Finally Found You

KYLE I am Kyle Christian Harris, Alpha of the Silverhide Pack. Son of the former Alpha James Harris and Luna Christine Harris. We are one of the most prominent and respected wolfpack. We have the largest territory among the others, we are known to take in well-behaved rouges and unwanted wolves, train and accept them as our own. We continue to expand our territories as I speak. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It’s dawn, I woke up earlier than before, and it’s my 24th birthday, it felt strange as I naturally sleep in until 8 AM. So, I called my wolf, Kato. “Kato”, I uttered. “Kyle, you’re up early”, he replied. “You mind taking a run?” “Of course not, let’s go.” With that I went out of our pack house ran a little bit towards the forest and I let myself transform into my wolf, bones cracking, claws appearing and fangs growing. The process was painful but I had gotten used to it, the transformation only took a few moments and I’m now standing on all fours on the grass. Kato was a really huge wolf, with hues of grey and black in his fur and ultramarine eyes. An image of an Alpha. We ran out towards the border of my pack’s territory, it has a really scenic view of the mountains, which we admire. When we arrived, we sat near an edge of the cliff feeling the wind blow. It’s the only place where I could take a breather from all the Alpha duties that I take care of every single f*****g day, since my transition ceremony, I didn’t usually have a break to myself let alone find myself a mate. “24 years and we still haven’t found our mate”, Kato tells me. “Relax, it’s not the end of the world Kato.”, I sarcastically replied. “Let’s go find her.”, he added. “Moon Goddess will give her to us Kato, maybe now isn’t the time”, I tell him and I hear him whimper. I get it, he is disappointed, I am as well. Not having to find a mate for a long time. I know that the Moon goddess has a reason for this and I will continue to wait until she gives me my mate. We stayed there for a couple of minutes when my father, mind links us to go back to the packhouse. “Kyle, where are you?” “Near the border, has something happened?” “We need you, I’ll explain when you get here.” “Alright, on my way.” I said, heading back to the packhouse. When I arrived and changed back into my human form, I hurriedly put on a simple black shirt and grey sweatpants prepared near the entrance. I noticed that the packhouse was quiet, it wasn’t usually like this since every morning the pack would be busy doing their own business. I really didn’t mind the silence at all, sometimes a little change is good. As I went up into my office, I flicked the light on and was surprised to continue some paperwork that I left off.   “HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYLE!”, everyone said in unison. I wasn’t expecting this. I specifically told them that I really don’t like to celebrate on my birthdays. I guess this was my mother’s idea, since they cannot really say no to her. “Happy Birthday my dear”, my mother said as she kissed my cheek. “Happy birthday, my son.”, father said with a pat on my back. “Happy birthday, man!”, Kean, my Beta, said while hugging me. “Happy Birthday, old man.” Pierce, my Delta added while snickering. “I’m not an old man, mutt,” I told him while lightly punching him on the shoulders.   Kean Jones and Pierce Wood have been my closest friends for as long as I can remember. We grew up together in Silverhide Pack and even trained together since we became 14. They are both powerful wolves and I couldn’t imagine a better Beta and Delta than those two, I trust them, they’re like brothers to me. Though, they can be mf’s sometimes. We spent most of the morning eating and talking random things about the pack’s growing expansion and how everything was doing. Things wrapped up after a couple of hours and a few Omegas were already starting to clean up after us. My father called me to go downstairs in the living room to discuss something. “Father. Mother.” I said as I sat down on the sofa. “We have something to tell you my dear.”, my mother replied. “What is it? Is there some trouble happening?”, I ask confused. “It’s not that my boy! Our pack is completely fine and doing really great actually, all thanks to you. You’re doing great as an Alpha.”, he said with praise and pride. It actually made me feel relieved since being an Alpha isn’t a walk in the park, having to deal with treaties and very long meetings. “We’ll that’s good news and I wouldn’t become a great Alpha if it weren’t for you both but, what is it that you really wanted to tell me?” I look to them. “Well, we both know that you have been doing so much for our pack and you always work so hard in maintaining peace for Silverhide, and you haven’t found your mate yet.” my mother, answered. “Well? What is it?” I asked getting a little bit impatient and what’s about the mate thing? “Your mother and I decided to throw you a birthday celebration this weekend, we have already sent the invitations to our allied packs to come and join us.”, my father finally told me. I was taken aback about what they just told me; they really didn’t tell me about it nor have asked how I felt about having a celebration. More importantly, why did they do this? Is this the Moon goddess’ plan to help me find my mate? If so, it wouldn’t be that bad since I could meet the future love of my life soon. Better grab the chance whilst I have it. “Dearest, are you okay?” my mother lightly tapped me on my shoulder as I was slightly lost in thought. “Yes, mother.” “Yes, to what dearest?” “Yes maybe a celebration wouldn’t be a bad idea.” I reply, “All of us could get to enjoy and mingle with the other packs as well. This way, we could also strengthen our bond together as allies, am I right father?” I question him. “Absolutely, right son. So, it’s really okay for you to have a celebration this weekend? We could cancel it anytime if you don’t really want to.” He said as he nods with my mother. “No, it’s fine. A little celebration wouldn’t be too bad. Besides, it has already been a while since we’ve let the other packs visit Silverhide.” “Then it’s settled. This weekend we're going to have a great time”, my mother replied with excitement, I knew she loved planning parties and events so this made her really happy. We continued talking about it for a few minutes and eventually, they went to their study. I went back to my office and finished the untouched documents and papers. Afterwards, I thought about the party once more. “This could be our chance to find our mate.” Kato suddenly tells me. “I guess so, the Moon goddess really has her ways,” I reply to him.    