Aine's Point of View
“It’s your time, Aine,” Dad said when I was about to eat. It was odd seeing him eating with us despite how he hated me and blamed me for my sister’s death. “Time for what, Dad?” I said, and started to swallow hard. Something is not right here. “It’s time for you to be engaged to a male wolf.” That was all it took for me to lose it. I couldn't believe this. How could it be my time? I'm not even giving up yet and they are trying to force me to be with someone. What's the rush? "Why?!" I panicked. "You’re still mateless despite passing the right age. The Alpha thinks you should have a mate already. He offered us to find you one. You must thank him. At least you’re not a failure. If Anne was still alive, she would have pulled us out of poverty, " Dad said, bored. “Make us proud for once.” “Daniel…!” Mom said. I know he hates me so much even if he’s not showing it. But Anne was dead and it’s not my fault! But manipulating my life? No. "That's not fair! I haven't even had the chance to find my true mate yet!" "You will do as we say, Aine. You know the consequences of going against the Alpha," Dad said, looking at me intensely. "We will all be thrown from the pack and possibly killed by rogues." "But-" "If you don't do this, then you won't be able to be part of this pack and you know we can't make it on our own." Mom interrupted. "But it's not like I can never shift if I don't do this now," I said. "He just wants everyone to change into werewolves, so we can be the strongest pack in the country. It's a selfish reason." "Well, whatever he is doing, it is keeping us safe. Has there ever been a rogue attack that our pack couldn't handle?" Mom questioned. I inwardly groaned, raging. "No," I admitted. "Exactly, now eat. Your future mate will be calling you tonight and I don’t want you to disrespect him,” father said with authority in his voice. "Fine." I grumbled, throwing down my fork and stalking up to my room. I lost my appetite and went straight to my bed and started to cry. I know she was right in everything she said, but it still bothered me. They have no right! It should be up to the people to decide if they want to mate or not. Maybe some of us actually want to meet our real mate, sometime in life. What they are doing is wrong, but what can I do to change it? I have no pull and we are too low in the pack to even be heard. Once you are mated to someone else then that's it. There is no un-mating, unless they die or you are released. So if your real mate happens to come along, you couldn't mate with them until you were free. If only this were the only problem.... Another problem is your feelings for your true mate never go away. They will still be slightly stronger than the one's for the person you are mated to. It is nearly impossible to fight them off, which is different from your forced or fake mate. At least you can resist them to some degree. See, a forged bond makes the wolves grow feelings for one another, but in the end the feelings you have for your true mate trumps whatever you are feeling with your forced mate. The only way to avoid this is if your real mate stays away from you. So far, I have never seen someone's real mate turn up once they are mated to someone else and I'm glad for that. There is no telling what would happen if that occurred. It would be painful for everyone. I was quietly crying about my fate when suddenly my phone rang. My heart beat so fast to the point that it almost made me deaf. I swallowed hard before picking it up and saw an unregistered number. I tapped the accept button and brought the phone to my right ear. “Mom, could I talk to Aine alone, please?" A strong voice, who I didn’t recognize from the other line spoke, obviously he was talking with his mom. “Sure sweety. Make sure to impress your future mate,” a sweet voiced said and eventually I heard a closing door sound. “Sorry about that, Aine,” the man said. “By the way, I’m Tygah Holly, your paired mate.” I was quiet. I don’t know what to say since this bomb dropped before me minutes ago. I’m having a hard time processing everything right now. "I'm sorry for the sudden news of you having a paired mate." "It's okay." I smiled even though I had no idea if this would work. "Uhm, so I’m picking you around on Friday. My pack has already been anticipating your arrival since I told them I had chosen a mate” he stated, excitement was obvious in his voice. "They wanted to know who would be their future Luna." His words immediately caught my attention and if I wasn't sitting down I'm sure I would have fallen over. D-did he just say Luna? Future Luna? No way. He couldn't have because that would mean my fate would be sealed. Why? Why did he go on length choosing me as his Luna when he could choose in his own pack! "Y-you chose me?" I stuttered. "Yeah," he admitted