Mated to the Alpha King-Book 1 novel Chapter 3

Luna Adaline took a sip of her tea and looked at me, waiting for my reaction and response.

Told you mate would never hurt us!

Shut up Kenna! Things can happen!

Kenna huffed in my head and went to the back of my mind.

So what if my mate couldn't physically hurt me? Verbally he could. He could hire others to hurt me. There are still lots of options. I take a deep breath and put a blank face on.

"Thank You Luna Adaline for helping me prepare for what to expect."

"Now then let's get ready." Luna Adaline smiled and clapped her hands together as she stood from her seat.

Lending me a hand, Luna pulled me out of my seat and pushed me to the vanity table I have become used to. The "Crew" as Luna likes to call them walked in with boxes of makeup, hair products, and a few racks of dresses. One rack was for Luna that were made for her and the other rack was for me. There was no more lounging around with Luna Adaline cause it was now time to get ready. I quickly look at a clock and see it reads, 11:31. Great. That's a long freaking time to get ready.

First was trying to pick out a dress. I feel overwhelmed and can feel my heart rate rise and my breathing slowly becomes rapid. Luna Adaline notices my predicament and comes over to me and grabs my hand.

"It's alright dear. Take deep breaths. In and Out. In and Out. That's it Audrey. There is nothing to worry about dear. Just pick one you like and hand it to one of the Crew members and then sit at your vanity table. Then they will do your makeup and your hair. Then we will get in the car outside and go to the Ball. We will enjoy the night together and then we will come back here. Are you ready Audrey?"

I slowly nod my head as I feel my heart slow down. I walk toward the rack of dresses made for me and slowly look over the rack of different colored gowns. There are different styles and different lengths. Some were long, some were short, some had long backs and short fronts. Some had fancy backs, some had straps, some didn't. Intricate beading on many and some were plain.I was beyond amazed at all the selections. I started to walk by the racks and looked at all the options. I then hear Luna Adaline start to yell and get excited.

"Wait! Audrey! I know what dress you should wear!"

She runs to her wardrobe and comes out with a white silk box with a black ribbon tying it closed.

Luna motions me over as she places the box on a table in her room. She slowly unties the box and starts to lift the lid as she begins to speak.

"This is the dress that I wore when I met my real mate. I was the same size as you are now. I always dreamed my daughter would wear this dress to their first Ball. Will you do me the honor of wearing it?"

I start to open my mouth when she cuts in again.

"You don't have too! You can wear the another dress I just thought..."

She started to get excited and worked up so I broke one of the rules that's been drilled in my head and interrupted her.

"I would love to wear your dress! I just don't want to ruin it!"

Throughout this whole ordeal the lid to the dress box had fallen shut and I realized I agreed to wear a dress that might look horrible on me, but to see the Luna happy I would wear whatever she wanted.

With that being said Luna Adaline smiled and gave me a quick hug. I was dumbfounded by the act and didn't notice Luna Adaline putting the dress on a mannequin nearby.