Chapter 12: Chapter 12
"No one can see your clothes before the ceremony." Elena said to me.
"Oh." was all I said.
Turned out it wasn't even Chris just some warriors that he had sent to escort us.
We made our way downstairs with the warriors in the front and they weren't allowed to turn their head once.
"That's Lincoln and Kennedy." Dolores introduced them to me on our way out.
Of course she knew them. After all, her mate was a warrior.
We said nothing as we finally reached where I saw fire burning to light the place where the party was going on.
We had almost reached there when a soldier asked us to please wait and then into the night he yelled,
"Introducing the future Luna and Alpha Chris rightful mate!"
Let me take control from here.
The crowd went silent as Isabelle stepped forward and Dolores and Elena whispered... "Love you." before moving to find their mates in the crowd.
Sitting and now standing was Chris where he finally couldn't wait to see his mate. Both Antonio and his father had been the one telling him she was going to be there soon.
And so when he heard, "Introducing the future Luna...he jumped up almost immediately blocking out whatever it was that the soldier had left to say.
His mate was finally here!
His breath got hitched when the light shone on Isabelle's face showing her beautiful face and then finally her dress.
He looked at her from up to down before stepping forward a little bit.
'Calm down.' His wolf said.
'You're one to talk. Your emotions are my emotions. I know what going on in your head.' He held the urge to roll his eyes at his wolf but it would look childish to the pack members.
He was, after all, the Alpha. He took in her whole dress before smiling.
Her dress was a one piece black dress that reached her mid knee. The entire dress had a netted material and was a short sleeved one.
The upper part of the dress had beads on it making it look even more dashing and elegant. Her dress left no cleavage at all which he was really grateful to Elena for.
She was putting on the jewelry he had bought her the day before and had given it to Dolores when he learned she was going to help her dress up.
Of course, after a promise that Dolores wasn't to tell her he bought it for her. He wanted to tell her himself.
The necklace was a swan inspired necklace. It's pendant was a swan while the earrings was swan.
It matched her colour so did the dress, her sandals were white.
She as well took in his dressing. He was wearing a black suit that matched the shade of her dress. His hair was styled and gelled making it look slick. The first three buttons of his inner black shirt was left open giving her- everyone a glimpse of his broad chest making him look hotter than he looked on a normal day.
She didn't like the fact that every girl could ogle at his chest. She sucked in the jealousy that she didn't know she was having as her eyes roamed to his left ear where a stud stood proudly.
She really felt like licking his ears.
Soon, the distance between them was almost over as Chris climbed down from the platform he was on and stopped in front of her their eyes locking.
"Hi." He said.
"Hi."
He couldn't resist the urge and placed a kiss on her cheek. Isabelle blushed ducking her head down immediately.
"Come on." He said.
Isabelle took his hands as they both climbed up into the platform and Isabelle felt everyone's e her.
"No one can see your clothes before the ceremony." Elena said to me.
"Oh." was all I said.
Turned out it wasn't even Chris just some warriors that he had sent to escort us.
We made our way downstairs with the warriors in the front and they weren't allowed to turn their head once.
"That's Lincoln and Kennedy." Dolores introduced them to me on our way out.
Of course she knew them. After all, her mate was a warrior.
We said nothing as we finally reached where I saw fire burning to light the place where the party was going on.
We had almost reached there when a soldier asked us to please wait and then into the night he yelled,
"Introducing the future Luna and Alpha Chris rightful mate!"
Let me take control from here.
The crowd went silent as Isabelle stepped forward and Dolores and Elena whispered... "Love you." before moving to find their mates in the crowd.
Sitting and now standing was Chris where he finally couldn't wait to see his mate. Both Antonio and his father had been the one telling him she was going to be there soon.
And so when he heard, "Introducing the future Luna...he jumped up almost immediately blocking out whatever it was that the soldier had left to say.
His mate was finally here!
