Summoned (The Brazil Werewolf Series) by Amanda K. Dudley-Penn Page A

blinked open my eyes, trying to understand the strange dream.  I trembled as the meaning eluded me. 
                  Slowly, I got out of the bed, looking out of the window in the room where I slept.  It was still dark outside, but I was sure it was early morning.  I knew that Aurora was awake.  I could hear her in the living room.  I swallowed as a deep foreboding hit me.  Instead of listening to it, I pushed it away as I listened to my sister.
                  ‘Oh no, Mirella,” she said in a loud whisper, “I told you that you are not doing that to her.  I made sure that her wedding wasn’t until noon so she could rest.”
                  “Rest!” Mirella said as if it were the most absurd thing she had ever heard, “She doesn’t need rest.  She needs to be beautiful on her wedding day!’
                  “Mirella, lower your voice,” Aurora said obviously annoyed, “You’ll wake her.”
                  “That’s what I’m trying to do,” Mirella said clearly amused, “Besides, I told you this was going to happen.  I told you that Andre would let me in.  It’s not my fault if you didn’t listen.”
                  I walked into the living area and they both turned.  Aurora glared at Mirella and then, turned back to me, “Oh Lilly,” she said, shaking her head, “I’m so sorry.”
                  I smiled, “its okay,” I shrugged, “I was already up.”
                  Mirella pursed her lips with a smug look on her face, “See,” she said, sweeping her hand towards me, “Not everyone wants to sleep late on their wedding day.”
                  “You better hope you don’t,” Aurora said, grinning, “Because I will make sure that you are up at four in the morning.”
                  She shrugged, “You wouldn’t get up that early.”
                  Aurora groaned and Mirella turned back to me with a grin, “Don’t worry,” she said, ignoring Aurora‘s glare, “I’ll do everything.  You just sit back and relax.”
                  “While you do that,” Aurora said, rolling her eyes, “I’m going back to bed.”
                  Mirella nodded, “Just know that when I’m done with her, you’re next.”
                  She gave Mirella another glare and then, walked back to her room.  Mirella grinned, “She is not a morning person.”
                  “Yet, you still showed up before daylight this morning,” I said, frowning. 
                  She grinned and then, wiggled her eyebrows, “She’s funny when she’s mad.”
                  I shook my head and laughed before looking at her, “I’m glad I’m a morning person, otherwise you‘d be dead.”
                  “I doubt it,” she said and then, rolled her green eyes, “Now just relax and let me do my magic.”             
                  I nodded and allowed Mirella to lead me to the recliner.  She smiled as she leaned it back, “Don‘t worry,” she said, grinning, “I promise that you’ll be beautiful and you can sleep while I do your make-up.   After all, we don’t need bags under your eyes.  You’re getting married today.”
              My heart jumped in my chest as I took a deep breath, “Yes, I’m getting married today.”
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                  I must have dozed off because Mirella had to nudge me to get me to open my eyes.  Somehow, she had managed to do not only my make-up but hers and Aurora’s too.  Aurora was dressed in a soft lavender dress of silk which matched Mirella’s.  They both had their hair pulled back in sleek buns.  Baby’s breath fanned around the buns. 
                  “Sit up,” Mirella said, picking up the curling iron, “We have to do your