Can't Let You Go, Mate: Read Chapters 1-5

Rose P.O.V

"Rose, wake up. It's your university time." I heard mom shout from downstairs. I opened my eyes and checked my phone. "Uppss I'm late again," I said and started to hurry. I went to the bathroom and did my morning routine. I dressed up with a simple black hoodie and blue jeans. I went downstairs and heard, " Honey, come and have your breakfast." Mom said.

"No mom, I'm already late. I can't miss any classes, you know." I replied while hugging her and went outside when I saw that my best friend Alice was waiting for me in her car.

"Come on, let's go, we don't have time for greetings." She said when I got in the car.

I laughed and relaxed, slowly closing my eyes and taking a rest in my seat.

This was my life. My mom and my best friend were the only families I had. My dad passed away during the war of werewolves. He was a gamma, a fighter wolf. But here I was, an omega. I knew I was not so strong but I could protect myself from danger and that was enough for me.

"We are here," Alice said. I opened my eyes and got out of the car. Alice parked her car and we went for our first lecture.

Crismon high was a very famous university in our pack. Actually, our pack was very big. More than a thousand families lived here. Like other packs, we don't need to live together in one house called a pack house. We lived in our houses but when something was urgent, our family's heads went to the main pack house for official meetings. After my father's death, nobody from my family went to the meetings nor could we meet the head alpha.

"Ms. Lee and Ms. Park, you are both late again! If you come late one more day, I will cut your marks. Remember this." Mrs. Stefen snarled.

"Sorry, miss, we won't be late again," Alice said, and we headed to our seats.

When we sat in our seats, I heard some whispering, "Don't you know? Alpha Arvan is back to Crismon high."

Another girl said, "Where did he go?"

"I heard he was injured in the war last year. So he had to drop out. But he has recovered now. Imagine watching him daily, just like a dream. He is so handsome."

"Not only handsome but also dangerous. He is the head alpha, you fool." Alice replied to that girl loudly. Everyone heard her and then turned their attention back to the class.

"Alpha Arvan? You know him?" I asked Alice.

"Of course, Rossy. Everyone knows him even out of all packs everybody knows him. I saw him one time when I went to the pack house with my dad." Alice replied.

"Oh. I never met the head alpha. I saw his father when my dad was alive." Suddenly, I was feeling sad thinking about my dad.

"It's ok Rossy. Uncle is always with us in our hearts." She said and patted my back. I nodded and watched the board where Mrs. Stefen was writing something.

After the class, Alice and I went to the cafe to have our lunch when the girls were screaming and the boys were looking scared to death.

Then I saw a group of handsome boys passing by and didn't pay attention to the screaming girls.

A boy with black hair, a tattooed hand, and one eyebrow piercing got my attention. The danger was screaming from him. He was very handsome but with a devilish aura.

How could a girl scream upon seeing him when he looked so dangerous?

The group of boys was about to go to their table when that boy stopped. He was frowning and searching for something with his eyes. He looked around for some time.

Then he turned his head and looked at me and narrowed his eyes. I gasped. I was so shocked when he suddenly looked into my eyes. It looked like he could see my soul. He looked very angry. Then he turned around and went to the table with his friends.

Everyone was looking at me. Some girls were giving me disgusting looks. I was confused.

"Do you know him?" Alice asked.

"No, who is he?" I asked confusingly.

"He is the head alpha we talked about in the class, Rossy. Our head alpha." She said while ordering sandwiches for us.

"But he is too young to be a head alpha. I mean maybe he is our senior. But head alpha?? Isn't it too early for him? How old is he?" I asked while looking at him. He was talking with his friends.

"He is 24 years old. He is young but he is a Trueblood. His energy and power are much more than any other head alpha of other packs. So that's why his father decided to give him his responsibility early." Alice explained.

"Oh, a Trueblood? Very powerful then." I told her.

"Yeah, but we don't have any Luna yet."

"He didn't find his mate?" I was shocked because he was much older to find his mate.

"I know you were not here for 5 years. Rossy, you came back last year when you heard about uncle. But you know that our pack was not the same as before. We don't have our Luna yet. Yes, Alpha Arvan is powerful, but he also needs his mate to strengthen his power more." Alice said.

Alice was right. I went overseas five years ago. I planned to live there but I never thought that my dad would leave us so soon. So I came back for my mother. This one year was very hard for us. I always stayed with my mother and nothing got my attention.

