His Rogue Luna novel Chapter 71

"You keep telling yourself that," I snorted.

We came to a stop and that's only when I had realised we had danced one round already. More couples were joining the dance floor since the king and queen had danced the first dance.

"Pardon me Alpha," I turned around to see the vampire king standing with a smile on his face. Kieran looked as surprised as I did, tightening his hand on my waist before letting go.

"Of course, Your Highness," He gave the king a small nod and stepped away. I gave him a smile, watching as he walked towards the queen who stood alone.

"Your hand my dear," I slipped my hand into his cooler one. The music continued and the king took the lead, his red eyes analysing me for a while. I met his gaze, deciding to break the silence.

"This is an extravagant ball. I appreciate that you threw this for us all," I said, giving him a grateful smile.

"Of course. I am humbled to be the king and witness such a historic alliance come forth," He smiled back.

"You and your mate look wonderful together. Do you have any children together?" I blushed at the question, caught a little off guard by how personal it was.

"No not yet. We had to postpone our joining ceremony due to the attacks," I shook my head. That was definitely the first thing I wanted to do after we sorted out this whole mess.

"That's a shame to hear. I am very curious about werewolf customs. I have had very limited interactions with other species," he hummed.

"Well, some details vary between packs but our lives essentially revolve around the Moon Goddess. I'd be happy to show you our pack should you ever choose to come over to the States," He gave me a genuine smile in return.

"Of course my dear. I would love to," We stopped dancing and he let me go.

"I'll let you go back to your mate," I nodded in return as he stepped away. I looked around and found Kieran letting the queen go, his face stoic and his body stiff, much like the queen herself.

My lips went up into a stupid smile at my silly mate. He was quite awkward when it came to strangers. I approached him and the relief on his face was evident.

"My wolf is getting antsy around so many vampires," he frowned, murmuring lowly so only I would hear. I placed my hands on his chest, leaning up.

"How about we go the gardens in a bit? Get some fresh air?" He nodded, and I pressed a kiss to his cheek.

It was still way too early to leave without looking rude and this whole ball was just politics. We represented the whole wolf species to the vampire nobility.

I felt bad for him, he hadn't shifted in days and it was getting to him. Plus being away from our pack and being around so many vampires was only adding to that frustration.

"Just hold on for me okay?" I asked, squeezing his hand. He sighed but nodded, giving me a small smile.

"There you two are. Come one I have some people who want to meet you," Viktor guided us through the crowd, stopping at a group of vampires.

"Artemis, Kieran, these are my siblings. They each have their own clans and would very much be interested in joining forces," I beamed at the vampires, shaking hands as names were introduced.