Little Moon (Lycan Series #1✔)

Chapter 11

I went home and quickly went upstairs to look at the injury. Who the hell was that man? Why did he cut me with his claw? I went into the bathroom and took a cloth to wipe away the blood leaking from the wound. It didn't look so bad after I cleaned it up. Sure it was a little deep but it could easily be hidden.

Did I want to tell Invictus what happened?

He will go into a rage. I just knew it. I sighed and took off my blouse. It was riddled with blood. I hid it in a drawer and changed into a t-shirt and sweats. All these emotions and drama was making me feel exhausted and the desire to look nice didn't seem appealing to me.

When I walked downstairs, everyone was eagerly talking back and forth. The front of the palace was filled with soldiers and staffs. Marc, Caden, Max, and Ron walked up to me. Caden placed his arm around my shoulder and I winced as he accidentally hit my injury. Thankfully he didn't notice it.

"So, are you going to go on a hunt with us?" He asked.

I shook my head. "I just wanted to see what is going to happen."

"Pity. Maybe next time, eh?" Marc teased. I gave them a smile before urging to go wait with the others. I stood behind and watched. Invictus was shirtless and wore only his shorts. He stood tall in front of everyone as Akoni and Marc flanked his side—Caden and the rest following closely behind them. Marc playfully pushed Akoni as they laughed and shoved each other back and forth.

A howl was made and everyone did the same thing before I began seeing the shift. The men and women in front of me shifting into their lycan form. It was wild to watch them transform into their other half. Invictus's gaze landed on me and we stared at each other for what seems an eternity before he burst into a run. Everyone was following closely behind him as they went in search of their prey.

It is funny that only a few days ago I was literally freaking out at seeing this but now it was all natural to me. When the last of the group disappeared from sight, I walked back inside, scratching at my wound. It was beginning to itch. I then scratch at my neck before bumping into Mama Kate.

"There you are." She said.

"Here I am." I replied with a smile. She grinned and then took me around the elbow as we walked together. "Where are you taking me, Mama Kate?"

"Your dress fitting." She replied.

"B-but..."

"No buts. You are going rather you like it or not." She replied. We went down a marble hallway hung with paintings before we reached a door. She took me in and we tried on several dresses. I made sure to only try on ones that will cover my shoulder.

When we finally agreed on a dress, everyone had finished their hunt and was already in the palace. The noise and howls in the hallways told me they were. Mama Kate left me with makeup artist and hair stylist to fix me up as she went to go tend to her boys as well as get herself ready.

The door to the room crept opened and in came Elena dressed in a royal blue ball gown. I turned slightly to look before the makeup artist pushed my back to face her with her finger.

"Make sure you put a lot of makeup on her, she needs it to stand out." Elena ordered. The makeup artist rolled her eyes and continued to do what she did without hearing Elena. "Did you hear me?"

"We all heard you, Elena." I murmured. "Now, if you would leave them alone, they are trying to fix me up."

She snickered. "Nothing could hide that hideous face of yours."

I sighed and turned my face to look at her. "I don't need to hear your negativity. If you really need to come in and give me a talk so that you would feel better yourself than it is not me who needs more make up but you."