"What? I don't think that is a good idea. I am not going to have a mate, and that is period." I said sternly, and I couldn't believe the elders would bring up this issue in our meeting, and I know their wisdom is also needed in our pack. However, being civilized wolves, we are now in a different era. We still go on hunting during the full moon, but thanks to our forefather's we are now all living in the city, having the best days of our lives being human. We live in a happy community.
But we know sometimes we hear violence happening in other packs, and having a mate is still necessary. I gained my position being the Alpha when the last Alpha in our pack challenged me, and I know I can never say no to our Alpha even if I didn't want to fight him. The rest of our pack asked me to fight, and he was the strongest amongst us. When he asked me, I tried to resist him, and I couldn't believe I needed to fight him because I only wanted to remain a Beta for the rest of my life since, for me being an Alpha means more responsibility. Still, I could tell because of technology, and our lives became more mundane.
The Valiant pack is living in Gallant City, not so far away from the mountains because sometimes we couldn't control our wolves selves, we wanted to go to the mountains every time our wolf self summoned us to be there. We mingle with humans and make friends with them. There are a lot of citizens who live in the City who are shifters like us, and Gallant City is one of the wealthiest cities within the country because of its natural resources.
The Sterling Pack is living in the Zenith City, the capital city of Lykos Country, and the elders are telling me that my mate is the daughter of the richest man in the country, who happens to be the Alpha of the Sterling Pack. He loves to travel because of their overflowing wealth, and I couldn't believe they would ask me to go to the city and meet his daughter.
"This is too much," I said, and one of the elders tapped my shoulder.
"Your father has been one of the strongest alpha in our pack, and Nicklaus Winner was his best friend; they met when they both studied in college, and they become inseparable. Even though they belong to a different pack, they promised each other that someday their children will belong in one pack by marriage, or by making their children as mates." Noel said.
"And why do I need to go there and babysit the heiress again?" I asked.
"Because the Moon Goddess says so." The elders answered in unison.
"How come you included the Moon Goddess in our conversation?" I asked, looking at them while I could see the amusement of my Beta/my best friend's face.
"You have known about this already, maybe because of your father's closeness to Nicklaus Winner, they both asked the Moon Goddess to hear their requests, and after your mother gave birth to you, after eight years, Nicklaus wife gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, and the Moon Goddess appeared and talked to your father that she granted their wishes," Noel responded.
"And that is the end of the story, your father has been the Alpha of this pack, and we all know you will follow in his footsteps." He said.
"But I don't believe in love!" I exclaimed.
"Then let love take its course." They all responded, and I got out of the board room of my company, where we held the meeting, and I could hear their laughter as I made my way out.
"Hey, don't be so stressed about it, Oliver," Zane said as we walked towards the parking lot.
"I couldn't believe that they will be doing this, I am 26 years old, and they want me to pretend to be a senior high school student? What is wrong with them? I can never do that, Zane." I responded.
"As if you can say no." He said, and I grunted under my breath.
"And a hilarious thing happened, Nicklaus called me and informed me I would be staying at his mansion. How could I do this, Zane? Babysitting an eighteen-year-old senior student?" I asked in disbelief.
"Well, for me, I know you will look younger if you will only wear teenager's clothes, and even if you are wearing a suit, I could tell you look younger than your age, Oliver." He responded.
"You don't know, and maybe it is not that bad. If Victoria Winner is your mate, I could tell you will know it right away." He said.
"I hate this mate thing. We should find our mate; why do I need to be imprisoned with this brat?" I complained.
"Oliver, you should go to Zenith before you can say she is that bad. Why didn't you try looking at her profile on social media? Maybe you will know she is the one." My best friend declared, and I shook my head.
"Everyone will find their mate during the Moon Goddess Ball, and why I can't find mine? It was because I opted not to be mated." I declared.
"Come on, Oliver, you attended so many balls, and for how many times you come home empty-handed." He replied.
"It was because I don't believe in mating and how much more about love," I said, and he smirked at me.
"What?" I asked him, and he just shook his head.
"Tell me about it, Zane, or else we will not go to the bar," I said as we both got inside my car.
"Maybe you haven't found your mate because she is the one." He said, and I laughed.
"That is stupidity, Zane, I haven't found a mate because I don't believe in it, but the elders will kill me if I do not go to Zenith City." I declared as I felt so defeated, and my best friend looked at me sideways for a long time.
