The Alpha King Is My Second Chance Mate novel Chapter 8

Just as ordered, Quinn took care of the party preparations. With the help of Cannon and some pack members, she finished before sunset. She’d bought liquor that was delivered a couple of hours ago, and she ordered the chefs to cook a ton. She also prepared a DJ for the music, waiters to carry around the drinks, and she’d scattered tables and chairs all over the room for people to sit…

The disco lights were set and a sign that displayed the reason for the celebration was hung against the wall.

‘A Celebration of trust. Cheers to our alliance!’

“We’re done now, aren’t we?”

Quinn looked around, smiling at her work before turning to Cannon. “Yes, we’re done. People will soon start filing in, we need to go prepare ourselves.”

“Right…let me tell the other people here.” He cleared his throat and then proceeded to yell. “Go get ready, the party will be active in a few…!”

The pack members in the room stepped out one by one, and Quinn sighed. “I’ll get going then, I’ll probably take longer to get ready than you.”

“No, when you’re already that pretty, you don’t have to do anything much. You’ll be ready in no time. Sherine has always been jealous of the fact that you could put in no effort and still look pretty.”

Sherine was his mate, a beautiful woman with a beautiful soul. “But it’s the same with Sherine, she looks breathtaking in everything.”

Cannon chuckled. “I’ve told her many times, she just doesn’t believe me.”

“Well, that’s expected…” Quinn smiled. “We really should get going now.”

She opted to walk away, but Cannon grabbed at her hand. “I’ve been meaning to say this for a while now, but you’re strong, Quinn. If Sherine had done something similar to what Jeovanni did to you, I’d have ended myself that very night. This is torturous, I can’t ever imagine rejecting Sherine or her rejecting me. That night when I tried to stop you, I thought I was saving you from what I knew would happen, but how exactly would stopping you save you from the pain?”

Quinn looked back at him, shrugging her shoulders. “There’s nothing I can do but accept it. It isn’t my fault, if I tell myself that, then I won’t feel too bad about the fact that I was bitterly abandoned.”

He dropped her hand and sighed. “Jeovanni is my friend, but I sincerely hope you win, Quinn. You were a good luna and you will be the best beta.”

He smiled at her, patting her back twice before walking away. Quinn watched him go until the door to the celebration house closed behind him. He didn’t have to worry about her, because she’d do exactly that…win.

Quinn mirrored his steps, walking out of the big and spacious room and heading for her house. The sunlight was dull now, fading into the darkness that approached, casting leafy shadows against the land.

The breeze was cool now, following Quinn all the way to her father’s porch. She walked inside, glancing at the numerous boxes stacked in the living room and then at her father who sat in front of them. “Your clothes arrived from Alpha Jeovanni’s house, since you were busy, I packed them in the closet for you…as for these boxes, I do not know what we’ll do with them.”

“What do you mean? These are the boxes the market people delivered, right? They are packed with food.”

“That they are, my dear, but I’m afraid to tell you that the food in the boxes are either battered or spoiled. They cannot be eaten.”

“What…?” Quinn rushed towards one of the boxes, opening it up to look inside. It was true, the apples within it smelled rotted, and they looked just about the same. Some of them seemed as though they’d been dropped one too many times, some were even bitten.