The Fate of the Triplet Betas

Sometimes I hate sharing a birthday with my brothers. I am the only girl in my family because my mom was killed by rogue werewolves when I was five. My Dad did not take it that well because my parents were destined mates that were chosen by the Moon Goddess. The Moon Goddess is who we pray too unlike the humans who pray to God. The purpose of a mate means two halves of one whole, which means one can not live without the other. My Dad had to live through his emotional pain of his loss for me and my brothers because someone showed him the future. I believe it was an Oracle, but he wouldn't tell us anything more about it. My dad barely even looks at me sometimes because I look just like my mom, but I have his dark blue eyes and black hair. I have my moms heart shaped face with rosy cheeks, pointed chin and puffy lips and caramel skin tone that is the color of coffee. My curves were not part of her though, I get that from my Aunt on my Dad's side. I have pictures of my mom, but I don't see much similarities that makes him so upset. I am 5'2, which is small for a werewolf in our pack. My brothers tower over me at 6'2 and are the strongest in the pack; they have our moms light brown hair and green eyes, but they have our dads square jaw and pointed nose, they have the same skin tone as me and that's a good thing otherwise people wouldn't think we were twins. If they weren't werewolves then they would be major dorks, but they aren't and my best friend Jenna drools over them. They have muscles like they go to the gym every day, which they do I don't know why, since we are werewolves we burn four times the amount of calories then humans could just by walking. Once we all shift into our wolves then shifting will burn 10 times more. I am just as strong and beautiful like our mother, but I have to train extra hard to prove to our Alpha that I am not weak because of my size. Our Alpha is tough, but he works me harder since I wasn't supposed to be born. See when my parents got the ultrasound they thought it was twin boys which is a gift Mates can get from the Moon Goddess, but I was so small that I was hiding behind my brothers in the was womb. My mom was thrilled when the doctor pulled me out and said that I was a girl, but since they were prepared for boys, I had to wear boy clothes for a year until they got me girl clothes. My brothers Kyle and Brad are to be the future Betas and they couldn't be happier. They are also excited for our 18th birthday because that is the day we will fully shift into our wolves for the first time and we can start looking for our Mates. It means that we are of age and can be ready to lead in the pack. The thing about Kyle and Brad is they are practically twins so as far as the werewolf lore they are meant to have one Mate between the two of them. I don't know what I would do if I never found my Mate because I wasn't able to mindlink with the pack at 16. Everyone came up with the fact that I might not even have a wolf, but I can hear her so I know its not true, even my brothers can sense my wolf. That is why I am training so hard because my plan after high school is to become a warrior wolf, they are on the front lines whenever there is a rogue attack and most of the warriors generally don't have Mates. The ones that do have Mates were born in the ranking of warrior. My dad says there is a possibility that I might be Mated to an Alpha, but I don't see myself as someone's Luna. I see myself as a fighter and that is what I intend to be. "Ayla! Wake up b***h I need breakfast." I open my eyes to my best friends light blue eyes just inches above my face. I blow in her face and she shrieks. "Gross! Morning breath!" she shouted, hopping off my bed and pinching her nose. I sit up on my bed in a giggling fit. "Maybe if you weren't so close then I wouldn't have to result in spreading my germs," I breathed, trying to catch my breath. Jenna just smirked at me. Jenna is someone who cares so much about what people think of her, she wears the tightest clothes, the heaviest of makeup on her face and she gets highlights in her shoulder length dirty blonde hair. Me, I am the complete opposite of her, but with her fashion help she helps me dress just enough to get noticed, but not oogled at like her. Jenna has a little bit darker skin then I do and she likes it because it means she doesn't have to tan and she has a round face with a button nose that she doesn't care for. She wants to get a nose job, but her parents wont let her. "Get dressed. I want breakfast before going to school. Cindy made cinnamon rolls instead of pancakes," she said, flipping her hair over her shoulder then leaving my bedroom. I roll my eyes at her back, but the smile never leaves my face. Jenna is a sucker when it comes to food, she can eat as much as she wants and nothing will happen to that curvy body of hers. My body is