Chapter 2

Melanie Pov

The party is today and Liam is picking me up anytime from now.

Am wearing black ripped skinny jeans, a white crop top, a white long coat and black sandal heels.

I let my silver long hair down and it flows freely down my waist, with a minimum touch of makeup. Am always confident with my looks, perks of being a model I think.

The doorbell rings and I know with no doubt Liam is already here, grabbing my black purse to match my dress code, I finally meet the grinning birthday boy.

" Hey Liam" I gleam giving him a hug and a peck on his cheek.

" Hey, you look beautiful Mel" he complements looking at me up and down.

" Thank you, happy birthday" I am feeling so much excitement that today I get to know something about them.

" Thanks, shall we? " he quirks an eyebrow questioningly and I nod.

"Yes please", he takes my hand leading me to his car.

Of course Axel and Ryder trail behind, I have been convincing them not to come with me but they never listen to my pleas.

I understand they're just doing their jobs, but it gets suffocating sometimes and it's not wrong wanting a breath of fresh air and my own space.

Liam and Lily live on the outskirts of the town because we are passing trees and more trees.

It looks like a forest and on a completely unfamiliar road. I would've been worried that we were lost but then again, everyone knows their homes like the back of their hands.

So I sit back and enjoy the view of nature and the fresh air it provides, unlike the city.

He drives until we come across cabins built close to each other and finally he pulls to a huge stone house. A fucking mansion.

"Wow! this house is huge" I exclaim looking at the extremely huge and beautiful mansion ahead of me.

"Yeah, it is" Liam chuckles amused by my surprise.

I have never been here before and this place is so freaking beautiful.

"Please adopt me" I joke and he just laughs shaking his head slightly. Is it just me or does Liam seem so stiff today?

Their place is magical, surrounded by a huge forest, it's quiet and the air is so fresh, I love nature a lot and won't mind staying here.

Just looking around, his family must be extremely rich.

The house is surrounded by a large swimming pool with beautiful flowers planted around it. Amazing.

There are a lot of people and children everywhere, they must have invited a lot of people I think.

"Do these people live here?" I ask Liam curiously. Don't mind me, I'm a very curious person.

"Yes, they are like family", he answers hesitantly.

Just how big is his family? not wanting to pry so much I leave it at that. I don't want to make him uncomfortable on his big day.

I can't help but notice how people are strangely staring at us, Axel and Ryder are unfazed by the stares. But I on the hand, feels slightly uncomfortable.

It's giving me chills to have all those eyes on me.

Liam leads us to the backyard where there are a lot more people, loud music is heard blaring through the speakers and I sigh.

As much as I wanted to be here, I'm not really a party person.

Are these people still family?

The party is already on, couples are dancing against each other, red cups are littered everywhere and I don't miss the table holding several kinds of dishes, which will be my next stop after meeting the birthday girl.

Out of nowhere, two huge wolves block our path, two enormous wild animals amid people and they're not even scared?

I scream out of fear and shock diverting everyone's attention to us, me.

Once again my guards and Liam are not fazed by the wolves, even the slightest.

My guards stand protectively in front of me but it does nothing to stop my erratically beating heart.

I look at Liam whose expression is more of worry than fear.

Everything here looks weird to me, it's not my paranoia anymore.

They keep growling and bearing their sharp canines at us while everyone is just looking on and whispering to themselves.

Why aren't they scared of the animals? maybe they're used to them considering they live in the forest.

Who even lives in the middle of a forest?

The sight is horrifying and I can only hide behind axel, not that they could even hurt a single fur on the wild beasts.

They look nothing like the wolf I see in my dreams, she's calm and beautiful and she looks harmless. These are ferocious.

Suddenly the whisperings and the music stop altogether and everywhere becomes dead silent.

"What are outsiders doing in my pack?" an intense voice booms through the crowd and people move to create a way for the person who spoke, bowing their heads to him.

His voice is deep, demanding and authoritative, it makes shivers to run down my spine and that alone is strange.

