Chapter 5 Love at first sight

POV: Adrienne

I strutted excitedly to go see Father like a kid going to collect his new toy. Why? I don't know. What's this excitement I am feeling? I can't say exactly. I just know that I haven't felt like this in forever, or wait, since Susanne passed which feels like forever.

From the moment I set my eyes on her, everything changed. I haven't even taken note of my bedroom like the way I took note of every detail of her in a split second. She was indeed a beautiful creature.

Beautiful brown eyes that could make any man go weak, hair so lush and silky that I just wanted to sleep in it, that skin so smooth like the Nile covering her beautiful curvy figure. What she wore was the most non-sexy thing I have seen on a woman but it did a poor job at hiding her curves. Her cups standing on such a tiny waistline and her hips protruded so curvy on such a slender figure of hers.

Don't get me started on her aura. It eluded grace and confidence. With the way she talked brilliantly, I can't seem to imagine let alone understand why a man would put such a goddess through that.

I thought my emotions and attractions for the female gender had died since being widowed, only for Lena, beautiful Lena to prove me wrong. I don't know myself so much afterall.

I hope father says yes. I hope he asks her to say forever I thought.

'Calm down, Dre. Calm the fuck down' Oslo, my wolf snapped me back to reality. "Look at you, giggling at the thought of a woman you met a few minutes ago" he teased me.

Yes, he was right. With how I was acting, I felt bad, like I was betraying her. "How would Susanne feel? Why would I do this to Susanne, the love of my life? I just seem to forget all that we shared simply because I saw another woman? This woman died for my sake, dammit!", I started with the self-sabotaging thoughts.

I finally arrived Father's door. All thanks to this humongous castle, I had enough time to have those thoughts while finding my way to father's room. I hope he's awake. I hope he agrees to this, my heart hoped.

I knocked slightly on the door so as not to startle the old man before gently opening it.

"Father?"

"A-a-a-driieennne" father replied to weakly.

This is once upon a time the greatest wolf and alpha in the whole region, now he's at the mercy of life. I walked to go sit on the edge of his bed and talk about Lena to him.

"Father, how are you feeling? Can we talk?"

"What is it son?"

"We have someone from the shadow pack who fled for her dear life and...."

"Her?" Father asked with curiosity.

"Yes father, HER".

"This doesn't sound so serious, why bother my old self with it. You are going to be the next alpha, you ought to be handling issues like this already" father queried.

"Well, you're right. But why I had to bring it to you is because she is the Luna of the Shadow pack who just left her mate, the Alpha on rough terms. You know cases like this is enough to start wars among packs"

"Oh really, whatever it is that made her flee the North entirely, then it must be quite serious. What's her name?"

"Lena, her name is Lena"

"You seem to have taken keen interest on this said person I see" father jibed at me with his brow slightly raised.

"Oh please father. You of all people know that my head and heart is not available for anything of such. I'm just trying to help the lady in distress and with the severity of her case, I've come to officially let you know", I replied calmly.

"Okay Okay. Is there an accommodation for her?"

"That's be nice sorted out already, father"

"And yet you deny having a special type of interest on this person? I would love to even meet her"

"Father, enough with the tease. Go back to resting now. Dinner will be ready in a moment. Would you like to join us at the hall or should you be served in your chambers?"

"For the sake of our guest, if strong enough to I will be joining you. I would love to see what is able to distract my somber son for the first since...."

"Oh father" I scoffed as I tucked his duvet better and left the room.

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But truly, father wasn't wrong. I tried so had to hide it but this is the most ease I have felt since Susanne's passing.

My dear Susan, my teen love. We grew up together and had the best moments. I never imagined my life without her. She did not just suffer all through her pregnancy, but suffered even more at delivery. I still can hear her scream from her excruciating pains in my head.

I was hopeful and excited to meet our baby, expecting our family to grow. Sadly, life took turns and from the family of three I thought we would be, it became a family of one. Just me. All by myself. My wife and baby, gone.

So yes, I wasn't just mourning just my baby, but also the love of my life. I gradually gave in to the sad, cold hands of grief which made me always gloomy. Nothing excites me, nothing makes me happy. I only showed up because of my father.

Not until I saw her - Lena. To think she reminds me so much of Susanne. Her aura and confidence may be. But they're so different yet so similar. There must be something special about Lena cos how could she have pulled me out of my dark phase?

I just can't wait to see her at the hall tonight. I hope she comes down to have dinner with us. I hope I'm not wrong about her. Why can't I stop thinking about her? Why is my heart racing? Why do I feel this way over someone I met a few moments ago? I can't wait to see her again.

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POV: Lena

"Ma'am, Ma'am" was what I heard from my sleep after a couple of knocks on the door. I woke up abruptly and was a bit taken aback about where I was cos for a moment, I actually forgot where I was. It safe to say it's trauma.

"Ma'am" the woman's voice called again after knocking one more time.

"Come in" I answered as I struggled to sit up in bed, yawning tiredly despite having the best sleep I have had in a long while.

It was the maid that attended to me on arrival, Annabella's look alike. She came in with a three other maids who strolled a ball gown on a dress form down my room while one of them held a tray of what I'm yet to figure out.

"Rise and shine, Princess", the older Maid said while she opened the curtains and the sunset gave beautiful warm rays of light to the room. "If we let you sleep any longer, you will be late for dinner and you will keep the Alpha waiting" she gave a soft smile as she approached me on the bed.

"Is her bath warm and ready?" She looked to one of the maids who affirmed with a nod. "Good! My dear, while we wait to prepare you, why don't you go have a bath to clear that sleep puffiness off your face", she turned to me.

With her authority and pizzazz, I'm guessing she's the Chief maid of the castle. She signaled another maid to go with me but I politely refused. I mean, I could bathe myself to say the least.

In a matter of minutes, I was out feeling refreshed. On my way to the dressing screen was when I took a proper look of the Ball gown on the dress-form. It was gorgeous. Very very. Before I could blink, maids were all over me helping me get put together.

When they were done, I asked to be alone before I went to the hall. The room was empty and it was just me and the very beautiful image on the mirror. Tears welled up in my eye cos it felt like a dream. With what I have been through my whole life, I never would have believed I could look this beautiful.

I quickly gathered myself and headed for the banquet hall. I puffed the perfume atomizer left on the dresser which gave me a sweet floral scent. It was already getting dark as the sun set beautifully. It will be rude for a guest to keep their host waiting.