Iris's POV
I got upstairs and let out a little girly squeal at sight of the new dress and shoes my mom bought for me.
The dress was a brown long-sleeved T-shirt dress with a V-neck that had a criss cross pattern covering it and the shoes were a pair of brown thigh high heeled suede boots.
I quickly got dressed and did my makeup with shades of brown and gold and styled my hair in a low side pony.
I got downstairs when I was ready to see the rest of my family already dressed and ready to go. I didn't even know when they got home.
My dad saw me coming down the stairs and yelled out "Pumpkin! " at me and I rushed down the stairs and jumped into his arms squealing "Daddy! " at him while my mom and siblings rolled their eyes at our display.
It's not my fault that I'm a daddy's girl nor is it my fault that I'm my dad's favorite.
We finally pulled away and my dad took the moment to look at me and you could clearly see the shock on his face from how much I changed physically.
"My little princess is all grown up now. " He said with a gasp and looked like he might actually cry.
"I'm not that grown up daddy, I just have muscles now is all. " I told him with a small smile.
"Well you look more beautiful than you already were. " I swear, if I wasn't chocolate skinned, I would have gone red all over. I wasn't used to taking complements even from my family.
I thanked him and my brother stepped up to me next. "What? Dad gets a hug and I don't? " He asked sarcastically with his left brow raised and I quickly embrace him and he picks me up and spins me before setting me down.
"You look gorgeous princess. Dad and I are gonna have a hard time keeping the males away from you. " He says and I think I actually turned pink this time.
"Stop teasing me Rio. " I say playfully hitting his chest.
"You know, on any other occasion, I'd agree with you on Rio teasing you but he's not this time because you look absolutely lovely little sis. I think you're actually prettier than me now. " Mikayla says as she walks up to me and hugs me as well and I know that I actually turned pink now.
"Enough already, you guys are embarrassing her and if we stay here any longer we're going to be late. " My mom intervenes and I couldn't be more grateful.
"Your mother's right, we shouldn't keep the alpha and luna waiting so we best be on our way. " My dad says and we leave the house and pile up in the car while my dad resets the traps around the house.
I'm pretty sure my dad's the reason we can never have anyone over.
He comes out and gets in the drivers seat and pulls out of our driveway and onto the road and we start the ten minute journey to the Alpha's house with my siblings and I catching up as much as we can in the short amount of time.
We pull up to the Alpha's house and my dad parks the car and we all get out and walk to the front door.
I can feel my heart pounding with nerves and my family takes notice of it due to our enhanced hearing and give me questioning looks but I just brush it off as being nervous about seeing the former alpha and luna again after a long time.
They seem to believe me but my mum and I both know that my nerves have nothing to do with the former leaders but with their son.
We walk up to the door and before we could even ring the bell, the door swung open to reveal a beaming Luna Alexandra with an equally happy Alpha Henry behind her.
"Iris! " Alexandra squeals and literally tackles me in a hug that if I wasn't prepared for would have sent us both to the ground. It's a good thing I'm used to her hugs when she's excited.
She pulls back and looks at me and I could see her eyes get misty as she scans my form. She is a very emotional person.
"You look so beautiful and strong darling. " She complements me and I actually find myself smiling instead of being all shy because I know that if she said it then it must be true because she never lies to me. She's always been a brutally honest person.
"You do look great Iris but why don't we take this inside so we can catch up without the prying eyes of our pack? " Alpha Henry suggested from behind Alexandra and I realized that we were still outside and some of the pack members were looking at us from their windows.
We walked inside and Alexandra led us to the dining room where we saw a full buffet set up. Alexandra always went overboard at times.
We took our seats and enjoyed our meals while everyone caught me up on what's been happening in the pack while I was gone.
Everything was going fine until Rio asked where Vlad was.
"Oh, he's on a date with Ivana right now. He was supposed to be back before you arrived but I guess he forgot. " Alexandra said with a casual shrug like it was normal for him to miss family gatherings whenever he was with Ivana.
I thought about not eating anymore but then I realized that my food didn't do anything to me, plus if the boy I like can't be there for me, then my food will keep me company.
We had finished dinner without any issues after that and I was really glad that I came cause I really missed everyone so much.
Alexandra and Henry were walking us to the door when we decided it was time to go home and I was glad cause I am so tired right now.
We got to the door and were saying our goodbyes when the door swung open and Vlad and Ivana walked in.
I froze up and looked at the smiles on their faces, then at their joint hands and back at their faces to see Vlad looking at me with his smile completely wiped off.
Wow, what a great reaction to get from your crush.