The Alphas Daughter

Rejected.

*3 years earlier*

“I James Martins, reject you, Riley Manning”

Riley:

Is this man, no boy serious? He’s rejecting me? After we just did what we did, and he has the audacity to reject me?

Angry doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel, I’m livid, seething! I want to rip his wind pipe out and strangle him with it.

He’s the future beta and I am the alphas daughter, the moon goddess has told us to be together! we realised we was mates on his 18th birthday, I’m a few days older than him and when I turned 18 I was so worried I wouldn’t find my mate, it’s a girls dream to find her mate and be loved so intensely for the rest of their lives.

I went to James’ 18th birthday party in the pack house after my dad insist I attend, and that’s when I realised he was the other half of me, as soon as I walked in my wolf Romy went berserk and when my eyes locked on him it was like magic, everyone else at the party seemed to fade into the background, things fell silent and a spotlight was on him, my mate, James Martins. He turned and he stared at me with so much warmth and passion, I knew there and then he felt the same. I had no doubt we would spend the rest of our lives in a bubble of love. He had girls falling at his feet, literally. He was the man of the hour, his big birthday bash in full swing. But his eyes were just on me. He walked straight up to me and in a low husky tone whispered “mate”. My heart stopped, well at least it felt like it.

James and my brother Mark were best friends, my brother is future alpha and James is in line to be beta, so it was almost an unwritten rule that they should be besties. I don’t remember my life without James in it, he has been around forever, but I never saw him as anything more than my brothers friend until now. “Oh how the goddess works in strange ways”

He places his huge soft hand on my face, engulfing half of my head, sparks flew through my body and I knew he felt them too “Riley, how did I not know you was my mate” he said in a low tone.

I pressed my head into his hand and just replied “well you do now. It all starts from here” for a second I thought I saw fear in his hazel eyes, but I’ve known James for too long, I know he wouldn’t hurt me, I know I’ll always be protected with him. Maybe it was love, or maybe it was panic!

James:

“What a load of crap this party is” says my wolf Clint.

“It will be over before we know it, hopefully my mates shows up soon” I reply to his miserable comment

He wasn’t lying though, it was my parents idea to throw this extravagant party for my 18th. At first I refused but after weeks of hearing my mother go on, reluctantly I agreed. I was mingling with the guest, some from my pack and some who had travelled from neighbouring packs. All of them were boring company. Most of the girls had made a huge effort with their ball gowns, and immaculate makeup, but I didn’t get the mate spark from any of them. Some of these girls were so thirsty, they may as well of written “f**k me” in lipstick on their foreheads and been done with it. Whilst it was fun getting attention, it wasn’t what I was looking for, I wanted a mate, a life long partner and since my best friend Mark had found his mate, Beth, last year I had barely seen him, he was future alpha, but his mate took priority over everything, I wanted that. To make a girl my focus, my priority, my life.

I had my back to the door and I felt more people arrive, and that’s when I smelt it, the smell of roasted marshmallows and cashmere. It hit me like a ton on bricks and all of a sudden Clint howled and was pacing chanting “mate, mate. Find mate” I turned to see who was responsible for the magnificent scent. And when I saw her my stomach fell. “f**k, it’s Riley”

I don’t know why but my legs automatically moved towards her, I had lost all control, I was stamping towards her and once we were chest to chest I looked at her and in a low growl “mate” exits my mouth. What am I doing. She can’t be my mate. I promised Mark.

I reach my hand out and cup her face, “Riley how did I not know you was my mate” I declare, I didn’t mean for it to come out sounding like a question but it obviously did because Riley looks at me with her gorgeous blue eyes and says “well you do now, it all starts from here” and that’s when panic starts to sink in. Mark will kill me, I think to myself. He always made me swear if the slim chance was that Riley was my mate, I reject her, but when I look at her face I can’t help but fall in love with her, I need to feel her skin, taste her lips, I need to make love to my mate.