Forsaken by the Moon Goddess novel Chapter 51

Benedict

When I arrived at Alpha Waylon’s pack, I stood in stunned Silence as Sloane walked down the stairs of the packhouse to meet me.

“Why are you staring at me?” she frowns.

“Every time I think you couldn’t be more gorgeous, you prove me wrong,” I tell her.

The dress she’s wearing is casually elegant, with thin straps for sleeves. But it’s her long brown hair that falls in soft curls nearly to her waist that has me so stunned.

“How am I supposed to remember my speech when you’re going to be standing next to me looking like this?” I ask.

She laughs softly, but I’m not joking. Everything in my head just went blank except for Sloane.

“Goodbye Alpha. I’ll see you later?” she asks, turning to Alpha Waylon.

“We’ll be there,” he says.

“Goodnight, Alpha,” I say to him before leading Sloane to my car.

I kiss her softly, realizing that she’s also put on a light dusting of makeup and lip gloss on. She’s got a wrap to go over her shoulders for later this evening, a small overnight bag, and a clutch purse along with her cap and gown. I take her things and put them into the trunk before joining her in the car.

“Damn, l am one lucky man,” I say.

She smiles at me as I turn on the car. “Maybe I’m the lucky one,” she says.

“Nope, that’s all me,” 1 grin before pulling out of the drive.

On the way to the auditorium where graduation is happening, I take her hand and after pulling it to my lips, l intertwine our fingers.

“Are you ready for tonight?” I ask her.

“I think so. I’m nervous, but I keep reminding myself of what you said.”

“Which is?”

*I’m going to be an Alpha. Alphas lead. Tonight is my first opportunity to show everyone that I’m a leader, even if they don’t realize the implications of that,” she says.

I grin.

“What now?” she asks, sounding exasperated.

“You’re listening to what I’ve said.”

“Yeah, well, as Scarlet reminded me this morning, you’re pretty damn smart.””You and Scarlet were talking about me?” Why does it make me feel so excited that she was talking about me with her best friend?

Because we were on her mind, Marrok purrs in my head.

“Scarlet didn’t exactly give me a choice when she smelled your scent all over me this morning,” she huffs.

“So?” I ask, glancing over at her. “What did you tell her?”

“The truth. I always tell Scarlet the truth.”

“And that was…?”

“That you were amazing, and that the night was amazing except for the part where I messed things up, but then it was amazing again at the end.”

“I hope you’re interested in having another amazing night tonight,” I say, pulling her hand to my lips again. I swear she smells better today than she did yesterday and now, she also smells strongly of me.

“I wasn’t sure if you were serious about that,” she says, blushing shyly. Damn. I love it that I get this vulnerable side of her.

“I have a Presidential Suite waiting for us,” I tell her.

“WHAT? Benedict! That’s too expensive.”

“Well, I would agree with you, except it was the ONLY room still available. So, we’ll have to make sure we takeadvantage of every surface in that room.”

When her cheeks turn the color of a cooked lobster, I growl. “What are you thinking?”

She shakes her head and, if possible, her cheeks turn an even darker shade of red.

“Sloane,” I growl, watching her.

“It’s nothing,” she says, trying to brush it off.

“Oh, it’s definitely something. Won’t you tell me?” I ask, making my voice softer, pleading. I really, REALLY want to know what has her blushing like that.

She begins plucking imaginary lint off her dress. “It was just something that Scarlet said, that’s all.” 1

I fight the grin. There’s no telling what came out of Scarlet’s mouth.

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