Royal One

Chapter 9- The Ball

"And I pronounce you Jesse as the Lovely Queen of our Great Kingdom of Highwoods. You will now be called Queen Jesse, the lovely Queen of King Kristoffer", he said while he picks me up spinning me around and I giggled at while he does that.

"Let us not forget that you are my Luna of our Crescent Pack, the most powerful pack in our country", he said and stops spinning me holding me still in his arms above the ground. He looked at me with eyes full of emotion I cannot determine but I see happiness in it.

"Okay, put me down now Kristoffer and let us go to the room where the guests are", I said and he places me on my feet. He fixes his outfit and he offered his arm. I blush at his manners but I take it because I don't want to ruin this moment.

We walk down the hallway with glances thrown on our away looking at us with disgust, envy and questioning looks. I unconsciously pull myself closer to Kristoffer and he seems to know what I am feeling because he made a sound, a sound just like his wolf, oh he growls at them.

"Should I pick you up liebe? Because it seems you are failing to keep your paces up with me", he said and I just wave him off.

"You really are stubborn sometimes", he said and he picks me up suddenly making me yelp. I wrap my arms around his neck moving my body closer to his. Enjoying the warmth and comfort he is providing me.

He sets me down on my feet again and what I saw made my face pale. I know that a ball will be happening tonight and I expect many people to come but I didn't imagine to be this many people. My heart starts to beat fast and I don't know what to do so I look up to him with worried written on my face.

He looked down at me with a raised brow and I give him a nervous gaze. He frowns at me and he raises his hand and caresses my face lovingly.

"What's wrong meine liebe? Is there something wrong here or do you want some people to get out? I can do that if you want to", he said and my eyes widen at what he said.

"No, it's not that. I am just a little scared that people may erupt into chaos if they see me very close to you", I said with worry in my voice which is weird because I shouldn't have this feeling. I don't deserve the king.

"It's NOT a problem Jesse. Don't think on what they say because they are fools if they don't follow me. So come on, let us go inside so we can start the whole thing", he said and he drags me inside the ball room.

The whole thing is magnificent. It is like we are inside a fairytale book only this time it is real. Banners and streamers hang decorating everything. Two large chandeliers hanging giving the whole room lights. Candlesticks around the room making the whole brighter.

Two large tables at the either side arranged vertically. Mouthwatering appetizers and drinks on them so guests can at least have some food before dinner. On the front is two magnificent chairs; one for the king and the other one for the queen.

The orchestra playing at the front and people are talking to each other enjoying each other before the whole event start.

He leads me towards the chairs and as we stride towards the chairs, the crowd became quiet and takes a glance at us. I flush at their intense gaze not feeling comfortable under them. I unconsciously move my body closer to his warm ones.

I hear some murmurs as we pass them. I pull that thought on the back of my mind because Kristoffer told me not to care. We stop at the front of the and we climb up the three small steps that I didn't recognize before. He motion me to sits down and I did.

He looks at the people and his form straighten and I am sure that he is going to tell his subjects about something. He clears his throat and the murmuring stops.