Chapter 48: The Past… How I Met Your Alpha

Kayleigh

The first time I saw Cillian will forever be embedded in my heart and soul. It was the first time I felt something magical and the first time I experienced heart break altogether.

 I had just turned 9 years old. It was the first time I cared about what I wore at one of the wolf blood events. 

I stared at him, unabashedly, unapologetically, and fascinated by his oddity. He wasn’t from Ireland. He was from one of the wolf packs that came to attend my family’s yearly private debutante ball or what we call, “Debs.” A special ball for those who were coming of age. 

 In the ancient times, the “Debs” was for parading she-wolves who were ready to be married off. Back in the days, “Debs” was like the rich wolf bloods’ excuse for a social gathering where there was a public crier yelling, “Hear ‘ye, hear ‘ye! Here ar