Chapter 11

Molly’s POV

“I had no idea she was your luna, your majesty…” the woman said, bowing her head as shame fell over her. Her body was visibly trembling, and she refused to meet my eyes. “It’s just a rule that…”

“I don’t care what your excuse is. Apologize to my luna, now!”

“I’m so sorry,” she said, lifting her gaze to meet mine. “Please… forgive me…”

“This store should be open to the entire kingdom, not just Alphas, and Betas,” Theo said before I could say anything in response to her.

“Yes, your majesty,” she said, bowing her head again. “I’m so sorry for being disrespectful.”

“I won’t allow this kind of disrespect in my kingdom,” he growled.

“Of course,” she breathed. “I promise, it will never happen again.”

Her attitude had completely transformed; I couldn’t believe the kind of power Theo had over others. I watched their exchange with such awe; as did everyone else.

“No…” he said. “It won’t. I’ll be sure of that going forward.”

She met his eye with worry evident on her face; she didn’t know what he meant. Neither did I. He pulled a checkbook out of his jacket and began writing something onto it. The silence was heavy around the boutique as we all watched him. He detached the check and handed it to her.

“This should be enough to cover the expenses of the boutique,” he told her.

“I’m sorry?” She asked, staring at the check dumbfounded. “You want to buy the boutique?”

“Yes.”

“I don’t understand…” she said with disbelief.

“My luna deserves only the best. This store belongs to her now. She will be able to get whatever she wants,” he explained. “New rules will be enforced as well; there will be no discrimination allowed. Do I make myself clear?”

“Yes, your majesty,” she said.

I was speechless. I wasn’t expecting this from him. Not only did he think I deserved an entire store, but he showed how much he truly cared for those in his kingdom. Not just Alphas and Betas, but Omegas too.

“He loves us!” Ollie said chipperly. I shushed her instantly.

My heart continued to beat rapidly in my chest and my palms were growing sweaty. After a long pause, the woman finally agreed and stepped aside for Theo and me. I followed him through the aisles to pick out a couple of clothes and an outfit for the dinner party.

“I thought you had a meeting?” I asked him, once we were a distance away.

“It was canceled,” he answered.

“What you did back there…” I tried to say. “About buying the store…”

“No need to thank me,” he said, disinterest in his tone. “You are my luna and I meant it when I said you deserve the best. I wasn’t going to allow lowlife scum to speak to you like that.”

My face reddened at his words, and I struggled to keep the smile from appearing on my face as my heart leaped in my chest.

The dinner party was across town in a large building they often used for banquets. It was filled with many unfamiliar faces from the most important wolves in the kingdom. I wore a maroon noodle strap dress and stood by Theo as we walked through the room. I could smell the food baking in the kitchen, which wasn’t quite ready yet.

There was light music playing in the background as people from all over mangled and laughed with one another. I was finally able to meet Beta Travis who seemed pleasant. Theo seemed comfortable with him, and it was nice seeing him loosen up a little.

It was almost like Beta Travis was more than just a subordinate to the Alpha King, it seemed he was also a friend.

I scanned the room, trying to see if I could find any familiar faces. Surely someone from my pack would make an appearance; perhaps my father, considering he was an Alpha.

My eyes stopped as they picked up a petite woman with long blonde hair and a golden shimmering dress that nearly made her glow.

Her eyes found me as well and they widened, and her lips thinned out for a moment before she perked back up and gave her fakest smile.

“I’m glad to see you!” Kylie said cheerfully as she approached me.

“I wasn’t expecting to see you here,” I said cautiously; secretly wishing that Theo was still by my side but he found some important guests he needed to speak with and left me to mingle on my own.

I noticed Wyatt was walking closely behind her, refusing to meet my eyes. Wyatt was at her side refusing to meet my eyes.

Coward. I thought to myself.

“Where’s Theo? We should get back to him,” Ollie said impatiently from within me.

I took in a deep breath, trying to calm her.