Chapter 1: Training with the Princess
**Zander’s POV**
“Where am I?” I say as I keep walking through the green pathway that led to the beautiful silver lake we have on the territory. As I approach, I see a huge and gorgeous white wolf with pools of honey in her eyes standing near the lake taking a drink. The wolf lifts her head and says “Mate”.
RING,RING. “Ugh. What the hell was that about?” I get up and reach to turn off the alarm clock. It was way too early to figure out what the hell that was about. I’m Zander Jones, a 17 year old omega who works at the bakery on the palace grounds with my mother. My father used to be a low ranked warrior for the Silver Lake Kingdom, but sadly died when I was 15 in battle against an attack from the Red Blood Pack. Apparently, my father died saving the Princess and the Queen, holding off the Rogues till his very last breath. The Alpha King Richard Winsworth took really good care of us after my father passed. Luna Queen Jane invited my mother around town while I was at school to help her cope with the loss. I was invited to join for warrior training by the Alpha King. He says it may help with the loss of my father and I actually did want to learn to fight in honor of him. Who knows, I might apply to be a warrior of the Kingdom. I began to train hard to be top of the class for the next three years. At school, I was pretty much a loner to begin with, but a straight A student. I was the weird kid for some reason, but it never bothered me. They know better than to pick on me. They all know I’m the top student at the warrior training sessions that was asked to join the advanced warrior training sessions last year, so they know better. I guess they feared me? Possibly respect me? Who cares, as long as they keep their distance from me then we’re good. That doesn’t mean I don’t have friends, though. I have friends at training classes I go to every day during the week. Josh, Gamma James DeLeon's son who is 18, looked exactly like his dad. Standing at 6’2, muscular with blonde curls. Josh isn't mated yet but he hopes to find her soon. So he rejects all the girls that come his way. My other friend Xavier, Beta Titus Johnson’s son, is 19 standing at 6’3 with red waves, also unmated but he is such a player. He doesn’t go pass the kissing, though. He wants to save himself for his mate, but is a huge flirt when it comes to the ladies. Girls practically throw themselves on them, but to be only rejected after their attempts. A few of their friends try to hit on me as well, but I would turn them down. I wasn't looking for anything. My own mate probably wouldn't want me. I’m a some Omega that has some special treatment from the king, who feel indebted to my father. I had to work to where I am today. I wasn’t like Josh and Xavier. They were both pretty amazing guys and great friends.
It's Friday, the day before my birthday and a day before the Alpha’s daughter’s birthday party they're hosting, but her birthday falls on Monday. I guess they wanted to celebrate it early. I’m just eager to meet my wolf and shift for the first time. I’m really curious to see what my wolf looks like, too. I know I won’t be very big but I hope he’s strong. I transferred to the advanced courses that Betas and Gammas attend a year ago. Beta Titus invited me to join a session to see how I like it and I immediately felt like I belong among them training. These training sessions are personally instructed by Alpha King Richard himself. He is the strongest wolf in the kingdom. I continue to get ready for training. I decided to take a quick shower to wake me up. I combed out my dark hair and threw it in a man bun, but still had strands falling out the sides. Oh well, this is the best it’s gonna get. I put on my tennis shoes and head for the training grounds near the pack house.
“Good morning Gamma James,where’s Josh?” I ask James
“Good morning son, he’s over there asleep waiting for training to start. That boy, I swear he’ll be the death of me.” Gamma James says, shaking his head as he walks away to greet the other advanced warriors.
I chuckle and head towards Josh.
“Hey man, get up. You’re dad is gonna make us doe extra laps after training and I do not want to run extra this morning.” I say and place my foot on him, gently shaking him.
“Dude, I had my final assignment due this morning and finished it 40 mintues ago.” Josh groans and extends his hand out for me to pick him up. Josh attends online college because he wanted some education to fall back on just in case he’s not chosen to be the future gamma of the pack. Xavier also attend the same the online college Josh does. They have most of their classes together, but they have different majors. Josh is in the engineering program and Xavier is in the Business Management program.
