Page 52 of A Female Alpha for the Lycan Prince
“The part with the drinks,” Alpha Celine interrupts us. “That’s the part I’m particularly interested in.”
I blush. “I swear, we didn’t drink much. We—”
“No, no, don’t worry,” Beta Harmony smiles at me. “That’s not what we’re worried about. We know you girls didn’t do anything wrong.”
I nod in relief, feeling my mother squeeze my shoulder softly in support. I lean against her. “I don’t understand…” I say, a bit confused.
“Who got you the drinks?” Alpha Celine asks.
I blink. “Terry,” I say. “He ordered something and had it sent to us.”
Aurelia looks at her father with conviction, “I bet it was a trick. I would swear on my life for Terry,” she says in a matter-of-fact tone. “He would never do something like that.”
Alpha Elden looks at her for a moment and then nods at her. “Good, let’s go ask him what really happened.” He turns towards Lionel. “He’s with Tori at the moment, right? Go and fetch him, please.”
The room falls silent as Lionel runs off and stays that way until he returns, bringing Terry with him. He looks very confused, his expression relaxing when he sees us. “Goddess, I’m so glad you’re alright!” he blurts out. “Lion and I were worried as hell.” He turns to search for Marilou, his eyes lighting up when he sees her.
“I’m okay,” she stutters and blushes a bit.
Alpha Elden’s stance relaxes visibly. “Terry, we all know you weren’t involved in this, but I need to clear up a few things that happened at the party. So, did you order the drinks for the girls?”
“Drinks?” Terry blinks. “No, I didn’t order any drinks. When I returned from getting food, they already had something to drink, so I assumed Lion bought them something.”
Lionel looks at him in confusion. “One of the guys working there brought drinks over and said they came from you.”
“No, I was standing in line for food.”
“Who was the guy who brought the drinks?” Elden demands to know.
“I think it was one of the younger guys… Ollie, I think.” Lionel muses.
“Okay, so can we talk to Ollie then?” Alpha Celine asks.
“Absolutely,” Alpha Elden agrees. Again, he sends someone to fetch the young guy who served us the drinks earlier tonight. Again, we wait, but this time I’m feeling more relaxed. My parents are here, along with Alpha Celine and Beta Harmony. And everyone is trying to find out what happened. It puts my mind at ease.
Terry explains that Ollie is a young beta, only fifteen, and this was his first job to earn some extra money. When he appears in the dining hall, he looks nervous and jittery. An older guy accompanies him. It seems like he organized the stalls and the staff tonight and has come to support Ollie in this inquiry.
Alpha Elden asks him about the drinks again. “One of Terry’s friends from another pack bought them,” he hurries to explain. “And said Terry wants them to be delivered to the girls.”
Terry looks confused. “What friend? I didn’t have any friends from another pack coming tonight.”
“But he said Terry bought the drinks. That they are friends.”
“And you didn’t find it weird?” Elden demands to know.
Ollie blushes and shakes his head. “This happened a lot this evening,” he stutters.
“Alpha, I apologize for speaking out of turn,” the guy who came with him bows a bit. I think he’s an omega, going by his aura.
Alpha Elden rubs his head. “Go ahead.”
“Ollie is right. It happens all the time.”
“Don’t you verify that claim before you hand out drinks?” Luna Flora wants to know.
The guy seems to shift around nervously.
“Talk freely,” Alpha Elden encourages him.