His breath got hitched when the light shone on Isabelle's face showing her beautiful face and then finally her dress.
He looked at her from up to down before stepping forward a little bit.
'Calm down.' His wolf said.
'You're one to talk. Your emotions are my emotions. I know what going on in your head.' He held the urge to roll his eyes at his wolf but it would look childish to the pack members.
He was, after all, the Alpha. He took in her whole dress before smiling.
Her dress was a one piece black dress that reached her mid knee. The entire dress had a netted material and was a short sleeved one.
The upper part of the dress had beads on it making it look even more dashing and elegant. Her dress left no cleavage at all which he was really grateful to Elena for.
She was putting on the jewelry he had bought her the day before and had given it to Dolores when he learned she was going to help her dress up.
Of course, after a promise that Dolores wasn't to tell her he bought it for her. He wanted to tell her himself.
The necklace was a swan inspired necklace. It's pendant was a swan while the earrings was swan.
It matched her colour so did the dress, her sandals were white.
She as well took in his dressing. He was wearing a black suit that matched the shade of her dress. His hair was styled and gelled making it look slick. The first three buttons of his inner black shirt was left open giving her- everyone a glimpse of his broad chest making him look hotter than he looked on a normal day.
She didn't like the fact that every girl could ogle at his chest. She sucked in the jealousy that she didn't know she was having as her eyes roamed to his left ear where a stud stood proudly.
She really felt like licking his ears.
Soon, the distance between them was almost over as Chris climbed down from the platform he was on and stopped in front of her their eyes locking.
"Hi." He said.
"Hi."
He couldn't resist the urge and placed a kiss on her cheek. Isabelle blushed ducking her head down immediately.
"Come on." He said.
Isabelle took his hands as they both climbed up into the platform and Isabelle felt everyone's eyes on her.
Feeling everyone eyes on her made her look down at the blue design on her white sandals.
"Hey." She heard beside her.
She looked up at Chris who smiled at her as if saying 'You'll be fine.'
He gave her hand a little squeeze. Gaining her courage, she raised her head and looked over the sea of people.
She took a shaky deep breath and nodded her head.
"Good Evening, Red Flower Pack!" Chris shouted into the night. Howls replied him making Isabelle shake a little. Every being here was a werewolf.
"Standing right beside me is your Luna, my mate, my life partner, my strength, my everything."
Claps erupted the night as Isabelle smiled at him in return.
"Today isn't the Luna ceremony. Today is the day we join hands with our neighbors... The Black River." Chris said raising his cup of wine which he had received from Antonio to where Alpha Peter, Vivian and their parents were standing- the members that had come to represent the pack.
Peter raised his wine in return as a sign of acknowledgment. Vivian wanted to raise hers as well but her mother pulled her arm down.
'Your brother is the Alpha, not you.' She said through the mind link.
She nodded and sipped her wine focusing back on Chris.
"So make them feel welcome... they are a part of us now. Enjoy the party!" He concluded.
"Few words, Luna?" Someone in the crowd yelled. It was Vivian.
Everyone turned their eyes to Isabelle who was cursing Vivian in her mind.
That bitch! What game was she playing at? She maintained her poise and smiled at the pack members. She was going to make sure she went down.
"I haven't met most of you guys. But I'm looking forward to tonight. Forgive me if I don't remember most of your names but I'll try my best cause my memory is quite good-kinda." Everyone chuckled at this.
"And females in the pack, look out. He's mine." She said intentionally looking at Vivian with a chilling smile.
Everyone howled into night. Vivian glared at Isabelle bringing her wine to her lips to cover her blushing cheeks. Not from a stare from a man but from embarrassment and anger.
"Long Live the Alpha!"
"Long Live the Luna!"
Vivian snorted at the last sentence. How would she live long? She wasn't even a werewolf. She was just a simple human. She didn't deserve to be by Chris's side. She would leave him later.
Chris got down from the small boulder they had gotten on and offered his hand to Isabelle.
