He Called Me A Stone And Chose Her Pearl Chapter 20
My mother didn’t have time to dwell on Sophie’s words. The very next day, she had reason to regret her own.
At nine in the morning, a motorcade from Arden Royal Castle filled our entire street.
The Royal Guard sealed off the perimeter. The chief royal steward entered our house carrying formal documents from the Royal Council. News vans were held back by the Greenvale Pack’s security cordon, and the entire capital was thrown into an uproar.
My parents, Vanessa, and I were all too stunned to speak.
It was only when the steward unrolled the parchment and formally read aloud that King Theo Ramsey had chosen me as his royal marriage partner, and that an installation ceremony would be held after the wedding to name me Luna Queen, that I finally understood.
The man who had proposed to me in the pavilion was the Alpha King of the Kingdom of Valoria.
The Queen Mother and the Royal Council had already approved the marriage.
The document made it clear that this was not a political alliance; the Greenvale Pack would gain no special favor from the Crown. King Theo had chosen his partner of his own free will.
When Vanessa saw the engagement gifts overflowing the courtyard, she fainted.
My father broke into a cold sweat, repeatedly turning to Reid for confirmation.
My mother pulled Sophie aside and whispered, “Laurel has never been very likable. If she goes to Royal Castle and King Theo gets tired of her someday, could someone else take her place?”
Sophie stared at her in disbelief.
“The document names her the sole royal consort and future Luna Queen. There can only be one Luna Queen in this kingdom. What other position do you expect her to compete for?”
Only then did my mother seem to grasp the reality of the situation.
She grabbed my hand excitedly, but I calmly pulled it away.