“Is that Jacob?” my brother asked.
I nodded and put the mug in the dishwasher.
“I will see you tonight. Goodbye, Logan. Sienna” I said and gave my brother a kiss on the cheek.
Logan smiled at me, and Sienna gave me a cold stare. Bitch.
I walked out of the kitchen and opened the front door. My friend Jacob was standing there, smiling at me.
I always had a crush on him. I still do. He is handsome, tall, muscular and has black hair. His dark brown eyes look like a pool of chocolate. And I love chocolate. Sometimes I wish he would be my mate. We would be great together, and I know he likes me. He told me himself.
We never dated or even talked about it. We saved ourselves for our mates. It isn’t forbidden to have sex with others, but it is frowned upon, mostly by our pack elders. The rest of the pack agrees that we should wait for our mates but turns away when they see someone dating outside of a mate bond. Not all of us saved ourselves for our mates, though. I know for a fact that my brother and Logan had their share of she-wolves. I think Logan even slept with Sienna, which only added to her belief that she would be his Luna. Jake and I never talked about it, but I think he slept with some she-wolves as well.
Jacob is 22, but he still hasn’t found his mate. So maybe he is mine and I am his. I will not be happy to know that he slept around if he is my mate, but I don’t want to hold his past against him.
“Good morning, beautiful.” he said and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
“Morning, Jake.” I said and closed the front door.
“Are you excited?” he asked and took my hand in his.
“Yes, I am.” I said with a big smile on my face. “I can’t wait to shift.”
“It will be amazing.” he said. “You will be amazing. I am really honored that you asked me to be there.”
“Of course, I did.” I said. “You and Amy are my best friends. I want you there.”
“Maybe I will be something else to you as well.” he said and winked.
I laughed. “Maybe you will.”
We walked over to the training grounds together.
Amy was already there, waiting for us. She is a year older than me, and we met at high school. She introduced me to Jacob. They are cousins.
She and Jacob look a lot alike. She has the same black hair as he does. Her eyes are a little bit lighter than his, though.
“Well, if it isn’t my two favorite wolves.” she said and smiled brightly.
“Hello, Amy.” Jake said and gave her a kiss on her cheek.
She gave me a big hug. “I can’t wait to meet your wolf tomorrow, Emmy. Our wolves will be best friends, I just know it. Just like we are.”
“Oh, I am sure Alora will love my wolf.” I said with a huge grin.
Our wolves have their own names. Amy’s wolf is named Alora, and Jake’s is named Jared. I can’t wait to learn my wolf’s name.
“Enough chitchatting, girls. Time to train. I will see you later.” Jake said and walked over to his training ground.
Jacob works as a patrol wolf, so he trains harder and differently than us. Patrol wolves train separately from the rest of us. Amy works at a greenhouse. She is amazing with plants.
Jacob and I sometimes trained together. He taught me a little bit about what they do at their training sessions. He said he wanted me to know as much as possible to be able to defend myself. He wanted me safe.
After an hour and a half, we were done with our daily training session. Jake still had an hour left so Amy and I went home to shower and change.
We would meet at a diner we always went to.
When I came home, Andrew was not there. He is out dealing with pack stuff. Being a Beta is not like other jobs when you work from nine to five. There is always something to do. Especially when your Alpha is Logan.
I quickly showered and changed into a pair of jeans, a white sweater and my black Converse sneakers. I dried my hair and let it fall down to my waist.
When I came to the diner, Amy was already sitting at our usual booth.
“Hey, lady.” she said. “You look amazing.”
“Thank you.” I smiled. “Not as amazing as you do.”
She is gorgeous, tall, skinny but with curves in all the right places and totally confident. All the boys want her.
“So, tomorrow is a big day.” she said, sipping her chocolate milkshake.
“Yes. I am so excited.”
“Maybe Jake will be your mate and we will be family.” she said with a big smile on her face.
“I would love that.” I said. “You know I love Jake. He would be a great mate.”
“And he is totally in love with you.” she laughed. “Most boys are, actually.”
“What are you talking about?” I said and frowned.
The waitress brought me my strawberry milkshake, and I thanked her before taking a sip. It is amazing.
“Come on, Emma.” she said and rolled her eyes. “You are beautiful and hot. I can’t believe you never noticed the looks you are getting. It makes Jake totally jealous.”
“I always thought they were looking at you.” I said and smirked.
