FIFTY NINE

Alisha:

I had never been more nervous for anything in my life.

The maid that Derek had assigned to bathe and dress me was a young girl, who chattered endlessly about her family, especially her brother who was a low-ranking warrior in the Pack.

I listened, using her excited words as a way to distract myself from the anxiousness building up within me that my stomach felt heavy with unease.

Melissa was there in the bedroom looking through various clothes when I stepped out of the bathroom wearing a fluffy white robe. She looked just as tense, is not more, than I felt.

“Alisha, dear,” she smiled at me. “I brought over some really nice clothes. Why don’t you try them on and see which you prefer?”

I looked at the expensive silks and satins in her arms. They were a lot more than I had ever expected to wear.

“I don’t know if I’ll be able to pull of off,” i nervously stated, in an attempt to calm the air. “They look so… luxurious.”

“They’re yours, dear. Don’t be silly,” Melissa chided me. “I h