Ezio:I watched as Iris walked inside the house alongside Miley. Her eyes were fixed on the ground until she caught my scent as I waited for her by the door. I wanted, or more specifically, needed to check up on her after what I saw this morning. How the bitch went from being that aggressive to wanting to take her shopping was beyond me; but I couldn’t rest until I saw that she was okay.Her and the two other slaves carried a bunch of bags, and for some reason, the beta seemed happy with herself. Iris’s eyes met mine and she smiled, giving me a quick assuring nod before looking down at her feet once again.I watched as the girls walked behind Miley, carrying her things to her room. I couldn’t help but notice that Amelia, the slave that Miley had called to her room earlier, was nowhere to be found, and though I did search for her; I couldn’t trace the woman. “Ezio” Miley said, standing in front of me.“Beta” I said, giving her a curt nod. Her eyes were fixed on mine for a few seconds,
Iris:“The ball is tonight” I told Ezio who had his arm wrapped around me. He tensed, running his finger over my arm as he avoided looking me in the eye. He often did that when he was upset, or angry, and I knew now that he was.He has been annoyed about this ball since I told him about it, and the closer it got, the angrier he grew, and the odd part was, no matter what I said; he didn’t seem to calm down about it. Nothing seemed to give him a peace of mind about the topic, and I had to admit; it saddened me that it didn’t.“You don’t need to remind me, Iris” he said, kissing my temple. He removed his arm from around me, gently pushing me off him as to get up from bed “I have to go before we get caught”“Ezio…”“Get some sleep, Iris, you have a long day ahead of you” he said stopping me. He got up from bed, putting his shirt back on as he was sleeping shirtless. I developed the habit of waking up at around two or three in the morning to see him before he left. However, the two of us h
Ezio:I watched as Iris walked out of her bedroom toward me. I had to fight the urge of kissing her in front of everyone as I reminded myself that the two of us were currently the center of attention. I wore a tux which Miley had sent to my room as I had to ‘attend’ the ball to make sure that the ‘slaves’ behaved. I extended my arm for Iris who looked at it for a second before looping her arm with my own, walking to the door by my side. Her hands shook despite her usual confidence, clearly worrying about what the beta would say if she saw the two of us. Her eyes scanned the room around us.“You look beautiful” I whispered to her, tightening my arm around her for a second, making her smile.“You don’t look bad yourself” she whispered back.We reached the door where the beta stood. Her hair and makeup were done perfectly, and despite the fact of Iris offering to help her with her hair and makeup, the woman had her dressers and makeup artists do the job instead.I unlooped my arm from
Iris: “Drink some water, it would help you calm down” I said, handing the beta a glass of water. She looked away from me, taking the glass in her hand before taking a sip. Her and I had gone inside after her encounter with the Alpha, and to say that I didn’t understand why she acted the way that she did would be a lie. If the woman was mistreated like that; I didn’t expect her to act all gentle around people who she knew were lower in rank compared to her. I sat on my knees in front of her when I saw tears fall from her eyes, gently wiping them for her “don’t ruin your makeup for such a reason, beta” “What do you know about this? If anything, you should be glad…” I stood up and wrapped my arms around her, hugging her as I leaned down to kiss the crown of her head. It was something that mum used to do when I threw tantrums or when I grew upset. “Deep breaths, beta, you getting angry or upset about this will not change anything. You need to compose yourself as this pack’s beta, you’
Ezio: The wolves looked at the raging Alpha for a second before one of them went to lunge on Ariana. The child’s eyes widened in surprise and had it not been for Iris, who jumped in front of him. He bit her shoulder making her whimper before I jumped on the wolf, biting his neck, making him fall limp. I let him go and looked at Iris who whimpered in pain as her shoulder and arm bleed. I rubbed my muzzle over her own. Helping her stand as she seemed to lose her balance, wanting to get her away from the burning building. The Alpha ran to his daughter, lifting her in his arms, hugging her tightly for a second before tearing Iris’s dress from her face. He walked away from the fire, watching as I helped Iris limp, her body weight barely carrying her. He looked at the cloth in his hand, clearly recognizing the fabric of my flower’s dress. Iris’s body dropped once we were at a somewhat safe distance for the men to walk toward the house to try and kill the fire. I was surprised that th
Iris:“I wouldn’t have let a child burn in there. If that is the explanation that you were looking for, this is my answer”Ezio’s voice had me snap my eyes open, and having caught the familiar Alpha’s scent, my heart raced as I worried about the reason that he was here. If the man suspected anything about Ezio and I; the two of us were screwed. “I’ll leave you two to rest for now, we will talk about this later” he said, looking Ezio in the eye. Ezio nodded, watching as the Alpha walked out of the room. His daughter waved goodbye at me and despite wanting to return the favor; I couldn’t find myself able to move my hand.Ezio waited until the door was closed, listening to their footsteps moving further away before he got up from his bed. He cupped my cheeks and connected his lips with my own before I could say a word. His eyes closing as his heart raced, my own was racing just as fast, matching his beat. He pulled away to look me in the eye, resting his forehead against my own as the
Ezio:“What the hell was that about?” I asked Iris who shook her head in confusion. The two of us looked at the door where the Alpha just walked out. We were both careful not to talk until we were sure that he was somewhat out of earshot, and though, being an Alpha, he could easily hear us if he wanted to; I didn’t expect him to be listening to us when he was on the second floor.“I have no idea, but whatever it is, I don’t know whether to like it or not” Iris said honestly. I bit my bottom lip as I considered. The man was putting me to work alongside his sister, his beta, but he was both downgrading and keeping her in her position, wanting me to train her “you’ll be spending time with Miley now…”“Don’t start, Iris” I said sitting beside her. She looked down at her lap, avoiding my eyes as her heart raced “you know that I wouldn’t spare her a second glance, princess”“I know, but she’ll be all over you” I smiled at her words, putting my finger under her chin, raising her face, and ma
Iris:I watched as Ezio walked inside the room. His eyes were wide in both rage and surprise. His body tensed, his hands shaking as he fought to control himself.It was a while past noon and I wasn’t even expecting him to be back until a few hours later, and considering that the pack members’ voices were loud enough for me to hear despite me being in the room meaning that they were still out. Therefore, I was surprised to see him back as early as he was.“Ezio?” I asked, catching him off guard. He shook his head and walked toward me. I watched as he laid his head on my lap, a manner that he usually did when he was annoyed, and I ran my fingers through his hair; I waited for what he was to tell me.“You can’t enter that bastard’s room, Iris” he suddenly said, making me frown in confusion. I waited for his explanation, knowing that me asking or getting angry about it won’t change his opinion. If anything, all it will result in is an argument between the two of us “the man has abused hi