Zeres

Chapter three

Ariel sat in the dining room after finishing her breakfast. Her father had ordered her to remain behind that he wanted to speak to her, numerous thoughts flash through her mind which she shook off as it felt near to impossible.

'Maybe he found out about her rejecting her mate or ...'

Her mind was running different thoughts and different assumptions, her father never asks to see someone like this, unless it was something close to business.

"Ariel, have you found your mate??" Her father asked when they were the only ones left behind. Ariel could feel her hands turns sweaty. Why was her father questioning her if she had found her mate all of a sudden.

"N- No Alpha, I haven't" she stuttered, her father gave her a doubting look before nodding his head.

"Good Good".

She wondered if that was the question that needed to be spoken in private.

She had an inkling idea of why her father was asking. She knew all this were bound to happen but she never knew it will occur this fast.

Her mind drifted to her mate whom she rejected. She shook her head inwardly hopefully that whatever her father's reason of asking her about finding her mate would be a good thing and maybe, just maybe it could get her thoughts from her mate. Her wolf felt too weak that she could barely feel it.

"You will be meeting with someone tommorow, he is very important, so be on your utmost best behavior, okay??"

She nodded, her mind was in a total mess and she didn't have the strength to even speak much. Everything felt draining to her.

Her father stood up ready to leave, She gave him a slight bow as he majestically stride out of her presence.

Zeres woke up feeling a bit of sore on his neck. His wolf was a bit weak and though he had the power of an Alpha it didn't stop the pain of rejection.

The blue moon pack had many loop holes and it was built to this power level with the help of pure deceit. He knew all this and it pained him that he couldn't do anything to expose them yet.

For years, Zeres had been through so much on the training ground to get to this position he is, and now that he was only a few step to his goal. Ariel arrived flicking his world upside down.

His mind drifted to his childhood which he spent with thousands of children like him. They were all strangers who were put together in one common place, studying and training to become warriors of the blue moon pack.

For children the training was a bit more taxing even for someone like Zeres who had the strength of an Alpha, and it took a lot of power and might to conquer all the tests.

The desire for revenge fueled him to work harder and longer than everyone else, and his Alpha genes helped him to come close to the top.

As his wolf started stirring, he learned to subdue his aura and not disclose that he is an Alpha. He showed just enough for everyone to know that he was strong, but not too strong because he didn't want Alpha Damon to see him as a threat.

It was late in the afternoon when a knock on the door got Ariel's attention.

"Come in" Ariel said and the door creaked open. A blonde lady majestically walked in, she looked to be familiar but she just couldn't place her head on where they had met.

"Hello"the blonde uknown lady said with a smile which seemed a little too creepy for Ariel. She waited patiently waited for the girl to speak as she didn't want to be the one to speak first.

"Incase you don't remember me, I'm Hailey, the gamma's daughter. We met yesterday at the party" the girl intoduced herself. Ariel met a lot of people at the party that she couldn't even pinpoint meeting the girl named Hailey. From the look of things Hailey looked to be of her age and she wouldn't mind a new company to keep her from being bored.

"The Luna wanted me to ask if you need anything"

"No I don't, but you can come in, if you are less busy". Ariel replied and offered her a polite smile which was the best her messy mind could come up with.

"Sure". Hailey said cheerfully and slumped on the bed beside Ariel. Ariel was a great judge of character and from the look of things, Hailey was someone who was free spirited and they could be tight friends in the future. Hopefully she wouldn't be a bore in her life. At this point, she needed only someone who could lighten up her mood and take her mind from the thought of her mate.

Ariel and her new found aquitances sat on the bed discussing random topics. Though her company did lighten up Ariel's mood but the thought of her mate was still lingering at the back of her mind.

"Do you know who you're going to be meeting tomorrow?". Hailey asked a question which peeked Ariel's interests.

"N-No"

"You are going to be meeting with Alpha Xander" Hailey said , her eyes shunning sparkles dreamily.

"Who's that??, I have never heard of him."

"What!!!!. How come you haven't heard of him. He's like the most handsome Werewolf that had ever walk this Earth"

"Quit being dramatic, how can an old man make your eyes sparkle that way". She rolled her eyes and wondered why Hailey was being so dramatic about some old Alpha.

"Old??, See sweetheart he's like the....

Ariel gave a look to Hailey, she didn't know why she suddenly just paused. She flicked her hands in front of the girl who just happened to space out.

"Back to earth Hailey"

"Sorry, it was the mind link. They was an attack of rogues and they're some casualties of warriors that needed to be attended to". She let out a nervous laugh

"I need to go, will meet you up tomorrow right??"

Hailey had studied medicine and she worked part time in the packs hospital to gain experience. As the gamma's daughter she only worked when they were in need of extra helping hands.

"Can I come with you.. please". She requested. She didn't know why but she was damn worried when she heard the warriors were injured. Her mind had drifted to her mate whom she had rubuffed, though she had rejected him, they was still some remnants of the mate pull. She needed to ensure that he was fine. She knew all this thought was foolish for someone whom she left dejected after just meeting but the heart does what it wants.

"You don't have to plead, after all this is your pack "

"Thanks, can we go now".

They both arrived at the hospital in less than twenty minutes. The hospital was located close to the edge of the packs border.

Ariel's eyes rummage through all the corners of the hospital in search of the one person that brought her here.

"Doctor Hailey". Someone called from behind them, a familiar eloquent voice which had stick to Ariel's brain. Both the ladies turned towards the direction of the voice

"Commander Zeres" . Hailey greeted with a polite smile, Ariel breathed a sigh of relief to see him fine, and did they just refer to her mate as Commander Zeres.

Ariel couldn't snap out of her daze that was muddled by the excitement of her wolf. Ariel didn't feel her wolf in some time, yet now she was coming back.

"Commander Zeres, this is the Alpha's daughter, Ariel. I am sure you would have had about her arrival." Hailey introduced the man who Ariel couldn't stop gaping at.

"Zeres is undefeated among commanders, he is one of the Alpha most trusted person"

Ariel nodded absent mindedly, she had thought that he was just some mere warrior, never did it cross her mind that he was a commander, an undefeated one at that. She couldn't just take her eyes off him, he was the real definition of a Greek god with amazing scent which she wouldn't mind taking a bite from.

Zeres barely spared her a glance as he focused all his attention on Hailey who kept talking non-stop on things she barely heard.

Finding out that people might mistake her actions of not greeting him as being rude, she outstretched her hand, plastering a smile on her face.

"I am Ariel. It's a pleasure meeting you,commander"

Zeres stared at Ariel's outstretched hand for a while before returning the gesture.

You can call me Zeres, after all you are the future Alpha, milady.", he said, and his eyes flashed with something unfathomable when their hands connected. His lips lifted into a half-smile that didn't reach his eyes. "Trust me, the pleasure is mine."

The handshake lasted only for a second, but Ariel clearly felt the sparks. How was that possible? Didn't she reject him?

She had numerous questions which she couldn't spew in front of Hailey and the other soldiers watching. Will Zeres even agree to answer any of her questions.

Zeres, the name alone brought a bright smile on her face. His name was befitting for someone as beautiful as him.