Today is the day before my seventeenth birthday. I'm really not looking forward to tomorrow. Mom wants to make a big deal of it though, so I will oblige. Plus, I really do have to go along with it. It's also Nico's and Seth's seventeenth birthday. They could find their destined mates. I don't want to ruin the day for them. That's one of the drawbacks to having a twin. Your birthday is never your own. It doesn't help that it's Seth's birthday too. Nyla said, "Come on, we need to talk to dad about that Rogue pack. He has news." I hurry and get dressed in some leggings and a tank, because it's Saturday and I want to work out after breakfast.
I walk into the kitchen and grab a cup of coffee before sitting with mom, dad and Nico at the table. I start filling my plate with biscuits and sausage gravy with a couple slices of bacon. I said, "So, dad, Nyla said you have some news about the rogue pack." Dad said, "The scouts finally found them. But we can't touch them." I said, "Why?"
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Mom and I are at the mall. She wants me to look hot tomorrow. I'm not particularly excited about it. Maybe once I get my daytime outfit, then my formal gown for the party, I will feel better about it. No telling. I see a leather store and say, "Mom, can we get a leather outfit for tomorrow?" Mom smiled and said, "I had a leather outfit for my seventeenth birthday too. Let's see if we can find something sexy, but classy too. I wore a little leather skirt, a leather tank top that zipped up the front, and a pair of thigh-high leather boots to school on my birthday." I said, "I bet that looked amazing on you!" She said, "I wore it again on my first date with your father. He literally stopped breathing when he saw me in it." I laughed and said, "I can only hope that I get that kind of mate." We walked into the leather store and mom and I take a deep breath, just taking in the smell of leather. We both love that smell so much. We look at each other and laugh. I said, "We are too m
I wake up the next morning with a smile on my face. It's my seventeenth birthday! I'm not really that happy about it, because I know my heart is going to be broken, in some way today. I know I will find my mate today. Not who which of us will do the rejecting, but I know it will be one of us. Not really too crazy about that idea, but that's kinda the story of my life, so far. Why should today be any different? Am I bitter about it? Not really. It's just the way it is. I have no control over it, and I can't change it. All I can do is go with it. I change into my leggings and sports bra and head straight to the gym. I'm well into my workout when mom and dad walk in. Dad comes walking up to me while I'm doing some pullups with my legs in front of me. He said, "Your mother did those the first time I tried to work out with her. That's when I knew her core strength had to be harder than mine. I couldn't keep up." I laughed as I finished that one and got down from the pull up bar.
I looked around to see who said it. I don't smell anything, so I'm totally confused. King Mateo and I walk out of the yard to the front of the house, and I see it was Nico! King Uther and Queen Chumani brought their kids, and Nico was growling as Brenna was hugging dad. Brenna is Nico's Mate! Oh. My. Goddess! We're going to have a dragon in the kingdom! I am so excited, that I run to Brenna and Ity. I'm so happy I watch as Nico lays his hand on her cheek, and she leans into his touch. She says, "Mine." and Nico tucks her into his side. I said, 'Nico let go of her long enough for me to hug her!" I grab her and pull her into a tight hug, "Welcome to the family, sister." She giggled and said, "Thank you, sister." Then I turned to Ity and said, "How are you?" He said, "I'm good. A little disappointed that we aren't mates, but you look amazing." I said, "Thank you! Me too. But that's the way it goes. We can continue being great friends though, right?" He said, "I wouldn't have it any oth
I said, "We really should go to the party first, don't you think? It's partly my birthday party too." He looked sad as he said, "I will do whatever you want to do. I just don't want anyone else thinking you are available." I said, "I will make sure they know. I will not leave your side. Just don't go all crazy if I hug people. I like to hug my friends. Okay? Like right now." I looked behind him and his brothers were approaching. "Convel and Bodolf! It's been such a long time! How are you?" I went to them and hugged them. They both looked me up and down and said, "Ashina! You look amazing!" I said, "Thank You! So do you!" I heard a growl behind me and said, "Conri, this is what I was talking about. Your brothers are my friends. That's all." He said, "I know. It's just hard to see you hugging anyone else." I said, "If I don't feel comfortable hugging someone, I won't do it. Okay? Don't forget, my wolf has the ability to talk to other wolves without the human part knowing. Nyla
I shifted back and said, "He's not going to able to talk coherently until morning, at least. Let's enjoy the party for tonight." Conri walked back to the wood line to shift, and my underwear had stretched out again, so I just stepped out of them and threw them in the trash. When Conri came back. He was looking as hot as I had ever seen him look. I was suddenly regretting throwing my panties in the trash. Dear Goddess! How am I going to get through this night without having him mark me? Nyla said, "We should have him mark us tonight, silly. He's mate!" I said, "What if he hurts us?" She said, "This is the one the Goddess sent to us. He will not hurt us. What if he accepts us as his mate?" I said, "Don't you dare tell his wolf to do it. I'm dead serious, Nyla." Nyla said, "I'm not going to do that. But his wolf is already wanting to mark us, without me telling him to. He's quite the horn dog. I'm already in love." I roll my eyes at her and said, "You're in lust." She said, "Ju
I rolled off of him and said, "I honestly wasn't planning on doing this tonight, but I couldn't resist it. That damn mate bond is no joke!" He laughed and said, "I was hoping you would let me mark you as soon as I saw you. I don't ever want you away from me. Lycans are very possessive that way. We actually waited a lot longer than most Lycans do." I chuckled as I wrapped my arm around him and snuggled as close to him as I could and said, "You are now stuck with me for life. I don't ever want to leave you." He said, "That's what I want to hear you say forever." I said, "As of right now, I can't imagine that changing." He said, "I will never purposely do anything that would make you want to leave. If I do something that pisses you off, I want to know about it. You need to tell me. I feel your feelings, but I can't read your mind." I said, "Trust me, you will know my thoughts. I'm not one to keep my mouth shut." He laughed and said, "Good. I do not want a mate that is to be see
Dad said, "Conri, I know you want to protect her, but she is a highly trained warrior. She will not be sidelined. It doesn't matter how much you try. She does, however, have other ways to fight, besides getting right in the middle of it. She would be a huge asset to your warriors. She knows fighting styles that most packs don't even think of training in. Plus, her mother developed a fighting style that can disable a whole army, without killing them. Ash has been trained in it too. There are only three werewolf packs that were trained in it, and all three packs are now one... ours." Conri said, "How can I keep her safe if I can't keep her from fighting?" Dad chuckled and said, "You can't. All you can do is stay close to her in the fight. Like you did last night. You were really good at fighting and keeping her safe at the same time. If you are afraid that you can't do that in a particular battle, ask her to use her magic instead of fighting. She knows how to do that too." Aft
My dad said, "Why do you want her so bad that you are willing to attack our pack for her?" He said, "She's a special wolf. We need one for our pack." My dad said, "We have a few. Why her, in particular." He said, "She's the only one that isn't a Luna, Beta Female, or a Future Alpha or Future Beta. But there is something different about her now." I took my jacket off one shoulder and showed him the mark as Conri said, "You are now trying to kidnap a Lycan Princess! This is grounds for the death penalty for all who survived your attack. Are you the Alpha? You healed faster than anyone else in here." He said, "I am the Beta. My name is Connor. Our Alpha is Lobo." Conri asked, "Where is your Alpha?" He said, "Not sure. I know he fought with us because he is obsessed with getting your princess. Although I doubt he knows you are a princess." I said, "I just became a princess last night before the party started. That was when I found my mate." Dad said, "Doesn't matter now. You wil