Amy laughed. “Well, they do. But I am not the only one they are looking at.”
I blushed and looked down at my hands. “Well, I don’t care. I will wait for my mate.”
“And here he comes.” Amy said and pointed at the door.
Jake was walking in. He gave us a big smile and walked over to our booth. He sat down beside me and kissed my cheek.
“Hey, girls. What are we talking about?” he asked.
“Mates.” Amy said with a huge grin on her face.
“I can’t wait to revisit that topic tomorrow.” Jake said and winked at me.
I laughed and blushed. “Okay, stop making me blush.”
Jake laughed and pinched my cheek. “Why? There is no prettier sight.”
“Okay, love birds. Enough.” Amy said and laughed. “Emma, when are we meeting tomorrow?”
“Well, I will have lunch with my brother and spend the day with him, and we will meet at the shift site at 8 pm.” I said.
My brother and I have a tradition of spending our birthdays together. No other people. Just him and me. We always have breakfast and lunch together. After that, we watch a movie and eat as much cake as we can. I love our tradition.
“Great. I can’t wait to see if your wolf will be as small as you.” Amy said and laughed.
Jake joined her as I glared at them. “You bitches.”
“Oh, come on, Emmy.” Jake said laughing. “We love how small you are.”
I frowned but joined their laughter.
We spent the rest of the day talking, laughing, and making plans for our first run together.
It was late when I came home, but Andrew was still out. I quickly showered, put on my pajamas, and got under my covers. I can’t wait to see what’s to come tomorrow.
‘Good morning, Emma.’I turned towards the door to greet my brother, but nobody was standing there. I am alone. But whose voice was that?‘It is me, silly. Your wolf.’I flinched. Of course, it is my birthday. I got my wolf today. It is weird, though, to hear a voice inside my head.‘You will get used to it.’ A voice said.‘It will take some time.’ I responded.‘We have all the time in the world.’ My wolf said.‘What is your name?’ I asked her.‘Eliza.’ ‘I like it.’ I told her. ‘I know you do, Emma. Now, get up and go spend the day with your brother. Asher has already sensed my presence, and he can’t wait to meet me.’ She said.I got up excited and full of energy. I can’t wait to see Eliza.I brushed my teeth, showered, and put on sweats and a hoodie. Perfect for a lazy birthday day with my brother.When I came downstairs, Andrew had already made pancakes. It was our traditional birthday breakfast. “Happy birthday, Emma!” he yelled and gave me a big hug. “Asher sensed Eliza. He is
A few moments later, I was standing on all fours, my white fur shimmering under the moonlight. I took a deep breath and lifted my head proudly.My friends and family turned around and gasped.“She is white.” Luna Gloria said.I looked at her and cocked my wolf head. Is that something special?‘We are a pure white wolf, Emma. Nobody is a pure white wolf.’ Eliza said.‘What do you mean?’ I asked her. ‘There are white wolves. I have seen them before.’‘Yes. But none of them are pure white.’ She said proudly. ‘They all have a spot in a different color, or their paws are different. We are all white.’“What does that mean?” Amy asked quietly.“I don’t know.” my brother said, not taking his eyes off of my wolf. “But she is beautiful.”“She is.” Jacob said quietly.I looked at him and immediately felt disappointed. No sparks. No connection. He is not my mate.‘We are not his.’ Eliza said. ‘We belong to somebody else.’ ‘What do you mean, Eliza?’ I asked, surprised. ‘Do you know who our mate i
I looked at my watch and saw that it was 11 pm. Who was here this late?I removed the covers and went toward my bedroom door. I opened them in time to hear my brother’s voice.“Logan?” he said. “What are you doing here?”“Where is she? Where is Emma?” Logan asked nervously.His voice was the most amazing sound I have ever heard. It was like music to my ears. What was wrong with me? It never sounded like that before. It must have been because I was tired.But he sounded cold, rushed. I didn’t know why he was asking for me, but I had a feeling that I was in trouble. But I didn’t do anything wrong. “Emma?” my brother asked. “She is sleeping. Why?”I could hear surprise and confusion in his voice.I started walking toward the stairs and was instantly hit with the most amazing smell, pine needles and snow. It smelled like a winter forest.‘Mate!’ Eliza screamed in my head.‘What?!’ I asked and froze. ‘It is Logan, Emma. He is our mate. Go to him.’ Eliza said, excited.Logan? The Alpha? H
