Amelia's POV
The night was full, everything and everyone were here. The music played in the background as everyone chatted amongst themselves in a delightful and happy matter. I watched how many couples found their mates within a few seconds and enveloped them in their arms, or in other cases, being dragged away in a rush to mate. The smell of arousals hit me like a ton of bricks, my wolf calling out to me as she was like the many others, searching for their mate.Alia was gripping onto my arm when we arrived and instantly, I could tell she had found her mate, her eyes glazed over and her nose pointed up to the air. She immediately let go of my arms and went into the crowd, disappearing from sight. I almost called out her name, but stopped myself from distracting her and looked around. In the distance, I heard some wolves had howled during the night and some Alphas introduced their newly found mate to the whole audience, but I could tell that in some of the girl's faces, they dreaded this.Multiple Alphas came to visit, bringing with them hundreds of wolves, both male and female for the festivities, however, a few Alphas were missing or late from the excitement. Alpha Arden from the 'Harrington Pack' was still missing, as well as Alpha Keen from the 'StrongWidth Pack' and Alpha Grayson from the 'BloodHowls Pack'. The three were one of the strongest packs of all, with some of the most elite warriors both male and female, plus had the most land and money which increased their pack's value.Of course, on out of three Alpha's had found their mates, however, I do not recall which one, but I was for sure that Alpha Keen did not have a mate, and the other two still remained a mystery to me.So, the night was still young and my sister had found her mate in a matter of seconds, a beta from the 'West Wind Pack', who was charming, to say the least, but no-so-handsome at that. My parents welcomed him with open arms, as well as the rest of my family, I included. They were to be mated in her next heat, and hopefully bring a child into the world so I could be an aunt, yay. My sister's mate, Maxwell, had boring brown eyes and shaggy brown hair, his stature screamed beta and was well built. He was around the same height as me, but at the age of 24, you would expect much taller for his position.However, my sister adored him and I could see it in his eyes, that he adored her and it was frightfully nice to know that she would be going to his pack. Finally, as the night drew in, when the clock hit nine, I drew back from the festivities, and walked in the cold wind towards the library, hoping to at least get a few reads until my parents or sister dragged me back to the hall so I could find my mate. But Crescent and I have not had a whiff of my mate's scent, nor did we feel any connection to anyone we had just met.As my wolf whimpered for me to go back, I pulled myself together and opened the library doors and inhaling the scent of old parchment, books and dust. I hoped my mate would smell like this because it was intoxicating. Settling down on one of the bean bags, I grabbed the nearest book and started to flip through the pages, to my luck it was a book about humans, actually more like a romance book with humans starring in it.The human world was such a mystery to me, I mean, they had no sense of direction in their life and their love life was completely up to them. Lucky for them, they were not bound to one person and if their soulmate died, they could go to another and not go into a state of sadness, unlike some wolves in my community. Their governments were way too imbalanced and chose terrible candidates to be their leader. Sometimes I thought humans were a mess.So, I continued reading, the time ticked passed and soon it was midnight, however, the festivities would continue to last until the next morning as more people would be arriving at this time. And the more time that passed by, the more my wolf cried out in pain as she thought another year would pass without our mate. I was beginning to feel the sadness too. although I didn't like the idea of a mate, it would be nice to have someone to lean on. Minutes later, I felt my eyes grow heavy, disappointment filled my chest as I realized I may have another year before I would find them, but then I smelt it. It was only a matter of seconds until I realized what it was. My eyes shot open; the feeling of sleepiness withheld as I came to my senses.MateIt was heavenly, it wrapped around me like a blanket, it was the smell of the library, only much stronger and hinted with roses. Crescent was crying out in happiness as my eyes scanned the library of that source of the delicious scent, but no one was there. I panicked for a second, wondering who was the source of the smell and where they were. I could hear Crescent telling me to go towards the scent, but it wrapped around me like a blanket, and I swore they were close, but the more I looked around, I could not see anyone."Hello?" I asked, trying to see if anyone was there, I tried to heighten my sense of smell and hearing, but all I could hear was the wind blowing and the trees rustling, it was like there was a ghost roaming the area, but I knew there was no such thing.After a small search of the library, the smell still lingered there, however, the source was still unknown and I was saddened at the fact that I could have found my mate, which I did, but they were gone, just like the wind. Unwillingly, I left the library with a burning desire to find my mate, Crescent was howling at me, but I shut her off after the disappointment