“Yes , now let’s get you inside so we could get you into your dress and get you all dolled up for tonight.”
The reminder of tonight was enough to draw my attention away from what I just heard, at least for now.
..
My eyes studied the dress in front of me , my cheeks suddenly enflamed they wanted me to wear this?The material was a soft red velvet with a low cut at the chest area and a long slit at the bottom.The dress was extremely sexy and I’ve never worn anything like it before.
I quickly slipped into it , my makeup and hair was already done by one of the helpers .I studied my reflection in the mirror in shock, who was I?never before have I ever looked this beautiful and seductive.
With a long sigh I stepped out the room and headed down the hall.
I peeped around the wall to examine the crowd and immediately fell back , the entire room was full and I knew absolutely no one there but the royal family .I hated being around crowds , I always somehow managed to make a fool out of myself.
After taking a few seconds, I finally convinced myself to step out from my hiding spot and into everyone’s view.I felt many eyes on me and it took every ounce of my self control not to run back into the room.
A loud growl suddenly erupted from the crowds and my eyes widened as I realized who it came from.
Austin.
D-did he just growl?
I gripped my dress tightly as I saw him make his way up the stairs ,his eyes shooting daggers ,he moved almost as if someone else was in control of his body.
His breathing was hard and he looked ready to pounce on someone.
I took a deep gulp as he reached me in an instant, before anyone could react he gripped my waist tightly and pulled me in front of him, almost as if to hide my body from the crowd.I gasped at the shock of his touch ,my skin burning where his hands rested on my body.Immediately I could feel an irresistible pull towards him,a pull I couldn’t explain even if I wanted to.
Mate.
What was that?
Why did I keep hearing that voice in my head?I wanted to scream at him to stop touching me so that all these feelings and the voice in my head would go away but I knew that would only cause a scene.
His eyes burned into my skin as we just stood there staring at each other,another growl escaped his mouth as he picked me up bridal style and paced out the hall away from all prying eyes.
He opened his room door and slammed it shut before throwing me onto the bed.
“What the f**k are you wearing?”He demanded.
“W-what?”I stammered .
His eyes narrowed as they travelled up and down my body, taking every inch in,I felt my body tremble in response.”Do you like the attention of men so much that you would wear something like this?”
My eyes widened .”You do not know a single thing about me to be accusing me of such utter nonsense, this dress was already picked out for me , I didn’t choose it.”
“Austin get out here!”The queen’s angry voice came from the doorway.
“This discussion isn’t over.”He promised before leaving me to go talk to his mother.
After a few minutes Maya entered the room with sympathy in her eyes.”Are you okay?”
I nodded my head.
“I saw everythingwell everyone saw everything,I have no idea what Austin was thinking or what came over him for that matter.”
“Does your brother usually growl like that?”I inquired suddenly remembering his earlier actions.”I felt like I was looking at a completely different person , if that makes any sense.”
now that I thought about it, the growl sounded very familiar to the one I had heard coming from the woods earlier today.
D-did he just growl?
I gripped my dress tightly as I saw him make his way up the stairs ,his eyes shooting daggers ,he moved almost as if someone else was in control of his body.
Maya’s eyes widened for a second before she quickly tried to hide her reaction from me.”Growl?I didn’t hear any growling .”
“But-“
“Can we continue this discussion later Lucy?We have to give you a proper introduction to the people and it’s getting a bit late.”She cut me off.
Was she deliberately trying to change the topic?This was the second time for the day she tried to change the topic, something didn’t seem right at all.I was beginning to think they were hiding something from me.
I nodded my head in agreement and followed her outside where Austin was waiting not looking to happy, whatever discussion he had with his mother didn’t help his mood, it seemed to make it worse.
“Put a smile on your face so my people don’t suspect anything about the wedding.”He warned.
“Don’t worry, I’m used to forcing a smile when I’m unhappy.”
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