#Chapter 98: May I Have This Dance?

Alaric’s POV In reality, I’ve only waited for Cara’s response for a handful of seconds. ...and yet, somehow, it still feels like forever. This is nothing but a simple request for a dance, and yet it is so much more. If she rejects me in this, perhaps she is rejecting me in every other way as well. She should have rejected me, given all the wrongs I’ve done... But she shouldn’t have rejected me either, because this is a public place—an Alpha King extending an invitation to a princess from another pack. For the sake of goodwill between our packs, she would surely accept. I know she cares about that. I took advantage of it. …Goddess, please forgive me for being such a despicable person. But I just want to hold her again. I crave her. I bent down, waiting for a long time. I could feel Cara’s gaze on me the entire time, and I could almost imagine her beautiful green eyes, filled with confusion, staring right at me. I：“.......” But she didn’t say “yes” or “no.”