Chapter 23 A Chance Encounter with Enemies
Leslie’s POV (Moon Cafe)
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Slyvana spotted me immediately. Her eyes–already twisted with jealousy–locked onto mine before she abruptly stood up and shouted at the top of her lungs, “Where’s the manager?! What kind of ce is this? You just let trash walk in now?!”
Her voice was sharp and piercing, drawing plenty of attention from nearby guests. Ever since the Moonrock incident, Slyvana’s reputation had plummeted among the elite Pack circles. Now that she saw me, all her old hatred surged up again, and she didn’t care one bit about causing a
scene.
The restaurant’s manager, an older Beta werewolf, rushed over the moment he heard themotion, wearing an awkward, apologetic smile. “Miss Slyvana, I’m terribly sorry…”
“Sorry doesn’t cut it!” Slyvana snapped, ring at him, then turned her venom on me and my brother. “Kick them out! They’re ruining our appetite just by being here! We’re your VIP guests!”
The manager turned and saw Thorbane and me. But when he felt the force of my brother’s royal Rogue Alpha aura, his expression changed instantly. He bowed deeply with respectful urgency. “Lord Thorbane. Governor Rogue. Wee. Your private room is ready—please follow me.”
Slyvana’s face darkened further.
She sized up Thorbane, clearly shaken by his Alpha presence. But when she noticed how protectively he stood by me, her hostility only grew. She raised her voice again. “Hey! Are you deaf?! I told you to get rid of them!”
Belle chimed in with a snide tone, her calcting eyes scanning me up and down like I was some kind of disease.
“That’s right! Manager, you should really figure out who your real valued guests are! People like her–do you not see what kind of lowlife she is? Who let her in here? Leslie Rogue, who’s the Alpha keeping you now that you dare to show your face here? A woman thrown out by Crimson Moon Pack has no business polluting this ce!”
Thrown <i>out</i>? Asphodel roared with fury inside me, barely restrained from bursting out and tearing the old hag’s mouth apart.
Thorbane’s expression had gone icy. He stepped forward, his Alpha aura pressing down on Belle and Slyvana like a physical weight. He let out a cold chuckle. “Thrown out? Belle Luna, when did Crimson Moon Pack be so shameless and deluded? Do you need me to remind you what kind of life my sister had under your roof?”
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Belle paled under the weight of his presence and words. Her face flickered between red and white, unable to say a word. But she refused to back down, whipping around to bark at the manager again. “Well?! What are you standing there for?! I don’t want to see them here!”
The manager’s face hardened, and this time, he didn’t hesitate. His tone turned firm. “Crimson Moon Luna. Miss Slyvana. I must apologize, but Lord Thorbane is one of our restaurant’s most distinguished shareholders. If you feel that seeing Governor Rogue and Lord Thorbane ruins your dining experience, then I must respectfully ask <i>you </i><i>to </i>leave.”
Shareholder?! Belle and Slyvana froze, expressions cycling through disbelief, horror, and outrage like a painter’s palette gone mad. They probably never imagined that this restaurant— where they unted their so–called VIP status–was partly owned by the Rogue family.
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