just as curvy but I have bigger boobs then her which make her jealous. Today is Friday and the day before my 18th birthday so I just have to trudge through this school day then prepare for my shift party tomorrow. Our Alpha throws a party for newly shifted wolves so we can see how strong they are going to be. Its a tradition that goes back 10 years and it has been successful so far with no rogue attacks to break it up. Jenna just had hers last month and we found out she is a white wolf, one of the rare wolves that the Moon Goddess hand picks to be her successor once she is ready. Jenna was super excited because she is able to meet the Moon Goddess in her dreams. She is worried that she won't find her Mate because of it, but according to legend the Moon Goddess has a Mate just like the rest of us and they are even mated for life after their death. I am a history nerd so it always cheers Jenna up when I tell her what I've read about the Moon Goddess. I take a quick shower, I brush my teeth then I slip on a purple b*a with matching panties. I shove my legs into a pair of black jeans that flare out at the ankle and I pair it with a red blouse that dips low, revealing my cleavage. I sit on the edge of my bed and I strap my feet into my gladiator sandals. All ready to conquer the day. I exit my room at the same time my brothers exit their room. They share a room because they are twins and mostly because the other three rooms are the guest rooms. It's nice living in the pack house because we stay on the 4th floor as the Betas kids. The top floor is for the Alpha and the Alphas son; basically it's composed of two giant Penthouse suites with four rooms in each. The third floor is my dads office along with the Alphas office as well. The 2nd floor is where the Omegas stay because since they help with the cooking and the cleaning, it was easier having them stay at the pack house. "What's up little sis," Kyle said, smiling with his eyes. "I'm not that much younger then you," I exclaimed placing my hands on my hips to show I was standing up to them, but it was hard since they were giants and I was a dwarf compared to them. "We know, but you're our 'little' sister," Brad said, ruffling my hair. I duck from his petting and I hurry down the stairs. I love my brothers, but they can be so annoying. I hate how short I am. Jenna is even taller than me by four feet. "There you are! Come on b***h, I saved you a cinnamon roll," Jenna said as I made it downstairs. I sit down at the breakfast bar next to her and I dig into my breakfast. Kyle and Brad go into the dining area with the others to eat their breakfast. Our Pack houses a pack breakfast for everyone if they decide to eat here. Most of the time their parents will make them breakfast, but sometimes the high schoolers eat here so they can all take the bus together to get to school. I never had to take the bus, but I don't drive because I couldn't pass my drivers test. Kyle has his license and so does Jenna. I decide to get rides from Jenna so I don't have to ride awkwardly with my brothers. The ride to school was quiet except for the music that Jenna was jamming out to. She likes country music and she sings along, badly. Our school is a werewolf school that is a couple miles from our pack. Since we are sister packs to three other packs and kind of close together we all attend the same school. Our Pack is called Moonstone and the other Packs around us are Silver Moon, Night Walker, and Mystic Shadow. Jenna parks her Honda in the back parking lot and pulls the visor down to fix her lipstick. "Come on super star, you look great," I said, opening the door. "Beauty is everything A," Jenna said, popping her lips. I roll my eyes at her nickname for me. My parents named me Ayla last minute because it means Moon, to which they thought I was special gift from the Moon Goddess. I think it was only a coincidence. Jenna and I walk arm in arm towards the school not having a care in the world. We get to my locker and Jenna pulls out her phone which means it's time for the latest gossip. Jenna is always the first to spread the gossip because she is always on others social media. When she screamed I jumped to the point that I dropped my textbook. It landed with a loud thud and I turn to see Jenna bouncing on her toes. "Geez, scare me to death why don't you," I said, the sarcasm dripping from my voice. "Sorry. I just got a text invite from Huxley Cohen. His annual party is tonight," she shrieked. Oh great the werewolf lake party. Every year Huxley throws a booze party for the neighboring packs by the lake that is the divider between our packs. I didn't go last year and Jenna gave me crap about it for two months. She got so drunk last year that she had gone skinny dipping and hooked up with three guys, one of them being Logan Blackwood from Nightwalker pack. I don't get that, how can any body have s*x with random guys