Two Alphas Love Me

Ch 2- Mate

"If we are destined to be together, then even the opposite directions that we walk in, will lead us to the same destination."

ZARA'S POV

I felt something bouncing beside me, I was about to open my eyes when a cushion was thrown directly on my face. I groaned loudly and woke up rubbing my face ready to declare a war against the person who dared break my peaceful slumber. When my eyes were finally opened, I saw my best friend Nolan standing at the edge of the bed with a s**t eating grin on his face.

I gave him my hardest glare but he just rolled his eyes at me and said, "Is this how you greet your best friend after three months?" I couldn't help the smile that lit on my face. I missed him so much. He is the gamma of our pack and supposedly gay but no one is bothered by the fact except some of the traditionalists in our pack but they don't have a say unless the Alpha is ok with it, and of course the Alpha being our best buddie agreed to it without any debate.

I tackled him in a hug and we both fell on the floor with a thud.

"Ouch! i***t that hurts." he cried as if in pain but we all know the truth. I smacked his chest and he flipped us upside down and declared a tickle war. I was laughing so hard that tears started flowing from my eyes. "Okay st-stop, Ahh, No-nolan st-stop."

But the i***t kept on tickling me. After what felt like eternity he finally stopped with a victory grin spread across his face. I went to strangle him but before that the bedroom door opened and Hestia, my mom and aunt Selene entered the room.

Mom was the first to speak, "Why were you screaming? Are you hurt? You know how scared I got." I raised my eyebrow at her giving the look 'don't-you-think-you-are-late?' for which she only shrugged and said,

"Okay now get up from the floor and stop fighting like some untamed animals and go take a shower. The ball starts at six and we need to get ready."

Hestia came to me and gave me her hand which I happily accepted. I got up from the floor and saw Nolan extending his hand for me to help him but I just flipped him off for which he only pouted. I shook my head at him and looked at the clock and saw it was still early,

"Mom it is still eleven, what are we going to do for so long?"

She looked at me and sighed as if she was going to state the obvious, "Don't you want a tour of the castle?" oh yeah.

I nodded my head in response and went to the washroom to take a quick shower. I changed into one of my hoodies and ripped jeans and went towards the kitchen to have breakfast. I reached there and saw everyone was here including the former Alpha and Luna of our pack,

"Good morning everyone." they all just smiled at me and greeted me back whereas my annoying brother said,

"The sleeping beauty is awake." I glared at him and sat on the seat beside Hestia. I looked around the table searching for Alex but he was nowhere in sight so I decided to ask aunt Olivia, the former luna, "Aunty where is Alex?" she swallowed her pancake and said,

"The Alphas have a meeting with the king to check the security of the castle as the lost King is returning today." I nodded my head in response. In case you are thinking the meeting which Alex is attending is with the King's father then you are wrong. The lycan and werewolf kingdom have two kings. They are twins and therefore the crown belonged to the both. My dad told me how during a battle which took place between the Lycans and the Vampires nearly ten years ago, one of the kings was declared dead.

The royal family was shattered along with the majority of the packs. Some of them believed that the King was alive including the royals as they never found a body. A month ago the King received a letter stating the Lost Kings return. I remember how every pack across the world went into hectics. Even my previous Alpha and Luna couldn't contain their happiness.

"So when will we start the tour?" I asked after I finished my breakfast.

Nolan turned towards me grinning and said, "Let's start the tour your highness." and to give extra effect he bowed and moved his hand forward for me to take. I went on with the act and gave my hands in his and said, "Of course."

Our parents who were watching the exchange just chuckled at our antics.

Me , Hector, Hestia and Nolan started our tour from the training grounds. Most of the warriors from different packs were training there. We moved to the side to get a better view of the ground and saw a man standing on the stage barking orders at everyone. He stopped in mid sentence and started surveying the grounds as if looking for something. his search ended when his eyes fell on our group. His eyes turned Dark meaning that his lycan was in control. He looked directly at us or more precisely at Nolan and growled. Everyone stilled at their places and made way for him to reach us. When he was directly in front of Nolan he growled the word which every supernatural being begs to hear,

"Mate." I distanced myself from Nolan along with my brother and Hestia and looked at Nolan who seemed busy trying to figure out if the person in front of him was real or not.

He raised his hand to touch his cheek but the giant man pulled him flush against his chest and put his head in the crook of his neck as if desperate to get more of his scent. I widely smiled at them and mentally thanked the moon Goddess.

I cleared my throat to make them realize that they are not alone. Nolan broke free from his mate's embrace and smiled shyly at me. I couldn't help but let out a small awe at him. His mate however didn't like the interruption as he glared at me but before he could do anything else my brother and Nolan stood protectively in front of me.

"She is like my sister and you won't harm her in any way. Mate or not, I will not back off if you dare hurt her." Nolan said with a firm tone. I knew he could be very protective of me but I didn't know he would choose me over his own mate.

The guy whose name I still didn't know took a deep breath and closed his eyes. When he opened them again they weren't black but cobalt blue. He looked at me and apologized, "I am sorry. My beasts just didn't like how you interrupted our moment with our mate."

"That's alright." I said giving him a small smile which he gladly returned. I let out a sigh of relief. What would I do if my best friend's mate started hating me on the spot?

He diverted his attention back to Nolan who looked a bit flustered by the amount of attention he was receiving. After a moment of staring and silence he finally said, "What's your name?" The guy smirked at his flustered state and replied,

"Damon. It's pleasure to meet you." He took Nolan's hand in his and kissed it, in reply to which Nolan's face turned deep crimson.

"What's yours?" he asked Nolan who quickly composed himself and said, "Nolan."

And that's how the train of introductions kept on going. I learnt that Damon was the Gamma of the royal pack and was more than three centuries old. Wow, now that's quite an age gap. I shook my head at the thought. Until my best friend is happy I am happy.

After all were introduced, Damon and Nolan went out to spend some time alone. I looked outside and saw it was still noon so I asked Hector to give us the rest of the tour. We completed taking a look at the left, right and the south wing as the north wing was reserved only for the royal family.

The south wing was for all the pack warriors training and the right wing was reserved for the pack members who didn't want to live in their own houses but they can move out whenever they please. Every wing has it's own kitchen and the necessary resources.

By the time we were over with the tour it was nearly evening. We came back to our wing and sat in the kitchen waiting for my mom and aunts to arrive so that we can get ready. I hate shopping so it's always my mom who ends up picking a dress for me and today was no different. She had already bought mine and Hestia's dress so all we need to do is put it on and make ourselves look presentable. Me and Hestia kept on talking about how our dress would be like when our mothers along with the person I have been dying to see entered the kitchen. I ran and jumped in his arms, while he caught me effortlessly.

"What's up kiddo?" Alex said ruffling my hair for which I scowled in return.

"You are only four years older than me. I am nowhere near your kid." he rolled his eyes at me with a smile on his face but didn't bother replying.

"Come on, time to get ready." mom announced and held mine and Hestia's hand and dragged us to her room.

Let's see what my mom has in store for us.