Chapter 44

Mica

“So, tell me, do you really like Aziz now?” Hera asked. We are in the SUV on our way to town.

“Why are you asking?”

“Judging by the way you resisted him before, of course, I was curious. What if you only do this so you will be able to escape when Aziz lowers his guard?” she asked back.

“You resisted him?” Lexis asked, curiously.

“And even tried to reject him, she just doesn’t know how.” Hera replied on my behalf.

“What’s there not to like with our brother?” Athena asked,

“She has her issues, so it was hard for her to trust him when they first met. But she felt the bond so she couldn’t resist him fully.”

“Why do you keep on answering for her?” Lexis asked, annoyed.

“Because I know what happened to them and she’s not the type to tell everyone about herself or how she feels,” Hera answered, laughing.

“And you know her that well?”

“Kind of.”

We arrived at the mall and there were a lot of people. Athena wanted me to go to a boutique she knew, so we just followed her. I could see that they were enjoying choosing a dress for themselves as well, but I was kind of shocked at the kind of dress Lexis chose.

“Are you sure you’re going to wear that?” I asked. It was a see-through gown and her private part was the only thing that was covered.

“Is there something wrong with this?” she asked,

“Of course!” I exclaimed, “What would your mate say if he saw you? Isn't he jealous knowing everyone could see almost your soul?”

“Don’t worry about him,” she replied nonchalantly.

“What if he suddenly hits everyone that looks at you? Isn’t Betas possessive too?” I asked,

“They are, everyone wolves are. But they should learn to hold and control their temper.” she replied, “Another thing is, I’m a rogue.”

“Can I wear something like that too? I think Aziz will get mad at me.” I said out of nowhere.

“He’s not going to get mad at you. But I’m sure that you won’t be able to get out of your bedroom for punishing you in a most exotic way.” Athena replied, then gave me a wink. All the girls laughed and when I looked at Carter he was very serious looking around.

“Carter, is there a problem?” I asked. He averted his gaze on me as if startled.

“No,” he replied and looked at the others.

“What could go wrong here?” Hera said. Since she has the ability to read someone’s thoughts, I believed her. Then we continued searching for a gown until I found one that caught my attention. It was a very simple midnight blue evening gown. I have a fair complexion, so it will be fine. The gown needed some alterations so we decided to look around and come back for it later.

We went to a fast food restaurant and ordered some food. I noticed everyone looking at each other, especially the shock on Lexis’s face. “What’s wrong?” I asked her. I’m really curious and I feel like they were hiding something from me.

“Nothing.” Athena replied, “What’s wrong with you? You keep on asking what’s wrong when there’s nothing at all,” she added. I wanted to believe her but there was something in me that I didn’t want to. I looked at Hera and found her looking at me as well. ‘I know that you are reading my mind, so spill it out.’ I said through our minds and then she laughed.

“Wow! You’re acting like a real Luna now. And you even talk to me that way!” she exclaimed. She doesn’t sound upset, so I guess it was a compliment. But I don’t need that right now. I want to know what they were talking about in their minds.

‘Relax, Mica. Nothing is going on. We are just thinking about our mates and we didn’t want you to think about us since tonight is going to be your night.’ she told me. I sighed deeply and nodded, though I didn’t exactly believe her either. Our food arrived and we continued talking as we ate.

Carter excused himself and said that he would only go to the restroom. The girls didn’t mind him, so I guess he will only do what he says. “The food here is good," Lexis commented after a few minutes.

“Of course, my friend owns this,” Athena replied.

“Then we should have asked for a discount!” I exclaimed. We use Aziz credit cards with all the gowns that we bought and, so, like our food. They wanted to buy some jewelry as well, so having a discount here is not much, but at least our expenses lessened.

“You’re thinking about his finances?” Hera asked,

“You don’t need to worry, he is wealthy and, whether you believe it or not, he owns this mall,” Athena added. I was shocked at what I had found out. I didn’t know about that.

“You didn’t know?” Lexis asked, and I shook my head.

“That’s why he was the most feared alpha in this region. Despite being the strongest, he is also the wealthiest,” Hera continued.

“Then you are part of his wealth since you’re his siblings, right?” I asked and they didn’t say anything. They only found out about being Aziz’s sibling only recently, so this was new to them as well. “So, when you get your share, you have to pay Aziz for everything you buy with his credit card, OK?” They laughed hard. Why? Is there something wrong with what I said? They are wealthy as well, so it was natural for them to pay for all their spending.

“Why are you so frugal?” Hera asked,

“I had been working my a** off for a long time and I didn’t want our future kids to suffer the way I did. So I had to save as much as possible today for them.” I replied.

“Fine, we will pay for it.” Athena said, “I don't think that you’re going to stop nagging if we’re not going to do as you said.”

“As long as you know,” I replied, smiling, “Why isn't Carter back yet?” I noticed. He had been in the restroom for a long time. I wouldn’t mind it if he was a woman, but no.

“Maybe he just needed to take a dump,” Lexis said, shrugging her shoulders.

“Ewww…”

After a few more minutes, I got worried about him so I decided to go. “Where are you going?” It was Athena and she looked worried.

“To the restroom, and I might check Carter as well,” I answered.

“Let us come with you,” she said and got up with the others. Then I started to think that there was something going on again.

We were almost at the restroom when we met Carter, “You're going to the restroom as well?” he asked as if nothing. I nodded and he waited for us just outside the women's restroom, then we headed for the jewelry store before we went back to the pack. We still need to prepare for the ceremony.

Carter took all our bags and put them in the compartment. The gowns were a little heavy. They were for the four of us. We were about to get in when an unexpected person, or rather, vampire appeared before us.