Raziel POV
"Try to smile, you look like someone stole your money," my Lycan, Ash, pointed out as I walked into the hall. I was not in the mood to smile at anyone because knowing my weakness could make others want to attack me easily.
"I am not in the mood for jokes," I told Ash and headed towards my table where my mother, father, and surprisingly, Rania, were all seated. It was the mating ball again, and I wanted to get out of there so badly.
The gathering was filled with powerful Lycans and wolves seeking their mates, but since I had no Queen, the mating ball always ended with mates left unclaimed. It was a tradition in the kingdom, allowing those who found their mates in the ball to be together only if the Alpha king has a mate while others who found their mates elsewhere were also
