13. Ballroom

"Come on, Amaya! It's 3 pm already, and you are still in the shower!" Anna's pitched voice came from the other side of my bathroom door.

"I'm coming! It is not my fault that this shower feels so nice!" I shout back, smiling at myself in the mirror.

As soon as I stepped out of the bathroom, the girls pulled and sat me on a chair.

"Don't move! We have less than two hours now to get you ready!"

"Well, it is not my fault that the dress you prepared for me didn't fit me."

"Indeed!" Anna said, earning a chuckle from the girls.

"Who is Bianca, By the way?" I ask her.

"Oh, she is the daughter of the head warrior. People are talking that she might take the position from her father soon."

"If she does not get pregnant with that Alpha that she keeps seeing. She is such a whore. Giving to a stranger what should be given to your mate." one of the others said.

"True! She is just a power-hungry bitch that hopes she will be a luna someday!" another girl said.

"Ok, enough! I think she gets it!" Anna stops the girls.

They only nodded and resumed their jobs.

'Do you think we will meet him tonight? Our mate?' I ask Ivy through the mind link. Since I got here, I haven't spoken to her that much, and I feel somewhat bad.

'I hope so!' she said.

'I don't know, Ivi! I am still in love with Oren. But as you said before, he might not want us now! Maybe he already has someone else.'

'Don't be sad, sweet Amaya! When we meet, mate, you won't be able to resist the bond. You will forget Oren in a second! Besides, our mate will accept us! He will love us.'

'You are right! But I wish I could see Oren one more time.'

'You will if this is what you truly want. We can go back to the Four Seasons realm and check on him after tonight's Ballroom.'

My heart almost stopped at her words. We can go back. I can see him one more time.

Even if I know that we can not be together now as I am the next Queen of werewolves, I wish to see him.

'Thank you, Ivy!' I said to her and closed the mind link.

She taught me how to do it.

"Ok, Amaya is time to put the dress on!" Anna said, bringing me back to reality.

I got a glimpse of myself in the mirror, and my mouth hung open.

Never in my life have I looked more beautiful than today.

My lips were red, and my eyes looked like sapphires from the black make-up that the girls put on. My blonde locks were now braided on one side, decorated with black pearls, the same colour as the pendant that was now hanging on my neck.

"Amaya? Are you ok?"

"Oh, yes, Anna! Is just that you did an amazing job! Thank you so much!" I said and hugged all of them.

"Here, your dress is ready!"

I took the black dress from her hand and put it on.

It was a ballroom dress with a small train and off-shoulders. A slit on the side made my whole right leg visible.

"You look just like a Queen, Amaya! I think Alpha will cry when he sees you tonight."

I laugh softly at her words and put on my shoes. They were as red as my lips with very tall heels.

"I hope I will not break a leg in these!"

"You won't, Amaya! Being a wolf has its perks. You will start to notice the changes soon."

"Changes? Like what?"

"Hmm... you will be stronger, faster, you will heal within minutes, your body will become...uh... more attractive, you can get taller. Sometimes even your hair colour may change, especially if you are a royal."

"Wow! It seems like I have a lot to learn about being a werewolf."

"Yeah... but not now! We should go! There are 10 minutes left before the ballroom will start. And we don't want our guests to wait for their future Queen now, do we?" Anna asks.

I shake my head and follow her outside the room after bidding goodbye to the girls.

The ballroom was held in the palace. Anna has told me that there is a particular room where the Alpha holds all the significant events.

"You ready?" she asks when we heard someone announcing our arrival.

I nod my head and take a deep breath.

"I'm here, Amaya! You will do just fine!"

The door opened, and my eyes widened at the view. A sea of people well dressed were looking my way.

I could hear them talk about how beautiful I am or how much I look like my mother. Some were not that nice, saying that I am just a bitch who took advantage of their Alpha.

My father was waiting for me on a stage. There were three thrones.

"Amaya, my beautiful daughter, come!" he said, holding his hand out for me to take.

As soon as I got on the stage, the room went silent.

"I present you, Amaya Ricci, my daughter and your future Queen!"

The crowd erupted in cheers. Some were whistling while some were shouting or just applauding.

"Tonight, we will celebrate her return! She finally came back to us, where her place is!"y father said, making the crowd fall into silence again.

" But next week, we will hold the ceremony for your Queen! So if there is anyone who wants to protest, then starting tomorrow morning, you have five days to let us know your reasons or if you want to challenge my daughter for her position as Queen and Luna of this pack."

There could be a few who seemed to be excited about this challenge.

I was wondering what is the meaning of all of this.

"Now, let us party!" my father shouted, and the crowd went crazy.

All of the guests came to me to present themselves and congratulate me on my future position.

After five hours of greeting the guest, I was exhausted. I was wondering where Leon and Luca were.

"Hmm... that son of the bitch, Alpha Mateo, did not come yet. How dare he!" I heard my father say.