My Secret

Chapter 2

Lily and Alpha Drake decide to have a quiet and intimate wedding. It is just me, Lilly, Drake, and the officiant. Lilly looks beautiful in her simple white dress. Drake went for a stunning black suit that was tailored perfectly to his muscular stature. Lilly forced me to wear a dress. I hate wearing dresses and loathed dress shopping. I ended up with a soft baby pink dress that was modest but it does look cute on me. My blond curly hair was tamed as much as I could muster. I couldn't decide on how to put on my make-up. Lilly wanted me to do glam like her, but I chose against it. I went with more of a natural look to complement my bright blue eyes. Once I finished with my hair and make-up, I put on my dress. It reaches right to my knees and is flowy. I have some curves, but I am still on the slimmer side. I do not like showing off my body, so the flowing material is perfect and makes me more comfortable wearing a dress.

As I was looking for my shoes, Lily opened my door and stuck her head in. "It's almost time, are you ready yet?" she asked. She looked beautiful. "I am just looking for my shoes, are you nervous?" I asked her. She looked just a bit anxious and I wasn't sure why. She is never nervous and seemed very sure about this marriage. "Everything is fine, I am just thinking about the big move after the ceremony," she told me while avoiding eye contact with me. I think she might be either hiding something or just avoiding me because I have been so persistent about finding out where we are going. Who knows?

I finish up and leave my almost empty room in our small apartment for the last time. Drake arranged for some of his pack members to finish packing up our belongings and load them up into the truck to take to his pack house while we were at the ceremony, so we were able to leave right after. The apartment might not be much, just two small bedrooms, a small kitchen and living room, and one small bathroom that could hardly even be called a bathroom. This apartment is run down and not in the best of neighborhoods, but I have lived here all of my life, so it is home. This move is going to be really hard, going from living with just Lilly to moving into a packhouse the size of the whole apartment complex.

Did I mention that I would be getting a step-brother? Yeah, Drake has a son that is 24 and is going to take over as alpha when Lilly and Drake leave for their honeymoon next week. I am going to have to get used to not being an only child and getting my way all of the time. Drake says that he has not found his mate yet. That is really strange for werewolves. We will usually find our mate within 1 year of getting our wolves when we turn 18. I am super excited about turning 18 in a couple of days so I can find my mate! Nobody knows this yet, but I have already met my wolf. I met her when I turned 16. It is very rare for this to happen before 18 but I am special. My wolf's name is Luna. Yes, like the moon. She is very special and has been able to help me keep my secret by hiding my scent. My scent is very unique and as soon as anyone smells me, they will know. I have had to shift in secret since my 16th birthday and that has been hard for her because she likes to be in wolf form and we don't get to do that often.

The ceremony is starting. Lily and Drake are standing in front of the officiant repeating their vows to each other. Wolves don't usually get married. Not because they don't believe in it or anything, but because wolves mark their mates, but since Lily is human and it is something she wanted, Drake gave in to her. He would do anything for her and I am glad that they both will be happy together. I am sure Drake will mark her very soon now that they are married. Marking is when we bite each other to mark our mates to show others that they belong to them. Each mark is unique to each set of mates. Not one mark is the same. It is usually done on the shoulder so it can be easily seen by others. Also, when a mate marks one another, they become one. They are able to feel each other's emotions, talk to each other through the mind-link, and it helps us find each other as well when we aren't together. Another unique thing that happens when we mark each other is that our scent will change. The scents will mix with each other so the other pack members know who they are mated to.

Before I know it, the ceremony is over. I got caught up in daydreaming again. I have been having these dreams about a wolf. This wolf is completely black with piercing green eyes. This wolf is huge. I feel like I have this connection with this wolf. I can't help but think that this wolf could be my mate. I hope I get to meet this wolf soon. It is all I can think about and I keep getting distracted by it. It is time to leave now. Drake and Lilly are making their way to the big truck that Drake drives. I am slowly following behind them. It is a very bittersweet moment. I am leaving this small town that I have known my whole life. Now I'm going somewhere that I know nothing about and living in a pack. I am worried about fitting in and keeping my secret. It is going to be harder to hide my scent from a pack of wolves no less than one the size of Drake's pack. His pack is huge. He said they have over 1,000 pack members that live within the area and that doesn't include his whole territory. Apparently, his is one of the largest territories and it scares me.

I climbed up into his truck and stared out the window. Lily is looking at me with a sad smile on her face. She knows how hard this is for me but she tells me that this is the only way to keep me safe now that I am just a couple of short days from turning 18 and will be getting my wolf. I never told her I had got my wolf already. Luna told me not to. Luna seems okay with the move. She hasn't said much to me about it other than we need to go and everything is going to be fine. Whatever that means.

Well, we might as well get this show on the road.