proudly. "But...but why?" It made no sense for him to choose me. I'm nobody and certainly not Luna material. Has he gone mad? "Because I like you,” he answered. "I've liked you for a long time." "You have? But I never met you." “I saw you when I was still a kid and used to come there to play with your future Alpha. Don’t you remember?” "Sorry. I..uhm I never really know you." This was definitely new to me. Since when did men ever show interest in me? I'll admit I was surprised. I'm just a nobody and no men have ever tried to look at me in a romantic way. But a man whom I never met or saw? It's too good to be true. would have thought that someone had feelings for me. I thought I was just a wall flower. "But, don't you want to wait for your true mate?" I asked. "Aine you know true mates are very rare. But in my case, I was deemed to be mateless. Besides , I'm glad I got to choose my mate,” he stated. I swallowed the lump in my throat, while trying to think of a way to respond to that. Who didn't want to find their mate? "I'm flattered you chose me and all but..." I paused, not sure if I should finish that sentence. "But what?" he asked. Maybe I shouldn't. What if it angers him? He probably wouldn't like the fact that I was holding out for my true mate. Call me a hopeless romantic but it's true. I was counting on that whole love at first sight feeling. "You don't want to be with me, do you?" he asked with a hint of hurt in his voice. Now look what I've done? I've obviously hurt him. I'm such an awful person. "It's not that it's just..." How do I put this? "What if our mates came looking for us one day?" I said. "Then we would give them up because we would already be mated,” he said. "But what if we don't want to? What if we are unable to fight off our feelings for them?" He looked like he was taking my words into consideration but didn't reply. Maybe I've said too much. I knew I should have said something. Me and my big mouth. "Not for me. I don’t have a mate, remember?” he stated. "I'm not worried about it and neither should you. Just trust me." As sweet as that was, I just wish I could believe it. I mean if I knew that my mate would never show up then I might have considered his offer but right now I just couldn't. We have true mates for a reason. "Look, just think about it, ok? Just give this a chance. You never know if something will work until you try it,” he insisted. “Uhm… I’m sor-” “Friday at ten in the morning, I’m picking you up. Be ready by then.” Tygah ended the call right before I’m about to reject this mate thing. I don’t want to be with someone that is a stranger! He’s not my mate! The only thing that was in my mind was to run away.“Aine? What the hell? Do you know what time it is?” A sleepy voice answered my call for the fifth time.“Thank goodness, Lind, you answered my call,” I said, relieved.“What is it? You make it important because you disturb my sleep, girl,” Lindsay said. “Help me. Help me escape. My father and the Alpha arranged a mate for me. I don’t want him. Please help me.” I begged. “Oh…” she said, seeming not interested or trying to process what I said. “OHHH! Damn! That’s a messed up plan, Aine. Let me help you! Tell me what you want me to do,” she added when she finally got what I was trying to say. “Can I stay in your pack temporarily? I mean I’ll leave once I figure out what I am going to do with my life.”“Okay. Just tell me where I am going to pick you up. I already told you to leave your family and your stupid dad before, right? Now look what he did to you,” Lindsay said, scolding me. After I gave her the right address, she was still rumbling words I didn’t want to hear. She hated my
Oishin's Point of ViewAine was a wonderful mate. She helped me alot running the pack. She was one of the kind Luna that ordinary Alpha would have wanted. But not me. I’m no ordinary Alpha. I am to be the Alpha King who will rule the werewolf kingdom and every pack. Aine’s too ordinary. I can't have her as my Luna. I needed someone equal to me. I calmly glance at Cian in the passenger seat across from me.I had made sure not to turn on the radio, so there wouldn't be any distraction from the weight of my alpha waves bearing down on him.From the way his shoulders folded, I knew he was feeling the pressure of it. Cian knew everything and he’s a friend of Aine. He'd been talking to Aine. And I’m afraid he’ll tell her about her. "What did you say was wrong with your car again?" I directed him."The car's transmission is out," he answered dryly. "Had it for ages so it was about time it gave out. It couldn't have picked a better timing though." he ended sarcastically."Hmmm."He glanc
