Chapter 31 - Gaining trust

Olivia

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I had never seen a dining room this big. It was like a school or college mess, with better furniture and from the smell of it...better food as well.

It wasn't too crowded, which was a relief. I wasn't certain if I could handle mingling with too many people. Meg grabbed one of the seats and gestured me to sit with her.

I sat down and looked around at the unfamiliar faces. A good-looking man arrived and sat next to Meg, they sniffed each other and exchanged kisses, which made it obvious that he was her mate.

"This is my mate, Paul," Meg beamed.

Paul smiled at me, then shifted his gaze back to Meg. We were soon joined by Rain, her mate Damon and finally Zaiden.

"Hey," he said and slid next to me.

"Hey," I smiled back at him.

"I don't see madam Luna, where is she?" I asked, innocently.

Rain snorted, and Meg gave a smug smile.

"Alpha and Luna are preoccupied, when our men return from such raids and killing the rogues they expect a reward. You know what I m