The smell just got stronger and stronger, oh dear goddess, she
must be quite close.
For heaven’s sake, why was fate playing this cruel game with me?
Luca was chanting “Mate! Mate! Mate!” like a holy mantra, and I
could feel his excitement just by smelling her. For the first time, I
really wished he would just shut up. We agreed on almost
everything, except that I didn’t want her.
“Beta!” We all took our seats as the waiter took our orders.
Lance, my beta, stood up and bowed politely, followed by Gabe,
my delta, who did the same but had a corny, broad smile on his
face. I nodded in acknowledgment.
Since the blood moon was due to rise in ninety-three days, and I
was running out of time, Lance presented me with some
paperwork and contracts that were in dire need of my signature.
I had been spending a lot of time these past few days trying to
find a way out of the curse placed upon our pack, but I kept
coming up empty-handed. Then, the door chimed open, and I
saw her enter, her footsteps resounding throughout the room.
Don’t even get me started on her eyes; she had the most stunning
electric blue eyes I had ever seen, paired with the most flawless
lips I had ever seen. Her long, dirty blond hair reached her waist,which she instantly brushed back from her face as soon as she
walked in.
“Hey, Mate! I didn’t tell them about her appearance yesterday,
but I couldn’t stop Luca from saying the phrase, which caused
Lance and Gabe to freeze in complete amazement and shock.
“What the fuck Luca?” was the first thing I said, and the moment
it left my mouth, I hated it.
“Alpha-” Lance turned back to face my friend, who was decked
up in a white off-the-shoulder crop top and blue trousers that
hugged all of her curves.
As I rolled my eyes at the monster, I heard Luca say, “Our mate is
really hot.” I had to admit, he was right; she was truly beautiful in
the eyes, unlike many others I had seen. Her beauty was genuine
and unforced.
“Is that Luna? With a narrowed glance, as though attempting to
read my mind, Lance questioned.
Laughing like a fool, Gabe added, “Judging by the bad scowl
brother has on his face it has got to be my sister in law, Cease talking!” Sister in law? What a joke,” I scream low to get
rid of that foolish smile from his face.
Lance says, “You should go and talk to her Alpha, Celeste claims
that she is the pack’s last hope.” They both understand how much
I loathed the thought of meeting my mate for the first time; I
didn’t need or want her.
Luca whispered to me, “But your pack does.” It was so mocking
that I wished there was a small off button to stop him from
talking so loudly. The fuck, he was slowly pushing me over the
brink into madness.
I mentally snapped, ‘Shut the hell up,’ but he was right. According
to Celeste, the pack’s witch,’she would be the pack’s salvation
from the curse that plagued us for centuries, or she would be our
destruction splattered with our own blood.’ It was a real dicey
prophecy, and I didn’t want to take a chance on finding out, as
the pack had just begun to move on from the tragedy that had
occurred previously. I can’t put them through another one, so it’s
my responsibility.
I heard Luca hiss, “What are you going to do now? What are you
going to do? Stupid wolf. I had a plan—” He was clearly enjoying
watching me suffer.
My plan was a temporary fix, or a way to buy time, but it still
involved avoiding my mate wherever she was. However, now
that she was in front of me, unavoidable, that plan was quickly
crumbling under Luca’s sardonic interruption, “More like a
dumb temporary fix. Really Alpha? Was that the best plan you
could come up with?”
“I’ll speak with her. In due course. But for now, I just need some
time to think,” I said as I watched her purchase a simple cup of
black coffee to go. Our eyes briefly crossed before she swiftly
glanced away, and I did the same. I got up and headed to my car
since I wanted some time to gather my thoughts before deciding
what to do next.
Luca said indignantly, “Sounds like you are just running away,
again.”
I silently shot back at him, “I don’t run away from anyone or
anything,” as I made my way to my car.
“Luca insisted that destiny would always bring our mate closer to
us—it’s inevitable! It’s Fate!” I chose to ignore him, telling myself
that fate would take care of itself.
The delightfully unexpected came just as I was getting into my
car and remembered I had left my iPhone at the café. This mate
thing was really starting to get on my nerves. Guess I’m heading
right back in.
