Chapter 42

Amelia's POV.

“Go get dressed, I will be waiting.” Damien said to me with a smile after the maid left.

“Okay, I will be back shortly.” I replied and left.

I walked back to my room to change into something good enough. I got into my room, confused on what to put on that would be suitable to meet his guests. I wanted to go for a chiffon casual gown but then I remembered that he had also told Freya earlier to get ready for them to welcome the visitors.

I knew Freya would like to dress up in an attire that would wow the visitors and equally attract Damien's attention, and I can't possibly allow her to take his attention, that would only give her an upper hand and more opportunity to ridicule me. I can't afford to allow her to take over the game from me.

I changed my mind and quickly looked for something better, something more attractive. I needed to keep the man on his toes so I had to make the right choice. I paused when I came across a purple flowery gown.

The gown looked quite decent and beautiful, perfectly suiting my skin tone in a unique way. I would say that it was one of the sexiest dresses in my wardrobe- a perfect dress to get Damien's eyes hooked on me.

I knew Damien is the lustful type, and I wasn’t actually attracted to him, but I still can't let myself backslide, I needed to keep the game on for me to be able to achieve my plans. And with this, Freya would never stand a chance of winning him over.

I dressed up and gently arranged my hair, making it in a ponytail with some strands tugged out by the side of my face. I gently applied a red lipstick and dampened my face with some powder before putting my mask in place.

I glanced at myself in the mirror to make sure my beauty was assured before going back to Damien's study, where he was waiting for me.

Damien was dazed for some seconds when I walked into the study but he quickly pulled himself together. I noticed that he was mesmerized by my beauty and that gave me butterflies in my belly, though not because I fancied the way he was staring at me, but because I was glad that I was still making good progress in my game.

“You look stunning” Damien commended and kissed my hand.

“Thank you” I replied, feigning a smile.

“This is more like a feast which I hosted for my guests and you did choose the suitable attire for it even when I forgot to tell you what it was all about. You are a good fashionista, I must commend” Damien's flattering words continued to rain on me.

“Really… thank you.” I replied, ignoring his lustful gaze that was lingering on every part of my body.

It made me feel irritated but I just had to deal with it. Though I knew how beautiful I was at that moment, I still knew that Damien's speech was not just innocently commending my beauty, he was also at lust for my body, which is one thing that is sure cannot be a reality for him.

“Shall we?” He gestured with a smile and I responded with a nod, indicating my approval.

We left the study and headed to a small hall where the guests were hosted. Damien seemed to have totally forgotten about Freya's existence, he didn't even bother waiting for her, or even acted like he had asked her to prepare and that made me realize how less he valued Freya.

Damien was happily and brightly going to meet his guests with me instead of his Luna and that made me wonder the kind of man he wass. How can he easily trash his so-called Luna for another woman? I suddenly felt glad I didn't end up with such a simp of a man.

“We are here” Damien informed me as we arrived at the entrance of the hall and I nodded, feigning a smile as we walked into the hall.

The hall was just a small and portable hall, suitable for just a few number of people. It was richly decorated and the walls were designed with beautiful artifacts.

The elegance and exquisite decor of the hall showcased that it was basically for very important personalities and that made me realize the worth of these people we were about to meet, and in the middle of the hall were five guests —three males and two females, richly dressed in expensive attires. Merely seeing their regalia and feeling the aura they exude will make one understand that these are no ordinary people, they were all highly important personnel.

The guests looked stunned when they saw us enter the hall and stood up to welcome us with their gaze resting on me. I guess they were also mesmerized by my beauty just like Damien was, but I decided not to be too fast to conclude.

They shook hands with Damien in greeting and I also did the same with the males, and gave a side hug to the females, and they accepted it with a broad smile before Damien pulled me.back to his side. A maid immediately came to us with a tray of wine and we took a glass each before Damien made his welcome speech.

“Thank you all for honoring the invitation, I planned this small feast to welcome you all and also to appreciate your efforts for being here today. Please make yourselves comfortable in my pack” Damien finished with his welcome speech and we all made a toast.

“Thank you for the feast Alpha, and I must commend, you married a goddess as a Luna” the first man said with a smile as he looked my way.

“Exactly, your wife is really beautiful.” The first lady added.

‘His wife? Luna?’ The word echoed in my head, making me roll my eyes inwardly at their words. Damien was the last person I would ever consider for a husband. Only if they really knew the truth, they would have realized that they had made a big mistake by calling me his Luna.

“You truly have an eye for good things Alpha Damien” the second man commented and laughed and the others laughed with him, including Damien.

“Thank you.” Damien responded with a smile mixed with some sense of pride.

I looked at Damien, waiting for him to debunk their claims and explain to them who I truly am to him but he did not, he only urged the guests to go on with their meals, acting like I was truly his Luna.

I was almost blushing at their words but knowing that Damien was taking the praises he did not deserve made me a bit dissatisfied, he had rejected me in the past and chose Freya over me, only for him to take praises for what was not his now.

I felt angered deep down but quickly suppressed it, reinforcing my thoughts with my plans. He could take the glory as long as it was getting me closer to achieving what I wanted. I thanked the guests and feigned a smile, before we moved on with our drinks.

“She was never the Luna and will never be!” Freya's voice thundered in the hall.

Just then, we all looked up in unison to behold Freya standing a few inches away from us. Her eyes blazing in fury and disappointment, her dress looked very similar to mine, both in color and in design.

I smiled inwardly seeing the anger that was evident on her face. I was happy to see how much I had pulled her legs, knowing fully well that she was going to display her madness and disgrace Damien.

“Who is she?” One of the guests asked as they were all surprised to see Freya.

“I am the true Luna of this pack, the wife to Alpha Damien here, not this imposter sitting right beside him. She is only nothing but a visitor.” Freya said, leaving the guests confused as they looked at each other in surprise.

Freya clumsily walked towards me, using her left finger to tug the lace of my cloth up a little as she stared at me like a hungry wolf, circling round her prey but I  remained silent.

“You, you think you can take over my position with this your cheap acting, you even had to get this fake dress that looks like mine just to camouflage as the Luna. Isn't it time for you to know that you don't belong here and you can never have this position?” She snapped trying to pull my legs but I remained quiet staring at her as she kept on disgracing herself in front of the guests.

Damien lowered his head in shame at the drama Freya was pulling up in the presence of his guests.

“Can you stop this madness Freya?” Damien said, trying to make her stop.

“Let me be! I need to make this useless thing here understand her place!” Freya yelled.