The Destined

DANIS POV “You see anyone you like?” Kendall, my cousin asked nudging me and I shrug. “Well I’ve got my eye on a few, I wonder when I’ll meet my mate.” She pouts, she turned 18 three months ago and has been whining about not immediately finding her mate ever since. “Your mom didn’t meet your dad until she was 23.” I point out, Kendall wasn’t my favorite but I tolerated her better than other girls in the pack did. I was her rock and I had to be, because if I wasn’t she’d only have my aunt and uncle. “Dani? Are you even listening?” She asks pulling me out of my thoughts. “Huh?” I said and she groans. “I said that Alpha has been eye f*****g you for at least five minutes.” I rolled my eyes at Alpha Ryan of the Silver Tree pack, another older mated Alpha trying to get in my pants. “Dani.” My mother called in her sing song voice coming up to us. “Auntie Helene.” Kendall said bowing her head giving respects to my mother. “Oh Kendall dear, I do believe your father was looking for you, Dani come with me.” I nod and follow my mother, I know all these Alphas have come for my 18th birthday tomorrow. My mother is one of the 9 great vampire powers that be and my father is one of the most powerful werewolf Alphas to have existed in his lifetime. I’m a very sought after mate. Horniness brought some men here, power brought others, and some have come out of pure curiosity to see if I’ll find my mate right away. “Danielle, please do stop being rude to all of the male callers, one of them could be your mate.” My mother hisses at me in the corner and I inwardly roll my eyes, she’s been excited to see who the moon goddess will pair me up with since she found out she was pregnant. “Yes mother, I will start to be more respectful I’m sorry I’ve upset you.” I sigh and my mother pulls me into a tight hug, her skin may feel cold to others but it feels warm and comfortable to me. “Baby I know this is hard for you, and yes you might not even meet your mate right away but what if you did?” She asks raising an eyebrow. “Of the thousand people here more than half of them being male and I don’t even feel a little attracted to anyone.” She tucks my pitch black hair behind my ear and her bright green eyes look into mine, she gives me a small smile. “I get it baby, it did take me 200 years or so to meet your father and even then I wasn’t sure, I never thought I’d be mated with a werewolf but then I got you. It’s just as the green witch of the North said you won’t be able to access your powers until your mate and you mark each other.” I nod my head once I turn 18 I know my life will be completely different, I will be thirsted after by not only werewolves but vampires and hunted as many supernatural forces are not happy with my parents birthing me and are scared of what I might become once I reach my full potential. My mother is terrified of what others might do just to get to me. “Ahh my two favorite ladies.” My father says coming up to us pulling my mother in for a kiss. “Ugh not in front of me.” I groan and my parents chuckle. “It’s almost time Dani.” My dad says excitedly eyeing his watch, I glance at it 11:50 this is it 10 more minutes and I will officially be 18 and wanted. (???)s POV I lean my head against the backseat of the car and groan. “Dad why are we going to some girls birthday party again?” He looks at me and sighs. “It is not just some girl son, it’s my best friends daughter, Danielle you’ve met her before.” I nod and adjust my wrist cuffs on my tux. “Ah yes Alpha Alaric and Luna Helene’s devil spawn.” I say snickering at my own joke my father gives me a swift slap to the back of the head. I didn’t agree with Uncle Alaric’s and Aunt Helene’s pairing sure the moon goddess mated them for a reason but the thought of a vampire mating with our kind especially one of the 9 greats didn’t sit right with me. Never mind the offspring that came out of it, I’m sure Danielle is nice but, she’s not a purebred of either species, she’s a hybrid. “We’ll already be a day late and I will not have you being disrespectful once we get there.” My dad all but growls at me and I nod. “You know dad soon when I’m Alpha you won’t be able to smack me around like that right?” I tease him with an eyebrow raised. “When you’re Alpha I will still act as I do because I will always be your father, plus you’d figure by 24 you’d act a little more mature and less ignorant but age can’t fix stupid.” Beta Henry chuckles from the front seat, I roll my eyes I guess I did like to visit the Red Moon Pack when I was younger. As much as I didn’t agree with the pairing Alpha Alaric and Luna Helene were always very kind and very fun to be around, I do enjoy them as people but I don’t know I guess I’m conflicted about the whole thing. I’d only