Chapter 2. The Party

POV Megan

Dad never found his mate, so his father forced him to marry a female from the herd so that she would have a Luna; for a while, everything was fine; they even loved each other, but his mate found her, and she only had eyes for him, then she decided to abandon her husband and her cubs, At that time I was only a few months old, and dad looked for her even under the rocks, but she never appreciated, for a short time he fell into depression but then he got strength from where he had none to get ahead his children and herd, you can not say that he has not been a great father and a great alpha.

“Tomorrow will be a long day” I muttered as I returned to my bed and surrendered to the arms of Morpheus.

In the meantime, today, I will dedicate myself exclusively to putting all my sins into practice, starting with laziness.

I’m a genius at planning.

PDV Adam

I was reviewing some documents when my beta and best friend walked in, his name was Josh, and the asshole was wearing a grin from ear to ear, and before I opened my mouth, I knew what he was going to tell me about.

“Alpha, I wanted to tell you that your mother has been looking for you; she wants everything to be perfect for tonight. Apparently, she is hoping to gather a few hearts with the guests,” He said with a smile. “Maybe with your mother’s help, we could find our mates. What do you think?”

“I don’t know friend, hopefully, the herds find their mates, hopefully, you find your mate” I emphasized the latter without naming myself as I had long since given up hope of finding my mate.

My soul mate

Please! Two centuries of looking for her and not finding anything exhausts and discourages anyone, I would have to start choosing among the females tonight to be my future wife and Moon of the herd, something that the truth was not so enthusiastic; I want to share my life with the woman who was made for me, the one who will make me feel complete to the core without a doubt.

It’s too bad you don’t always get what you want, I thought, unable to hide the bitterness that was growing inside me over time, something Josh didn’t overlook.

“Hey, don’t be like that. You’ll see you’ll find her soon,” He said. “I have a good feeling about tonight; you just wait, brother. See you tonight.”

And she left, leaving me alone with my thoughts that mostly revolved around “What will she be like? What will she like? What are her aspirations?” and all kinds of questions were going through my mind, but I had no answers for them.

Sighing, I got up from my chair and walked out of my office to meet my mother. Vanessa was a woman who, despite the years, the time has not taken its toll on her, and I doubt it will; this was one of the advantages of being a werewolf. I am 335 years old, and my appearance is that of a human in my late 20s, more specifically, 28 years old. I was one of the most feared alpha werewolves in the entire American territory, known for my great ability to lead the Dark Moon pack and my fighting strategies to defend it; my pack was as feared as I was in the territory.

Vanessa saw me and came over to hug me, kiss me on the cheek, and then tell me in a reproachful tone:

“Son, why haven’t you enlisted? The packs will be here shortly. Have you prepared your speech yet? Remember you have to find a girl who wants to be our Luna; there are already some rumors in the pack...” This last he said in a low voice, but because of my super” developed werewolf hearing, I heard it perfectly.

“What rumors?” I asked, feeling angry for some reason.

“Don’t be like that, it’s understandable, they’re worried about the herd...” Vanessa began, but I interrupted her.

“What did you hear?” I asked again, frowning at his endless circling.

No time for games

“Well, they think that your bitterness could cloud your judgment and that you will not give them a Moon this year, like all the previous ones. They want it, and so do you; they want to see their alpha be happy and have heirs; that is something I want too; it is about time you give me grandchildren, Adam,” Mom sighed. “Anyway, They want to see you happy and fulfilled with your wife and children; that’s why I think tonight is a great opportunity for you to start looking for a candidate that you think will fulfill the role, maybe even your mate among them.” He asked me after answering my question

“Sure...” I muttered sarcastically, thinking about what he said to me.

I can’t wait any longer, my pack needs its Moon, I thought contrary to the idea of choosing anyone over my wolf’s wishes.

I went to my room and lay down for a moment on my double bed and looked at the ceiling, exactly at nothing, then I went to the shower to take a bath, when I finished I walked with a towel around my waist to the closet and while I was looking for an outfit for the party I looked at the space I had saved for her, my real partner.

For God’s sake, I’ve been acting all this time like a child with his first love, pining for our meeting like a ridiculous man in love with someone who might not even have been born yet... Or who I might never meet.

Fuck it.

I closed the closet and got dressed in the outfit I had chosen earlier that day, headed towards the door of my room and before leaving my room I stopped.

I think I’ve made up my mind, I thought and sighed, facing my dark fate.