Elle’s POV
Today is the day every werewolf waits for. Their 18th birthday – why? Because it’s the day we can finally be able to find our mates. That’s not to say all of us would find our mates the day we turn 18, but it’s the day we would finally be able to if they’re near. My wolf and I are very excited. Her name is Clara and she is a white wolf with a black patch over her right eye. She is beautiful. And my other half.
‘Are you excited to meet our mate today?’ – Clara asks, while skipping around in the back of my head.
‘Yes, but I’m also nervous.’ – I answered.
‘Why are you nervous? Mate will love us and take such great care of us’ – she whines.
‘I know, but meeting our mate could also mean leaving everyone we love behind, and I don’t know if I’m ready to do that…are you?’ – I asked.
‘If it means we get to be with Mate, yes!’ – she snaps and closes our link.
I can’t mention to her anything negative about having a mate without her snapping at me and closing the mind link between us. She is so feisty.
Since today is Saturday, no school. But the Luna and my mother are planning a huge birthday bash for the triplets, my brother and I. Apparently, they have invited neighboring packs to the party to see if any of the unmated wolves are mated to any of us. I honestly hope I’m not. I want to be mated to someone in my pack. I wouldn’t want to have to leave. Leave my family. Leave Aria. Leave Luca. I don’t even want to think about ever leaving them.
Luca says he hopes I’m his mate. I love him, I really do and if we aren’t mates. Well he’s still my best friend, but a part of me will also be broken a bit. The triplets went to see their grandparents last night and won’t be back until tonight before the party – so I guess we won’t know until then if we are in fact mates or not.
‘Clara – do you think he’s our mate?’ – I asked.
Nick’s POV
Today I turn 18. Well not just me, but my siblings as well. We’re triplets. Me being the oldest – and Future Alpha of our pack. It’s also my best friend and future beta’s birthday, along with his twin sister. Elle. She hates me. Or so she claims. I don’t get her. She loves my brother and sister. They’re inseparable. But whenever I make an appearance, she makes an excuse to leave. Not that I care. It just infuriates me is all. I sometimes find myself questing what I ever did to her to make her hate me so much. One day the five of us were best friends doing everything together, and then a few years ago everything changed. Girls started coming around tempting me and she left me. Again, not that I care. I just miss the way things were when we were all younger.
But, enough with the sadness. Today is a good day, I’m 18 and will be able to take over as Alpha soon. My dad says in a couple months the reins will be handed over to me, my beta Jake, and my Gamma Luca (who just so happens to be my brother). I know what you’re thinking, why is your triplet brother going to be your Gamma when he has Alpha blood in him. Well, because I was born first and also the current Gamma doesn’t have any children to step up. Along with the fact that there’s no one I trust more than Jake and Luca to be by my side.
They say today is the day you can finally find your mate, but I couldn’t care less about that. I don’t want or need a mate right now. I’m 18 and can have any she-wolf I want, so why would I want my mate now. In a few years if I haven’t found her, I’ll go looking, but until then I’m just going to enjoy myself and be the best Alpha my pack can have.
See our pack, the Red Mood pack, is the largest and strongest pack in the North. We have 1,800 pack member – 1,200 of which are warriors able to fight when needed. Not that many other packs or rouges attempt to cross our territory, but still. My brother, Luca is the second top warrior our pack has. My beta, Jake is our third top. And, Elle is our fourth overall top warrior, but top woman warrior. I have to admit the girl can hold her own. And she is sexy as hell whenever I see her fighting, but we hate each other. Well she hates me – I just accept it.
‘Why do you keep saying you don’t want Mate’ – Chaz my wolf asks.
‘I want her, just not yet. Maybe in a few years after I’m done having fun.’ – I calmly answer.
‘ARE YOU SAYING MATE WON’T BE FUN. THAT THESE OTHER SHE-WOLF SLUTS ARE BETTER THAN MY MATE?!!?’ – He screeches in my head.
‘I never said that. It’s just…’ – I try to respond, but Chaz has other plans.
‘ITS JUST NOTHING. YOU DISGUST ME!’ – He snaps and cuts our link.
He is going to give me the worst headache today.
“Come on Nick, we have to leave and head back to the pack house to get ready!” – my sister Aria yells up to me. “Okay, I’m coming sis!” I finish getting dressed in my black joggers, grey pullover, slip on my Nike sneakers and run downstairs. We say our goodbyes to our grandparents and hit the road.
‘I don’t know, I hope so.’ – She hums.
Yeah, I hope so too.
Luca’s POV
“So, do you think any of us will find our mates tonight?” my sister Aria asks.
“I hope so, I have been waiting to find her for the longest time – or to finally be able to claim her.” I wink at my sister.
She knows who I am referring to. “What do you mean finally be able to claim her?” Ahh the future Alpha, my brother, never in the loop. Mainly because the girl I have been in love with my entire life can’t stand being in the same room as him. Aria is quick to answer for me, “Elle. He is referring to Elle.”
“Wait you think Elle might be your mate?” I don’t love the way he just sounded when asking that. Like it would be impossible for a girl who looked like Elle to be mated to me. We are damn near identical with a few minor differences, and he’s acting like I am this hideous person. “Why do you sound so shocked?” I snap – with clear venom in my voice. “Oh no, it’s just I never knew you liked each other like that.”
I ignore him because my mood is not about to be spoiled because of inability to keep his mouth shut. People keep telling us we may share a mate since we’re both male Alphas, who happen to be a part of triplets. But I don’t know if I want to share my mate with him. Especially if my mate is Elle.
‘You know it is a possibility that we have to share her right?’ – Cole my wolf asks.
‘Yes, I know, but that doesn’t mean I’ll like it. What if she rejects us because she doesn’t want him?’ – I asks.
‘She can’t reject us – we are of Alpha blood, rejecting us would kill her and us. She wouldn’t do that just to get away from him.’
‘Now stop worrying about its Luca, we’ll be fine!’ – He says while going back to the back of my mind.
I close my eyes and wait to be back home. With Elle. Her smile. Her beautiful silver eyes. That laugh that sends shocks through my whole body. Yes. I’ll close my eyes until I can see her again. Unfortunately, that will have to wait until the party in a couple hours. She texted me that she wants to surprise me with her dress, so I am not allowed to see her until tonight. However, Aria gets to go get ready with her – so she is instructed to give me a heads up as to when I get to see her. Tonight, cannot get here soon enough.