POV Dean
I sighed as we pulled up to the little school.
"Do we really have to do this, Dad?" I complained.
"Yes! Stop whining. The Shadow pack may be small and weak but they've done something here that no other pack has done. Imagine, being able to live without hiding who we are day in and day out? We are honored that we get to experience that for a few weeks. Learn, my boy. You might be surprised" My dad snarled as we got out of the car.
Dad was always grumpy when we traveled.
His Beta, Ben nodded in agreement while his son, my beta and best friend, Liam chuckled at me. I glared at him and he smiled. His dark hair, eyes and complexion all sparkled in the early morning light. I drug my hands through my dark curls and rolled my green eyes at him in frustration.
We were members of the Dark Star pack, the most ruthless and fiercest pack in the world. I seriously doubted that we could learn much from this little, backwater pack but I decided to do my duty and followed them in. We were touring along with Moonstone pack. Their pack was our closest allies and we had decided that it would be good to tour these smaller packs together. Something that both Liam and I were happy about since we were good friends with the Alpha's son, Sam and the Beta's daughter, Ashleigh and we were all the same age. At least we could all hang out together in this hovel even if Ash and Liam only complained about missing their mates back home. Sam and I could party with these girls, country girls were always hot.
As we walked into the school, my wolf, Trevor stirred but I ignored him. He hated traveling and was always in a bad mood while we visited other packs. He said that he felt exposed in another packs territory. The only time that he was okay traveling was when we were going around last year and that was because there was a chance that we would find our mate and I seriously doubted that we would find our Mate in this dump.
Trevor and I were desperate to find our mate since our 16th birthday over a year ago. We both knew that we would never have our full Alpha powers until we found her and claimed her. We searched all the major packs and had no luck. I just hoped that we weren't going to end up with a human mate. Don't get me wrong, I would be grateful for whatever Mate the Moon Goddess blessed me with but a human mate would be a huge liability and I would spend my life protecting her. Plus there would be a chance that our kids would end up as human.
Our group met up with the Moonstone pack's group as we hurried down the halls towards the office. We waved and smiled as we walked into the office. We were ushered into the principals separate office where we met him and his secretary.
"Welcome Dark Star and Moonstone packs. We are glad to have you here. I am Mike the Beta of the Shadow pack and this is Henry, our Alpha" A large blonde man greeted us as he walked in.
While our Dads greeted each other, I studied the Alpha. He was a huge guy with jet black hair and dark eyes. He smiled but it didn't reach his eyes and I could tell that he wasn't overjoyed to have us there. It seemed like he was nervous about us.
{He's hiding something} Trevor speculated to me and I agreed.
"Our wives and Lunas will be along in a bit. They wanted to meet up for breakfast and reconnect" Dad explained.
I smiled at his words. Our mothers always wanted to travel together. They were all great friends and would drive our fathers wild with their exploits.
"This is my son and next in line, Devon" Alpha Henry gestured to a boy that looked exactly like him.
He looked to be a few years older than us and nodded at us with bored eyes.
"Devon graduated last year but both Mike and I have daughters that are in your grade. They will show you around and you can shadow them for the next few weeks" Alpha Henry went on.
"They are scheduled to be in here in just a few minutes. In the meantime, do you have any questions?" Beta Mike finished.
Suddenly I smelled the most heavenly scent and heard a girls voice outside the door say, "Two minutes to spare". Trevor jumped up and growled.
Mike and Henry both grinned real grins and Devon chuckled, joy showing on all their faces .
"There they are now" Mike said as I heard the girls voice again.
"Uh, Carla. I forgot something, I need to go" the voice said with panic.
"Freeze, missy" Henry thundered as he threw open the door to reveal two girls our age standing there.
I gaped at the dark haired beauty that was reaching for the door. She was the most gorgeous girl I had ever seen.
"Hi Dad! Hi Beta Mike" She mumbled as her blonde friend rushed to her side.
"Hello, Alpha. Hello Father" the blonde said as she pulled the dark haired one away from the door.
"Girls, come meet the Alphas and Betas from the Dark Star and Moonstone packs along with their children." Alpha Henry commanded.
"This is Alpha Lex and Beta Ben of the Dark Star pack and their sons Dean and Liam and this is Alpha Chris and Beta Al of the Moonstone pack and their children Sam and Ashleigh. This is my daughter, Willow and Beta Mike's daughter, Carla" Alpha Henry introduced us.
{Willow. Her name is Willow} Trevor whispered as we all shook hands.
I noticed that Willow tried to avoid shaking mine and I furrowed my brow at her. After everyone else had shook hands, I pointedly held out my hand to her. She saw it and cringed but was forced to reach out for it.
As soon as we touched, I knew.
{Mate!} Trevor howled and I grinned.
She looked at my face, nervously and snatched her hand away quickly. I took a step towards her but she took a step away. Everyone else was chatting and didn't notice except for her big brother Devon. He looked at her with concern and quickly walked to her side and put his arm around her protectively. Trevor growled at the sight of another male touching her even if it was her brother. I tried to calm him by breathing in her scent.
"Dean was it? It's nice to meet you" Devon interrupted and I glanced at his face but then quickly found Willow's face again.
