Page 50 of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha: Part 1

"Things changed; her mate’s done his job."

"I can’t wait."

I smiled, my excitement only growing. Aunty Indy’s mate was part of Alejandro’s pack. Being a warrior of his, they travelled a lot and we rarely saw them. It seemed like a fun thing to do, not for me, but it kept Aunty Indigo busy.

I felt a wave of sadness wash over me. She’d had countless miscarriages and no matter what she tried, the doctors said her body just wasn’t able to contain the pregnancy. Just thinking of that, dampened my mood. Growing up, Aunty Indigo was the cool aunt who’d join in with you in messing around and also bail you out of trouble. Well, she got past Dad but not Mom.

I spoke to Liam for a short while longer before I decided to get dressed and head downstairs, Raven had messaged asking where I was. Apparently, she and the Rossi siblings spent the afternoon in Alejandro’s home cinema. That was something I wouldn’t mind doing, having a nosy around this place.

I now remembered the annoying redhead and my mood dropped a few more notches. Wait, why should I let it get to me? I was not going to let some annoying Lycan and his prissy little arm candy get my mood down. I refused to let anything ruin my few weeks of freedom!

Just as I was browsing through my clothes, there was a knock on the door.

"Kia!" Raven's voice came.

"Yeah?"

"You up?"

"Yup."

"Well, dinner with the king and some guests is coming up soon, Serena said to dress good. It’s more a formal thing?"

"Right…" I said, frowning.

"You ok?"

"Of course, I was just tired so I napped." I lied.

Sorry Raven but I’ll tell you the truth later.

"Alright, I don’t believe you... Make it quick and be down in thirty minutes, ok?"

"Sure." I replied. Nothing got past her.

Now to dress like I don’t care… I didn’t pack many dresses, not thinking I’d need them… Sighing inwardly I looked at my two options. A red and a midnight blue. Red was a bit much, so I decided on the blue.

It was a lace body-con dress, with cap sleeves. The lace top layer was a little longer, reaching my knees, and the bottom layer was a hand's span shorter. I looked at the two-inch silver heels, I could wear them and suffer from pain all night… I know what I was doing, trying to look good and show everyone I was amazing. I didn’t want to act so shallow though…

I put the heels aside and began working on my makeup. Nude lips, smoky blue eyes and a winged liner. I straightened my already straight hair and backcombed it from the top to add some volume, styling it in a quiff and left a few strands to frame my face. I chose some silver earrings and a bracelet and then stood up looking at my reflection.

To hell with it! I’ll wear these heels today!

I looked good, really good. I did a slow turn in the mirror; the dress hugged my figure nicely. I had inherited mums’ curves along with a little extra height. I smiled in satisfaction and left my room.

I stepped into the dining room. Sure enough, the guests were the redhead and an older man with ginger hair. The woman sat directly on Alejandro’s right, much to my annoyance. All eyes turned towards me, but I refused to even look at Alejandro as I waved at Raven, Raihana and Rayhan.

I didn’t miss how Rayhan’s eyes ran over me, blushing lightly as he turned away. I smiled slightly. If it could get that kind of reaction from a friend, then… I didn’t look at him, although I could sense his burning gaze on me.

"I apologize if I’m a little late, I ended up sleeping for longer than I anticipated." I said before taking the seat next to Rayhan.

I now looked at Alejandro. His eyes were dark and his jaw was clenched.

"Who is this?" The man asked. Alejandro ignored him.

"Alpha Bill, this is Alpha Elijah’s daughter, Kiara." Darien said with a smirk on his face, he and Serena were opposite Raven and me.

"You look great, Kia." Rayhan said, flashing me a wink as he leaned over Raihana to look at me.

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