"Love is real, Oliver, once you found it, you will know about it, and all you have to do is mark her so, the process will become easier, and I think the moment you mark the heiress your opinion about love and mating will change." He said, and I shook my head.
"Whatever ever Zane, they said you will die with sadness once your mate dies; how could that be normal? We can fight that, and it is only an emotion. If your mate dies, you don't need to die as well, and you have to live and think you can do it. For me, a strong wolf is the one who can live alone without a mate." I said, and he raised his two hands to tell me he surrendered with our arguments.
"You better drive to the bar now and enjoy your last two days here in Gallant," Zane said, and I took a deep breath before I drove away from the office. And I chose a table as far away from the crowd, and we nodded to some of our pack members, and I always reminded them to greet me naturally since I wanted us to be equal. I don't want to be dominant because I am their Alpha. I want equal treatment when we are here in the city, but even if we are in the mountains, I don't want them to treat me differently, for we are all equals, but I bowed to protect every member of my pack.
"I think we should head back to my house, Zane. I think I am not in the mood to drink here tonight." I said as I stood up, and he was following behind me, and we got out from the bar, and we got inside my car, and I drove my vehicle away from the bar, and we became silent for the rest of the ride.
I got two cans of beer from the fridge, and I handed Zane his beer, and we both sat on the sofa, and as I leaned on the couch, out of the corner of my eye, I saw Zane browsing at his phone, and I could tell he was looking at his phone seriously.
"Are you texting Trixie?" I asked, and he shook his head.
"Nope, once you marked your mate, it feels like your heart will beat as one." He said, and I shook my head. I like Zane's mate because Trixie is excellent and came from a decent family in the city, and too bad she is human. Still, Trixie loves Zane with all her heart, and she accepted my best friend without question, and she became part of our pack after Zane bit her, her transition went well, and they got married so it would be more realistic for Trixie's family.
I was the best man during their wedding, and many human girls tried to call for my attention, but I was too preoccupied to notice them. And now I am having the worst moment of my life; having an eighteen-year-old for my mate would be a no for me, but the elders didn't give me a choice but go to Zenith.
I drove ten hours straight to be here in this beautiful city. Even if Mr. Winner told me I would be staying at his mansion, I have a property in Zenith, it was a house and lot, and I have cars and motorcycles. It was only for investments purposes, and now I am staying at my home before I need to attend my class tomorrow. I couldn't wait to meet my supposed mate. Her name alone feels like a nuisance on my ear.
I couldn't stop thinking about my move, maybe after three days I could decide what to do with the heiress, and for now, I have to follow Zane's advice. I need to relax and enjoy my stay in the wealthiest city of Lykos Country and worry about my mission later. But I couldn't deny there is a part of me that wanted to know about the heiress, Victoria Winner.
I am the CEO of my own company, and now I woke up early in the morning not to go to my office, but instead to go to the most expensive school in the entire country to attend classes as a senior high school student, and I know it is outrageous. But I had to follow the request of the elders, and of course, to make my father's dream come true. But in my heart, I don't want to do this because I am only wasting my time. I know I am needed in the office because I have a lot of documents waiting for me on my table even if I know Zane is reliable and can be as effective as me.I am a software engineer, and I am a proud owner of my company developing the leading software globally. I am successful, and I don't need a woman, especially an eighteen-year-old girl, to complete my stature in life. I am so happy being single, and I can tell that I am content with my life, and I hated my father for having that stupid promise to his best friend. How could they agree without our consent? They arranged f
I almost laughed when I realized our first subject was mathematics, and I couldn't believe I would be here at the Academy as a senior high school student. For the first time, a girl captured my interest, but I could tell she was a feisty one. I tried to look around, trying to find the girl and the reason I was in this predicament, and I could tell there were a lot of beautiful young ladies in this class, and I could tell they all came from affluent families.But nothing can compare to the girl on the front seat who looked at me with disgust. I can say she is the darling of the entire class. Her beauty fascinated me, and I wondered why she seemed so angry with me when I had just joined their class for the first time and smiled when I realized maybe she hated my pretty face.I was wondering who amongst these beautiful girls is Victoria Winner. Our teacher continued to discuss our lesson, and I could tell that my classmates were listening to her intently while my eyes were fixed on the b
