Winter's True Mate

Mate

Aeric POV

It is a beautiful afternoon, I notice as I am walking around the town. Watching, waiting, smelling. There is a soft, subtle breeze today. All of a sudden, I pick up this most amazing scent. I have to find it! I have smelt it before, but I am not sure where I smelled it. When I finally found where that magnificent smell was coming from, I was shocked at first. A she-wolf? Let alone the girl I had watched at the park in town. How can this be? I have never had any type of relations with a she-wolf. No, I can't be. It's impossible. But, the more I stood there and watched this she-wolf, the more enthralled I became. I quietly stepped forward, closer. I just had to get closer to her. I needed to. A pure white, humongous wolf with the deepest blue eyes I had ever seen. I don't know exactly why, but my beast started going nuts.

"Let me go, you absolute fool!!" Ironside snarled at me.

"Why? No! It's a she-wolf! I am a Lycan, Ironside. We cannot consort with mere she-wolves. You know better!" I hissed with a sharp tone.

"She is our MATE, you i***t! For a Lycan Prince, you sure are stupid!!"

"How dare you speak to me that way!!"

"What are you going to do about it, Prince?" Ironside smirked.

What is my beast talking about?? I can't be mated to a simple she-wolf. But her scent is so mesmerizing. It engulfs my entire being. Almost making me dizzy. As I am basking in her wonderful scent, I catch the scent of another. A very masculine scent. Who is this other wolf?!? I watched through the trees and saw another wolf approach her from the other direction. They sniff each other, then they go behind different trees. The next thing I know is that they walk back to each other as humans.

"You must be Brandon. What all has Kendra told you?"

"All she told me is that you are her best friend and that you need help learning to fight," Brandon replied.

"Good. Shall we get to work then?" the she-wolf asked.

"Ha! You are funny! There are a few things that you need to know and a few things that I need to know as well."'

"And just what are those things, pray tell?" she said with a hint of attitude in her tone.

"First off, what is your name? And second, why do you need to learn how to fight?" Brandon asked with curiosity in his eyes.

"My name is Winter. And as far as why I need to learn how to fight, it is my business and mine alone."

"Ok, Winter. But to give you a heads-up, these woods are seldom unoccupied. Rogue wolves, other packs... There is just too much going on lately. So when we are out here, we stay close to each other. Got it?"

The warning in his voice piqued my interest along with what he said. I could see in the she-wolf's body language that she heard the warning as well.

"Ok, Brandon. I got it. So where do we start?"

"We start by going for a run. Ready? Stay with me... If you can keep up!" Brandon said as he took off running.

And just like that, they were both gone. So the she-wolf's name is Winter. It is as beautiful a name as she is, I thought to myself.

"Now we must track her down!!" my beast howled.

Daniel POV

How is this even possible? Winter had a whole makeover. How the hell did she afford it? It's not like she has a job or anything. Kendra. I bet she helped her. Why? What was the point of her getting a makeover? Did Winter tell Kendra about us being mates? I hope like hell not. I gave her SPECIFIC instructions not to tell anyone. As I am walking out of school, I notice Kendra and Winter rushing out the doors. Winter isn't wearing the same clothes she came to school in. Why is she wearing workout clothes?? What the f**k is going on around here???? I start to rush after them to find out where they are going in such a hurry, and Joe and Cherry stop me.

"Bro, where are you rushing off to?"

"Babe, you look like you have seen a ghost and have been acting strange all day. What the hell is going on with you?"

"Uh.... I.... Um.... I gotta go. My dad called for Joe and me to go meet with him," I said as I was giving Joe a certain look.

"Oh, I didn't know. Well, let's go. I don't feel like incurring the wrath of your dad, dude."

"Alright, let's go," I say as we take off running, leaving Cherry standing there with a bewildered look on her face.

"Bro! Where are we really going?? I know your dad didn't call for us," Joe asks as we are running through the forest.

"We are going to find Winter and get to the bottom of her new look and why," I say angrily.

We continue to run as we look for her, but she is nowhere to be found. Her scent has vanished. Kendra's scent is nowhere to be found either. This is so strange. Joe and I searched for Winter or Kendra for hours with no luck. We decided to head back to the pack house.

"I don't understand what is going on here. First, I rejected Winter as my mate. Then she gets this total makeover. Now she changes clothes, runs out of the school, and disappears without a trace into the forest. What the f**k is going on??" I vent to Joe as we are walking back to the pack house.

"Bro, I really don't know. But you gotta chill. Cherry is definitely getting suspicious of your behavior. You're not acting like your normal self, dude."

"I know, I know. I just can't help but feel jealous all of a sudden. I really don't know what is going on with me."

"Dude, you have got to figure it out. People are going to really start asking questions here soon if you don't. I'm saying this because if the right people start asking me, you know I cannot lie to them."

"I know bro. I am going to figure all of this out. I rejected her. I should not have any of these feelings. I wonder if I should go visit the seer?" I ask apprehensively.

"That might not be a bad idea. Could at least give you a starting point."

"I will do that tomorrow," I said in a determined tone. This is all going to get figured out very soon.