Shopping

(Raymond's POV)

I step out of the shower. After I disowned Violet, yesterday was pretty uneventful. I learned a few stuff about Loretta. The fact that she loves bacon and her favourite colour is light blue and the fact that she doesn't like princess movies.

She's kind of odd for a little girl, but I think it's cute. Today I am taking Loretta shopping for new clothes and stuff like that. I walk out of my bathroom. Hailey has already bathed and dressed Loretta. So she's sitting on my bed.

I walk to Loretta and pick her up. "Let's go shopping little one. You need a few stuff" She frowns at me. "Have you ever went shopping." She shakes her head. "The servants did it." She said.

I sigh. Poor kid was cooped up in the palace for weeks and months at a time. "Well, I'll teach you then." I make my way to the garage. I pick out my black Mercedes-Benz for today. I sir Loretta in the passager seat while I take the driver seat.

I start up the car after I locked Loretta's door then I start making by way through the woods into the town. After a while we stop at the mall. I climb out then I help Loretta out as well.

Locking the car I pick Loretta up. "I'm gonna carry you around for safety okay?" Loretta nods at me. I carry her into the mall. Once we get inside I make my way to 'A Little Princess' Dream.'

It's a store that's very popular when it comes to little girls. I enter the shop and one of the pack women walks up to me. "Alpha." She greets in a whispered voice lowering her head, but not enough to make it suspicious.

I nod my head at her "Stella." She lifts her head. "What can I help you with, sir?" She asks. "I want some clothes for Loretta here." I say. "How many items sir?" She asks. "10" I reply.

Stella takes Loretta from me and sets her down on the ground. Then she leads her away by the hand. I sit down on a bench and wait. 10 minutes later they appear again. "Take a look, sir." Stella lays out the chosen clothes for me.

(These are the dresses they chose👇)

I look at the dresses to see they have a variety of sun dresses, casual and elegant dresses. "Do they all fit?" I ask. "Yes, sir." Stella says. I smile. "I'll take them all then." I tell her.

We go to the checkout Loretta it my arms again. I take the bags in one hand since Loretta is in the other. When we are done and I walk out of the store I un into one of the pack men, Archer.

Archer is my best warrior and I tust him. "Archer!" I call out to him. He sees me and starts heading my way. "Alpha." He greets in a whisper. He then lowers his head, but just lik Stella it's not enough to draw suspicion.

"I want you to accompany me and Loretta today. I can't carry her and the bags and she needs clothes." I tell him. "Yes, Alpha." He says. He takes the bags we have from 'A Little Princess' Dream' Then he falls in step with me.

Next take Loretta to 'Toddler and Children shoes.' When we step inside a human women comes up to us. "Can help you?" She asks trying to give me a seductive look while she pushes her fake boobs out.

"I want 10 different pairs of shoes for this little girl please." I say setting Loretta down. "Of course, sir." She purs sounding like a dying cat. She takes Loretta's hand and leads her to the shoes, while I sit down with Archer.

A few minutes later they come back and me and Archer stops out conversation about the pack women who doesn't have 'boyfriends' yet. Loretta comes to me while the woman lays the shoes out on a table.

(Here's the shoes the chose.👇)

"Do they fit?" I ask. "Yes, sir." The worker says again. "Alright I'll take them." I stand up and walk to the checkout. After I payed I pick Loretta up, while Archer takes the bags. Then we head out again.

Now I am taking Loretta to 'Little toddler shirts and tops' run by one of the woman in the pack. I enter and her teenage daughter comes up to me. "Alpha." She softly whispers bowing her head slightly, again not to raise suspicion.

"I need 10 shirts for Loretta please." Her eyes light up like a child's on Christmas. "Yes." She take Loretta out of my arms and she places Loretta on her hips then she disappears to the back.

I hear a chuckle behind me and I turn around to see the shops owner. "Alpha." She slightly lowers her head. When she lifts it up she looks at the way her daughter disappeared to a few minutes ago.

"She always wanted a sister." I'm about to say something when the two comes back. Loretta smiling and giggling. "Here you go" She gives me Loretta again and sets out the clothes.

(These are the tops and shirts👇)

"I made sure that they fit." The girl tells me. I nod my head. "Alright. Let's buy it then." I say heading to the checkout. I keep Loretta on my hip as I pay and then we walk out of the door. Next is 'Little toddler shorts and skirts'

This shop belongs to the twin sister of the woman who owns 'Little toddler shirts and tops' I walk in and I'm greeted by the owners teenage boy. "Alpha." He whispers, slightly lowering his head.

"Is there any female employees in the shop?" I ask him. I don't want a guy to help Loretta dress. He nods his head. "Yes. My ma-.... I mean girlfriend is helping out today." He says then he turns around. "Olive. Come out her for a sec would you?"

Minutes later a red head that looks about fifteen comes out. She walks towards us, then she greets me with her head slightly bowed. "I want 10 items for Loretta here." I say setting Loretta down.

