guard the south gate and instructed him to bring her to the palace immediately upon seeing her enter the pack.

The servant held the picture that Roy had copied from the roster for selecting a mate. Every day, he opened his eyes wide and observed which person entering the pack resembled the future Luna.

The servant waited for five days but received no one.

On the sixth day, around noon, someone reported in the palace, "Butler Roy, Miss Wendy has come to deliver a book to Prince Alex."

Roy thought it was Cathy who had arrived and felt a wave of disappointment when he heard it was Wendy. He didn't dare to neglect her and quickly said, "Bring her to the reception hall. His Highness is currently free, and I will inform him." After speaking, he instructed the servants, "Hurry and serve Miss Wendy in the reception hall. Don't keep her waiting."

The servants acknowledged and immediately went to the reception hall.

Roy hurriedly went to the study.

Alex was reading a document in the study. The Alpha had fallen ill again recently, and all the pack affairs were delegated to Alex. The documents naturally piled up on the desk in Alex's study.

Roy stood at the door and reported, "Your Highness, Miss Wendy has come to deliver a book to you."

Alex responded with a grunt, his eyes fixed on the document, and instructed, "You can accept it on my behalf."

Roy nodded and, seeing that Alex had no intention of meeting anyone, immediately left.

Wendy Jackson was the only daughter of Beta Jackson. She was not only renowned in the Cloud Mountain pack, but also held a good reputation throughout Shadow Ridge. She was not only beautiful and gentle but also skilled at managing pack affairs, truly embodying the ideal image of a young lady.

Last year, when the Luna chose a mate for Prince Alex, many people believed that Wendy was the perfect candidate.

It was said that when the Luna instructed the painter to make a roster of candidates, she specifically asked for Wendy to be placed at the top so that Alex would see her first when he opened the book.

However, unexpectedly, on the day Alex selected his mate, he randomly flipped through more than half of the pages, until he landed on Cathy, the relatively unknown daughter of the Moon Lake pack, which surprised everyone.

Roy arrived in the reception hall and greeted Wendy with a smile, saying, "Prince Alex is dealing with the pack affairs and instructed me to accept the book on his behalf. Actually, you didn't have to personally come here. Sending a servant to deliver the book would have sufficed."

Wendy smiled and handed him the book, gently saying, "This book is unique, and I'm worried it might get lost or damaged if sent by someone else. Besides, I have some free time, so making a walk here isn't tiring for me."

Roy took the book and said with a smile, "How can you have free time? I've heard that you've been helping Beta Virginia with the preparations for Beta Jackson's birthday banquet lately. Now that his birthday is approaching, your mother is busy day and night. How can you be free?"

Wendy smiled and said, "With my mother taking care of everything, I don't get tired."

Roy replied, "Your mother is truly capable. Everyone in the pack praises her."

Wendy continued with a smile, "This year, my father initially decided not to hold his birthday banquet due to Alpha's illness. But when the Alpha heard about it, he insisted that it must be held. He wanted to attend the banquet and get some fresh air outside the palace, hoping it would help him recover. Upon hearing this, my mother didn't dare to neglect it and immediately took charge."

Roy sighed, "The Alpha falls seriously ill for a while every year, and this year has been particularly long. It has been several months already, and Prince Alex has become thin from handling pack affairs."

Wendy asked cautiously, "Now that the pack is peaceful, does Alex still have a heavy workload?"

Roy whispered, "Indeed, the Cloud Mountain pack is peaceful, but there are troubles in the small packs of the southwest. Prince Alex has been preoccupied with these matters lately. Although he is resting at home today, he is still busy."

Upon hearing this, Wendy said, "Please advise Alex to take care of himself and not overwork."

Roy nodded repeatedly.

Wendy tentatively asked, "So, does that mean Alex will be too busy to visit our house for Father's birthday banquet this year?"

Roy replied, "His Highness always attends the Beta's birthday banquet every year. He hasn't mentioned it this year, but if he's available, I'm sure he'll go."

Wendy nodded with a smile.

Roy continued chatting with Wendy for a while, and then a servant came to report from the door. He arrived in a hurry, gasping for breath, and said, "Butler... Butler Roy, Lady Cathy has arrived..."

Roy was shocked upon hearing this, but then he became overjoyed. He quickly walked to the door and asked the servant, "Has Lady Cathy entered the pack? Did our man receive her at the gate?"

The servant, still catching his breath, replied, "Not at the gate, but... at our palace's entrance... Two women have arrived, coming alone. One of them claims to be Cathy from the Moon Lake pack..."

Roy was astonished by the news and immediately said, "Hurry. Take me to see."

He took a few steps, but then remembered that Wendy was still sitting in the reception hall. He quickly turned back and said, "Miss Wendy, please have a seat. Allow me to excuse myself for a moment."

Wendy smiled and nodded, "I'll just sit for a while and then leave. Butler, don't worry about me."

Roy didn't have time to pay attention to Wendy anymore. He quickly ran out of the reception hall and, after taking a few steps, instructed the servant, "Go inform His Highness that Lady Cathy has arrived."

The servant acknowledged and ran towards the study.

Roy hurried along the way until he reached the entrance. Not seeing anyone, he asked the guard of the gate, "Where is Lady Cathy?"

The guard nodded to Roy and then turned towards the top of the wall, respectfully and embarrassedly saying, "Lady Cathy is on the wall."

Roy was stunned and looked up. Indeed, he saw a young woman sitting on the wall. The sunlight was shed on her, with a warm breeze. The woman wore a green dress, her hair tied loosely, and she didn't wear any earrings. Apart from a bag on her back, she had no other luggage. Her figure was slender and graceful, lazily swinging her arms as she sat casually on the wall. She wore no makeup, yet her natural beauty was unparalleled.

Roy felt that the woman sitting on the wall was like the gathering of the sun and moon in one person, making it hard for people to look away. He was stunned for a moment before realizing that only such beauty could be worthy of Prince Alex. At the same time, he felt embarrassed because she dared to climb the wall of the palace, the first person to do so in history.

He quickly lowered his head and respectfully bowed, "I am Roy, the butler of the palace. Welcome to the Cloud Mountain pack."

Cathy smiled, "So you are Roy. Thank you for coming to pick me up." With that, she lightly climbed down from the wall and stood in front of Roy. Smiling at him, she said, "I'm tired from walking. There's no bench at the entrance, so I rested on the wall."

Roy quickly replied, "My Lady, I was told that you would arrive these few days, and I sent a servant to the gate of the pack every day, but he didn't receive you. The servant must have failed in his duty. I will definitely punish him."

Cathy blinked her eyes, "When I entered the pack, I indeed didn't see any servant at the north gate."

Roy was surprised, "Didn't you come from the south gate?"

Cathy shook her head, "I came from the north gate."

Roy was puzzled, "From the Moon Lake pack to the Cloud Mountain pack, you should enter through the south gate. How did you... enter through the north gate? No wonder the servant couldn't find you."

Cathy smiled, "I heard that there is a witch's house ten miles north of the Cloud Mountain pack, known for their accurate fortune-telling for marriage. So I took a detour to give it a try." With that, she took out a piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to Roy. "My marriage also concerns Prince Alex. Show it to him. This extremely bad divination seems like an ill omen. Before I enter the palace, ask him if he wants to choose someone else as his mate."