“How are we doing this? Hand to hand or in our beast forms?” I asked stretching my arms as I got closer, “mid-shift” she said extending her sharp claws, teeth becoming razor sharp and eyes aglow.
Drew came forth but let me keep control so we could stay mid-shift, teeth sharpening and elongating, nails turning into claws, and bit of fur covering my arms.
“Ready or not” she said in a dual voice before she lunged at me.
I was on my back, heaving like a pig with stars dancing in my vision, damn that woman was a power house, “you alright?” she asked standing over me, I could see the outline of her smirk clearly through my hazy vision.
“Peachy” I said with a groan, “damn boy, you got your ass handed to you, something you don’t see every day” Wade laughed from the bench.
I shook my head to clear my vision and got into a sitting position, “you got a few scratches in, I’m impressed, couldn’t do that a year ago” Aunt Taylor said with pride in her tone, eyes shining at me, which made me feel a lot better, my ego, not my body.
Trusting my wolf to deal with healing our body, I got up and noticed dad was watching me with a smile, he nodded in approval, “I’m proud of you son, you’ve gotten so much stronger” he said through the link, making Drew growl in pride at having impressed our father.
We looked up to our dad, he was a great Alpha and a great man, we wanted to be like him, hearing him say he was proud really did a number on our ego, “father is proud of us” Drew yipped, making me chuckle, “thanks dad” I said back.
I got up, stretched my back and winced in pain, she did not hold back one bit, “you’re always hurting my baby” mom said to Aunt Taylor as she came to me, for a second I had forgotten that my mother was a healer, she quickly patched me up, making me sigh in relief, “thanks mom” I said kissing her on the cheek.
One thing that makes my mother and I different from every other wolf out there is that we are the last descendants of the moon goddess. Her bloodline gives us extra abilities, my mom can heal and I, well, I catch fire when I'm mad and I have a temper just as hot.
Hence the nickname the Demon Alpha.
We don't know a lot about our kind because our people were slaughtered to near extinction just around my mother's birth by a freaking vampire king and his witch mate who found a way to use our blood to make themselves stronger.
The reason they call me the Demon Alpha is because the witch that kidnapped me and my mom called me a Demon wolf and later found out that there was one with similar powers as me before but there wasn't much information about it. Our history was wiped clean.
“Ooooooh I want to go again” Mia whine while bouncing up and down, “I won’t heal you if you do” my mom warned, “which means no party for you tomorrow” Uncle James said in a stern voice and she deflated immediately.
I shook my head at her, amused, this girl is insatiable, we left the gym and decided to hang out a bit before we were dismissed to go do our homework and boy did I have a lot of it.
I took a quick shower and got into some sweat pants and a long sleeve shirt, grabbed my bag and went to Mia’s room.
I budged in, not even knocking; I always did that, “do you know how rude it is to just budge into a woman’s room? I could have been naked!” she screeched, holding the towel she was using to dry her hair to cover her clothed body.
“You do it to me all the time” I said with a shrug, sitting down on one of the chairs by her table, “it’s not the same! I’m a girl” she argued and I raise a brow at that, “oh so you seeing me naked is ok but I can’t? Tell me how is that even close to fair” I said crossing my hands over my chest, we’ve had this conversation way too many times but still never gets old.
“I didn’t make the rules, society did and besides, women’s bodies are sacred, we are the vessels used by the goddess to bring life” she said with a smirk, “still doesn’t make it right that I have to respect your space and you don’t” I said with a shrug.
“Well, maybe if you started knocking, I would do it as well, you are the Alpha here after all” she said in a matter of fact tone, “you say that like being Alpha will make you respect me” I say rolling my eyes, making her laugh, “tell you what, I will stop budging into your room if you stop” I proposed.
“Blasphemy! How dare you even propose such a treacherous thing” she gasped dramatically, I laughed as she came to sit on the other chair and we got to doing our homework.
We’d been doing our work quietly for about two hours when she suddenly spoke up, “are you excited about tomorrow?” she asked, tapping her pen against the table, she always did that when she was nervous.
