Livianaâs POV
âOoooh! This one looks really niceâ Cassandra said and pulled out a gold colored off shoulder gown.
I shook my head.
âIâd prefer something that would almost completely cover me up. The less skin exposed, the betterâ I said making Cassandra pout.
It wasnât that I canât wear off shoulder types of gowns.
But I had to hide my moon mark, of course.
Being marked by Luan is already difficult to explain.
What more if everyone finds out that I bear the moon goddessâ mark?
âBut these would look so great on youâ Cassandra whined.
Luan came in and he immediately wrapped his arms around my waist.
âWhatâs wrong?â he asked.
âI said I wanted something that would cover me up completelyâ I told him with a shrug.
âGreat idea. Thatâs my girlâ Luan said with a grin. I playfully rolled my eyes and chuckled.
âOh come on! These would look lovely on Livi. Showing a little skin every now and then wonât hurt. Iâm sure Luan wonât mind as long as itâs for the partyâ Cassandra pouted.
I chuckled.
âIt doesnât have anything to do with Luan, Cassandra. He can complain all he wants about what I wear but Iâll wear it anyway. Itâs just my personal preference, thatâs whyâ I explained calmly to her.
Cassandra sighed and nodded.
âNow, go out againâ Cassandra instructed Luan.
Luan frowned and sighed.
Then, he kissed the side of my head and left again to join the twins.
Cassandra basically rummaged the gowns in the expensive boutique again and made me try on a few different pieces.
Finally, we were able to pick out the best one that we both agreed on.
âAbout timeâ Abe said with a frown.
âAt this rate, we couldâve just bought the place for you guys to live inâ he added making Cassandra glare at him.
âShut up. Youâre the one who decided along even though you werenât exactly needed now, are you?â she said and rolled her eyes.
Abe glared at her and then pouted like a child.
âWhat next?â Luan asked as he came to my side and wrapped his arm around my waist once more.
âShoes, obviouslyâ Cassandra said and Luan nodded.
We all went to the next store that sell fancy shoes.
Cassandra went through the designs while I sat down with the boys.
âShe sure has quite the energy for shoppingâ I said in amusement as I watched Cassandra.
âThatâs her forte. Shoppingâ Beau said with a chuckle.
We all watched Cassandra as she picked out shoes for me.
I decided to just keep still because in the first place, I wasnât exactly a professional at any of these.
After some time, Cassandra came back to us with a staff behind her and a stack of shoe boxes.
The staff aligned the boxes at my feet and opened each one of them revealing different variations of expensive looking high heels.
âCassandra, I only need a pair. Not a bunchâ I told her.
âI know. Weâll pick out the best one, of courseâ she said. I sighed.
âLet meâ Luan said and stood up before kneeling in front of me and getting a shoe to slip on my feet.
I blushed a little.
I was never a fan of things like this.
But it surely made my heart flutter.
How stupid but lovely at the same time.
I tried on the shoes and even tried to walk in them to see if it would be comfortable for me to wear to the party.
After all, itâll be a long night.
Luan was the one who made the final decision on the shoes and Cassandra even agreed with him.
And after all of that shopping, we finally went back to the pack house.
We were set to leave tomorrow early in the morning so I just invited Abe, Beau and Cassandra to stay over since we still had to go through some things about the party.
They wanted to give me what they call âprincess lessonsâ to fit in with everyone else in the party.
âAre you saying I wonât be able to fit in with you guys?â I asked with a raised brow..
âOf course not, Liviana. Itâs just thatâ¦you give off a different vibe of superiorâ Beau said.
âThe âIâm an Alpha and I can rip your throat out if I need to so donât look down on me because Iâm better than youâ vibeâ Abe said so Beau nudged him.
I chuckled.
âIsnât that better?â I said.
âI personally think itâs hotâ Luan butt in and then shrugged.
Everyone looked at him with a âwhat the fckâ look while I shook my head in disbelief and chuckled.
What a weirdo.
Everyone took turns briefing me about royal matters that I should take note on.
Then, they also introduced âimportant peopleâ that I might encounter during the party.
I mentally took note of everything from the small details to the big ones.
It was better to blend in this way.
If I can pull this off properly, no one else has to know of my true identity so soon.
âYou holding up, okay?â Luan asked as we went downstairs to take a break and have some dinner.
âIâm fine. Just extremely boredâ I said and he chuckled.
