Chapter 6 A New Dress

• Lilith's POV;
• My mouth opened, and I clamped them shut immediately and shook my head. It was impossible.
• “You are lying—”
• “Then how did you get here? You know that bitch won't let you just leave.”
• It was then that I began to remember. My memories had been hazy, and I wasn't sure what was real and what wasn't, but I was sure that I had seen a look of shock on Cassandra's face.
• “I'll get a maid to be with you shortly,” he said, moving to the door.
• “What about the wedding?” I blurted out just before he could leave, and he halted in his tracks without turning around.
• “What do you think?” He said this as he walked out.
• A part of me felt terrible for the way I had treated him, but I couldn't trust myself around him. Lexi had already melted.
• Almost immediately, the door opened, and a maid entered.
• “Miss Lilith, My name is Cara, and the Alpha King sent me to cater to all your needs.”
• I nodded and said nothing. “Should I run you a warm bath now, my lady?”
• I wanted to refuse, but seeing that I hadn't had my bath for a while, I nodded.
• “Where am I?”
• She seemed taken aback by my question, and then she smiled quickly, masking her initial confusion. “The Black Hound pack, my lady.”
• I nodded, saying nothing.
• While she went to run a warm bath, I ate alone and took the pills. I couldn't stop thinking about what had happened. Had Cassandra sold me to him? Was she pissed when he called me his mate?
• It didn't take long after I had my bath that someone entered the room. She was a round, plump woman who seemed to be in her mid-thirties and was adorned with several pieces of sparkling jewelry.
• I glanced at Cara, and she chuckled nervously. “My lady, this is Lady Portokolas, the best dressmaker in the entire kingdom. She's here to take measurements for your dress.”
• “I don't need a dress.”
• “But—but you do, my lady, for the mating ceremony.”
• I squinted my eyes. “What mating ceremony?”
• She glanced at the dressmaker and fixed her eyes on the ground. She was avoiding my eyes.
• I sprang up immediately. “Where is the Alpha King right now?”
• I didn't wait for her to finish talking before I dashed out of the room and headed straight to the door in front of me. I pushed it open to see that it was full of people dressed in the same uniform—maids!
• “Where is the Alpha King?”
• They pointed to their left, a shocked expression on their faces, and I nodded as I dashed into the room.
• I pushed open the door they had pointed to, only to be met with several pairs of eyes.
• “Lilith!” He seemed surprised to see me but quickly masked it with excitement as he walked towards me and placed a hand on my shoulder.
• I wanted to push him away, but I couldn't. I stayed mute instead, while he introduced me to the man in the room as his mate. They smiled and nodded in approval, and I wondered if they knew who I was.
• “I will be back,” he said as he led me out of the room. His hand on my shoulder was still there.
• “I know you are startled, but I promise you that I'll protect you. I won't let any harm befall you,” he promised, staring into my eyes, and I averted his gaze.
• I said nothing, but zoned off as he kept emphasizing how he was never going to let anyone hurt me again. I didn't care about being hurt or not; I didn't even care about anything. I couldn't feel anything either.
• “Marry me, Lilith. Marry me, and I promise you that you'll have no reason to cry.”
• “I'll marry you.”
• He looked taken aback. “What?”
• “I'll marry you.”
• He looked like he was about to say something, but instead, he smiled, and then his smile widened into a grin as he pulled me into his embrace.
• I rolled my eyes as Lexi purred. I didn't do that for her or myself. I just did it because he was going to keep persuading me, and it was better than going back to Raider and Cassandra.
• “I have to go back to the meeting now, but as soon as it's done, I'll come see you.”
• I nodded and said nothing, walking back to the room. The maid and dressmaker held a concerned look on their faces; the worry line on their foreheads was visible.
• “Continue,” I said slowly as I stood in front of the dressmaker.
• “The wedding in Green Forest Park—what did they say about it?”
• She stopped, and even though I could not see them, I knew that they were exchanging looks. There was something they weren't telling me.
• “Cara?”
• “My lady, it—”
• I raised a brow as I turned to her. Her eyes were fixed on the ground as she fiddled with her finger. I had noticed her doing that earlier and realized that it was something she does when she is nervous.
• “What—forget it!” I said, while the dressmaker continued taking my measurements.
• The room was quiet—so quiet that it brought back the memories of my parents when they were being murdered and Raider, when I had seen him with Cassandra. I would not cry, no matter what, and I wasn't going to die either, at least not yet.
• “My lady,” Cara began, and I looked at her. I wanted to tell her not to call me that. I was just an Omega. But I kept quiet instead; after all, my status was just about to change.
• There was a gentle knock on the door, and Cara glanced at me. Her big brown orbs looked at me pitifully, and I walked straight to the door, startling the dressmaker.
• “My lady—”
• I opened the door, my lips parting as my breath hitched in my throat, and I glanced at her. She was the last person I was expecting.
• “May I come in?” She asked, a smile that wasn't visible in her eyes etched on her face, and then I realized that I had been staring at her for a while now.
• “My lady—” I hadn't realized that Cara was beside me.
• I wondered what she was doing in there, but I knew that I couldn't leave her standing there.
• “Come in.”
• As I watched her enter the room, my eyes met Cara's, and from the look in her eyes, I hoped that I hadn't made a mistake with those two words.