Chapter 15

Alpha Thor’s POV

We returned to the castle after having coffee at one of the local shops in Saint Thomas’s. Kane reminded me on the way that we were to have a ball in two days.

Dang! How had it slipped my mind? I didn’t care for balls. The previous Alpha loved them so much, however. If it were not for my mother, who shared his absurd interest in inviting so many people to the castle, cooking so much food, and over-decorating, I would have banned festivals and events in the castle outright.

When I alighted from the limo, it finally occurred to me that preparations for the ball had begun in earnest. There were way too many flowers in the yards and lawns, as was customary during this period, and oh... peacocks! How had I missed that?

“You don’t seem too pleased about the preparations for the ball?” Kane mocked.

“Am I ever?” I replied and headed to the castle. I took the stairs up to my suite while Kane went his way. I still had a lot of work to do at the o