I looked up to see her frowning, “I guess, yeah” I responded, feeling a bit worried about her nervous energy, “of course you would, you might find your mate tomorrow” she said with an awkward laugh.
“What’s wrong?” I asked after quietly looking at her for a few seconds, something was definitely bothering her, “nothing, why do you think anything is wrong?” she asked, not even looking at me, she always looks me in the eye when we talk.
“For starters, you’re not looking at me and of course there’s the all that nervous energy rolling off of you” I said, making her sigh and stop tapping her pen.
“You know you can tell me anything, right?” I assured, trying to get her to open up, “I know, I just…” she started but then cut herself off, “talk to me” I said softly, taking her hand in mine.
“I feel like I’m going to lose my best friend tomorrow, you’ll find your mate and forget all about me and I couldn’t even say anything because how do you demand attention from someone else’s mate” she whispered in a small sad voice, ending with a sad chuckle.
“I’ve already lost Britney, I don’t want to lose you too” she said pulling her hand away.
I did notice that we haven’t seen much of Britney around but I didn’t think Mia would feel abandoned and being the friend that she is, she just backed off, not wanting to come between Britney and Cole.
After everything that happened to her, losing her family and everything, Uncle Mika was the first person to truly take her in, and then Uncle James.
She and I were thick as thieves from the moment we met and then came Britney. She has trouble letting people in because she’s afraid they’ll leave her one way or the other.
“Mia, you’ll always be my best friend and even when I have a mate, I’ll always be there for you, you know this, right?” I said, sitting side ways in my chair to face her.
I lifted her head and the tears I saw in her eyes made both Drew and I sad, “I’ll always be here, I promise” I said pulling her in for a hug, she held me close, like I was her lifeline and right now, I felt like I was.
I held her whiles she cried, stroking her hair and whispering sweet nothings into her ear.
It didn’t take long for her to calm down, pulling away, I wiped the last of her tears, kissing her forehead, “damn, I’m such a wimp” she muttered, making me chuckle, “you will tell no one of this” she said with a playful glare, “I won’t, until I need leverage” I said with a smirk, making her gasp, “you traitor” she said with a hand on her chest to emphasize the mock shock.
We laughed it off, glad that I could reassure her that she wasn’t going to lose me.
We got linked to come down for dinner and she told me to go ahead, “you sure, I can wait” I said, to which she just waved her hand in dismissal, “it’s fine, I’ll be down in a minute, just need to clean up, don’t want to be worrying the whole family, you go on ahead” she said getting up and going to her bathroom.
Reluctantly, I left her room and went down to join everyone, they were already seated and since Aunt Taylor was here, I couldn’t take my usual seat next to my mom but there was a spot open for me next to dad.
Instead of taking the seat, I took one next to Cole, as there were two seats there, my mom raised a brow and I just shrug it off, and she didn’t ask any questions.
I started filling the plates in front of me and the one next to me, in the empty chair, with food, this time though; I got more than a questioning look.
“What are you doing?” my mom asked and I shrugged, “it’s for Mia” I said like it was the most normal thing to do. A few minutes later, I sensed her come down so I quickly linked her, “your spot is next to me tonight” I said and she linked back an “ok”.
She took the seat next to me without a word, giving me a small smile before her attention went to the food in front of her, she started digging in, a smile playing on her lips as she ate the delicious food.
I could sense everyone’s gaze on us, which gave me an idea of how I can make her feel even better than a few reassuring words. “I have an idea, want to prank the family one last time before I become an adult” I linked her, to which she looked at me with a bright smile, “what do you have in mind?” she asked back, looking down at her plate, so not to give us up.
I leaned in close to whisper right into her ear, making sure that my voice was so low, even the sharpest ear couldn’t hear. “The family is already looking at us weirdly, how about we make them believe we’re dating” I whispered, to which she giggled, looking down at her plate to stop the laughter I knew was bubbling up inside, which also played in our favour, because it looked like she was blushing.
