Chapter 65
Zora’s POV
“Tomorrow night is going to be awesome. Please make sure that Darius gives you time to get some rest,” Nellie advised warmly as she hugged me.
After that, the woman turned to open the door when Glenda approached both of us. Shanon’s cousin obviously was crying about something. But I had no interest in it because I just wanted to get away from her.
“What is it now?” Nellie asked, sounding clearly tired about Glenda and Abel’s dramatic antics.
Recently, both Glenda and Abel often fought. Frankly, it really irritated me. So, I quickly left because I didn’t want to listen to anything that distressed her.
As soon as I returned to my room, I had made up my mind to have a hot bath in order to calm myself down. After that, I used vanilla salts to the tub while I laid in it. I couldn’t help but feel anxious about tomorrow. Even worse, I felt more anxious about my life with Darius. I truly hoped that today’s revelation about Eloise’s pregnancy turned out to be mine as I caressed my lower belly with a strong yearning. I truly wished to bear Darius some pups.
When Darius came back to return to our room, I didn’t even realize that I was actually crying. Thus, I immediately stopped crying.
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The moment I heard that the man was walking to the bathroom, I forced myself to smile. He then entered the bathroom before he knelt by the bath to give me a peck.
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“How was your day going?” the Dark Lord asked me warmly, causing me to smile at him.
“It’s pretty busy. But I got some help, particularly from your mother,” I replied to him, making him smile at me in return.
“I’m happy to see the two of you are getting to know more and more,” he gently said to me before he began took off his clothes to follow me in the bathtub in the opposite direction
to me.
“I guess vanilla isn’t that bad when you’re covered in it,” the Alpha made a remark, making me laugh as I got some of the foam to blow it in his direction teasingly.
We then sunk ourselves together in the bath before we returned to our room to get some clothes for dinner. After that, we prepared to have dinner with our friends in the tiny dining hall. Darius still insisted that he didn’t eat with his mother and brother. Seeing this, I thought of talking to him in order to rethink this decision after our engagement dinner party was over. When we entered the dining hall, I realized that both Eloise and Raphael weren’t sitting very closely.
Obviously, the woman hadn’t told Raphael. But I had no idea why. It seemed to me that my friend was afraid of her lover’s reaction. I couldn’t put blame on her. After all, her former mate ran away from her. While Raphael would never run from her, Eloise was still scared that her lover might not be prepared. Her eyes told that to me. As the food was being served, I made up my mind that I would break the awkward
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silence between them.
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“So, will both of you go to Vino’s party together?” I asked them, causing Eloise to frown at me.
“No,” Raphael answered for me.
It made me realize that both of them hadn’t made up with each other yet, so I couldn’t help but wonder about what they were doing in their room.
“Such a shame,” I commented while Darius put his hand on my thigh to tell me to keep my hands out of their fight.
However, I refused to listen to him.
“It’ll be bad to leave an expecting lady alone in this place,” I calmly said, but what I said managed to make Raphael pause from savoring his dinner.
“Who’s pregnant?” the Gamma asked me, but I just looked at Eloise who was looking away somewhere in turn.
Although I knew that she was pissed at me, someone still had to let the good news be known. Meanwhile, Eloise’s lover was still stunned. Then, he grinned widely before he started to chuckle.
“Congratulations,” Marcel told him, which was happily accepted by Raphael.
“Congratulations to you both,” Darius congratulated Raphael, looking sincerely happy for his Gamma which was accepted by the Gamma who pulled Eloise closer to kiss her neck.
“You should’ve told me that. Now, I can see the reason behind your mood swings,” he said as he kissed Eloise more and more
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while he gave her little tickles.
Even though Eloise tried to act upset, she eventually began chuckling. Just like that, both Raphael and Eloise had reconciled. The dinner then went on merrily. Raphael couldn’t even stop touching Eloise. Clearly, it seemed that we needed to hold three weddings during the blue moon as everyone could see.
It made me remember that I would wear a backless blue velvety gown which was decorated with Swarovski crystals for our engagement. This dress was so gorgeous. I truly wished to wear it to Vino’s dinner party. However, Darius really wanted me to wear it only for our engagement dinner. Not only that, the Dark Lord had bought a palladium jewelry set with internally faultless diamonds on them.
“Let’s go, shall we?” he asked me.
Darius wore his white beautifully tailored shirt and pants. The Alpha looked very good–looking. Even better, he styled his hair into a little bun at the back of his head. He definitely looked very sexy. Although I truly wanted him for myself, I needed to be patient because we had guests who were waiting for us to come here.
As soon as we entered the dance hall together, the place immediately went quiet. Lots of people look dazed.
Nevertheless, I could see men were gazing at me with burning desires.
“She’s gorgeous,” some guests whispered, which made me secretly chuckle.
Abel was also there. For the very first time, I could see that he had nothing but astonishment in his eyes. Meanwhile, Darius
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was leading me to where we were supposed to sit. Soon enough, the evening started.
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Nellie had made a promise that she would handle the entertainment for my engagement party. Indeed, she did it excellently. Both Darius and my engagement was then formally declared. People began congratulating us one by one. I shook hands with lots of Northern and Western Alphas with their Lunas. They respectfully congratulated both Darius and I. Obviously, those she–wolves were slightly jealous of me. But I didn’t mind that. After all, I felt that I was envious of myself too.
I had lost my love in the past. Finding much greater love was something to be envied. My life was definitely what she- wolves would dream of. Instinctively, I put my hand on my lower belly as I hoped that my happiness would be completed
soon.
For most of the night, Darius and I danced with each other. That man only had eyes for me. Meanwhile, Raphael never left Eloise at all. The Gamma gave my friend lots of love. Not only that, the man even introduced her to some of his family members and his mother. Marcel’s family were also attending this party. They were immediately smitten with Kara. However, Kara always had that charisma in everyone.
There were some people who were obviously opposed to my engagement, like Larry from the council. There were also Abel, Glenda, and a few alphas. However, they were still a minority. That was the reason why I could care less about them. As long as Darius loved me dearly, their feelings and judgments were nothing to me.
On the other hand, Vino congratulated both Darius and I. He
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then used this time to give us a reminder to attend his dinner party. The man was lovely. Somehow, I had a guess that the council made it hard for him because he was the youngest member of the council.
While everyone was enjoying the party, I learned more about them. I realized that Abel tried to make friends with Vino at all costs. Since I knew about Abel’s ambition to take over the Dark Lord position from Darius, I wasn’t shocked. Besides, I also noticed that Nellie looked at him disapprovingly.
When I saw Nellie was all alone, I asked Darius to have a dance with her. The Dark Lord obeyed me. His mother was overjoyed when he brought her to the dance floor. Clearly, that woman cherished her son so much. I could tell that she was happy that her son was happy.
“Congratulations on your engagement,” Abel congratulated me, but I immediately squirmed at his congratulation.
“Would you like to dance with me, future sister–in–law?” he offered as I declined politely with a smile.
“Don’t be that sure of yourself, Zora. Things can suddenly change. Then, you’ll be left alone by yourself. I’m sure that your experience with Casey has taught that to you by now,” he coldly said, clearly making that remark to ruin my high spirits.
But I just let out a soft smile.
“Believe me, Abel. I never take words to heart. I just left it and moved on. As you can see, both Darius and I are in a strong relationship,” I told him flatly which made him upset as he walked away from me.
