Chapter 6. The New Toy

Lena’s POV

All eyes turned to us as Alpha Lucas and I walked into the Charity Hall. The entire place screamed glamour and luxury, and all the women were dressed in their best attire to show off their wealth.

Thanks to Alpha Lucas, I didn’t look out of place.

They began to whisper, wondering who I was to be standing next to Lucas Anderson.

“She must be his newest toy,” someone whispered.

“What does he see in her? I’m definitely prettier,” another said.

I could feel the burning gaze on my skin, and Lucas snaked his hands around my waist.

Some men approached us and greeted Lucas with smiles on their faces as they complimented and buttered him up. It was obvious that they were trying to impress him.

The attention was getting overwhelming, and my chest began to tighten. Lucas must have noticed my anxiety as his hands began to rub my back soothingly. “Relax, I’m right here.”

That helped me calm down a bit, and I took a deep breath before plastering a huge smile on my face again.

“This is my mate and my fiancé, Lena Pretakis.” Lucas introduced me to his colleagues.

“Wow, she’s really beautiful.” One man shook my hand.

“Definitely, Alpha Lucas deserved the best. The moon Goddess blessed him with a beautiful mate.”

I chuckled at the compliment, and Lucas glanced at me with a proud smile on his face.

The charity was going to start in the next thirty minutes, so I excused myself to use the restroom quickly.

The restroom was empty when I entered. I quickly did my business and stood in front of the mirror to wash my hands. I glanced at myself in the mirror to see a completely different person staring back at me.

Just two weeks ago, I was begging my father in the rain to save my mother. On the same day, I caught my boyfriend with my best friend cheating on me. But today, I was standing by Alpha Lucas’s side as his fiancée.

People might judge me for selling myself to him, but I didn’t care as long as I got what I wanted. The people I trusted and valued had turned their backs on me and betrayed me without thinking twice, so why should I keep playing righteous and letting others march all over me?

“Lena, you can do this,” I said to myself. It was only a matter of time before I left Lucas and moved on with my life, and then by that time, I would have benefited a lot from Lucas.

There was a proud smile on my face as I stepped out of the restroom and walked back to the charity hall. I was about to go back to Lucas when a familiar voice stopped me.

“Lena, It’s really you,” Alina said from behind me, and I turned to her. “I didn’t expect that you would turn out to be Alpha Lucas’s new toy. You look… different.”

I opened my mouth to talk, but Trevor appeared behind her and snaked his arm around her waist before leaning down to kiss her right in front of my face.

Shameless people, I rolled my eyes at them.

Trevor released her lips and glanced at me. “You look different today. You never cleaned up like this when you were with me. This must be all to seduce Alpha Lucas.”

“Excuse me?” I glared at him.

“Come on, Lena, don’t pretend in front of me.” He stepped closer to me. “I can’t believe you stoop so low as to sell your body to Alpha Lucas for money. Your mother should be ashamed of you.”

Anger boiled in me as my fist clenched on my gown. “Don’t you dare mention my mother.”

“How would your mother feel when she finds out that her precious daughter sold her body to pay for her treatment?”

I froze as I thought about what she would actually think. Would she understand me, or would she judge me like they are? She should understand, right?”

“She doesn’t know?” Alina gasped. “She would be so disappointed. How about this?” She held on to my hand. “I have some money saved up; I can give it to you. You don’t have to continue selling yourself to Alpha Lucas. Just take my money, and you can return it whenever you’re ready.” She gave me a pitiful look, but I knew it was all fake.

I yanked my hand away from her and stepped back. “I don’t need your help. You can go to hell with your money.”

Her eyes narrowed at me, and she folded her arms with a cocky smirk on her face. “Who do you think you are? Just because you are now Lucas’s new toy, you are starting to act important, huh?”

“I’m not a toy. You don’t know anything about Alpha Lucas and me, so mind your fucking business.”

“Oh, please, don’t pretend you are not using your pitiful situation to get close to him so he would get attracted to you. That’s just a waste of time.” She shook her head at me.

Trevor placed his hand on her shoulders. “If you think you can use tricks to get Alpha Lucas to fall for you, you must be really dreaming. Alpha Lucas changes women like he changes cloth and you are no different from those women. Alpha Lucas will never fall for a woman like you.”

I was about to defend myself when a voice cut me off from behind me. “So what kind of women would I fall for?”