Logan POVI wanted to reject her on the spot. But when I saw her standing there on the stairs, I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t say those words.I saw that she was happy when she looked at me. She wanted to go to me. But she saw my cold stare and she stopped herself. Goddess, she was beautiful. I always thought that she was pretty and hot, but now that she was my mate, she was even more beautiful than before. She smelled like strawberries and watermelon. Her long brown hair was falling freely down her back and her blue eyes were an ocean I want to swim in. Her lips were perfect. Her small body was perfect. Every curve was made for me. I just wanted to touch her.I clenched my fists to stop myself. I shut Leon out completely because he would kill me for what I was about to do. He was so happy when we smelled her. I didn’t want him to see this. I would deal with him later.I was relieved when Andrew told her to go upstairs. I would be able to think clearly now that she wasn't here. I cou
Emma POVI never thought I could feel this much pain and survive. My whole body is trembling, and my soul is in pieces. There is a huge hole in my heart, and I don’t think I will ever be able to fix it.My mate doesn’t want me. I am not good enough.My brother thinks I am weak.My mate rejected me. He will have a new Luna, and I will have to look at them every day. I don’t know how I came home. I don’t remember the path. Pain clouded my vision.I left Logan and Andrew in the forest, and I just started running away. I couldn’t go back to the cave. I didn’t want them to find it. It would mean that I wouldn’t be safe there anymore.We always used masking spray before coming into the cave. But Andrew and Logan came close to finding it. I guess it was because of the mate bond. Logan could smell me better.I started walking to my room. I shut the door and locked it. I didn’t want to see my brother. I didn’t want to talk to him. I wanted to be alone. I laid on my bed and stared at the ce
Logan POVWho the hell is this Jacob guy? It has been bugging me since this morning. I mean, I know that he is one of my best warriors and he is Emma’s friend. But why is he so attentive to my mate?‘She is not yours anymore.’ Leon growled. ‘You rejected her, remember?’I ignored him. He’s been doing that the whole morning. He has been reminding me of what I did and pushing me away.I called my head of patrol in my office. I will find out everything I can about this Jacob guy.He was quick. He got to my office in a matter of minutes.“Alpha.” he addressed me. “You wanted to see me?”“Yes.” I said and sat at my desk. “Thank you for coming here on such short notice, Lewis.”“It wasn’t a problem.” he said and smiled. “What can I do for you, Alpha?”“What can you tell me about a warrior named Jacob?” I asked.“Jacob Walters?” he asked.I nodded and waited for him to go on.“Well, he is an amazing young man.” he said. “One of our best warriors. He is strong, a very quick learner and the ot
Emma POVI felt Logan’s eyes on me the entire night. I didn’t look up at him once. Every time Jacob touched me, there was a low, menacing growl coming from his direction. What the hell was his problem? He was the one who rejected me. He was the one who was sitting there with his new mate and future Luna.Before they came to the diner, I told Amy and Jacob about me and Logan.They were shocked to hear that he had rejected me and that he had chosen Sienna as his mate. They knew all about her and they were the only ones who believed me. She was a bitch to them as well, so it wasn’t hard for them to believe that I was telling the truth about her. “I want to kill her for doing that to your hand, beautiful.” Jacob said quietly. “It’s okay, Jake.” I said. “I will heal.”“No, it is not okay, Emmy.” Amy whined. “She hurt you. Until now she only used her words, but I am afraid of how far she is willing to go now.”“Amy is right.” Jake nodded. “She hates the fact that you are Logan’s mate. I
Emma POVMy wish didn’t come true. I kept tossing and turning, and I couldn’t sleep. Pain was burning through me, and I couldn’t stop it. I looked at myself in the mirror and sighed. I look even paler than usual. My eyes are red and puffy from crying.I sighed and put on my sneakers. I had to hurry up, or I would be late for my training session. Today was the day I would train with Jake as well. But I didn’t think that I would be able to do that. I would just have to come up with an excuse.I walked downstairs to the kitchen to grab a glass of water before going to the training grounds.Sienna was sitting at the table. Alone.Shit. She looked up at me with a murderous look on her face. Why does she hate me so much?“If you think that you will be taking Logan away from me, you are mistaken.” she growled.I sighed and walked to the kitchen cabinet. I took a glass and filled it with water.“Did you hear me, bitch?” she asked.I turned around and sipped my water. “I did.”“What did I t