I took another step towards her and she shuddered. I frowned at her reaction.
"You okay, Wills?" Devon asked and she just stared at me.
"Mate" I said and everyone froze and turned to us.
POV WillowJust as everyone turned to us, four women walked in the door. They were laughing and talking but stopped as soon as they saw us."What's going on?" the redhaired curvy woman asked."Well, dear wife, it seems that our son has found his mate" Alpha Lex smirked gesturing to me. I looked around in panic as the red head hugged me."I'm Luna Stephanie. It's so nice to meet you, my dear. Dean's been searching for you for a long time" Luna Stephanie said as she embraced me. I looked desperately at my brother and father who both looked as stunned at I felt."If you'll just excuse us for a moment, I need to speak with my daughter and son" Dad hurried over to grab me and Devon and rushed us out the door. We walked down the hallway until we were out of earshot."Dad! What am I going to do!" I whispered as Dad pace
POV DeanI was shocked by Willows words and fire when she pushed me away. I knew that my pack had a bit of a reputation but did she really believe that she would be mistreated there? That I would allow her to be harmed? Our mates were meant to protected and cherished. Our whole pack believed that. My father would never allow anyone to mistreat their mate and neither would I.{These rumors could be the reason why we have been getting less and less visits from unmated wolves} Trevor pointed out.{You're right. We need to discuss this with father and put a stop to it} I replied.{What did she mean that there were things we didn't know about her? That she would be hurt?} Trevor asked.{I don't know but I do know that no one will ever touch her no matter what. We need to sit down and clear all this up and find out what she was talking about} I decided and Trevor agreed.
POV WillowI was too startled by Jake's kiss to react. He knew better than to kiss me in front of Dean and it pissed me off. I heard Dean's growl and then I heard Devon's. I pushed Jake away."Stop it. All of you." I commanded. Jake looked hurt again and walked out to the hall. James quickly followed him as Carla checked in with me."You okay" she asked in my mind. I nodded and weakly smiled at her."I'll be over in an hour to get ready" She said aloud."See you then" I replied. She walked out of the room."Do you all need to go to your lockers or anything?" I asked Liam, Ash, Sam and Dean."Nope. We're good" Ash replied as Dean just stared at me.POV Dean"Okay. I'll show you to your car after Willow gets her things." Devon decided as we walked out to the hallway.
POV Willow"Are you really going to break up with Jake? Tonight?" Carla asked after I told her everything that happened.I was glad that I heard Dean and his parents leave a few minutes before so we wouldn't be overheard."I don't want to but I think I have to" I sighed and buried my head in my pillow."I really don't want to hurt him but Dean's right. I need to give him a chance. Plus this mate pull is harder than I thought to deny." I added and Carla looked sad but nodded."It will only get worse too. Unless you reject him" she explained."I've thought abo
POV WillowIt only took a few minutes to drive to the pack house and I grinned when we pulled up. The pack house was designed to be intimidating and it did a good job of it. It was a huge structure with imposing pillars in the front with a wide porch. Devon pulled up to the front door and one of the humans hired for the night took his keys to park his car for him. We thanked him and walked in.The party was already in full swing when we got there. The dinning room was full of tables of wonderful food laid out buffet style and the meeting room was set up with a dance floor and the DJ was already playing loud music complete with flashing lights and a fog machine."Hey Mom! What can we do to help?" I asked as we s
POV WillowAs we walked back out, Carla came over to me. My mom walked away with a smile towards my Dad and the other adults."Everything okay?" Carla asked and I nodded."Yep all good." I replied as I surveyed the rest of the room.We were in the dining room and the visitors all had a plateful of food and seemed to be happily chatting with each other and some pack members as they ate. Devon noticed me and hurried over."You all good, Wils? Want some food?" he asked as he offered me his plate and I smiled at him.As annoying as he could be sometimes, he was
POV Willow"Hi everyone! Having fun?" I asked toward the group. They all turned to me with looks of shock and surprise."We're good just worried for you. Jake here was telling us about the breakup. I'm really sorry Wils. That's BS" Nate said.Nate was a year older than us and was good friends with Devon. He was one of our warriors and had always looked at me like another big brother. "He was?" I asked turning toward Jake.I glared at Jake as he looked at me sheepishly and I could tell that he had been drinking. Jake was well known for making bad choices when hes drinking. "We won't allow you to go to the Dark Star pack and be mistreated. I know that your brother won't either. We would rather go to war than allow you to be taken" Nate continued.I sighed and was about to respond when we heard a loud growl. I closed my eyes, knowing who it came from and bracing myself for the fall out that was about to h
POV WillowI shook my head as we arrived outside. Our pack and town's teenagers were everywhere along with most of the 20 something year olds. There was loud music playing and the bonfire was huge. It was a madhouse and people were making out all over the place while others were dancing and drinking. Sam, Ash, Liam and Dean all looked surprised as Devon and I chuckled, knowingly. Our town may not seem like much but the younger crowd sure knew how to party."This is awesome" Ash laughed."Is this normal?" Liam asked me and I nodded."Yep. There's not much to do in our little town so we have blow out party's whenever we can. We usually have a party every Friday or Saturday night. We have it down to science." I explained