"That was quite possessive." Chris whispered in her ears making a tingling sensation run down her spine.
"I..." She started her brain betraying her as it didn't bring any excuse whatsoever to her.
"Luna." She heard from behind her.
Both she and Chris turned their head to see two identical twins bowing their head.
Chris knew them. Practically everyone in the pack knew them. They were the only twins in the pack making them quite popular.
"I'll be right there." Chris said as he left her hands and walked over to Antonio who was talking to Elena.
"Good Evening. What are your names?" Isabelle asked politely.
"Evening to you too Luna. I'm Mary..." The one with black bob said smiling at Isabelle showing her pearly teeth ..."and I'm Maria." The other one with black shoulder length hair said smiling but she didn't show off her teeth.
"Nice to meet you both." Isabelle said.
"The pleasure is mine."
"Luna?" She heard from behind her. She inwardly groaned before smiling at the twins and turned around. The twins took it as their cue to leave.
After all, their mission had been accomplished- Greeting their Luna first.
Other pack members came to greet Isabelle even Mike did.
"You're Mike? As in Dolores mate?"
"Yep." The man with brown blonde hair replied.
"Nice to meet you. I've heard so much about you." She said.
"Good things I hope?"
"Well..." She replied mischievously.
Both of them laughed before Mike excused himself.
"Luna?" She heard an all too familiar voice behind her. It was a teasing voice as well.
Standing behind her was Dolores and Elena.
"Hi." Isabelle replied tiredly leaning on both of them.
"Woah! Are you tired? You've just met with quarter of the pack." Elena said laughing.
"I just want to sleep." Isabelle replied.
"Umm you had better not." Dolores said glaring.
"What's up?" Elena asked making Isabelle stand upright.
"What's that bitch doing?"
"Who?" Isabelle and Elena asked simultaneously looking at where she glaring at.
"Uh-oh." Elena said suddenly.
Isabelle looked around until she saw it.
Chris was sipping his wine while Vivian was in front of him talking even though Chris was doing nothing to acknowledge her presence.
The man looked nothing around comfortable but it was like Vivian was blind to that fact. Chris eyes darted around while Vivian kept blabbing like an idiot.
She held his arm with her free hands leaning in.
She was really furious now. Chris wouldn't do anything?!
Isabelle took in a sharp breath and collected Dolores cup of wine holding it as she looked at it.
She returned it to Dolores without drinking it as she marched over to where Vivian and Chris was standing.
"Babe?" Chris heard. Both of them turned their head to Isabelle who was smiling at Chris.
Chris looked to her as he heaved a sigh of relief.
"Hey." He replied. But Isabelle wasn't looking at him any longer. Her glare was solely fixed on Vivian.
She moved and linked her arms with Chris's own before looking to him.
"Chrisss... You said you were going to introduce me to everyone." She whined batting her eyelashes at him.
Chris blinked in return looking at his mate. What was going on?
"Chris?" He heard from his side but he didn't answer as he kept his eyes solely on his mate.
Isabelle leaned in and whispered in his ears.
"Answer me and stop looking like that. A drool is coming." She giggled after and moved away but was pulled back by Chris who leaned in and kissed her earlobe.
"What are you doing?" She whispered.
She wanted Vivian's eyes away from him but not in this way.
"What I want." Chris replied licking her earrings with her earlobe.
Isabelle blushed and stood there hiding her face in Chris chest.
"The jewelry fits you." He said into her ears.
"It...does?" Isabelle stuttered a gasp escaping her mouth.
"Hmm." He replied.
"You know I bought it for you?"
Both didn't notice Vivian who was still standing there glaring at them clutching hard on the glass of wine in her hand.
"Hi. You must be Vivian?" She suddenly heard from beside her.
She turned around to see a blonde and brown haired girl smiling her. They were both dressed in a deep blue dress except one of them combined a light blue material with hers.
"Yes?" She answered.
