The Alpha's Mafia Luna novel Chapter 82

Serene’s POV

The ballroom doors opened wide, and I felt a wave of warm air and

louder voices hit me like a wall. Lights glittered from golden

chandeliers above, casting sparkles across the marble floor. Everyone was dressed like royalty. Men in sleek suits. Women in flowing gowns.

And on their faces–masks. Elegant, strange, mysterious.

A woman by the entrance handed me a mask. It was white, smooth, with golden lines around the edges. Simple but beautiful. Damian took his too–his was black and sharp at the edges, like something

from a dark fairy tale.

“You look…decent,” he muttered, barely glancing at me.

“Thanks,” I replied dryly, slipping the mask onto my face.

We stepped inside. Everyone turned to greet him.

“Alpha Damian,” one man said, walking up to us with a drink in his

hand. “It’s been a while.”

“Alpha Reddick,” Damian greeted him, shaking his hand. “Still

1/8

Chapter 82

running the East with iron claws?”

“You know how it is,” the man laughed. “Control or be controlled.”

Another man came forward. Tall. Old. His voice was cold. “The rogue

attacks are getting worse. What do you plan to do about it?”

Dami

mo

inch. “I’m already handling it. My men are tracking

de our borders.”

need to think bigger than that,” a Beta cut in. “What if

s aren’t just rogues? What if so he is organizing them?”

was a pause. Everyone lo

If they are, I’ll find them

them.”

1. 1.

onfidently. “And I’ll end

The men nodded

just stood qu

him a glass of something dark. I

tending to be invisible.

I cou

1. he.

m asked, finally.

look at me when he answered.

2/8

Chapter 82

“She’s with me.”

I hated the way he said it. Like I was nothing but a shadow behind

him.

“She your Luna?” the man pushed.

“No,” Damian said simply.

I felt

my stomach twist.

I took a small step back. I didn’t belong here. Not really. And I needed

to find Kael.

I need the bathroom,” I said softly, touching Damian’s sleeve.

He gave me a small nod but didn’t say anything else.

I walked away quickly, the hem of my dress brushing the floor. I passed servers with trays, dancers laughing under their masks, and

guards stationed at the doors.

I entered a quieter hallway, my heels clicking against the tiles. My mask was starting to feel tight, and I pulled in a breath.

“Serene.”

3/8

Chapter 82

I turned fast. My heart jumped.

Kael.

He had his mask pushed up onto his head so I could see his face. His

eyes were full of concern and something else–relief.

“I thought it was you,” he said, walking closer. “You blend in, but….. I

know how you walk.”

I smiled, surprised. “You do?”

He chuckled. “Yeah. You walk like you’re ready to run.”

“That’s not far from the truth,” I said.

He looked me over. “You look amazing.”

I rolled my eyes, but smiled. “You always say that.”

“Well, it’s always true,” he said, offering his hand. “Come on. We can

talk while we dance. It’s less suspicious.”

I hesitated, then took his hand. It felt warm and familiar.

4/8

Chapter 82

We stepped back into the ballroom just as a slow song started.

Couples began to dance, gliding across the floor.

Kael’s hand moved gently to my waist, his other hand holding mine.

We swayed to the music.

“You learn anything new?” he asked in a quiet voice.

“Not yet,” I said. “But… I remembered something.”

“What?”

“My mother. I had a dream. She was singing to me in some ancient

language. Then this mark showed up on my hand.”

I showed him the faint glow beneath my sleeve.

Kael’s eyes widened. “Serene… what does that mean?”

“She was a princess. She fell in love with my father and had me during a war. She died in the forest trying to protect me.”

Kael’s grip tightened slightly. “Then that means you…”

Chapter 82

“Yeah,” I nodded. “I’m royalty. At least, that’s what it looks like.”

He looked like he didn’t know what to say.

“You shouldn’t be here,” he said after a moment. “This place… it’s full

of enemies. I can feel it.”

“I had to come,” I said. “For a reason.”

He frowned. “Because of him?”

I looked up. My eyes moved to the second floor.

Damian stood there.

He was watching me.

Watching us.

A shadow behind his mask, but I could feel the storm in him from

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify