Chapter 67

The place was crowded now, me and Aiden had to take rounds greeting our guests before lunch was announced. Lunch. Just the name itself gets me excited. These catering people sure did know how to live up to expectations.

I would bet a million that they would turn an anorexic person to a foodie. They were that good.

Smiling so much has my cheeks aching and me wishing it was lunch already. The heels were starting to get uncomfortable from all the standing and walking around. All I wanted was to sit and eat with my babies on my laps. Was that too much?

Finally, lunch was announced and people allocated to their tables. Taking a sit I look around the small round table. There was Patrick and his wife Dina, some other people I've met before at previous meetings. I knew them to have certain positions in the pack, I just never got interested.

The place was settling down now, with a glance, it did show of elegance. The whole place looked white. I loved the way the women turned up, all fancy and dolled. You could've asked twice if this was a baby shower.

Before the waiting stuff could begin, I called for my pups, because well, I missed them and also because I didn't have a good feeling about something. It felt unsettling, like nerves. That was ridiculous, the most part I was nervous about had passed.

I pushed it away saying it's just the after feeling. It made sense to me.

Lunch was a success, everyone had good things to say about the food, true, the food was spectacular. This right here was pleasure, you could almost moan eating their food. Sadly we weren't served that much at lunch,but we still had the day and non ending supply of snacks.

There was a mini bar for those who wanted cocktails in the middle of November, but I wasn't judging, I was having a mock tail myself. These things were delicious and exotic. I liked exotic things, especially when they tasted nice.

After lunch was through I had to give up my pups and go back to miss host of the year. Sigh.

Gossips were already at it, I was being called the mother who just couldn't leave her pups alone. I did not care, it was true I couldn't.

Another reason to add to the fat bank of reasons why I don't want to be here. The stares Aiden was getting. It annoyed me so much, these women were from the same pack as I and Aiden and knew very well that Aiden way loyally married, what was the reason they would throw their eyes at him.

I did feel insecure still, thinking I wasn't attractive enough to actually keep me the alpha. I always thought, like a dream someday I am going to wake up and not have this at all. I pray that day never comes. I was in too deep and that move was going to kill me. But as far as I knew Aiden did not look at any of the women here today.

There went my mind again, leading me to certain death by my mind. I had to stop overthinking things. On a day like this, it wasn't deserved that I thought of nasty thoughts on a happy day like this.

But that clawing feeling. That something bad was going to happen feeling that makes your heart ache anonymously. Drinking sugar didn't help at all. Not to self, never have a sugar rush when on edge. Maybe if I sit down for a bit…

It didn't , It didn't work. I went to find Aiden instead, he was talking to some men. Earlier, they didn't make me feel comfortable, perverted.

No, I didn't need him that much. Checkup time it was then. Trekking joyously to the house, I make my way to where I know I was going to find them.

Oh no. something was wrong, I couldn't see a red head anywhere. Ok maybe if I found Raven then Rafe was for sure with her. but looking for a black head would take years since most of the pups had black hair. So right now I was looking for a puffy dress. I walk into the clutter that was kids, making it a point not to bump into any of them.

I kept circling and circling around with nothing to give. That's went I sucked it up and went to one of the nannies and asked.

Apparently she did not know seeing as she too started to look around. My patience was running thin and I was in a dark mood now. How the hell did they not know? This was clumsiness at its best. The pups might have wondered off and they were negligent enough not to notice.

"Madame, I cant find them" I see red, what did she mean she didn't find them? Before I could realize what was going on I slap her across the fac. The room goes silent. Even the chattering pups go frozen, pups except from mine. My babies were not here.

Then what was I doing wasting my time on petty situations, I had to hurry and find my pups already. They were just pups, they wouldn't have gotten far.

People had already started gathering around us, I didn't have time to play why slap the nanny. My babies were out with no one to watch them, that's what mattered the most.

In a rush I head out calling frantically to Raven and Rafe. Please be safe, please be safe, please be safe. I chanted in my head, I needed them safe and indoors.

There was definitely a stir up, but I was too focused to notice. All I wanted was to find my babies. With each call my heart sank. There wasn't any response, nothing.

Even after people joined in and started to look for Rafe and Raven. Nothing! Nothing, as if they disappeared in thin air to nothingness.