My Brother’s Beta

Chapter 1

Ophelia’s POV

My name is Ophelia James. I belong to the Snow Moon Pack. Pack? You might be wondering why I said pack, well it’s because I am a werewolf. My dad, Ryder, is the Alpha. Which means he is in charge. My mom Berkley was the Luna. She helped lead the the pack. My brother Oliver and I are twins, which means either one of us could take the lead when our dad steps down. But we both decided that Oliver is the best choice, not only because he is the oldest-but only by a 12 minutes- but because he is the strongest out of the two of us.

“Ophelia…Earth to Ophi,” said Katie, my best friend. “Are you okay or are you day-dreaming of a certain wolf?”

I hit her on the shoulder, hard. “I was just thinking about tomorrow.” Tomorrow is mine and Ollie’s 17 birthday. The year we can shift for the first time and find our mates. I’m pretty sure I know who my mate is. He is the most handsome guy you have ever seen, super sexy, and has an eight pack. His name is Hunter and is my brother’s best friend.

“Ophi!” Katie pulled me out of my thoughts once again. “Now you were totally thinking about him!!”

I blushed, “Maybe I was…maybe I wasn’t.”

“Oh! Girl, you totally were!” She said while winking at me.

“Ok, maybe I was,” I turned a even darker shade of red, if possible.

“You totally were what?” Asked Ollie when he walked into the kitchen. Hunter was right behind him. They literally do everything together.

“I was totally thinking about cutting my hair a little bit, maybe even throwing a little color in it!” Katie nodded to make them believe us a little more.

Hunter looked at me, “I think you are lying.” Oh no. Busted. “But I’ll let it drop for now. Anyway, I like your hair the way it is now.”

“Thanks Hunter.” He has NEVER complimented me like that. What was going on?

I quickly excused myself so I could go get ready to go to the mall with Katie.

When I got to my bedroom, I chose my outfit out: pair of Levi short-shorts to show off my long tan legs, and a light pink tank to go with them. I also grabbed a bra and a pair of underwear.

I made sure I grabbed a towel, and headed to take a shower. I turned on the water and my thoughts turned to Hunter again.

He has the most perfect dirty blonde hair that looks good without him doing anything to it, the brightest blue eyes I have ever seen, and a fantastic tan from spending so much time outside. As I mentioned earlier he has a great 8-pack-which I’ve only seen when I’ve walked by the training grounds. He is a year older than Oliver and I but we grew up together so we are pretty close. Hunter says he hasn’t found his mate yet, but I think he has. In the last year he hasn’t talked to any girls, and stopped making fun of me like he did when we were kids.

Lately he has been kinder, which I find odd because him and Ollie always made fun of the fact that I still sleep with a stuffed animal. The bunny I got from my mom on my first Birthday.

The thought of that bunny brings tears to my eyes. My best friend gave it to me, my mom. She died last year due to a rouge attack. Dad was heartbroken, he had lost his mate, the love of his life, and the mother to his children. Since then, he has been training Ollie to over the pack.

A knock on the door brought me back to the present.

“Ophi, hurry up! We need to make it to the mall!!” Katie yelled from outside my bathroom door.

“Okay, I’m done. Give me just a minute to get dressed.”

I put on the outfit, and pulled my long brown hair up into French braids. I made sure that it didn’t look I was crying and stepped out.

“Damn! Girl you look good!!” Katie said as she looked me up and down.

I laughed. “Thanks Katie. You ready?” Sh nodded.

We walked down the hall. I stopped at my dad’s office door.

“I’ll meet you down stairs. I need to tell him goodbye.” She nodded and headed towards the staircase. I knocked on the door and peeked my head in.

“Hey, baby girl! What are you up to?”

“I just wanted to let you know that Katie and I are heading to the mall.”

He looked at me, “Okay, please be careful.”

“We will. Love you daddy.”

“Love you to Ophi.” He then wrapped his arms around me in a tight hug.

After the hug, kissed him on the check and headed out the door.