Chapter 3 Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Iris
My eyes fluttered open and collided with my sister's in the dark. She placed a hand on my mouth and motioned for me to be quiet. I heard our father's voice draw closer. It seems he was on the phone.
“Yes, tomorrow is fine.”
“I'll get her ready.”
“That's fine.”
“Okay, bye.”
His retreating footsteps followed. Vickie waited for a few more seconds before removing her hand from my mouth. She stood up and offered me a hand.
“Why did you have to shove me that hard? I fell on my ass.” I groaned but accepted her hand.
I was a bit sober now so I could stand on my feet without swaying. My cheeks flushed as I remembered who had fucked the alcohol out of my system.
“You reek of sex and alcohol. If Father had caught you in the hallway, you would be dead meat. You're welcome.” Vickie said and went to sit on the bed.
She tucked the red tip of her short hair behind her ears. My sister and I were identical in looks. But while I had long dark hair, my sister had cut hers short and dyed the tip red.
It was one of her teenage rebellions against Father. He had punished her greatly for it but it had only motivated her to keep her hair that way. It pissed our Father off but he finally let her be when she saw her mind was made up.
I think that was part of why he wanted to marry her off. Vickie has grown so rebellious and hard to control. I didn't envy her situation though. I was glad she had all of Father's attention. It made sneaking out of the house and getting wasted like this easier.
“Hello! Iris! Are you listening to me?” Vickie's voice jolted me out of my thoughts.
“I'm sorry, what were you saying?” I asked, rubbing my temple to soothe the splitting headache.
“I was asking why you came home this late when you know Father is on our necks. You're coming from Tony's right?” She asked.
“Uhm… no. I wasn't.” I pressed my lips together and swallowed back the tears that threatened to come out at the mention of his name.
I managed to hide the emotion quickly but it didn't escape my sister. She was by my side immediately.
“Iris, what happened?”
I love my sister, but sometimes I loathe her extremely detective skills. I knew I couldn't escape unless I told her what happened.
“Tony and I broke up,” I said quietly, almost inaudible. My sister went silent beside me.
“I'm sorry,” she muttered.
“Don't be, that son of a bitch is not worth it, I caught him cheating on me,” I said through gritted teeth.
I could basically feel the anger emitting from my sister but she reined it in and wrapped me in a hug. We stayed in each other's embrace for a few minutes before she pulled away.
“Wait, so if you weren't coming from Tony's, why do you reek of orgasm?” She asked with an eyebrow raised.
I sighed and narrated everything that transpired in the club to her, meeting the stranger and how it ended up in a one night stand. My sister and I tell each other everything. We didn't have many friends because of our status in the pack. We were surrounded by fake smiles and pretenses. We were each other's best friend.
“Oh my God, that's huge and very exciting. I can't believe it, my sister is now a rebel!” she exclaimed.
“Jeez, tone it down a notch, Vic. Father is just across the hall,” I said.
She lowered her voice.
“Is he hot?” She asked. A smile crept on my lips as I remembered the stranger.
“Very,” I said.
But even that felt like I undermined him. I couldn't explain it, but there was something about him that just drew me in. Even hours after our one night stand, I could still feel him. It was like I had known him my whole life. I've never felt this way about anyone before. Not my ex boyfriend, and definitely not about a one night stand.
My wolf seemed to agree that it was the best sex ever. I wished I could see him again.
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Vickie was meeting her future husband today. He was an Alpha of a neighbouring pack. I've never seen him before but I've heard many things about him, and they weren't great. The Alpha had a reputation of being cold and merciless.
If I was honest, he seemed just like our Father. I could see why he wanted an alliance with this Alpha.
“Maybe we can ask Father to change his mind one more time and marry me off instead. I've heard bad things about this guy. I don't feel good about it.” I said to a super nervous Vickie.
She hadn't averted her gaze from the mirror for the last five minutes. She was trying her best to hide it, but I knew she was scared as hell. I was scared too and I wasn't even the one getting married.
She tore her gaze from the mirror and glared at me.
“Iris Patricia Smith, you would never offer yourself as collateral damage again, do you hear me?” She deadpanned.
Vickie only calls my full name when she is either pissed at me or pissed about something. Right now, I knew it was the latter.
“Goddess, okay, I won't do it. You sound like mum right now,” I chuckled. It was an attempt to ease the tension in her but it failed as Vickie's brows furrowed.
“Do you think mum would have allowed this if she was here?” She asked suddenly.
My laughter died down. I didn't have an answer for her. We didn't know much about our mother except that she left when we were very young. We only remember snippets of how she took care of us. She was certainly not heartless like our Father.
He made sure all of her memories were erased and he forbade us from looking for her or even talking about her. Sometimes it seems like she was never a part of our lives.
“I think she would tell you to follow your heart,” I said finally.
Vickie hugged me tightly and teared up a bit. After the very emotional scene was over, Vickie got ready and we both went downstairs to see Father sitting at the table with a man and a woman.
His nostrils flared as he saw Vickie's black dress. He had instructed her to wear a more bright color, but my sister had disobeyed him as usual. I fought a shudder as I thought of the punishment she might receive later for her disobedience.
“Please don't tell me that's not who I'm marrying,”. Brenda whispered, her eyes on the slightly older man sitting at our Father's side.
“I don't think so, those two look like a couple,” I whispered back. She nodded and forced a smile on. I did the same. We exchanged pleasantries with the couple and finally took our seats.
“Your daughters are beautiful, Leonard,” the woman said and smiled widely.
The smile was obviously a fake one but my Father didn't seem to notice or care. He gave her a tight nod, his eyes still fixed on the entrance.
Whoever this Alpha that was marrying my sister was, he certainly had some nerves by showing up late.
If he didn't have a reputation like my father's, I would have been amazed that he defied my father like that.
Father's eyes brightened as someone walked in through the door. I hadn't seen the person's face but that strong scent hit my nostrils immediately. I knew exactly who it was before I even turned.
“Ha! Alpha Darius is here.” The woman's face brightened as he stood up. Her partner did the same.
I didn't stand up. I couldn't even if I wanted to. Father had taught us never to stand up for guests. It was supposed to be a power play thing.
But I wasn't following my father's orders right now. Because standing in front of me was the man I had slept with last night.
Now that he was standing before me, I finally understood the word my wolf had been screaming at me since I set my eyes on him. The reason his scent had been so inviting to me.
My future brother-in-law is my mate.