Nine

Daciana's pov.

“Mate?” Alpha Arnou's voice resounded in the hall, as gasps of shocks and low chattering were heard in the hall.

I gazed back bewildered, wondering what sort of joke the moon goddess was playing with me, as I felt the strong mate bond towards the Alpha before me.

I closed my eyes, awaiting the pain of rejection to suffice from the alpha, as I knew already, he wouldn't want a tramp like me.

I let my eyes flutter open after some seconds of silence from the alpha and the whole hall. With my eyes still down, I tried to pull myself up from the ground, only to feel a firm hand on my shoulder stop me.

My heart rate started speeding up with nerves and I opened my eyes to meet the stern gaze of the Alpha that the moon goddess had decided to use to make a complete mockery of me.

His grey eyes bore into mine for a few seconds as he took in my state, before releasing his grip on my shoulder and pulling me upwards to my feet by my elbow.

He then pulled me close to him, so that hi