Crossroad Mates

The beginning

Hello readers, It is my utmost wish that you enjoy my first book, crossroad mates, please comment and give feedback on the story as you go! Edited for your reading pleasure. :)

Love, Luna midnight!

Atlas: POV

Pressure. Every morning for the last month that’s all I felt, pressure. The pressure to be the perfect alpha pressured to be the perfect son, the pressure to find my Luna, who I’ve been searching for seven years since my wolf Cipher awakened.  A month ago my father got sick, still hard to believe, my father the strongest alpha in Europe, hell, the most powerful alpha in the world, well next to the king. My father sick, bedridden within weeks. He was fine, showed no signs of anything wrong until he fell walking out of a meeting. Next thing I know he’s bedridden in the hospital wing.  

“Alpha?” My Beta and best friend Reed called through the door of my father's office, scratch that, my office. “Come In Reed.” Reed pushed the double doors open and walked in, “Afternoon Alpha Creol.” He bowed at the waist, “Cut it out Reed, you know I hate it when you do that.” He snickered “Oh then maybe this will suffice oh masterful alpha?” He says slyly flipping me the bird grinning ear to ear. “If it were anyone else, Reed,  I’d kill you for the disrespect..” I stare at him sternly for a moment till we both crack laughing. After a moment reed composers himself, “ Alright Atlas seriously thought it’s time to go we have to go to the states to sign some treaties and alliance’s, I know you don’t want to go with the way your father's health is right now, but your dad and mine have worked for years to make this happen we need to see this through.” I sat irritated for a moment, then resigned myself knowing that I did have to do this to secure my packs welfare and having more allies is never really a bad thing, “ Reed, your right, thank you for the reminder, and you know you even better at this than your dad was.” I smirked at him. “ Hahaha, oh how dare you.” Reed retorted, We laughed as I gather my computer and things to head downstairs.

As we made our way down the curved staircase, I couldn’t help looking down seeing the large crack in the foyer. It’s where I cracked the granite floor jumping off the second story banister, breaking my arm during my first shift. which happened a couple of days before my 16th birthday, perks of being one of the most powerful alpha borns. As we reached the bottom of the stairs I heard the sound that continually has broken my heart for the last month, the quiet sobs from the sunroom, where my mother, my packs former Luna, has been ever since my father fell and has been bedridden. Whenever she isn’t next to him she is here.  I stood in the doorway to the sunroom, I gave her a moment to compose herself. I knew she could sense me, call it a mother’s intuition.  

After a moment she turned and smiled at me, “ sweetheart what are still doing here you're supposed to be going to the states the sign treaties and alliances? You better not be putting it off or so so help me Atlas Creol..” I put my hands up “Woah Woah, mom relax I’m heading out to the airport now, I just wanted to check on you before I leave is all.” The smile she had faltered slightly before returning, “ yes, I’m fine dear just tired and worried for your father but I am going to be fine, now go before your late for your flight and upset the other alpha’s, so go quickly.” I smiled and embraced her, kissed her hair. I was always jealous my brother Kane got my mother’s beautiful red hair, like a beautiful ruby, even with her silver-gray streaks running through it. 

I kissed her forehead and then left out the front door, with reed nagging me saying we were gonna be late, he wouldn’t be beta if he wasn’t annoying, that’s what my father always said about his beta turns out he was right. 

Out in the driveway was my stunning beauty, pride, and joy, my 1935 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900, candy apple red with leather interior, and a wickedly good sound system. I found it in a scrap yard and restored it with my brothers. Our parents wanted us to bond without throwing punches in the training field, so we decided to restore cars together, And this was my crown jewel. They spent months with me restoring it, those were great times together. Reed and I climbed in and turned the keys the engine roared to life, music blaring some American rock and roll band from the ’80s. We pulled out of the driveway and were on our way to America. 

Mavis: POV

Sun, it’s so warm here, almost too warm but I have to enjoy every moment. soon it’s will be fall and then for the next 8 months it’s just cold and miserable, well at least for the humans for us wolves it’s quite nice since we run a bit hot anyway. I lay down by the lake enjoying the sun, when suddenly my rotten brother dumps a bucket of ice water on me, “AHHHHH!!!” as I scramble to get my bearing Damon is doubled over laughing with our other brother Eric. They're always doing these kinds of things it either Terrorizing me, each other, or the pack, they have been doing it forever but they are Alpha twins so they get away with murder cause they are the prophesies fulfillment from a legend passed down in our pack that the alpha twins born on a full moon would rule and prosperity would reign over the world. what a bunch of B******t if you ask me, these two couldn’t save anyone let alone the world. all they care about is fancy cars, pretty girls (human or wolf), and having fun.  While I have a huge responsibility to become a Luna one day because I was born an alpha female. That’s also a rarity for a Luna to give birth to another Luna let alone one with alpha powers, but C’est la vie. 