âI can understand whyâ he said and we both laughed.
We had dinner together after everyone else since I didnât exactly want everyone else to tense up with the presence of so many royalties in one room.
I saw Dante just leaving the kitchen and our eyes met.
Earlier before we left to go out to the mall, he met the Haymes siblings and it wasnât too pretty at first when they Haymes realizes who he is.
Or more like what he is.
Luan and I had to step in, obviously and explained to them who he is.
Then, it became uglier for me when I told him about the party and about meeting the King.
We had another uncle and niece intense argument to which I won.
Atleast after promising that Iâll call him from time to time so he knows that I am completely safe.
I smiled at Dante but he only gave me a nod before leaving.
I sighed.
He must still be upset with the whole situation.
It hasnât even been long since I was marked and mated with Luan to which my uncle disapproved off and now, I need to meet the King.
Who knows what can happen.
I understand why heâs worried.
I will after all meet the person who took over my fatherâs title.
We ate dinner while still talking about royal matters and stuff like that.
After that, we had our final session of the âprincess lessonsâ and finished up so we can rest for tomorrowâs trip.
Luan and I went to our room, or mainly my room that we now share while the Haymesâ siblings went to their designated rooms.
Luan took a shower first and I plopped down the bed while staring at the ceiling.
I wondered when Dante will tell me why he seems to absolutely despise the current who also happens to be Luanâs father.
I know he has a reason.
He just doesnât want to tell me.
Or maybe heâs holding it back.
The reason why?
I donât know.
After a while, Luan came out of the bathroom with only a towel in his lower body.
âBaby Iââ
I swooshed past him and into the bathroom even before he can do anything that will lead to something like that night at his place.
I wasnât going to be seduced twice.
No, thank you.
Specially since Iâm still worried if our first will end up with me getting pregnant since we didnât use any type of protection.
And birth control pills that are used by human will not work on us she-wolves.
So thatâs fun.
I took my time in the shower as I also cooled down my head and empty my thoughts.
I needed to be mentally prepared for this.
After some time, I finally finished and got dressed with the clothes that I brought earlier.
When I went out, Luan was already fully dressed sitting on the bed with a clear frown on his face.
He looked at me and pouted.
âAre you avoiding me?â he asked like a sulky little child.
I laughed making him frown even more.
âNo. Weâve been together all day. How am I avoiding you?â I said as I stood beside the bed and in front of him.
âThatâs not what I meanâ he said.
I chuckled and cupped his face before squeezing it.
âThatâs not itâ I told him softly.
Then, Luan suddenly pulled me to the bed.
I landed on my back and he was on top of me.
âThen what is it?â he whispered into my ear sending shivers down my spine.
I gulped.
Why do I suddenly feel turned on?
Now is not the time to be a literal btch.
Weâre supposed to rest for tomorrow.
Iâm supposed to save my energy.
âI can smell your arousal, loveâ Luan whispered again with a grin.
My eyes widened.
Dang it.
âSo this is why you keep trying to avoid me in situations like thisâ he said and started planting light k****s on my neck.
I g*****d and bit my lower l*p to stifle a m**n.
âLuanâ¦â I managed to voice out in a shaky tone.
âYes, my love?â he replied as he continued to k**s me on my jaw then collarbone.
âW-we canât. We h-have something to do t-tomorrowâ I said breathlessly.
Luan stopped kissing me and then looked at me for a moment.
âOkayâ he said and rolled to my side.
Thatâs it?
He just said âokayâ like that?
âGoodnight, babyâ Luan said and pulled me to him to cuddle.
I had the sudden urge to hit him.
He was so active earlier and it seemed he really wanted me.
But now, itâs like he wasnât just trying to sedice me a little earlier.
I feltâ¦disappointed for some reason.
What in the actual hell?
I sighed.
âWhatâs wrong?â Luan suddenly asked worried. I looked at him but I think it became a glare.
âWhat? What did I do?â he asked confused.
I chuckled at his reaction and I no longer felt annoyed with him.
âNothing. I was just playing with youâ I teased and snuggled closer to him as he pouted.
âGoodnight, Luanâ I said and he gave me a peck on the lips and another k**s on my forehead.
I closed my eyes and went to slumber.
No matter what happens tomorrow night, so be it.
Atleast, Iâll have Luan by my side.
Thatâs enough to assure me that Iâll be just fine.
As long as itâs with my mate.