The girl smiles at Loretta, takes her hand and dissappears to the back with her. "So when did you find her?" I ask the kid. "Ummm. She's human and I found her 2 days ago."

"You told her?" He shakes his head. "She knew." I frown at this. "How?" I ask. "She won't tell yet. It seems like an sore subject." He says "Here you go." Olive says coming back. I pick Loretta up while Olive sets out the clothes.

(The shorts and skirts 👇)

"Do they fit her?" The girl nods. With that I go to the checkout and pay. Then I leave the bags to Archer. We only have two shops left. First I take us to 'Sleepwear for all ages.' We walk in and a human walks up to us.

"Hello, sir can I help?" I nod. "Please get Loretta all the necessaries." She nods and I put Loretta down. "Follow me sweetie." The woman says. They walk away leaving me and Archer alone again.

A few minutes later they came back with everything Loretta would need. "They all fit her perfectly sir." The woman says. She lays everything out and walks away to help someone else.

(Here is everything👇)

Paying for the items at the checkout I exit the store with Loretta secure in my arms. The final andlast store is on the top floor of the mall. All the stores we have been to was at the bottom.

I enter the elevator with a few other people. Then a woman talks to me. "You have a beautiful girl in your arms sir." I thank her just as the elevator stops and I get out.

At the last store 'Toy store for girls' I entered and immediately took Loretta to the doll house section of the stoor. There I had Loretta choose a dollhouse for herself 👇

And I also let her choose a few other toys as well👇 She was reluctant at first but I finally got her to pick more toys to play with that she likes.

By the time I payed for those Archer couldn't carry everything. "Archer." "Yes, Alpha?" He answers immediately. "Call Harry and tell him to bring his pick up. I don't want a scratch on Loretta's stuff." I order.

"Yes Alpha." He says. "I want you and two others to go with so you can sit on the back. Make sure nothing bangs against each other or falls off." I say. "Yes Alpha."

With those words I take my leave with Loretta on my hip. "I'm hungry." Loretta says. I look at her for a while then I say, "Alright let's go to the food court." I take Loretta to the nearest food court and I get her a submarine sandwich.

She eats about a quarter of it before she says she's full, then I ate the rest of it. When we're done I stand up. "Alright Loretta, it's time to go home." Loretta nods then she lets out a yawn

I chuckle at her then I pick her up, heading out of the mall to my car. Once we get there I put Loretta in the passager seat. I get behind the wheel and I start up the car. I lock the doors, then I start going home.

A few minutes later I look to my side to see Loretta fast asleep. I rode down the path in the woods. Though instead of heading to the pack house I took a turn left, to the place I thought I'd never step footin again.

The house I built for me and my mate. I finally know what Juvia meant, when she said Loretta is a start of recovery." Loretta will fix what broke in me when Juvia was murdered.

With Loretta I can face life again. Now that I have someone to protect again I don't want to die anymore. I want to continue protecting my pack. I want to raise and protect Loretta.

I stop in front of the house. The last time I was here was when my mate was alive. When I built this house I made sure to use as much money as possible.

Our kid was supposed to get it when he/she became Alpha, then me and Juvia would have moved back to the pack house, so as to stay out of the way of them and their mate.

Now I guess it will stay empty once I die. Since I have no heir. I walk up to the front door and take the key out of the pot plant (which died) then I unlock the door.

I walk in and set the key on the nearest table. Then I turn around and go back to the car slowly take Loretta out of her seat and walk into the house with her.

Once I'm in I close the door behind me. After, I walk up the stairs I enter my room and I place Loretta down on my bed. I walk out of the room slowly closing the door then I walk downstairs again.

"Archer?" I mind-link my warrior. "Yes Alpha?" He asks "I want you to bring Loretta's stuff to the Alpha house please." I hear his sharp intake of breath, but instead of saying something I cut off the link.

I go into my kitchen and get out some black bags. I have to clear the fridge. By now everything is rotten and unusable. After clearing the fridge I put the bag outside.

Now it's the living room. I get a new black bag then I start sorting through DVD's, CD's and books. Once done I put everything that I decided to keep on the top shelves to leave place for animation movies.

*Knock! Knock!* I hear a knocking at the door. Coming closer I can smell that it's Harry, Archer, Richard and James. They are my childhood best friends, still are in fact.

I open the door. "Thank guys. Move the stuff into the living room, I'll cal you tomorrow to help with decorating and creating Loretta's room. I see the light faulter in their faces quickly.

Don't worry her favourite colour is light blue, so we won't have to worry about pink very much. The smile at me and nod. "Oh Harry." "Yes Raymond?" "Ask one of the cooks in the pack house to buy me groceries."

He nods at me saying he will comply. We are still standing at the doors when I hear feet come down the stairs. I look behind me to see Loretta.

Her hair's white and she's clinging to herself. When she sees me she starst walking to me. I watch her silently. I say my final goodbyes and the guys start heading back to the pack house or their own homes.

When Loretta is a few feet away from me she finnaly speaks. "Daddy, I had a bad dream.