“We… We have to find the best dress for you!” Cindy said, as if she was about to cry, which only confused Corinne even more.
“It’s serious, I’ll be fine with anything…” she tried to insist, but Cindy pushed her until she sat on the couch and Isabelle could place one of Lilac’s notebooks in her hands.
“You deserve pretty dresses, Corinne, even if you might not have anywhere to wear them.” Hunter’s cousin smiled “So, please choose.”
“Uh…” Hesitantly, Corinne glanced at the various glamorous designs between the pages, all featuring models much thinner and more elegant than her “I don’t really understand about this, so… Maybe it would be better to let the seamstress choose and… Oh…” she stopped in front of one of the models, stunned.
“Did you like this one?” Isabelle sat
“And then there’s the Chipmunk Alpha, Berthie. She's adorable in her human and beast form, but trust me, you don't want to say that out loud around her. She will spend decades throwing hazelnuts at you to get revenge.” Isabelle joked, making Corinne laugh nearby and, of course, even though Hunter was just a meter away from the two, neither of them seemed to notice his presence there.“Thanks for the advice. I think I would end up making that mistake one time or another.” Corinne continued with a huge smile as she looked at the list of Alphas that would be visiting them that day “Oh, the Swan Alpha will be coming? I remember hearing about him. I guess that’s why you asked Lilac to do this fancy makeup on me?” She blinked crookedly, as if she was still trying to get used to all the black products lining her eyes and making them even more crystal clear and inten
“Did I by any chance ask for all this advice?” he snorted. “And what do you mean by courtship? She’s my temporary wife… And just that.” Hunter growled, not just at Isabelle, but also himself.“Is it because she is not your fated mate?” his cousin asked, fearfully, “Well, it would actually be very unfair to Corinne if you approached her knowing that someone else could show up at any moment, but… You know, some wolves never find the soul mates made by the Moon God for them, but this doesn't stop them from truly falling in love. And, for some, the bond is not a synonym for eternal happiness and fidelity…”“My father was proof of that…” Hunter grunted under his breath, but of course Belle heard him “I know all this, Isabelle, but it's not something you or I have to w
Never in his life would Hunter imagine that a simple outfit would make him so upset. However, as he watched Corinne standing next to him, in a cream-colored dress much simpler than the one that had been ruined while still on the mannequin, that was exactly how he felt. By the time Lilac had reached the room and nearly had a heart attack seeing what had been done with one of her finest creations, in her own words, everyone had to accept that Corinne was right about the dress being a lost cause. Lilac was working on one of the dresses she had custom made for her, but although it was pretty and shiny, it was no more than a lining compared to the other. Still, Corinne didn't hesitate to put it on, along with that necklace she had worn at they wedding, to prevent them from being late to welcome their guests. “It's good to finally meet you, Princess Valiant… I mean, Luna Calibur…” Berthie Maddox, the Alpha of t
“Is this hibiscus tea? But what a decadent drink to serve to such important guests…” Penelope complained as she took a sip from her china cup with a grimace, but Corinne wasn’t surprised by that, of course.Not when all that swan did was complain all the time.“I ensure that all teas planted on your land are of the best quality possible, Princess Bright.” Isabelle said, with a forced smile, standing next to the large table where they all were, next to the window overlooking the garden, with the teapot in her hands.“Well, I’m not surprised that you’re the one who has to assure me of this, since your Alpha’s wife clearly doesn’t know anything about this territory yet.” the girl attacked, looking at Corinne, while taking another sip of her tea.
“Corinne? Where are you going?" Isabelle asked, worried “You are the hostess of the party. You can’t go out like that.”“I… I need to go outside, Belle. I think I smell an intruder.” Corinne said that last sentence without sound, moving only her lips, so that the other wives couldn't hear.“What?” Isabelle blinked, but unlike what Corinne expected, she didn't look alarmed, but rather confused and almost incredulous, as she murmured back “But… That would be impossible. Hunter raised all the security levels after what happened in the hunting competition. For an invader to be so close to us, they would need to have crossed the forest, and with so many lookouts scattered around, it would be impossible for this to have happened without one of our wolves giving a signal. Are you sure you didn’t
“The vegetable harvest was smaller than we expected this year, so we will sell less this month to ensure the my pack barns are full in winter.” Berthie raised the new topic of the meeting “However, we hope that this situation will improve in the next quarter. I hope you understand that we will have to divide the remaining stocks for sale equally between you this time.”“The harvest from my pack was plentiful this year.” Rudolph nodded humbly “I can give up my share so there will be more for those who weren’t as lucky.”"I say the same. My pack is not having difficulties with food. Let the rest be divided equally among the rest.” Hunter said, trying to hide how much this boring and repetitive meeting was exasperating him.Generally, it was never like this. N
“Are you acting this way because of a piece of pussy?” Forrest growled, full of contempt “We all thought you were better than your father, but it looks like we were wrong.”“You…!” Hunter's growl sounded like a scream as he slammed his hands down on the table hard enough to crack the wood, standing up, ready to attack Forrest, as did the cougar who also got up immediately, while all the other Alphas stood ready, ready to intervene.“My Alpha!” The office door opened suddenly, before any of them could make the first move, revealing several of his wolves, some injured and covered in blood, dragging with them a strange man who was tied up “Quick! We are under attack!”“What?!” Hunter immediately pushed the table away, running towards them &l
Cleaning up the traces of pandemonium wasn't what Hunter expected to do that day, but as his wolves showed up to remove the bodies of the dead invaders and clean up the trail of destruction that had been left behind, Hunter felt almost drained of strength due to the relief of knowing that Corinne was okay and had just a few injuries. Which didn't seem to be just his feeling, as all the Alphas were now standing by their wives, daughters and sisters, also making sure there was nothing wrong with them.“I wish I could stop getting the news that you were ambushed by a group of invaders and then finding you covered in blood…” Hunter sighed, needing to contain the urge to hug her, as he observed the cuts spread across herskin already full of scars.“Believe me, me too.” she sighed “But, I was lucky not to be alone this time.