The King's Alpha

In the world of wolves, hidden away from the view of humans, there are certain expectations and rules that are set in place. Alphas rule and protect the Pack. Kings protect the entire race, willing to give their lives if necessary. Pack members find their purpose, whether it's learning to fight, learning medicine, or being the advocate for the human realm so they can continue living their lives. All of these roles are critical to the survival of every pack. That is why if there is a wrench thrown into these expectations, things tend to go wrong.

Take Kendra Wilder, for example. A young, quiet, gentle young woman who didn't receive her wolf at 13 like was expected of her. Despite being the daughter of a Beta, and having an unbroken werewolf lineage, the pack thought that she would never have a wolf. This made her the perfect advocate for the human world, which she already enjoyed learning so much about. She learned their languages and customs. She learned their manners and laws. She learned the way they dressed and their expressions. She was nearly a human expert, and that was all anyone expected of her. There was no way that a Beta's daughter would get her wolf any later than that, so she needed to something that would benefit her Pack.

However, the night of her 18th birthday changed all of that. Not only would her life forever change, nor would just the lives of her pack change, but the lives of her entire race would be changed, and her name would forever be etched into history.

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The morning of Kendra's birthday, she was so excited that she could hardly stand it. Her entire body felt electrified. Every nerve was standing on edge. She could hear her family downstairs, excitedly putting last minute things for the party later tonight ready. Despite the fact that her hearing wasn't quite as good as her family's, or anyone else's in the Pack for that matter, she still had better hearing that humans, which let her pick up some things that they were saying, such as that she was going to be getting a large cake and that the party would be huge, but that was pretty much all that she could hear.

Since she knew that she still had a lot to do before everyone got there, she decided to go ahead and finish some things up. She texted her cousins to make sure that they were still coming to decorate, double checked the RSVP list to make sure that at least most of the Pack was coming, and was filled with butterflies when she saw that her crush, Derek, had requested tonight off from Patrol to attend. He was a high ranking member, and despite her not having a wolf, a Beta's daughter is still a good catch for any wolf looking to climb the ranks. She knew that that was part of her appeal to him, but he had always been nice to her, so she hoped that it was more than that.

Looking forward to seeing you tonight she texted him, her heart aflutter.

Almost instantly he read it, but he didn't respond. She didn't think too much of it because she knew that he was probably having to do Patrol now to make up for missing tonight. She thought for a moment about trying to mindlink, but she pushed the thought from her head. Everyone knew that only members with wolves could mindlink. Part of her wondered why after so many years she thought of trying it again, but she chalked it up to nerves. She just wasn't thinking, and for so long she had thought that she would be able to, it makes sense that every now and again she might think about trying it. It's not like it would hurt to try, anyways.

She stood there for a moment, trying to decide if she should try to mindlink with Derek. Is he really the first one that she would want to mindlink with though? No, that would be Pixie. She steeled herself, ready for disappointment, as she closed her eyes. She pictured Pixie in her head, and was throwing her mind towards her. She was thinking about how much she missed her and wanted to see her best friend again. There was no response. There was, however, a feeling of excitement.

Kendra sighed and opened her eyes, assuming that that was just her own excitement for her party. She felt foolish for trying to mindlink with anyone. She knew better. After checking off a few more items on her checklist, she flopped on her bed. She was tried from double and triple checking. She hadn't even gone downstairs to eat yet.