Allistar POV
Today is my 18th birthday and i cannot explain how excited I am to find my mate, i've been waiting for her since I first found about about mates, which was when I was 10 years old. So, yea I have been waiting for a long time and all I can hope for is that she is kind and maybe just maybe a good fighter. The last one is mainly becasue I am the Top Warrior of my pack, the Opal river pack, and it would be a dream come true to train with my mate. I became Top Warrior of my pack a few weeks after my 16th birthday. I had always been an amazing warrior since i started training when i was 12 years old per the request of my father Alexander to ensure I make myself useful to the pack. Normally a warrior will get pormoted to Top Warrior much later in their age, usually around 30 years old, so you might be wondering why I've taken on the position at such a young age. Well, that would be due to the fact that i shifted at the age of 16 which is 2 years earlier than most and also becasue I am the only one skilled enough to match the strength of our Alpha, Alpha White.
Now back on to the topic of my mate. Mates are a big deal to werewolves, they are our other half and the ones that were made specifically for us to spend the rest of our lives with. They are our forever and always person. Of course I am excited to meet her, but if I'm being honest one of the reason I can't wait for my mate is becasue I can't wait to feel loved for the first time in my life. Yes, I know I have my parents, but I wouldn't go as far as saying that they love me and treat me like their son. They aren't cruel or anything like that, but affection isn't something they are capable of. I don't care who my mate is or the position they hold in the pack, they could be an Omega, lowest rank in the pack, and I would love them for the rest of my days.
I am running 10 minutes behind for training due to my over excitement to find my mate today. After training I plan to walk the pack grounds in search of her and hopefully end my day curled in bed with my beautiful mate. I quickly grabbed a pair of navy blue work out shorts for training and rushed out the door to the training grounds to begin training my morning class.
Getting to the training grounds just barely 5 minutes late and I notice my best friend Dimitri, the furture Alpha of my pack, has already started the warriors on their warm up excercises.
"Hey man, sorry I'm late." I say guiltily because I"m never late and feel bad he had to start without me.
"What's up? You're never late to training. Is something on your mind?" Dimitri says without sparing a glance at me.
"I turn 18 today and I guess I just got distracted thinking about who she will be." I say with slight embarassment. Dimitri met his mate, Crystal, last year when he turned 18 and she is amazing. She is his perfect match and will make an amazing Luna when he takes over the Alpha title at 21.
"I totally understand. I was distracted the whole day on my 18th birthday trying to find my mate." he says with a slight chuckle.
After our small conversation we made the warriors run 15 miles to keep up their stamina before working on our hand to hand combat. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday we do hand to hand combat and on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday we do weapons training. Weapons training helps teach them how to fight with knives and bows while simultaniously teaching them how to defend against these types of weapons.
By the end of the day I still hadn't found my mate even after walking the pack grounds for hours. Maybe she isn't 18 yet or she is in another pack, I just hope I find her soon.
Raven POV This morning is like all the others, I wake up at 4:30am to start breakfast for my mother, Mary, and once that is done I have to clean the whole house top to bottom so that it's finished by the time she wakes up for breakfast. Once i finish everything it is around 7am, which is 30 minutes before the warrior training starts and I am never late. I run up the stairs to throw on a bright green sports bra and dark grey leggings, once dressed I take a quick look in the mirror to make sure I look ok and what I see staring back at me isn't someone i recognize anymore. I have a bruise on the side of my cheek and some bruising on my stomach that is starting to fade, but is definitely still visible for others to notice. Now you might be thinking that I'm a warrior and train everyday so of course I will have bruises, but that is not the case. Yes, I get bruises and broken bones from training, but that rarely happens
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Raven POVIt's been a few months since my mother collapsed and I'm not sure how I should be taking things. I feel numb. A part of me should be happy about this because of the way she has been treating me the last 6 years, but she's my mother. I have been going through the motions of my days and putting all my effort into becoming the best warrior this pack has ever seen especially after all the rogue attacks we have been experiencing. I would love to be on the battlefield helping out my fellow warriors, but the Alpha doesn't deem females to be worthy of fighting alongside him even if I am the best female warrior we have here. The Alpha announced we have the Top Warrior and future Alpha of the Opal River Pack coming today to assist with training and appoint a new Top Warrior for us so that we are more prepared for the next attack. My only focus is hoping they notice my skills as a warrior and either help me improve or report my skil
Raven POVI got pushed out of my thoughts by Maximus, the Beta's son, who bumped into me on the walk back to my house. I'm not sure what his problem is, but since he turned 18 he has been an absolute dick to me. Maybe he's upset because Heather didn't turn out to be his mate, but that doesn't explain why he's so cruel to me. I've never done aything to him."Move out of my way slut." he sneers in my face. Why he calls me a slut and all other derogatory remarks is beyond me. Last I checked I'm a virgin who hasn't even been kissed before, but not like I'm gonna tell him.I've learned the best way to get through this is to stay quiet and that way he will get bored and leave me alone. I have Penelope with me and I know he won't do anything to her, but she will definitely do something to him or say something that could get her in trouble so I give her the 'don't do anything' look and hope she listens.I dropped my he
Allistar POVI,ve been walking the packgrounds in search of my mate for the last couple hours and haven't been able to catch her scent yet. Right as I was about to give up I'm able to catch that amazing scent of Peaches and Honerysuckle. I don't think I could ever grow tired of that smell. It smells like love and comfort. I'm practically jogging at this point following her scent. I can't wait to meet her and spend every moment of my life making her happy. All the waiting is finally worth it because I found my mate. Nothing could ruin this moment.Weird, I'm going towards the packhouse, but I was told no one lives here except the Alpha and Beta families. That doesn't make sense, I already met everyone in the Beta and Alpha families and there weren't any daughters. Maybe it's the Gamma's daughter, but why is she at the packhouse when they don't live there. If I had taken the time to really think then I would've remembered that
Allistar POV I jolt awake after hearing my alarm. I had a few moments of peace before the memories of what happened yesterday came rushing back. I sit up in bed and take just a minute to prepare myself for today. We came here for a reason and that's what I need to focus on, I can't let my personal issues effect our mission. All I can do at this point is try and get this over with as soon as possible and hopefully leave earlier than expected. Leave this pack and the pain of the rejection behind. I'll never have to see Heather again which is the best I can pray for at this point. I finally get out of bed and throw on some grey work out shorts, no need to shower since I'll be sweating all day and I already showered last night. Let's get the first day over with. I have a feeling the warriors are gonna test my authority all day and strong chance they won't respect me, but I'm not here to earn respect. I'm here to do my job an