Chapter 186

Inez paused and turned to look at Selene; she wondered whether the woman would lie and say that the dresses fit her or whether she would even bother to tell the truth to Nyx. Something told her that Selene would rather lie than tell the truth to Nyx, and her hunch was correct as Selene smiled and lied, “I have not yet tried them.”
“You haven’t tried them?” Nyx exclaimed. Her expression turned to one of shock as she frowned and said to Selene, “You should try those dresses. What if they don’t fit? We need to get them fixed before that happens.” She then turned to look at Inez and remarked, “Am I not right?”
Inez smiled with a hint of nervousness as she hummed in a soft manner. She hoped that Nyx wouldn’t question her about the dresses any further, or else she might slip up and tell her the truth.
“You don’t have to worry about it, Nyx,” said Selene just in time and saved Inez from being questioned any further by Nyx. “Our sizes are more or less the same. Even if I don’t try it, those dresses will certainly fit me.”
Nyx thought about it and nodded. “You are right. Our sizes are the same, so those dresses should fit you well enough.” She then turned to look at Inez and said to her, “Have you thought about what you will be wearing on the day of the party, Inez?”
“I am thinking about dressing casually,” Inez replied, as she had no dresses to wear and, as she had always found them a hassle, she didn’t want to wear one. More importantly, she did not have the money to buy one, nor did she have any intention of asking for money from Killian.
“That won’t do!” Nyx frowned and said to Inez, “How can you wear jeans and a t-shirt to the party, Inez? You are no longer just a pack member; with how much Kill cares for you, you can be considered the prospective Luna of this pack. You have to dress accordingly.”
She then turned to look at Selene and said to her, “You should talk to her, Sel.”
Selene smiled and said calmly, “I will talk to her, but let’s not push Inez too much. She is still trying to get used to her new life. If she doesn’t want to wear a dress, then let’s not force her.”
Nyx parted her lips but then seemed to think against it and shook her head before saying to Selene, “Very well. If you say so.”
Inez heaved a sigh of relief when Nyx stopped speaking and turned to leave. She turned to look at Selene and questioned, “You don’t want to tell her that the dresses don’t fit?”
“If I tell her, then she will send even more dresses.” There was a dark note in Selene’s voice that Inez could not understand. However, Selene didn’t want to explain it, and Inez had no intention of making the woman uncomfortable.
Their drive to the mall was a silent one. Because, for some reason, Selene didn’t seem to be talking to Laxus either, who was looking at her like a pup that had been kicked by its owner.
However, as they came out of the car once the car was parked in the parking lot, Inez heard someone call her, which broke the awkward silence that had been stretching over them.
Inez was relieved that the silence was broken but stiffened the second she realised who it was.
Behind her, excited and really happy, was Jules, who was waving her hands at Inez.
“Do you know her, Lyra?” Selene asked. She finally broke her oath of silence, but Inez wished she hadn’t because Inez had no answer to this question. Was she supposed to say yes? That would make things complicated. But what if she were to say no? That would be wrong to Jules, as she had done nothing wrong. Chapters fırst released on.net
“I do know her,” replied Inez just as Jules came to a stop in front of her. She was beaming and looked really happy as she reached out to hold Inez’s hands. She said to Inez, “I am so glad that I met with you here. I was wondering when I would see you next time just this morning, and I saw you here. Don’t you think it’s fate? We are supposed to be together.”
The way she spoke sounded as if she were Inez’s mate!
Selene cleared her throat, and Jules turned to look at her. Her brows furrowed. And she turned to look at Inez and asked, “You… you are not cheating on me, are you, Lyra?”
The second she finished speaking, Selene coughed even louder, and Inez’s expression turned into a rather weird one. She blinked her eyes and looked at Jules with a hint of confusion in her eyes. She said to her, “What do you mean I am cheating on you?”
“Who is she?” Jules pointed to Selene accusingly, like she was questioning Inez about a grave personal wrong that she had done to her. Seeing this, Inez turned to look at Selene and replied calmly, “She is Selene Sokolov, the sister of Alpha Sokolov.” She wondered how Jules would react after finding out Selene’s identity. After all, this woman was about to be mated with Killian, and Selene almost became her sister-in-law.
When Jules heard Inez’s response, she turned to look at Selene, and this time around, her gaze turned even more vigilant. She caught Inez by her wrist and then pulled her away from Selene. Once they were away from Selene, she said to Inez in a low voice, “Are they bullying you?”
Inez frowned, finding the serious expression on Jules’s face a bit amusing. She said to her, “What do you mean by that they are bullying me? What makes you think that they are bullying me?”
Jules frowned and then innocently said to Inez, “That’s what happens to latents, right? They are bullied by the powerful shifters.”