as I walked out the door. It was as if they had disappeared without a trace.With a saddened heart, I walked back into the hall only to be hit with much more scents of newcomers from other packs, mixed with the smell of alcohol and arousals. I believed that all the packs were here now.It was one o'clock, everyone was still beaming with excitement, chattering and bustling as they tried so desperately to fit in each other's packs, hoping to find their mate with all the smells combined. I could see my sister in the corner, talking to her mate, so as she talked, she stroked his arm gently, lips puffed out along with her breasts trying to look seductive, and it seemingly worked for her mate, but I know she can't be seductive for shit.I walked aimlessly through the crowd, trying to find the scent that I've been longing for only to find no one with the exact scent. I frowned as I reached the end of the hall, I hid behind one the golden pillars, trying to desperately not to cry, I didn't necessarily long for a mate, but knowing I had one, and I couldn't find them obviously made me doubt that I had a mate.Maybe it was just a trick of the mind.If I didn't see anyone, maybe it was just a trick, right? Maybe my mind made me think of it because I was reading a romance book, which would have given me false smells, right? Is that even possible? I growled at myself, hitting my forehead with my idiotic excuses for the delicious smell. I'm such an idiot.Then I felt tears stream down my face.Sure, call me a hypocrite or whatever. I was so sure that I smelt my mate, I was so sure. Even if I didn't want a mate, or seemingly didn't need one right now, it was nice to know someone was made for me. That the Moon Goddess was ever so kind to give me my other half, and now that I knew that I had one, it kind of made me feel complete. Call me cheesy, but you get it right? You didn't know you had it until it's gone.So, as I let a couple of tears fall, and my back sliding against the pillar and onto the floor. I silently prayed to the Moon Goddess that it was all just a trick of the mind and it was just the library playing tricks on me, so my wolf would be quiet and let me live in peace. Hoping that it wasn't him, and it was just some random scent that I mistook as my mate.But as I sat there praying. I found myself smelling the same scent that I smelt in the library, allowing it to engulf me in a quiet embrace, and as I looked up from my tears. I saw two electric blue eyes staring directly at me, almost calming me and I inhaled the scent once more. The person kneeled down so that we were at eye level, I watched as he closed his eyes inhaling my scent, but he kept a small distance away as if he was afraid of me. I wanted nothing more than to reach out to him and embrace him, pulling him closer. But I stayed still, watching his eyes open, turning darker by the second as he moved closer, his hand slowly reached out to caress my cheek and when he touched it, I saw colors, all shades and all tints.The feeling of fire had coursed through my senses and I leaned into his touch, my eyes ceased their watering. We simply stayed in each other's embrace for another few seconds, it was magical, and when we decided to break the silence, we whispered the same words together.MateGrayson's POVI've been blind for as long as I can remember, my mother and father told me that I've been cursed by a witch, who strongly disliked Alphas and had a long feud the werewolf world. The witch, who I never knew, thought that all Alphas were possessive and always wanted what was theirs, never sharing, so she cursed us, thinking that Alphas could never love, she made me blind so I could never see my mate and be vulnerable to the world.The only way to regain my sight, is for someone, preferably my mate, to tell me she loved me and meant it, not because of the mate bond, but loved me with all her heart and all her soul, she was to love me for me, not because of my status. Being 25, you'd think I would have found her, but sadly, I haven't, nor did I have the time.I never had time for it, every time the West Pack, would host the 'unmated' ceremonies, parties or gatherings, but I would not attend to them. I was a blind Alpha, and that made me vulnerable, it was my disadvantage, c
Amelia's POVMy heart stopped for just a couple of seconds, I saw the look in his eyes as he inhaled my scent, devouring what was floating in the air, his blue eyes turning dark as if he couldn't see me he turned away and inhaled more of my scent. It was captivating, he seemed so gentle as my wolf purred in delight and when I inhaled him in, I could sense the power radiating off him, signalling he was a high rank, he was an Alpha.Letting this set into my mind, I breathed in heavily, exhaling with a lot of force. My doubts floating in my mind as I took him in, he was going to take me away from my family, he was an Alpha, a strong male who was a force to be reckoned with, no one was to ever defy an Alpha, let alone match him as an equal. Even a Luna couldn't pass an equal, Luna's were meant to serve.I was going to be a Luna.The thought settled in and my wolf hummed with the power she was going to obtain once he marked her. As a Luna, you were as well a force to be reckoned with, powe
