The Mateless Alpha and I

That night, Natasha was found at the mating ceremony ball with but one mission: to find her mate. And this time, it was not just because she wanted to; now it was because she needed to. Only then could she protect herself from being Alpha Jerome’s contract mate.As the night progressed, Natasha was no closer to finding her mate. She searched the entire mating ceremony ground; everywhere she turned, people were smiling and laughing in pairs. But all she saw were eyes that looked down and mocked her, telling her to stop wasting her time. They didn’t use their words, but their gazes of mockery and disgust spoke volumes, asking how desperate she looked and how she could ever find a mate when she was wolf-less. This was considering the widely known theory that states that the wolf inside of you connects you to your destined mate. However, how could she achieve such a connection when she was wolf-less?Natasha took a break from her search. She stood alone in the corner of the ballroom, pour

At long last, it was time for the roll call of everyone who had found their mate that night. Alice stood by William, her hands in his, awaiting their names to be called. The entire ballroom was quiet as names were called in pairs, continuously… until the last name, which was saved for last, as designed.“And our final and most unexpected pair of the night,” the announcer said, and took another look at the card he had in his hand to be sure he read the names. “Alpha William Sinclair of the Twilight Pack and Natasha, of the House of Thorne.”At that moment, William let go of Alice and walked to where Natasha stood, already waiting for him. William and Natasha walked hand in hand. Natasha's face grew a blushing red. Every eye turned to them as they walked elegantly to the front of the ceremony.The entire ball was thrown into utter confusion, as everyone was expecting the power mate to be William and Alice, daughter of the Grand Alpha, not the Reject of society, a wolf-less half-breed.A

Fifteen days had passed since the mating ceremony, and Natasha couldn't shake the feeling of abandonment that had settled over her. She had entered into a deal with William to pretend to be each other's mates, but he hadn't visited her once. Her life within the walls of the Sinclair Mansion had become a never-ending cycle of boredom and isolation. Her so-called honeymoon had turned into a prison of her own making, and William's conspicuous absence only exacerbated her frustration.As Natasha sat alone in her room, thoughts swirled in her mind, and her feelings towards William had transformed from admiration to resentment. She couldn't help but recall her mother's stories about the legendary Lycan King Lycaon, a figure she had come to revere. Perhaps her mother's unwavering belief in Lycaon's legend had driven her to accept William's offer without hesitation or in-depth knowledge. Now, the belief that William was the reincarnation of the Lycan King only fueled her frustration.Her thou

William sprang up from his bed, jolted by the sunlight streaming through his bedroom window, piercing his eyes. He rushed into the bathroom and leaned over the basin, welcoming the cool water that cascaded over his head, a futile attempt to alleviate the throbbing migraine that had plagued him upon waking.As he stared at his reflection in the mirror, an odd yet profound dream lingered in his mind, though the details remained frustratingly elusive. Straining to remember only worsened his headache.Glancing at the wall clock, realization washed over him - he was dreadfully late for the Alpha Council meeting. "Oh no," he muttered, hurrying back to the bathroom to prepare himself.In less than thirty minutes, William dashed out of his room and took the stairs with purpose, aiming to minimize his tardiness. With an air of authority, he entered the pack's common room. As the Alpha of the Twilights, his mere presence commanded respect, and everyone acknowledged him with slight head bows, to

An unexpected chill lingered in the air as William stood on the mansion's balcony. He savored the view with the Pleiades star pointing southeast, aligning with Mars—a celestial occurrence that happened once a decade.His gaze drank in the scenery, and the breeze caressed his skin, but his thoughts wandered elsewhere. If only he had played his part and mated with Alice on the night of the mating ceremony, he wouldn't have a target on his back from two of Hayden's strongest werewolves. Defying the Grand Alpha was one thing, but dealing with Algernon Throne was another. William cursed himself for bringing Natasha into all of this. Algernon had practically raised him after his parent's death, and the thought of repaying him by jeopardizing his granddaughter's happiness and life ate at him."It's truly beautiful, isn't it?" Alice's voice broke through his thoughts as she approached William, drawing him back to reality.William's expression shifted abruptly, his admiring smirk turning into