Conrad
"It's your birthday tomorrow and you're turning 18, aren't you excited about it? If you're lucky enough then there's a chance that you'll find your mate tomorrow." Betty, my only friend here in North Carolina, happily reminds me as if I didn't know that already. I don't know why but it feels like she's more excited about my birthday than I am. I don't have anything against my birthday but it's just that I don't care about it anymore, there's nothing special about birthdays anymore or maybe that's just me being officially an adult now talking.My mom and I just moved to North Carolina a few months ago. The new place we moved in was quite peaceful compared to the city but I can't help but miss the old place where I grew up, where I have made many friends. Mom and I had to move here to North Carolina because she has found her other half, the man that the moon goddess cated for her. Maddox, my mother's mate is a Beta in the Moon Shadow Pack here in North Carolina and he can't leave his duty as Beta so mom thinks that it's best for the both of them if we move here in North Carolina and join the Moon Shadow Pack. My mother is so lucky because she found a mate for the second time, it's rare for a werewolf to find a mate for the second time. After my father died trying to protect me from our abusive Alpha, my mother swore that she won't love again but the moon goddess has a different plan for my mother and gave her another mate.As much as I want to stay in the city, I know that I can't and I also want my mother to be happy. I know that she's happy with me but I can see and I can feel that she's happier when she's with Maddox, the last time I saw her so happy was when my father was still with us. I don't want to take her happiness away from her by arguing that we should just stay in the city."Hello! Earth to Conrad!" I snap out of my thoughts when suddenly Betty wave her hands close to my face and for a second, I thought she was about to slap me on the face."Hmm? You're saying something?" I asked her nonchalantly and she just look at me in disbelief."What is wrong with you? I've been talking here for a while now and you didn't even listen to me. I'm asking you about your plans for tomorrow, it's your 18th birthday and please don't tell me it's no big deal. It's your freaking 18th birthday which means you're one step closer to finding your mate." Betty said and I can't help but just look at her uninterestedly. I know that she's just excited about my 18th birthday but I just wish she stop talking about finding my mate. I don't want to get my hope so high and then end up with nothing."I'm only turning 18 tomorrow, Betty, that's it and nothing else. It doesn't mean I'm gonna find my mate instantly, I just wish it was that simple. What if my mate is a human? What if my mate is in another country? What if my mate is a girl?" I exclaimed and then I take a deep breath.There, I already said it. Now she knows why I'm not so adamant about finding my mate. Fuck! I've known since I was young that I like men, I always got my interest in men. And finding that my mate is probably a girl will gonna be my worst nightmare."Okay, I understand you now but don't be such a pessimist. I'm sure the moon goddess is not heartless enough to give you a female mate. I mean the moon goddess will only give you the mate that you deserved." Betty said caressing my back trying to comfort me but it doesn't stop me from thinking that there's still a possibility that I'm gonna have a female mate."How does it feel to have a mate?" I asked Betty and I could see the sly smile on her lips as if she remembers something enchanting and happy. I'm sure she's thinking about Luther right now, her mate. Betty was lucky enough to have found her mate after she turned 18, which is two months ago. Luther is her childhood friend and it turns out that he already knew that Betty is his mate but he didn't say a word because he was waiting for Betty's 18th birthday. I must say they're both lucky to have each other as a mate. All I can do now is wish that my mate is someone who I already knew too, or someone leaving here in North Carolina."I don't know but it's like you finally found that missing piece in your heart, Conrad. I can't explain it but you'll understand it when you finally found your mate." Betty replied dreamily as if she was reminiscing the day when she found out that Luther is her mate.Not everyone can be as lucky as her. Will I ever meet my mate tomorrow? I don't think so."Conrad!" My heart beats faster than normal when I suddenly heard that very familiar voice calling my name. I'll never forget that voice and his raspy voice every time he mentions my name.Betty and I are sitting on a bleacher near the football field and I immediately got up from my seat and turned around, and there I saw the man who was the reason my heart was beating so fast right now, not because I suddenly felt excited to see him but because I am nervous. I'm freaking nervous, the way he calls my name doesn't sound good to me and he also looks upset right now. Fuck! I'm in trouble."R-Ryker." I stutter upon mentioning his name, my voice was weak when I spoke his name but I'm sure that he heard me crystal clear. I can't help but swallow my saliva when I saw him frown at me as if I just mispronounced his name."That's Alpha Ryker for you, Conrad," Ryker spoke harshly to me and for some inexplicable reason, it makes me even more nervous about him. I wanted to correct him and tell him that technically he's still not an Alpha since his father still has that title but I know better than that so I just shut my mouth.Betty held my hand when she noticed that my hands were starting to tremble in immense nervousness. Ryker's aura is just too intimidating, I don't know why I feel this way whenever he's around me but I think it's just because my mother and I live a normal life for years until we moved here to North Carolina. I didn't grow up in a pack and never live with an alpha ordering me what to do.Ever