Chapter 37 - Bring Out The Big Guns

"Okay, spill it! Who was the hotty giving you a personal escort round here?" Leona demanded as she started dragging Adalyn up to her room.

"Who? Arrow? He's Kai's guard and friend."

“Who, Arrow?” Leona said back to her in mock imitation. “How many hot guys were at my door just now?” Leona sat Adalyn down on her bed and walked in to her closet.

"He’s gorgeous! I'm going to have to cash in on my favour early for that. Can you help a girl out?" she shouted back to Adalyn.

Adalyn started sifting through some of the magazines that Leona had scattered on her bed. "I don't know if that's a good idea. I think he has feelings for somebody else, albeit unrequited. I think."

"So, what I heard is, that I have a chance right?" Leona poked her head out of the closet and gave Adalyn an exaggerated wink before disappearing back in to it.

"Leona! Do you really want to be his rebound girl or side piece?"

"With a face and body like that, I'd happily offer him any piece of me that he wanted." Leona gave a loud playful growl from inside the closet.

Adalyn rolled her eyes "You're too much sometimes."

"Okay okay, let’s put a pin in it for now.” Leona came back out with a bunch of garments piled high in her arms. “Let’s start with these.” She dumped them on the bed for Adalyn to peruse through whilst she started rummaging under the bed for shoes to match.

“So how are things going with you and Kaiden?” Adalyn started pulling through the clothes. There were a lot of short skirts and dresses. Looking at them was giving her anxiety already. They were miles away from her loose jeans and baggy t-shirts.

“Good, I think. He’s already helped me with my wolf.”

Leona pulled some black strappy shoes out from under the bed and placed them on top of the clothes that she pulled out. “That’s great news, but you know that’s not what I’m asking about right?” She raised one of her eyebrows at Adalyn suggestively then thrusted an outfit on to her lap. “Go try this on.”

Adalyn started trying on the short black leather skirt and matching leather bra-let. Adalyn instantly felt uncomfortable. The tight bra-let forced her breasts up and they heaved over the top. She wrapped her arms around her belly to hide her exposed mid-section. When she stepped out Leona physically gasped.

“Adalyn Rose! Is there something you want to tell me?”

Adalyn was lost “Other than the fact that I feel too exposed in this?”

“What is *that* on your leg? Have you sealed the deal with Kai and failed to tell me?”

Adalyn looked down at her leg. She’d completely forgotten the bite mark that Kai had left on her inner thigh. The mark had already started to heal but you could still see traces of the teeth marks and the purplish bruise that immediately surrounded it.

“Well?” Leona prompted with excitement in her voice.

“We’ve done stuff…but we’ve not officially mated yet. He’s giving me time to…get familiar with idea.” Adalyn replied a bit sheepishly.

“Wow, I’m impressed. He’s earned my respect in that case. Most fated mates would usually have done the deed straight away. I’m glad he’s taking your feelings in to consideration. Prince or no prince he’d have me to deal with otherwise.”

Adalyn smiled to herself. She was grateful that he was showing her the ropes when it came to discovering herself sexually. She blushed thinking about their most recent encounter.

“With that face you’re making I can already tell he’s shown you a few things already huh?”

Adalyn’s shy smile answered the question for her.

“So where is the young prince taking you?” Leona continued.

“I’m not actually sure. We’re going out to dinner somewhere.”

“Hmm...” Leona assessed her current outfit. “Then I’m sure it will be posh and expensive. I think we’re going to have to bring out the big guns.”

Leona hopped up and dove back in to her closet. Adalyn felt relief at not having to wear the little leather ensemble she originally put her in and started taking it off.

Leona came back out of the closet with another black number, but this one seemed to have much more material than the first one. “Try this on.”

Adalyn disappeared back in to the closet and came back out with the outfit on.

Leona beamed at her. “Wow Adalyn! You look incredible. I wish you’d let me dress you more often. This look is definitely the one. Classy but sexy. What I wouldn’t give for legs like yours.” Leona clapped her hands together satisfied. "Okay, time for hair, make-up and accessories"

----—-

Adalyn returned back home with her hair and makeup done and her outfit in a bag. Leona had styled her long brown hair in loose waves that cascaded down her face and soft natural makeup with brown eyeshadow to match her hair and accented her green eyes. She stared at her reflection in the mirror. She barely recognised herself. She felt like and looked like a vixen. She only hoped that she could carry it off in a way that wouldn't make her feel or look awkward. As the time approached six, she realised that Kai hadn't told her where she should meet him. She took out her phone to call him when her aunt suddenly called for her.

"Adalyn! You've got somewhere down here for you!" Adalyn looked puzzled. *'It can't be Kai'* she thought to herself. He wanted to keep their relationship a secret for now, so he wouldn't just invite himself round. She threw on her long coat and went downstairs.

