Falling For My Cruel Mate
Chapter 16

I head over to my closet and got dressed in some shorts and a over sized T-shirt. I threw my hair up into a bun and plopped down on the bed. I had nothing else to do. It was way to early to start getting ready for the ceremony. Speaking of which, there was a box laying at the edge of the bed. It was a plain white box with black lettering that I could not understand. It must be in a different language.

I opened up the box and pulled back the tissue paper to replace a beautiful white dress. Cipher had done a wonderful job at replaceing the perfect dress. I didn't want anything over the top and I certainly didn't want it to resemble a wedding dress. Also it seemed comfortable, I did not want a tight fitting dress.

I laid it out on the bed and admired it for a few moments before there was a knock on the door. "Come in!" I called out.

I turned to see Christina poke her head through. Her eyes met mine and she gave me a warm smile. "Hey honey, how are you?"

I return the smile and usher her into the room before closing the door. "I'm okay. You?"

"I'm alright dear. I heard what happened earlier and I just wanted to apologize on behalf of Ajax and Cipher."

Cipher must've told her. I felt a little sorry for Christina, this must not be the first time she's had to apologize for Ajax's actions. "No, don't worry about it. It's okay."

Christina and I spent the next few hours chatting. She insisted she pamper me before the ceremony. She painted both my finger nails and toe nails, and did some type of exfoliating sea mask on my face. Also she explained the ceremony to me on a little more detail.

"You will walk bare foot down the path through the pack, head held high and join the Alpha family on stage. You'll join blood with Ajax, by cutting your hands and joining them and placing it in a bowl of water, flowers, and dirt. You'll be accept into the pack and then we run."

"What happens if I trip?"

She let out small laugh. "Oh dear, you'll be fine either way."

"When we shift, should I take off my dress or let it tear?"

"We remove all clothing and place them where we can replace them so that we aren't just all walking around naked."

I nod my head and stop bothering her with all my questions. I hope the ceremony

is quick and painless. We talked some more about normal things like food, shows, and all that jazz. I didn't realize how much I missed Netflix until now. It's been almost three weeks without any type of technology. It was refreshing, but becoming annoying because of that fact I can't watch Netflix. Christina then explained to me that there was indeed a movie theater room here. I was shocked to say the least.

Ajax had never given me a proper tour of the mansion. I was too scared to roam around alone. I feared I might stumble upon something I wasn't supposed to see and he'd appear out of no where like in those cliche stories.

Christina left me to relax and insisted that she fix us up something to eat. I refused and tried to convince her I could make myself something to eat but she wasn't having it. She told me to stay put until she came back. Christina reminded me so much of my mother, head strong mixed in with just a little bit of stubborn.

I wonder what my family was doing in this moment. If they thought about me, the way I did them. I hoped they were happy and living their lives. I could imagine Orion's face as father pushed him to train harder and learn the ways of Alpha business. On the other hand Odin would be on the side lines teasing Orion for making a mistake. Odessa would be somewhere peaceful putting together a scrapbook of her future wedding. I couldn't help but smile, my sister always was a hopeless romantic. She'd dream of marrying a king and living in a castle.

I could feel my heart sink at the thought of them all moving on without me. Would I be at the ceremony where Orion takes his title as Alpha? Would I get to see my father walk my little sister down the aisle? It was unnecessary for wolves to have weddings but some did it anyway.

Christina walked into the room with a tray full of food, causing me to come back to reality. I tried to shake off this heavy feeling as best as possible and put on a smile.

"You really didn't have to do all of this." I say sheepishly. I'm not one for attention, but I must say this feels nice, to have someone take care of you. I knew that Ajax would never really care enough to even consider my feelings.

After we finished eating Christina pulled me into the bathroom and began the process that was my hair. It was pretty long and thick. I've always hated how much hair I had but my mother and father never let me cut it until I was sixteen. It used to go all the way down to my bum and I cut it to my mid back. I haven't cut it in awhile so it's managed to reach the middle of my waist.

She curled it effortlessly and ran her fingers through a few times to create loose curl like waves. She told me that I didn't need any makeup whatsoever and just simply applied some lip balm. I couldn't help but blush at her compliment.

We exited the bathroom and she helped me into my dress. "Oh my! You look gorgeous!" My cheeks flushed and I lowered my head to hide it has best as I could.

"Thank you," I practically whispered. This is it. I would no longer be apart of the SnowMoon pack. I would be accepted into the CrescentBlood pack and all werewolf ties to my family would be cut off.

The sun had set and the moon had rose. I was feeling anxious and nervous. I was about to be taken in by a magnificent pack and a cruel Alpha. None of this had been my choice. I hadn't really had much of a choice since I got here.