Alpha Nicholas
"All final checks have been done and everything is set and in place for tonight." My brother, Shane announces as he walks into my office with Will right behind him. Not only is Shane my brother, but he's also my Beta while Will is also my brother and Gamma. It's a right family affair. Our youngest brother, Robbie has been offered a title more than once, both Shane and Will are more than happy to share their roles with him and with him having Alpha blood in him he's more than capable of fulfilling both roles but he doesn't want it, never has.
He enjoys training with the warriors and helping to train the kids too. Several months ago he came to me asking if he could officially become a warrior and so I granted him that. He knows that he can come to us at any time to change it, but we all see how happy he is and I dont see that changing anytime soon. The moment he became a warrior he became the top warrior of the pack and no that wasn't because of who his family is.
After officially becoming a warrior he was tested and graded and thats where he landed. I'll be honest, for a while I was worried that there would be trouble because of it, but of course, my pack members being the good people that they are have never let it get to them in fact, if anything they consider it a challenge to try and beat him of that title and I love it.
"Have you made all the reservations needed in the town?" He nods. We have several packs arriving today and six packs that will be staying overnight. We have recently become allies with the Green Rock pack and so the right thing to do was to invite them to stay at the pack house. We also have another two packs staying here between the packhouse and lands then the rest will be staying in the local town and returning for the breakfast spread in the morning before leaving to go back to their packs.
"How about guard duty? Everything ok there, Will?" As Gamma, it is his job to look after and manage the warriors of the pack and his duties also include organising guards for any events that we have. "Yep, all good, Alpha," he smirks. He knows that I hate him calling me Alpha when we are in private. I hate any of my family or close friends calling me Alpha when they don't need to, but of course, my brothers are giant assholes and they often like to do it just to piss me off.
After almost two hours of answering last-minute requests and questions and getting myself ready, I can finally sit down in my office and hide away with a quick drink before I need to go out and greet my guests as they start to arrive. Of course, any peace that I planned on having lasted just minutes as soon enough all of my brothers and dad are in my office joining me for a drink while we wait for the guests, Lottie and my mom to be ready.
"How it takes women so long to get ready, I'll never understand." Will grunts after checking his watch. "I don't get it either plus both Mom and Lottie are beautiful, I doubt they need to do much to make themselves feel pretty," Robbie says as he starts pouring us all another round of whiskeys.
"My boys, when you meet your mates you'll soon come to understand that no matter how pretty a woman is or how much you tell her that she is beautiful, she will never believe it and will spend her whole life constantly trying to improve herself. It can be annoying when you already think that they look perfect but that is women for you. And teenage girls...wWe'll they are a whole different kind of pain in the ass."
My brothers and I laugh while nodding his way. "Tell me about it." Lottie is almost 16 and an absolute nightmare when it comes to her looks or her hair and nails. Don't get me wrong, I love that girl more than life itself but I don't half to miss the days when she was small and much simpler. Oh, and easy to bribe." This has everyone laughing even though they all know it's true.
I look over at my dad and despite his smile, his eyes show his heartache. Hell, I know we all feel it. I look around the room and rasie my glasses. "To our Angel." My brothers and dad all stop talking and rasie their glasses joining me in a toast for our angel, for our little sister who is no longer with us. It may have been almost 8 years since she died but I miss her more and more every day, and I know the rest of my family feel the same.
Our sister was called Angelina but we called her Angel. She was only 13 when she was killed. She and a few friends of hers decided to wander unprotected outside of the pack borders and were attacked by a Rogue. The Rogue was three times their size and despite there being several of them and only one of him, they still didn't stand a chance. Three of the four girls died that day and while Angel's best friend Sophie did survive, she was left permanently scared from the bottom of her left eye down to her chin. Sophie is 21 now and we have remained close to her since that very day. She and Lottie have become incredibly close for the last 3 years or so.
"To Angel." Echos around the room as we all take a moment to remember her. After several more minutes of just general chatter, Mom mindlinks Dad to let him know that both she and the girls are ready. "Here to finding our mates." Will shouts as we all share one more toast before we head out to meet them at the bottom of the stairs. I may not want to find my mate but I know that they do. Shane more than anyone with him being 26, I hope they find them soon. I can't wait to have some nieces and nephews running around the place.
