Iris's POV
When I came to again I was on a bed this time. Probably the softest bed I've ever laid on and that's saying something considering the fact that my dad's the beta of a very rich pack.
I looked around me at the foreign room that I was in and my breath was taking away by the sheer beauty and luxury that the room exuded.
It was decorated in a black and silver theme with dark hardwood furnishings that made it look classy grown up if that makes any sense.
I would have spent more time awing over the room but I remembered what happened last night, if it was last night, and got up from the bed, walking towards the door with the aim of finding Vlad.
I turned the door knob and pulled the door open only to find some giant standing outside the door.
And that's saying something considering the fact that my boyfriend is an alpha lycan and he's taller than most but this guy managed to surpass even Vlad in height which meant only one thing, he's a dark fae.
Those people are as tall as fucking trees.
"Um, hello? " I called out to him in a questioning manner.
He just cast a glance at me and went back to looking straight ahead at the opposite wall.
"Okay. " I mumbled and cautiously stepped out of the room in case he tried to stop me.
After a few tentative steps down the hall with him doing nothing, I realized that I had nothing to worry about and went on my merry way trying to find Vlad.
I hadn't made it far when I heard his footsteps behind me which startled me. Not because there were loud, no, but because he was a mountain of a man and his footsteps are so light that if I wasn't listening for them, I wouldn't have heard them.
I stopped and looked behind me to see him with an impassive look on his face as he paused in his stride along with me.
I guess he wasn't there to keep me from leaving my room but to follow me around and make sure that I don't do anything that I'm not supposed to do.
I kept on walking with no idea as to where I was going but trusting my nose to lead me to Vlad until I ended up in a legit throne room like, what the actual fuck?
I saw the room filled with other lycans and the council members standing at the front on top of the set of steps that led to two thrones.
I kept walking and noticed that the dark fae had gone to stand by the wall with the other dark faes in the room.
I walked through the crowd, shoving people out of my way as I went, earning words of protest but I could give two fucks cause I could smell Vlad at the front of the room and I wanted to get to him. Especially since I smelt two other familiar scents with him.
I got to the front of the crowd and saw Vlad there with Rio and Kayla with all three of them looking anxious.
"Hey guys. " I said drawing their attention to me.
They all looked relieved when they saw me but before they could say anything, I was swept up in a pair of dark muscular arms and lifted into the air before being spun around as the male behind me laughed happily.
He finally set me down and I spun around to see him even though his scent already told me who he was.
"Dante! " I squealed in joy at the sight of him.
"Flower! " He screamed back and I threw myself at him as he once again lifted me off the ground and hugged me tightly before releasing me a little and kissing me full on the mouth which I was used to so I kissed back cause that was how we greeted each other.
It wasn't until I heard a loud growl behind me that I realized how this might look to Vlad even though to Dante and I it was purely platonic.
I pulled away and he set me down as we both sobered up from our earlier excitement.
I turned around to see a fuming Vlad, a confused but angry Rio and a smiling Kayla. Oops.
"Why don't you introduce us to your friend Iris. " Vlad growled out.
"Yes, we'd like to get to know him, closely. " Rio growled out as he cracked his knuckles.
I'm pretty sure if I didn't know them personally, I'd be running for the hills. But I do and I'm not going to be scared by these two idiots.
"Guys, this is my best friend from camp, Dante. Dante, this is my older sister Kayla, my big brother Rio and my boyfriend Vlad. " I introduced them calmly with a smile on my face.
"Best friend huh? " Vlad said with a look of disbelief on his face. "Hey Rio? "
"Yes Vlad. " Rio answered.
"Have you and I ever made out like that seeing as we're also best friends or have you made out with any of your female best friends like that? " He asked sarcastically.
"Nope, I didn't know best friends did that unless they were fucking or in a relationship. You? " Rio asked back.
"Nope. What about you Kayla? " He asked her.
"No, but I wish I did. " She said with a perverted smile on her face. "But back to that introduction, you said Vlad was your what now? When did he become your boyfriend? I thought he was still with that Russian bitch Ivana. " She asked confused.
"Oh, well he broke up with her at our birthday party and we got together. " I said beaming in joy and victory.
"I'm so happy for you! " She squealed out and hugged me and we both started screaming together.
A throat being cleared in a microphone drew our attention to the stage where we saw the council members lined up.
The hall quietened down as everyone drew their attention to the men and women on the steps.
"Welcome lycans, " Former alpha Radian Demetrius spoke. "You might all be wondering why you're here seeing as we basically had you kidnapped and brought here, which we apologize for. " He said and the room broke out in murmurs which he silenced with a raise of his hand.
Talk about power.
"It's quite simple really, you've all been brought here to train and compete for the right to be the new king and queen of all lycans and werewolves, to lead our people in the war against the witches. " He said like he was talking about eating a batch of cookies.
Say fucking what now?