How do you feel about Dom and Iris' chemistry? [For any victim out there, you are not alone. Please, seek help. Talking to someone might not change the past, but it can help you heal. You are strong. You are a survivor. You are loved.]
"You are not fat, but this dress makes you look like it." "Lily! This is the eighth dress that you are finding fault in." "You don't get married every day! Now, go back and try the chiffon one." Iris rolled her eyes but took the ninth wedding dress Lily was holding out for her to go and try out. She never really had friends, so little things were so uncommon for her. Ever since Lily and Sussane came into her life, Iris realized what it meant to be a girl. Before, she had neither time nor money to enjoy life. Now, she had friends to go shopping with and an Alpha's credit card to spoil her. The feeling of doing something for herself, simply for the sake of it, was exhilarating. That was the only reason why she hadn't whined as much as she was suffering due to shopping with Lily and Sussane wasn't much help either, as she sat munching fries and giggling now and then at the two girls bickering over dresses. Lily seemed over-excited, which Iris believed was because her brother was fina
Dom and Iris walked out of the bakery hand-in-hand with soft smiles decorating their faces and bright, uncertain eyes full of hope. But that is not how the cake-tasting experience had started with the cake expert, Miss Kate's untimely blunder of reminding them of Dom and Freya's wedding celebrations. Dom simply wanted to leave, the wound of Freya's death was still fresh in his memory as his nightmares contained the view of Freya's distorted monsteroid form falling into the ocean never to rise again, and Iris had to convince Dom to keep up the plan for the day with a heavy-heart of her own because unknown to Dom, she was well-aware of the reason behind his over-reaction. And as sad as it was for Dom, deep in his heart, he was aware that Freya had finally been relieved of her misery. Dom's cowardice in not being able to kill her had put her through over ten centuries. Finally, it was decided after many discrete apologies by the staff that the owner and head-baker, an aged dragon-shif
The wet sand felt soothing to their feet as Dom and Iris silently walked side-by-side barefoot along the Hawaiian beach.They had spent the last couple of hours successfully avoiding the rest of the family and the island inhabitants. Huge stones isolated the area from the rest of the island, and that is how they preferred it. They had spent the whole time talking about nothing, successfully avoiding any and every serious topic that could ruin the mood. They had seen the jaw-dropping sunset and shared a bunch of loving kisses now and then.Now darkness had enveloped them and their superhuman sight helped them to see where an average human couldn't. They had decided to head to a small place for dinner and enjoy the peace till it lasted, since from tomorrow they were supposed to be surrounded by wedding planners and lots of other stuff that needed choosing, designing, and preparing.Many parts of the rituals and ceremony were supposed to be handled by them personally, such as the wedding
Dom and Iris were having their fast food dinner when Dom finally asked, "Little Wolf, I know you have something troubling your pretty head. Please share!" Iris silently sipped her soda before nodding, "If I share, do you promise not to lie to me anymore?" Despite their unusual and unexpected encounter with Gideon Powers, the couple spent a splendid and unforgettable time together. But now, Iris was clearly preoccupied and Dom wanted to know and possibly solve her troubles. But the unexpected request with which she answered him, caught him off guard, "Of course little Wolf, when have I lied to you before?" Iris sighed, it was the time for truth and she hoped it wasn't how Lily had made it out to be. She hoped Lily had had a misunderstanding. "Dom, I just-" She still wasn't sure how to go about it and Dom pressed her hand to give her confidence. "You can ask me anything, little Wolf." But she was hesitant as she had no way to predict how the conversation might turn out. So Iris i
The following day neither Dom nor Iris made it to the breakfast table, which was alarming for all the family members, except for Lily, who had a flying suspicion about the growth of the seed she had sown. She knew the reaction would be as clear as the day whenever the conversation took place. She had done her part, now it was Gideon's part to add wood to the fire, or in this case, add a can of kerosine oil! ~ Everyone seemed restless due to the empty chair of Alpha on the table as well as Iris'. And deep down they all knew, the reason wasn't what anyone else could've expected out of the couple in love, since these grown adults were capable of controlling their passions and animals until the mating at the end of the month. This is why Lady Marie kept mind-linking Dom who had shut it off while the terrified servant had returned from Iris' room saying she had ordered to be left alone and that she wasn't hungry. Gideon stood up, as did Elijah, to go check on Dom. Gideon managed to talk
Iris couldn't sleep the whole night. She kept tossing and turning as she felt history repeat itself. She had a pit in her stomach that was filled with dread, uncertainty, and a feeling of betrayal. The morning broke as a servant came and went after Iris, terrifying the poor girl into telling everyone to leave her alone. She didn't want to even look at anyone's face, let alone go out and take part in her wedding preparations. That was before Liliana had barged in with a calm air, pretending she had no idea what was going on and why, before breakfast, and had started bombing, just as Gideon was about to do to Dom after breakfast. "Why aren't you up yet? We have guests to welcome today. I heard some very special guests are arriving!" But then she pretended to notice Iris' blotchy-eyed state with dark circles, messy hair, and an unused bed, which meant she had been lying on the couch all night. "Iris? What happened? What's wrong?" She hastily went near her curled-up form and asked i
All Dom could see was red! And Iris could see his blood boiling from his white knuckles that were on the verge of breaking the door handle. While poor Carlisle had broken a sweat because he was well aware of a dragon's ability to fry a vampire. Before Dom could end Carlisle in a blink or Carlisle made a stupid move, Iris jumped between them, making Dom widen his eyes. "You will defend him?" Dom's tone was cold, colder than when she had heard him talk to Y in the dungeon. The voice lacked all emotion as Dom regained full control in front of them and the transition left Iris speechless. It wasn't her Dom anymore. This one was a stranger who looked like the mate who had vowed to protect her, but now, all she saw was a cold-calculating Dragon-shifter, Alpha. He took a deep breath and stepped towards them, making Iris hold out her hands in between them. She was terrified, not for herself but for her best friend. She might've been an immortal tribrid whom Dom might not hurt too much, b
The day got off to an awful start. By midday, Carlisle was stuck feeding on hospital blood bags to recover Dom's beating while Dom had locked himself inside his room with his head full of regret, guilt, doubt, suspicion, and still a lot of untamed rage, barely in control. While Iris was simply MIA! Carlisle and Elijah had a detailed talk about the possible reasons behind the morning mishap and his history with Iris. Everyone intended to give the enraged Alpha as much time as possible to get back to his senses on his own. It was Iris whom everyone was worried about. She had left in the morning with no trace and, as much as everyone wanted to give her space, she also needed to be protected from Y's surprise attacks that he was so fond of and hadn't been heard from since the destruction of his island. Iris could possibly be in great danger and no one would be aware. She hadn't forgotten to pick up the cloaking ring as she had dashed out of her room in the morning. And now, no magic cou