The Alpha Of Serenity Springs

Chapter Two

Calista's POV

"Welcome home, Mija, Semia" My mom said from the kitchen as we walked in. We said hello back as we made our way to my room. Semia always came back home with me after training and would eat dinner there before going to her home. "do you know what you want to wear Evie?" Semia asked shutting my room door behind her and plopping on to my bed.

"Not really" I said plopping down on a beanchair. "I was thinking obviously something within our pack colors since it could be my last time wear it" sheepishly looking over towards her, i couldn't deny I was terrified of leaving the only home and family i knew.

"You will be fine, you can always come to visit us!" She said hitting me with pillow trying to lift the mood.

"I think you should wear something sexy, let your mate know you have the best curves" she says wriggling her eyebrows. I laughed shaking my head.

“Have you seen Lucien? he’s gotten even more hotter” I look up at her with mock disgust

“You’re so gross” I say as I decided to get up and take a shower. I grabbed my things and walked across the hall to the bathroom, leaving Semia to entertain herself. I closed the door behind me and began peeling off my clothes, sore with every movement. I got into the shower, letting the water hit my skin. I quickly washed up and washed my hair. I quickly got out and put on some shorts. I decided to use Luciens sweater as a shirt cursing myself that I had forgotten to grab one. It fell down over me like a dress. As I walked in, I noticed two more heads in there. "Hey Evie" Auggie said, as I closed the door. I nod my head up in acknowledgment, then look towards Lucien who was just staring at the TV. I shook my head, walking over to my brother and Lucien lying in between them. Semia was lying on her stomach with her head propped on her hands next to my brother. They were watching a show. I tried to pay attention to the show, but I couldn't. My heart was beating out of my chest. I leaned into my brother for comfort. Why am I acting like that? I have been around Lucien almost my whole entire life! maybe it’s because we’ve never been this close before. As I tried to calm myself down, we all engaged in small talk before being interrupted by my mother calling us down for dinner.

As we all walked down the stairs, we were met by Lucien's girlfriend, Adeline, sitting at the table with my parents. It was normal for werewolves to be with others if they wanted to or if their mate had died, if they couldn't find or had been rejected by their fated mate. I remember asking Lucien if she was his fated mate, and he just shook his head and smiled sadly. Adeline has been around for about 4 years, on and off. We barely spoke any words to each other and I always had the sense that she didn't like me, so I usually avoided being around her. As I walked towards the table I saw Adeline narrow her eyes at me. I fumbled with the hem of the sweater I was wearing, cursing myself that I hadn't changed into a shirt to take it off. Lucien didn't seem to notice what was going on as he strolled towards her to kiss her forehead, taking a seat next to her. I sat at the end of the table, not wanting to cause any more tension. I looked up just to see Adeline’s eyes boring into me. I held her gaze with her furrowing my eyebrows.

"What's up, Adeline?" I asked, tempting her to say something instead of staring. She pulled a fake grin over her face as Lucien looked towards her.

" Hey Evangeline, haven't seen you in a while" she answers curtly. Looking towards Lucien,

"I didn't know you guys had the same sweater", Lucien went to answer, but I cut him off.

"We don't" I said, staring directly at her. She shifted her eyes back to me and for a second I swore she was going to launch over the table and attack me,

"Oh, its so sweet he lent it to you, Lucien always says you're like his own little sister" she sneers at me with a smug look on her face that I could smack right off. I choke down my annoyance and beam at her,

"Aw, that is so sweet" I said, she rolls her eyes and looked over at Lucien, starting their own conversation.

"What was that about?" Semia asked through our mind link. I shrugged.

"She's probably upset about me wearing his sweater"

"Weird, you guys are practically siblings" wrinkling her nose at me and then cutting the mindlink off. At those words my heart twanged just a bit, but I shook it off. It's never bothered me before, he was like an aloof second brother to me.

"How are the preparations going for your birthday, Evie?" Auggie said, trying to change the conversation.

"It's going well. I just have to go get my outfit".

“I’ll come with you, I need to pick up an outfit aswell.”

" Speaking of we are going to get your outfit tomorrow . Do you know what you want to wear? You're coming of age, and you'll get your wolf" our mom chimed in.

"Yes, mama. I know exactly what I'm looking for" I said, looking at her. I pursued my lips as I catch the glimpse of sadness in her eyes. Usually, when girls get their wolves, they find their mate on the same night and go to their new home with their mate a couple of days later. This always made me and my mother sad. She was my best friend. My father, on the other hand, has always tried to avoid this conversation. He didn't want to recognize that his little girl was growing up, but my mom, with the day coming sooner, she always brings it up.

"I'm probably not going anywhere. It's rare ill find my mate in this pack, but he could be here" I said, trying to be optimistic, I knew there was a slim chance I was for sure going to mated to alpha since I have alpha blood, but this was hard for her and I wanted to make her feel better. She smiled and shook her head. "No Mija, you are to be mated to an alpha, to be the Luna you were born to be. For your first shift we'll all be there for you. It's going to be painful, but after the first shift, it won't any more".

I felt a little nervous. Biting my lip, I just nodded my head and picked up the dirty dishes and began washing them. After I was done, I went to go up the stairs but stopped abruptly when I heard my name coming out of the bathroom, straight out of Adeline’s mouth. I stood on the stairs leaning a bit off the banister, trying to hear what was being said better.

"I don't like her wearing your stuff, you know it bothers me" she huffs out.

"Yeah well, it was going to be cold outside. I'm not just going to let her walk out without anything to cover her up", Lucien argues back, annoyance dripping in his tone.

"I think she likes you, she wore it purposely during dinner to try and get a rise out of me" she snapped, Lucien sighs

"She didn't know you were going to be here, so I highly doubt it. Why are you acting like -"

"I think we should mark each other as mates. We still haven't found ours, and we got our wolves almost 3 years ago, I don't want to be with anyone else but you". Vanessa blurts abruptly. I then continued up the stairs, going into my room, closing the door, not wanting to be in their business anymore.