Is this a park or something? I have never been to a park before considering my childhood.

"I'm sorry Alpha I invited them" Liam takes a step a head bowing his head to the man who Isn't in my line of sight yet.

Alpha?.

Why is he bowing? and who names their kids Alpha.?

"With whose permission?" the voice asks sternly becoming louder and now closer, even the wolves make way for him.

What the fuck!

Who is he.?

Lifting my head, I peek at him and a gasp leaves my lips immediately bringing his attention to me.

Damn.

He is a man, a very masculine and visually enticing one.

His dark green eyes like the forest are staring back at me with surprise and awe.

His jaw is so sharp and clean-shaved, his hair is dark like charcoal, the man has red plump lips with a straight nose which fits his face perfectly.

He is shirtless and his body is covered with endless tattoos, his neck, arms, chest and all visible parts are adorned by decorative ink.

And he has abs, a six-pack and a v-line trailing down to his grey sweatpants which are low on his waist, his body is firm and sweaty like he just finished working out.

OMG! This man leaves me speechless and breathless at the same time.

I have never seen a being so beautiful in my life.

He is so perfect. No exaggeration I swear.

Looking back into his eyes, his pupils seem darker and dilated, he starts taking slow steps towards me and I feel like my heart is gonna burst out through my chest from how loud it's beating.

My palms become sweaty and my breaths heavier.

Why is he coming towards me?

My guards are pushed aside and only one word is heard across the quiet crowd from his lips.

"Mate"

Everyone in the room gasps making me wonder what that means. Mate?

As in friend? He wants us to be friends?

The beautiful stranger unexpectedly holds me tight to himself with his face snuggled in the crook of my neck, inhaling deeply like he lacked air all his life and am the only source.

I'm shocked by this gesture that I'm unable to react in any way. Wherever our skin touches, is left with tingles.

His body carries great warmth and it's comforting. I know it sounds crazy but I don't want him to pull away.

Maybe I'm crazy. This place is making me crazy.

He smells so good, just like the clean air of the forest. It makes me inhale deeply and relax in his arms. It's nothing like I have felt before even with Jake.

Crap, Jake.

Remembering I have a boyfriend, I try pushing him away which only results in a growl from him as he tightens his grip on me.

I don't even understand what is happening here. He called me mate, and he's gripping me tightly while inhaling my scent.

And the growling? everything here is strange, this is not normal at all.

I just hope I'm wrong.

I haven't heard anyone growling in my life before.

"Get away from her," a new voice says, louder and more authoritative just like the stranger holding me.

The stranger looks at the source of the new voice and growls louder at him, and the man barks back.

What's with the growling, it's starting to freak me out?

Normal people don't growl, only wolves do. Right?

I turn to look at the owner of the new voice and my lips involuntarily part.

He is an older man than the stranger holding me. What catches my attention is the fact that his hair is silver like mine, and his eyes are exactly like mine.

I'm like a female version of him.

They are glaring at each other and alpha holds me more tightly.

Around the man are wolves, ten wolves beside him and behind him, people around the party suddenly become wolves growling at the man and his wolves.

What is happening? I can't find Liam or lily anywhere just wolves and strangers , this is scaring the shit out of me.

Where are my guards?

"What is happening? "I ask no one in particular, my voice quivering at how much I'm shaking.

"Shit" alpha says looking at me with worry like he just figured something out.

"I said let her go", the man says again this time approaching us.

"I can't, she's my mate" alpha growls out making the man halt in his steps looking, at him with surprise.

"And she's my daughter " the man shouts back angrily.

Did I hear him right?

"What?" my voice is low and weak as I look at him.

"Am your father Melanie" he confirms in a soft voice.

Tears flow down my cheeks uncontrollably and I don't make an effort to stop them.

Coming here was a bad idea, I shouldn't have come at all.

Maybe my friends had a reason for keeping their lives a secret and I should have respected that.

I have a father?