Forty nine

The mate ball was the most boring experience of Zephyr's life. He couldn't count how many times he yawned and everytime he looked up, his eyes met with the fluttering eyelashes of the ladies. It made him cringe.

After what seemed like an eternity, the event finally came to an end and the elders asked him to pick the top five ladies.

"Pick them yourselves. I trust your judgement" He said lackadaisically. He wasn't even interested. He couldn't even remember the names of the girls talk more of picking the top 5.

The elders smiled happily when they heard Zephyr's faux praise, they were glad that Zephyr trusted their decision, then they proceeded to pick out the ladies. The ones who weren't chosen bawled their eyes out while the ones that were picked screamed and smiled widely. They were happy that they were a step closer to being Zephyr's mate. If only they knew that the man in question didn't give a damn about any single one of them.

"Make yourself comfortable in the pack. You'll be stay