ReadGoodChapter 0043 "I'm glad things worked out the way they did," I said. "This dress is the perfect choice for me." "I agree," my mother said happily.
to drink I continued to chat with my mother as I ate my food, but soon dinner was over. People were beginning to drink, dance, and socialize.
David went off to talk to a couple of the other alphas, leavingalone to mingle with the crowd. It seemed that everyone was having a good time, which made it a little easier.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Congratulations," a pretty female voice said. I turned to find the Alpha King's daughter, Elizabeth, standing beside me.
I wasn't sure exactly how to greet her, and she must have seen the panic on my face.
She laughed and held her hand out to me. I shook her hand, feeling my face heat with embarrassment. "Thank you for coming," I said.
"Of course," she replied kindly. "I must admit, I was looking forward to meeting you." "Really?" I said, surprised. "Honestly, I find it hard to believe you even know who I am." "Only you've gotten quite a bit of attention lately," she said "Oh," I said softly, realizing she must have seen the videos and heard the rumors about what happened with David and Amanda in the restaurant.
"I saw your interview at the Alpha King banquet," she said "I think it's very brave how open you dormant wolf. You handled that situation with a lot of grace and bravery. It really impressed me." were about your "Thank you," I said meekly. “I really appreciate that. I'm glad it cacross that way. In the moment, it was such a shock; I was just trying to handle it all without crying' "I'm sure it was very upsetting," she said, "which is why I was so impressed with the way you handled it. I asked my father about you, and he had only good things to say, so I decided that I had to meet you myself." "I'm very flattered," I responded.
"I always like to meet other women who can stand up for themselves and speak their minds," she said, "which is why I have to ask you a rather rude question." "You can askanything," I replied.
I had no idea what she might want to know, but it wasn't as though I could deny the Alpha's daughter anything.
"I did smore reading about you after I saw your interview, and I becaware of sof the other things that have happened recently," her eyes moved toward David, who was standing not too far from us.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI grimaced and nodded. "Yes, we've had sunfortunate incidents," I said.
"So I just had to ask,” she continued, "why did you end up marrying him? He seems to have such a terrible reputation, and after what happened with his fated mate... just seems tothat it would be so difficult to trust a man like that." "I can see why you would think that," I replied, "but David and I have known each other since we were small children. He's the only person I've ever seriously dated." "You are young," she pointed out. "It's not like there should be any rush for you to get married, so I don't +25 BONUS Chapter 0043 understand why you would settle for a man like him." you would settle for a man like him!
I looked at David. Everything she said made sense, and I was sure that from her perspective, I must nust seem like an absolute fool for moving forward with the wedding. I couldn't I let my apparent choice to forgive everything that he had done toso publicly cback to negatively impact my reputation.
I looked at her and smiled. "I know how it must seem from the outside," I said, "and maybe my judgment is blinded by my feelings."
The words hung in the air between us, and for a moment, neither of us said anything Herlemaine locked on mine, searching, as if she didn't quite believe me. "The reason that I went forward with the marriage is simple," I explained. "I love him."
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