The celebration party...

Nova felt a little scared because his face looked unfamiliar, he strode towards Nova, scanning her body. His gaze made Nova uncomfortable, Nova adjusted her clothes, hoping for him to stop his stares. He halted and smiled,

"What a beauty, my name is Asher, what is yours?" he asked, folding his arms.

Nova got scared, thinking Maia planned this out to banish her from the pack. Nova kept mute, pondering what to do at the moment. Asher snapped his fingers, urging Nova to spill her name. Nova cleared her throat and said,

"I am Nova, but who are you? And what do you want from me?" Nova asked, fidgeting.

Then he laughed, "I like your meekness, Nova. I mean no harm to you and," he paused, breathed out, and said, "I felt a strong connection when I got here, I traced the source of it and here I am. You are my mate, Nova. Be my mate,"

Nova stumbled, and the words resonated in her ears countless times. Asher held Nova when he noticed that she almost fell. Nova was lost for words, her head was blank and she couldn't fathom the words he muttered to her.

"Asher, where are you?" A person called out to Asher.

"I will be with you in a minute," Asher shouted back, stared at Nova, and said, "I will see you later, love."

Asher winked at Nova and left. Nova jumped happily. Finally, she would be free from this hell, the moon goddess answered her request. Nova was excited to know that she wasn't matless anymore. Her worries, sorrows, and agony will eventually come to an end. Nova knew Asher was the only one who could bring her out of this hell.

"I must be brought out from this unhappy world," Nova muttered to herself, happily.

******

"Good catch, Camen" Alex praised his beta with a clap. Camen smiled and bowed his head in response.

"Woah, you caught a huge boar, thanks to me," Alex mocked Camen, hitting his shoulder slightly.

"Yes, my king. Was that your mate back then?"

Alex raised his eyebrows, walking through the woods to fetch his horse.

"What do you mean?" Alex asked as they got closer to their horses.

"I mean the lady at the transformation night, your gaze was fixated on her intensely"

"Oh, I am also confused because I felt a strong connection with her and my inner beast got wild because of the lady but she is the unknown beauty,"

"Is she your mate?"

"No, it wasn't a connection of mates. It seemed like a past connection and I am confused about that."

Camen sighed aimlessly and advised Alex to be conscious of the lady. They got to their horses, untied the horses from the tree, mounted their horses, and rode back to the palace. They got to the palace and a messenger awaited Alex at the entrance of the palace. Alex rode his horse closer to the messenger and questioned the reason for his presence. The messenger bowed his head and offered Alex a letter.

"What is this?" Alex asked, collecting the letter from his hand.

"A message from your people,"

"Ohh, you can go. I will send my response to them soon,"

The messenger nodded his head and left. Alex breathed out frustratingly, he was exhausted from his pack's various activities, and he recently rejected the invite to the party that happened after the moon goddess night. Then he opened the letter,

"Good day my king, we would love to see your presence in the upcoming celebration for the recently transformed wolves. Thank you, my king."

Alex grunted and shut the letter, he wished his ancestors hadn't put those rules for various celebrations that happen once in a while. They rode their horses to the horse ranch and took a long stride to Alex's room. Camen cleared his throat, requesting Alex's permission to talk.

Alex smiled and permitted him to talk, they got to the entrance door to Alex's room. Camen itched his head nervously and said,

"You should go to the event, my king."

Alex raised his eyebrows, getting annoyed at Camen's remarks. Camen bowed his head instantly as he noticed Alex's reaction.

"That's not what I mean. You should be at the venue to confirm if the lady is truly your mate. The sorceress's powers might have subdue the connection between you guys,"

"That's right, I should probably do that. Thanks, Camen and send a message of approval to my people,"

Camen smiled and rushed to execute Alex's order. The celebration was tonight, Alex was a little excited and frustrated at the same time. He entered his room and lay on his king-sized bed. Today's hunting was quite exhausting for Alex, Alex drifted off to sleep unknowingly. He felt a tap on his shoulders, Camen woke Alex up, indicating Alex should get prepared for the celebration night.

Alex stretched his body and got prepared for the celebration night. He strode out of his room and went to the horse ranch, Camen was seated on his horse, waiting patiently for Alex.

Alex mounted his horse, his soldiers greeted him and he ordered them to leave. They got to the venue, instruments were played as they rode their horses into the field. The village head rushed to welcome Camen, Alex's soldiers, and Alex.

Alex got down from his horse and was directed to his seat. Alex scrutinized the surroundings for the lady but found none.

He became impatient after a few minutes because she was not in the field. His eyes brightened up as Nova stepped into the field with a smile. Nova was a pure beauty in his eyes.

"Nova," a person called out to her.

Nova turned back and smiled,

"Hmm, her name is Nova," Alex muttered to himself, smiling.

The party seemed to be fun for Alex because of his unknown beauty, Nova. Alex clenched his fists when a male hugged her, Nova blushed at the impact of Asher's touch. Alex noticed that he felt no connection when she entered the field. The party bored Alex, then he tapped Camen,

"Let's leave the party, Camen," Alex said, attempting to stand up from his seat.

"Why my king? The party just started,"