My Alpha Mate's Christmas Gift novel Chapter 77

　　After the laughter died down, Rita told Roxanne to keep Camilla company while she went to freshen up. After all, she had gone through a lot all day. This made Roxanne realise that she also needed to do the same, but even that didn’t count as an excuse to keep her out of the duty Rita imposed on her.

　　“Yes ma’am” Was all she could say.

　　“So… How did you and Rita become friends?” Roxanne asked, trying to ease the weird atmosphere that hovered around the room.

　　“Oh, that? Our family has always had close contact with the Rockwoods.” Camilla started.

　　“Rita and I have been friends since childhood. Our parents have known each other since childhood as well. You can just call us family friends, you know?” Camilla said with a smirk.

　　“Ohh, wow.” Roxanne commented.

　　“You sound surprised by that. Is it so strange that our family goes back?” Camilla smiled.

　　“No, no. It’s not that. It's just… I thought Alpha families would be the close ones. Like, say… Your Bloodmoon Family, right? And the Rockwood Alpha family…” Roxanne commented.

　　Her eyes narrowed more as she stared into Camilla's. Since Camilla was closely linked to the Alpha status, perhaps she could grant her some clues into Asher and what his deal was. She needed information after all.

　　“Oh? You mean Asher, don’t you?” Camilla asked.

　　“Yes, I suppose that’s his name, right? The Leader of this Pack…”

　　Roxanne tried to act ignorant of the fact, though she made it obvious that she knew more than she was letting on.

　　Camilla ignored this failure on her part and went on to talk along that line anyway.

　　“You don’t know? I guess it's no surprise since you just met Rita. I suppose I’ll tell you… Rita belongs to the same Alpha family as Asher'' Camilla stated.

　　Roxanne’s eyes widened as she heard this. Did this mean what she thought it did? Rita and Asher… The connection between the two… They were actually related by blood?!

　　“They are…?!” Roxanne said with a shocked expression.

　　“They’re siblings, obviously.” Camilla retorted.

　　Roxanne's body twitched as she felt the sensation of Rita’s hands land on her shoulder. Her mouth quivered, filled with emotions she could not clearly decipher. Being honest with herself, she felt betrayed that Rita did not tell her anything, making her seem like a fool. However, she was willing to listen to Rita's side, something she had learned as she became friends with her.

　　“Rita must have a good reason for this, right?” Roxanne convinced herself.

　　“Rita… Why didn’t you tell me you are related to Asher… Being his sister for that matter…” She asked.

　　Rita’s eyes bulged as soon as she heard this and her hands shook, slowly distancing itself from Roxanne's shoulder.

　　“H-How did you…?!” Rita said with shock.

　　Immediately, her eyes darted toward Camilla who sat quietly and observed the situation unfold.

　　She didn’t need any answer from Roxanne to realise what had happened.

　　“Camilla… You… What do you think you’re doing?!” Rita thought to herself, giving her best friend a deep glare.