"You look so pretty" Lucy gushed out as she finished applying my makeup, she immediately took her phone and began taking pictures.
"Thank you," I said, admiring myself in the mirror. My makeup was flawlessly applied, and I styled my hair into a bun, the combination made me look more beautiful and appealing than I would on any normal day.
"I bet Drystan will drop his pants when he sees you," Stacy said from my bed and we all burst into laughter, my laughter had a hint of nervousness attached to it but luckily the girls didn't notice.
Today's my engagement day to Drystan and honestly speaking, I'm nervous. After today I will have no other option but to marry Drystan, I can't afford another canceled marriage so backing out of the engagement is a big no. But in as much I'm willingly doing this for my pack, I couldn't help but think about myself and how I'll spend the rest of my life with a dude that doesn't like me, "we got this Selene, we get to spend 90 days with him before tying the final bond, we can at least become friends within that period" Eliana said to me, offering me the comfort I need.
"Thanks, Eliana," I mumbled to her and smiled at myself through the mirror
Lucy noticed my silence and walked over to me "Selene! Are you okay?" She asked in a low tone and I gave her a tight-lipped smile.
"I'm good Lucy, just a bit nervous" I confessed and Stacy immediately jumped off the bed and walked to me.
"Listen to me girl, you don't have to be nervous about anything. You are beautiful and strong, you can always dump his ass anyway" Stacy said, grabbing my face in her hands. I let out a little laugh and nodded my head "that's good, now get up let's take pictures" she said and dragged me up.
"The dress looks way better on you than I thought!" Lucy awed and immediately took a picture, taking me off guard. I playful glared at her before I faced the mirror to get a proper look at the gown; it was a sleeveless pink ball gown, with flowery patterns and not-so-noticeable glitters all over it, it was just perfect
"Selfie time!!" Stacy shouted and stretched out her phone, we three moved closer to each other, and Stacy started taking pictures. She took over a hundred pictures before my mum came to call me.
"It's time my dear," my mum said, opening my door slightly but the moment she caught sight of me, her eyes widened and she opened the door fully and came inside "you look stunning my love" she complimented and kissed my forehead lightly, "give me a 360" I smiled shyly at her and did a 360 turn for her "you are beautiful darling, but you should wear a silver shoe instead of the white one," she said and kissed my cheek before she turned to leave "take your time, but not too much of it. They all are already here" and with that, she closed the door softly behind her.
Lucy brought out my silver shoes and quickly helped me change into them "it actually fits the dress better" she noted and I nodded in agreement "we'll leave first" she said and dragged a pouting Stacy out of the room, giving me room to gather my thoughts.
"Let's get it over with," I said to myself and took a very deep and long breath before I left my room, heading to the party hall.
I stood on top of the staircase and looked at the people scattered all over the hall, the omegas were standing by the food stand, ready to assist anyone, while the others were all walking around the hall or standing in a corner with their friends. A soft song played to keep the celebration mood on. I immediately looked around for my friends and unsurprisingly, they were standing by the food court. I smiled in relief when I saw them, I could always take a break with them when the party gets too much.
Drystan and Derrick caught my eye next, they both stood beside the stage dressed in black tuxedos; Drystan wore a scowl on his face and boredom shined through his eyes, but Derrick was full of smiles; a young girl stood by his side and both of them occasionally sipped wine and whispered to each other. I shook my head at the sight of them, then dragged my eyes away and looked around for my parents.
I made eye contact with my father as he walked to the end of the stairs, a smile on his face. I quickly returned the smile and took that as my cue to walk down to the party. All eyes turned to me the moment I got to the bottom of the stairs, my dad linked our arms together and whispered to me "you look so beautiful, princess"
"Thanks, Dad" he smiled and nodded at me "Let's get you to the stage" with that, we both began walking over to the stage, the werewolves would occasionally smile at me each time I make eye contact with them, and I exchanged greetings with those that I was close to.
After a series of walking and exchanging greetings, my Dad and I finally got close to the stage, right beside Derrick and Drystan. He let go of my arm and whispered "I'll be right back" he then kissed my cheek and left.
"You look beautiful Annha," Derrick said as soon my father left and I turned to him with a pleasant smile on my face
"Thank you, Alpha Derrick. Who is the pretty lady beside you?" I asked, smiling at the lady beside him, the red gown she has on was beautiful and hugged her body right, the natural make-up and her free wavy hair made her stand out.
"Forgive my manners. This is my fiancee, Lady Amelia" I felt a stab in my chest when I realized that's the girl he left me for, but I swallowed down my pain and plastered a welcoming smile on my face.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lady Amelia," I said, shaking her hand lightly.
"Likewise, Annha Selene," she said politely.
I retracted my hand slowly after the exchange of pleasantries and stood closer to Drystan, who hasn't said a single word to me.
A few minutes passed and he still hasn't spoken a word to me, having had enough of the silence I cleared my throat and turned towards him "Hello, Beta Drystan" I said with fake politeness in my voice.
He looked at me for a second before he looked away "Hello, Annha Selene" he said in a dead tone, making me scoff.
"The least you can do is act like you want to be here, I deserve that much" I demanded and he faced me.
"But I don't want to be here," he said and I glared at him, he returned the glare and we both ended up glaring at each other until my Dad's voice echoing around the room broke our glaring contest.
"Good day ladies and gentlemen," My dad said through the microphone from the podium, drawing everyone's attention towards him "thank you all for being here for this occasion, it's a great delight to be allying with Alpha Derrick due to the lovely union of my daughter and his Beta, Beta Drystan." he announced and looked towards Derrick who raised his glass at him "so, without wasting much of your time let's get the ceremony started" he stated and claps erupted from the people as my Dad called Drystan and I up to the stage.
The both of us walked up to the stage and to my greatest surprise, Drystan held my hand and helped me up the stage, "I didn't know you had the decency in you" I whispered very lowly in his ear so others wouldn't hear.
"I wouldn't mind pushing you down if you don't shut up," he said, earning an eye roll from me.
"As we all know," my dad continued his speech "an engagement is sealed with two traditions, ring exchange, and cake eating," He said, and on cue, a large cake was placed before us, the crowd clapped again as the cake arrived. We all smiled at them before my Dad continued speaking "and both are ready, so let's begin," he said and dropped the mic, standing beside me with Mum.
Drystan stood before me with Derrick and Amelia by his side, Derrick passed him a box of ring which he took and walked closer to me. He took out the beautifully shaped diamond ring and placed a kiss on it, and everyone present cooed, the kiss symbolizes; "I will love you and only speak words of love to you" and it is an important engagement tradition. He took my hand softly and slowly put the ring on my finger, earning an ovation from the crowd as he placed my hand on his forehead; symbolizing I'll always respect you.
My mum passed me a box of ring as soon as he was done, I opened it and repeated all that he did. We both cut the cake and fed each other a bit of it, ending the engagement formality before walking off the stage, as the crowd kept clapping for us.

"Let's enjoy the party," my dad said after the main ceremony was done and the crowd went into a frenzy before he stepped down from the stage.