Giving my lashes one last coat of mascara, Nikki leans back to inspect my face. She hasn’t let me look at myself yet and I’m kind of getting nervous. This was going to be a good night. This was going to be a good night. I kept repeating the mantra in my head like I was whispering a spell.
Nikki sighs, “So this is love,” she sings as she twirls me around to look at myself at the full-length mirror on the wall. I was killing the smokey eye, my eyeliner was perfectly winged. My long brown hair had big loose curls in them and fell effortlessly down my back.
My lips were plump and pink. My chin came to a point, and my cheekbones weren’t super high, but they were high enough. I’ve never thought of myself as attractive but the woman looking back at me was breathtaking.
A shriek broke me from my trance, I look to see that Mavy had come in and by the shriek, she loves the way I look. “Oh my gosh Adea, you look SO good. We chose the right dress!”
“Thanks, Mavy,” I say with a blush. “I think you clean up really nice too!”
I turn back to my reflection and love how the dress hugs my curves. My c-cup looks amazing in this dress and somehow this dress lifts and squishes them without any support. The swoop is a little too low for me but when will I ever get the chance to dress up like Cinderella? I’ll own it for tonight.
Nikki and Mavy are already dressed and ready. Nikki’s hair is in a tight elegant bun and her dress leaves little to the imagination. Her chest is almost completely exposed, the dip in her dress cuts down to her ribcage. Her dress is sheer and if you look hard enough you can see through it in the light. She’s gone for a sexy look and she showed up and showed out.
Mavy’s dress is long and falls to her ankles. She’s wearing black heels that could stab a man. The slit on her dress runs dangerously high. Subtle yet deadly.
“You guys are going to be the hottest girls there tonight!” I squeal.
They laugh and Nikki bats her eyes at me, “You mean WE are going to be the hottest girls at the ball tonight, Chika!” Making Mavy and I laugh.
A knock at the door pulls us from our squealing and Mavy fast walks to the door. “Well hello, there stud!” She says as Shane takes a step in and kisses her on the cheek. “Your escort is here Adea,” she calls to me.
I look at Shane and he looks as handsome as always. He’s towering over Mavy, he’s wearing a black tux, his hair is gelled back, and his obsidian black eyes have flecks of gold in them as he looks at me.
His gaze slowly drops down the length of my body, pausing at my chest before continuing down my dress. His eyes snap back to mine, “You look hot,” he murmurs.
Mavy slaps his shoulder, “Shane, manners! He means you look beautiful, Adea,” she shoots him daggers which he smirks at.
“Don’t be jealous. You look beautiful, Mavy. I hope you find your mate tonight, though, I might have to stop myself from ripping his head off,” Shane huffs while he gives his sister a quick hug.
“I for one, am thankful, that Shane can appreciate the hard work I put into Adea tonight,” Nikki says proudly. “If you find your mate tonight, I wouldn’t be surprised if he fucked you on the dance floor tonight!” Nikki laughs.
Shane growls and I jump in before the girls can say anything, “I’m here to help YOU TWO find your mates. I don’t have any intention of finding my mate. And if ONE of us was going to be dragged out of the ballroom tonight by a mate it would be YOU, Nikki. Just look at your dress! I can see everything,” I say with a laugh.
Shane saunters over to me and my body is on high alert. I try to swallow the lump forming in my throat. He reaches out and I have to try with everything in me not to flinch back. His arms wrap around my waist and he pulls me into him for an embrace.
I can smell his cologne as my face is pressed against his chest. Leaning down he whispers into my ear, “You look amazing tonight.” I can feel his breath on my neck as he gives me a quick kiss on my earlobe.
His hand slides down my waist and squeezes me. “Thanks,” I whisper quietly. “Hey hey, don’t forget you’re an unmated wolf, Shane. You need to keep your distance from unmated females. You’ll give people the wrong idea,” Mavy says with a hand on her hip.
“I think that’s the point,” Nikki mumbles.
“What was that Nikki?” Mavy asks.
“What? I was saying how handsome Shane looks tonight,” Nikki says with a bright smile that didn’t meet her eyes.
Shane smirks, removing his hand from my hip, he takes a step away from me. Looking at Nikki, he cocks his head to the side, “Thanks Nikki, I aim to please.”
My phone lights up and I see that I’ve got a text from Gabe.
Gabe - I’m heading out. I’ll meet you guys in the hall.
Adea - We’re ready. Be right out!
“Gabe is ready and he’s going to meet us in the hall. You guys ready to head out?” I ask the girls. “As ready as I’m going to be,” Nikki says before grabbing her clutch.
Shane opens the door for us as we leave my room. When we get into the hallway, Gabe steps out of his room followed by Sasha. She’s wearing a waist-high pencil-thin red skirt and she’s stuffing her blouse in when she looks up and sees us.
Her beautiful red hair is straight and her green eyes laugh as she smiles at us. “Hey, we met earlier. I’m Sasha, Gabe’s date,” she says with a wave.
Gabe’s wearing a black tux with a red dress shirt. His hair is a little messy and he’s wearing diamond earrings on his ears. He blushes as he presses the button on the elevator. When we all get into the elevator the girls introduce themselves to Sasha.
Shane stands right behind me pressing into me. I almost jump when I feel something hard press into my lower back. I gulp and look around to see if anyone notices.
The elevator door opens and one by one we step off of the elevator. We’re welcomed by a black limo, “You didn’t think we’d go to the ball separately, did you?” Nikki smiles mischievously. “Get in bitches!” She squeals. Mavy and I both look at each other and burst into laughter as we rush to get in.