The Red Lycan

Chapter 1

Davina POV

Ugh.. Classes are seriously the most boring thing ever.. I thought and looked out the classroom window

I heard the teacher continue her lesson, but my head couldn’t focus. Tomorrow was the day I had waited my whole life for. At eighteen the wolves in our pack could apply for the elite warrior training.

I drummed my fingers softly on the table, waiting for the bell to ring. Something suddenly hit the back of my head, and as I turned around I saw my best friend grinning at me

Sorry, hun. Couldn’t help it she smiled and laughed over mindlink. You thinking about tomorrow?

I sighed Yeah, what if I’m not accepted?

She shook her head and smiled You’re one of our best warriors, of course you’ll be accepted. Stop worrying

She turned her attention back to the lesson and I tried the same.

Fifteen (excruciating) minutes later the bell finally rang, and most of us immediately ran out. Ariana skipped happily beside me as we walked home.

“So, I had an idea while you totally zoned out” she smirked “Now, I know you dislike makeup and stuff..” I cut her off since I knew where this was going “No way, Ari. I feel ridiculous when you doll me up. Tomorrow might be the biggest night of our lives and I wanna feel comfortable.”

“But, please” she pouted “I’ll do your homework for a month!”

I laughed “Babe, I already do most of yours already”

She looked at me with her innocent smile, even though I knew she sometimes were a devil in disguise, and pouted even more

“Ugh.. Fine. But stay away from my homework, I don’t want my GPA to go down” I chuckled and she continued skipping happily

On our way home we bumped into Charlie, one of the other warriors. He and Ariana chatted for a minute, and right before walking away he grinned at me. A shiver ran down my spine and I got nauseous.

Last year in my free period I headed to our training facility to work out. The gym is usually never empty, but this day it was. After a good 20-minute workout I decided to shower and head back to my classes. Charlie showed up and talked about how I would become his chosen mate. I tried politely turning him down and that made him see red.

He slammed me face first into one of the lockers, and tried pulling down my tights. Luckily someone walked into the locker rooms and he sprinted out. His actions is one of the reasons I train as hard as I do. I never want to feel weak and powerless ever again.

Ariana snapped her fingers “Earth to Davina. Do you hear me?”

“Sorry, guess I zoned out again” I faked a laugh.

I never told anyone what almost happened that day and because of his actions the mere thought of being intimate with someone made me terrified.

After stopping by my room to change clothes and leaving my backpack, I went to our common room. Our pack consists of maybe one-hundred members, so it’s quite spacious. I sat down in one of the lounging chairs and waited for the obligatory training to start.

Ariana never thought it was important to train, and since she is the Alpha’s daughter he lets her get away with it. At ten we made a vow to always be friends and have each others back, we call it “cradle to grave”. Her dream is that both our mates are in the same pack, so we won’t get separated.

I smiled at that though. I grew up seeing my parents madly in love with each other. They were next-door neighbours, and because my dad is two years older than my mom he felt the mate bond before her. He used those years to woo her. It was a beautiful love story. Seeing their love, I could almost envision myself growing old with my own mate.

The training session today really wiped me out and after dinner I went straight to bed.

Nothing better than a good nights sleep

At 7 AM I was abruptly awakened my a high-pitched scream. “HAPPY BIRTHDAY BESTIE”

“Oh, Goddess. Ariana, you scared the sh*t out of me! You’re going to wake up the whole pack” I half-yelled. Feeling a little guilty that I had been so grumpy I quickly added with a smile “Happy birthday, Ariana”

“That’s the spirit! It’s our birthday, girl. So if I want to wake up the whole pack then that is my right” She grinned and swirled around before laying down next to me

Silence fell in the room and I prayed to the Mood Goddess that she had fallen asleep again. “So I was thinking..”

Guess not

“.. We should totally start getting ready at 3 PM”

“Woah, that’s like.. three, four.. FOUR hours before our ceremony. Don’t you think thats a li excessive?”

“No, no, no. I need at least two hours on each of us” She had a serious look on her face, and I knew there was no point in trying to argue with her on this

Luckily Ariana was finished 10 minutes before our supposed “grand entrance” and I had time to look myself in the mirror. I actually felt quite.. Beautiful

You ready, baby? My mother mindlinked me

I’m really nervous, mom.. What if I make a fool of myself? I replied

Baby, that won’t happen. Relax your shoulders and take a deep breath

I could feel her smile through our link

Oh my.. The king is here. As soon as I heard those words, my anxiety shot through the roof

Oh f**k me.. I’m totally going to make a fool of myself