“Well no one told your dumb ass to procrastinate.” I say laughing and picking him up to his feet.
“Good morning y'all. You turn in your assignment yet, Josh?” Xavier says as he approaches us.
“Yea, 40 minutes ago.” I say, trying to hold back a laugh.
“Go ahead and laugh, but let me tell you, I’m going to get the best grade in the class.” Josh says proudly.
“Yeah, sure. The professor gave me feedback last week and he said it was the best paper he’s read so far.” Xavier teases. We all laugh and head towards the far back of the huddle in middle of the field to begin training
“Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Alpha Richard is currently out of town for an Alpha meeting but I want to introduce to you the Alpha King’s daughter, Kaiya. She’ll be training with us from now on. Alright, lets begin. 5 miles.” Beta Titus said and we all took off.
“Yo, she grew up to be so beautiful.” Xavier whispered to us before we took off. She really was the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen. Even if her back was to me. I smelt a faint caramel and sweet apple smell. It must be coming from her. She is 5 '7 with long golden brown hair that was tied up in a low ponytail with a fishtail braid at the end, slightly golden skin that was absolutely flawless. How come I’ve never seen her before? Did she go to my school? No way, I would’ve noticed. Wait, I do. She just looks different now. At school her hair is blonde, but I can’t mistake those pools of honey when they would look my way. She's in choir, dance and drama. I wasn’t into those things so I guess I wouldn't have seen her. She pretty much kept to herself like me, but somehow wasn’t shy about performing. I guess that was her safe haven like training is for me. I wonder if she’ll be able to keep up today. I’ll keep an eye on her, just in case. I turn and see she's a bit behind me, looking like she’s about to pass out. As she’s running, she trips over a root from the trees that were sticking out of the ground. Without realizing, I extended my arms to catch her fall, grabbing her waist and pulling her up to my chest. Her intoxicating smell overwhelmed me. I felt sparks once our skin touched each other. I wonder if she can feel them, too. She winces in pain and looks up to meet my eyes. Goddess, she had the most beautiful pools of honey I've ever seen.
“MATE!” A voice said inside my head. What the hell was that? I thought. I shake the thought and begin to look to see if Kaiya was okay.
“Are you okay?” I ask, still holding onto her waist and looking into her eyes.
“Umm. Can you let go of me?” She asks nervously, blushing.
“s**t, I'm sorry. I'm Zander Jones. I hope you're okay.” I say letting her go. For some odd reason, I didn't want to let go.
“Thank you for catching my fall. I’m usually never this clumsy. Must be the nerves getting to me.” She says cheekily. s**t, she was absolutely gorgeous when she smiled.
“MATE!!” The voice said again. What the hell is going on?
“I-I better keep going, don’t want to be last.” I say to Kaiya, turning my heel and taking off running the other direction far away from her. Leaving her confused with my actions. Great, now she’s gonna think I’m weird, too. I keep running thinking what the hell happened back there
“Who the hell are you?” I say in my head hoping to hear that voice again.
“Where are you going i***t?! Our mate is back there!” The voice said with an angry growl.
“Ahh, you must be my wolf.” I say, annoyed.
“Yes, my name is Angelo. I’m the Moon Goddess’s greatest warrior. I’ve been on this earth for thousands of years, helping alongside strong Alpha King blood wolves win many battles. I am a very wise and strong wolf. We have the duty to protect and love our mate for she is the Chosen One. You better find her once we shift.” The voice says and retreats to the back of my mind.
“Wait, come back here Angelo!” I shouted, but failed.
What the hell is this all supposed to mean? Alpha King Blood? There’s no way I have a drop of Alpha King blood in me. I’m just a really strong Omega. My parents are Omegas. How the hell can I protect Alpha King’s daughter? What did he mean by the Chosen One?