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Her name was Caitlin. I was suddenly piecing it together however I still didn't understand. She was Alpha Caitlin from the neighbouring pack but I still couldn't make sense of what introduction they were talking about. Who was her mate? "Of course, you already know this is Oishin's fat help." "I'm Oishin’s mate, not the help." I corrected it. The man laughed dryly and looked at his sister in an I told you so way. Caitlin merely shrugged and smiled back at him. I could feel my cheeks heat up. "If you're his mate, then you haven't been doing a good job. He's been between my sisters' legs every chance he gets. He's practically fucked her everywhere on our pack grounds." At first I thought I didn't hear right. I could feel my insides clench and my breathing got heavy. This is when I started to fall apart, when my very world started to dissolve before my eyes. "That's a lie." He smiled menacingly and a shiver ran down my spine. "You're no longer his mate or Luna, Caitlin is, and th
(A few months before her Luna Proclamation. Note: Aine was clueless) Aine’s Point of View The sound of the rain thundering outside woke me up with a start. I shifted further against him and into the intense warmth his body provided until there wasn't any space left. We were pasted together with his hard profile against my back. His arm was slung around my waist, tethering me to him. This was everything. This was us. I reluctantly glanced at the window, where the bleary morning filtered through. It was way too early. No wonder it was freezing. The wind was whipping the rain against the windowpanes and I could see the tree branches swinging back and forth. I would have to do everything indoors today. It pricked up my hopes that he might stay here today. That we might have some time to ourselves. For the past couple of weeks, Oishin has been overseeing joining our pack, the Greyhound pack, with the Lunar pack. That said pack, like ours, was a traditional pack that had been around
I knew Oishin must have a valid reason and I trusted him wholeheartedly. He seemed to let out a breath he had been holding in and I settled back against him.We continued to talk about the upcoming moving and I told him about how I have been spending my days and the business I recently launched. I had also made sure to put in a lot of effort for their new homes and Caitlin’s. It was my duty and I wanted everyone to feel comfortable and accepted. I was expected to do a good job and to make a good impression. Sure, I was exhausted at the end of it all especially with a two-year-old but I made sure everything was right even down to the minor details, especially for their former alpha, Caitlin. I wanted to do my part well.He said nothing until I was finished, knowing he must be bored of my ramblings, though he seemed to be listening intently and soon we were wrapped in silence. I curled my body into his and enjoyed the heat radiating from him. He suddenly leaned forward and pressed a k
"This is what happens when you get trailer trash to do a respectable job. Mom would have been up way before this, at the crack of dawn, running everything in tip top shape and making sure everything was perfect,” Lesly said with a voice in annoyance.Eion perks up at the sound of his aunt's voice. Clayton glances at me as we're just standing in the hallway. He had slowed down beside me. I was bracing myself for it, shifting Eion from one arm to another.I was working as hard as I could, around the clock. I didn't know what else to do. I have been going to bed late and waking up early before Eion to complete my morning rounds after which I headed back for him most mornings when he woke up and checked my laptop for some emails. This morning was just an exception because of the rain and well... Oishin.Lesly has never liked me and she intended to make sure everyone else didn't as well. She ignores me when Oishin sn't around, like I was not worth looking at and when he was, just the bare,
It's been a day since my encounter with Lesly and things have gotten drastically worse. She was wreaking havoc in the packhouse. She has always gotten what she wants, no matter what and now she wasn't.I told her she couldn't see Eion anymore because I didn't feel comfortable leaving him in her care knowing the things she was saying to him about me. I was his mother and my trust in her had waned from the incident. Her very loud response before everyone in the main hall was: "It's better he knows his mother is an overweight trailer trash from now so he'll be immune to it when he gets older."I had enough. I tried to stand firm on it and I was honestly still upset that she thought it was okay to do that. He was so young and impressionable. It was beyond cruel to talk to a child like that about their parents. I couldn't or wouldn't let him endure that and I felt terrible for what had happened.He was my baby and I loved him more than anything. I had to protect him at all costs. I know h