*Mallory's POV*
It was my 18th birthday eve. As I slept on the bed, I heard a deep voice whisper in my left ear, "Mallory."
"Mmm," I tried to turn and push the figure away. But the person looming above me yanked a handful of my hair.
"Ah!" My eyes snapped open when I saw who was above me. "Ace Lennox. The Beta's son."
"Ace... What are you doing here?" I asked him as I gazed into his honey-brown eyes.
"Shush..." He hushed me by placing his thumb on my thin lips.
"I came to see how you're doing. It's your 18th birthday tomorrow. Don't you think you deserve a birthday gift?" he asked as he stripped off his white top.
"What kind of birthday gift is that? Why don't you wait until tomorrow to present it to me?" I asked, but he shook his head and replied, "No, Mallory. You deserve the gift tonight. It's very special, and I have been keeping it for you."
"What's that?" I asked, looking at his handsome brown face.
Ace was the Beta's son. Even though I am an Alpha's daughter, I lost respect because I haven't shifted since I was born. My younger sister, Sonia, shifted when she was 14.
Everyone in our pack looked up to Sonia while they overlooked me. The worst part was Sonia seemed to bask in it. She made it look like I was the bad person.
I loved Ace and wanted to be his mate. But he didn't speak to me during the daytime. He mostly avoided me. I wondered how he managed to sneak into this room. Into my bed, too.
My room was on the top floor of the magnificent two-story building that was the Alpha's mansion. So it amazed me that Ace could get access in here.
"I want to give you a priceless gift, Mallory. But you must promise me that you won't shout and that you will enjoy it," Ace said as he removed his trousers.
I gulped hard, seeing his broad chest. His strong, masculine abs, and I felt the urge to touch him. I knew Ace was going to be my fated mate tomorrow. I wondered what the birthday celebration would be for me, since my father didn't like me either.
"I want to fụck you, Mallory. Just don't shout, alright? I want you as much as you want me," Ace said. His brown eyes glowed in the dark of the night.
"Alright." I agreed. At this point, it warmed my heart to see that Ace wanted me. I knew everyone in the pack looked down on me. But seeing that I had someone who didn't made me happy.
"I know that we are destined mates. I want you, Ace," I told him, caressing his chest. He brought his face closer to mine.
Ace kissed my lips hungrily. He was a 21-year-old guy, and many girls in our pack crushed on him. Even Sonia, my younger sister, was hopeful that by the time she turned 18, she would become Ace's mate.
Sonia and I were only a year apart. My father married her mother after my mother died during my birth. We were half-sisters. My father had to take another Luna to help protect our pack.
My mother was an Omega who happened to be my father's true mate. When I was born, the pack doctor told my father that I was an Omega too. A weak link of the pack. It disappointed him. To make matters worse, I was unable to shift like the rest of our pack members.
I was short and not as tall as Sonia. She was tall, light-skinned, and very beautiful. I wasn't a dwarf. But I was average height and not as tall as her.
It hurt me that no one wanted me. But seeing that Ace wanted me, and knowing he was my fated mate, I agreed to make love with him. Hoping he would give me the best birthday gift. Besides, it was my 18th birthday eve.
"Are you ready?" Ace asked. He was now fully naked on my bed. I swallowed hard, not believing I was doing this with him. He had taken off my night dress and left me completely naked on the bed with him.
"Yes," I moaned, breathless. Ace prepared himself to thrust into me.
When he crossed the line and thrust into me, I moaned and cried. He didn't stop.
Ace kept going until I was about to faint.
"Damn it, Mallory! You're so tight!" Ace kept going. He brought his face to mine. "You're mine," he said, burying his face in my neck. He bared his fangs and bit me.
"Ah!" I groaned, and Ace climaxed in me. After a while, he pulled out of me and licked the spot where he marked me on my neck.
"I have to go now, Mallory. Happy 18th birthday to you," Ace kissed my lips and dressed quickly. Just then I heard footsteps approaching my room door.
The door burst open, but Ace had already fled out the window. I wondered if he broke his leg. And my stepmother, Luna Lily, barged in.
"Mallory, what are you doing on the bed, naked, at this time of night? Were you the one moaning?" She marched to the bed and yanked the bedsheet away that I had used to cover my chest.
"Mallory, you slut! Who were you fụcking in your room?" she growled and dragged me by my left arm, not minding that I was unclothed.