chapter three

Zara's POV

The smell of food wakes me up the next morning. I remember falling asleep while waiting for my dad.

"Happy birthday, my love" My mom greets me with a hug, the moment I enter the dining room.

My dad, my brother and Beth follow suit. Like always my mom, and my brother present me with their presents first. My mom got me new books just like I wanted, and my brother got me a new ipad. Beth baked my cake as a present.

"Did you finally relent and get me an Harley?" I asked my dad.

I grew up waiting a bike, but my dad wasn't keen on the idea. To him, it was just a death trap, and I was looking for a broken skull.

"Here, it is outside" My dad handed me the keys and I hugged him, before running outside.

I screamed at the top of my lungs, the moment I saw my bike outside. I examined it, and saw it was the model I always wanted.

"You got me a sportster"

"Do you like it?" My dad asked as I got back inside.

" I love it. Can I take it for a drive now?" I asked, giddy with excitement.

" Not yet, I have to talk to you about something " My dad looked gloomy, and I wasn't so excited anymore.

"Nope, she is going to celebrate her birthday without any worries" My dad scolded my dad, and she ushered us to the table.

"What is wrong?" I asked looking at my dad and my mom.

My brother and Beth looked confused too. And that scared me.

"Nothing important, we will tell you later" My mom's statement left no space for an argument.

After we had breakfast, Zach took me outside so I could drive my bike. I knew it was a way to get my mind off what dad said.

"Do you know what is going on?" I asked Zach, as he brought his own motorcycle out of the garage.

"Nope. Mom says it is nothing so it is nothing"

" Okay. Today is my birthday and nothing else matters"

" I taught you how to drive a motorcycle before. Are you good with this one?"

" Absolutely. Let's goooo"

We stayed outside riding, until my mom told us to come back to the house.

Zach headed for his place, and I had to go back home alone. My worries returned when I got back home and it was dark.

"Mom" I stepped into the house gingerly.

The light came on, followed by shouts of happy birthday. I put my hand over my chest to calm my fast beating heart.

"Don't be scared. We just decided to hold a little dinner party". My mom pulled me into the crowd, and I was hugged, and pecked from different directions.

Some people had brought gifts for me, and I accepted them happily. We all gathered at the clearing at the back of the house.

My mom had arranged food and drinks for everyone. I let my worries fade away as I sat among the happy crowd.

I sat among my peers as they all discussed about finding their mates and mating.

"Zara, do you think your mate is in this pack?" Sara asked me.

Sara, Beth and I grew up together. But Beth and I were closer, Sara was too consumed with the need to find a mate.

"I am not so sure"

"You are an omega and I am sure one of the Alphas will like to mate with you. That is if you adjust your attitude" My uncle who appeared out of nowhere decided to join the conversation.

"Adjust my character" I asked him confused.

" Unless someone gets a smell of your pheromones, you act like an alpha" my uncle moved closer to sniff my hair, and I moved away from him.

"I don't think that is a problem". My brother answered him.

" It is" He waved my brother off." She needs to be more submissive and drop all the weapons. Alphas like a damsel in distress and we all know your sister isn't that. She is too independent, and she also involved in martial arts, those are not things for an omega"

" How about you shove your opinion up your ass" My brother yanked on his collar, and my mom had to intervene.

"Let him go Zach. He has had too much to drink"

My brother let him go after growling in his face, and everyone resumed their duties.

The party finally ended, and everyone went back to their respective houses. I helped clean up before I went back to my room to clean up.

I was about to relax and read a book, until my mom called me downstairs. My brother looked angry, while my dad just looked tired.

"What is going on?"

"In the meeting, marriage was proposed as a solution to the problem" My brother answered, growling lowly.

" You seem to like growling a lot today " My mom scolded my brother before turning to me." They think you and the son of the royal pack Alpha should mate"

" What?. How did it come to this?"

I sure wasn't expecting someone to suggest marriage to end the rivalry.

"The other option was to give the teenagers to the royal pack, and let them do whatever they want" my dad ran his hand through his hair. "And I know that no one would willingly give up their children, and it would lead to war"

" Who even suggested marriage?"

" Your uncle. He tried to pitch his daughter to them but they didn't want her".

" What if we are not compatible, like we take the mating ceremony and we aren't compatible".

" Then we will find another solution. We won't force you into something you don't want to do" My mom reassured me and I felt better.

"There is something more, isn't it?"

"You have to stay there for a while before the mating ceremony. A week tops to see how things are"

There was no way in hell that Darius, and I would end up being compatible. I agreed to the plan even though my brother looked like he would pop a vein.