Forsaken By The Moongoddess

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e Father stood by the doorway. Their presence

ough the silence as he walked inside. Freya's posture eased, but my heart pounded harder at t

"Alpha Hayden insists on a prompt resolution,

a warm smile. "Thank you for coming on such

y reviewed them, signing where required. "Alpha Hayden insists t

ted such an urgent timeline. Freya shot me

rom his briefcase. "Alpha Hayden invites you and your family to

st or he chose to ignore it. He slid the invit

e flashing across his face as he picke

e's really moving things too fast. Is he tha

s voice cut through my thoughts, his eyes flicking briefly to me. "Al

some softness in her gaze that might offer me comfort. B

lcome to stay in the west wing. I

ghtly, her voice barely ab

but it w

s if to mark the end of a meeting. "We'll begin the prepa

front of Father. As she and Beta Alex exited, I remained fro

than any of the words exchanged. I dar

n unreadable. "This is the rig

I agreed, but because I kne

e beta, and Mother followed, pausing only to lay a hand

he'd spoken to me since Fat

ds trembled against the soft velvet of the couch. The

my room. Still in the same clothes and shoes tha

s clearly the next day. A ray of sunlight slipped through

e not tolerated in this house. Father must have decided to give me

knock st

ding a bag. "Miss Abby. Your eyes..." she ga

ny of them truly cared. Just mor

this off. It's for the gala." She handed a s

ve, impossible to ignore. Alpha Hayden must have instructed his Beta to ensure I looke

n met was already dictating how

y arrangement before heading back to Duskfire. No

quent hugs from Freya, tight smiles from Mother, silence from Father and

xcitement. As I and my family entered the grand ballroom of the

zed with soft clinking of glasses and polished laughter of well-dressed h

Abby," my mother whispered, her

cut through the crowd, smooth and command

a Tom Ford suit. His piercing blue eyes held my gaze, leaving me breathless. Standing at 6.4 ft tall, he

ce, if not three times. As he began to app

ather greeted, exten

ike a jolt of ele

hispered, more to my