What type of horrors has Iris faced to be this terrified of Y. Should Dom pay heed to her warnings?
Iris woke up to a smiling Liliana. She remembered the events from before blacking out and sat up straight panicking and wide-eyed only to see Lady Marie smiling unusually happily at her. Then Sussane entered with a broad grin on her face, pushing a mouthwatering meal trolly into the room. The former jumped at the sight of an awake Iris and left the trolly to make a speedy beeline to Iris and gave her a joyously tight hug, "IRIS!" Her smile widened even more as did her enthusiasm, "O, Iris, I am so happy for you!" Iris forgot her panic and looked confused at the three happy women in the room, which she now noticed wasn't her own. When did she get transferred back to Dom's bedroom, then the question rose, Where was he? Finally, due to lack of any explanation, she asked, frustrated and sarcastically, "Will somebody tell me what is making everyone so happy? Cuz I am quite tense and want to be happy too!" Liliana answered her fondly, "No need to be tense ever again, our future Alpha-qu
Iris sat dumbfounded on the king-sized bed. The story seemed too good to be true. Y couldn't end up in dungeons just like that. Something was missing. Some part of the bigger picture that either Iris wasn't being told or nobody knew. But she felt in her gut that something was not right. The rest of the women saw her reaction, which was quite opposite to what they had anticipated. Instead of being happy and sighing with relief, Iris just sat there with a frown and slouched deep in thought. Sussane came to stand in front of her and held her by her shoulders, "Iris! Did you even hear anything Clara just told you? We won! You are free. No need to be scared ever again. Come on, this calls for a celebration. Let's go shopping!" She declared. "Suz! Let her process. Girls, leave us alone. Let's give your queen some space." Lady Marie scolded. All the girls nodded as Sussane left the room after giving a bone-shattering hug to Iris one last time and squealing in excitement. Lady Marie simply
Iris had never had to prepare for a date before. Her last real relationship was nine centuries ago and that was the reason for all her misery. During that relationship, she never needed to dress up or get formal. It was an ordinary relationship of accepting each other the way they are, with no pretense and no superficial effort needed to keep it going, that is, until Y found out about it. Now there was no Y to worry about. The feeling was surreal as Iris sat patiently for Liliana to curl her long brunette locks and Sussane did her nails while Clara hustled around the room to gather things that were needed and made sure every necessary pin and brush was available. The girls had spent hours finding The perfect dress for Iris that was according to the occasion and still allowed her to be herself, yet made Dom swoon, which Iris wasn't sure was possibly made, but she didn't say. Iris had so many things going on in her head as she sat there becoming perfect by her friends, who had been mor
The car ride to the dinner venue was short and uneventful though Dom did send a wink or two every time Iris looked at him. In ten short minutes, they had reached their destination. Like a perfect gentleman, Dom opened the vehicle door for his mate and held out a hand for her to take. No one had ever treated her like a girl before. All anybody could ever see was a multi-breed abomination, the only one of her species. The way Dom treated her, made her finally feel that feminine side of herself that had been suppressed for so long. She smiled delicately and took his hand to step out of the vehicle and Freddie quickly drove away to park and get out of their way for the rest of the night. In her thousand years of life, Iris had never been to a fancy restaurant to eat for the simple sake of self-pleasure. It was either to hunt or kill somebody. Now she was looking at one of the most glamorous places she had ever set her eyes on. The restaurant was huge and the entrance was like that of a P
Standing on the balcony of the Palace-like restaurant, Dom and Iris forgot the troubles of the past or planning for the future. All that remained was the present moment. The moment, where under the Milkyway, in front of the distant city lights, they tasted the nectar of each other's lips that they had been yearning for since their first intimate encounter. All Iris could think about was how Dom's strong arms enveloped her and held her delicately like some porcelain doll. All Dom could focus on was how his mate's plump lips tasted and how she allowed herself this moment. This intimate dance of lips and slight tongue was what their respective dragon and wolf had been yearning for since their first encounter. Iris felt her wolf howl just as Dom felt his dragon sigh in pleasure. When Dom and Iris had heard people talk about mates and the sense of completion it gave, they never truly realized it until now. Waiting for a mate and rejecting one were the emotions they had suffered respective
"Nothing happened?" Sussane exclaimed in disbelief. "I refuse to believe that with the dress I chose for you. Nothing happened but dinner!" Liliana declared. "You must think us to be idiots if you think we are going to believe that," Clara told. "Believe me, girls! The place was amazing, the food was amazing and we danced. That's it." Iris tried to make them believe it. "O so we are supposed to believe that you guys returned after midnight without even a kiss?" Sussane asked. "She does think of us as idiots," Liliana declared. "Guys!" Iris helplessly exclaimed, but these girls were stubborn. And they might've made Iris produce the whole truth if a servant hadn't interrupted them. "Apologies for the disturbance but, Alpha has requested a private audience with Lady Hanson." That announcement made all four girls' eyes pop. Sussane's attitude changed in a blink as she excitedly repeated "Ooh! Private audience!" "And she says nothing happened!" said Clara, then asked Iris, "If noth
Knock! Knock! Lady Marie sat knitting in her room as she heard Dom knock softly on her door. She put away her knitting materials and allowed Dom to enter. She smiled instantly at the sight of her Grandson, who looked a lot like his father. Lady Marie tapped the place next to her on the comfortable divan she was sitting on and Dom smiled at his grandmother and sat beside her. In his heart, he knew some serious words were going to be exchanged because Lady Marie occasionally asked him to sit close and it had always been on important matters, especially the ones that involved him personally with the Dargon family. "Hey, Nana! I see you have started knitting again." He tried to start the conversation when she had sat silently for five minutes. "That! Oh yes, yes. For my great-grandchildren." She hinted at the topic of conversation, to which Dom awkwardly nodded. Lady Marie then looked directly at him and asked softly, "Do you know why I have called you here today, Alfonso?" She used hi
"So, what is your idea of a perfect proposal?" Since brunch time, when Clara asked Iris to have a heart-to-heart with her, she'd had so many crying and laughing sessions and Clara had turned out to be the elder sister that Iris never had. She had opened up to someone finally and spoke about her fears and troubles and everything that had burdened her for so long. After some good periods of stress release and outbursts of emotions of all sorts, the conversation had randomly turned this way and Iris found herself imagining if she ever had a chance to get proposed. What would she prefer to be 'The dream' or 'Ideal proposal'? Her answers revolved around something intimate yet classy, something memorable and close to the heart yet like nothing ever before. The conversation soon turned to other unimportant and silly topics that did the job of cheering her up. There were tons of things Iris needed to get off of her chest and Clara had materialized at the perfect time to become the trustee I