Amelia POV
I have been in the gym the whole morning, trying to sweat all my stress out. I have been preparing for this Alpha meeting for years and now that it is happening, I am stressing about it. It is very uncommon for unmated females to lead a pack. It does happen but only when a she wolf has been the Luna and the Alpha has passed on. But even so, that only happens if she is not mated to someone new, normally chosen for her by either the pack members or the council.
This is why I am stressed out, I was chosen by my pack to lead them and not the council. So i am afraid they will deem me unfit to lead.
The council is made up of elders or respected wolves. They are usually picked by their power, wisdom and strength by vote. They basically call the shots around here; but of course, they have to discuss everything with the Alpha King. I have heard that the King is Lycan, making him very powerful. It would typically take about 20 or more wolves to fight him in his Lycan form. Not a lot of Lycans exist, which is why they are not only so powerful, but they rule the werewolf world.
But again, there is still the other powerful kingdoms. There is the Vampire kingdom and then there are the witches. And then there is me. My mother, Luna Meredith Shadow was a hybrid. Her father came from the Vampire kingdom and her mother was a witch.
My grandfather was from the NightShade Clan and my grandma from the Silver Circle Coven. This is what made my mother so special; Vampires do not normally reproduce but because it was the mating of a Vamp and Witch; and so this is also why she was born as their only child.
As a hybrid, No one ever expected her to be mated to an Alpha werewolf, but she was accepted nonetheless and became the Luna of Night Walker pack and ruled alongside my father, Drake Shadow, despite being ridiculed by other conservative wolves. Him being a wolf and my mother being a hybrid, I was born as a tribrid, the first ever to exist. This is both a blessing and curse because with Power, comes a lot of enemies and I do not need enemies right now. I need to avenge my pack and live my life as normal as can be. I know there is a lot I do not know about myself but I want to learn, this is why I plan on traveling as soon as I have dealt with the Alpha that k.illed my parents. I want to learn about my witch side and my vampire side as i was raised as a wolf. Everything I know; came from my wolf father and my mother has only ever known pack life as the Night Walker pack were the only ones willing to accept my grandparents mixed mating.
I have been getting help from books to learn more about myself though but it is still not enough.
Speaking of matings, I turned 18 almost 3 years ago and I still have not found my mate. At least, I know my mate is not in my pack or the nearest human town. Growing up, I was almost certain Chad would be my mate but it never happened. He turned 18 first and we thought he would sense me as his but he did not so we just assumed it was because i was not 18 yet. But my 18th birthday came and passed and we still felt nothing. We never dated or anything, but we thought it would happen and everyone around us thought the same but unfortunately, it never happened and i am partly glad for that. I do not want Chad to get hurt when i fight that Alpha wolf but i still feel a bit hurt that my mate is going to be a complete starnger. If i do have one though. Creatures like me are not normally mated, I was not even supposed to exist.
I start to feel my heart beating fast with how hard i have been hitting this punching bag and Kara starts telling me to stop. I decide to listen to my wolf and stop, taking a moment to sit down and drink some water.
"You are stressed aren't you"? Chad asks as he gets in with Eric. They are both in their training gear so that can only mean they were just in training, Which i missed. "I missed training didn't I"? I ask and they nod. "Its alright to miss training once, you needed time alone" Eric states and i almost choke on my water. "If the Alpha cannot make it to training then why would anyone else bother coming?They are going to think it is okay to miss training and then we will have a huge problem" I tell him.
Chad sighs and sits next to me. "Word has got around about us going to the Alpha meeting and everyone knows you are preparing for that. No one expects you to prepare for the meeting and still be able to attend training with the pack" he says as he puts his arm around my neck. "No, eww you smell sweaty get off me" i scream jumping away and they both laugh.
"So, tell us what is stressing you out. Because we can feel your frustrations you know"? Eric says with a raised eyebrow and i feel like a little girl being told off by her older brothers.
This is another thing about our pack, we feel each other's feelings and emotions as though we were siblings or mates. We have formed a very strong bond between us and we are all one big family.
"I do not know okay? I just feel like something big is about to go down. You know how you feel it whe you are about to find out something huge"? I tell them and they look at each other. "Of course something is about to happen. If that guy is still an Alpha, we will find him at that Meeting. Isn't that big"? Chad asks looking confused. "Yes i know that but that is not it. Something else is coming and I do not think it is good" I say to them.
"Amelia, you are the only daughter of an Alpha and Luna that still has not found her mate yet. Maybe you will meet your mate at the meeting? It is possible that you are mated to an Alpha or a Beta you know"? Eric states folding his arms. "Yeah maybe that is it. But i seriously do not need to find my mate yet. Not until my Vamp side is fully developed and awakened and I finally deal with that Alpha male. The moon Goddess needs to put that aside for now. I cannot deal with everything all at once". I seriously do not wish to find my mate yet. It is the last thing I need right now because i still have a lot to deal with.
"Well I just hope your mate is not a jerk. If you do find him. I wouldn't want to have to beat him up because you would hate me" Chad says rolling his eyes. Eric and I look at each other and burst out laughing. "The big brother in you does not like the idea of her finding a mate does it"? Eric asks with a smirk and Chad glares at him. "Tell me you want her to find her mate" he says and looks at Eric expectantly and Eric's smirk is instantly dropped from his face. "No because that would mean i would have to spend more time with her Lune or Luna and not her" He says pouting and i chuckle. "You guys are crazy" I tell them walking away.
"Where are you going Miss Alpha"? Chad asks and I hold the door as i turn to look at them. "I am starving okay"? They look at each other and start running towards me and I run ahead of them. Whoever gets to the kitchen last would have to share their bacon and no one wants that. I start to feel like I'm flying with how fast i am and i get to the kitchen first when normally; Eric would get here first.
He has a leaner body and is shorter than Chad which makes him faster but now, I was faster than him.
"How the hell did you do that"? Chad asks when they get in. The both look like they saw a ghost or something. "I guess my training is coming in handy "? I say but it came out more like a question. "No amount of training can achieve that,you were as fast as....." Eric says but suddenly stops and his eyes go wide. "As What Eric? Tell me" I say and he gulps. "As fast as a vampire. Amelia, I think your Vampire side is awakening"