For the love of an Alpha

"Tell me why we are going again? I don't see the point." "Because you stubborn jack ass,it's tradition and it's expected of you." I menacingly stare down my beta who also happens to be my bestfriend Sampson. "This years celebration is going to be the best one yet! just you wait and see." Every year he says that and every year we end up hungover and full of regret. The summer solstice is a few days away and it's the reason why every pack far and wide is traveling to the holy grounds of the moon mages. the festivities consist of match making, procreation and it wouldn't be a grand gathering without some bloodshed. This gathering could very well be my last year to find my mate, I'm 25 and single... not that I don't mind being single but an alpha should have his mate. At least that's what the elders of my pack keeping telling me. 6 hours later and multiple stops at gas stations we finally arrive, the majority of my pack have already arrived and set up my tent where I'll be spending most of my days and few of my nights. I look out into the sea of packs and clans that have already set up shop and it still amazes me of how many there actually are. my eyes keep wondering till I spot Daren, the alpha of the clan firestorm. he been known to be highly toxic and utterly heinous, how anyone can stand to be in his pack I'll never know but as the say loyalty is blind. After unpacking and settling in I go around to my clans tents and make sure everyone is well taken care of and they want for nothing. "WES!! HEY WES!!" "Sam, there's no need to yell. I can hear you perfectly fine." " sorry buddy, the grand elders are waiting for you, all the alphas are gathering now before the events get underway." I thank my beta and head to the center of compound, the grand elders tent is smack dab in the middle of everything. heading there I pass several ally pack tents, I'm greated with smiles and waves. I return the gestures and keep moving, all of a sudden I pause and stop dead in my tracks... there's a smell, something is different. I can't, I can't think straight... I shake my head and push myself onward despite how badly I want to figure out what is making my head foggy. as I reach the main tent the scent is so strong I can't deny what's stiring inside me, my wolf is howling in my head so loud it's causing a migraine. I finally reach the tent hoping that being inside will subdue this smell but I was wrong! the smell is so potent in here I can't breathe! I have to remain composed as possible, the smell of fresh crisp apples and honey flood my nose. "Finally alpha Weston you have arrived". "sorry for the delay, I've been battling a headache". "not to worry alpha I'll have a medic tend to you as soon as we are done here." I thank the elder with a nod and smile, the elders speak for a few hours about this year's events and what to avoid in terms of incidents. I scan the room rubbing my temples and I spot alpha Daren, his smug look makes me sick. I also notice he holding on to a chain that leads to the back room where the elders kitchen is. I stare at it confused but I don't pay to much mind to it for now. a few more hours and a ton of deep breathing the meeting is finally over. the alphas all get up to leave when he hear alpha Daren shout, "come now you pathetic girl! get up before you make me angry!!". I look over my shoulder to the scene behind me and this tiny girl appears from around the corner, my eyes nearly jump out of my head as I realize what the smell was all a long... this tiny female... is my mate.