Mia's POV :-
The bell rang and I ran to get the door . Audrey came inside and gave me a bone crushing hug after wishing me.
" oh my Godess you look so pretty Mia. Promise me that your first run in your wolf form will be with me " Audrey said
" Thank you Audrey but... "My face fell down .
"What's with the face ? " She said
" I am sorry I have already promised James my first run otherwise I swear I would have gone with you . We made the promise on our tenth birthday and he has been reminding me constantly" I said looking down.
" Aw that's so cute " she said wiggling her eyebrows .
" Stop it Audrey " I was clearly blushing .
" Okay then promise me your second run " she said.
" I promise " I said.
" Shit! I forgot , here is your gift. Come on let's say hi to your mom and dad. " Audrey said handing me a big box.
" Where is miss Kate , your mom ?" I asked.
" She wasn't ready yet , dad said he will drop her " Audrey told me.
Audrey met my mom and dad . After a while James' family and miss Kate came at the same time .
"You remember our promise don't you " James said hugging me.
" How could I forget" I said hugging him back .
" Trust me you two are so cute together , I hope you guys turn out to be mates" Audrey whispered in my ear.
I hope so too.
Miss Kate , Miss Rose(James mom) and my mom were busy chatting like they haven't met in ages .
" It feels so good , James' family and your family are so nice .Since everyone is already here , when are you going to cut your birthday cake" Audrey said humming.
Well I really didn't want to spoil her happiness but I had to tell that beta maybe coming .
Maybe the beta won't come, Saber (Mia's wolf)said.
" Audrey I want t...." I stopped mid sentence due to the ringing of door bell.
" Audrey can you please get the door for me , it must be Alpha and Lucas , and Mia come here your Mom is calling " my father said and Audrey said to me smiling,
" So you guys invited Lucas and Alpha too I will get the door , you go see what your mom wants".
Audrey's Pov:-
I opened the door and instantly bowed down a bit to show the utmost respect to our Alpha,
" It's a great pleasure to have you hear Alpha , please come inside " I said.
When no one came inside I got nervous a bit , did I do something wrong ? I thought to myself . When someone coughed and I heard a giggle of a girl . What !!a girl?? , the last time I remember Lucas was a boy so I looked up and it was our " lovely" beta . My face fell down. What the hell is he doing here . I was having such a nice day .
" you look quite happy to see me here , I guess Mia didn't tell you I was coming" beta smirked.
Mia I am gonna kill you later .
Seriously . I know he was being sarcastic about me being "happy" to see him because I am sure the only Expression I had on my face was of disgust but I quickly returned my face to normal and smiled,
" what a 'pleasant surprise' and you are right Mia didn't tell me that you and your ..." I stopped because I didn't know who the girl was . She looked around Mia's age . Our pack was quite big , it wasn't like I knew everybody.
" considering the personality and aura of my brother.." the nice looking girl spoke for the first time . It took me a moment to register her words " brother" . What the hell, beta is her brother , they don't resemble a bit for Goddess sake.
"it isn't difficult to mistake him for an Alpha. So I don't blame you a bit , I am Anna Riverdale , David's sister " Anna continued extending her hand towards me smiling.
Trust me I know him too well to mistake him for someone else I mentally rolled my eyes.
The girl was nice unlike her brother and I took her hand wholeheartedly
" Come in Anna", I said moving aside and she came in.
" Well you didn't invite me in but I am coming in anyways " he said storming inside .
I saw sir Benjamin (Mia's dad ) emerging from a corner and hugging Beta David, " you made it David I thought you weren't gonna come . I am glad you brought Anna too ".
" You invited me sir how could I say no" beta said .
Someone nudged my shoulder and I turned around ,it was Mia,
" I was gonna tell you Audrey, dad invited him I jus.. ."
"Whoa whoa It's fine Mia , your dad invited him and there is no problem . Let's not ruin your day . I am gonna forget I hate him for just this once " I cut her off.
"Thank Audrey you are the best " Mia said hugging me.
Alpha and Lucas were the last ones to arrive . Lucas was in a quite bad mood and I don't know why. I thought he had stopped giving Mia death glares but I guess I was wrong,
" What's up with him?" I asked Mia .
" Beats me " she shrugged.
" Do you think I should ask him if he has some problem with me " Mia whispered.
" Yeah ask him " I answered.
