Reid’s POV
The grand ballroom was alive with music, laughter, and the clinking of glasses. I was walking with Zana when she squeezed my hand and looked up at me with a playful smile.
“Sweetie, I’m going to the bathroom, okay?”
I nodded. “Alright. I’ll be right here.”
She leaned up, placed a soft kiss on my lips, and then disappeared into the crowd.
Before I could settle into my thoughts, a presence oozed into my space.
Luna Lisa.
She slithered up to me like a damn snake, her perfume thick enough to choke a horse.
“So, you’re Beta Reed?” she purred, her voice honeyed with clear intent.
I barely suppressed a groan before forcing a polite but firm smile. “Yeah, I’m Beta Reed. How are you, Luna Lisa?”
Her gaze raked over me, slow and assessing, lingering in a way that made my wolf it
