Chapter Forty-nine: The White dress

I wake up, a bit disorientated. I feel really hot and had a slight head ache. I think back to last night and can’t remember drinking any alcohol. I sit up slowly and rub my temples.

I look to my side and see Lukas still sleeping. I smile, and I brush my hand through his hair, making him stir. I decide I want to let him sleep a bit more so I leave the bed and head towards the shower.

I put the shower on my normal temperature, just warm enough so it’s not cold. I place the nightgown Lukas had put me in to the side and take a step in the shower.

“Ah!” I instantly pull my toes back, feeling like my foot had been scolded. I place my hand over my mouth right away hoping Lukas hasn’t woken up. I wait like that for several seconds, and after feeling like he’s not awake, I place my hand under the shower water and feel like the water is boiling.

Maybe the water thermometer is off? I turn the dial on the shower down to a cold temperature and give it a few moments to cool down. I place my hand under the water and it now feels much cooler than before. I’ll need to mention it to Jorge to see if it’s an issue with everyone.

I take my shower and then come out, taking the closest towel beside me. I dry myself of, and decide to just walk back into the room naked, enjoying the cool morning air on my skin.

As soon as I enter the bedroom, Lukas is awake and eyeing me up. “I enjoy seeing you like this…maybe you should sleep naked.”

I scoff, but smile, walking over towards him and taking the initiative. I smirk at his slightly surprised look, so I decide to straddle him. I can feel he’s already hard and wanting, but I want to play a little. I place my already wet centre on his hardness, but don’t move a muscle from there. He squints his eyes at me, grabbing my wrists as he starts to move slightly. I moan, unable to contain the excitement he’s making me feel inside. I shake my head though, not wanting to fall under his spell.

I pull my wrists from his grip, and pull myself off of him and walk towards the wardrobe, trying not to laugh at the facial expression he’s made.

“Babe! That is not fair! Are you going to leave me like this?” He says after me.

“Yes, love you!” I say and turn to him, wink, and close the walk-in wardrobe door behind me.

I turn myself round to see a long, black bag which has a zipper right down the middle. I hadn’t seen this here yesterday so I wonder what’s inside. I walk up to it and reach out to the zipper, but before I pull it down, I hear the door opening behind me.

“That was mean!” Lukas says to me, evidently upset that I was playing with him. He comes up behind me and he feels much cooler than usual. He hugs me from behind and then turns me around and looks into my eyes. “Are you feeling ok?” he says, placing his palm on my forehead as if checking my temperature.

I brush him off, he’s probably checking if I’m nervous. “Yes, I’m feeling a bit hot but I’m ok and ready for today.” I say, matter-of-factly. I’m excited to be part of the ceremony and to join the pack.

He smiles down at me, and pulls me in for a big hug. He’s got a look in his eyes that I can’t put my finger on, but I decide to dismiss it and just enjoy the moment.

We hear a small knock on the door and so we pull apart, and Lukas goes to grab a pair of his lounge pants from the back of the chair to put on to answer it. I hide myself behind the door and listen in.

“Good morning Alpha. As requested, we have brought you and Miss Alina breakfast.” I hear one of our Omegas say.

“Thank you Violet. I’ll bring the trays in, you may leave.”

I then hear some steps go down the corridor. I pull the door open a bit more to see Lukas pushing a trolley full of trays holding different varieties of food. I see croissants, cereals, breads, fruit and some cooked meats, all of which smelt amazing.

“What’s all this?” I ask, unable to contain my excitement.

“Well, today is a big day for you. I wanted to spoil you first thing.” He says warmly, smiling from ear to ear.

As soon as he closes the door I run up to him and hug him. “Thank you, this is a lovely surprise.”

He hugs me back, and then pulls away to take my hand to the bedside. He looks me up and down. “If you don’t want me to ravish you right now, you need to put something on.”

I chuckle at him, and go into the bedside drawer to take out my dressing gown and pull it over my head. He gives me a smile and then starts to place the trays onto the bottom of the bed one by one. I can help but look over them all, licking my lips as he does so.

When finished, he then goes round to his side and sits next to me. “Which one would you like first?”

I point to the croissants that I can’t help staring at. “Those ones, they smell divine and I’ve been eyeing them since I had set my eyes on them.”

