Chapter five “iron Wolf”

It's been well over three hours, and I've managed to

get two floors done completely, and then I decided

I should get the room for the Alpha prince ready so

that it's not left until last minute.

As I walk in and start to dust and make the bed, I think about the prince. I don't know much about him,

aside from that I met him before I ended up in my current predicament at a pack party. I doubt he'd

remember me, but everyone knows him now. He's

known as the "heartless prince."

Packs fear when he becomes King, unsure if he will

lead us to prosperity or ruin. I can't help but think

that he knows what he's doing if his parents are

willing to step down to allow him to rule well

before their time is up. Usually, the prince would

have to challenge the reigning King for the title, but

King Oryn seems to have the upmost faith in his

son's abilities. It's been said that the Alpha King

Oryn and Luna Queen Daciana are stepping down

to become the Northern Reigns on the council so

that their son wouldn't have to govern the entire

Werewolf race as well as be responsible for the

northern packs individually.

It's a smart move, and it keeps people aware that

an entire family is leading our species alongside the other Reigns fromn the East, South, and West. No one would dare challenge their son.

I sigh as I walk into the bathroom in the room to

clean it. This is going to take more than three days

to get all these rooms ready. I pull my phone out of

my back pocket as I let cleaner sit on the shower

and call Lynette.

"Hello? You okay Nadia?"

"Im okay, aside from the fact that Mike wants me to

get every single room in here cleaned and ready in

the new building."

"Is it a lot?" She asks and I hear her sharp intake of

breath before I answer.

"It's ten floors, ten rooms each floor. One hundred

in total. I've only managed to get twenty done in

three hours" - I check my watch - "almost four

actually."

"My god he puts too much on you. Keep going, and

Ill message Gabby and him and I will come help,

okay?

"Okay. Thank you."

"You don't need to thank me. We know he

overworks you, and he can't say shit if he wants this

done in time. See you in a bit."

"See you."

I put my phone back in my pocket and sigh as I

grab the cleaning rag off the counter and step into

the shower and start wiping it down.

Nadia's POV

I sigh as I rummage through my closet trying to

decide what I could possibly wear to the mating

ball. It's only a few weeks away and honestly, I

don't even know if I want to go. But, in saying that,

I know that if Mike had his way, I wouldn't be

going, so that kind of motivates me to go just to

spite him and rub it in his face. He can't do a thing

while at the ball surrounded by tons of other packs

for fear of his abusive ways coming into the light.

So, I guess I can take one positive out of this whole

thing.

What also makes me hesitant is the chance I might

find my mate. Although with these stupid silver

cuffs, I doubt that I would even feel a mate bond

anymore. No way to test that until they come along,

though. I can only hope that my mate would be

from another pack so that I can leave Pure Moon.

Usually when a female finds her mate, she joins her

mate's pack. As sexist as it is, it's preferred that

males stay within the pack they were born into.

Keeping strength within packs. Personally, I could

care less about that if I get to leave. The kicker?

Mike wouldn't be able to doa thing about it.

I pull out the few dresses I own, lay them on mny

bed and look them over.

"These won't work."

"What won't work?" Evie says as she walks into my

room. I turn and watch her as she walks with a

spoon in her right hand and the tub of peanut

butter in the other. I roll nmy eyes at her and turn to

face the dresses and point at them.

"My dresses. They totally wouldn't work for the

mating ball. They're too basic."

"Have to agree with you there. Seems like we need

to do some shopping in town."

"I guess so. Hopefully I can go."

"Mike already gave you permission to go to Iron

Wolf tonight right?"

I nod. "Yeah."

"Then let us leave a little earlier and go find some

dresses before we head over there. I promise, we

will find something amazing for you."

I smirk. "Okay, I'm trusting you."

Evie chuckles as she turns to leave. "You always

do."

(Later that day at the dress shop)

I groan in frustration as I put another dress away

on the rack. "Why are all of these so short and

slutty?" I say quietly to myself

I'm seriously questioning Lynette taste right

now. I swear if she tries to get me into another mini

dress, I'm going to leave…

"Nadia!" I hear her from the back of the boutique, and I make my way past the racks of dresses towards her. I get back and my eyes settle onto the dress she's holding.

I gasp. "It's...beautiful."

She's holding a beautiful long sleeved V-neck mermaid style dress that is covered in a lace applique of red roses that blends into a transparent black bottom with those same lace roses on the trim. She turns it and it has a low back as well.

You need to get this one!!" Lynette exclaims,

and I get worried. Really? Do I really need too ? (signs)