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMARA “Amara Layla Smith! Come downstairs now!” I shot up from the bed as I heard my mother call from the living room. I felt as groggy as ever. Why did school have to start so early in the morning? As I suddenly remember that this was already my last week in senior year, the last week where I get to see my friends, where I get to witness the noisy corridors, hear the bell ring and take one last look at everything. I tried to get myself to my bathroom and make myself look like a human than a stinky unbathed she-wolf. I turned on my shower and yell out a little shriek as the cold water hit my skin. This has surely awakened my nerves up. Now, that I got out of the shower, I quickly put on my favorite honey and rose-scented lotion and wore my favorite rose perfume. I decided to wear a cute white lacy top with a pair of navy-blue jeans and nude flats since I really don’t like wearing a heeled type of shoes. After that, I took a look in the mirror and studied myself very closely. I had long brunette waves that ended just below my tailbone, round chocolate eyes, a cute pointy nose, and 5.2’ in height. I never really did grow an inch taller since puberty hit me, I wish I did. I thanked the Goddess that I inherited the hourglass shape my mother had when she was younger, but I’m a little curvy since I really love to eat a lot when I get hungry. “Are you just going to stand there and stare at yourself?” Taryn, my wolf, commented. “I’m enjoying the view Taryn, it’s not always that I get to feel pretty, you know.” “You’re already beautiful silly, we are beautiful, any wolf would find us irresistible.” “HA! Stop flattering ourselves, Taryn.” I put her at the back of my mind and I could hear her snicker.  I just recently gained my wolf a month ago on my 18th birthday and we both instantly connected, we have some similarities with our likes and dislikes, of course, we share the same body and soul. That night when we first shifted, I got to see her for the first time. She was a beautiful wolf. She has a beautiful ombre of caramel to white on her fur, amethyst-colored eyes, and she stood really tall and proud. We still haven’t found our mate yet which is quite odd since some of the she-wolves in my pack have already found their mates the day they first got their wolves and some have already let their mates mark them. I really didn’t mind about not having to find a mate yet, I just thought to myself maybe the Moon Goddess still has plans for me. After I took one last look at myself, I went downstairs, and immediately, the aroma smells so fantastic it made me instantly hungry. I went to the kitchen and saw my mother and two other Omegas were preparing pancakes, eggs, and bacon for breakfast, three of my most favorite food, and my mouth started watering at the sight of it. I took two pancakes, one egg, and 3 strips of bacon and slowly started to devour what's on my plate. “Honey, care to slow down?” My mother, watched me as I ate what she just prepared. “Why? This tastes so good.” I asked with full cheeks. “For a she-wolf, you have a huge appetite. You certainly took after your father.” She told me as he entered the kitchen. “Hello loves” he greeted us with a smile and sat down beside me at the table. “I see that we're working on an appetite aren’t we Ame?” my father said as he looked at me while patting my head. I just nodded at him and smiled still with full cheeks and continued enjoying my food. “By the way Martine. I received a letter from one of our closest allies, Silverbane.” “Really? What does it say?” My mother said as she went over to the table and sat down with us. “It’s an invitation from James and Christine for us to come and celebrate the late 24th birthday of their son, Alpha Kyle.” “Well, isn’t that exciting news?” My mother says with a smile across her face. “Silverbane has been one of our closest allies and both of our packs always had a really good relationship with one another for long as I can remember. It has also been a long time since we have visited their territory.” My father added. I was about to react when I remembered that I was running late. I quickly excused myself from the kitchen and hurriedly rode the car to school. I got there just in time for the first class and went on ahead to sit beside my best friend, Emily, she was the only person that knew I’m a werewolf, I trust her and I know she wouldn’t tell a single soul about it.   The days fly by so quickly and graduation already came, some of my classmates were already accepted in their dream college and some have already started to move out to another state to start working on their careers. Even Emily is moving out to start her new college life, she wanted to study Education and become an English professor. It honestly made me a little envious, I also wanted to study college but that isn’t possible for me since I would already be busy starting training and doing important duties at the packhouse with my mother. “Ame, do call me whenever you have time. You know I’ll always be around when you need me even if I’m far away.” Emily told me as it made me tear up a little, she was the only one friend that I truly trusted and loved like a sister. “Of course, Emi. I’ll call you as soon as I can, okay? Do take care of yourself there.” I said as I hugged her one last time and bid her goodbye.  I spent the rest of the day celebrating my graduation with my family in the packhouse, the look on my parent's faces when they saw me walk on stage made me so happy, I could tell they were really proud of me. When we arrived, everything was already prepared and there were a lot of members in the house that all sat down to get ready for the feast that my mother had already prepared. I knew from that moment, my days as a student were over, slightly difficult days are ahead, my training and duties to become a future Luna are about to begin.