" Come on guys hurry up it's time to cut the cake" James came to call us.
After singing the happy birthday song and cutting the cake dinner was served.
Alpha invited the official to a separate room to discuss something and they left.
Miss Rose , Miss Bethany (Mia's mom) were busy in their conversation and Mia , James ,Anna and I were left alone. All others left with Alpha Lucas included.
"So how old are you Anna" Mia asked
"I am 15 and a half " Anna replied.
" That's same as Lucas " James said.
" Yup I am just a week younger than him, we are classmates at school. " Anna said smiling.
After a while all four us were engaged in a hearty conversation
" I can't believe she's Beta's sister" I whispered to Mia while James and Anna were busy discussing something.
"I know where are you coming from " she smiled.
" When are you gonna join the training fields?" I asked Anna.
" You see my brother has already started training me , I am gonna join once I turn 16" Anna replied.
"That's so good me and Audrey both trained at home first . How long have you been training?" Mia asked excitedly .
" It hasn't been that long just four months. " Anna smiled sheepishly .
" What do you guys do ?I have seen you too a lot at school " Anna said pointing at James and Mia ," James is gonna be future gamma /third in command and what are you going to be Mia?"
"Lady third in command/Third in command's mate" I mindlinked Mia and smirked and she nearly spilled her glass of water and got baffled .
I was trying so hard to control my laugh.
" I wanted to go to college and be a teacher like my mom used to be , but I guess I can't go to college now " Mia said slowly and I put my hand on her shoulder to comfort her .
" But you can still be a teacher " Anna said .
" Yeah I am planning to be one don't worry " Mia said.
"Let's go outside I will show you guys my wolf to perk you guys up come on" James said taking Mia's hand.
" let's go " I said and four of our walked outside.
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Lucas' pov:-
Dad had asked me to always sit in discussions about pack matter as I will be leading this pack in near future and dealing with same situations .
Sir Benjamin guided us to a separate room and it was same old same old " Rouges" , increasing pack defence, warriors status and stuff but I was still listening to it all carefully.
" Hmm David there is something else I want to discuss too" my father said and David got alerted.
" David you haven't found your mate right ?"My father asked slowly.
" Yes" he answered.
" Then you should know what happens next . You are the second in command and Lucas is quite young to have a mate right now " my father stopped and looked at miss Kate and she continued further
" we don't have a Luna nor a lady second in command so ....I recommend you to choose one and a good one at that since you have a choice . If you want to wait you can but its quite difficult for your mate to make an appearance at this point . I hope you are getting my point David . I can recommend some if you want " miss Kate said slowly looking at my father.
So my father put poor miss Kate on this .
My father and Miss Kate both weren't wrong in a sense . Werewolves mostly get mates inside their pack or blood lines . If your mate is from some other pack it may take some time but they they say Moon Goddess always makes a way for mates to meet each other .
" Do you want a mate David " sir Benjamin asked.
" Who doesn't want one . It's in our nature isn't it. I know our pack doesn't have a Luna right now so it's my mate's job to take female lead . I will choose one if all of you want this but.. " David said slowly
" But what ? " Miss Kate asked urgently .
" Who will agree. These girls have mate out there . It will be difficult " David said.
"I know I am getting a bit personal here but if you are in a relationship maybe that girl will agree or if you both love each other " miss Kate said .
" I have never been in a relationship " David said.
Miss Kate , sir Benjamin ,my father looked at each other and I knew they were mind-linking .
" Well then maybe you can do it like I did , if you like someone convince them to be your mate and if she agrees then it's a win-win . I know it's not easy but it worked well in my case " sir Benjamin said.
I looked at David and he opened his mouth like he was about to say something then stopped.
" It's difficult Benjamin , you were lucky that the girl you loved agreed to be your mate and reciprocated " miss Kate said looking at David, " I guess in this case it's better to get him a girl that agrees to be with him . I can suggest some if you want "
David shrugged
" Continue Kate" , my father said .
" I mean I know plenty of girls who have a crush on David and will be willing to be with him , some good fighters too . You once told me you like girls who can beat ass " miss Kate said sipping her tea.
" I said that really and What about their mates " David said a bit worried.
" Well it's not your problem , if a girl agrees to be with you she knows all this and further once you mark her it's over , overtime the bond will grow stronger and stronger of you both are willing to make this relationship progress because after all it isn't like a true bond " sir Benjamin said.