met Danielle once out of all the times I went, we were both rather young but if she looks anything like her mother I’m sure she’s hot. Plus maybe there will be some cute she-wolfs in there I can hop into bed with, maybe even my mate will be there so I can get my Alpha title finally. It’s not like I haven’t been doing all of the responsibilities and taking care of fathers business since I was 18 or anything but he will not pass the title down to me until I finally get my mate. It’s because our pack is 1,000 strong it’s only second to Alpha Alaric’s with being the biggest most powerful packs in the northern U.S. He knows an Alpha is most powerful with his Luna by his side and he doesn’t trust the territory to one without a Luna. “Also try to keep it in your pants this weekend, Bates.” I narrow my eyes at Beta Henry and my dad chuckles. “You’re never going to find a Luna when she finds out you’ve slept through enough girls they could form their own pack.” I turn my head to face my dad and roll my eyes at him. “My mate will love me through whatever.” I grumble at the both of them. “Maybe not through an std but sure son.” I chuckle at my dads jab and wave my hand dismissively. “I’m not too dumb I know how to use a condom.” I tell them and my dad groans. “I’d hope so. Knock the wrong girl up and you’re never becoming Alpha, I’ll give the title to one of your sisters instead.” I scowl at my dad and shake my head. “Ren and Jill would make awful Alpha’s, but you know Heather may have hope yet.” My dad nods in agreement and Beta Henry scoffs from the front seat. “I say based on their stunt in the kitchen last saturday they’d all suck.” My dad and I laugh at the thought of my sisters becoming Alphas none of them would be any good but they’re wonderful just not good leaders, they had almost just blown up the whole pack house trying to make cloud bread? They used way to much of something and the thing exploded in the oven. I lean my head back and close my eyes eventually falling asleep. DANIS POV 11:58 I’m horrified right now, not because I’m turning 18 but because my mom and dad are drunk and going into GREAT detail to a big group of party guests about how I was conceived. “Come on the cakes coming we have to find our seats.” I plead with them so they’ll stop talking about their favorite position. 11:59 I lead my parents to our table as everyone goes to their own places around our dining hall as the lights flicker out and I see the lights from the birthday cake I blow out the candles at 12:00 on the dot. At first I don’t feel any different, then my body starts vibrating and I feel suffocated by all of the people in the room. “I have to get air.” I croak to my mom and she looks at me concerned and nods. “I’ll go with you honey.” I hear the faint sounds of claps as I try to reach the backdoor. I hear my mom calling me but it sounds so distant as I double over with pain on the ground. I’m the first of my kind in over 2,000 years but everyone of us has been different with different powers and different experiences. I dig my fingers into the ground and yell out in pain as it feels like my skin is burning all over, it lasts a gruesome 10 minutes and I lay flat on my back as the pain resides. “Baby, oh my God.” I hear my mother way too clearly and I open my eyes and look at her. My vision is 200% clearer and I feel like I can see multiple new colors, she looks gorgeous in my new eyesight a beautiful golden glow around her, I see my father standing next to her his face in pure awe, I can see every hair on his head so clearly I could count them from 20 feet away. I stand up quickly, too quick. Okay so my vision is better, I can hear so well its crazy, I could hear individual conversations happening inside if I focus hard enough and my body moves faster but the smells strike me the hardest, both of my parents have new scents, my mother smells of cinnamon rolls and vanilla, my father of deep green forests and the freshwater rivers the dwell within them. I feel like I can smell every single individual at this party. “Baby, you look so ethereal.” My mother says and steps closer to me I look at her confused and take her hand, she leads me back inside to a mirror and I gasp. My long pitch black hair looks glossy and healthier than ever and my eyes, which used to be a dark forest green look like big swirls of gold and red, my pale skin looks like sun beaming over fresh fallen snow, all of my scars from my childhood have disappeared, I look more beautiful now than I ever was, I look like a porcelain doll. “You look perfect.” My dad says from behind us and my mom wraps an arm around me. “Your scent has changed too, you smell like lemon and lavender.” My mom says inhaling deeply and my dad nods. “Hello? Danielle are you