The chosen mates

Meeting for the first time

*Emily’s POV

I wake up feeling exhausted. Yesterday, Tom, Mia and I went to the city to have some fun. They always take me with them because they don’t want me to feel left out. But I know that lowkey they want me to find my second chance out there. I get tired of telling them I don’t want a mate, so I just let them do their thing.

Mia is so excited to be planning the reunion, along with my mom and I, but it is her first Luna duty that my mom lets her control before she takes control in a few months.

The reunion is starting today. All the Alphas, Lunas, and whomever they want to bring will be arriving after lunch. Today we will have a normal dinner, more like a get-together party, where we will have the chance to meet up with people and just mingle around. Tomorrow, my dad, and Tom will be hosting the actual reunion. They are going to be discussing stuff related to the packs, the allies, and the news, that’s the interesting stuff. And at night we will be hosting the formal dinner, it is a ball, where we have to dress nicely and stuff like that. That is the boring part, but anyway, I must go.

I am getting ready for the training. I want to avoid being around the pack house as much as I can. And more after the conversation I heard from my parents. The minute I put my foot inside of the pack I get attacked by Mia, she is a mess at this point. I have never seen her that way, she is always put together.

“Are you okay?” I ask her as I look at her in disbelief.

“Help me with this…” she says, handing me some boxes. “I need to have everything ready before lunch if not your mom will kill me, for sure.” I laugh, I relate to that. My mom can be harsh on Mia sometimes because she is a perfectionist and wants Mia to be this perfect Luna.

Mia is great, she cares for everyone, and she is going to do just fine. I really don’t see myself in that position. I like to be involved in the pack stuff, my dad lets me be in the meetings, so I can overhear everything that happens around the pack. I have gained among the other alphas a good reputation for my strategic ability and intelligence when it comes to pack matters. I am very proud of that, and my dad is too, my mom is not so much, she wanted more of a princess for a daughter, but no.

I go with her to the place she needed to put the boxes and help her out with a bunch of different things like organizing the seating arrangement and the rooms. She asks me to help her with that because I know more people than her. I know I wanted to train, but I’m happy to be helpful to Mia.

“Where should we put Alpha Blake?” I asked, looking at the chart.

“Your mom said he HAD to be seated at our table…” she says, looking at me like it was obvious.

“Okay, okay. I didn’t know he was that important. But okay, seat him with us,” I point out the spot I think is best for him, in the middle of my dad and Tom, so they can talk.

“That’s perfect…” she says and smiles at me. “You’re always the best! I love you. I set you free to get going.” I laugh again, she always manages to say silly things.

“Don’t worry, I’ll finish helping you, I already miss training. I’ll do it in the afternoon.” I smile at her and keep helping her out.

After getting lunch, my dad gives us a little speech about the importance of this event and that we have to act by the book, looking right at me. I hadn’t found the courage to let them know I heard their conversation, but I wanted to confront them so bad.

“I hope you’re in your best behavior, Em,” my dad says to me after he is done giving the speech to the pack. “Please…” he finishes with that.

“I know, dad. Count on that,” I say and smile at him. I have mixed feelings about the situation. I know they don’t mean any harm, but it’s not the way. We could work it out together, not behind my back. I just can’t wrap it in my mind. “Can I go training for a bit? I didn’t have time this morning and I really don’t like missing it,” I ask, not that I really care about his opinion, but I don’t want to be on his bad side, more because of my plan. I realize that I haven't worked out today and I’m still in training clothes.

“Mhm, yes honey. You have been really helpful here, don’t take long, little one,” he says and uses the nickname he used to when I was small, he always uses it when he is happy.

Before I leave I look around and my mom is nowhere near, so I was good. I know it sounds silly, but for me working out is very important. First because it’s the only time in a day I forget everything that is going on in my head and I can get away from my mom and dad asking me about my mate and my future. I just want to leave this place, don’t get me wrong. I love my pack, but everything here just reminds me of Jason and sometimes it’s just too much. Our dream was Italy, we always wanted to go there, maybe live there for a little. And my dream is to honor his memory and do it.

I get to the training field and decide to start with some shifting training. So, I let Ayla take control and then give it back to me.

“Hey, do you need any help with the training?” Someone asks me from behind my back in the last shift I do.

“Oh, Liam. I was going to go for a run, but I can do some boxing now that you’re here,” I say to him. It was Liam, one of the head warriors in our pack. I’ve known him since I was little, his parents were friends with mine. I know he has had a crush on me since a long time ago, but I just can’t, he was Jason's best friend. No way.

“Go easy on me,” he says as I put on the box gloves. He stands up in front of me with the training gloves and I start punching. I am strong, I’m proud of that. We are forty minutes into the work out when he gets a link that he needs to go greet some people.

“It’s fine, Liam. Go, don’t forget you’re dealing with my mom, I know how it can be sometimes.” I say laughing. My mom can be intense sometimes. He laughs and leaves me.

After I am done packing the boxing implements, it is finally time to run. I situate myself in front of the track and take it all in. I put on my headphones and start running.