He smiles at me and pulls the tray over. There’s some butter, and a small, cute jar of what seems to be strawberry jam….my favourite. I immediately pick up the knife and place a small amount of butter inside, along with a small bit of jam. I place the croissant into my mouth and take a bite, unable to contain the small moan that comes out.

“Wow, is it that good? Pretty sure I can make more of those noises.” Lukas says next to me, and I place my hand over my mouth to laugh.

I finish what is in my mouth before answering. “This is just so good! I can’t remember having one of these for a long time and it’s just so fluffy and light!”

We continue to eat all of the delicious food on the trays until everything is gone. Lukas then picks up the trays and places them on one of the tables close to the door, and he comes back and we snuggle together on the bed.

“How’re you feeling now?”

“I’m still feeling quite hot, but I’m now full, so I can’t complain.”

He moves so he’s facing me and holding his head up on his elbow. “Did you see the dress I got you for the ceremony?” He asks, out of the blue.

I give him a quizzical look. “The one that’s in the bag through there?”

“Yes, I bought it in last night after you fell asleep. Do you like it?” He asks again, looking unsure.

“I didn’t unzip it yet, I didn’t have a chance.” I say, looking at him in a way to make it obvious he distracted me.

He pulls himself up and off the bed, comes around to my side, and extends his hand. “Let’s go see together then, shall we?”

I can’t help but put a cheesy grin on my face and place my hand into his, him pulling me up as I do so. We both then go to the wardrobe and stand in front of the zipped bag as I did before we had food.

Lukas waves his hand at the bag. “It’s for you, you open it.”

I take my hands to pull his face down to mine to give him a sweet kiss. “Thank you my love.”

“You’ve not even seen it yet!” He says to me with a cheeky smile on.

“I’m sure I’ll love it no matter what.”

I then turn to the bag and take the zipper into my thumb and forefinger, and slide the zip down graciously. I do this till it’s down at the bottom, allowing a small pop for the bag to then split off into two sections.

I can’t help but gasp when this then revealed a knee high, white dress. The A-line top half of the dress seemed to reveal my top half a bit, which I preferred when wearing a dress. I can tell the dress is snug at the waist, where from there, rather than staying snug at the legs, it flows freely. When looking more closely, the intricate detailing on the dress shows many small patters of what seems to be miniature werewolves, with many different poses. I can also see very small jewels dotted around the dress, which had a dark blue tinge. I pull the dress out of the bag, where I view the back and can see it has a corset based modesty panel, which is mostly hidden by the delicate looking laces.

I turn to Lukas, with a few tears in my eyes and can’t help but place the dress back carefully, and then jump into his arms.

“Do you like it?” He asks, still with a bit of hesitation in his voice.

“Of course I do! I love it! I don’t know how you managed it, but I feel like you’ve just captured both me and Athena in this dress.”

He breathes a sigh of relief. “I’m glad you like it. I had it ordered custom made since you accepted position of Luna.”

“Is a white dress ok?” I ask, thinking about what a Luna should wear on her ceremony.

He chuckles. “Yes of course. White is the normal colour a Luna should wear on her Luna ceremony day. I asked for the werewolves to be embroidered in, and the little blue jewels on the dress are sapphires, to match yours and Athena’s eyes.”

I smile, and I can feel Athena purring in the back of my mind, ecstatic that Lukas and Ares hadn’t forgot about her. “We love it!”

Lukas pulls away from me and looks into my eyes. “I love you, Aliana.”

“I love you too Lukas.”

We both go into a deep kiss, not one of want, or passion, but a loving, kind kiss, showing our feelings for each other. In that moment, I think about how far I’ve come and how I can safely say, this place is my home, the one I’ve been looking for all this time.

We pull away from each other after a few minutes and we both take a few deep breathes, happy smiles on our faces.

“It’s time for us both to get ready, Luna to be. We shouldn’t keep the crowds waiting.” He says with a smirk on his face.

I nod my head. “Ok. Should I put this on now?” I say, pointing to the dress.

“Yes, I won’t see you again until the ceremony.”

I cock my head to the side. “Oh, is that tradition?” I say, unsure.

“Yes, I’ll take a shower on one of the lower floors. Mum, Mandy and Loretta will come up soon after I leave to help you with hair and makeup.

I take a deep breath. “Ok. Go, I don’t want to be late.”

He smirks one last time as he goes to leave with a bag that’s already by the door.

“Never, little one.”