Mya watched her come down the stairs. She had her coat wrapped tightly around her but she could she had her hair and makeup done. "Wow sweetie, you look pretty. You didn't tell me that you had a date tonight?" she whispered before pointing with her eyes in to the living room.
“He’s really handsome too,” she whispered again cheekily.
As Adalyn peered in to the room, a tall, broad man with long blonde and brown hair slowly rose up from the sofa. He gave her a heated look as he watched her continue to descend down the stairs. He already liked what little he could see. Adalyn was equally as attracted to this handsome man, in dark fitted trousers, a grey shirt and a matching dark jacket. He looked good enough to eat and looked strangely familiar to the man that came to her rescue when she got kidnapped.

"Kian has been telling me about your plans for this evening" Mya continued, looking back and forth between the two of them.

“Oh? Have you *Kian*? She emphasised the last part of the pseudonym that Kai had decided to assume.

“Your aunt has been telling me some great stories about you.” Kai smirked.

*’Oh great!’* Adalyn thought. Mya had the tendency to talk a bit too much about Adalyn when she was little, much to her embarrassment.

“Well shall we go *Kian*?” Adalyn prompted before heading towards the door.

Kai followed closely behind her. “Was nice to meet you Ms…”

“Oh, just call me Mya” she waved in his direction as she followed them out towards the door.

As Kai and Adalyn stepped out the door Mya held it open for them. “Have fun, but not too much fun okay!”

Adalyn physically cringed at her words and willed her to go back in to the house. When the door closed Kai walked around Adalyn. “You look beautiful.”

Even with his altered appearance his now brown eyes still penetrated her in the same way that his cool blue eyes did.

“Are we not going to talk about what happened just there *Kian*?” she elongated the pronunciation of his pseudonym again. “What did you do to yourself? Did you take something to change your hair and eye colour?” She stepped towards him and ran a hand through his hair.

“Yeah” Kai nodded. “Will make it less likely for me to get spotted. I don’t want any distractions tonight.”

*’Of course!’* Adalyn thought. She forgot that she was pretty much dating a celebrity. There wasn’t anybody who didn’t know who he was. One of the most eligible bachelors of Galas was her fated mate. She couldn’t help but feel a bit out of sorts at the status of the man who was hers.

She continued running her hands through his hair. With heels on her face was much closer to his now. She didn’t realise how close they were until she caught his eyes staring at her lips. The heat quickly rose in the pit of her stomach at how close they were. She licked her bottom lip realising that they were within kissing distance. Kai made a low growl sound watching her and went in for a kiss, but Adalyn blocked his lips with her finger.

“Hold that thought! I don’t trust my aunt not to be glued to the window watching us.” Adalyn smiled then started walking down the front garden path.

“I’m not going to be able to hold it for long,” Kai replied seductively before he followed behind her, admiring her bare legs and heels at the bottom of her long jacket. Just as they reached the gate, Kai scooped her up in to his arms.

“Woah, what are you doing?” she yelped in surprise.

“It’s a little walk to the car, and those heels don’t look like they’d fair too well in the forest floor.”

Adalyn hadn’t even thought of that. As he carried her she kept staring at him through the corner of her eyes. She couldn’t get used to his blonde hair but it was still him underneath it all.

Kai could feel her eyes burning in to him. “If you keep looking at me like that, I’m gonna have to put you down and take advantage of you behind those trees.”

Adalyn blushed, whilst he said it jokingly, she knew that he’d deliver on it if she encouraged him. “And ruin all my makeup and hair? This took a lot of effort you know!”

“So, tell me…” Adalyn changed the subject to try and quell the heat the heat between them. She at least wanted to make it to the dinner table.

“Where did you get the name Kian from?” she continued.

“My old pet dog” he smiled to himself.

Adalyn giggled. “A dog! I’m gonna keep thinking that if I have to call you that all night.”

“Just call me by my real name when we’re out. I don’t think it’s going to matter too much. The name just suddenly fell out my mouth when I met your aunt. She seems nice by the way.”

“That would all change if I tell her that you called her ‘Mother Gothel’ the other day.”

Kai laughed again. “That’s fair enough, maybe keep my comment to yourself.”

Kai lowered her to her feet again. “Ready?”

As Adalyn gathered herself, she could see a dark blue two door sports car parked against the side of the road. Kai unlocked it and went to open the passenger door for her.

“We’re driving in that?!” Adalyn nearly screamed.

Kai looked at Adalyn curiously. “Get over here and get in.”

Adalyn had to constantly keep reminding herself that he was a prince. This guy was made of money. As she approached the door, Kai held it open for her. She started to duck her head to get in.

“You know this hardly screams incognito *Kian,*” she emphasised.

“There are some things I’m not willing to compromise on gorgeous. This car being one of them and….” He leaned in and kissed her neck, right against where her claiming mark would eventually go to remind her of his plans to fully make her his. “…and you.”

Adalyn’s knees buckled at the heated kiss as she sat in to the car. “Lead the way” she gestured as he closed the door behind her.