Airport Meeting
1063 Words
Loredana's POV
I studied myself in the mirror. I looked decent enough. White button-up shirt with a grey skirt going to my knees. Basic flats as wearing heels was a death trap for me. I had put on a small dab of makeup to hide the dark circles this whole thing gave me. I had the files, and documents needed to get them through customs easily.
My glasses, did I forget them? I tapped my hand to my face to see they were not there. I turned toward the mirror to see they were on my head. My lord, this whole thing was making me lose my mind. I did not see the Tournament of the Wolf so I had no clue what the King and Queen would look like, I assumed tall and beautiful as most wolves were well over 5 foot 7 inches or higher. Here I was 5 foot 1 inch and a little on the pudgy side. I kept my clothes a bit baggy to hide my muffin top. I was the only one in the pack that had it. I knew I was not a wolf but it still upset me. Now I was to meet royalty and be their guide of a sort after this was over I would remind myself to smack my older adoptive brother for this.
"Their plane just touched down ma'am," One of the flight staff spoke gaining my attention.
Crap, Crap crap, was my latest mantra. Why did I? Holy crap they are here. I patted myself down one more time. As good as I would get. They ushered me to the gate they would be exiting from. Visions of tall golden blondes danced in my head.
I watched the door, my expectations, went out the window. I had a full-fledged group of massive men walking toward me.
"You must be Loredana?" I heard another voice behind me, making me jump, throw papers and lose my glasses all in one fail swoop. "Sorry!" A tall blonde and blue-eyed demigod of a man smirked lifting his hands in surrender.
"Who. Who.." I stuttered as I backed into the high window facing the airstrip.
"Damn it Athens!" I heard a woman's voice shout.
"I couldn't help it," I heard him giggle as he was shoved out of the way by a woman with chestnut hair and grey eyes like I have never seen stood in front of me.
"You ok?" She asked you could hear the concern in her voice and her eyes.
"Yeah, Yeah" I started. "Thank you, I am Loredana," I stuck out my hand to shake.
"My name is Maya, this jerk is Athens, those guys there are the security team, my mate Joe, Hawk and Amber, Ronan the little guy, Jewel, my son Hawk, and Elder Braun and his wife and mate Pinky." She spoke as if we were just friends nothing different in her tone.
"Your Majesty's" I went to bow and she stopped.
"We are just normal people," she grinned. Glancing back at the blonde demi-God she "well some of us maybe," whacking his arm one more time.
"Nice to meet you all," I glanced along the line stopping to see Hawk and some of the other men. "Are you Native American," my voice awe-filled?
"Indeed," chuckled Hawk.
Native Americans, being in Europe they were an ongoing fantasy of mine. I eyed all of them. Security she mentioned all resembled the man introduced as Hawk. though he was the only one with long hair. If I had time to swoon I would have. I noted two of the men had bent down to retrieve the things I had dropped in my scare. One of them was a huge man with a scar going across his face. I felt an odd pull to stare at him. Another man with streaks of grey looking just like the man with the scar handed me everything then they fell back in line.
Shaking my brains back into place, "It is an honor to meet and serve you, please follow me to the vehicles outside." I turned with all the gumption I could muster and walk to the waiting SUV's outside the private airport of my pack.
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I slipped into the front seat of the first car after everyone and their bags were in. Knocking my head with the files, I nodded to the driver to start.
"It went that bad Lory?" The driver of the pack trucks asked.
"Made a complete fool of myself, Aaron" I groaned.
"I am sure it didn't go that bad," Aaron smirked.
"`We will see if they don't ask for someone different." Squeezing my eyes closed.
"They won't, your the best of the best." He chuckled patting my shoulder as we got onto the main road.
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Getting to the packhouse, I saw my adoptive parents waiting with my brothers and the beta couple.
Joe and Maya got out of the SUV flanked by their team and the kids. "Alpha Thadeus and Luna Erica I would you to meet King Joe and his mate Queen Maya." I introduced, my Alpha and Luna led the king and Queen in the house. Followed by their team and me.
I felt a hand on my elbow thinking it was Aaron, I looked up to see the blonde demi-God, "I apologize for frightening you earlier." I could see his face was sincere.
"Thank you," I nodded realizing maybe these guys weren't so bad after all. I walked into the house having already planned out sleeping arrangements and reminding the cooks to make extra since they were bears, not wolves. Joe had sent along with recipes for the blood food and I had yet to meet the vampire. I assumed I would meet him in the evening.
"When should I have the blood foods prepared?" I asked Maya when I was escorting them to dinner.
"Athens is here, so now would be a good time." She glanced back at the demi-God.
"Athens is a vampire? but it's daylight?" I stammered.
"I am the only daywalker. Plus I am older than dirt." He chuckled.
"I am sorry I did not know." My hand went to my mouth as I left the room quickly to tell the kitchen staff.
My second mess up the day. They were gonna get rid of me yet.
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