Chapter 7

Casper

I stared at myself in the mirror and sighed. I hated these things. Not mirrors, balls.

Admittedly, at first I had been excited whenever my father threw me a ball. The first couple of years I was filled with anticipation, hoping that today would be the day when I would finally meet my mate.

Now I just felt like it was a huge waste of my time.

There was a knock on my door and Jamie, my Beta, stuck his head round the door.

“Come on Casper, the first guests are due to arrive any minute.”

He disappeared again, just as quickly, probably keen to go and get a good spot downstairs.

Jamie also hadn’t found his mate yet, so he too was eager to meet as many she-wolves as possible. He had only just turned 20 though, so he still had plenty of time left.

I stood up and took one last look in the mirror.

I guess I looked ok. People always told me I was good looking, but honestly, I wasn’t sure if that was just because I was their future Alpha. I mean, who would tell their future leader that the