Filed to story: Pregnant By The Heartless Lycan King
“Oliver,” I say. “I’ve already had a solution for that problem and I need you to help me out with something.”
“What’s that?” he asks.
“I want you to immediately prepare a contract… a marriage contract,” I reply.
“What?! A marr….”
I drown out Oliver’s thoughts and cut the mind link.
Tanya’s POV
The drive to the capital is uneventful, except when he talks to himself, which I find to be very odd. We park before a very large and exotic clothing store and I am just about to ask what we are doing there when he abruptly gets down from the car and opens the door for me to alight also.
“We have a charity function to attend,” he explains as he leads me towards the store and pushes the door open. “We’re here to get you new clothes.”
“Good evening sir,” a young pretty woman bows as she approaches us. “How can I help you?”
“Help her get something very nice,” Marco glances at my fingers and seems to think of something. “Wait for me when you’re done,” and with that to me, he breezes out of the store just as quickly as he has breezed in.
“I’m the clerk here,” the young woman smiles. “Come, I’ll show you around.”
I am too dazed to talk and I just follow her. The more we walk round the store and try new clothes the more I believe I am dreaming. What in the world am I doing in a store with incredibly beautiful clothes? Even Alina’s clothes feel like rags as compared to these clothes. Because of the state of my clothes, I feel like a primitive, mad woman who has bumped into an advanced civilization. The lady keeps heaping different exquisite clothes on a trolley and tells me we will try them all.
We spend the next couple of hours trying different clothes. Even though all the clothes look extremely good on me, the clerk is not satisfied. She bundles all the clothes to a corner and calls a young man to come to clear them up.
“Those clothes are missing something,” she says and leads me back to the store. “Let’s try something else.”
I meekly follow her back to the store. We are admiring a pretty dress when the peaceful silence in the store is broken by the shrill laughter of two young ladies. They saunter into the store as though they own it and everyone’s attention turns towards them. The beautiful dress on their body and the expensive accessory coupled with their extreme arrogance clearly show they are noble ladies.
“We’re here to shop for clothes for the auction,” one of them giggles. “And I want to try that dress,” she points to the dress that the clerk is showing me. “This pauper can try it later if I don’t like it; and if I do, she’ll pick something else.”
“But…” the clerk stutters.
“I am the princess of this kingdom and you want to disobey me for this beggar that comes from the filthiest dump of the capital?” the girl says and steps closer to the clerk. “Besides, do you honestly think this filthy beggar can afford this dress? Bring the cloth to the fitting room now, I won’t repeat it again.”
“But she was brought by Prin…”
“It’s okay,” I whisper to the clerk, smiling slightly to show her I’m not angry. “I’ll check round for other clothes.”
Though I’m not surprised by the princess’s words, I’m really hurt. Even here in the capital, I’m still treated like a slave. Though I’m not angry, I’m very sad. I shrug off my sadness and continue looking round the store. The clerk soon joins me, apologizing for what happened earlier.
“It’s okay,” I reply. “These clothes are pretty,” I say, pointing to some neatly arranged dresses. “You think they’ll fit?”
“They will,” she smiles mysteriously. “But I suddenly remember there’s a special dress in our store that I want you to try.”
“A special dress?” I ask, surprised by the excited look on the clerk’s face. “Aren’t these dresses pretty?”
“They are,” she keeps smiling. “But I don’t think these dresses are good enough to showcase your beauty. Beneath these shabby clothes, I see a unique beauty that very few people have. Come try this dress.”
She points to a bright, brilliant green gown that seems to glow in the transparent mirror where it is kept. The gown has brilliant intricate designs that are carefully embroidered on the cloth. It is an armless gown with a frill, colorful design at the hemming. I’ve never seen any dress as beautiful and exquisite as it. It is so beautiful that it feels magical.
“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” the clerk asks.
“Beautiful is an understatement,” I reply. “It’s magical.”
“It is the masterpiece of this store’s owner,” the clerk explains. “She has designed many exquisite dresses, but rumor has it that this dress is the best she could ever come up with it. The dress is perfect and it requires a lady whose beauty is perfect to properly wear it. Many have tried, but none could ever properly wear it. It’s called the Treasure of the Store, the most valuable dress of this store’s designer, and she hangs it here, patiently waiting for a woman with a perfect beauty to wear it.”
“Are you sure I can try it?” I ask, awed by the story behind the dress.
“Are you sure she can try it?” the rude princess laughs.
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