Stronger Than Most

Chapter Fourteen

Sharlot POV

The time has come. I'm going to Adams birthday party. I'm so nervous but excited at the same time. So many things going thru my head. I wonder what has happened to Hank and Elijah. I haven't heard anything back about where they might be at or what has happened to them. I asked Veronica and Edith to help with it, but no, they didn't know anything.

My father keeps pushing me to make sure I become Luna with Adam. The more he pushes me towards it, the more uncomfortable I feel about everything. Why does he want me to become Luna so badly? I mean, I know he says that our pack has been becoming weak and we need an alliance, but I don’t think that would fix the problem.

The more I study the way he is lately, the more I think there is more to it. I just don't know what it is. He has gotten more grumpier and more serious. I know he is Beta David and he has a duty to this pack, but he was not like that. He was kind, sweet, and understanding. He had empathy for people.Could it be that he was always like this and I'm just noticing because I'm getting older?

I got ready for Adams' birthday party.He let me know that his people would pick me up. I'm guessing it's his good buddies. I head out to meet them outside and it is not them. They stand tall, a little over six feet tall and very muscular. You can see it even through their suit, not even a wrinkle in the suit. I greeted them and shortly after we arrived at Adams, pack. The Half Moon Pack. They drove through a dirt path in the middle of the woods, then we were on gravel. Along the swivel path that went up to the gates , after passing the gates, it felt like we drove a mile just to get to the party. I guess it's not that bad it's longer to get to ours. When we arrived, Adams greeted me right away. Their pack house is beautiful, nothing like ours. It has long windows from top to bottom, an all-white house. I'm guessing about three flours. Once we went inside, it was breathtaking, with white marble floors. Okay, these people seem to be obsessed with white. Everything is white in this house; white marble floors, walls, and white leather furniture. Is anyone able to live here?

I guess Adam noticed my face or read my mind.

"Yes Sharlot, we all live here. Everyone has their thing to do here."

"You look very handsome today."

"Thank you,so do you. You clean up very nicely.That dress hugs all your curves."

That made me blush. I hope this dress is not too much. It's silky blue, down to my ankles, low v neck showing the girls a bit, not too much. I have to leave something for the imagination.

"Have you found out who your mate is yet?"

"No, not yet."

He tensed up when I asked him the question. It made me feel uneasy. Is he lying?

"Enjoy the party. I'll be right back and introduce you to the Alpha and Luna."

I gave him a half a smile and went to one of the tables to grab a glass of wine to calm my nerves. I wont be able to tell if I'm his mate or not until I turn eighteen myself. I hear a tap on a glass for attention. Everyone in that room stopped talking. It got so silent you could hear a pin drop.

"Thank you everyone for attending my son Adam's birthday. As many of you know, he turned eighteen today, and I have taken the opportunity to invite all the unmated she-wolves in the surrounding packs in hopes that tonight he can find his mate." Oh, that is the Alpha, I can tell, because I can feel his power radiating from him. Its not threatening, very different from his son.

"Myself and Luna Lucy will go around getting acquainted. Enjoy the party and thank you again for coming."

I looked around to see if I could see Adam anywhere and I saw him. I'm confused about what really is going on. With heightened hearing, you would think I could hear him from where I am. The body language I'm reading is not good. He is talking to another girl by that back door that leads to the yard. He looks mad. I feel bad for the girl. It seems like they probably know each other and got into an argument. She is beautiful. I got to give her that. She is wearing a red dress with a very low cut in the back, short, barely covering her thighs hugging every curve she has, with long blonde hair right under her butt.

Maybe it is an ex-girlfriend? I know Adam can be an asshole, but whatever he said to her was bad. I tried to look away like it's not my business, but I couldn't. I saw her holding on to the rail, hunching over like she was in pain, crying, then she just ran out the back of the house. I wanted to go over where Adam was but my legs were not cooperating. He then hunched over, then straightened out quickly, keeping his composure. I hope it is not what I think it is. I've heard when you reject your mate it is painful that you wish to be dead instead. I hope it was not that.

I started walking towards him but quickly redirected myself to the other side . His friends Ethan and Christopher were there by his side in no time. Where did they come from? He must have mind-linked them. They both took him out of sight. Great, this party is starting to suck a lot. I should just have stayed home. My father would not have been happy knowing that I stayed home losing the chance to know that I could be his mate. If that was what was truly going on, then why did he do that? I went outside to the back of the house to see if I could find him and ask him.

It is dark out here, maybe they went out into the woods. So I headed in that direction but I heard a noise. I turned to my left and saw all three of them. Adam, Ethan, and Christopher do not look happy at all, but I need to get to the bottom of this before the night is over because it will be hanging heavy on my head all night and I won't be able to sleep.

"Hey Adam? Is everything okay?"

"Everything is fine, just go back to the party and I'll be there in a minute."

"It looks like something is wrong with you. Do you want to talk about it?"

"I said everything was fine. Go back inside!"

"Dont look for me. I'll be leaving, I will call for my own ride." How dare he raise his voice at me? Something is definitely going on and I bet it is. He rejected his mate, but why?Everytime he is mad he yells at me , or talks down to me. I don't want him as my mate. Sorry dad, but this is not happening.