there?” I hear a voice in my head I’m almost intimidated by the power the voice exudes. “Yes, hi are you my wolf? Nice to meet you I wasn’t sure I was going to receive one.” I respond “Hello my darling, I am Nexus. You get the best of both worlds silly, I have been waiting to meet you for a long time.” “You have? I feel flattered, you sound powerful.” “We ARE powerful, I am a direct descendant of the Moon Goddess herself, only a select few have been bestowed one of us as you have.” “Consider me lucky, I am grateful to be one with you Nexus.” “And I to you love, I pledge to keep you safe and be there for you always, my full title is Nexus, the wolf of unnatural good luck, and intuition.” “Good luck? I could use a bit of that in my life.” I hear Nexus chuckle in my head. “We will make a good pair I cannot wait to see what else mother moon has in store for you, you have many other blessings to come.” “How do you know?” “I can sense it darling, intuition. Now go enjoy your party.” I nod and close the connection I grin at my parents and they both tilt their heads. “I met my wolf!” I say excitedly and they both pull me into a hug. “That’s wonderful I was wondering if you would receive one.” My dad says and I feel my mother nod in agreement with him. “She’s lovely.” I say happy tears springing to my eyes. Everyone is shocked by my new appearance and I can tell Kendall is jealous but trying to hide it, it’s almost like I can sense people’s intentions and feelings and I wonder if this is me or if this is coming from Nexus. When I accidentally bump into an Alpha an image of me and him doing sinful things unclothed is projected into my mind, hmmm. I “accidentally” bump into a few other people and I can see their thoughts as well. That’s new. So I guess I can see what people are thinking? That can be useful but also make for some very uncomfortable situations. My parent’s are in shock to hear this information and my dad warns me to only use this power for good, which I promise to do. Meaning I won’t expose any creepy, unfaithful Alphas but will call people out for committing crimes that go against the Moon Goddess and our laws. Eventually all of the excitement weighs on me and I have to retire to my room. I remove my makeup and put on a big comfy shirt, as I lay on my soft pillows I rejoice in the fact that all of my senses are heightened, I feel everything times 100 making my pillows and sheets feel way softer and more comfortable than before. I quickly fall asleep buried in my covers. BATES POV “Bates son, we’re here.” My dad says shaking me softly and I groan and stretch looking around at the beautiful scenery around me. They have a wonderful territory lush wilderness and wildlife, gorgeous houses that sit around the lake, it’s a long drive through the territory as they have many pack members to account for 1600 to be exact. It’s a rich pack where most people who live here are successful in the business world, I know many of them from work. Finally we arrive at a huge pack house it’s a big victorian mansion that could pass for a small castle. I see Uncle Alaric running down the stairs as our car pulls up, his salt and pepper hair shinning in the sun, he grins and waves as we park. “Brion, Henry!” He exclaims his voice deep and powerful as he pulls them both into a hug. “Alaric how are you? Been too long my friend, much too long.” My dad says patting him on the back, I hear them in an engaged conversation as I get our bags out of the car. “Is that Bates?” I give him a grin and walk over. “Uncle Alaric its been awhile old man.” I joke and he laughs giving me a hug. “You’ve gotten big kid, what are you feeding him?” He says patting my muscles and my dad chuckles. “Steroids.” Uncle Alaric laughs and walks us inside, we make great conversation as we walk in. Uncle Alaric always maintained a youthful demeanor and I’d forgotten he was hilarious. “Helene!” My dad says as she walks down the hall, she gives us a big grin her bright green eyes shinning in the dim light. I realize all the curtains are closed and it dawns on me why. Vampires. “Brion, Henry.” She says happily giving them both a hug. “This is not Bates.” She says looking up at me and I give her a cheeky smile. “Aunt Helene, you look as beautiful as ever.” I give her a hug when suddenly I smell the most wonderful scent ever. Citrusy with the hint of flowers. “What is that?” I moan and I hear Daxon going crazy in my head. “Mate. Mate.” He chants over and over as 2 beautiful porcelain legs walk down the stairs a drop dead gorgeous girl wearing small shorts and a huge t-shirt comes into a view. Every cell of my body is yearning for her touch. “Ohhh.” I hear Aunt Helene say next to me and I almost drop to my knees as the girl and I make eye contact.