We kept whispering and laughing between ourselves, her taking food from my plate and me pouring her a glass of juice, and not forgetting those occasional smiles we would throw at each other.
“Ok, that’s it, what is going on between you two?” Uncle Mika asked, throwing nasty eyes in our direction, “what are you talking about dad?” Mia asked innocently, “oh cut the crap, you’ve been acting like you’re dating all eveni… oh my goddess are you two dating?” he asked with a gasp.
Keeping up with the act, I placed my hand behind Mia’s chair and smile at her, “let’s tell them my love” I said kissing her cheek, I had to stifle my laughter when I heard the gasps, “we didn’t want to say anything but we decided to get together. We just couldn’t deny the chemistry between us anymore” she said looking at her hands, “I hope you’re okay with it” she whispered but I know everyone heard.
“Trevor, you’re turning eighteen tomorrow, what if you find your mate?” my dad asked and I shrugged, “I love Mia and I won’t let anything come between us, if I find my mate, then I’ll reject her” I said kissing Mia’s forehead.
The silence that followed was too much and we couldn’t take it anymore, Mia and I burst out laughing, tears and everything.
Mia’s povI giggled my way into my room for some well-deserved sleep, the looks of shock and horror on everyone’s faces making the prank all worth it, and they ask me why I love Trevor so much.Shutting the door behind me, I went to finish off my homework because who wants to do homework on Sunday? Tomorrow is going to be way too busy to look at school work and I will be nursing a hangover on Sunday.It took me two more hours to finish everything off, I was so tired, I literally dragged myself to bed. Getting under the covers, I let my eyes wander outside, looking out the window as a cool breeze blew through the open window. I sighed, feeling a little ache in my heart.Even though Trevor had reassured me that he would always be there for me, I knew it wouldn’t be the same. He would find his mate and will be all wrapped up in her and forget all about me, not that it was a bad thing but losing him and Britney would just be too painful.I would be left alone, “you’re never alone, I’m her
Trevor‟s povI kept my gaze fixed on my plate and blocked everyone out. The shock of this realisation had both Drew and I still and quiet. I found my mate and it‟s Mia.“Drew, is this really true?” I asked my wolf, “positive” he said, without a single doubt in his voice.What the hell was I supposed to do now? Do I tell her? “No” Drew said firmly, “why not? She‟s our mate and should be by our side” I said, feeling myself get upset with my wolf.“We‟ve been waiting so long for our mate, I don‟t want to wait anymore” I said with conviction.Sure Mia was insufferable but no one can deny that we‟re a perfect match and I refuse to spend another second denying that. I‟ve always felt drawn to her and as annoying as she is, Drew and I never got mad at her and now I know why.I raised my eyes from my plate to look at her and she had the most mesmerising smile I‟d ever seen on her. I wanted nothing more than to whisk her up to my room and claim her but Drew cut those thoughts short.“Are you tr
Mia’s povThe day had gone better than I thought; a little weird with Trevor losing interest in finding his mate and the pretty Alpha red head who’d been flirting with me the entire time.Kris is a great person and if I had a thing for girls, she’d definitely be waking up in my bed tomorrow but unfortunately, I don’t swing that way.Trevor spun me around so I could face him as we kept dancing, his hands circling around my waist and pulling me closer to him. I smiled, wrapping my own hands around his neck and lost myself in the music.I have no idea how long we danced for, my mind was buzzed from my all the shots I took, my body was hot and alive, why? I have no idea but I loved every second of it.“Let’s go get a drink and cool down for a bit” Trevor whispered into my ear and I almost lost myself, must be the alcohol.“Sure” I said taking the hand he offered and led me to the open bar. "Four shots, a rum and coke and beer” Trevor said to the bartender and I smile, he knew exactly what
