A Secluded Pack

When she woke up today, she thought she would find her mate. Thea always planned for everything. Even her 18th birthday when she would find her mate as soon as she left the house, that was her plan anyways. She would wake up, shower, get dressed and walk around the pack's territory when she would smell him and that would be it. Life had other plans. It was a day like any other, she did everything she planned, except find her mate. She even made sure she was wearing her favorite outfit. After she showered, she straightened her long black hair, put a little makeup on her otherwise perfect face and threw on a black pair of straight leg jeans and low cut v-neck blue shirt. She walked around all day, talked to every 18+ single male in the pack, but nothing happened. Her wolf didn't even stir. This couldn't be happening she thought. Most of the females found their mates right away. While there were a few female warriors in her pack, she never imagined she would be one as well. You see, in the Dark Mountain pack, if you didn't find your mate within the pack you became a warrior. There was no chance of meeting someone from a neighboring pack. There wasn't a pack around for hundreds of miles in any direction. There were barely any human cities close enough to worry about. Most the pups grow up not even knowing about humans other then in school teachings. That is, until a random hiker stumbles along and discovers their beautiful town. When this happens, they are usually knocked out and taken as close to the nearest town as possible. They can't really find their way back if they wanted to, its so secluded and hidden away that the hiker would end up lost and dead in the woods if they tried. Today, seemed to be a weirdly special kind of day though. Yesterday had been Thea's 18th birthday and now she would start her training to be a warrior, until she decided to pair up with another unmated pack member to have pups. Until she saw him.