Amelia’s POVI instantly froze after I heard my mate's name, Alpha Grayson, one of the most feared Alphas, yet something gave off a weird taste as I tried to recall something important about him that I forget countless of times. I couldn't help but feel weird as I knew his name, but he never knew mine, almost as if he didn't want to know my name.I shrugged off the thought and stared at my mother, who still, covered her mouth in awe as she regained her posture and I knew she was deeply affected by the power that radiated off him as he stood there with unseeing eyes, his eyes did not meet my father's and I faltered at the lack of sight that he seemed to have. Alpha Archer's eyes looked at my father, but his eyes never meeting him, and it occurred to me one thing that I should've remembered when I first met him."You're blind." It was something that I blurted out and it made me look at him, a wolf without his eyesight is vulnerable and weak, yet he turned ou
Amelia’s POVCrescent was howling at me to get back up, her cries and whimpers were all I heard as black abyss just took my surroundings. She and I could hear faint mutters of voices, but our eyes would never open. I didn't know how many days I was left in this world, nothing other than my wolf to comfort me and the thoughts in my head that kept repeating the same word.Betrayal.I never heard a situation where someone marked their mate forcefully, and I might as well have been the first one to be in the situation. Not only was it a sin to mark your mate forcefully, but it meant that the person who did had a lack of self-control and would reflect badly on the people associated with that particular wolf. Seeing that my mate was an Alpha and marked me forcefully, it would reflect badly on his pack and his family. It would bring shame to the pack unless I forgave him and completed the mating process afterwards, but I would never forgive him.Being ma
Grayson’s POVMy wolf was howling at me to go back, the voice of my mate angry at me was repeating in the back of my mind. To say I was feeling guilty was an understatement, but my wolf was not. He was growling at me to go back and teach her a lesson, but I couldn't hurt my mate more than I already had and the bond was half done. I could feel all her feel like they were my own, the slow burning of anger and hurt etched on my heart, I felt her pain and it was all my fault.I didn't have any control over my wolf or my body and forcefully marked her, and now something that should have been sacred, was treated like a bag of trash and now she's dealing with something that I couldn't see. When I felt her presence her, when I touched her, I grew some sight back. However, it was not like the sight I thought it would be. As if the Moon Goddess gave me a new gift and allowed me to see the auras or feelings that someone felt. If someone felt angry the aura around them was red and burning like fl
Amelia’s POVI was granted three days from the Alpha himself to recuperate and say my goodbyes to both my family and fellow leaving pack members. In my mother's words, the mate celebration 'could have never been better, as you have found your mate. Even though, you know, he's well uh-but you found him nevertheless.' More than 12 members, both male and female have found their mates, we will be getting new members and losing old ones.Alia would be leaving in a couple of days too, luckily for her, her mate is kind and understanding and allowed her to stay for a whole week so he could meet our family and get to know us before they leave. Lucky her.As for my mate, I haven't seen him, however, I have caught whiffs of his scent around the area so he must be staying in the guest rooms in the packed house. Several of his she-wolves have found their mate here and are currently residing in our pack house, some of them who are going to live in their own house. A few she-wolves have started thei
Amelia’s POVThe day that I've been dreading has arrived, my bags were packed in a small corner of my room, along with a couple of possessions that didn't fit in the bags. My room was almost empty, the bed was stripped bare, my closets were empty, however, I left a few belongings behind such as a few stuff animals, a couple of underwear and clothes, plus a few pictures, just in case I end up running back here and hopefully going to stay here.My heart was heavy as I gathered all my bags to bring them downstairs. My parents weeping as they joined me to carry down my bags, my siblings anxiously waiting in the living room. My friends were waiting in the dining room, we had invited Steph and Channing over to say our final goodbyes as we waited for the clock to strike 10 am.We had a quiet talk about memories we were so fond of, my parents joked about my siblings and I and my two good friends joined them on saying memories about me when we were little. It was as if nothing was going to hap
Amelia’s POV"No"My voice echoed clear in the room, my anger was almost to a point of explosion as I watched him freeze in mid step, I could hear is ragged breathing as he struggled to contain his wolf at my defiance. If you thought I was going to come willingly, he thought wrong. I was no going to leave my family because of some Alpha who thought it was right to forcefully mark me. I knew he could feel my anger coursing through me, I knew that the Moon was punishing him and me as we felt the bond somewhat course through us.It was strong and unwilling to break, the ties of mark he inflicted on me made it harder to even think as he turned around with a seething look, eyes turning almost golden as his stance was rigid yet so calm at the same time. I watched as he tried to control his emotions, waves of his anger flowed through the room. I could feel my family tense behind me, my younger siblings cowering away in fear at this almighty Alpha. My friends stood up, I could feel their pres