The Alpha and Her Mage

Chapter 1

Accalia :

  I took my thumb and wiped the dab of blood from the side of my lip because he really just punched me in the face. I didn’t feel any pain though. Maybe because my adrenaline was pumping too heavily.  I glanced up to see a big ass muscular man with his shirt off and blood all over his face and bruises all over his body from what I did to him. I could tell he was getting tired, but I hadn’t broken a sweat yet because I was just messing around, till now. I want him to know that no one hits me in the face and keeps standing straight.

“You hit like a b***h’ I said, and the surrounding crowed went wild with cheers. The man let his anger get the best of him and charged and I side stepped around him and he crashed into the tree behind me. The crowed continued to cheer for me and started to laugh at his dumb ass. In a fight you can’t let your emotions control you. The animal inside of me rose its head and gnawed, my wolf didn’t like when I used tactics, she preferred that I just beat people with my bare hands or to let her loose to use her teeth and claws.

  The man got back up as if drowsy from his impact with the tree. I walked over to him, gave him a right hook straight to the face, then followed it by a left jab. I just kept giving him a barrage of punches to the face till his face was completely unrecognizable and he fell to his knees. For good measure, I slammed his face into my knee and he fell straight to the floor unconscious. If he wasn't a shifter he wouldn’t have survived my attacks but good thing he was because I could still hear his heart pumping. The crowd went wild with cheers, I raised up my hand like a champ even though there was no doubt in anyone’s mind who would win this fight. I pushed back a strand of my light brown hair that got loose during the fight. I am the daughter of the alpha, the pack princess and as the pack princess, whoever becomes my mate rules over the pack with me. 

            Challengers have come from all over the country to either ask for my hand in marriage or to challenge my father for his alpha and I as their mate. My pack and parents were not having it, and they have always protected me until I  turned sixteen. That’s when I started accepting challenges myself and for four years I’ve never lost yet. I wanted to show all these creatures and people that I was not an object to be owned nor do I need my pack to protect me. I am my fathers child and I chooses my own fate. No one chooses it for me. 

  The cheering quickly faded and I turned to see why. There was a man walking towards me who was well over six feet of pure muscle with long wild brown hair that reached down to his shoulders. He also  had a rough goatee that really needed to be shaved but gave him that handsome rugged look. He also had some tribal tattoos on his brown skin that hid a lot of the scars he had from all of his many fights. Strength and power just oozed from every fiber of his being, and the whole crowd, except me of course, bowed in respect of their alpha. I stood tall and looked into those hard amber brown eyes of his that suddenly turned soft and filled with pride as a smile crossed his face.

“That’s my girl” he said in a strong deep voice that always made me feel safe.

“Our princess has reigned victorious again” he yelled out picking me up from my legs and placing me onto his shoulders with ease as the crowd was back on their feet with loud cheers. He always carried me like this growing up and even as an adult he was still able to carry me around like it was nothing. Superman really had nothing on my dad.

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  My dad carried me for about half a mile until we got to the house and even though most of the pack had already dispersed around the woods, he didn’t need an audience to show how proud he was of me. Our house was in the middle of the woods in Northern Pennsylvania, about 45 miles from Allentown and to get to our very large pack estate you had to driver for miles on a dirt road. Our house was a huge mansion with 4 floors that my father and the pack built themselves. Incidentally, one of my fathers many companies happened to be a construction company with many of the pack working for him.

  By the time my father put me down, the Adrenaline had worn off and I could feel the after effects of the fight. I shouldn’t have let him get so many hits in but this is what happens when you try to make it more entertaining. Now the bruises would show on me, especially since I’m just wearing a black sports bra and black work out spandex. My mom is going to flip. Due to my complexion being lighter than my dads, I was more of an olive brown, bruises will really show on me. “What happened to my baby?” My mother’s voice said bringing me out of my immediate thoughts.

I looked up to see a beautiful woman with reddish brown hair and green eyes. My eyes were a mixture of both my patent's hazel green with a hint of amber. My mother's face had flawless features with a smooth pale complexion, even though she looks like she is getting ready to burst at six months pregnancy. My parents had me in their twenties and since super naturals tend to age slower than normal humans, they both didn't look like they were old enough to have 20 year old.

“Mom I’m fine” I said with a smile, as she came to give me a once over. Shifters also heal fast so I should be good within the next few hours… at the most.”

“You know you have to head out to Savannah today and register for classes, why would  you accept a challenge?” my mom asked questioning my discussion. I know sometimes she wished I was more girly, but that wasn't me. My mom wasn’t a wolf or a shifter so she didn't really understand.

“Honey, it’s not for a few hours, she will be healed some by then, and plus she kicked ass,” my father said unable to hide his pride and saving me from lying.

