Rise of the Rejected Luna - Chapter 121

Chapter 121: _He’s Too Occupied
“Good evening, Luna. You’re looking gorgeous tonight.” Lyra greeted me with a pleasant smile on her face as I sat at the table she gestured at.

My face lit up with a warm smile as I nodded my head. “Thank you, Lyra. Hey, do you know when Kaene will be here?” I asked.

The truth was, this whole thing was so abrupt to me.

Why the heck would Kaene decide to organize a dinner date with me after everything?

At the rate with which things were going before my accident, I was certain that our relationship was coming to its natural end.

But then the accident happened and everything seemed to take a positive U-Turn.

“He’ll be here soon, Luna. Be patient.” Lyra responded with a curt bow, parting her hair with her fingers.

The smile on my face didn’t disappear as I scanned my gaze around. My eyes trailed the tables and chairs arranged all around the hall, but soon, my attention was drawn to something else.

Gosh, I’m starving.

My stomach grumbled as I raised my head, glancing at Lyra who paced around a good distance away from me, typing something on her iPad with a tense expression on her face.

Huh… What’s that about?

“Is everything okay, Lyra?” I asked, trying to sound nice with it.

She raised her head from the iPad, acting a little fidgety at first until she parted her brown hair which was tied up in a curly ponytail with her fingers.

“Yes, ma’am. Everything is fine, I’m just going through your menu for this evening to make sure I’m not missing anything.” She explained.

I nodded, glancing at the entrance of the hall as if Kaene would magically pop up there at any second.

Where the hell was he?

“While we wait for the Alpha, can I offer you something to drink?” Lyra suddenly asked, drawing my attention to her.

However, as hungry as I was, I decided to wait a little longer for Kaene before tasting anything.

“Thanks, Lyra. But I think I’m good for now.” I decline politely, drumming my fingers on the table.

She seemed a bit distraught but soon smiled and bowed in acknowledgment.

That’s odd…

To kill time, I brought out my phone and began swiping through it.

I soon found myself in the social media spaces of our pack members where I’d seen the video of Brittany.

My eyes widened, however, when I couldn’t find any trace of the video anymore. It was as if it had disappeared without a trace.

Nah… That’s not right.

“They took down the video?” I muttered to myself with dimmed eyes.

It made sense.

A video like that on the internet for every werewolf to view would soon bring some uproar and conspiracy theories if allowed to linger longer.

Not to mention the fact that there was a hot chance that the video could make its way into human Internet spaces soon enough.

“Well, at least now we know who leaked out the information about the…” I trailed off when I came across something peculiar.

It was none other than Elsa Thatcher’s Instagram page.

Huh… How did SHE show up on my feed?

I was about to block her when I spotted a picture of her and her father.

That took me down a little rabbit hole where I clicked on her following list and saw that her father was also on Instagram.

I clicked on his page and began scrolling out of curiosity, only to see pictures of him and his many rich people’s escapades.

However, I soon also spotted a picture of him and Delta Asher from the masquerade ball where the video of me and Negan was leaked.

He shook the Delta’s hand in the picture and had a wide grin on his face that was a little too creepy.

“Well, at least this proves that he’s the Delta’s godfather,” I muttered, shaking my head.

Mr. Thatcher was involved in the Delta’s plan to assassinate Kaene. I was sure of it.

But what tactics were they going to use to execute their sinister plan?

I kept on scrolling down the pictures out of boredom until I spotted one of the Delta, Elsa, and Mr. Thatcher standing side by side in what seemed like a ball of sorts.

My brows creased into a frown.

Just how close was Elsa to the Delta? And could she know about his plan with her father?

The father-daughter duo seemed annoyingly inseparable… So it would make sense if she knew something of his plans.

“Wait a damn minute…” I muttered to myself, my eyes widening when I realized something. “What if Elsa is Mr. Thatcher’s and the Delta’s way of getting close to Kaene and getting more information or something?”

That seemed like a possible outcome.

Elsa seemed like the kind of girl who was willing to do anything for Daddy dearest. After all, he was her walking money dispenser.

My gaze left my phone and went to the entrance of the event hall. The more I stared at it, the stronger the cold shiver that went down my back became until I couldn’t stand it anymore.

“That tears it. I’m going to find Kaene.” I mumbled but it was loud enough for Lyra to hear as I got up, my chair scraping against the floor surface.

“Luna, where are you going?” Lyra asked with concern and hesitation laced in her voice but I only glanced briefly at her.

“I’m going to see Kaene. There’s something I need to confirm and I’m tired of waiting.” I explained, getting close to the entrance to the hall when a chuckle suddenly echoed through the place.

I swerved my body around just in time to see Delta Asher standing at the other end of the hall with a cold expression on his face. “I’m afraid you won’t be able to see the Alpha at this time. He’s too… occupied.”

A cold shiver ran down my spine as several thoughts ran through my mind all at once.

Had they gotten to Kaene already? How the heck had this joker gotten into the hall?

I glared at Delta Asher who stood at the other end of the hall and was about to say something when my instincts suddenly screamed danger.

When I turned my gaze to the entrance of the hall, my eyes widened in shock.