when they know they have a Mate out there. "Didn't his Dad put a stop to that after last year?" I asked. Huxley is the Alpha's son of the Silver Moon Pack and since the whole skinny dipping fiasco, his Dad told Huxley to end it. Also it might have something to do with him finding his Mate fast since he turned 18 two months ago. His Dad got injured a few years back and hasn't healed properly and being Alpha has slowed it down drastically, he wants Huxley to find his Mate so he can hand him the Alpha title early. "Well, I guess they sorted it out," she shrugged. "Okay, have fun. I'm not gonna go." I picked up my textbook and pressed it against my chest. "Oh come on A, please?" Jenna pleaded, pouting her lips and batting her eyelashes. "No. I don't want to go. Besides my brothers won't even let me go," I said, glaring right through that pouty face. Okay, maybe that's a lie. Kyle wouldn't let me go as the overprotective brother, Brad would just tell be to use protection. "They are invited too. And since the party goes from ten to one in the morning, you guys might find your Mates. Huxley told me to tell you that. You know he has a crush on you and basically is having this party because it falls on your birthday," Jenna explained, placing her hands on my shoulders. It would be nice to find my mate, but what about the shift party our Alpha is throwing for me and my brothers? I mean, that party is just for members of our pack, so if I go tonight, then maybe my mate will be there. "Fine I'll go, but you are asking my brothers if they are going," I sighed. "That's fine, I can be very persuasive," she winked an wiggled her eyebrows. I almost threw up in my mouth. The thought of Jenna flirting with my brothers is not something I want to picture. I shake my head and I shut my locker. The bell to start class rings and we walk through the throng of classmates. Jenna was smiling because I finally agreed to go to a party. What have I gotten myself into? Jenna and I split up because her class is across the hall while mine is with the most strict teacher because our teacher is human. It's rare to have a human teacher in a werewolf school, but Mr. Barnes is Mated to a werewolf in Nightwalker pack, so he knows how to handle us. "Take you're seats class, we are having a pop quiz today," he said, standing up at his desk. Everyone groaned. I take my seat in the back of the class because its where I can hide from the prying eyes of Huxley and Sebastian. They both have a crush on me and always try asking me out every day. Sebastian is the Alphas son of the Mystic Shadow pack. It makes sense that he and Huxley would be best friends, but I am not into them like that. I know how they handle themselves around girls, they have a different girlfriend every month. Sebastian has been with his girlfriend Stephanie for two months now. I think that might be a record since most of his girlfriends only last for couple of weeks. Hux and Sebastian are both 18 and mateless so that leaves them to pick any girl they want I guess. I just hope I am not Mated to either one of them. Sure they are both hot with their muscular bodies and tan skin, but its their personalities that make me turn the other way. Jenna and I like to look at them, but she is the only one that wants to hook up with them. School was slow going and I finally made it to the end of the day. Sebastian came up to me twice trying to get me to say yes to his constant badgering of asking me out. Huxley just flirted, trying to win me over with his charms, but they only thing that it did was make me want to throw up. Eventually I told him I'd see him at his party then I scurried away toward Kyle's mustang. Normally Jenna would give me a ride home, but she had to be home because her aunt and uncle were visiting from California. We live here in Washington so its a big deal that they are coming. "So you want to go to Huxley's party?" I stop in my tracks as Brad was leaning against the car and Kyle was standing with his arms folded . "It should be tame. I won't be doing anything stupid. I am basically only going for Jenna," I said, hoping they don't catch the lie. I want my Mate and this party is a big step. Kyle and Brad exchanged looks. Damn they look like one person, it's scary. The silence grew and I realized that they were mindlinking each other. I sigh and shift my weight to one foot. "Sure, but Brad and I have to wake up early for Beta training so we aren't going. Jenna can take you there, I will come and get you when you're ready to leave," Kyle said after the long awkward silence. "Thank you thank you thank you," I squealed, jumping up and giving them both big hugs. I felt like a child in this hug, but it was a good hug. I slide into the backseat of the car with a smile and I stare dreamily out the window, daydreaming about who my Mate will be and what he will be like. Kyle parks to the side of the pack