The Alpha King's Mate

I stood on the balcony, carefully observing the pack members working all over the place trying to get a part of their work done. I kept wondering what the fuss was all about. My father, the Alpha of Light Moon pack, kept barking orders at pack members. Apparently, the Alpha king had been making rounds all over the East Region of packs . It was a tradition for the Alpha king to check on the welfare of the werewolves. He goes to every pack to see how they are fairing and to check if everything is running smoothly and the pack members are satisfied. Stories have it that the Alpha king has the right to denounce an Alpha's position if he notices any mistreatment or disunity in a park. Even as Alpha was born, everyone still tried their best to not be on the Alpha king's bad side. The way my father speaks of him with hate and fear. He portrays him as a ruthless and blood-sucking animal, one that doesn't show mercy. Since the announcement of the Alpha king's arrival, rumors have spread fast like wildfire. People had different narratives about some of which I believed in them. Someone said he never smiles, no matter the circumstances. Another said he is quick to snap a wolf's neck if he was having a bad day. Another said he always dressed himself in a cloak because he was a vampire and having direct contact with the sun would be unbearable for him. I gasped when I heard the word. At that instant, I knew it was a lie. I had never met the Alpha king, but in the werewolf community, they don't allow close contact with vampires. In fact, they were sworn enemies and they never co_exist. And if. The alpha king was truly a vampire, his scent would have given him away. And he would have been killed long ago. Nobody really knows what he looks like, still sharing the narrative of his looks too. He was said to be a weird person. After his father's death, he sacked most of the workers and only had a few servants at his beck and call. He lives at the outskirts of the East Region, only seen during his customary rounds. My dad, Alpha Gerald, was not someone I would call a good Alpha, he cared solely about himself and his mate. My momma died a few years after my birth and my dad was left to sulk because of the loss of his mate. I noticed my mother's friend was frequenting the pack house where my father's chambers were located .I was just a child and I didn't know what was going on. A year after my mom's death, a Luna ceremony was held and Helen, my mother's friend, was marked by my dad and pronounced the Luna of the Light moon pack. In the werewolf community, they are the soulmates and acquired mates. The mom is my dad's soulmate. Their union was ordained by the Moon goddess. They are fated mates. Acquired mateship is done when a wolf doesn't get to meet their other half fast, or they fall in love with someone that isn't their mate, but most people use it for their selfish interest in power stepmother. My father showers favor on his mates. I also have a stepsister who is just a few years younger than me. I won't say I am being maltreated, but I don't feel like I belong here. With everything going on, I would have preferred it if my mom was still alive. Years have passed, and I am now a grown up staring down at the mess unfolding in front of me in preparation for the arrival of our honorable Alpha king. It's been a week since the preparation of his coming. The light Moon pack is going to be the last pack he visits in the East Region, which simply means the seven Alphas in the region will have a meeting after the light Moon pack, surveillance by the Alpha king. They are also allowed to come with a few pack members, because after the judge's judgment has been passed, the Light Moon pack will host a little party for the Alpha king. The meeting is solely for the Alpha King's judgment and analysis on his rounds so far. I shuddered at the thought of hosting all these powerful people in one place. I never wanted to be in attendance at any events going to be held but with the ball and as the first daughter of Alpha Gerald and the potential Alpha, which I know won't be possible because of my father's preference for Alisa, my step-sis. I have to be in attendance, unfortunately. My thoughts wandered back to the Alpha king. "What a weird character" "Who is weird?" I was startled at the obvious presence of another being and I slowly turned around. I breathed in relief when I saw the familiar face of my best friend Eve. We have been friends since we were pups. We shifted together on our eighteenth birthday. I am the shy and reserved person in the friendship, while Eve, on the other hand, is the life of the party. She keeps telling me to be adventurous and thinking about who my father is and how he doesn't let me step a foot outside the pack house. Having only Eve as my friend made it easier for my dad because she is his Beta's daughter, and she spends most of her time in my house, but stepping outside was prohibited. "What have you been up to" Eve said? I had almost forgotten she was standing close to me. "I can't help but watch this" I said, pointing downward to the shuffling and bustling "OK, have you gotten an outfit for the event?" "Not yet, there is still plenty of time for that." "Uh. Uh don't start with that utterance, it's a week from now and I don't want you looking like a maid" "Appearing like a maid isn't bad at all, I think I like the idea", I joked, and Eve rolled her eyes, which made me laugh. "You have to look your best. Who knows if you might find your mate. " "It's been four years since I shifted and haven't gotten a mate. I don't think I am fated to have one." "Shush don't say that, the moon Goddess never makes a mistake. Everyone is destined to have a mate." "But it's unusual, even though the pack members don't say it to my face. I hear whispers of my lack of a mate." "Am sure I would have found my mate if I hadn't been confined to this hellhole. Look at me Eve. I've been taught all my life to be a calm and obedient person. I can't explore just like you do. We shifted together, but you found your mate earlier, and you are even in your breeding period. " "Enough of this emotional talk, you will get dressed, look ravishing and get to meet your mate. I am positive about this.” I am sure he will be kind, handsome and a man with an untainted reputation, you will see." I sighed, I hear this every time there is an event and nothing positive ever comes out of it. I really want to leave this house. Don't get me wrong, I am not being maltreated, just that my movements are restricted and carefully monitored as if to prevent me from a dangerous prey waiting to pounce on me. One time I decided to rebel for the first time and I sneaked out of the house and went to a friend's party without my father's consent. I was dragged out of the party by my dad's guards. When I got home, my dad was fuming.I'd never seen him so angry. I was thrown into the basement where rogues are kept for two days as my punishment. "Marty, Marty, you are lost in thought again." I've been doing this lately, getting lost in thought was becoming a habit. "Am you sorry, what were you saying? " "Come girl" She dragged me subtly back to my room. Anytime she does this, she wants to be discreet about some particular information that is about to be divulged.