Emily's POV
"What do you think of this one?" Stella showed me a blue dress.
"It looks good on you." I smiled at her. Anything she wears looks good on her.
Stella was excited when I told her I would be attending the mating ceremony. I had missed the ceremony twice now, I'm 20 now and I needed to find him.
"What are you trying Emily?" Stella pushed me to the arranged dress.
"I don't know." I scratched my hair.
"I'm not rich like you Stella,I can't just go around picking stuff, I will have to do a serious calculation." I told her.
"And I told you that I would pay." She stamped her feet on the floor.
"But.".
"No,but." She shushed me.
I gave in to Stella and I later opted for a green dress. It was beautifully cut and adorned; it was as if it was designed specially for me.
Next,we went to a stylist and did our hair,we went to do some pedicures and manicures also. I wasn't disturbed or beaten because Stella was with me.
When we were done with the lady stuff we went back home Stella wanted to sleep over at my place. I didn't go to her place often because her dad didn't like me, only her mother did.
"I can't wait." Stella slumped on the bed after dinner.
"For what?" I sat down on the bed.
"The mating ceremony." She giggled.
"I heard Alphas of different packs will be there, even Alpha Mayhem also." She shook my arm excitedly.
Alpha Mayhem is our Alpha, the ruler of the dark moon pack. I heard he hasn't gotten a mate yet.
"You are that excited." I lied down beside her and we stared at the Ceiling.
"Yes,I can't wait to meet him, you know." She looked at me.
"What about you aren't you excited also?" She asked me.
"I am." I replied.
It was in two ways I am excited and at the same scared of what he might think of me: was he going to see me differently or was he going to see me the way the pack sees me.
I pondered on it before dozing off.
Days passed and it was finally the Mating ceremony day. I was already prepared. My mom had helped me with my outfit and my hair. Stella was going to drive us there because I didn't have a car and my mom doesn't have one either.
"Emily promised me that you'll be safe okay?" My mom said when I was leaving.
"I promise." I hugged her.
"Caitlin you worry too much, she'll be fine." Stella responded.
"You look beautiful tonight dear." My mom touched my cheeks.
"What about me?" Stella pouted.
"You look beautiful too Stella." My mom laughed.
We said our byes to my mother and Stella drove us to the pack house where the ceremony was being held. The pack house was where the Alpha and his family lives but Alpha Mayhem lives alone. Stella and I sang all the way as we listened to our favorite song together.
We got to the pack house a little bit late, guests and strangers were trooping in and screamed at the whole place.
"This place is massive." Stella mouthed.
"Yes." I nodded more than thrice.
"Let's go in." Stella held my hands.
We went inside and blended in with the people. I made sure I stick closer to Stella. I know I'm being too dependent on her but I didn't want to embarrass myself in front of the whole pack.
"What's she doing here?" I could hear some of the girls whispering.
"I guess she's here to find her mate, I'm pretty sure she would be rejected.No one would want a weakling for a mate." They giggled and passed our table.
"Don't mind them, I'm sure he will love you." Stella held my hand and consoled me.
"Yeah." I feigned a smile.
The ceremony started when the announcer announced that Alpha Mayhem was going to be late which made a lot of the ladies sad but we were entertained with music and asked to dance with the guys which will speed up our chances of seeing our mate.
"Can I have a dance with you?" A tall young man approached us.
"Me?" I pointed to myself.
"No,I was talking to her." He pointed to Stella.
"I?" Stella blushed.
She looked at me for approval. I nodded for her to go. She should have fun and not babysit me right?
"Thank you." She pecked me and locked hands with the man.
I sighed sadly and looked around. I felt someone was watching me. I tensed at the feeling Charlotte and the other girls were dancing so it couldn't be them.
The music stopped playing. There was a change in atmosphere. Everyone stopped dancing and stood still. I wasn't the only one feeling it.
All of a sudden I felt a different smell. The scent was that of pinewood derby and a hint of musk. It was so intoxicating that my whole body shivered.
"Mate!" A man who walked in growled loudly, his tone radiating power..
He walked towards me and sniffed me. He must have felt it too,he was the definition of a god. He was tall,his face was lit and his body was all muscled up.
"Alpha Mayhem." The people bowed and bared their necks.
"Alpha…What!" I shivered nervously. Alpha Mayhem is my mate!!