Chapter 2

Maeve POV

I stand in front of the mirror, adjusting my boobs. I am putting on a sexy red short gown. The gown is a body hug, hugging my slim waist and curvy hips. Not going to lie, I am curvier than most adults she wolf in the pack, probably because of my status.

“You done?” My best friend, Mary, whispered. I turn back to look at her.

“Yes, how do I look?" I grinned, doing a 360 for her. She smiled widely, her blue eyes drinking me in.

"Honestly, Mae, you look fantastic; I could literally eat you up,” she teased, smirking at me. I chuckled, covering my mouth. Well, Mary is bi, and she always teases me about how fat my ass is and how she wants a taste of it, but I know she is just joking. Her phone pinged, and she looked at it, grinning.

“The girls are ready; let’s go,” she said, taking her heels in her hand. I bent down to take off my heels after taking my purse. She opened the window, looked around before jumping down, and I watched as she landed perfectly on her legs. I do the same thing by jumping down.

“Stay quiet,” she whispered. I rolled my eyes at her. I am the Alpha’s daughter. I am good at stuff like this, just that I never snuck out before. Mary is the beta’s daughter and a year older than me; she has not found her mate but is hoping to. I am the only child of my parents, which makes them strict, especially given that our park is the biggest and most lethal.

Father is a mastermind in planning wars and controlling his warriors; he wasn’t born an Alpha, but at age 18, he took over from his former Alpha, killing the man, and since then nobody has challenged him. Father has a lot of enemies; they want to bring him down because he has been ruling and staying at the top for a long time, but they have never caught him unaware. Father is strict, hard, and every bad word in the book, but he is amazing to me. I am his little princess; he gives me everything I want and gives me proper training as the Alpha daughter.

Tomorrow is my 18th birthday, and if I find my mate tomorrow, I am going to take over the pack, but I am not ready. I am ready to find my mate, but not take over the pack. I feel I am not ready to, and my father deserves to rule for as long as he can. I have been very pressured as the whole place has been designed, invitations have been sent out, and my father threw a ball in case I find my mate tomorrow. Mary brought up the idea of sneaking out to a club just to free my head from all the bullshit that is going to happen tomorrow.

“Here,” Mary whispered, taking my hand.

“Why are the guards not on patrol? That’s weird,” I said, looking around. The guards are supposed to be everywhere, but this place is so empty that anyone can literally enter the border and nobody will know.

“Don’t bother your pretty head about that; remember, we have to have fun and clear your head for tomorrow, so let’s go,” she said, running past the border. I smiled widely, feeling the cold breeze on my skin. This is the first time I am going outside the border with no one breathing down my neck. We continued running like our pants were on fire, then we got to a car.

“How did this get here?” I asked, not out of breath, but Mary was breathing hard. I rolled my eyes at her.

“I drove it here,” she said, turning the car on. I smiled running to the front seat. I giggled as she turned the car on, playing really loud music.

“Let’s have fun!” she yelled. I yelled with her, putting my seatbelt on. Tonight I want to have as much fun as I can, forgetting about tomorrow.

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I look around the busy club, different bodies bumping into me, some people making out by the side. I took a deep breath, trying to look for any human scent, but my nose was filled with alcohol, smoke, sweat, and different scents. But I can also get a very faint scent of humans, so I guess this club is for everyone, especially since it’s so far from the pack.

“This way,” Mary said, dragging me to the bar. A guy was behind the counter; he smiled at us as we arrived. He looks handsome, and his smile is dashing, but he is not compared to werewolf males because I can tell he is human.

“Mary! Long time, no see,” he exclaimed, smiling widely. Mary giggled, looking at him. Yes, they definitely fucked.

“Hey Ben,” she said, twisting her hair. I just stood by the corner, looking at them. He looked away from her, staring at me. I looked back at him, somewhat irritated. Why is he staring at me like that?

"Hello, beautiful, looking dashing in that gown,” he said, smirking flirtatiously. I turned to look at Mary, and she had a frown on her face. I sighed. I didn’t come here for all this; I just wanted to get drunk.

“Can you get us shots?” Mary asked, and it moved his attention from me.

"Yes, ma’am,” he said, doing his thing. I looked around the busy club; I've never been to a club before, so I don’t even know what to do. I just hope this way is a good idea.

“Come on, Mae! Feel the music and get lost,” Mary said, smiling widely. I smiled at her, looking at the small bottles of gin. I watched as Mary took a bottle from her purse and added liquid to the drink.

“What’s that?” I asked.

“Alcohol, human alcohol can’t get us drunk, but just a drop of this. You won’t feel your legs,” she said, giving me a cup. I guess this club is more like humans, or maybe it's a wolf, but everyone is trying to act normal.

“Let’s cheer,” she said, eagerly. I smiled, clicking my glass with hers. I watched as she drank it once, and I decided to do the same. I twist my face as the taste hits my lungs. But I like the feel of it.

“More,” I said, bringing my cup forward. She giggled while bringing more shots, and it turned into a competition of shots as we both continued drinking. At this point, I couldn’t feel my legs, I felt drowsy, and I could feel eyes on me. Actually, I have been feeling eyes on me since we entered the club, but I just ignored it. But now I suddenly felt conscious, and my wolf was howling. I can’t even understand what she was saying, but it’s giving me a headache.

“Stop howling Liza,” I thought, linking my wolf. She said a lot of things—a lot of things I didn’t hear—but it seems she’s mad at me.

“Where is the restroom?" I yelled. Liza pointed to a corner while making out with a human, which I found really disgusting. Not the human, but the fact she makes out with so many people and even fucks them; she is supposed to remain pure for her mate, but nothing is pure about Mary, not like I judge her.

I walked away from them, trying to look for the toilet with my drowsy eyes. I don’t even know where I was going; the music was loud, everywhere was vibrating, and the choking smell of sweat, alcohol, and cologne was choking. I was still walking, but a body rammed into me, and my clumsy ass fell straight on the floor, my head bumping against the ground.

“Watch it, girl!” I heard someone yell, but I chuckled, trying to sit up. But I was highly drunk.

“You’re drunk,” a deep voice said. I looked up, and I was looking into midnight blue eyes. All the bad smells suddenly disappeared. My nose was filled with the sweet scent of mother’s bread, which is my favorite scent, with a hit of hot chocolate. My wolf was howling loudly, and my heart was beating fast. I couldn’t see his face well, but I knew he was handsome.

“Hey handsome,” I slurred, holding his hand, and all I could feel were his strong muscles. Suddenly, I was not on the floor.

“Who did you come with?” he asked, carrying me in his warm arms. I smiled with my hands on his cheeks.

“You,” I said, rubbing his smooth face. He looked down at me, and I smiled at what I hoped was flirty enough. He didn’t reply to me but just continued walking.

“Drive,” he said, putting me on a chair.

“Where are we?” I asked, looking around.

“The car,” he replied. I smiled, moving close to him. I found my way to his laps, sitting on something that felt hard. He hissed, but didn’t chase me away.

“You are so handsome,” I whispered, kissing his neck while unconsciously moving my hips. He held my waist, pulling me back.

“What are you doing?” he growled, but I smirked at him, kissing him. What I didn’t know was how things were going to change with just a kiss. A fun night was about to turn into a nightmare, a nightmare that was going to last and stay in my heart forever because, unknowingly, I just signed a deal with a cursed devil.