Understanding my mate

Chris's birthday

****Few days prior****

**Chris’s Point of View**

Today I turned 18. Not just a normal day, as I am not a normal human. I am a werewolf. The Alphas son to be precise. I will eventually take over my father’s responsibilities. At 18, werewolves find their mates. So, my mother decided to throw a party. Where the whole pack was invited. It is more formal than a high school prom. How exciting?

Not! Oh well, my mother always gets what she wants since she is the Luna. My father has an extremely hard time telling her no due to the mate bond and her being the love of his life. I just shrug it off. It is one night, and my intended mate might not even be a part of this pack. If I am lucky.

These young she wolves have been throwing themselves at me since middle school. Even though I like that, I do not want my mate that easily. She should know what she is worth. Throwing herself at me knowing she has an intended mate is a bit stupid in my opinion. Titles are not worth risking your mate bond.

My birthday happened to fall on a Friday, so school. I am at lunch when I get this urge to go to the library. As I walk into the library, I feel it. The tug, a weird force that I have only heard the older generation talk about. A sense of urgency followed by the most delicious smell of sweet fresh lavender with a fine woody undertone. I never felt so at peace before, just being in the same room with her is relaxing.

It was Emily. Emily was a delicate beauty. She never really dressed up and always wore something casual and low key. I do not even think I saw her in make-up. With her brown hair, hiding her face she moves it to the side with her left hand pushing it behind her ear. She sees me looking at her and I see her face turn red. She is blushing because of me. How cute. I walk towards her and sit next to her. I can feel the bond. My wolf, Elijah blurts “MATE!”

I know she is the one, my mate. I cannot believe how easy it was to find my mate. She has been here the whole time, the same community- the same school. She just sits there. I can tell she is nervous. I have never talked to her before. This is going to be difficult. Moon Goddess guide me into what to do, what to say. I think she is human, which explains why she does not feel the bond.

That just made pursuing her 100 times harder. What should I say to her? I just sit there, lost in thought. Thinking of what to say to her. Without being rude. My reputation as the Alphas oldest son gets the better of people. Especially in the human world. They don’t have the full facts so it takes a lot of things out of context.