“What if she’s not fully  healed and someone calls the cops” 

“Mom no ones going to call the cops, I’ll just say I do MMA or something” I said putting my arm around her and placing my other hand on her belly. I couldn't wait till my baby brother came into this world. I have always been an only child because my parents felt they needed to protect me, but ever since I starting kicking ass they decided to have more kids. I’ve actually gotten a reputation, because I was so bad ass, I don't really get challenged much anymore. Especially since 2 years ago when I got a challenger who pulled me by my hair, I was so pissed off I broke every bone in his arm and shattered the bones in his fingers. My father actually had to pull me off of him because I might have killed him. I still kept my hair long though, I just put it up in a bun when I fight. It’s the one thing girly about me I didn’t want to change. Most sane people are afraid to challenge me but I still get the occasional person who thinks they can beat me.

“Still why couldn’t your father or another pack member fight in your place,” my mom asked. If I had asked my dad or any of the pack they would have gladly done it, I am the pack princess and the alpha in waiting.

“Because if I did that I wouldn’t be the daughter of the great alpha Kellen Johnson” I  said and smiled at my dad. “See you truly are my child, it brings tears to my eyes” he said wiping away fake tears “ I’m going to get me and the champ a beer.” We all walk into the house, I  could smell the fresh  herbal sent  as we walked in, foot ball was playing in the background as the male elders of the pack watched it, some taking a second to congratulate me on my victory. The female elders were doing the same thing as my mom, talking about my minor injuries. They should be happy we didn’t fight in wolf form, there would have been bite and claw marks.

“Here you go” My dad said as he passed me a beer we both put it to our mouths and used our teeth as bottle openers. On our land my dad let us drink at 18, he thought the 21 law was dumb. Plus our pack was gated and police couldn’t enter without our permission or reason.

“You both are so beastly” my mom said trying to hide her smile. My father sat down and gently pulled her on to his lap. “Yes a beast that can only be tamed by you my beautiful Sabrina,” giving her a look of pure adoration and love. My mother couldn’t help but to smile and kiss him. My mother was from a European coven of witches, while my father was a wolf alpha from ancestors that could be traced back to the Native Indians of America both north and south. It was almost completely unheard of  for an alpha wolf to take a none wolf as their Luna but my father didn’t care. A true mate bond was something special, once you find that person they become everything to you. Sure you can reject your mate - most alphas do it when they don’t believe their mate is good for the pack or are just assholes. But being rejected by your true mate is one of the most painful experiences, I heard it can even kill you, some shifters but especially wolves. They say that the love that comes with finding your true mate is unlike anything you will ever experience. I haven’t found my mate yet and it really doesn’t bother me.  Sure I’ve  been in love once before but that was not a mate bond. Once we turn 16 wolves become open to finding their mate and many of my friends have found theirs.

“Eww you two need to get a room” I playfully said.

“Baby girl this is how you and your brother here were made, from this love” My dad said as he rubbed her stomach. “Stop it, Kellen we have company ” my mom said blushing. My father didn't care, no amount of people could make my father not show affection to his mate. 

 I didn’t need to be watching my parents fondle each other so I went up upstairs to take a shower and get ready for my flight.

“Don’t worry Accalia, we will find our Mate one day, and he will be amazing.”  I couldn’t help but roll my eyes from the hopeless romantic that was my wolf. Don’t get me wrong she can be a vicious b***h when she needs to be, she is a alpha wolf after all, but she has been wanting to find our mate since she first awakened when we turned 16. Diana, my wolf, would Drag on about it, especially when she sees my parents or other mated friends. 

  The thing she didn’t understand is that the world is a big place and finding your true mate can be hard sometimes, some wolves and shifters usually settle because they never find them. Even though at 20, I was okay with not finding a true mate.  I could just have my pick of strong wolves, but my wolf hated that idea. There was this one time where I contemplated rejecting my mate if I  found him, Diana had never been more mad at me.  She ignored and stopped talking to me for a mouth, I had to promise her that I  would never reject our mate if I found him.

  I got up to the fourth floor and went to take a hot shower, the warm water felt amazing on my bruises and stopped most of the pain. I walked out from my bathroom to my bed and with the snapping of my fingers sent out a bit of magic to close the door behind me. This is also one of the reasons why I have a lot of challenges. I am very special, a wolf shifter born from a witch bloodline. In normal cases, I  would either be one or the other, but in my case I am both. It was a mystery no one could solve, but a wolf that can do magic is something everyone wants. Didn’t use my magic a lot though, I learn some stuff from my mom ,but for the most part I prefer to handle this with my fist or claws. 

  I started to get dress, my bags were already packed, ready for my junior year in Savannah GA. I was accepted in to SCAD for Art and electrical design two years ago and honestly I didn’t even apply so the acceptance letter was unexpected. What is even more shocking is  they asked me to join their leadership program for next leaders of supernatural programs. So me and 12 other college students basically run Savannah Georgia. Having lived in a town in the woods my whole life, it was a dream come true to actually live in a city Like Savannah, not just go see one. I never thought I would love city life but I do. The next place I want to go to is NYC but my father is not having that. He has a thing with an alpha there.  Even though I am going to miss my parents, I still can’t wait to get back to my friends and go all out for our junior year of college. When else am I going to have fun like this in my life, once my father steps down I will be the next alpha, I refuse to be a Luna,  could hear my wolf howl in agreement. The tittle of Luna doesn’t fit me it’s just not who I am, but alpha Accalia that has an amazing ring to it.