Page 59 of A Chance at Redemption for the Alpha

Marcellus groans at that while Micah tosses him an amused gaze. “I promise, I didn’t mean to ruin the surprise,” he says.

Luna Giselle doesn’t seem upset, though. “Don’t worry, Alpha Marcellus,” she says. “I just found out today. I am not good with surprises anyway, and was just about to tell Ezra. We both lack the romantic gene, it seems.” She takes Ezra’s face between her hands and kisses him softly.

I feel a stitch in my chest. I will never experience this. No one will hold me like Ezra holds his luna, and smile at me the way he does. And I can’t even blame anyone but myself. I gaze at my plate, sighing slightly. All I can do is try to make the best out of my situation.

Fortunately, Alpha Marcellus distracts me from my gloomy thoughts by starting to chat with me and Percy. “I will pick you up at the end of the week,” he says. “By then, we’ll have your housing situation figured out, too. As a minor, you will be in our group home,” he tells Percy. “Don’t worry, you get your own room and will have your privacy. As for you, Lori, do you prefer living on your own or would you like to have roommates in your apartment?”

“Can… can I really choose freely?” I ask surprised and still skeptical.

“Yes. The houses with roommates are for those who don’t want to be on their own. I told you we have a few pack members with traumatic pasts, and they prefer the safety of having others around them.”

“I think that’s an amazing option, but I enjoy being on my own,” I say quietly.

“I thought you’d say that, but wanted to check in with you still,” the alpha nods. “We have a couple of smaller cottages that aren’t inhabited yet. They’re not very luxurious, though, as our main focus has been the group homes. You might need to work a bit on it to make it truly yours.”

“That doesn’t matter at all,” I say, my heart skipping a beat.

“Could be your first DIY project of the pack,” Micah points out.

“Definitely,” the alpha assures me. “You can change it to your liking. Just please don’t burn it down.”

“Of course, you had to bring that up,” Micah grumbles. “For the record, I didn’t burn down my house, I just set the stove on fire!”

At this, Percy has to giggle slightly, and even I can’t help a smile.

*BENJAMIN*

The two vampires look nice, a bit shy and quiet, but they seem to be kind men. The moment they see Silas, they go down on their knees, bowing to him. I always forget that he is an actual vampire prince until I am met with such a moment.

Their human beloveds look truly anxious, though. Sheila is here to help soothe the situation as well as she can, but even for her it’s difficult.

“We’d need Marcellus for that,” Lucian mutters to me.

“He is really good with people,” I agree.

“I believe not even Marcellus would have been able to lessen their anxiety,” Alpha Cassian says quietly. He has dropped off a few things for the wolves who will join later, and has stayed to help out Silas. “They are humans, and what they experienced is probably very traumatic. Just give it some time.”

Lucian nods. “I agree.” He turns to look at Alpha Cassian. “Please don’t take this the wrong way, Alpha Cassias. We truly appreciate your help and what you did today, but-“

“Yes, yes, I absolutely get it,” Cassian interrupts him. “I know. I will take my leave now. This is a private pack matter.”

“Thank you for understanding.”

“Oh,” Cassian nudges me. “Nova wanted to talk to you.”

“She is here?” I ask, surprised. “I thought you came alone?”

“She arrived separately, a couple of minutes ago. Ran some errands for me. She wanted to ask you to join her for a night out. Something about a party.”

“A party?” I ask. “I don’t know-“

“Absolutely, he’d love to go,” Silas interrupts me.

Like a shadow, he has approached us, grabbing something from the table. The two vampires and their beloveds are sittingin an adjacent room now, all four of them drinking and eating. I didn’t even notice that Silas maneuvered them out of the room.

“But you need me here.”

“Benji,” Silas says. “You have worked day and night for this pack. Just go out and have some fun. You are young. Enjoy your youth.”