"Okay but you would totally look fabulous with this" Joelle said while hanging up what seemed to be a black laced dress and gold heels.
"yeah.." Lindsay replied looking at the floor with a sad tone to her voice
The truth was she had never had friends to do things like this in the past, her parents had overprotected her as a child and then when she had finally turned 16 and gained some priviledges like going to school clubs for a few hours, she was kidnapped.
It was something she had rarely spoken of because she didn't want to be pitied by others but be to be strong as her dad had taught her, but sometimes it took a great toll on her mentally.
"Hey are you okay?" Aria, one of Joelle's friends said with a conserned tone "We got you girl, just tell us whats wrong"
"Everything's okay" Lindsay said "I just really appreciate you guys taking me in as a friend even without knowing me"
"Awee" Joelle and Aria said simultaneously as they hugged her at the same time
"Girls. Guess. What. I. Just. Found. Out." Kelsey, another of Joelle's friends said as she came out of the changing rooms "Theres a pool party tonight and we're all going!" she said in excitement
"Is Karen going to be there?" Aria said in disgust as she looked over to Lindsay and back to Kelsey
"Whose Karen?" Lindsay asked away thinking of her excuses of why she shouldn't go to the party
"The little b*tch of a witch" Joelle said as she looked through clothing "My brother's girlfriend"
Lindsay was immediately shocked but tried to play it off as if it was nothing, 'it isn't my place and for all I know I'm just his treasure before he goes off and sells me' she reminded herself
"Every wolf has a destined other half created by the moon spirits, but a few of us don't ever get to meet them, and even if we did we always have a choice not to accept them" Aria said, sighing "We all met ours but unfortunately he hadn't so he decided to go for the witch of the west"
"Wait" Lindsay said chockingly "you have all met your other halves?"
"Correcto" Kelsey replied, as she came out with a half white and black swimsuit "We all look very young don't we?" she asked
"Yeah I thought-"
"You thought I was the younger sister didn't you?" Joelle asked laughing out of her mind "Don't worry its not my first rodeo. A few years ago.. 6 years to be in fact, I was to be named the first female Alpha but neither my father or I saw me rulling, the truth was- it wasn't my calling" she added
"She decided to take over part the family business instead" Aria said, taking out a sparkly swimsuit and walking towards the changing room.
"Family business?" Lindsay asked Joelle as she looked over a few dresses
"Even as the most powerful pack, we still need money as long as we live on earth don't we?" Joelle replied
Lindsay had never thought about it this way.
She had always thought the supernaturals and humans could not come together or that there was a line between both. While they did teach many students this in school, Lindsay was often promoted out of her classes because of her intelligence and placed in advance classes not truly ever learning the connections.
"How old is Alpha Elios?" Lindsay asked in curiosity, he didn't seem that old to be taking care of not only companies but an entire pack she thought to herself.
"His birthday is actually coming in Wednesday, hes turning 22" Joelle replied as the other girls payed for their clothes "But enough about him, where's your swimsuit!"
Kayla suddenly looked back in anger "Is this your way of getting out of going to the party" she asked with a slight temper in her voice
"Noo.." Lindsay replied using all of her lying skills "I just.. I don't.. you... I'm not getting out of this one am I?" she asked Joelle and Aria standing to her side.
"No" they replied simultaneously laughing
"Look, I don't really have the money for any of this" Lindsay added
"Pfft, excuse me" Joelle asked "Who said you had to pay?" she smiled deviously
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"YOU DID WHAT" Elios asked in anger.
"I just.. we just.. I-" Joelle began explaining pushing Lindsay to the front "See our friend over here needed clothes"
"We will talk about this later" Elios told Joelle as the girls they brought an entire store (literally) worth of clothing into the mansion.
Lindsay had stood in silence the entire time, looking at the floor once again
"I don't know what angle you're playing, visiting my mother and now making friends with my sister" Elios said furiously "but under no circumstance will you stay in this place" he added
"Yes sir" Lindsay replied with a deep sadness to her voice. Though, she was quite the firecracker in matters of things like money or gifts she had never felt like she deserved them.
Elios saw this but decided to run along to his errands "Have we hurt them" Julius, his wolf asked whimpering "It doesn't matter" Elias replied ignoring his wolf
"Come on, ignore him, he's not worth it" Joelle replied to his brothers gesture "Let's go get pretty and show him what a bad ass you can truly be"
A few hours later...
They began modeling..
"Wow" Aria said "He won't know what hit him"
"Looking like a top model" Kayla replied "Mhm"
"If I was a snowman I would melt right now" Joelle replied as everyone looked at her confused
"We have to work on that" Kayla replied giggling, as all the girls got ready for the pool party
Lindsay had never been to a party, much less a pool party showing any parts of her skin, but yet she enjoyed going into the unknown which is what she did.
"Wait what" Lindsay thought to herself seeing the calendar next to the wall "It's Sunday, June 6th... This means my birthday is Wednesday.. with the devils" she added in surprise
"What are you looking at?" Joelle asked surprised "Thinking about giving my brother a birthday gift?" she said as she winked towards Lindsay.
"No.. its.. my birthday" she murmured
"Come on girls" Kayla reminded the rest, as she left the room
'Lets have some fun' they said.. No one ever told Lindsay any of this would happen...