since my father died protecting me from the abusive hands of our Alpha before. My mother and I decided to live as humans and we never dared get into another pack, we only shifted into our wolf form two or three times a month because we don't want anyone to know our secret, our neighborhood doesn't have any idea what we are."Will you just gonna stand there, Conrad? Fucking start moving and get here." Ryker ordered with his eyes glaring over me, Betty immediately let go of my hand when Ryker's glare fell on her. Even though I was nervous, I was able to carry my bag on my back and said goodbye to Betty."I need to go, see you tomorrow, Betty," I said and kissed her on the cheek, Betty just nodded at me but I can tell by the looks on her face that she doesn't want me to go with Ryker. I don't want to but I have no choice.I couldn't help but gulped as I walked closer to Ryker."Is there something that you want from me, Alpha Ryker?" I asked but he just hissed at me and start walking. I never dared to ask him another question again and just follow him. I think we're going to his apartment again, that's where he has always taken me for the past few weeks now."I want you to do my project in Physics. I got a lot of things to do and I don't have time for that stupid project." Ryker said before opening the door to his apartment and he motions for me to get in first which I immediately did because I know that there was a chance that he'll grab my sleeves and force me to get inside his apartment if I ever said no to him.This is not the first time that Ryker has asked me to do his assignments and projects. I don't know but since my mother and I moved here in North Carolina and joined their pack, Ryker and I seem to have been in bad blood and I don't even know if what have I done to be treated this way. I just follow whatever he wants me to do because I don't want to piss him off and I'm afraid he starts to bully me if I ever talk back to him.It was enough for me to have one alpha that hated me, alpha Blake–the abusive alpha who killed my dad.Conrad"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, happy birthday. Happy birthday, my baby." I pulled my sheets and cover my whole body with it when I heard someone singing a happy birthday. I don't have to open my eyes to know who's singing because I already know it's my mother and Maddox, and my mother knows how much I hate my birthday. There's no particular reason why I hate it, it's just that I can't stand the awkward silence after singing the happy birthday song, I can't seem to find the right words to say. "Come on, you need to wake up now, Conrad. Your mother gets up so early to bake you a cake. Can you just at least blow the candle?" Maddox said and I can't help but take a deep breath, he really knows how to make someone feel guilty."Okay," I said sparingly and I don't have a choice but to get up causing my mother to smile. She was holding the cake that she baked for me."Happy birthday," I can't help but smile when I saw my mother holding a cake with a ba
Conrad When I got home, I immediately parked in the garage and got out of the car. I took a quick step as I walked into the house but then when I saw Betty and mom frowning at me on the couch I just want to run out of the house and drove somewhere again. "Where have you been, Conrad? I've been waiting for you here since forever." Betty said exaggerating every word she said but I just ignored her. She can be so annoying at times but I love her so it's okay that she's annoying me. "I'm not in the mood to party, Betty. Why don't you just invite Luther?" I said to her and was about to walk upstairs when mom suddenly blocked my way, her stares were like a dagger to me. "I already told your friend that you're coming with her to that party," Mommy told me causing me to raise my brows at her. "What? Shouldn't I be the one to decide if I will come or not?" I asked mom in surprise and she acted like she was thinking deeply but I'm sure she was just trying to annoy me even more. "But I am
Conrad "Shit!" I cuss sharply on myself and I just winced when my head hurts like hell causing me to gently massage my hair. I still have a hangover for drinking a lot of bottles of beer over the party last night. I'm so drunk that I can't even remember how I got here to my room. After a while, the pain in my head gradually subsides so I slowly opened my eyes and I immediately frowned when I realized I was not in my room, this is not how my room looks like. "Shit!" I cuss sharply on myself again and I immediately cupped my body. I heaved a sigh of relief when I found out that I was still wearing my clothes last night, there was no pain in my body so I'm sure I didn't do anything stupid last night. The only question I have in mind right now is where the hell am I and who's room did I just sleep in? Why am I here? I look around the room trying to remember if I have been in this room before but I can’t really remember who this room belongs to, this is definitely not Betty’s room since
ConradI hate this!Everyone was looking at me as I walk down the hallway of our school. It makes me want to shoot daggers at them, why can't they just mind their own business? I'm well aware that the sole reason why everyone can't seem to stop looking at me is that they're curious why my eyes were swollen. Goddamn it! I didn't even bother to wear my sunglass because I don't have the strength anymore to find them in my messy drawer. Have I known that I'm gonna be an instant celebrity in the school for walking down the hallway with swollen eyes then I should have at least forced myself to find my sunglass?To be honest, I really don't want to show up at school right now but then my mom keeps on scolding me for being damn lazy and I would rather be in a boring class than be scolded by my mom for the rest of the day. If only she knew what just happened to me then maybe she would somehow understand why I just want to stay in my room. But I can't tell her, Ryker told me not to tell anyone.