Oliver's POVI could see her eyes blazing with anger after I let go of Victoria's mouth, and I could tell even if she enjoyed the kiss, she would never accept that I stole her first kiss because I could feel her anger towards me. It was one of the pieces of information I received from Zane. He told me no one had ever kissed Victoria, which made me curious. And since I hated myself for liking her before I even realized she was Victoria Winner, it drove me to kiss her so she would get angrier with me.And when I asked her why she felt so stressed about it when she enjoyed that kiss so much? And I told her it was just a kiss. And I lied when I said she doesn't even know how to kiss. It made her angrier, and I made it worse when I told Victoria I could give her a kissing tutorial for free. I can't explain the wrath that was written all over her face, and I left the classroom without taking a second glance, even if I wanted to stay and know more about her, and I couldn't accept I was the o
Victoria's POVI was turning around on my bed, but I couldn't sleep at all, and I hate to think that it was because of Oliver. I know I hate him so much and I couldn't believe that I felt so happy when I heard him say I am beautiful and I couldn't stop thinking about it. It was stupid of me to feel this way because I could tell that he would make everything to make me so angry with him. I only met him this morning, yet he already managed to wreck my reputation by kissing me in front of everyone. And for that, I will make sure Oliver Prize will pay for what he has done to me.And since I couldn't fall asleep, I got up from my bed and got my book, and started rereading my lesson for tomorrow until I could no longer keep my eyes open. The following morning I was awakened by a series of knocks on my door, and I hated the person outside my door because he disturbed me in my sleep. After all, my alarm clock is still off, meaning I still have minutes to stay on my bed. I didn't get up to ope
Victoria's POVI got out of my car feeling so sick, and I couldn't believe that I would be feeling this way and I knew that this was the first time that I experienced this kind of emotion, and it was so foreign, yet I have read it from the books, and I hate it. I hate Oliver for sure, and Keisha, who threw herself at him like a leech, and I wanted to scream at them.How could Oliver kiss Keisha without opening the car door for me first? And I am just glad Tim came to my rescue. He always came near my car every time I arrived on the school grounds, but my driver always beats him to open the car door for me, and this was the first time he was able to do it, and I could see the happiness on his face."Thank you, Tim," I said, and he offered to take my bag and books, and this time because of the anger that I felt for Oliver. I gladly gave my things to him, and I could tell all eyes were on me now since I didn't let anyone touch my things, and they all knew everything that I like and what
Victoria's POV"What?" Lana asked me after the bell rang, signaling classes were over for the day."Please take me home because I can't be with Oliver after what he had done to me the entire day," I said, and I could see how my best friend raised her eyebrow, and I could tell she was trying to tell me something, but she opted to shut her mouth."What do you want to tell me, Lana? I know that look, and I could tell you will not feel at ease if you will not spit it out." I said, and she moved closer to me."For the record, I haven't seen Oliver come near you the entire day, and I could tell he was avoiding you. It seems he had done the opposite. He only drove your car this morning and explained to our fellow students that you are not that close. Only your fathers are best friends. He informed everyone that he is not interested in you, so I think that is the reason why you don't want to ride with him in the first place, right, Victory?" She asked, and I pouted my lips at her, and I hated
Victoria's POVI was scanning my books, but I couldn't concentrate because I couldn't stop thinking about Oliver and the words he said to me. I didn't eat with him during dinner because I didn't want to see his face and have another unpleasant conversation with him. And I was wondering where he is right now, and I don't like to get downstairs and talk with Celia because I hate to know if Oliver went together with Keisha to attend the beach party.I was sulking in my room because even my dad favored Oliver. How could my dad defend him when he was only his best friend's son while I was his daughter? I hated my father for trusting Oliver so much, and my father didn't even know that his daughter was hurting. I know we can never have a civil conversation because we constantly bark at each other. I think it was because our first meeting was an unpleasant one.For the first time, I put my books back in my bag without reading them and answering my assignments on a weekday. I got tired, didn't
Victoria's POVI couldn't deny the nervousness that I felt because this was my first time to join a party like this, and I have been invited by the boys every time they come to the beach, but I always say no, and in the end, they felt tired of asking me. I wanted to keep my reputation as the Queen of our school.I usually attend social gatherings held at five-star hotels and other impressive places, not some cheap place like this where I can tell it is so public, and anyone can get inside and out. Even if I know Zenith City is safe, there are still cases in our neighboring cities with some violence, and crime is high."Are you ready to join them?" Tim asked after he parked his car, and I could feel the pounding of my heart."Yes, I am ready," I replied, and he beamed at me."What are you waiting for, Victory? You should remove your cover-up and show everyone what you've got." He said, and I know before I left the house, I was excited to show them my swimsuit, but right now, I could te