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~Arsen Storm~

I sat at my desk and filled out forms. Besides, I thought about how I would ask Aurelia to go to the prom with me.

Should I bring her a bouquet of flowers and write her a card, or should I just pluck up the courage and knock on the door of her room? Why is this so difficult? Otherwise I can get any woman into bed with ease, but when it comes to getting close to a woman in other ways, I'm a completely incompetent idiot.

I don't even know when we got so far apart? We weren't very close, of course, but before she told me about Savanna's pregnancy, she was in bed with me.

I can still feel her fingers running down my scars. That tingling she was making on my skin. I wanted to feel it again.

"Baby?" asked Savanna, who has been lounging on my black leather couch in the office for the past few hours. How I hated her calling me that.

"Stop calling me that! We're not mates," I growled at her. She bugged me day in and day out.

"But you'll tag me soon, won't you?" she said innocently. How could one person be so fake? I'm an asshole with too big an ego myself, but her? She pretends to get everyone's attention Just stupid that the pregnancy is really real.

"No!" I said sternly. I didn't even bother to look at her. What am I going to do if our pup turns out to be a boy?

"Will you at least go to the ball with me?"

"No!"

"Please baby-..."

Suddenly the door swung open and an angry looking Costa entered. What could possibly upset Costa?

"Can we talk?" I nodded. Then his gaze shot to Savanna. "Alone!"

I looked at Savanna and nodded my head, telling her to go outside. Savanna stood up like a defiant toddler and groaned in annoyance before finally walking out of the room.

"What's gotten over your liver?" Costa groaned in frustration and ran his hand through his light brown hair.

"I'm sorry Alpha, but it's my duty to tell you. I know I'm going to have a problem reassuring you in a moment."

"Damn Costa. Spit it out!" I growled, getting angry. What could have happened that bad?

"I'm angry because I found the Luna with Steven by the cars." Costa quieted down and probably didn't want to continue.

"So what?" I growled angrily. It was enough for me that Aurelia was even hanging out with that mutt anyway. But Costa hadn't told me everything yet.

"The little pisser kissed her. He has no right to kiss the Luna of this pack." Costa got angry again while he was speaking and the anger was boiling up in me now too.

How dare he touch her?!

"I'm going to cut off his head, eat his heart, and then rip him to pieces!" I snarled blindly in anger as I stood up with such a flourish that my chair snapped back.

I would have liked to have killed Steven last time, but he couldn't seem to keep his hands off her. HE MUST SUFFER.

"You should tell her! both of you. She should know she's your mate. Then maybe the little shithead would finally keep his hands off her." Costa tried to bring me down again.

“HE WILL HAVE TO SUFFER FOR IT. NO ONE MAY TOUCH MY MATE!" I yelled, getting uneasy right away. "Where is she now?"

"I locked her in her room."

Without even thinking about it, I ran out of my office, up the stairs and finally stood in front of her room door.

I was so angry I wanted to smash the door open, but I listened first and could hear her sobbing.

why is she crying I don't want her to cry.

Immediately my anger passed. Should I knock? I have to comfort her when she's sad.

I stood in front of her door for a few more minutes and listened to her cry, but I couldn't bring myself to go in to her. Once again I stood in front of her door and didn't dare to knock. Costa was right, I'm a coward.

What if she rejects me? She was so cold and distant with me last time. Would it really make everything better if I enlightened you now? Even if? Does she really love me at all or does she think she has to because of the mate band. Maybe she really loves that weirdo Steven. If she's happy then, should I let her go with him?

What am I thinking? After all, she's mine. This weirdo would break her heart anyway when he found his mate.

I'll just finally take what's mine. I'll give her until tomorrow night. Then I will finally make them mine!

Convinced of myself, I turned and walked back to my office.

Tomorrow will be the perfect night. From tomorrow nothing can separate us!

I hope to find out the sex of the puppy soon. But I still won't be able to hold myself back from Aurelia. she is my mate She should have been marked a long time ago.

~Aurelia Williams~

I spent the whole morning looking in my closet for the perfect dress. A lot of things were already in Steven's car, but we made sure that there were still enough things in the wardrobe so that it didn't look conspicuous. But among all my things there was no evening dress. Of course, Steven didn't think about that when he went shopping. He of all people should have known that balls are taking place here.

I threw myself onto my bed in despair and sighed. Can it get any worse? Maybe that's a sign and I shouldn't go in the first place. I want to avoid arsenic anyway.

Nevertheless, I got back up and made my way to the bathroom. It doesn't help at all. I can't seem to skip the ball. That would be far too conspicuous and might ruin our plan. I'll have to take care of the problem with the dress later.

A warm shower later, I stepped back into my bedroom. But something was different. There was a beautiful blue dress on my bed. It was transparent at the top and only blue lace covered the torso and arms in some places. The skirt was made of layers of tulle and flowed evenly to the floor.

I put it on and I caught my breath. I looked like a princess. Even though the dress was a little too revealing at the top for me, as it made it easier to see some of my scars, I decided to wear it. I had no other choice anyway.

And what do I do with my hair now? I had already blow-dried them, but now they were tangled around my head and pointing in all directions. Even my curls criss-crossed my shoulders.

A knock made me jump. Without waiting for an 'Come in', Inala burst into the room. At least she was and fortunately I was already dressed, because a few minutes ago I wasn't wearing more than a pair of panties.

I turned to her and her mouth dropped. But I felt the same way because she looked absolutely beautiful in this cream glitter dress.

Her long straight auburn hair hung perfectly around her shoulders. Not a single strand or hair was wrong. She looked beautiful.

"You look beautiful," I gushed.

"Then take a look. Wow.", she also started to rave. "But we have to do something about your hair! It just doesn't work at all." With that, Inala pulled out the desk chair, placed me on it, and then started to do my hair.

It lasted almost an hour, which she spent struggling with my hair.

"I swear to you, your hair has a mind of its own," she ground out laughing, then handed me a hand mirror.

"Why can you do such beautiful hairstyles?" I was amazed and looked at my loose updo, with a few strands hanging out on the left and right in front.

"I don't know, but I like doing things with hair. I would also wish for a daughter whose hair I could always do." The thought of Inala braiding her daughter's little pigtails made me smile because the idea of ​​it was just so sweet.

"And now the make-up," Inala enthused and then came running out of the bathroom with all the cosmetics.

Another 20 minutes later, everything was finally ready. Inala only gave me slight smoky eyes that made my eyes shine, so that the blue of my irises particularly stood out. What was there that this woman couldn't do?

Then, as I stood by the bed and watched Inala's arts, I saw through the mirror how Inala picked something up from my bed.

"What's that?" she suddenly asked and showed me a black card. I hadn't even seen the card myself. It was probably under the dress.

"I have no idea, I must have overlooked it." I answered her and shrugged my shoulders.

Then Inala began to read: "I hope you like my present, AS"

"AS? Did Arsen give me the dress?" I didn't understand the world anymore. Why should he give me gifts? But I couldn't be angry with him, after all he saved the day for me.

"Seems so.", Inala said and you could hear something like concern in her voice. "Anyway, we're going to have fun today and only think about ourselves. Okay?"

I nodded.

"How about we have a drink before the ball. Maybe that will distract you."

"No. No alcohol! My dad is a drinker so I'd rather stay away from alcohol," I clarified. I've seen how alcohol can change a person. I don't want to be like my dad.

"Oh, that's right. Of course I understand that. It's probably better too, otherwise our plan will go wrong later."

I almost forgot that today is finally the day I would get out of here. And the excitement in me started to rise.