"Alpha Chris asked us to bring you somewhere." Dolores said.
"Really? Let's go then." Vivian said leading the way. She looked back at Chris who was still holding Isabelle in his arms her face buried in his chest.
What a sly man. She smirked and turned around swaying her butt her as she walked making Dolores and Elena roll their eyes before smiling at theirselves.
"Where exactly?" She asked.
They had been walking a while now and they were already away from the party.
"We're almost there." Elena replied pointing at the quarters where they were staying.
"Oh. He wants to meet in my room!" Vivian said smiling.
"Hn." Dolores and Elena replied.
Once they got in front of her room, Dolores knocked her neck making her fall to the floor with a slump.
Thankfully, Mike taught her a few skills to knock a person out in case she needed it.
"Carry her legs... I'll carry her hands." Dolores said.
They carried her and dumped her on the bed. After tucking her in, they turned around locking the door with a key and pushed it back into the room through the small space under the door.
They shook hands and walked back to the party.
"Damn that bitch is heavy." Dolores exclaimed making Elena giggle at her.
The party carried on like that and no one noticed Vivian was missing. Her mother did but she thought she had gone to rest so she didn't really get concerned about it.
"Where's Vivian?" Peter asked his mother.
"She has gone inside. You know how she is with Chris. She might have gotten jealous and just went inside instead of watching them."
Peter sighed at his mother's words and walked off to where Chris and Isabelle were standing.
"Hi." He greeted.
"Oh, hello." Isabelle replied half-heartedly.
"Alpha Peter." Chris greeted.
"Oh please just Peter. Leave the Alpha..I'm off the pack." He said waving his hands.
"Alright then... Peter." Chris said smiling.
"Excuse me." Isabelle said spotting her two best friends.
"Nice to meet you." Alpha Peter said but Isabelle was long gone.
"Where did you girls go?" She questioned.
"Oh... We went to eat. We were hungry." Elena said cleaning her mouth.
"Hungry? During the party?" Isabelle asked laughing lightly shaking her head.
Dolores and Elena joined in the laughter.
The party finally came to an end as people dispersed in ones and twos until there were only soldiers left.
...
"That was damned stressful. I'm beat." Isabelle said dumping herself on the chair in the sitting room. She slipped her sandals off her feet and she sighed.
"Really? I wanted to whip something up for us." Chris said sitting beside her hanging his coat on the chair she was sitting on.
"Fried egg!" She said raising her hands up before giggling.
"Why did you drink?" Chris asked.
"I didn't drink!" She yelled out smiling then burped.
"What did you drink then?" Chris asked amused.
"Juice. It was really delicious. I started with one cup and then two and then three and I just lost count." Isabelle said widening her eyes then she shrunk back rubbing her exposed arm.
"Juice? What colour was it, Belle?"
"Ooh! Ooh! I know colours! It was... red!" She said clapping her hands.
"You drank red wine?! I'll kill Dolores."
"Dolores? Ooh! My best friend!" She said pointing her hands one one.
"She's your best friend?" Chris asked with a little jealousy.
"Hmm." Isabelle said without noticing the hint of jealousy in his voice.
"Good for you." He muttered but she didn't hear.
"You know... I didn't want to admit she and Elena were my best friend. I didn't want to trustttt anyone again after what that bitch did." She slurred.
"Kaylee?" Chris asked.
"Hmm." She replied yawning.
"Matilda has a boyfriend! I found out today. They're not dating dating but they like each other... That boy's voice sounded like it." She said recounting her memories.
"When is she getting discharged?" He asked.
"Tomorrow. I'm happy for her... jealous too." Isabelle said pouting.
"Why?" Chris asked.
"Because she won't get nightmares like I do. I have nightmares of them getting killed most of the time. You know I watched that woman in red heels... kill..." Isabelle started but when she got to the end she started sobbing.
"What did they do wrong?... I really wanted to find that woman and kill her for revenge but when the stupid police later found her... She was dead! Dead!" She yelled pulling at her nicely made hair.