All too soon we're outside and I'm already making my way around the place greeting everyone I can but more than anything making sure that I greet all of the Alphas that had come here that evening. I escorted Lottie outside and then once she left my side I saw Robbie follow her. My girl is a beauty and there's no way that some fuck wit teenager is going to take advantage of her. Luckily for me, she has three overprotective uncles so there's usually always someone with eyes on her. Some may say it's too much but I don't care. 16 or not, she's my little girl and it's my job to protect her.
"Alpha Nicholas, may I say you have put on a splendid ball this evening." Elder Stone comes to a stop in front of me and shakes my hand. "Thank you, Elder Stone." He looks around with a pleased look on his face and while im glad that he's happy with how the place looks he shouldn't be thanking me, he should be thanking my mom, Lottie, Sophie, and the several members of the pack that helped them with the organizing.
All I did was sign the checks and agree on some transactions. I could have organised it myself but let's be honest, there's no way it would look anywhere near as good as it does now. A woman's touch always makes stuff like this better and a Luna even more so and while I don't have a mate, my mother is still technically the Luna. Sometimes I feel bad that she's still left doing the role of a Luna but I know underneath that she still loves it. It makes her feel needed and wanted, not that she isn't anyway.
"I assume that your father spoke to you in regards to this evening?" Alpha stones voice pulls my mind back to the present and the dreaded conversation that I wanted to avoid is thrown up me. "He did." I'm still not happy about it but I'll do it for my dad. "Ok, great. so, I've been made aware of quite a few single she-wolves here tonight who would be willing to consider a mateless match. How would you like to do this?"
Before I can respond my wolf storm starts whining in my head. He's against having a mateless mate more than me and hasn't been afraid to tell me. He's one incredible wolf, always has been and while we've always pretty much agreed on everything in our life, the one thing we dont agree on is me not wanting to find my mate. It pisses him off and he's not afraid to make it known. "How about I bring them to you one at a time so that way you don't have to worry about finding them and you already know who is looking for a bond?" Clearly Elder Stone has taken my silence to mean something else but that's okay, because I honestly don't care how we do this.
"What's that smell?" Storm's voice is unexpected, and loud and makes my head rattle. As soon as he finishes saying those words the greatest smell that I have ever known hits my nose and has my senses running wild. It's a mix of strawberries and cinnamon and instantly has my feet moving of their own accord.
As I make my way through the crowd the smell only gets stronger and then it all happens so fast I feel like my head is spinning. A smell like that can only mean one thing... I've found my mate. As I realize what's happened, she appears out of the packhouse and takes my breath away. "Fuck, no!"
BonnieAfter a few more minutes of chatter, Gamma will escort half of the wolves outside the packhouse, while Beta Shane escorts the rest of us to our rooms in the packhouse. With such a high number of wolves staying here on top of those that already live here, there are a lot of people room sharing but it's only for one night, so I don't see how it will be a problem. Right now, I'm just exhausted and more than ready for a nap in a real bed.We are soon shown to our room, and I'll admit, considering this is just a quest room, it still takes my breath away. There's a massive bed running along the back wall that could easily sleep four people, maybe more. The walls are painted in an off-white color while the carpet, curtains, and accessories are all a deep red.Of to the sides, there are two doors which I assume lead to the bathroom and closet and there's a humongous TV on the bottom wall. I swear it has to be at least 70 inches big. The room itself is huge and more than big enough for
Alpha NicholasI ran. I saw my mate and I ran. I ran from her, and now I'm currently hiding in my office. I'm a coward and a bastard. What kind of Alpha am I? What kind of man and an Alpha, at that meets his mate and runs? And if that wasn't bad enough, she saw me, and I'm pretty sure she knew who I was. "She did. Her wolf sensed us. She knew we were their mates and you fucking ran!" This is the first time Storm has spoken to me since it happened almost 30 minutes ago. He is furious with me and I get it and I don't blame him for being mad."I'm sorry Storm, I am. But I can't... I just can't." Before he can reply, my office door flies open as pissed-looking Will and Shane stomp in. "What the fuck is going on? Is something wrong?" I was about to chew him a new ass for just storming in here, but I quickly realize that he's not only pissed but concerned, both of them are.I knock back the rest of the top-notch whiskey that I've been nursing this whole time and enjoy the burn as it slides d
