Iris' Point of View
Melina was sitting on the bed with me as he left. I heard him walk down the stairs and open the fridge.
"Where are you from Iris?" Melina asked, I was curious as to who she was and why she wanted to know me, I was going to go on the defensive but her wide blue eyes looked at me with such innocence that I knew she genuinely wanted to get to know me.
"Sweetwater Tennessee, but I moved to Shallow Brook about 9 years ago. My family wanted to hide me from everyone who wasn't in our pack, when I was 8 and in the middle of third grade they took everything and us and joined the Burnt Oak Pack, then I was forced to be the pack slave until I ran away and Luke found me." I replied, as I told her that I was pack slave I saw her eyes get huge and fill with tears. She pulled me into a hug.
"Oh sweetie! You poor thing!" she said and as she hugged me I received a static shock and jumped back.
"I'm sorry, I haven't had a friend before." I replied. She smiled at me.
"Would you like to meet my friend Ginger? Ginger Bain? She would really like you, then you could have two friends, plus my mate Daniel, and maybe Tyson, Gingers mate. Then you and your Luke can join our little family. " Melina smiled and my vision was suddenly obstructed by the tears welling up in my eyes.
"I would like that." I said and her face lit up like a Christmas tree. "But why is he keeping me here?" I asked and Melina's face fell a little.
"Keeping you here? Honey there is nothing to stop you from leaving but your wolf, tell me, does she want to leave him? Can you honestly say you would be happy if you never saw his face again?" Melina asked
"No, I would be miserable." I admitted, I hung my head, ashamed that I would be miserable if I never saw Luke, this boy who I had just met and yet he saved my life, and she patted my shoulder knowingly. Just then Luke came through the door with a plate piled high with eggs and bacon. My stomach rumbled hungrily and he smiled and put the plate between Melina and I.
"When you are done, come to my room and then you can meet Ginger." Melinda said before slipping from the room.
"Ginger? You are going to meet her? She will like you, her pack was killed, so she isn't a native of this pack, but she found us and her mate Tyson here, so shes family all the same. How do you like Melina?" he asked looking into my eyes, those piercing blue eyes looked as if he were searching my face for something.
'What is she thinking about? Should i introduce her to Alice?' flashed through my mind and I let out a yelp and backed away.
"Whats wrong Iris?" He asked
"I...Did.. You....Did I just read your thoughts?" I stuttered and a smile spread across his face.
"Mates do that sweetie, now eat, you should get some food into your system. Then we can go meet Ginger and Tyson, I needed to talk to him anyway." He smiled and handed me the fork. He went to his dresser and got a fresh shirt and pants and went to the bathroom. As soon as the door shut I snarfed down the eggs and bacon. I shoveled the last forkful into my mouth, then looked around the room. I spotted a mirror in the dresser and walked over to it, I looked terrible. My hair was knotted and hung around my shoulders in clumps, my skin was sallow and dirty, my eyes still shone as bright as ever though. I turned my back on the monster in the mirror and walked to the door. Maybe Melina would help me get cleaned up, I opened the door and followed her scent down a flight of stairs and to a door painted a light rose color. I knocked on the door and a man came to the door and opened it. He was tall, taller than I was by a few inches. He had blond hair and shiny blue eyes, he had no shirt on and he had a six pack with ripped arm muscles. He looked down at me curiously.
"You must be Iris, Melina?" he called. Melina came to the door and hugged me, again there was a little electric shock when she touched me.
"Danny, sweetheart can you give us some privacy?" she asked he nodded and kissed her before sweeping from the room. Melina pulled me into the room and shut the door.
"I came down here to ask...... well...... if you want to...... do you think you could.... " I stuttered
"Spit it out, come on you can ask me." Melina smiled and sat me down on her bed.
"Do you think you could, make me look pretty?" I asked, my cheeks started to feel warm.
"Of course, Ill let you borrow some of my clothes too. Go get in the shower." She replied. I got up and walked through the door she had indicated. I looked in the mirror and saw the monster there yet again. A tear slipped down my cheek in loss for my old self before turning on the mirror and leaving her behind forever.