"Hey hey... Shhh. Come here." He said pulling her into his chest.
"Why...? Why did they have to die? Why couldn't they stay? Why...?" She sobbed into his chest for a while grabbing his black shirt in a little fist with Chris patting her hair down as she sobbed before she slept off.
He looked down at the woman cooped in his chest ... Her hangover was definitely going to be bad.
He carried her in his arms and made his way upstairs. Her face was streaked with tears and the whole foundation and powder that Dolores used on her face had washed down her face.
She looked horrifying but she looked beautiful to Chris.
Chris paused in front of her room looking down at her. She was still grabbing his shirt in her little fists murmuring incoherent things.
He pushed her door open and placed her on the bed. Instead of her to let go of his shirt she grabbed it tighter removing one hand and wrapping it around his neck.
Chris sighed and carried her again heading to his own room. He dropped her on the bed where she let go of his shirt and snuggled into the pillow with a smile on her lips.
He smiled at her and walked back to her room to take the makeup remover. He mind linked Dolores who was in the middle of an 'exercise' with her mate so she closed her mind off.
He shook his head and pulled out his phone searching it online. After he had successfully removed everything from her face, he looked down at her clothes.
Right at that time, Isabelle tugged at her clothes muttering "Why is it so hot?"
Chris blushed and looked away immediately.
"Chris?" He heard suddenly. Snapping his head he met with Isabelle's drowsy eyes.
"Help me with the zip... I'm hot." she said pouting.
"Umm... oh-okay." He said moving his shaky hands to her back.
He pulled the zip down with her bare back coming in view. She oblivious of the red faced man behind her sighed in content and then she groaned.
She pulled her arms out of the dress and pushed it away from her body, her breast coming in full view to Chris who fell off the bed when he turned his head.
What was she doing?
She smiled at the comfortable position and pulled the pillow closer inhaling all of Chris scent that she could.
Chris pushed himself off the floor and ran out of the room closing the door behind him. He looked back at the door and then the empty room separating them and then her room.
He walked to her room and pushed the door open. He rummaged through her wardrobe before he finally found her pajamas.
He sighed and walked back to his room.
With much difficulty he pushed her pajamas pants up now left to the difficult task.
Her exposed breast. He took a deep breath and walked over slipping her hands in which was easy. He started the button when she started moving around with her breast rubbing against his hands.
"Stay still,please." He whispered and surprisingly, She stayed still. He immediately buttoned her clothes and covered her body with a duvet.
He walked to the bathroom to have a cold shower before he came back to bed slipping in the duvet making sure he kept his distance from her but Isabelle was having none of that.
She moved closer and buried her nose in his chest smiling at herself.
"What are you doing to me woman?" He asked into the night and was only responded to with soft snores.
...
The following morning, Isabelle woke up rubbing her eyes. She looked at the chandelier dangling above her. This was not the chandelier she was familiar with at all.
Even the walls and tapestry was now her room's. She pushed the duvet aside become conscious of her changed clothes.
Why was she wearing her pajamas? She didn't remember changing into it.
She racked her head to remember what had happened yesterday night making her headache even more worse.
The whole room smelled of Chris she noted. Did Chris...?
True enough, Chris pushed the door open with a tray in his hand. In the tray was two tablets and a glass of water.
She screamed out in surprise but it only worsened the headache as she groaned and clutched to her head.
"Here, take this." He said pushing the contents on the tray to her.
"What's this?" She asked looking at the tablet in his hands.
"It will help with your hangover." Chris said.
"Oh... Thank you." She replied snatching it as she pushed two drugs into her throat downing it with water.
"You can rest... I'll bring breakfast." Chris said patting her head softly.
"Hmm." She replied laying back down on the bed.
She vowed never to drink again as she closed her eyes.
...
"Hey... has your headache subsided a little?" Chris asked placing a tray on her bedside.