ConradThis is so fucking frustrating. It's starting to get into my nerves. Until now, what Ryker told me back in the comfort room still lingers in my mind and I'm still trying to process it. He wants me to bring some clothes as I meet him at his apartment tonight. I don't even know what he meant by some clothes, should I bring a pair of t-shirts and pants, or maybe two, or maybe he wants me to pack my entire closet? I don't get it, I don't get him at all. I like to think that the only reason he wants me to bring some clothes is that he wants me to sleep in his apartment tonight but then I remember how he heartlessly kicked me out of his apartment this morning, there's no way he wants me to sleep in there."Fuck! He's so hard to read. I don't understand him at all," I said softly to myself.It was already five in the afternoon and I still couldn't get my mind off what Ryker had told me. There's a part of me that's ecstatic at the idea that I got to meet him tonight at his apartment bu
ConradMy heart is beating so fast. I'm freaking nervous and excited at the same time as I tried to find the best clothes that I have on the dresser. I don't want to sound boastful, I know that I look good but right now I want to look better since I'm meeting Ryker and I don't want him telling me that I have an odd sense of fashion, not that he cares though.Fuck! This is ridiculous.I'm not sure how many pairs of clothes should I pack right now since Ryker didn't tell me any reason why he wants me to bring some clothes. The only reason I can come up with is that he wants me to sleep over in his apartment which means I need a change."I think this one is okay," I mumbled to myself then I quickly took off the towel that was wrapped around my body since I had just finished taking a shower. I threw the towel on the bed and took the black boxers and quickly put them on, then I put on the pants and my white Lacoste polo shirt.When I looked at myself in front of the mirror, I couldn't help
Conrad"Are you okay?" Ryker asked me the moment I put my bag on his bed. I didn't answer him and just jumped on the bed with my face first. I take a deep breath when the fragrant scent of his bedsheets enters my nose. The fragrant scent is so addicting, the bedsheets smell just like Ryker which makes sense since this is his bed."Hey! I fucking asked you a question. Don't go deaf on me," Ryker said grumpily again and I just rolled my eyes in annoyance. Gosh! He just ruined my moment with his bedsheets. I was so busy appreciating the smell of his bedsheets and I don't want him interrupting me but of course, I can't really tell him that."I'm okay though I'm a bit confused right now," I replied without looking at him. For some odd reason, it makes me feel comfortable smelling Ryker's scent on his bedsheets."Confused? Why is that?" Ryker asked me. I slowly got up and then I sat up on the bed before answering his question."I don't know what I'm doing here, I don't know why you want me
Conrad"Um, aren't you going to wear any clothes?" I asked Ryker a little stuttering. Until now, I still can't look at him directly because I feel so embarrassed for what I just did earlier."Why? Does it bother you that I'm only wearing my boxer brief right now?" Ryker asked me instead of answering my question. I take a deep breath and gather all my strength to look at him to answer his question."What? I w-wasn't bothered at all. I'm just asking because it's starting to get cold in here," I replied while my eyes were firmly focused on his face. After a while, I slowly looked down at his neck where I can see his Adam's apple. I couldn't help but swallow my saliva as I looked further down his tantalizing six-pack abs and towards his white boxer brief where his dick was bulging."Werewolves don't easily get cold, Conrad," Ryker replied to me in a very sensual tone of his voice. I want to think that Ryker is trying to flirt with me but I know that's impossible."Does it really bother yo