Se connecterIRYN'S POVLeaving the second chest, I run to check the others, throwing their lids open.The third chests is full of boots, the fourth chests is full of sandals and the fifth has...My eyes grow so wide at the sight.... High heeled shoes!These worth a fortune!!They only started trending about 50 years ago according to the scrolls, but they're so rare only the highest ranked she wolves wear them.And even at that, not every werewolf pack manages to their hands on two pairs; but... I have a whole chest of them?I stare at the fifth chest with my lips still parted, “This... this is too much.” I whisper to myself.“Is it?” the shorter serving Beta asks, causing me to turn towards her quickly.I'd completely forgotten they were still in the room with me, though they were standing a few feet close to the door.Her eyes slid over me, disgust clearly written on her. “For an Omega? Of course it is too much.”The taller serving Beta chuckles under her breath. “Maybe he just wants his pet to
IRYN'S POV Pressing my my upper and bottom lips tightly to each other, I turn back to the box and reach my hands out to it, wanting to take it off the bed to... somewhere it'll be safe.... Where I won't have to look at it.However just as my hands are about to grab it, a knock sounds on the door causing me to jerk as I snap my head towards it.Moving away from the bed, I ask, "Who is it?"A muffle comes from outside the door as a response but I barely hear anything."Who?""We're serving Betas," Two voices answer me at the same.Feeling relieved to know who it is, I pad over to the door and pull it open.And when I do, my eyes fall on two serving Beta women, each of them standing there with a lacquered chest balanced in their arms. My brows furrow at the chest in confusion, but I don't get to think much of it when I'm suddenly hit with a sour scent.Scrunching my nose, I walk backwards, barely being able to hold in my gag.And as I do, the serving Betas follow me in, probably takin
IRYN'S POVFaintly, I feel Nyall's hand on my arm stroke me, causing me to stare up at him again.Blinking twice, I try to brace myself.Why do I feel so overwhelmed?Should I tell him I don't... like what he said?Is that... okay?Lifting my eyebrows, I open my mouth to say something but then Nyall shakes head at me.“It's absurd that anyone told you that. You have every right to wear footwears. It's absurd that I never noticed this.”My brows fall, and now my mouth falls open wider.... Oh.It wasn't me he found absurd.A smile forms at the corners of my lips in relief, then--------“It’s just how it is.” “No,” he mutters, his brows dipping to form a crease on his forehead as his face morphs into a frown.“It’s how they made it, not how it is.”I shrug a little at that; what else am I supposed to say?Thinning his lips, he steps closer, closing the little gap between us and closes his hands over mine, pressing the box of soft slippers back to me. “Wear them," He utters calmly, th
IRYN'S POVI hesitate a bit, then tentatively take the box from him, untying the bow shaped cord that's wrapped around it.And I gasp, my lips parting open in shock.Inside it is a pair of sli... slippers.Slippers?Holding the box in my left hand, I stretch out my right hand and dip my index finger in.Midway, I pause.I've never seen a pair of slippers or shoes up close before... or touched one.I'm almost scared I'll be burned if I do.I'm not worthy of one.But... it's right in front of me.Exhaling through my mouth once, I suck in a sharp breath and... tap on the right leg quickly.Nothing... happens.So I gently tap on the left leg too, keeping my index finger for much longer and my eyes widen, my eyebrows raising up as well.They're real, and soft too.So soft.I pinch the side of them, rubbing them with my thumb and index finger.It feels like leather.They're midnight blue, lined with white straps that look like the colour of clear white clouds. They’re beautiful.My gaze fo
IRYN'S POVI'm standing in front of his study now, but the Beta girl doesn't make any move to enter or knock.Instead she moves backwards and gestures for me to go ahead.Quietly, I raised my right hand to the door, but just as I clench it and I'm about to knock-----"Iryn," Nyall calls softly from inside, causing my heart to skip a beat."Come in."Unclenching my hand, I push the door open and walk inside.... And my jaw falls open.This is... Nyall's study?It's so different from what I'd expected.I mean, when the Beta girl said study, I thought... I thought it'll like an... office, with just a desk and chairs for visiting high ranked werewolves.But it's not.Instead there are large portraits, hanging objects I don't recognise and decorated wooden seats covered with... Cotton?Warmth touches my feet, and I look down to see that my legs aren't touching the bare floor, they're on the rug.A rug.My lips part in awe, my hands absentmindedly pushing the door close; this is literally o
IRYN'S POVI'm not sure what Orien meant by 'wooing me'.I mean, we're already mates.Do other mates werewolves do that?I'm not sure how he plans on doing that though; he wouldn't tell me.I find myself pouting without realising it.Why wouldn't he tell me?My brows furrow; I shouldn't be worried right?I don't think so.I trust him. I trust all three of my mates even though we've only really known each other for a while.Blinking slowly, I pinch at my wet fingers, the tips going slightly red while my cheeks go warm as I remember our closeness yesterday.I like how I felt.Humming softly, I step out of the bathroom with my bathing robe wrapped about my body.And as the room from the open window touch my damp skin, I sigh. I wonder what I'll do today.Pulling at the robe, I begin to shrug off it so I can put on fresh clothes but then a knock sounds at the door, startling me.Instantly my heart lurches in my chest, and I scramble to pull my robe close, wrapping my arms about myself.I
IRYN'S POVI'm about to get up from where I'm sitting and run when suddenly, I hear Nyall says;"Calm down Iryn, we're not going to mark you,"He pauses then adds, "... yet."However it's not his last word that has me speechless, it's the fact that his lips weren't moving when he just spoke.Did he
NYALL'S POVIt’s too warm for a mid morning, and right now the council chamber smells like smoke and sweat due to the fact that it's entirely packed tight with ranked wolves, council members, and Elders.Hell, the room feels like it’s just about to explode.... Or maybe that’s just me.Fenric is si
IRYN'S POV I’m falling; the world around me twists into colors of silver, black and red mixing into one another, and I can’t breathe, I can’t even scream.My body feels like it’s being stretched into threads, yanked in every direction.... And I recognise that feeling, it's the mate bond, only thi
IRYN'S POVThe silence right now feels louder than Fenric’s yelling from earlier.It's practically humming in my ears even now, hours later, long after he stormed out and long after Orien left the room like he had messed up big time.So I'm alone, again, and I hate it.I'm sitting on the edge of th







