The Alpha's Daughter (Book 1)

Chapter One

I woke up with a thud to my bedroom door as light began to shine through the window.

"Get up! It's a big day today." Noah's grin was annoying. How he could be a morning person I will never know, if I didn't get at least 12 hours of sleep I would be a zombie.

"Screw off!" I yelled into my pillow, attempting to block out the sun. That was before my brother ripped the pillow and blanket from me, leaving me cold and angry.

I leapt from the bed, aiming for his back but Noah had reflexes that could rival my own so he saw me coming. He quickly dodged my attempt leaving me to fall to the ground. I just glared at his smile that stretched wider before he laughed.

"Whatever."

"Come on. Mom and dad said they have something to talk to us about so get dressed and come to dad's office." He smirked at me before leaving and shutting the door behind him.

I groaned and grumbled to myself a few minutes more while still laying on the floor before I forced my body to get up and look at the clock next to my bed.

8:30

Sadly i knew i wouldn't be able to sleep in forever but it didn't change the fact that i wanted too. After showering and getting dressed i felt more energized but still groggy and extremely cranky. I walked into the kitchen to pour a cup of coffee before meeting my brother, sister, and parents in my father's office.

"Good you're all here." My father smiled. 

His smile was tired. He was tired. My father was only 45 years old but when my grandfather passed away my dad was only 16 and there was nobody to take the place of alpha so the council convened and decided my father would take over. He hadn't found his mate and he was barely 16 so becoming alpha hadn't been a worry because he thought he had at least 5 more years. He was wrong.

The lines next to my father's eyes were prominent and I knew he was ready to pass his duties onto my brother. 

He was tired.

"As you kids know we are going to join alliances with the shadow pack. Dylan and Zachary will soon take their places as Alpha and Beta just as Noah and Oliver will too so the alliance must continue. I want you all to make friends and hopefully family," my father threw a wink to my younger sister causing her to blush crimson with embarrassment. "With the Shadow pack even after the representatives change is that understood?"

"Yes sir." 

"You are dismissed. We are meeting the pack in 1 hour so you must look put together."

The three of us left his office after having discussed the matter at hand. No matter how much the Alphas boy irked me, I had to keep myself in check. 

The time flew by quickly and before I knew it my father and Elijah's family were the center of attention for the shadow pack with Alpha mason in front of us.

"It is with great honor and respect that i announce the arrival of Alpha Jamea, Beta Elijah and the Midnight pack." Alpa Mason spoke with a grin to a room of around 600 people. They had an average sized pack. 

Our pack was 145 people at most. Healers are rare these days so we had a small group but our powers outranked even the largest of packs. The midnight pack was at our new house getting settled in, today was about formal introductions of the representatives. 

I watched Leo, Benjamin's son, and Ivory in the far corner of the room talking and grinning. After we met their families a few days ago Ivory came to me telling me that Leo was her mate. Of course being only 15, it was unusual for her to find her mate so young. You usually don't find them until after your 18th birthday because your senses aren't heightend enough to feel who your mate was but seeing as she was from alpha descent and Leo was from beta descent they both had heightened senses. I still haven't found mine and I was 20. 

Noah found his on his 18th birthday like most. Blair was close friends with us as we grew up. She was also a healer so she understood our life and obligations. I can't imagine having a mate that was just a normal wolf like Ivory has. Don't get me wrong, i have nothing against them, it's just they will never understand the pressure you have as a healer. 

I let my mind wonder as Alpha Mason spoke of how we are to get along and help each pack as if our own. I had spent my entire life with nothing but Healers so to be around so many normal wolves was odd for me. I didn't know the mannerisms of normal wolves, I didn't know how they think or how they respond to certain situations. I had spent my whole life studying my breed and my pack so i know what every little movement a healer makes means but normal wolves? They were a complete mystery.

I watched the crowd as I laid eyes on Dylan throwing paper and laughing at Zachary. I still couldn't drop the anger I had toward alpha Mason's son. The audacity. He walked around like he owned the place all the while acting like a child. Running around, being irresponsible. He hadn't left me alone since we had met, pestering me with useless annoying questions.

Before I could register I had zoned out of the entire meeting, most everyone had already left. Dammit.

"Let me show you around town!" Dylan beamed coming up to me.

"No." I spoke bluntly before trying to walk away but failing as he put his hand lightly on my arm.

The second he touched me I felt like I was on fire.

"Get off!" I yelled, causing everyone to look our way. 

Dylan retreated his hand immediately with wide eyes only to let his face overwhelm in a disgustingly creepy grin. I nearly ran trying to get away from him but he was eager to follow me.

"Where are we going?" Dylan quizzed while matching my stride and walking next to me.

"Why can't you just leave me alone?" I held annoyance in my tone as I stopped dead in my tracks to look at him. 

His emerald eyes held a curiosity and mystery that I could get lost in but stopped myself immediately.

"Because i want to get to know you. You Are Alpha James' daughter and I am the next alpha of the shadow pack. We should be friends." His words made sense but I still didn't like him.

"Go mingle with Noah. He is the next alpha, he is who you should be befriending." My voice dripped with venom as I tried again, and failed, to walk away.

"What is your deal with me?"  I could hear the frustration rise in his tone.

"What is my deal with you? My deal is that you're a child. You act like a child, you have no clear ethic or intent to learn from your father, and you cannot run a wolf pack as alpha with the way you act. You will fail."

I felt him stand over me asserting dominance which made me laugh. 

