Chapter 1: Adonis Is My Mate

Charlotte.

The chicken’s cry woke me from sleep, I sluggishly crawled out of bed and looked outside the window I could tell the time was around 5am. I’ve always been able to do that without looking at a clock, I can also tell when it’s about to rain or snow. Although the pack deemed it an unnecessary gift I cherished it deeply.

“Come in,” I replied and my best friend Kiana walked in smiling. She pounced on me like a wild cat. “Why do you look so happy today?” I said upon observation. She pulled away from the hug.

“Of course you haven’t heard!”

I raised my eyebrows in confusion, “heard about what?”

“Adonis returns to the pack today.”

“Adonis?...Wait,” I suddenly thought, “the Alpha’s son?”

The smile on her face grew even weirder and she blushed like a three year old. Adonis is the only son of the Alpha destined to be the next Alpha. After his mother, the Luna died, he disappeared to somewhere no one knew about. I'm sure Alpha must have had an idea of his whereabouts, but it’s been seven years. Suddenly, Kiana grabbed my hand, causing me to jerk in reaction.

“There will be a party to celebrate his return… You have to help me become the most beautiful girl in the room.” She looked at me with puppy dog eyes.

“Don’t worry,” I promised, “Adonis won’t be able to take his eyes off you when I’m done.”

As you might have already guessed, Kiana is in love with the Alpha’s son, she has been since childhood, while Adonis never looked at her the way she did, he treated everyone else the same way, especially when it came to women he appeared stoic and unmoving.

“What if Adonis’s mate is someone else?” she suddenly frowned and asked.

Honestly, it’s a possibility, but I can’t afford to tell her the truth, especially knowing Kiana’s personality. “You think too much Kiana, have you ever thought about what if it was you?” I nudged her trying to cheer her up but she was in a gloomy mood.

Just the thought of Adonis mating with another woman brought tears to her eyes. I really pray that they end up together.

“It doesn’t matter if Adoni’s mate is someone else,” she said suddenly cheerfully. “All I have to do is kill her and he’ll be mine.”

“Shh.” I quickly covered her mouth, “Someone might hear you.”

My best friend can be crazy sometimes, I can see in her eyes that she means every word. Kiana and I spent the whole day preparing for the party. You see, I am an omega. I lost my parents in a fire when I was a child and since then the pack has taken me in, even though being an omega is the lowest of all titles, as long as I do my duty, no one treats me unfairly. I even have a best friend who is Beta's daughter and that alone makes people respect me.

Kiana on the other hand is a bit crazy, but I can assure you that she is the best friend in the world. If it wasn’t for her, I would have taken my own life years ago when I turned eighteen and couldn’t shift. Like being an orphaned omega was not enough. I was so distraught I almost drank poison, but Kiana assured me that it was okay, the pack didn’t care, which was true, so I put it behind me and continued living my life, although it was frustrating to think of sometimes.

Once everything was set, Kiana and I headed out for the makeover. She was the only one dressed and even though she tried to convince me to match her, I refused. I insisted on retaining my tattered clothes, I don’t think anyone would be looking at me anyway. After two painful hours of standing, I was done.

“Oh my God, I look like a princess.” Kiana’s mouth dropped open the second she saw her reflection in the mirror. “Thank you Charlotte.” She grabbed me by the neck and pulled me into her arms. “When I become Luna, I will rid you of this omega title.” She promised and I smiled with relief knowing she meant it. I just hope everything goes according to plan, even though the little voice in my head tells me that something is bound to go wrong, I shrug it off.

Kiana went to the party, eager to meet Adonis, while I stayed behind to clean up the makeover mess. After wiping the seats and table, I carefully hid my make up box in a corner, then headed out to get food and retire to bed.

The audience was filled with well-dressed people laughing and drinking. It’s clear that I don’t belong here, I wonder if things would be different if my parents were still alive.

‘Mate’

Excuse me?

‘Mate’

The second repetition of the sound stopped me in my tracks. Could this be my wolf?

A sweet smell filled my nostrils and I struggled to identify what it was. It smelled like fresh bread straight out of the oven and then honey and as time went by the smell only got stronger and I became more and more curious sniffing around like a dog, in search of the source of this wonderful smell.

‘There he is.’

I stopped and looked up. My breath got caught in my throat the moment I locked eyes with the man who was supposed to be my mate. No, no, this can’t be happening.

Unlike me who was shocked to the core, he looked at me from head to toe with no emotion on his face.

“Charlotte?” A familiar voice called my name and I turned to see Kiana.

‘Shit!’

“What happened?” She walked towards me, unaware of Adonis’s presence. Even when Kiana barged in, he didn’t move a muscle. She followed the path of my gaze and caught Adonis and I looking at each other, the attraction so strong you could feel it a mile away. “Wait,” she paused, “Is this what I think it is?”

“I’m sorry Kiana.” I couldn’t bring myself to look into her eyes. “But Adonis is my mate.”