A Second Light

My 18th birthday

My name is Amaya and my 18th birthday seems like as good a place as any to start. It's the day it felt like my life began. The day I became whole.

I woke up in my bed to the sound of a message on my phone. I grunted and rolled over to take it off the night stand.

Anna:

Happy birthday b***h! Can't wait for your party later. I'll be over at 5 to help you get ready! xxx

Anna was my best friend since starting school. I was the Alpha's daughter and she was the Beta's. We understood each other like nobody else could. The demands of being the perfect daughter! God I loved her, she was funny and kept me sane.

I head a knock at the door followed by my Mum, Luna Julie, opening the door. "Morning hun, how are you feeling today? Different? Excited?" she said.

"I guess I'm still waking up Mum!" I replied with a cheeky tone.

"Is she up yet?" boomed my Dad up the stairs. "Nope!" shouted back my mother.

I loved my family but why did they have to be so loud in the morning? I pushed the covers off me and climbed out of bed. "Okay, I'm up everyone! I'll be down for breakfast in 15 minutes" I boomed back. It really was the only way to get them to leave me alone. I quickly showered and threw on some jeans and a t-shirt before heading downstairs.

As soon as I walked downstairs into the kitchen to grab breakfast the room erupts.

"Happy Birthday Amaya!"

Feels like half the pack is crammed into the kitchen. The pack house kitchen is huge but there's barely room to move. After the surprise passes I notice the cake. I hope that's chocolate I think to myself.

"Thanks everyone!" I gasp. As the Alpha's daughter I now have to do my duty and talk to pretty much everyone in the room before I can dig into that cake.

"Fooled you!" squealed Anna at me.

"Yes, you did. But you're still helping me get ready later right?" I replied.

"Of course! Just look at you! Jeans and a white T-shirt on your birthday! You cannot be trusted to dress yourself tonight. You know I think you look hot in everything but we can do better than this!" Anna raises her eyebrow as she tells me off.

"OK, point taken" I sighed.

I'm attractive, I know I am. At 5'8 with long straight golden brown hair I definitely catch attention here and there. I'm strong, an Alpha's daughter can't skip training, but still have curves. I've never acted on any of the attention though. I've always wanted to wait for my mate. No boy has ever caught my interest enough. I've always been a relaxed dresser, yes I wear a dress here and there but I'm definitely more of a leggings or jeans kind of girl.

Tonight will be different though. My pack is having a party to celebrate me coming of age. Naturally a load of Alpha's and ranking pack members from our neighboring packs have been invited. So there's the pressure to be the perfect Alpha's daughter again. Dressed to impress and perfect manners. Although being on my best behaviour won't be that much fun I'm excited by the possibility that I might find my mate. I'm not all that disappointed it wasn't one of my own pack members. I'd have known the moment I walked into that kitchen this morning I'd have picked up their scent. It hadn't gone unnoticed that there were an awful lot of eligible men in that kitchen. I want to explore than just my home territory. We're the Silent Moon pack, at 200 members we're a good size but low on warriors. As such my father Alpha Aiden has made strong alliances with neighbors that help keep us safer. Dad always hoped I'd be mated to an Alpha in another pack to help strengthen our alliance. He never said it though, but I knew its what he hoped.

As Anna was already in the house we went shopping to pick up some extra bits for tonight then hung out until it was time to get ready.

"I'm going to get myself ready first quickly and then you are my sole focus Amaya. Get your ass in that shower until you smell like heaven!" Anna giggled and shoved me into the bathroom. I turned on the shower and pulled my hair out of the pony tail I'd hastily put it in this morning. Steam filled the bathroom and I started to think about this evening. Would I really find my mate tonight? what would he smell like? As I contemplated this evening I started to scrub myself clean, letting the hot water run all over me, easing my nerves. As my hands reached my neck and ran over the spot where my mate would mark me I felt a tingle. I couldn't help myself, I was aroused by possibility that might meet my mate. I slowly moved my hands down my body, my n*****s hardening as I skimmed over them. I felt a warmth building at my core as I started picturing a tall dark haired man with bright emerald eyes licking my neck. My fingers found there ways down to my folds, parting them to rub my swollen bud. I dipped a finger inside myself, using my juices to moisten my c******s. I felt the pressure building as the steaming water crashed against my n*****s. With barely a moan escaping my lips the release began and I felt myself tighten. Waves of pleasure cascaded through me and my cheeks flushed. I'd touched myself before, of course I had, but never had it felt that good. Where had that image of a man come from? Those emerald eyes and licking my neck had pushed me over the edge in a way I had never been before.

I dried myself off and headed back out to my bedroom in just a towel. Anna was waiting for me with 3 killer dresses laid out on the bed. A scarlet floor length glittery number with a slit that would be dangerously close to my lingerie. A sapphire blue silk mermaid dress with a plunging neckline. Finally an emerald green gown with layers of floating chiffon. I was drawn to it, I'd never been into green, those eyes though. It just felt right. It wasn't until I picked it up that I noticed just how low the back was. "Anna, I'm not sure my dad is going to approve of any of these!" I grumbled. "Oh stop being a chicken. Your mate could be here! He'll only see you for the first time ONCE! You want to look you're best don't you? You want him to have no doubt that you're the only she-wolf he'll wNt for the rest of time. Plus your dad won't realise this is backless until you walk past him, by which point it's too late to change" she said conspiratory whisper. "You're right, plus in that number nobody will notice my back!" I laughed. Anna had chosen a black skin tight cocktail dress with a plunging neckline that showed off her pert cleavage. "I haven't found my mate either yet! This isn't all about you Amaya." She laughed. I was hoping she'd find her mate tonight too. She deserved perfection.

I slipped into my emerald dress and smoothed out the front as I looked in the mirror. It was strapless but modest on my chest. My neck was bare but I didn't want to wear a necklace. I turned slightly to take in the back. I gasped as I realised just how low it was. It must have only covered my thong by an inch. "Amaya! You could always go without underwear if you're worried about it riding up" Anna said matter of factly. It was like she'd read my mind. "No it's fine" I said. Werewolves had incredible senses of smell, what if people could smell me. Anna proceeded to do her thing with my hair. I ended up with loose waves but pinned with a white gold hummingbird clip on one side, exposing my neck, my marking spot.

"It's time Amaya" my Dad beckoned through the door.

"I'll be right out Dad." I took a deep breath. Here we go I thought to myself.