"This is exactly what i mean! You're having the truth thrown at you and instead of taking it in and changing the things about you that need to be changed you let your testosterone think for you and go for a typical male response." I stood my ground showing him who I was. "I will not be intimidated by a child. Respect is earned not given so i will continue to have a 'deal' until you earn my respect but judging from this encounter it will be a long time before you have it. Alpha or not." 

He stood there dumbfounded at my words, not moving with mouth agape. I smiled smugly, proud of how I handled the situation even though I wanted to rip his head off. I was right. His father was an amazing alpha from what my father had told me and what I had seen. Dylan, however, was not ready for such responsibility. He was childish and acted out of impulse instead of tactic, that was evident by how he handled my criticism. 

I walked away, leaving him in his stupor, speeding to the forest that was right outside the backyard of my new home. Without hesitation I shifted into my large white wolf bolting through the trees.

Every healer had a white wolf and the healer council had solid black wolves. 

Running was a release for me, whether in my human form or wolf form. I was always stronger and faster than the rest because I spent 70% of my time running while everyone else wasted their time on frivolous matters. There are things you can control and things you can't; running is something I can control. 

Without minutes I heard leaves crunch behind me as I ran full sprint and before I could look to see who it was my father was running next to me. He just got me. No matter how i felt or what was wrong my father understood and would be there for me even if it was just to sit silently and still on my bed. We locked eyes before we both ran faster, dodging every obstacle in our path.

We ran together for probably around 2 hours before heading back into the house. I had to admit I felt much better blowing off steam but I still had this anger bubbling inside of me. My father left, silently, to finish work in his office while I went to storm through the doors.

"Blake!" Amelia shrieked as I ran straight into her without realizing.

I sped past my best friend into our new pack house. It was huge. Less of a house and more of a mansion with 12 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms. Of course not our entire pack stayed here, the families had their own homes and everyone had the opportunity to choose where they lived. This house held the Alpha, Beta, their families and most of the teenagers and young adults without kids in the pack. My father and mother had the biggest room as Alpha and his wife, Elijah and Anastasia the second biggest as he was Beta and she was his wife. 

Luckily I was able to have my own room but if anyone wanted to move back in the rooms would be switched around so we could make room for our pack. 

I ran straight to my room, trying to hold back the anger that my wolf was trying to force out of me. Even though I had run to calm myself down I still couldn't suppress the feeling in my gut. I don't know why he irked me so much, maybe because he wasn't fit to be alpha and i seemed to be the only one who could see that, but all i know is i can't stand being around him. 

"Open this door before i break it down." Blair knocked on my door. "I watched you shove past Amy, what's wrong?" Her voice softened as I got up to let her in.

After unlocking my door I threw myself onto my king sized bed with a huff. "I hate it here!" I groaned into my pillow.

"I know but Alpha James made this decision because he thought it was what's best for our pack. I didn't want to leave home either but this is good for us hun. It's a fresh start." She rubbed my back trying to make me feel better.

"Noah loves it here, he never stops thinking about how excited he is. I just wish I felt what he felt."

"You're allowed to be upset, Blake. You don't need to feel everything he feels because you're twins. Just try to make the best of it." She started getting up. "We're ordering pizza and having a fun night so get your ass up and enjoy yourself at least for today."

I laughed as she threw a pencil at me from my dresser before walking out. 

I changed before walking downstairs in my shorts and tank top seeing a whole group of people that made me smile. My deep red hair was in a messy bun, not a trace if makeup on my skin. Although I didn't look like my mother I was blessed with her gene of perfect skin. My best friend Amelia sitting on her best friend Sebastian's lap, Blair sitting next to Noah laying her feet across his lap. I couldn't help but feel a little jealous at their connection.

Most of the pack our age has not found their mates yet but my father explained before coming here since all of the original members of the moon pack grew up together we would most likely find our mates in the shadow pack seeing as we already had spiritual connections. I was hoping it would happen for our pack members who hadn't found their mates yet because it would make our pack so much stronger.

Noah was being groomed to take over as Alpha on our 21st birthday. He had his mate and that was all he needed to become alpha for his birthday. Oliver, our soon to be beta, however hasn't found his mate yet. Lucky for him the beta doesn't have to be mated to take his spot on the representatives as long as the Alpha is. 

"Hello beautiful." Olly kissed me as I sat next to him on the massive bean bag. No, he's not my mate and I'm not his but i love him. We both know we're just wasting time until we find who we're meant to be with but we've been together for over 2 years so when one of us found them it was going to hurt.

I wish Oliver was my mate.

"Monopoly!" William, Sebastian's brother, yelled with a mouthful of cheesy pizza pulling me out of my reverie.

"No!" Ivory spoke immediately and abruptly. "You always get way too competitive and cry when you lose."

"She's not wrong," Noah laughed.

"I wont this time guys i promise." Will made the best puppy dog eyes he could which just made him look constipated causing us all to laugh.

"How about we go swim laps" I chimed in. Amy pretended to gag, Noah gave me a look, Blair laughed, and Ivory rolled her eyes.

"Your version of fun is what's going to be the death of us." Seb cackled.

"Come on babe loosen up." I felt Olly tickle me causing me to fall off the beanbag with a thud.

"Whatever."

"Movie night! We can watch horror movies, the first one to scream has to run laps at training." Sebastian gave a suggestion.

"I like that idea." My father walked in with a grin.

"Alpha James." Everyone in the room spoke with respect.

"Kids. Make sure you keep your noise to a minimum and I look forward to running laps with you William." My father chuckled as he left.

"Hey! Im not going to lose!" 

His declaration caused us all to die laughing

Okay Will. Okay.