Chapter 513-I Am The Bride-To-Be

Chapter 513: 513-I Am The Bride-To-Be

Gigi:

I was going crazy with happiness.

Everything was working in my favor, and I had the most beautiful dress picked out for my engagement ceremony.

I was going to look like a fairy, and I had made sure no one could possibly outshine me.

My dress was going to be peach, and nobody else was allowed to wear that color.

For that matter, nobody was allowed to look better than me either. I mean, that wasn’t even possible, but still.

If anyone dared to show up looking a little too glamorous, they would be thrown out before they could even step inside.

But that wasn’t what had me giggling to myself.

I had told everyone that I would personally select the dresses for all the women in my family, and I had been very particular about my choices.

For Jenna, I picked a golden dress. For her mother, another golden one. And for Lady Daisy, the exact same color.

I wanted Jenna to look like a complete fool, dressed in the same color as her mother and grandmother.

Just imagining the three of them standing together was enough to make me laugh.

And then there was Verity.

How could I possibly leave her out?

I had meticulously selected a white gown for her. Not just any gown, but an actual wedding dress.

I could hardly wait for her to show up wearing it and make a complete fool of herself.

Of course, I had sent out invitations with very specific instructions.

Nobody was allowed to wear a wedding gown, and white was strictly forbidden.

This was my engagement ceremony, and although I wasn’t going to be a bride just yet, I certainly didn’t want anyone else showing up dressed like one.

Besides, a wedding gown had no place at an engagement ceremony.

But I had deliberately left that particular instruction off Verity’s invitation.

I could already imagine laughing in her face while everyone else mocked her or called her out for shamelessly trying to steal the spotlight by wearing something she wasn’t supposed to.

Oh, it was going to be wonderful.

Ragnar had been quite busy these days, but I’d heard that he had chosen a beautiful dark gray suit for the ceremony.

I was lounging comfortably on the sofa while a few women from the salon pampered me with hand and foot massages.

I even had cucumber slices resting over my eyes.

"Gigi isn’t home. She’s gone to the salon," I heard my mother tell someone.

I lifted a cucumber slice from one eye, curious to see who had come looking for me and why my mother seemed so determined to send them away.

"Whoever it is, please let me know."

The moment I heard Jaguar’s voice, I noticed how exhausted he sounded, almost as though something terrible had happened and left him completely devastated.

What was wrong with him?

Come to think of it, ever since my engagement had started drawing closer, Jaguar and Theodore had been distancing themselves from me.

They were always busy, and whenever I happened to see them, they looked so distraught that I couldn’t help wondering whether they were finally realizing they were about to lose me.

That had to be it.

I mean, despite being mated to Verity, I knew there was a part of them that was more drawn to me than to her.

After all, they were supposed to love me more.

"Yes, I’ll let her know," my mother replied, dismissing him rather rudely.

As soon as she entered the room, I removed the cucumber slices from both eyes and gestured for the salon attendants to step aside.

I wanted to speak to my mother privately.

"What was that about?" I asked in annoyance.

The women moved to the side, where my mother had arranged some snacks for them. Of course, they were going to help themselves.

Somehow, these women always showed up at other people’s homes hungry.

Just because they were providing a service, they expected to be treated with respect and offered generous hospitality.

Honestly, the nerve of them.

"What? Do you think I’ve forgotten how they treated you? All the abuse they put you through? I don’t want their evil eye anywhere near you right now," my mother hissed.

I rolled my eyes at her.

But I couldn’t exactly say anything in their defense, not in front of my mother.

After all, I was the one who had ruined their reputations in the first place.

"All right, give me your phone," my mother instructed, holding out her hand before curling her fingers impatiently.

"Why?" I asked in annoyance, rolling my eyes as I tossed the cucumber slices aside.

"I need to speak to the contractor and several other people. If anyone calls, I’ll take care of it. From now on, you’re not going to answer anyone’s calls. You won’t speak to Ragnar or his brothers, and you certainly won’t concern yourself with Verity or anything else. If Rochelle wants to see you, she can come here and look after you. That’s all."

My mother continued firmly, "Right now, you’re like a delicate, sacred flower. Someone could cast an evil eye on you, and I won’t allow that. Besides, there are only two days left until your engagement. You’ll get your phone back afterward. For now, all you need to do is rest."

I had started rolling my eyes the moment she began lecturing me, but then she sat beside me and gently caressed my cheek.

"You’ve been through so much in the past, sweetheart. I don’t want you to suffer like that ever again."

I sighed, drawing a deep breath.

She wasn’t wrong, though, so I eventually nodded in agreement.

"Now, go on and get yourself ready. I want you looking your absolute best because you’re preparing to become the Luna Queen. And there’s something else." Her expression brightened. "At the engagement ceremony, your father is going to speak to Ragnar about your marriage. They’ll be deciding the dates for your mating and wedding ceremonies very soon."

With those words, my mother sent my excitement soaring.

However, there was still one little sadness buried deep inside me.

"Mama, I wish my brother could be here for my engagement."

A small sob escaped my lips, but my mother immediately took my hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze.