The next morning, I awake and instantly knew I had overslept with the way the sun brightly shone in my room I could tell it had been up for a few hours. I was supposed to be up at sunrise to get ready for this stupid alpha summit, checking my phone I shoot out of bed when I see that is 9’oclock.
Racing to my closet I quickly search for something to wear picking out a tight, red, sundress, pairing it with gold, gladiator sandals, standing in front of my full-length mirror I give my outfit the once over. The red sundress is tight and fit my body like a second skin, hugging my curves the colour complementing my tanned, skin my white, blonde hair, framing my heart, shaped face applying some mascara to make my bright, blue eyes really pop. I run a brush through my long locks, leaving it in its natural wavey state.
Downstairs I find my dad sat at the table eating breakfast, scrolling through his phone, once I take my seat in my usual place across from him, a kitchen staff member appears placing my freshly made pancakes down in front of me before scurrying quickly back into the kitchen.
Eating breakfast in silence as we always did until dad clears his throat “we will be leaving straight after breakfast, the staff has already packed a bag for you while you slept in, I want to be on the road in half an hour.” He says without looking up from his phone.
Waiting outside the front door for one of the staff to bring the car around I start to nervously pick at the paint on my nails, still annoyed that I’m being dragged to this boring summit that lasts a whole week! One whole week I’m going to have to stop hunting Edwin down. That is time I can’t really afford to lose, not when I know I’m close to getting him, I spot dad coming out from the house after addressing the pack informing them about his absence for the next week.
Finally, a black range rover comes around the corner from the direction of the car garage, and stops right in front of us, the human staff member jumps out and hands the keys over to dad then we climb in.
To say the drive was long would be an understatement, my ass had gone numb an hour ago we had been in this car for five hours, driving from London to Cornwall. Finally pulling up to our destination the massive, mansion sat close to a cliff and is surrounded by dense woods. It is beautiful with the window down I could hear the waves crashing against the rocks, smell the salty sea air, it is a big difference compared to the busy city of London, and the heavily polluted air I am used to.
Slipping out from the passenger seat my whole body feeling stiff from the long car ride here, stretching my arms up over my head I twist at the waist left then right, then proceed to give my legs a little shake out. Scanning the area, I notice there were so many people here already, it is 4’oclock now, so we made it right on time for dinner just the thought of food made my stomach growl loudly.
Making our way inside my dad saying his hello’s and shaking everyone’s hand, we were guided into a large ball room full of lots of circular tables, we make our way towards the table where my dad’s beta is sitting. He must have been waiting for us as I look around and notice every Alpha had their own table with either their beta, or Luna sitting with them.
“Mr Zenac, Miss Zenac, how was the drive?”
“Fine thank you Simon, how has your stay here been the last few days?” my dad asks while I take my seat and immediately begin searching the room for any staff members serving food, I am starving and if I didn’t eat soon, I am going to get really pissy.
“My stay has been great the Miller twins have been excellent hosts.” Simon says excitedly, Simon is my dad’s beta he took over from his dad a few years ago when he fell ill. He is two years older than me he has his dark, blonde hair tied up in a man bun, he is also wearing a dark grey, suit that clung to his muscular body his bright, green, eyes lock on mine.
“Nova, I must say you look beautiful as always” snapping my gaze away from his I look down at my hands in my lap as I reply, “thank you Simon you look good too.”
Don’t get me wrong Simon is a good-looking guy, but things have been a bit awkward between us ever since we got drunk together last April and slept together. Ever since I’ve been avoiding him like the plague, he kept asking awful questions like “so do you want to be official?” and “what does it mean now between us?” Ugh. I couldn’t deal with it all, so my answer was to just avoid him at all costs which had been working just fine until today.
Finally, the food arrives, and I practically inhaled the whole thing but the plate it arrived on. Rubbing my now full belly I am ready for a nap when I start to feel a tugging sensation in my chest then the scent of spiced rum and woodsmoke invades my nose, then another of whisky and pine.
My head now on a swivel searching for the course of the wonderful smell I couldn’t see anything out of the ordinary my body seemingly now moving of its own accord, I stand to my feet walking towards the exit of the ball room my body following the tugging in my chest as if it was leading me somewhere.
Turning the corner, I come face to face with two identical twins, both having dark, curly, hair with the sides shaved short, a 5’oclock shadow covering their strong jaws, tanned skin and both built like trucks. I could see the way the fabric of their white, button-down shirt, strained against their biceps and chest the dark, ink of tattoos running down both arms just showing through the light-coloured shirt. Bringing my gaze to theirs to find the only difference between them being their eyes one has bright, blue, while the other a bright, emerald, green.
They were truly beautiful I didn’t want to look away as my wolf pushed against the front of my mind begging me to get closer, to wrap myself in their scent. My heart beating like a drum in my chest “mate” the word on repeat in my mind as me and the twins just stand staring at each other, they take a step forward towards me. My mind clearing just enough for me to take back control so I do the one thing I said I always would if I found my mate… I turn and run.