"Who are you?"
Valeigh blinked as she stared at the young lass who was standing by the door. She was obviously not above twenty.
"I asked a question."
"Lady Teal, she's —"
"Who are you too? Shut your mouth!" Teal bellowed, glaring at Aurelia.
"Gawwwwwwd!" Valeigh groaned and ruffled her hair, "I'm losing my mind already. I just arrived today for goodness sake!"
"You just arrived, meaning?"
"She's the chosen Luna, my Lady, and I am Aurelia, her helper." Aurelia mused, fiddling with her dress.
"Luna?" Teal paused and looked from Valeigh to Aurelia. A sick smile spread on her face.
"Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!" She screamed and flung her arms around Valeigh, squeezing her into a very tight hug.
Valeigh was speechless!
Was this the same girl who entered her room with a stormy face? She mused.
"Oh my God! You're so pretty and gorgeous and cute. Damn! Your eyelashes, nose, doe eyes, pale skin, geez!" Teal rapped her words, puzzling her more.
"Excuse me," She pulled away, confusion and surprise dancing on her face, "Who are you?"
Tela held her chest with mock sadness, "Ouch! I was introduced to you. Fuck you big bro!"
"My name is Teal Donovan, sister to the Alpha. I don't take pride in just being the Alpha's only sibling, but I am also the best archer and horse rider in this pack. I might just be 20, but I am a fashion icon and a badass hacker too—you'd really need me if you wanted to find anything, anyone or anywhere here, be it fashion, mystery, gossip and anything. My favourite colour is green because I'm drawn to nature, my favorite food is chicken and I love Netflix and chill."
Valeigh's mouth fell open and she gaped at the rapping machine.
Teal paused and gave her a smug look, "You're thrilled, right?"
She nodded her head slightly and forced a smile, "Hi, Teal."
"Awwn! Your voice is magical!"
A blush crept up on her face and she played with her fingers in shyness.
Teal blurted, "What's your name?"
"Leigh."
"Just Leigh?"
"Yeah."
"Can I call you just that?" Teal murmured, zeroing her eyes.
"Sure!"
A giggle burst out of Teal's mouth and she pulled her in for a hug.
Aurelia stood behind them, grinning like a little fool.
Valeigh broke the hug and laughed, "You're the first good thing I'm seeing here today."
"You must have met with that bad news."
"Is that a person or thing?"
"The 'person' bad news—Kora Marsh." Teal spat, "Her name irritates me big time."
Valeigh laughed and walked away from the closet. She stopped by the door, "Who is she to Ezekiel? Is she that shameless around him?"
"Shameless is a real understatement. She's the dumb mistress who thinks she can ascend to Luna's position."
"You dislike her?"
"Dislike her?" She scoffed, "I hate, detest, despise and loathe her. She makes me wanna puke."
"You can't just harbor ill feelings towards someone. She must have offended you in the past."
"Yeah. She constantly slapped me and tweaked my ears when I was a kid and whenever I reported her to my brother or mom, they would never believe me and then they'd dismiss it as a prank."
Valeigh swallowed down emptiness. She was wise enough to not believe a one-sided story, but she still didn't like Kora.
"I don't like her either." She mumbled, "Kora called me a lowly omega. I still can't swallow those bitter words down."
Teal grabbed her arms back into the room, pulling her into a hug, "It's fine. Omega or Alpha, Beta or whatever, I'm fine with you. You're a little cutie."
"Cutie? I'm older than you."
"How old are you? Twenty two?"
Valeigh laughed, "Twenty five."
"Twenty five? That's impossible!" Teal shouted, pulling away.
"Well," She shrugged her shoulders, "that's my age."
"You're still a cutie because I'm an inch or two taller than you."
Valeigh rolled her eyes at Teal secretly.
"Hey."
"Hmm?"
"Do you wanna see around?"
"Uh…I wish I could but, the Alpha asked me to pick the right dress for dinner."
"You just don't need a dress," Teal smirked, folding her arms on her breasts, "you need a battle dress."
"Battle dress? What do you mean?"
"Clothes and jewelry tell us how high in status a lady is. If you wanna be reckoned with here, you need to dress the way you wanna be addressed."
Valeigh shrugged, "I've never been a stylish person."
"Then ask me to help you!"
Her brows creased, "But I just did."
Teal shook her head, "Nah, let's do it properly. Repeat after me—Prettiest Teal,"
"Are you being serious?"
"Mmhm."
She scoffed and murmured, "Prettiest Teal,"
"I beseech you."
"I beseech you."
"Be my fairy godmother."
"Be my what? Are you serious?"
Teal chuckled, "We're taking it again. Be my fairy godmother."
"Be my fairy godmother."
"Style me into perfection."
"Style me into perfection."
Teal smiled and walked to the dressing stands, "You need something simple, yet sophisticated and elegant, something to scream power and tell everyone who you are."
Valeigh walked to the second stand and picked up a flowing, beige dress, "This?"
"It doesn't fit the occasion."
She swept up her hair and Teal let out a gasp.
"My Goodness!" She squealed, rushing to Valeigh.
"Hmm?"
"The Wolf necklace? He gave it to you? Damn!"
"What necklace?"
"The Wolf necklace is a necklace my late father designed for his son's future Luna. If he gave it to you, it means you're gonna be Luna after all."
Valeigh swallowed and her hands shook slightly beside her.
This is a faux relationship. Why's he doing all these things?
She wondered as she bit her lip softly.
"Oh! That's nice." She muttered.
"We don't need to look for a dress anymore. I know what goes well with this necklace."
Valeigh and Aurelia looked at each other before returning their gazes to her.
"Five minutes." She said, walking to the door.
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Teal walked through the hallway with a smug look.
Her brother getting a Luna? She was so damn happy about it and couldn't wait to shove reality into Kora's stupid face.
"So your brother brought home a bitch to play Luna." A voice called and she turned.
Kora was standing behind her with an annoyed face. Her cat eyes were drawn into thin lines.
"Oh please! Play Luna? You must think he's joking about her."
Kora lowered her eyes to Teal's, their orbs clashing.
"He is damn serious with her. The Wolf necklace is in her possession. It is only a matter of time before you're kicked out of here. Then, I can seek revenge for what you did to me."