FERAL MATE

CHAPTER 3: ENEMIES MATE

“Lydia, you look so pretty!” Mel squealed. Mel is my personal maid, and even though I doubt if her love for me is genuine, sometimes I do know she cares about me unlike every other person here.

I looked in the mirror one more time, and I couldn’t help but agree with her. The dress was a nude color, and it was completely covered in sparkles. It was hand-made and took a whole year.

It is my 18th birthday today, which means tonight I will find my mate. I can’t help but think of an intruder I met in the forest, should I inform the guards about the strange incident. No, I won't, that will only cause more problems for me. If my dad finds out one of the Silverback packs attacked us yesterday he might give me over to Peter immediately before the feast and I plan to escape today after the feast.

“Come on Lydia, let’s go downstairs,” Mel said, as she stretched her hands to me, I smiled softly, and held her hands. As we got downstairs I heard my dad's voice from behind.

“Oh Lydia,you look so beautiful,” You look just like your mum today. He came over and gave me a hug, kissing my forehead.

“Thanks dad” I said. Why is everyone being nice to me today? If only he knows I knew his plan and I would be running away today.

We started walking together towards the ball room where the ceremony will take place and with each step I took, the knot in my tummy grew, I almost tripped as I stepped on my dress, I wasn’t thinking straight.

“ Be careful Lydia, so you won’t ruin the dress,'' Mel said and ran to catch up with me. She bent down and removed the dress from under my heels.

As we reached the door to the ballroom, My Dad the King went in first. I could hear the sound of everyone clapping as he sat down everywhere became silent. It was my turn to go in and I felt like turning back and running away forever to somewhere where no one knew me.

As I felt my legs slowly turning so I could start running back, The door opened and everyone stood again and started clapping as Mel helped hold my hands and we started walking towards the chair beside my dad. As I sat down, everyone stopped clapping and sat down.

The ceremony started, women of our packs who has done the ritual of coming of age started trooping in all dressed in White with beautiful paintings on their body, they were singing and dancing around while everyone watched amazed

“ I have seen different rituals done but this is the most beautiful one. They all had their long hairs out designed with beautiful flowers. Nunu, the oldest woman in our park dress was different from the remaining women and girls and she was wearing a strange headpin, as I watched on amazed as they kept dancing and chanting my maid walked up to me and whispered it’s time for you to change into the traditional clothes.

“I stood up and we started walking towards the door to leave, no one seemed to notice us leaving as the performance got everyone hooked. As Mel opened the door a strange guy stood in front, it seemed like he was also reaching for the door knob. He looked at us with this stern look on his face. I have never seen him before. I don't think he is from around here.

“Pack become tribes and tribes become communities”

“We all come together for ceremonies like this but I don’t think he has attended any, such a fine man can’t go unnoticed without news of his beauty going around and every girl fighting for him to be their mate.

This stranger is the finest man I have seen, it was like his face was built like a god, from his green eyes to his pouty lips and his well trimmed beards and his dark shiny hairs everything was carefully and beautifully made. Who is he? What pack is he from?

“ Excuse me, I quickly moved to the side I don’t know how long I have been staring at him

He walked passed as and we both started walking back to my room so I could change

I was pulled back from a grip, I turned around and it was the Stranger, I frowned and looked at his hands and his eyes followed.

I am sorry, he loosened his grip and dropped my hands gently, My name is Derek what is your name? he asked.

“Lydia Martin” I said

Mel made a sign to remind me we need to go so I could change,

“I need to go”, I turned and started walking off,

He is your mate, my wolf said.

I turned back quickly and I couldn’t see him anymore.

Is he really my mate ? I smiled, He only told me his name but that will be enough to find him.

I have found my Mate, I told Mel as she was helping me take off my dress

Omg, Who is it? She was grinning so bad her cheeks must hurt.

You will find out soon, I said grinning.

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DEREK’S POV

Everything has been prepared, the attack will happen today. Laura and Athena will be the first to go into the feast.

I will come in when everyone is in their position. The remaining members of the pack would kill the guards first then everyone in the Whitewolf Pack . Then we will all attack everyone inside the feast together so no one will escape and they wouldn’t see us coming.

We agreed on not killing everyone, especially Alpha midnight, the King of Werewolf Empire and the head of the Whitewolf pack, he won’t be killed easily. I will take him back to beg for forgiveness from my parents before I cut his head off in front of all our clan. And we will turn his precious daughter, to our slave. That is the best revenge plan.

Everyone was already in their position waiting for my signal to go ahead. I got ready to go in, then all of a sudden I had a strange feeling in my stomach I have only felt once which was last night.

After I killed those guards, the feeling won’t go away! I tried to ignore it and just went in as I reached for the door knob and the door swung open. A very beautiful young girl, I must say with what appears to be her maid, was in front of me.

She just stood there staring at me, does she know me?

Excuse me, I said

I walked past them as I was about to go in and my tummy sank, I couldn’t let her go without knowing her name.

I rushed towards her and held her hands. What am I doing? I asked myself

She turned and looked at me then I recognize her

In front of me was the girl from last night.

“ “State your name and purpose in my land, and I might let you live” those words came back to me.

What was she doing all alone in the woods at night? My name is Derek. What is your name? I asked her.

Lydia Martin, she said. She is the daughter of my enemy which makes her my enemy. I don’t know why but I felt disappointed

If she recognizes me, I will have to slit her throat right here. My plan must not fail, not when we are so close to finally getting revenge.

I stayed into her eyes hoping she doesn’t recognize me

I have to go she said and turned away

“She is your mate, my wolf said

“She can’t be! I turned and walked away”.