Ok guys, that's it for today. Go home, get some rest and I'll see you bright and early Monday morning." I had just finished training the pack warriors and warriors-in-training and I feel like I've been hit by a bus. As I walk to my bag, one of my trainees runs up to me. I immediately recognize him as Emilio.
"Hey buddy, what's up?" He hands me a little black box. I open it to find a bracelet with my initials on it.
"Chief, I wanted to say happy birthday. You are the best Chief Warrior any Pack could have. And thank you for not giving up on me. Even when I was being a hard ass. I appreciate everything you've done for me." His little speech warned my heart and the bracelet looks amazing. "Thanks Emilio. This looks amazing by the way." I started as I pulled him into a hug.
"Now go home. I'll see you Monday morning ready to kick ass." I smiled at him. "Bye Chief." I put the black velvet box in my bag and walked back to the pack house.
I opened the door and before I could even put my bag on the floor, my brother and sister jumped on me. Sometimes I forget that I have ratched ass creatures as siblings. "Happy birthday, Eva!" They both said in unison. Well, more like screeched. "Can't breathe." They both immediately let go but Taylon kept her arm around my shoulder. "My baby sister is finally 18. She's gonna find her mate soon! I'm so happy for you."
Before I could even respond, I heard a low growl come from behind us and I immediately knew who it was. "Sam, calm your titties. It's bound to happen sooner or later. Accept and adapt."
Talon burst out laughing and started dragging me toward her room. "When she finds her mate, he's gonna have a big dick and she's gonna ride him all day long." Now it was my turn to laugh. Talon is very open minded. And sarcastic. Sam growled even louder this time. "The hell she will. I'll hunt him down and kill him before they can even meet and let their wolves say 'mate'."
As soon as he completed that sentence, I stopped dead in my tracks and turned to face him. "Bitch, you dare do that and I will chop off your penis and shove it down your throat. I will then proceed to rip your balls off and feed them to you through your nostrils. Test me. I dare you." There she is. Dear readers, meet my wolf, Rou.
Sam winced and held his downstairs area as he walked away from me. My mom descended down the stairs and came to hug me. " Happy birthday, angel. I just realised something. You're gonna find your mate soon." I grimaced and face palmed myself. "So you came all they way down here to bother me about my currently non-existent mate?" She burst out laughing. "Yes I did. You need to stop waking up so early for training. Its Friday and your special day. Anytime from today onwards, you have a high chance of finding your mate." My mom spoke, annoying the life out of me.
"Mom, chill out. It's only 10AM. Let me enjoy the rest of my day without anyone asking me about my mate. I'm going to go shower and enjoy my day the way I see fit. Ciao adios!" I don't want a mate. At least not yet. I have worked so hard to get to where I am. Being the first ever female and youngest Chief Warrior in the USA is a huge achievement. Having a mate would distract me from my life and I'm a very focused person. So, long story short, I dont need a mate. Not now anyways.
I got to my room, dropped my bag on the floor and beelined for my shower. I switched on the water and stepped out to undress. My mind drifted off to my mate. Who is he? What does he look like? What would he think of me? What is his family like? Would they like me? Where's he from? All these questions with no one there to answer them for me.
As I was getting dressed, I heard a knock on my door. "Come in."
Taylon walked in and sat on my bed.
"Why don't you want a mate? Not that it's important. You're still young and you have a long time to find him. I'm just curious as to why you don't want one." She asked.
"Like you said, I'm young and I still have time to find him. I'm in no rush to get married, have kids and everything else in between. And I still have so much more to achieve in terms of proving myself and that I'm worthy of my ranking and not just that I got it because of who my parents are."
Taylon had a frown on her face and sighed before speaking.
"Well, I definitely understand where you're coming from but I'm going to give you some advice. Don't wait too long. I think about all the match opportunities I've turned down and I think that maybe I could have met my mate by now if I wasn't so focused on this pack. Rather meet your mate now and wait to get married than wait too long and maybe never get a chance to meet him."
If I'm being honest, the thought of a mate does kind of excited me but at the same time, the thought of a man holding me back from all the things I could do with my life doesn't sit well with me. Having kids sounds good.
Well, until I think about how they're going to rip their way out of me.
Besides that, what if my mate is an asshole? What if he's cruel? He could be so many things and I wouldn't be able to say anything because he'd be my mate. Yuck.
"Great chat. Ciao." With that, Taylon left my room leaving me confused as fuck.
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This chapter is a bit short (my apologies) but I'll try to make the next chapter a bit longer.
~Kookie