Shadow of the Wolves

Chapter 3

The next morning I woke up to the same thing of yesterday, shrieking, shouting, yelling and endless bickering. I got up and changed into my exercise clothes, planning on going on a morning jog, but then,"GOOD GOD! WILL YOU GUYS JUST SHUT UP!! THE BALL ISN'T TILL SEVEN TONIGHT! THAT'S IN EIGHT HOURS!" a piercing shout said and I walked to the door, curious to see who had the guts to shout like I would.

I opened the door I saw how many girls flowed back into their rooms, some holding makeup bags or hair curlers. At the end of the hall stood a short girl with an awesome electric blue, long hair, "Hey!" I called,"Good job." I said and gave her the thumbs up as I laughed a little.

She walked to me,"Gosh they're annoying, I wonder how long it will take them to kill each other. " We laughed, "I'm Calypso by the way ." She said, stretching her arm out.

We shake hands,"That's a cool name, it explains the hair. " I said and she smiled.

"At last. Someone gets it! Not even my brothers understood the sudden change," She said in relief.

I smirked, "I'm Thea, it's nice meeting you Calypso, I got to go, but I'll see you at the ball, okay? "

She nodded and started to walk back to her room,"See you then."

I walked to the sets of gold painted elevators and pressed the down bottom being that my room was on the third floor of the building. I walked into after the ding and waited impatiently, but when I was finally out of the hairspray madhouse , I took off into a sprint. I ran three miles around the dense forest, jumping and ducking over my obstacles like a piece of cake, enjoying the fresh air .

It was almost five when I got back to the hotel, so I took a shower and took out my dress, one of the two dresses I own to be precise. The black nylon fabric over the smooth grey silk made the illusion of glitter, which was something very interesting, yet gorgeous. I wore my black heels and a white rose pin that held my wavy brown hair. I decided to apply a touch of brown eyeshadow to make my dark eyes pop . Nothing more, nothing less.

"Well, don't you look stunning." James said as we met by the entrance of the ballroom .

I scoffed,"Well I look under dressed compared to the other girls and I'm supposed to be here as you guard."

"You, my friend, are weird. Why won't you just enjoy tonight? "

"You, my best friend, don't know s**t about me. "

He laughed sarcastically,"Ha, ha, ha."

I rolled my eyes as I entered the ballroom, but I stopped halfway through as I looked up at the chandeliers that hung above our heads and then the fancy food set up by the dance floor which was a perfectly polished oak. "Woah!"

"Yup." He said and began to wander off.

I looked around to spot a blue dome peering through the crowd, I walked to it and found Calypso with Castor,"Hey Thea," both said in perfect synch as they spotted me.

"Hey." I said as they recovered from the momentum.

Castor laughed, "Sorry, this is my sister, Calypso. Or like I call her, Smurf ."

Calypso frowned, "You're mean Castor."

"You're lucky I'm the 'mean' one ."

"Huh, Shadow would be worse." Calypso muttered,"Anywho, you look very pretty, Thea."

I frown at their comment but I quickly respond with a smile,"Thanks, you do as well," I says, she was wearing a black strapless dress with a pair of white heels.

"Thanks- Oh no, she's here, Castor." She said as she saw over my shoulder.

Castor groaned through a low sigh,"Great, I thought he told her to stay behind. Now hell will be unleash because of her."

"Who?" I asked.

"Let's just say the packs -"

"Slut?" I cut Castor off. I didn't like calling girls that, but sometimes they are what they are.

He nodded his head," Unfortunately. Her name is Brittany, and Alpha told us to leave her behind."

"Well , let's let him take care of it." Calypso said.

A few hours later and the party was a success, as far as I could tell, pairs of mates held each other through the dance floor with joyous smiles on their faces. I had as much envy as pity for them, their entire lives will be modified to fit their accommodations and needs. But the love was worth it. I began heading to my room but then I bumped into someone, "Hey watch where you're going, Omega!" She snapped. I growled, I didn't really like it when a wolf insulted me by using my rank. I turned on my heel and got a hold of her shoulder before I faced Brittany.

I scowled, "Who are you calling omega? " I snapped.

She gaped, but then turned her lips into a smirk as she slapped my hand away, "Babe!" She called and then a guy, her mate probably, appeared to her side and wrapped an arm over her waist. The guy was a three feet taller than me, and no joke, he was the size of four me's.

"What is it, sugar plum? " He asked.

"She is calling me a w***e ."She whined like a two year old.

I rose an eyebrow, "You're really going with that story?"

"Hey, don't offend my mate-"

"Don't offend me!" I snapped, cutting him off.

"Don't test me or I'll-"

"Or "I'll hurt you"? Yeah like if that were possible."

He frowned, "I won't hurt you, you're a girl. "

I placed a hand over my chest,"Oh, that is so noble of you, thank you so much. "I said sarcastically.

"I'm the Delta of the North Storm Pack, you don't want to mess with me."

"And I'm the head fighter of my pack, so don't mess with me, you over steroid mut."

He fumed, but Brittany took me by surprise and slapped me, leave behind a couple of scratch marks from her fake, long ass, nails.

I recovered from the hit and looked at her with a deadly glare, then I snatched the long necklace around her throat, then pulled her to the floor of the lobby. Her mate prepared a punch, but I turned right on time to catch it and twist it to pin him to the ground. She stood up and clawed my shoulder yet I took her hand, then threw her back to the ground.

"ENOUGH! ! !" A voice roared, but my heart skipped a beat as my inner wolf squealed, the owner of that voice. . . my mate, had to be. My head was over the moon but at the same time it wasn't. My tragedy but my remedy. I stood up and draped my hair over my clawed shoulder, then turned to face a man standing in between Calypso and Castor.

Was he-? NO! !

Shit!

Shit!

Shit!

Shit!

Double s**t!

He walked towards us as the couple stood up, "Alpha Shadow, this is all her fault, she jumped us and j-just started attacking us. "

I rose an eyebrow.

"Why are you here?" The Alpha asked, not caring about anything else.

Brittany looked guilty, "I ,err. . .I wanted to - my mate. . . "

"So you defied my direct orders and chaos erupted, "He says and her eyes widen.

"No, this b***h jumped on us and attacked me and my mate! ! !"

"Because you weren't supposed to be here in the first place, therefore your punishment is three months in sanitation duties."

"My mate wouldn't let you."

"It is an order!" He snapped.

Brittany rolled her eyes.

"Keep rolling, you might find a brain back there," I said and turned to escape the awkward position I was in.

Was he seriously more interested in a slut than in his own mate?

I growled in irritation, well karma , am I right? I got the worst mate I could have, an antisocial, old school, masochistic control freak that doesn't allow women to fight. Karma's a b***h and it's biting me in the ass.

I went to the elevators and as I waited, I examined the deepness of the cuts, wincing at the burn of them.

"Oh, that looks bad." Castor said behind me.

"It feels better than it looks too."

"Come on, I have an aid kit in my luggage. "He said.

"Nah, I'm fine. I'll heal in a few hours,"I said, in hurry to be alone.

"Okay, see you tomorrow for the good byes. "

I nodded.

The elevator opened and I rushed in, hyperventilating and on the verge of a panic attack. My mate, doesn't -what? Why is he ignoring me, why him??!!