Chapter 18
The morning of the party arrived all too fast or too slow depending on who you talked to. For me, it was a long two and a half days. I had planned to nail ambrose down before the party to ask about a few things on my list, things to ask ambrose about. What I had not expected was for my daughter to appear in the kitchen looking healthier and older than when she left if that’s possible.
Her golden eyes glowed like her mother’s did when she was excited. Standing next to her is Matilda. When they left Matilda was a dark grey with some faint red lines and spots. The pattern was all hers no one had seen a spider like her before. Her red eyes now shone like rubies in the night. Eris's hair now down to her knees shines silver when it moves. Her now white hair looks like moonlight. Her face was a spitting image of her mother now thinner and more her with hints of her mother.
To be honest She might not have always looked just like her mother. I may have been seeing things through rose glasses. Now looking at my youngest pup I no longer see a child I see a future Luna. Grace and pose. He smiles though that’s all her mother. It has a way of lighting a room or chilling it. Right now it’s the former as she’s rushing to me. Opening my arms welcoming her home. I didn’t realize how much I need the love and affection they throw at me until they both were gone. Had it not been for well first Reena for snacking some sense into me but then my entire family.
The room is soon filled with rosemary’s excited yells. “Eris your back. Oh, I’ve missed you. And I don’t want to alarm you but, well rise wouldn’t talk me to Vinnie for the cake so I asked Mary to make one. We have torn the whole place apart and can’t find the keys to the jeep. Kaleb lost the keys.” She huffs out what had surprised us all was not that Eris was upset we had expected this but she laughed like it was the funniest thing. “that's okay it’s just a cake.” That is all she says as she heads to her room leaving us all confused.
“Wait where is ambrose I have questions for him?” “gone to meet with enoy. He wants to see her before he sees her also he wants to know why the snowpack has cut links to everyone.” She says with a wave of her hand. If that old man thought my youngest was a handful wait until he meets her sister. “ ros come let’s get ready. Dad, there’s a package on the counter from ambrose it’s the masking potion he left directions on how to mix it.” Nodding o head to the kitchen to find what I can only describe as a mad scientist's lab now where my kitchen once was. Signing I start looking for the instructions. Fucking ambrose.
Getting to work boiling, cutting, mixing, draining. Following every word, he said carefully. Why didn’t he mix this well because he wanted to get as much time in with enoy before she makes it to the snowpack? If my calculations are correct she will be there tonight at the earliest but I owe my short-tempered daughter it will be tomorrow afternoon before they get there. She hates being confined in one space for too long.
After hours I hear the door to the girl's room open. Looking up just as I finished the potion I see my baby girl. She’s no longer a baby she’s a tall confident future Luna. I hope the alpha and pack are worthy of her she’s special. I know all parents say that but I mean it. There is something special about my pups that not even I had. They have this regal air about them. Like you know they are better than you at a glance, but they never treat anyone below them unless they deserved it.
“Just in time princess this doesn’t smell the best but it’s the right color so I am assuming I did it right.” Handing her the vial. Looking at it she turns it upside down the green color turned white. “ yep perfect dad. Ammie said it would turn clear when I turn it over then it’s ready. Well here goes nothing “ as she downs it.
Okay I’ll be honest it was ambrose too I had expected something but nope nothing happened. Okay one thing happened her gold eyes turned blue. Where did blue come from? I’ve seen pictures of my family having a long history of brown eyes until my great grandmother. She has a pale green color giving my grandfather emerald green eyes. But my grandmother had silver and that was the color of mine and the twin's eyes. My pups all had the golden eyes of their mother. Looking at Eris now you’d have to look for her mother. She looks like her but not her.
“Well, it’s about time let’s go unless you wanna leave all thoughts alphas unsupervised in the pack house “ arching her brow at me. Shaking my head we head down to the ballroom.
The entrance is covered in black and silver silk. The whole room looks soft and inviting. “Alpha Philip Samuels.” A man announced as I walked in. The room turned and bowed to me. Bowing back I make my way down the stairs. Stopping when I see my beta with two beers in hand. Arching a brow at him he gives me a lip-sides grin holding one out. Taking it I sip.
Trumpets sound and a gush fall over the crowd. Looking around I see all the heirs and hopefuls closing in around the entrance.
“Lady rosemary hall daughter of the delta pair.” Ros comes through the door in her black with silver trimmed dress. These girls did a wonderful job. I hear a tiny gasp behind me. Looking back I see a small girl. She’s dressed as a servant rather than a guest. She has a mint scent telling me who her alpha is. She starts looking around fearful. I can see she’s looking for an exit. Linking one of my warriors. “Loulou would you come here I have a small she-wolf who looks terrified. Might be better having a young she-wolf approach her than an alpha” “on my way alpha” Lou will find out what is up with this little thing. Looking back I can see ros looking around confused.
The trumpets sound again “ lady Eris Samuels” walking in like the moon was hung for her. The room was silent as she made her way in. Watching all these young pups staring at my girls. The hope and disappointment as she passes them. Coming to me she smiles brightly “daddy you clean up nice” “look who's talking princess” wrapping her in my arms.
The party has been great packs mingling no fighting the small servant I learned is rosemary’s mate but she had feared rejection being an omega. Well, that just means she will stay here with ros. I have arranged for all pups to have their room on one of the housing floors. Eris had asked for it she said she needed to start moving from the alpha suite as she won’t be staying in the pack when she finds her mate. Rosemary plans to follow Eris and let her little mate Sara know that.
The party was starting to whine down when trumpets again “ your majesty princess eos winters” and there she is the princess I can see from here the gold in her eyes is dull. She looks like her mother with hints of Apollo thrown in. I can feel from her she does not have the power her father does. Something is off about her yet I can’t place what it is. Making my way to the front. “princess eos it’s a pleasure to meet you. I am honored you decided to grace my daughter and deltas daughter's 18th birthday.” I greet she looks at me almost lost when she nods. “I am sorry we had not kept in touch but as you know when my aunt was killed it was thought an act against the royal house so we didn’t travel much.”
Suppressing a growl I feel Eris coming up next to me “ thank you princess for accepting my invitation please enjoy yourself let’s hope we all find mates “ Eris says greeting the princess as she slips her arm through mine. “ come daddy it’s time for my first dance.” Nodding we head to the center of the room.
“Father I do not like or trust her. Be careful.”