"No. Are you sure that drug hasn't expired?" Isabelle asked sitting up.
"Who asked you to drink so much then?" Chris muttered which didn't pass by Isabelle's ears.
"I heard that but I'll let it pass since you made me breakfast." She smiled.
"Have breakfast... it'll help." He said carrying the plate of fried eggs and placing it on her laps.
"I should drink more often and have you take care of me like this." She said giggling.
"And pull another stunt like you did last night? You're not allowed to drink just a drop of alcohol with another man. You hear me?" He warned.
"What did I do last night? Tell me. I don't remember anything and this headache is really killing me and is not helping."
"You don't remember anything from last night?" He asked amused.
"Hn." She replied scooping a spoon of fried eggs into her mouth.
"Never mind then." Chris said.
"Aw... Hold on. I remember seeing you drink wine too... how come you're not drunk?" She asked glaring at him.
"Perks of being a werewolf... We never get drunk." He replied grinning.
"I'm so jealous." She said and a flash of memory of her saying the same word passed through her face.
"What's wrong?"
"Did I... I didn't say and do anything stupid last night, did I?"
"So many." Chris said teasing her.
"You wicked... tell me."
"Nope." Chris said popping the p.
"Ugh... Get out." She said.
"Hold on... how did I end up in this room?" She asked curiously.
"Oh about that I can tell you. See you held my shirt like this..." Chris said balling his hands in a hard fist "... and you refused to let go. I placed you on your bed but you just held on to me for dear life so I had no choice but to bring you here. And surprising enough, you let go of my shirt and snuggled into my pillow when I dropped you in my bed." Chris narrated.
Isabelle blushed in embarrassment and cussed under her breath.
"Let's never mention it ever again." She said closing her eyes.
"Oh but there's more." Chris said.
"Ahhh... Dear Mother!" Isabelle groaned making Chris remember what she said last night.
Must have been brutal, a small girl witnessing her parents murdered right in front of her eyes.
He sighed and patted her head feeling sorry for her.
"Stop that... I'm not a child." She said swatting his hands away.
Chris opened his mouth to retort before Antonio's voice cut through the mind link.
'Sorry to disturb you, Alpha. But your attention is needed.'
'Why what's wrong?' He asked.
'Dolores and Elena are being accused for something by Vivian.' He replied.
'Vivian? Peter's sister?' He asked.
'Yes, Alpha.'
'I'm coming.' He replied.
"What's wrong?" Isabelle asked.
"I have to go." He said instead.
"To where?" He asked.
"Dolores and Elena." was all he said.
"I'm coming with." She replied jumping off the bed wincing a little at her headache.
"You don't have to."
"I want to. They're my best friends." She replied stubbornly.
"Fine." Chris replied.
"Let me just grab a coat." She said moving to Chris's wardrobe.
"Sure." He said.
Isabelle pulled out a brown coat and wore it. Her pajamas trousers was still showing so she pulled out a shirt and shorts.
"I'll be right back." She said dashing to his bathroom.
...
"What's wrong?" Chris asked.
Vivian, Peter, their parents, Antonio, Dolores and Elena were standing in front of the quarter allocated to Peter's.
"They did something to me." Vivian replied pointing at Elena and Dolores.
"What do you mean?" Isabelle asked.
"Why don't you ask your pack members? What did they do to me last night?" Vivian asked.
Everyone turned their eyes to Dolores and Elena who looked at theirselves and sighed.
"When you left the party, where did you go?" Vivian asked crossing her arms.
"They went to eat." Isabelle replied for her best friends.
"Eat? During the party?" Peter asked in doubt.
"Same thing I asked." Isabelle replied.
"Where did they eat?" Vivian asked again.
"In the kitchen. We ate in the kitchen." Elena replied.
"Fin. Who saw you eat in the kitchen?" Vivian asked crossing her arms.
Dolores and Elena looked at each other in fright. No one saw them.