What’s Left of the moon

The Nicholi Special

******Author Note and The Nicholi Special******

POV: Nicholi 

******7 years Ago.******

I woke up this morning feeling more than happy, I feel like I’m beaming and the world seems much brighter to me. I know it’s because I will meet my mate tonight. The Alpha right now Dayton’s Father, has agreed to throw me a party at the packhouse which gives me more of a chance to find her. In this pack, it’s frowned upon to have a girlfriend or boyfriend before meeting your mate, if you feel the goddess has made a mismatch, and you two don’t fit, you both have to agree to reject each other. 

The Unmated wolf lives in the packhouse until they find someone that fits them. I’m hoping that I can go straight to living with my mate. I’ve never been one to look at other girls, I’m just really hoping she accepts me. 

I hop into my matte black mustang, start my long drive to school. We are Seniors this year and finishing up this year with my mate by my side would be a dream.

As I get to school I see Dayton, my Best friend, brother, and future alpha standing there with our friend Chance, who will be future Gamma. I walk up to them and they all hug me and tell me happy birthday, everyone in the pack is excited for tonight including me. 

The atmosphere at school today is a complete shock to me, everyone is excited but in an extremely uneasy mood. I don’t know what it is but I don’t feel a pull to any girl I look at, which is a bummer, normally you can smell her or feel attraction towards your future mate before your wolf decides that he or she is the one. I am starting to get worried. 

I bring up my concerns to Dayton. He just tells me to shut up and not to worry, he said she may not have come to school today or is already out. But I feel in my heart that, it’s not that. I finally decided by the end of the day to push that away and focus on the party and finding her. 

When I got home, I went straight to my room and got dressed in an all-black suit, and kept a few buttons undone. I went to the mirror and started to comb my black hair to one side and clean my face, my brown eyes seem darker today, I don't know what that’s about. I notice I have some time to kill, so I stress eat some leftovers in the fridge. I sit down and see my parents aren’t there. Thinking about it, My parents are probably already at the party. 

After two hours, I decide to head to the packhouse, I got there and everyone started cheering and howling. I felt a wave of happiness and love from everyone in the pack. Since I was born at 11:30, that’s when I will find her. Since it was only 9, my friends and I decided to get a few drinks and danced until it hit 11:25.

That’s when the alpha called me up to the stage in front of everyone. Everyone looked at me with excitement In Their eyes.

The alpha cleared his throat and said, “ Welcome to the birthday celebration of future Beta, Nicholi Brambilla. Today is not only his 18th Birthday, but it’s also the day where he could find his mate, in just 2 mins time, we will see who the lucky lady is, boy don’t be disheartened if you don’t find her right away, it not always the plan the goddess has for us. But when you find her, you will understand she is worth the wait.”

Once it hit 11:30 my eyes went from brown to a Light brown letting everyone know my senses have been heightened. I slowly descended the stairs and all of the unmated wolves stepped forward. I walked and smelled every wolf in my path and none were her. I turned to the alpha and shook my head, the alpha. 

Just put up his hand and said, “remember she is worth the waiting boy.”

*****Back To Present Day******

*****Night before meeting with Eric.******

The Past Alphas word rang in my head she is worth the wait. It’s getting harder, for Dayton and me both. 

He throws himself into his work and the only way I can sleep is to drink myself to sleep, perfect. At the end of the year, if I don’t find her, I will pick one. I can’t live without a mate any longer. It hurts too bad.

It not only hurts but I am no longer getting the same results from the alcohol, my body is getting too used to it. The only thing I feel is the pain in my heart and it won’t go away. My wolf feels it too, he howls at night calling to his mate, hoping she is out there. My faith in finding her is little to almost none by this point.

It’s been 7 years....and 7 years is too long.

I soon finish half a bottle of V*dka, which I should be sick but I’m not.

As I drift off to sleep I dream of a blonde-haired and brown eyes girl. I can’t make out her face but, just being around her fills my body with love and hope.

*******Day of a meeting ********

We are at this restaurant having breakfast and I can’t concentrate because there is the faintest small of Lilies, almost like the ones my mom has in her gardens. 

I don’t know, I just ignore it and keep eating. Somehow, Dayton and I got roped into going to an American Pack, for a Party, I don’t mind the change of Scenery I guess. 

Maybe I’ll find my mate there or one that will suit me. But I guess we will never know until we leave. Let's see what trouble we get into while we are there.