But suddenly this alpha got my attention. I didn't know why.

Whatever, I should not think much about anyone. I had nothing to do with anything.

But One thing I couldn't understand, why did he look at me like that?

After all the classes were over,

Alice said, "Let's go, I'll drop you at home."

"Thank you so much, Alice," I thanked her. When she went to the parking area, I stood at the entrance area.

That's when I saw the boy, Our Alpha Arvan. I was watching him carefully. He was a very handsome boy. I couldn't believe after so many tattoos and an eyebrow piercing, how could a boy look that much good-looking. Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes as if he could feel me watching him.

I felt one thing strange. That was his scent. He smelled like rain and dark chocolate. It was a very strong scent. It was kinda attractive.

'How can anyone endure his strong scent? Maybe he is the head alpha that's why.' I was thinking.

I heard car horns. "Come on honey, where are you looking? Falling for an alpha?" Alice winked and asked.

I got in the car and said, " Oh please, you know I'm an omega not a beta like you. Even if I fall for any, they won't like me" I said while looking at Alpha Arvan from the car mirror.

"Ha ha ha, nice joke," Alice replied and started the car.

Alice dropped me at home. "Mom, I'm back," I shouted. My mom came out from the kitchen and looked at me, "Eat something, I need to get ready." She said while weeping her hands.

"Wait, where are you going?" I asked.

"I got a call a few minutes ago, Our head alpha wants me to go to the pack house. He wants to talk about something important. So I need to go there." She notified me.

"Our Head Alpha? You mean Alpha Arvan?" I was surprised and asked her.

"Yes. Do you know him, Rose?" She asked.

"Yes, mom. He studies at our University. He is very senior though. I know him " I said confidently.

"No, you are not, Rose. Please stay away from him. He is a true blood alpha, he is not only head alpha for the name but also he is very powerful. More powerful than his dad, alpha Michael." She said with a low voice.

"But mom he won't harm any of us, he is our Alpha. What is there to worry about?" I asked.

"Rose, he doesn't like omegas. I mean he protects all of us, but he is not too friendly with omegas. Even his beta's mate is an alpha female. You know what I'm trying to say, right? We can't offend him at any cost." She said while caressing my hair.

"Yes mom, I understand," I replied sadly.

I felt bad and didn't know why. It was heartbreaking to hear that you were a weak creature.

My mom came from her room, kissed my head, and said, " I'm leaving, okay? Don't go anywhere alone. I'll be back soon." Then she left.

Rose's mom P.O.V

I went to the pack house. When everyone greeted me, I smiled and greeted them back. Everyone knew me here. I was their gamma's mate. My husband died in the war and they felt sorry for me but proud of my husband that he saved our former head alpha's life.

"Mrs. Lee, nice to meet you again. Come with me. Alpha Arvan is waiting for you." Liam, Alpha's beta said.

I went with him to the office of Alpha Arvan. Here he was, the dominating Alpha we had ever seen. He was only 24, but his aura was dangerous. The way he killed hundreds of rogue wolves alone in the war, was unbelievable.

"Hello Alpha. It's an honor that you asked for my visit. How can I help you?" I asked him.

"Mrs. Lee. It's been a long time, how are your days going?" He said while looking at me.

"Yeah, everything is going well." I replied politely.

"I want to know about your daughter." He said as he rested his back against his chair.

"What about her, Alpha?" I was shocked.

"What's her name?" He asked.

"Ross." I replied.

"Where has she been in the last four years? I didn't see her at my crown ceremony, not even on my birthdays." He narrowed his eyes and asked.

"She was out of the country. She wasn't living in any pack, she was living with humans. She came back after her father's death." I answered truthfully.

"Like I thought weak and vulnerable." He murmured.

"Pardon?" I was startled.

"Nothing. I just needed her information because I needed to know every member of my pack. I can't just let any outsider live in my pack." He said.

"She is not an outsider, Alpha." I retorted back.

"Yeah, I just confirmed it. Thank you for your cooperation, Mrs. Lee. It's late. You can go back to your home." He said.

"Thank you, Alpha. If you need me again, you can call me. I'm leaving." I smiled and bowed to him. He nodded his head.

When I was living, I noticed him, he looked like he was in deep thought. Then I left the pack house.

Rose P.O.V

Mom came back at night. The main pack house was far from our home, so maybe she was late for that.

"Mom, why are you so late? Why did Alpha want you to go there?" I asked her curiously.