house then we each get out. I wanted to go straight to my room and think about what I was gonna wear tonight, but I have warrior training at three so it would have to wait. I change into leggings and a sports b*a, I shove my feet in some tennis shoes and I jog back down the stairs. I quickly eat a banana, tossing the peel in the trash and I meet with the trainer outside in the backyard. "Two laps around the forests edge, then sparing one on one." Tyler has been warrior trainer for five years after taking over from his dad and he loves every second of it. He found his Mate just last year when he went to Blood Stone pack to learn different training techniques. We don't really like his Mate because she came from the most fiercest pack in Marysville, Washington. I mean our pack is second to none when it comes to their pack. I heard that the Alpha and Luna there were murdered by the Beta in front of their son. He was only 10 at the time but took over as Alpha anyway so the Beta couldn't, but what he did to the Beta was merciful and unforgiving. He tied his arms and legs with silver chains, something us werewolves cant stand, and left him like that until he died of starvation. I shake those thoughts out of my head and I keep running. No one has seen the Alpha of Blood Stone pack except for other Alphas who have Alpha meetings about rogue attacks. My Dad has seen him though because he attends the meeting in place of Alpha Eric. I don't know why, but I think it has something to do with Eric and Janet having a pup on the way. It could be a number of reasons, but I never bothered with it since it'll be Kyle and Brads responsibility soon, not mine. "Hey Ayla, you going to the party tonight?" Brian, the Alphas son, said catching up to me. He was out of breath already even though we haven't even gone a mile yet. "Yup," I said, popping the p to emphasize that I was going. "Cool... can I hitch a ride with you and Jenna?" he asked, taking gulps of air. For an Alpha he really does not like running. Or maybe its the fact that he is strong in wolf form and his human form struggles to catch up. He's been 18 for two months now, but he had to to go Blood Stone to train his human half so he could be a stronger Alpha. I guess it didn't work so well since he just came back last week. "It's no problem Brian, Jenna sure would be happy to give you a ride," I said, running faster and leaving him in the dust. I laughed when he almost tripped but he caught himself. "Gotta keep up Brian," I shouted over my shoulder. Tyler had me sparing with Brian, but it wasn't a fair fight since he was just at Blood Stone training. They have different fighting styles that we don't train for because it can be dangerous. He knocked me on my a*s two times. I was able to get in some punches, but Brian knows how to find a weak spot which results into me falling on my butt. "I may not be great runner, but I am a kickass fighter," he laughed, holding out his hand to help me up after knocking me down for the third time. I get up without his help and I raise my fists for another try. Brian shakes his head. "This is getting too easy," he smirked. I decide to use my small stature this time and I tuck and roll under his legs, catching him off guard. I land on my side and open my legs, locking his legs between mine and I pull him down to the ground. He yelps in surprise. I spin around so I'm straddling his back and I grab the back of his neck. "You concede?" I smirked. "Damn girl you caught me off guard, and that usually never happens," Brian mumbled. I stand up and I hold out my hand to help him up, to which he accepts. I can tell Brian likes me too, but again I don't see him as anything other than a friend. I don't feel like I am all that good looking but Jenna goes out of the way to tell me that I am drop dead gorgeous. She says that I don't have to wear makeup and I'd still get attention. I hate that type of attention though. Brian and I grab water from the ice bucket, and he starts chugging the water like he had just ran a marathon. I rolled my eyes as I take small sips of my water. He gets winded real fast. Brian uses the last of his water to pour it over his head and his shirt gets completely soaked. My eye linger a bit too long on his chisled chest and I use my water bottle to hide my blushing face. Tyler clapped his hands once, causing me to flinch and I turn away from Brian's distracting body. "All right everyone that is it for the day. I'll see you all on Monday same time," Tyler shouted. I cap my water bottle and shake my head. When I turn back to Brian, he's wiping his face with a small towel. "Meet out front at 9:30. That's when Jenna will be here," I told Brian. He nods his head and tosses the towel on the bench by the back door. Four hours until that time and I need to search for something to wear. My Mate will want to Mark me right away, who knows I might even let him.