Not my mate

“Perfect!” I exclaimed at myself in the mirror. My final touch ups were done, my auburn hair was curled just right, my eyes smoked out to perfection and my outfit banged! A green flare legged jumpsuit with cut outs on each side of my waist and open toe black heels. Boy oh boy, I was going to find my mate tonight I just knew it! I had invited everyone from our class at school, I was the youngest bleh! And there were still some unmated hunks! I knew tonight was my night I was going to loose my virginity and gain my life long mate! “Salicia!!! I’m here’ Jace was here. I wanted him to be my mate so bad, he’s always giving me the eye at school, I know he thinks I’m a bit of eye candy. ‘Coming!’ I shout and quickly find myself at the top of the stairs. Nothing. We looked at each other blankly. No sparks, I didn’t want to rip his clothes of. I shrugged and sauntered past him. There’s still at least five or six other guys who could be my mate. Let the party begin!! *3 hours later* Not one! I huffed to myself. Midnight had come and gone and no one in that room was my mate. Hi Salicia I heard this in the back of my mind. I had gained my wolf, but not my mate. Hi, what’s your name? Ribbon, but you can call me Rib You can call me Sal Hi Sal, nice to meet you And you Are you okay? You seem very upset I was hoping Jace was my mate but he wasn’t, Kelleighann was. They found each other at my party! I could feel myself welling up. All I wanted was to settle down and be a good mate. I come to you from the moon goddess and can assure you, your mate will be perfect for you. Just be patient. I was patient for 18 years. I feel so hopeless right now. Why don’t we go out for our first shift! It’s summer and not so cold even at 1am. This was the distraction I needed! My first shift! I took the scenic route around the territory and Rib was getting impatient to get out. I finally entered a beautiful clearing, the sky was ink black and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. I made my way towards the lake, I wanted to see my reflection when I shifted. This is going to hurt, but see it through. I removed my clothes and placed them carefully next to me. I started to take some deep breaths and found myself in a trance, the next thing I knew I felt like I was being pulled back by a bungee cord. Giving control to Rib did not make me numb to any of the pain and I felt every bone in my body adjust, shift and crack. I screamed. Rib padded around on her paws unsteadily for a moment or two, took a big stretch and wandered over to the lake so I could see my reflection. Oh my goddess! Was I lilac and sparkling?! Why did I look like that? That wasn’t normal! I quickly shifted back We can’t let anyone see us. We’re already an orphan. And now I have a purple wolf? Could I be anymore of an outcast? **Reece** *4 hours earlier* ‘WHY CANT I BECOME ALPHA WITHOUT FINDING MY MATE’ I roared ‘Reece Logan Greystone! How dare you speak to your father like that’ my mother Delilah scolded My father Valentino’s eyes were black with anger but he was trying to control his wolf. ‘Because’ he began through gritted teeth ‘it will remove the chances for any romantic scandals and stop random she-wolves throwing themselves at you! Nobody wants an alpha pup out of mate-lock!’ ‘They’re already throwing themselves at me dad’ I said smugly and my mum slapped me around the back of the head ‘OW!’ I looked at her non-plussed ‘Serves you right for talking like your a descendant of the moon goddess herself’ she quipped. I hung my head. Well that showed me! She mustn’t know about all your late night booty calls Shut up Dexter! Dexter shook his tail at me and grumbled like the royal child he is and I groaned at him internally. ‘So the plan is’. My mother continued ‘we invite everyone from the pack to the pack house, you will meet and greet with everyone and you may just sense your mate’ ‘What a boring way to spend a Saturday night saying hello to 950 people’ I rolled my eyes ‘If you want to take over this pack by the time your 25 you will do exactly as we say’ my father snapped. I took a deep breath, remembering I was going to become Alpha made me think more rationally. ‘Can I think about this please dad? It feels really overwhelming’ He nodded his head and I left his office. I made my way along the corridor on the 6th floor of our castle, down the stairs onto the fifth floor. With determined strides I made my way to my room. What the f**k! I’m 24 and still haven’t found my mate! I’ve accepted I will never find one and I’m at peace with it! Why can’t they just let me lead this pack alone? Let’s run! Dexter! You’re amazing! What great idea! I made my way down the rest of the flights of stairs in record speed. Wolf speed has its perks. A few omegas were pottering about completing their duties in the common area of the castle. On my way out of the front door the guards bowed their heads. I spent a few hours in wolf form bounding around our territory feeling free and at peace. In and out of forests, scaling mountain peaks with ease. Dexter loved our late night runs and honestly so did I. I found myself in a clearing near a lake, I sniffed the air and on the wind came the most delicious smell I had ever come across. Was that lemon and Parma violets? How invigorating! I followed the smell and caught a glimpse of a lilac and silver wolf who was shifting back to human form. My wolf was as black as night and we lay low and slowly crept up for a closer look. I watched this girl as she carefully put her clothing back on. Her body was incredible, slim with large breasts and a round ass. Her skin looked as soft as butter and her olive skin looked tantalising. She was about 5’5 and had auburn hair . Mate! No Mate! But we Mate We don’t even know her I quickly took back control of my body before Dexter could make a run towards her. I kept low so she couldn’t see my and carefully put my clothes back on. I stayed low and waited for her to leave before I returned back to the castle. I had never seen her before. She obviously wasn’t a high ranking wolf or I would know her. Dexter was whimpering and whining in the back of my mind pining for our mate. Was she crying? Why was she crying? “Hey! Are you okay?” I called The girl looked up, startled and made a run for it. Now I am not one to chase a woman in the dark. But I needed to meet her. How could I meet her? The party!