My mom sat on the couch and said,

"Do you two know each other? I mean why did he ask for all of your information?" She looked at me suspiciously.

I was so shocked. 'Did he ask about me???' I thought.

I controlled my excitement and said, " I only saw him today, mom. I don't know why he asked about me."

"Ok dear, but stay away from him, he is not like other alphas. I'm warning you." Mom warned me.

"Ok ok, my lovely mother. I understand. Now let's go to have dinner. I've already cooked noodles for us." I told her.

We had our dinner. I wished my mom good night and went to my room and leid

down on my bed.

"I like how he smells." Suddenly I heard my wolf. My wolf, Rosalie was very sensitive but very beautiful. Pure white fur and a pair of blue ocean eyes. That's how she looked. She started to talk with me through our mind link.

"Who?" I asked.

"Alpha Arvan of course." She said.

I rolled my eyes and said, " Didn't you hear what mom said? He is too dangerous to talk about."

"But you always think about him. I think I also like him. I want to meet his wolf, who will protect me from all the danger." She said.

"Dream on. It's just one day and you fall for him?" I laughed.

"It is called love at first sight. Don't make a joke of my feelings." She growled.

"Okay, Rosalie, don't get mad." I chuckled.

I couldn't sleep that night. I was thinking the whole night, "Why did he ask mom about me? Why did he even look at me that way?"

Then I decided,

"I WILL ASK YOU TOMORROW, AND YOU HAVE TO ANSWER ME, ARVAN BLACK."

Rose P.O.V

In the morning, I did my morning routine and went downstairs. I saw my mom had already left for her work. She is a job worker.

I took a bus and left for my university. When I reached there, I sent a message to Alice.

When I went to my locker to get my books, I saw Arvan was coming there.

I was very nervous. But he didn't give me a single glance. He almost passed by my side when I called him, "Arvan."

He turned to me, gritted his teeth, and growled,

"ALPHA ARVAN"

I was startled and said, " I-I'm sorry, Alpha Arvan."

He raised an eyebrow and asked,

"Do I know you?"

"Y-you called my mom yesterday and asked about me." I said nervously.

He was looking into my eyes and said, "First of all, I'm the head Alpha of this pack, so I don't need to explain anything to anyone."

"But it was my i-infor-" He stopped me before I finished.

"Shut the fuck up! First, learn how to talk properly. And one more thing, stay away from me, I don't have time for strangers like you." He said and tightened his jaw.

I was so shocked I couldn't even speak more.

He glanced at me from head to toe, he looked disgusted with my looks.

I lowered my head when he left.

Mom told me not to offend him. It was all my fault. I didn't know why I went to talk with him. I just didn't know why. Did I look bad? Why did he tell me to stay away from him? Mom told me that too.

"Rossy, what are you doing?" Alice got closer and asked.

"Nothing, let's go to our class." I replied.

"I saw you with Alpha. What happened?" She asked suspiciously.

"Nothing Alice. I'll tell you after our classes." I said.

"Ok." She replied.

During our break time, we went to the cafeteria.

We sat in our usual seats and started to eat. I was looking around when my eyes fell on the table where Arvan sat.

His friends were handsome too. But he was extraordinary. I stopped looking at him. When I was about to turn I saw a girl with a pretty face. She wore a black mini dress with smokey makeup. She looked hot but kinda slutty for this place.

She walked to the table of boys. She sat beside Alpha Arvan like they had known each other for years.

"She is Lina, the Queenka of our university. She and Alpha Arvan are very close. Lina was the Blue moon pack's head Alpha's mate." Alice explained.

"Was?" I was confused.

"Yes, she rejected him last year for Arvan. She is an Alpha woman. Everyone here assumes that she is Alpha Arvan’s mate. But why doesn't he mark her? Has he already found his fated mate? Because without rejection it's not possible to mark another and rejecting Luna is forbidden in our pack, so he can't reject his mate either." She said.

"But how could Lina reject her mate? Isn't it prohibited?" I asked.

"That's only in our pack, darling. Because we have a history of that. Our pack is the strongest pack in werewolves' history." She replied.

" Oh, I see." I said

"Would you like to know about the history?" She asked.

"Why would I like to know? It's not like I'll become the Luna someday." I laughed jokingly.

It sounded funny too.

After University, I went home. As usual, my day had passed like other days.

I promised myself,

"I will stay away from him. Because he and my mom both want that."

