Chapter 1
“Hello!!?? Val? Val? Valencia!” I snap out of my trance to my older brother waving his massive hand in my face. “ What Apollo?” I snarl at him. “ The Blue Blood Pack will be here shortly to discuss the attacks, we should get going. What’s up with you anyway?” Apollo asked, pushing his dark brown hair out of his worrisome face. “Nothing, I just don’t like that you are Blade’s Beta.” I hiss out his name, it acting almost reluctant to come out of my mouth. “We have been over this. I did not have a choice, mom and dad said if I refused I would've been forced into going rogue.” I roll my eyes as my 6’8” brother stands up stretching and flexing his huge muscles. “Yeah well maybe WE should’ve gone rogue at least I wouldn’t have to deal with him being creepy toward me all the time.” I huff while bending over to tie my shoes. “He’s OUR alpha though so just be nice, and would it be so bad if you were his Luna?” I freeze shocked at what my brother just said. I stand up and reach up on my tip toes falling short of his face but trying to seem intimidating. “I am not his mate! Just because neither of us has found our mate yet does not mean that I am willing to settle down with HIM!” I throw my hands on my hips as my brother smirks down at me. “Okay, okay.” He backs up with his hands up in retreat laughing to himself. As we leave our small home and head through the village I look around at the beautiful little town that I live in. Would it be so bad to be Luna to the town that I love? I shake my head fiercely at myself. No, no I will not settle for Blade, even if I don’t find my mate. I close my eyes and deeply breath in the forest air, pushing those thoughts out of my head. I get nervous as we edge closer to the Packhouse, we have had too many attacks from other packs right here in the center of our town. There is still dried blood and fur on the stepping stones leading up to the main part of town. I frown, why would anyone do this to us? The Blue Blood Pack is supposed to be our advisors and allies, does Blade really think they would be the one’s attacking us? I feel the anxiety of the meeting start creeping up on me. All I want to do is shift and take a run through the forest but the whole village has been put on restrictions. No one is allowed outside the town unless you are on patrol. Blade won’t even let me sign up because he says, “What would I do without you Vally? You are too small to fight another werewolf.” I scoff at the memory of him saying it as he runs the back of his hand down my arm. I shiver, I hate it when he touches me and when he calls me Vally. My thoughts are disrupted when we get to the door of the Packhouse. “Ready?” Apollo asks with a smile on his face. I nod begrudgingly and walk to the back of the room and sit down as my brother makes his way gracefully toward the front. He stands on Blade’s right side while we wait for the Blue Blood King and Beta. I wonder what he will look like, I have always heard they were bigger and stronger than any of our pack. I don’t see how though my brother is big but Blade is even bigger. He is 6’9” with broad shoulders, huge muscles and abs. He has brown hair and dark green eyes. He isn’t bad to look at, I say to myself as Blade looks in my direction and winks at me. I look away hastily. Ew, no snap out of it Val he is still a creep. I repeat this mantra to myself as the doors swing open by two of the Blue Blood Packs members. My mouth drops at how big they are. They are way bigger than anyone in our pack, and beautiful too. I wonder which one is the King. I am brought out of my amazement by smelling something that I had never smelled in my life. I look around quickly, where is that amazing scent coming from? I turn to look at the door again as the biggest of all the Blue Blood Pack members comes through the door. His posture is rigid, he is absolutely gorgeous. His shirt clings perfectly to his broad shoulders and tight abs, his light brown hair is perfectly in place as his eyes start scanning the room. He looks dead at me and a burning desire that I had never felt before washes over me. He swiftly walks toward me. I am stunned, is he coming toward me? He gets to me and quickly picks me up from my chair. His eyes burning with...hunger? He growls softly “My beautiful mate.”