Alley POV:
As I stepped out I saw my mothers eyes swell with pride. My brothers both just stared.
"Oh my beautiful Alley I couldn't have picked a better dress for you!" My mother said,
“Thank you momma, I am so relieved that you like it." Both my brothers gave compliments but the room fell silent as my father walked in.
"Hi daddy! I was just showing them the dress that I got for the ball next Saturday. What do you think?" I did a small twirl to show it all and held my breath when I saw his expression.
"You look beautiful. I do approve of the dress as long as you wear a shawl to cover some of your exposed back. You will be the prettiest young woman there besides your mother." He smiled and gave my mother a wink and she blushed.
"Guys really we are right here!" Jackson huffed making us all laugh. I went back to my bathroom to change back but took one last look in the mirror.
"He is right, you know, we do look beautiful." Rose my wolf said through our link making me smile.
Rose came to me when I first shifted at 16. When she showed me what she looked like I was stunned. Maybe I'm a little biased because she is my wolf but she is beautiful. She stands tall and proud, she is bigger than a normal size wolf. Her coat is solid white, I thought it was strange at first and she's never told me why she has pure white fur but she was beautiful. No one has a solid white wolf like I do so it made us stand out. She's made me stronger in a way, pushed me to fight better and helped me when I felt insecure. She will forever be a part of me but she can be a bitch most of the time. She is very protective and doesn't take any crap from anyone and sometimes it is hard to keep her at bay but I know when she starts to come out or she does come out she means straight business and will stop at nothing.
Over the next few days I spent my days like I normally did, woke up, showered, had breakfast and went to training. Today was combat to combat practice and I was paired with the strongest fighter we had. I warmed up with my eldest brother Jackson who made sure I stayed focused. Duncan was the strongest warrior and would be tough to take down but I was fairly confident I stood a good chance.
Tye walked to the middle of the mat with Duncan and I facing each other.
"Alright you two I want a clean fight but don't make it easy, no cheap shots either am I understood?" He asked. We both nodded, not taking our eyes off of each other.
"Look for a weakness, Alley we can take him". Rose told me and I silently agreed with her. Before I knew it Duncan lunged at me with his right fist which I easily dodged. Duncan was calculated I knew that much by watching him but his weaker arm was his left. I lunged back at him aiming for his left side when he caught my arm and threw me down.
I let out a grunt as my back hit hard on the cold mat but I swung my legs around his neck and threw him back and got to my feet quickly. While he was getting up I took the opportunity to swiped his feet out from underneath him flattening him back on his back as I pressed my forearm on his throat holding him down. He used his fist and jabbed it in my side making me let out a gasp for air. I had not been expecting that when he took a cheap shot to my jaw line.
"I said no cheap shots asshole!" Tye yelled out, by then I was pissed. I can't believe he took a cheap shot at me! How dare he? He turned to me and smirked and that did it. We both charged each other but my fist connected first and as I grabbed his arm and twisted it landing him on his stomach on the mat and pressing my knee on the back of his neck letting out a deep growl.
"I give!" Duncan yelled out and I let him up. Still pissed that he took a cheap shot but I turned to say something when he shouted
"You are nothing more than a weak link in your family! The weakest link in my opinion"! I felt Rose take over and punched him square in the face breaking his nose.
My brothers ran over to pull me away while Jackson yelled in Duncans face about what an ass he was and how dare he speak to me that way. Duncan stomped off without saying a word and not raising his head. I hope these bruises go away before the ball or that will really make me mad.
"Are you okay?" Tye asked me knowing I was mad.
"I'm fine, I'm going to go shower and I will see you later". '' I replied as I walked off to my room to shower.
As I walked through the house a voice stopped me,
"Whoa Alley what happened?" My dad asked as he stood in front of me.
"Combat to combat practice, Duncan took a cheap shot at me. I still beat him though. Jackson and Tye chewed his ass." I said. I could feel my dad's anger grow as his aura started to spread. My mother ran quickly to him to calm him down.
"Go take a shower dear and relax. I’ll bring you some ice to help with that swelling" My mother said, I ran up to my room hoping that my face wasn’t swelling too bad.
When I got to my bathroom I looked over at myself, there were now dark bruises and minor swelling along my jawline and along my ribs, great that's exactly what I needed before the ball.
"I will heal it before then don't worry I've already started." Rose said I rolled my eyes,
I knew she was right but still they shouldn't even be there to begin with! The ball is literally tomorrow night. I can only hope Rose can heal it before then if not I will have to apply more foundation than I want to. I took a quick shower and laid in bed to relax a little. I grabbed the book and ice off my nightstand and started reading before I found myself in a deep sleep.