BonnieHe ran, my mate saw me and ran, and the worst part of it all was that a small part of me felt shocked. Stupid girl! Growing up every wolf hears the stories of how mates meet, of how they have an instant love, instant connection and are immediately glued at the hip and yet my mate saw me and ran away from me like his ass was on fire and I allowed myself to be disappointed with that, why? Why did I do that to myself when let's be honest, both my wolf and I already knew that our mate wouldn't be interested in us so what just happened shouldn't be a surprise."Hmm, no way missy. You're the only one who thinks that, so don't drag me into your negative thoughts." Lexi practically growls causing my head to thump. Ok, so maybe she is right about that but so am I, because he did exactly what I knew he would, exactly what my family has always told me would happen. "Maybe it was just a shock and he needed a moment to gather his thoughts. Maybe he wasn't expecting to meet his mate tonight a
Alpha NicholasAfter two hours of playing nice and actively avoiding my mate, it's time for the sit-down meal part of the night and of course, I have to make a speech and I'm not looking forward to it. Don't get me wrong I love being Alpha and I love all of my pack members even more, and it's always an honor to have other packs go out of their way to come here but I just hate all the mindless conversations that I have to entire, and the times that I have to play nice with someone that I do not want to.I get on with most of the people that I come across in life but now and again I get a strange feeling towards someone, a feeling that they are bad and the worst part of it is that in the past, when it has happened, I have ended up being right about them. Tonight I have had the same feeling with two wolves that I have met, one of them being the Beta to a fucking pack. I got talking to him and another guy, a warrior in the same pack and I swear that they made my skin crawl. Don't get me wr
Alpha Nicholas"Oh, you have got to be kidding me!" James growls. This fuckhead has rejected our Sophie because of her scar, is he fucking serious! The growl that leaves me shakes the ground below our feet and it takes all I have not to snap his fucking neck right here, right now. I wrap my arms around Sophie and feel her sag into my body. Poor girl! Her life hasn't been easy since that day, not only did she lose her 3 best friends but every time she looks in the mirror she sees her scar and she's reminded of that awful day... those dreadful memories. And now to have her mate reject her for something that isn't her fault? For him to take all of her pain and use it against her... hell no! That prick is going to be sorry.She starts to sob into my chest filling my veins with anger while I will myself to calm down before I completely lose my shit here in front of everyone. "Why's it such a big deal? Mates get rejected all the time. Sometimes it has to happen so we can have someone else, a
BonnieIn less than 30 minutes I've changed out of my dress and into an old pair of leggings and a loose tee shirt. I throw my hair up into a ponytail and stick on a baseball cap to help cover some of my face, and then stick on my old sneakers, they aren't very comfy but they are the best that I have right now. "You ready, Bon?" Lily's mind link startles me making Lexi laugh in my head. "Yes, I'll be out now." I grab my backpack and head for the door where she is waiting in the hallway for me, her clothes mirroring my own. She looks nervous but excited and I feel the same. What we're doing is a big risk, if we get caught we'll be in for a world of trouble and pain but if we get away with it and get away from everyone... Well, it will be amazing and worth all the risk."We need to stay positive, Lily. We're going to do this!" My voice sounds much more confident than I feel but it seems to somewhat relax my best friend so I go with it. I hold out my hand for her to take and give it a gen
Alpha NicholasAfter the shit show that went down between Sophie and that prick and all that business with meeting my mate, I struggled to get myself back into any kind of party mood which made things a nightmare. Add in the wanna-be future Luna's that I had to talk to and I think it's safe to say that the night was a complete right-off. I ended up being introduced to 23 She-Wolves open to chosen mates and not one of them did a thing for me. I don't want my own mate so why the fuck would I want a fake one? "You do want your mate, you're just being a stubborn prick about it!" Storm has been an absolute nightmare and I get it, I do but he's getting too much. "Not gonna stop!" I go to give him a shitty comment back but it's pointless, he's not going to quit.Although I will give it to the wolf, he was great at putting off the She-Wolves that we were talking to. We may not see eye to eye on the situation with our mate but we're definitely on the same page when it comes to not wanting any
LillyYou know that saying 'Life is a bitch then you die' well, those words couldn't be any more true than at this very moment. My whole life has been my very own version of hell and after my father moved my Mom and me to a new pack and away from our family, things only got worse. You see before we moved we were surrounded by family daily so my dad's abuse was just verbal, but once he moved us to our new pack, we were away from everyone we knew and loved, and that was when the abuse turned violent.My dad always says that he moved us here because my mother wanted a fresh start but I don't believe that for a second. If I had to guess, I would say that he moved us here to allow his abuse to escalate without family members being able to get involved. He's a nasty bully and I'm almost certain that he was the reason for my mom's death.Meeting Bonnie was a lifeline but to find out that she was also abused at home was heartbreaking. She is such an incredible person and I was blessed the mom