“But I also want to go with you,” Mia whined. She was about to leave for school.
“You have way too many formal dresses, Mia!” Rosalie dismissed her. “Besides, I will only buy one dress for the breeder and will be back. I don’t have time to waste. I have a party to host in the evening.” She turned and strode out of the dining hall, fuming.
As soon as she left, River felt lighter. She sighed a breath of relief. She glanced at Mia and saw that her face was crumpled. “Do you want a dress?” she asked.
Mia nodded. “But leave it. I have way too many…”
“I am so sorry..” River muttered.
“It’s fine,” Mia said, wiping her tears. “It’s no big deal.”
“You are getting late, Princess Mia,” Faria reminded her.
An hour later, River was bunched up in a small car along with Faria and a driver and two more she-Lycans, Mina and Gina, who were twins and Rosalie’s close friends. They scrunched their noses at River who was made to sit in the front with the driver while they sat with Faria at the back. Rosalie was going alone in her sedan, driven by her personal chauffeur.
“She is so scrawny,” said Mina. “These days the werewolves have stopped sending good breeders!”
Gina tittered. “Werewolves are such a ***race. If only we could give birth to pups.”
“Hmm…”
After a few more remarks in which River didn’t react to them, the twins became quiet, when they thought they were just speaking to themselves.
They reached the boutique where they had to buy the dresses from. Rosalie was waiting for them in the boutique.
The salesgirls had already started hovering around her. The moment they saw River, they smirked. River realized one thing-being a breeder was one of the most insulting things in the Veil. Breeders were worse than mistresses whom everyone hated. They were an evil necessity. They were wanted, yet shunned by Lycan society. But what if the Lycans. didn’t find their mates within their own society? What happened to such people?
Sighing, River hated every moment of being a breeder. She knew that the moment she got a chance, she would escape. To **with the demons outside the Veil. She was going to find a way and run away.
The salesgirls were catering to Rosalie because she was the most important person in the Dark Moon pack. After all, she was betrothed to the Alpha. And so she was the most powerful she-Lycan who had a say in everything.
River sauntered down the aisles of dresses. She had to pick only one dress and so she was looking for something that was simple, yet unique and not too garish. Since she was alone, River decided to pick up a dress for Mia too. She noticed that Rosalie was picking up as many dresses as she could, mindlessly.
River walked down to the last aisle and saw a fuchsia gown with pearls adorning the neckline. It had a tulle skirt that fell until the knees. She took the dress out of the hanger and was evaluating it when all at once, she heard an excited gasp. When she turned to look over her shoulder, she found Rosalie looking at her.
“That dress! I love it,” Rosalie said to the salesgirl, pointing at the fuchsia dress River was holding.
River was taken aback. Was Rosalie keeping an eye on her? As far as she remembered, she was isolated and walking down the aisles on her own. Not a single sales girl was interested in her because they were all catering to Rosalie. Rosalie strode to her and started admiring it as she brushed its skirt. “This is so beautiful! So many layers of fabric.”
“Oh, yes, Lady Rosalie,” the salesgirl agreed, nodding vehemently. “In this dress you will look like a princess.”
“I want it!”
“But-” River said.
“Of course, Lady Rosalie!” The girl cut her off, glaring at her. “Don’t you know that she is the future Luna of our pack. She will have priority over all the dresses here.
River gaped at the two of them, but she gave the dress to Rosalie. “Yes, you are right,” she said in a meek voice trying her best not to garner attention. “This dress is appropriate for a princess like you.”
River’s gaze swept on the fuchsia dress in her hands and thought how gaudy it would look for the party.
She wouldn’t have worn it in her pack even if she was called for an April ****Day party.
Rosalie grabbed it from River, flipped her hair in style at the back of her shoulder and walked out of that aisle.
Taking a deep breath in, River trudged to another aisle that was filled with evening gowns that were even more extravagant. Just to check her intuition, she placed her hand on an orange dress with gold embroidery all over. And as she predicted, Rosalie came running for it and said, “This one is even more beautiful than the first one! Can you please pack it for me?”
“Sure, Lady Rosalie!” the salesgirl chirped. Then she glared at River and snatched the hanger from her hand.
River pursed her lips to stifle her laugh and turned to the next aisle. For a long time, she just kept roaming and not picking up anything. She knew that whatever she would pick up, Rosalie would end up taking it from her. It was as if Rosalie was not going to let her buy any dress for the evening and make her go in the same dress that she was wearing now.
River had been through these situations so many times with her sister that she understood how psychology of girls like her worked.
The twins, Mina and Gina were admiring Rosalie’s dresses while they too had picked up dresses for themselves which River knew would all go on Alpha Hunter’s card. Though, in the morning she had saved his card from Rosalie, she couldn’t save his money. Well, it wasn’t her business either….
“Have you picked up a dress for yourself?” Rosalie asked in an irritated tone after a while. “I don’t have all the time in the world for you. If you haven’t, we are leaving. You can kiss your dress goodbye!” Saying that she walked to the counter where the twins were already standing and glowering at River. “Get that card here!” Rosalie shouted.
River gave the card to Faria, who took it to the counter. Rosalie plucked it from her rather rudely.
Happy with her purchase and her plan to sabotage River’s shopping, Rosalie gave the card to the brunette on the counter. Few moments later, the brunette peeped over Rosalie’s shoulder and said to someone behind her, “Will you be adding the bills of those two dresses to this card?”
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