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Elijah's P.O.V

"Elijah!" Dylan, my friend and soon to be delta woke me up from my daze.

"What is it?" I asked in an emotionless tone.

"Today's your big day. Why do you look so distracted, man?" Yeah right! Today's the ceremony of the Alphas. Basically it's the ritual to pass down the power of the Alpha to his next generation. I don't think anything's gonna change though.

"I'm just thinking" I replied.

"Man, you think too much! Just get ready and we'll head to the main hall..... Or'' he started wiggling his eyebrows mischievously," perhaps you need my help to change? "

" Get the hell outta here" I threw a shoe at him which he easily dodged and ran away closing the door behind.

I sighed. Why is father in such a hurry to make me an alpha? This matter had been bothering me for quite some time. And I never got time to ponder over it. If I were to be an Alpha so soon......the elders would definitely deny it. Why then no one is arguing on this matter? Are they hiding something from me?

A sweet voice interrupted my thoughts. ~meow~

A white cat crawled up my leg and settled on my lap. It's been a week since a strange girl left him with me. And I've been taking care of him ever since. He's gotten much better than the last time. He's pretty clever and I've grown quite fond of him. I don't know anything about his owners. But the girl who left him to me had me quite distracted. She had dark circles under her eyes protected behind a thick glasses. She looked like a cute panda. I've been thinking about her since even though I don't sense that she's my mate. Why am I so attracted to her? I haven't even washed the shirt where she sneezed. She'd been sneezing continuously. Was she allergic to cats?

The white cat lightly scratched the back of my hand, seeking my attention. I rubbed his soft fur and scratched the back of his ears. In a minute, he was purring and sleeping soundly on my lap. This lazy cat!

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In the Aphas ceremony,

"Do you Elijah Rue Rivers, vow to protect the Blood Moon Pack and regard it higher than your own life?" the priest asked during the ritual.

"I do"

"Then bring forth your hand and hold your father's hand"

I did as the priest instructed. The priest started chanting some ancient mantras while my father and I were seated inside an enchanted magic circle. Suddenly I felt a surge of emotions and a great power flowing in my throughout my body. It was so overwhelming that I shuddered. So, this is the true power of an Alpha.

After the Alphas ceremony was over, people gathered around me for introduction. They were all important people of the pack. Everybody was congratulating me on the successful accession. To me, every face was the same. No one offensive nor too sweet in particular.

As the introduction lengthened, I started to feel bored. I wanted to get away from there. Suddenly a familiar sweet fragrance hit my nose and my whole body reacted in pleasure. Panda girl.....

I saw a thin figure walking towards me with a man that I knew was Beta Forest. Ignoring the Beta, I focused my eyes on the person walking next to him. So, he was actually a boy. He had a slim figure and he wore formal attire that hugged his body perfectly. His short black hair complimented his look and the way he walked was elegant... I was totally checking him out. It made me realize that I was slightly bending. I internally groaned when 8 heard my wolf snort a laugh.

"Alpha...." Beta Forest greeted. "This is my son Nathan. He'll be taking my role as a Beta from now on. I hope he assists you in your leadership like he's supposed to."

Nathan greeted me. I expected him to apologise for the last time but he just stood there completely oblivious as if he never met me. This kinda made me furious. Did he forget about me already? I didn't know why but I didn't like the thought of him forgetting about me.

I had a small chat with Beta Forest about the recent pack matters and he left the two of us to socialize.

"Are you pretending to not know me since you are embarrassed?" I asked once Beta Forest was out of earshot.

He gave me a confused look which I thought was kinda cute. "I'm sorry. Have we met before?" he shot back a question.

Seriously? His question just added fuel to my burning fury. First you sneeze on me then leave a kitten to me and the next time we meet your memory is wiped out?

Are you anmesic?

"You don't remember....." I mumbled more like confirmed to myself. "I'll give you some time to think about it. If you can't remember, then the consequences will be bad, little panda" I smirked, turned around and left him dumbfounded.