Saving His Mate

Ch. 14: Time to Party

"Que los cumplas feliz," I sang to Faustina to wake her up.

My sister rubbed her eyes with her small hands as she yawned. The mattress sank beneath her as she sat up, and letting out a sigh, she moved the sheets to uncover her torso.

"Pancakes!" Faustina exclaimed after her eyes fell on the tray I had in my hands.

"Breakfast in bed for the birthday girl," I said with a smile and sat next to her. "I hope you enjoy it."

"It's the best birthday ever. Thank you."

With the tray on her legs, Faustina attacked the food. Very few things were able to keep her quiet, one of those was breakfast. Demian had made sure to cook Faustina's favorite for her birthday, my plan to prepare her breakfast myself was ruined before I could even get to work.

"How is it?" I asked her, even though the answer was more than clear.

"Extra delicious." She didn't even bother to swallow before speaking.

It felt like a dream come true for me. Months ago I feared that my sister would not have the opportunity to celebrate another birthday, and yet she managed to do it. Seeing her smile on such a special day made me remember how lucky we had been to cross paths with Almec. The alpha that was considered a beast by most of the members of the pack was actually our savior.

Even though I would have liked our parents to be with us at that moment, that morning was perfect. After so long we had a reason to celebrate and people with whom we could share our joy. I closed my eyes and asked the Moon Goddess to let us stay with them for a long time.

"Aren't you going to eat anything?" Faustina asked me, offering me a slice of brownie.

"I already ate some when I woke up, but I can accept that portion."

Between laughter and stories from past birthdays we enjoyed breakfast. Faustina was so excited about the party that she didn't make any excuse to get out of bed. She was getting ready in the bathroom when someone knocked on the door.

I answered the call, meeting Khalia who had a large rectangular box in her hands.

"How's the birthday girl?" She asked, poking her head into the room. "I have a package from Almec. He asked me to deliver it to you before he left to patrol the forest."

"She's getting ready in the bathroom. I'll take care of the gift."

"Perfect." Khalia extended the box towards me. "I think there's something for you too."

I raised an eyebrow and received the gift but I didn't ask anything.

Without wasting time the young woman said goodbye explaining that she had a lot of work to do to prepare for the party and she disappeared down the hallway.

"Princesa, a gift has arrived for you," I shouted, placing the box on the bed.

I had to fight the desire to peek at the content. Khalia's words had ignited my curiosity, if there was really something for me I wanted to see it as soon as possible.

Faustina ran out of the bathroom and rushed against the box, she gave the side of it a little tap and listened carefully.

"What is it?" she asked.

I shrugged my shoulders. "I don't know, Khalia said Almec sent it, why don't you open it to find out?"

With total concentration Faustina untied the bow and moved the lid. When she saw the contents she let out a high-pitched scream as she did a little happy dance.

"It's a dress," she exclaimed, holding it up so I could see it. "Now I'm going to be a real princess."

Pink and filled with crystals, it was identical to the dress that Faustina had drawn when Almec showed her the art room. Somehow he had managed to have a copy of the dress made in such a short time.