After composing myself I looked at the twins and smiled and they stopped laughing and started running in the opposite direction, I dug my feet lightly into the ground and positioned myself like the runner of a race and took off behind them. “ s**t!! Eric, you better start running faster her she’s going to beat your ass and then catch up and beat mine!!” Eric scoffed. “ really I didn’t notice that she was right on our asses!!” They continue to bicker with each other as they ran from me, now mind you they’ve been pulling these pranks for years and I started to map out what their escape routes are, After turning down a particular path I knew which route they were taking and I ran to the right side and slowed down just in time to pick up a tripwire and pull on it. They ran further ahead  laughing saying if I was too tired to catch them until they both tripped on the wire that came up 8 inches off the ground. I snickered, “ oh what’s wrong pups, did you fall and hurt yourselves??”  

After our brawl, we went back to the packhouse, where I had a scowling mother and a smirking father.  “Mavis! Where have you been?! You were supposed to be back an hour ago! Alpha Ember, is due to be here soon With his son Aaron, Your potential mate?! You're nowhere close to being ready!! Get inside right now and hurry upstairs, we have to get started right away!”  I roll my eyes at the mention of Aaron, self center little B***h is more like it. he always stares at me with this creepy looking eyes as he sees through my clothes, it makes my skin crawl.  “Can’t we just drop kick him in a ditch, he is a freaking creep dad.” “Damon! Watch what you say!” Dad bellowed the twins flinched at dad's sudden reprimand.  “With all the rogue attacks becoming more frequent we can’t afford to make our allies enemies and a union between your sister and his son will strengthen our packs.”  “Unless she finds her mate before then and I pray to moon goddess she does.” Eric states.  This time it was me scowling. Mate hu? If he’s out there where the hell is he hu? It’s been 4 years since my wolf awakens and not a single sign of him anywhere, and now look at me having to doll myself up for some self-serving jack***. 

 I sighed, “Alright enough, you're making me just so excited to see Aaron, like what girl doesn’t want an entitled dad's boy for a husband.” “Mavis!” My mother yells, “ I know, go upstairs get pretty, keep my mouth shut so I don’t embarrass you.” I walk up the stairs to my room and shut the door. I walk to the bathroom and lean on the counter. “Why do I have to see him,” I look into the mirror and see why mom was so upset, I had mud all over me. My hair was caked in mud, twigs, and various Foliage.  I turned the shower on and let it run I stripped out of my bathing suit and joggers. And looked into the mirror and wasn’t unhappy, I mean, I have nice curves, long legs my mother's beautiful raven black hair, and my father's yellow/blue hazel eyes, I’m decently toned and fit due to consistent training. Not that my mother approves, she says it’s too unladylike for a future Luna to have scars. not that I have many, the only one I have is on my wrist from when a wolf scratched me, just before I shifted, so I couldn’t heal it.  

I stepped into the shower letting the hot water melt the dirt and grime off of me, I scrubbed my skin and my body making myself clean then grabbed the showerhead rising off the soap, I travel down my hair to my neck shoulders arm then my breasts, another good feature I had though there size being a D, did make fighting a bit difficult with all the males watch my breasts versus actually fighting me. Rising my breasts caressing them while rinsing the soap off lightly squeezing closing my eyes at how good it felt, I continued down my body to my legs and feet getting all the dirt off then slowly traveling and back up my legs to my now swollen mound, slowly rubbing the soap away then spraying the water on my hot wet s*x then starting the feel tingles on my s*x, I turned up the water pressure making it hit my s*x harder, making me wet and needy for release. I reached down with my other hand slowly tracing my s*x rubbing and stroking myself, while the water hit my sweet spot. As I came closer to release, I inserted one finger in my p****y pumping in and out fasters and faster, then adding another grinding my hand on myself, f*****g my p****y hard, until I gasped at my o****m. After I climbed down from my high I couldn’t help but think that if my mate were here how much further my Ecstasy would’ve been how he would have taken my virginity how I would scream out his name, But as quick as the thought came I brushed it off and quickly scrubbed the scent of arousal off me and got out of the shower. 

I wrapped myself in a fluffy towel and dried my hair and stepped out into my bedroom and walked to my closet. when I opened my closet my mother walked in and closed the door behind her, “ Much better! Now you look like a lady, not a pretty boy who got in a mud match, now let’s get you dressed and your hair fixed quickly.” I rolled my eyes, my mother always wanted a girly girl but unfortunately for her, she got me a Tomboy who hates dresses. 

After an hour or so I emerged in a red knee-length sundress, and strapped black heels my hair was in an updo with some strands hanging down in the front to frame my face, and then light eye makeup and red lipstick. I didn’t mind this dress as much as the others are is was easy to move in, the heels, however, were torture, I felt like a baby giraffe learning how to walk but thanks to my warrior training I was able to master it quickly and not fall.  we walked downstairs and waited in the common area for Alpha Ember, and his creepy son Aaron to arrive and discuss my future, whatever that maybe only moon goddess knows.