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“Please, Luna,” Aria says.
I sigh. “Alright. What do you need me to do?”
I strip down, once again reminded that it’s been a long time since I’ve been around those who are comfortable with nudity.
The three women begin wrapping the material around me, talking in a language that I don’t particularly understand about darting this and hemming that.
“If you don’t mind me saying, you’re very thin, Luna,” Natalie says, looking up at me from where she’s putting pins in the hem of the dress.
I smile. “You all know I’ve been on the run for two years, right?”
They nod.
“Well, when you’re alone and hiding, you don’t really have the ability to cook food like you do here in the packhouse. I don’t know who made the pork that Beta Kinsley brought to me and Alpha Hunter last night, but I can tell you, it’s the best thing I’ve put in my mouth since I left the packs.”
Elodie smiles. “My sister, Eloise, works in the kitchens. I’ll tell her you said so,” she says.
“Thank you. It’s praise well deserved.”
“What do you think of one strap on the dress, Luna? On the side opposite of your mate mark?” Natalie asks.
“You mean so my mark is clearly visible?” I ask, looking in the mirror across the room and bringing my hand to the mark. I haven’t had any time to really look at it.
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“Yes.”
“I’d like that. I think Hunter would too.”
They all chuckle.
“What?”
“Our Alpha is a very possessive man. Perhaps you’ve noticed. He’ll be thrilled to have your mark on display like that,” Elodie
says.
“Luna, now that we’ve got your measurements, would you like us to make a few dresses for you? Everyday dresses, I mean?” Natalie asks.
“That would be wonderful. I only have a couple of outfits that I took when I had to run.” I chuckle. “I don’t remember the last time I wore a dress. I think it must have been the night I ran,” I say sadly, remembering that night.
A moment later, the door opens, and all three women step back, baring their throats to Hunter.
“Sophie?” Hunter says, walking toward me and wrapping me in his arms.
“What is it?” I ask.
He looks down at me. “I should ask you. I felt your sadness just now. What happened?”
He looks around at the three women as if they have the answer.
“Oh, I was just remembering the night I ran. It’s nothing.”
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He runs his hands up and down my arms. “What made you think. of that? Seeing your parents tomorrow? I called your father. I asked to see him in the morning, but I didn’t tell him why. I thought it would be a nice surprise for him,” he says, smiling at
me.
“Thank you for that. It will be a nice surprise, but the sadness was from me remembering the night I ran because it was the last night I wore a dress. Until tonight,” I say, gesturing to the
women.
“I remember that dress,” he says, before turning to the three women.
“Is this the color you chose, Elodie?” he asks, stepping back and looking at the material draped over my body.
“We only had gold and black, Alpha. I thought we should use gold for the more festive occasion,” she says.
He looks me over, and I feel my cheeks heating. “Are you going to leave this shoulder bare?” he asks, his voice going soft as he strokes my mating mark, sending shivers through my entire body.
“Yes, Alpha. We thought you’d like our Luna to show off her mating mark during her ceremony.”
“You were absolutely right. Well, I’ll leave you to it. I just wanted to check on my mate,” he says, leaning down and kissing me softly before stepping away from me, not dropping my hands until he can no longer hold them.
“I’ll be back. Mind link me if you need anything,” he says, and I smile as he closes the door.
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He runs his hands up and down my arms. “What made you think. of that? Seeing your parents tomorrow? I called your father. I asked to see him in the morning, but I didn’t tell him why. I thought it would be a nice surprise for him,” he says, smiling at
me.
“Thank you for that. It will be a nice surprise, but the sadness was from me remembering the night I ran because it was the last night I wore a dress. Until tonight,” I say, gesturing to the
women.
“I remember that dress,” he says, before turning to the three women.
“Is this the color you chose, Elodie?” he asks, stepping back and looking at the material draped over my body.
“We only had gold and black, Alpha. I thought we should use gold for the more festive occasion,” she says.
He looks me over, and I feel my cheeks heating. “Are you going to leave this shoulder bare?” he asks, his voice going soft as he strokes my mating mark, sending shivers through my entire body.
“Yes, Alpha. We thought you’d like our Luna to show off her mating mark during her ceremony.”
“You were absolutely right. Well, I’ll leave you to it. I just wanted to check on my mate,” he says, leaning down and kissing me softly before stepping away from me, not dropping my hands until he can no longer hold them.
“I’ll be back. Mind link me if you need anything,” he says, and I smile as he closes the door.
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“You really do love him, don’t you?” Natalie asks. She’s the youngest of the three women.
“I do. I love him more because of what he stands for, because he’s willing to fight for the rights of others. That’s the kind of man I’m proud to call my mate and my Alpha,” I say passionately.
I see Elodie duck her head and smile.
“What?” I ask her.
She shrugs. “I knew we made the right decision to stay.”