Trevor‟s povMy heart did a summersault; I didn‟t know hearts could do that. The softest whisper, barely even audible, made me go haywire, melting right there, beside her sleeping form.“Mate said stay you idiot” Drew snapped me out of my love induced haze. I got in beside her soft body and pulled her to me, faint sparks dancing on my skin.Sleep came easy, her scent flooding my nostrils, her body soft and warm, it only took a few moments to join my mate in the land of dreams. “Trevor” a sweet voice called out to me, making my ears twitch. “Wake up” the melodious voice said and I refused to open my eyes. A fist landed on my chest, making me snap my eyes open, damn, that hurt, “wake up you big oaf, I need to pee” Mia said wiggling in my arms.I sighed and let her go, watching her jump out of bed and dash to the bathroom. Comical as it was, I couldn‟t help missing her body next to mine. I heard the toilet flush and a minute later, she came back and threw herself on the bed face fi
Mia‟s povI have never been this excited in all my life; some dark twisted part of me awoke the second Alpha Blake mentioned rogues.It‟s no secret that my mother was killed by rogues, how she managed to hide me while they tore her to pieces? I will never know but what I do know is that I want revenge.Rogues took her from me, they took my mother. I was so young I can‟t even remember her face, her touch, her smell.I watched my friends with their moms all the time and even though they were there for me, it just wasn‟t the same. Wolves can sense their family, there‟s a familial bond between blood; a bond I will never get to feel because rogues took the only chance I had as far as I‟m concerned.My eyes drifted to my dad, the man who found me and adopted me. The love of my life. This man saved me, for all we know, I could have died out there, all alone, if he hadn‟t found me.He looked at me and smiled, that stone expression withering away the second his eyes met mine.“Are you okay swe
Mia‟s povI had questions, so many that my head was pounding. After taking a shower and getting him some clothes that fit a bit better than what he was wearing when we found him, I took him to the pack house, as it was already lunch time. Curious gazes followed us as we sat down to eat, Ryan refusing to sit anywhere but beside me.“Why is he so attached to you” Britney asked through the link so as to not make Ryan uncomfortable. “It‟s weird and I don‟t like it” dad said, making me realise it wasn‟t a private chat between Britney and I.“Trust me when I tell you that I‟m dying to find out” I said putting food on my plate, which was when I noticed that Ryan wasn‟t putting any food on his plate.“What‟s wrong?” I asked looking from him to the empty plate but his face flushed, a tint of pink tainting his pale complexion.“I think he‟s waiting for your permission” aunt Kenya said into the link and I was puzzled but it made sense or maybe I was hallucinating, I guess all I can do is put the
Mia’s pov The past two weeks have been excruciatingly long. We still hadn’t been able to sit and talk to Ryan long enough to get what we need from him without one of our parents showing up. If I didn’t know better, I’d think they knew what we were up to and just didn’t want us involved with Ryan, either way, I had to get some answers , plus my eighteenth birthday was in two weeks so yay. I thought whatever it was that I was feeling towards Ryan would fade, boy was I wrong. If anything, I just grew more protective of the boy. I’d been warned to keep my distance since he still couldn’t be trusted but I couldn’t help it, it’s like the bond that had formed between us just kept growing, I was growing more fond of him, not in a romantic way though. Trevor on the other hand, had grown to hate Ryan, he didn’t like that I felt the way I did about him. It had gotten so annoying that I’d started spending the little time I had with Ryan alone, which would only be minutes before one of them fou
Trevor’s povI was late for training and dad was going to kill me. It wasn’t my fault though; coach had called an emergency meeting about a friendly match with this other school that was visiting.“You just got back?” I heard someone asked and I turned to see Britney holding a bottle of water with a small smile gracing her lips. “Yeah, you haven’t seen our parents have you?” I asked, hoping they were occupied with pack business and not in the training grounds.“Oh buddy, do you have any idea how much trouble you’re in? You’re an hour and half late and no one could reach you through the link” she said taking a sip from her bottle.“Better hurry, or you’ll be left with clean up” she said walking out of the pack house, shit, I am in a shit ton of trouble.I ran up the stairs, wishing I was the flash but unfortunately, I’m just a wolf. I noticed a figure on my left and stopped right in my tracks when I saw it was Mia.Drew rushed forward when I realised that she had tears in her eyes, and