*Blake’s POV

I am sitting in the back of the car going to Red Valley, regretting myself for saying yes to attending this. I didn’t want it. I am regretting that I accepted that stupid plan Luke got me into. What am I going to do?

Cut the crap, mate. You want this as well. - Luke says in his annoyed tone.

Sure, Luke. I can pick the f*ck out a girl and make her miserable for the rest of her life. Great. You know I’m not a bad person, I seem like but I am not. - it is true, I’m not bad, I am a good Alpha and I tend to be a good and polite person. I am just serious, and don't like to mingle around.

He finally leaves me alone, I don’t want to deal with his crap at this moment. I have other things to worry about. I want to focus on tomorrow’s meeting. I have a very important point to discuss. Spencer warriors have been approaching our border much lately and I want allies in case something happens. I know Spencer is not coming to this meeting, his pack is part from another region, so I’m good on that side.

“We are here, Alpha.” The driver informs me as we pull into a driveway. I look up and nod at him.

We finally stop at the entrance of a big mansion, with more of a traditional architecture, but stunning. I realize I have never been here before. A man in his late fifties walks out of the house, he is accompanied by a beautiful woman the same age. Very formal, very good looking, elegant.

“Alpha Blake. It’s really nice to meet you, Alpha William Cox.” Oh, so he is the Alpha. He reaches out his hand for me and I stretch it. “My Luna, Charlotte Cox.”

“Really nice to meet you Alpha, Luna Charlotte. You have a really beautiful house. Congratulations,” I say, smiling at them and taking another look at the house.

“Well, thank you. Alpha Blake, Tamara, and Colton will take your bags to your room,” Luna Charlotte indicates to me, looking at the people she just mentioned. I smile at them and my driver gives them my bags. “ If you excuse me for a moment, I have to take care of the situation. Please, William, give Alpha Blake a tour around the house and the grounds,” she instructs her Alpha and walks away from us giving us a smile.

“Well, I don’t want to upset her,” he says and laughs once she is out of our sight. “So, please follow me, Alpha Blake.” Luna Charlotte looks like the perfect Luna, very elegant and well-put. She seems to have everything under control.

Alpha Williams motions me to walk with him into the house and I gladly do it. He shows me the common areas of the house. The inside of the house is even more beautiful than the outside, whoever designed the inside was a genius. He takes me to the outside of the house, their ground was giant too.

“This is our land, Alpha Blake. We have been working really hard to have a territory that can accommodate all our pack members and that we have facilities and places for them to enjoy life outside work,” he explained to me as we keep walking around.

“Please, call me Blake,” I say politely, I hate formalities. “Do you have training fields?” I ask as we keep walking around.

“Oh, thank you. You can call me William as well. Of course, we have. Let me show you,” he says and changes the direction of the walk. We walk for about five more minutes when I encounter a big field with a running track and sparring circles, it is really big. They had a big room with gym equipment, it is made with crystal si it has a lot of natural light.

I was astonished by the intelligence in organizing things at this pack. I take a moment to check out the whole field, that is the moment when my eyes meet her. I see a girl, running in the field, she looks like she is a pro at running, she doesn’t even look tired. She is wearing some Nike sports shorts and a sports bra that matched the design on the shorts. She has long beautiful and toned legs, I could say she works out every single day. She has an amazing body, she is thin but not too much. She may be 5’6”, but she is tall. All I can see is her back, she has wavy hair, a caramel brunette.

“Oh, my wife is not going to be happy about this,” Alpha William says beside me. Just after he said that Luna Charlotte approaches the girl and stand in front of her as she walks towards Luna Charlotte. I can see they are having some sort of argument. “I’m sorry you have to witness this, Blake,” he says and smiles at me. I am clueless about what is going on.

Luna Charlotte and the girl walk towards us, I can see the girl putting on a cropped t-shirt as she walks beside the Luna. When she finished she looks up and I can see her face. This girl was gorgeous, one of the most beautiful she-wolf I have ever seen in my life, and believe I have seen a lot of women.

“Alpha Blake, I’m sorry you have to witness this,” Luna Charlotte repeats what Alpha William said. “This is our daughter, Emily,” she says looking at her and back at me.

“Nice to meet you, Alpha. I apologize because you had to witness my NORMAL training,” she says almost yelling the word normal, most at her mom, but I think her dad gets a little bit too.

“It’s my pleasure,” I say stretching the hand she just reached out to me. I look up to see her and I am amazed by the color of her eyes, she has these light blue eyes, they are like the ocean in the Maldives, so blue and so intense. I swear she can look right through me. “Don’t worry about the workout, it is always nice to see that the Alpha family is well-trained,” I say trying to smooth the situation.

“Thank you. At least someone here is not from 1880,” she says looking at her mom. “If you excuse me, Alpha Blake, I have to get ready for the night we have ahead,” she says before walking away.

Dude, she’s the one we need! Did you f*cking see her? Goddess. – Luke is getting excited. It is true, Emily Cox is out of this world. She is gorgeous, and so fierce. The way she talks, she acts. Everything.