Chapter 8
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Chapter Eight

โ€œSo, do we walk to talk about it?โ€ I looked over at Cassie, but she was staring straight ahead. โ€œCas?โ€

โ€œCan we pretend like it never happened?โ€ Her voice was small when I pulled her over to the side of the mall and leaned in.

โ€œTalk to me.โ€

โ€œWhat do you want me to say?โ€ She threw up her hands. โ€œItโ€™s miserable being this weak. Every she wolf with more power out of the ranking demands we do their work, or their chores, or if we get nice stuff, they take it.โ€ Cas looked at me and I could feel her pain. โ€œWe have no alpha female that protects us here. The beta and gamma try, but they have their own duties.โ€ Cas wiped her face. โ€œWe have learned to deal with it, and when it really gets bad, then your dad gets involved.โ€

โ€œCasโ€ฆโ€

โ€œYou arenโ€™t here, and neither is your mom. If you get too involved, then we just suffer when you leave.โ€ She looked at me and then shook herself. โ€œCโ€™mon, letโ€™s go pick out jewelry for your dress. Which one are you going to wear?โ€

โ€œDonโ€™t worry about it. You are going to come over and get ready with me, right? So I can do your makeup and hair?โ€

โ€œI donโ€™t have anything to wear.โ€ Cassie looked to the side.

โ€œNonsense, you will just borrow something of mine. Letโ€™s go pick out some jewelry.โ€ I wrap my arm in hers and pull her to the store.

โ€œI can wear something of yours?โ€ Cas smiled up at me as we walked into the store.

โ€œOf course you can. You are my best friend.โ€ I bumped her hip and walked up to the counter. A set with onyx stones caught my eye. It was stunning. And then a soft golden number with diamonds. โ€œExcuse me?โ€

โ€œYes?โ€ The sales woman walked over and I pointed to the two sets. โ€œYou have a good eye.โ€ She pulled out the sets, and I was amazed.

โ€œIโ€™ll take them.โ€ I smiled.

โ€œIโ€™ll just wrap them up.โ€

โ€œHold on a moment.โ€ A new she wolf I had never seen before walked in with Amanda in tow. โ€œI want that golden number for my niece.โ€

I turned and smiled at the group of women. โ€œSorry. I already decided to buy it.โ€

The new she wolf puffed out her chest and raised her eyebrow. โ€œAre you the one that bought the dress before my niece?โ€

โ€œThere must be a misunderstanding. You see, we had the dress first.โ€ I smiled over at the new wolf, but she just lifted her lip and pushed out her aura. She was strong for sure, but she didnโ€™t even reach the gamma level.

โ€œYou donโ€™t speak to me that way, little girl.โ€

โ€œAuntieโ€ฆโ€ Amanda started, but I cut my eyes to her.

โ€œIf I were you, I would be very particular about who you speak to like that.โ€ I smiled at her and cut my eyes to Amanda.

Nix, speak to Amandaโ€™s wolf and forbid them from speaking who I am to her aunt.

Smart.

Nix pulled away and I watched as Amanda jolted and I smirked.

โ€œWho do you think you are?โ€ She snarled before she looked at the human sales woman. โ€œI want that necklace for my niece. This little girl canโ€™t afford it.โ€

โ€œWho says that?โ€ I raise my eyebrow, surprised at the audacity of this wolf.

โ€œI do! Do you know who I am?โ€ She stomped her foot like a child and I just turned away. I didnโ€™t need nor want to deal with her anymore. โ€œDonโ€™t you turn your back on me.โ€

โ€œI donโ€™t care, nor do I want to know who you are.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m the futureโ€ฆwife of the man in charge here.โ€ She looked smug, and Cassie and I burst out laughing.

โ€œPlease wrap these up for me.โ€ I smiled at the poor sales woman and handed her my black card. The card was my fatherโ€™s, but this time around I would make my own money. My mind drifted back to my previous life, where my fatherโ€™s pack went bankrupt due to Brandon and Nix snarled in my mind.

This time, he wonโ€™t be able to force us to watch as he wipes out this pack using our mate bond.

No, he wonโ€™t. I promised, this time around, he would regret everything he did to us.

โ€œI said no.โ€ The woman grabbed for me but I moved out of the way.

โ€œDo not touch me.โ€ Nix growled in my mind. But I held my power in check.

โ€œHere you are, miss.โ€ The sales woman handed me the bag with both sets and my card back.

โ€œThank you.โ€ I smiled and wrapped my arm around Cassieโ€™s again. Then I turned to face the group of women.

I forbade all of them from speaking of us.

Good.

โ€œI will see you all tonight.โ€ I smirked and turned to leave, but the aunt, the stupid woman, grabbed me again and I let out a low growl. โ€œI already told you once not to touch me. Soon to be wife or not, I know the man in charge and he would not want you touching young girls.โ€ I flashed my eyes at her.

โ€œYou would do well to give me that necklace.โ€ She growled out.

โ€œAnd you would do well to remember this interaction tonight.โ€ I ripped my arm out of her grasp and pulled Cassie out of the store. Once we were a ways away, I turned to her. โ€œWho was that?โ€

โ€œAurora. A she wolf who moved to the pack last year. She has the hots for your dad and he did seem interested last time I saw them.โ€

โ€œThere is no way.โ€ I shook my head as we headed to my favourite sushi place. โ€œMy dad would never.โ€

โ€œWell, some of us think he will. And she would be the worst choice for all of us. She is the one pushing the unranked wolves to push us around. The gamma and beta wonโ€™t step on her toes because the attention your father is giving her.โ€

โ€œI will handle him.โ€ We sat down at the booth that the server sat us at and I clapped my hands. โ€œNow I wonโ€™t let her ruin our day. I havenโ€™t had conveyor belt sushi in so long.โ€ I squealed and Cassie laughed.

โ€œI donโ€™t know why you like this place so much.โ€

โ€œBecause itโ€™s amazing.โ€ Then I grabbed for my plates. โ€œLetโ€™s eat, then we can go back to the house.โ€ So thatโ€™s what we did.


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