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Chapter 11 - The Shifting Ceremony (Part Two)

Alexis whole body was shaking, standing in the center of the moonstones, she closed her eyes to their harsh lights. They seemed to explode with a radiation of power, glowing like a signal meant for the goddess of fate, daring her to watch this Dance of Souls be butchered. The people gathered round seemed just as speechless as she was to the moonstone's strange actions, with every other female that had stepped into the ring, they had just faintly brightened. Had Alex broken them somehow? With her luck, that seemed like a high possibility, she bit her bottom lip in panic. That is when she noticed Ace, he moved languidly to stand in front of her, just outside the powerful lights. Hands in his pockets, his face seemed the picture of calm, and those eyes were brazenly gazing at her body up close now. The devil took his time scrutinizing her from the top of her head down to the toes of her bare feet, when he looked back to her face, there was a challenge in those violet eyes of his, "Don't trip." He whispered, then before her on the grass, now wet from condensation, the Alpha Lord of Tartarean knelt.

A white-hot knife of bitter rage stabbed into her gut, the stones sizzled with electrifying energy, then with Alex's deep breath, they dimmed the tiniest bit. The man had deliberately riled her up to focus her attention on something other than her nervousness, and it had worked. Now instead of being terrified of making a mess out of a ceremony that was so sacred, she wanted to do nothing more than to make the man who knelt before her, her bitch. Oh, she would dance alright, she would make this dance the most memorable act she has ever committed. When she was done, the great Lord would be kissing her feet, thanking the divine Goddess for bringing her into his life. Alex knew that her confidence was a bluster, but it was the only thing she had to hold onto at that moment. Looking up at sky, she took a deep steadying breath, then she closed her eyes to everything around her.

Each song had been different for every female that had her time in the ring, each hum of music unique, as if their souls had picked it specially for them. Now was not any different, the first strum of a violin signaled the beginning of her melody, and against her normal reaction Alex's body began to move. It was as if she was being possessed by some outside force, her thoughts were her own, but the control in which she retained her physique was not. One hand went over her head, her bare foot made a wide sweeping motion, half a circle around, and her other hand slide down her neck. Inside she could feel her wolf being rose, she swished her tail longingly against Alex's back, urging her on. Rolling her hips in the most sensual manner she could muster, she felt the cool metal of the bangles sliding against her arms, it was hot. The feeling of being watched by someone so powerful, down on his knee before her, his eyes gave nothing away. Alex found herself hiking up the hem of her skirt to her thighs, dipping down low, and sauntering back up. As the beat around her grew even more powerful, she was bending and arching her spine, her breasts bounced with each move. Twirling around she embraced the feel of the cloth rubbing against her sensitive skin, she cupped her breasts between her hands, pinching her nipples into hard pebbles. Once they were puckered, she slid her hands down the silky flat smoothness of her stomach inching the waistband on her skirt ever so low, then brought it back up.

Eyes half open, clouded by her own desires, Alex felt as if she could float away at this very moment on nothing but her own adrenaline. As the hum of the song came to and end, Alex crawled on all fours slowly and deliberately right a hairs breath away from where Ace knelt. His eyes were narrowed, hard flints, his irises were no longer the violet blue but some shade she did not recognize. There was a gust of wind that blew her hair around her and the moonstones went dark, the song had ended, and Alex was left eye level with the Alpha Lord. A tiny nagging sensation broke through her mussing and Alex felt her wolf surface, she was right under the skin, almost gnawing on her bones. Ace wordlessly raised his rarely seen hand and held it between them, the moment of truth. What would her wolf think of the prick in question? Alex did not bother stripping, the close would be burned anyway, so what was the point in saving them. In one fluid motion, she let her wolf out to play, it did not hurt nearly as much as it usually did. The heightened emotions must have numbed her somewhat to the pain, or she was just to consumed in other thoughts to take notice of it. Alex's shift was complete, and she stood in front of the Alpha Lord in all her regal beauty, the snow white of her wolfs fur shone bright.

It was no secrete that solid white wolves were rare, it was one of the reasons she had not been allowed to attend school, even when they had been able to afford it. The fact that she was showing all these people now weighed on her, but it could not be helped, she was doing it for her family. Solid color wolves in general were unique, most were hunted by other packs, and skinned for their fur. It was said that a solid wolf's fun held magical properties and if taken, the owner would receive those gifts. Alex's wolf approached Ace's outstretched hand tentatively, the scent of cinnamon and spice greeted her, and her wolf purred. She could feel the wolfs willingness to accept Ace, it was bone deep, but something channeled inside her. Alex watched as her wolf snapped at Ace, it was not aggressive, but it was enough to make him withdraw it, she growled low in her throat. It was a challenge; her wolf was challenging the Alpha Lord's. Her wolf did not want to be submissive, she wanted to be dominated, the fuckin bitch.