Dragons

He was born as the prince of his kind. An ancient species of shifters that were believed to be dead. He knew he would take his father’s place as alfa one day but always regretted it. He knew he would have to take a mate and continue the bloodline, but he has met all the females in his clan and none of them connected with him. He grew up as a soldier, to be hard in everything. After his mother died, it was all he had for his father had grown cold to everyone. He continued his duty as alfa and Drake knew it would be him one day. Other shifters knew about them, but none more than their neighbors. The crescent wolf pack. Their territory borders theirs and the wolves always tried for more. Patrols were necessary due to the wolves trying to hunt over the border. Drake knew he had much to prove, especially since his father was not a born alfa, he fought for it and won. His mother, Sheryl, lived on a tropical island no one knew of except her clan. Samuel, his father, had picked up his mate’s scent passing by. Drake remembers being born in a cove at the base of the volcano. All the residents of that island are now here. The volcano erupted and sank the island beneath the waves. Drake only had two friends he confided it; Will and Jake. They trained with him and knew Drake’s predicament.

Will noticed Drake’s uneasiness during training and finally asked. Jake noticed too but thought it was just Samuel again.

“Alright, spill. What has you so anxious today?”

“Honestly, I’ve been wondering that myself. I just feel like something is about to change.”

“Like what? Please don’t tell me you have found your mate at seventeen. That’s no fun.”

“No, it’s defiantly not that. I just can’t shake it.”

Just then, Samuel’s right hand and best friend, Felix, came to fetch the three of them.

“Drake, your father wants to see you.”

Drake nodded his head and they all followed Felix into the castle. His father was behind his desk and in his great chair. When the boys walked in, he stood and walked to them. 

“We are leaving to pay our respects.”

“To where may I ask?”

“The crescents.”

“Markus finally croak.”

“Unfortunately, no.”

“What is the occasion, Samuel?”

“One amongst them has shifted.”

“Okay?”

“She is only thirteen.”

“Haven’t ones shifted younger than sixteen before?”

“She’s a white wolf.”

They all stared in amazement, knowing what it meant. They would leave in a few hours to be there for the feast. A representative from each shifter clan was to attend. It was to be a huge gathering, like in the old days when the last white wolf shifted. The white wolves were very rare and believe to be magical in their abilities. Everyone would not want to be in her bad favor, even though she was a child.

Drake nodded his head and turned to leave, then he saw a reaction on his face.

“Father, what is it?”

“The child, I want to see her for myself.”

“Were you not around for the last white wolf?”

“It’s not that.”

“What are you not saying, father?”

“It’s Joseph’s daughter.”

“The Ascendant?”

His father just nodded his head and put his head down. After Samuel lost Sheryl, Joseph was there for him. Joseph met Joslyn after her mate and the alfa, Alfred, had died from humans. Markus took control and Joseph had gone with them to pay their respects. It was an instant connection between the two and the day they found out they were pregnant, humans came again. Joseph had informed Samuel that he was running. Sam hasn’t heard from Joseph in almost fourteen years. It would nice to see his friend again.

Drake understood and readied for the journey. They would travel on foot and cross the boundary. The traveling party departed, passing other representatives of other shifter clans.