CHAPTER 1

*DARK MOONED PACK*

"No! I don't want this! Why should I be made to choose an Alpha amongst other Alphas? I want to find my mate… I know he is out there–"

"An..drea Marcol! You are my only successor and the future Luna of this pack. You can not rule without a mate by your side, if not this pack would be even more vulnerable than it is. What are you going to do, if I no longer exist tomorrow?! Andrea, it's way past the age to keep looking for your mate, my dear do this for me, please?" My dad said with determination laced in his eyes but it did nothing to hide his heartache. He was stubborn but I was too.

"Why can't I keep waiting for my mate, like you and Mama and like anyone else," I yelled, my voice softening toward the end.

"What if you find your mate in the gathering, Andrea? What then?"

Andrea couldn't believe that she was really going to do this. She didn't want to, but at the same time, she had no choice and was left with this as her only option. She hated the fact that she was made to do this but then again she had no choice.

She was made to choose between different alphas because according to her father, she was getting old and should have found her mate. It wasn't as if she didn't want to find her mate but it was as if she disappeared from the face of earth.

She didn't understand why she was the only one out of her friends who haven't found her mate. Most of her friends were already married to their mates while she was left all alone to pick between different alphas.

It wasn't as if she wasn't beautiful in fact she was the true definition of beauty, she was blessed by the teachings of the goddess she was 5'in tall, she had very long blonde hair, and a heart-shaped face

She was more beautiful than those in the beauty pageant, she was so admired and envied by the women in her pack but she didn't care about that. She had lots of men flocking around her but that didn't get to her because she was only in search of her mate.

She wasn't interested in any of them. It wasn't as if she could marry any of them anyways and they weren't her mates so she wasn't into them as much as they were into her. They were handsome that's for sure but she wouldn't deny that she got attracted but then again they weren't her mate.

She was already bored out of her mind in the stupid ball her father set up for her to find a husband. She just agreed because she thought that maybe she might find her mate. If she didn't she'd get married to a more respectful and responsible guy.

She was still lost in her thoughts when her personal maid Annesa came to her. Annesa noticed that throughout the ceremony she had been awkwardly silent and didn't even go around talking with any guys or doing anything. Maybe she might find her mate.

" Princess, what are you doing here? You should have scurried around looking for your charming prince, " she said with a squeal. Andrea looked at her with no interest in her eyes, she didn't have any interest but was just doing this because of her father.

She knew that she could tell Aneesa anything since they were so close to each other and Aneesa was like her confidant. She knew that it was a waste if she hid what she was truly feeling from Annesa.

" I'm not enjoying this party". She told Annesa. Aneesa looked confused and wondered why someone wouldn't enjoy such a grand party like hers. She was jealous and wished the ceremony was for her and the suitors but then again she was just a lowly maid.

"  I can't believe you aren't enjoying such a grand party, I wish it was for me. " Aneesa said. Andrea looked up at her with a mischievous smile and wished she could just switch places even if it was for tonight.

" You never know,  you might find your mate out of these people, and if you don't just pick one as your mate  Aneesa said. Andrea was already feeling annoyed because Annesa was starting to sound like her father.

Her father felt that she was already old and needed to settle with someone, especially with the fact that she was twenty-seven. She should have found her mate and since she was already above the age of getting to find her mate she might as well pick someone as her mate.

She didn't really feel that she needed the ceremony. She had already lost all hope anyway because she thought that her mate had probably disappeared from the earth. He was probably nowhere to be found and now she was stuck with this method.

She was still gisting with Annesa when a young guy came in. He was looking handsome, he had a tall physique and his dark brown hair and dead dropping were enough to drive her insane. He was handsome but yet she didn't feel any attachment to him.

He came towards her with a smile on his face, he was dressed well and he seemed like one of those suitors. She looked at him very well and due to his appearance, she could easily tell that he was an alpha.

" Good evening your Highness". He greeted her with a little bow. She did the same.

" I'm so sorry for intruding in your conversation but I couldn't help but notice that Her Highness was sitting all alone and I couldn't let you sit here all by yourself ". He said. She was impressed by his audacity but yet she had to stick to her principle.

" It's okay your majesty, I was so engrossed in the conversation I was having with my personal maid that I didn't notice the arrival of the suitors ". She said,

He was about to reply when suddenly her dad came to her. He was dressed up so fancy that she wondered if it was more than that occasion but just had to play along.

" The suitors are all ready, you can pick whoever you want as your mate ". Her dad said and led her down the stairs.

All the suitors from different packs came and they were all dressed up, they were all handsome she couldn't deny the fact but yet she didn't feel really into picking a husband but she just had to because she needed a mate, she was getting old and couldn't keep waiting for someone who was never going to come.

She was still going through the line looking for men when the villagers of the pack came running into the palace screaming for help.

Everything just turned into a huge ball of commotion. And the air came to a standstill, she felt the adrenaline rush in her veins and the panic in the air.

It was happening!