"What about us? What we want doesn't matter at all?" My wolf asked.

"Please stop talking about him, we will soon find our mate. Beta or Theta. Maybe Delta, he will love us. We should wait for him, right?" I asked back.

" Of course. Now let's go for a run, it's been a long time." She requested.

"Ok, let's go." I accepted and went for a run to set my wolf free.

It had been two weeks,

For two weeks, I had been feeling strange. I always felt Alpha Arvan's smell. My eyes always followed him whenever he was around.

He never looked at me. He was always busy with his girlfriend.

Yes, girlfriend. Lina was now Arvan's girlfriend and our soon-to-be Luna.

I always thought that my mate would be my lover, my protector and the love of my life.

But I never thought about falling for anyone else who could not be my mate, not even in my imagination.

'YES, I FALL FOR THE ALPHA, ARVAN BLACK.’

It was the weekend.

I woke up when I heard a ringtone on my phone.

"Hello, Alice. What happened?" I yawned and asked.

"Rossy, wake up, let's have fun tonight. I got a call from my friend. He told me that today Liam is throwing a party." Alice said.

"Who is Liam?" I asked.

"You are kidding me, Rossy. It's been a year since you came back but you don't know about our new beta??" She asked shockingly.

"Oh get it now. I knew his face but didn't know his name." I said.

"Okay, so are we going today?" She asked.

"Wait a minute. Where is the party? And why would we go? What's the reason for his sudden party?" I asked nonchalantly.

"Relax my girl. First, it's Liam and his mate's first anniversary. And second, he invited us all." She said happily.

"I never talked with him. It's kind of awkward." I said.

"Oh please, nobody is gonna talk with him there, everyone will be having fun with their companions. So you are coming with me. And don't worry about Auntie. You know I'm her little princess, right? I have already persuaded her to let you go to the party." She said.

"Ok fine. It's not like if I say no, you will listen to me." I teased her.

"Yes, you are right." She laughed.

I hung up the call. Then I went to my dreamland again.

In the afternoon, mom came to my room and said, " What's wrong with you? Are you sick? Why haven't you woken up yet? It's so late, you didn't have your breakfast, not even your lunch. Now you have to wake up and eat."

"Mom, five more minutes, please. It's the weekend and I couldn't get this peaceful sleep in the last whole week." I said without opening my eyes.

"Rose, you will go to a party today. Come on, wake up, have your lunch " she said.

I opened my eyes suddenly, " Oh, I forgot about today's party."

I did my routine, had lunch, and watched some series on Netflix when I got a call,

"Rossy, I am outside of your house. Come on, hurry up." Alice said.

"But I'm not ready yet," I shouted.

"I came to pick you up. We will go to my house, get ready and go to the party. Now please hurry up." She begged.

"Ok, I'm coming," I replied.

I told my mom that I was leaving.

"Don't forget to come back early. Don't be too late. And stay away from unmated male wolves." My mom warned me.

"Ok, mom. Bye." I replied.

Alice and I went to her home. She had a bunch of fancy clothes. She was rich, I must say. She was a party person.

"Come on girl, let me choose clothes for us." She told me and took out two dresses.

One of them is hot red and another one is dark black.

She gave me the black one.

"I know black is your favorite color. Now let's get ready," she said.

"But I think it's too revealing. People can almost see my cleavage." I told her.

"When you go to the party you will see how gentle your clothing is. I'm telling you it's a nice dress. Now go and get ready." She pushed me to the bathroom to change.

I wore the dress, it looked good on me. But I could see my curves in the mirror. It's not a short dress, its layer that stopped under my knee. I tried to do simple make-up because I didn't want to get the attention of unmated Alphas. Alice looked gorgeous, that's for sure. She told me I looked hot. I laughed at her compliment.

When Alice and I reached the party I saw it was a club. So Liam was throwing the party at the club?

I wanted to ask but didn't want to spoil Alice’s mood. We went inside. Music was here and there. People were eating each other's faces.

We went to the bar counter. We ordered soft drinks, then a good-looking boy came to us.

"Alice, finally you have come." he looked relieved.

"Of course, you know how much I love parties. I had to come." She said while sipping her drink.

“Yes, I know that." He nodded and looked at me.

"This is Rose. My only best friend I always talk about. And Rose, this is Vector, my friend, and our Alpha's theta." She introduced us.

Our Alpha's theta? From Alpha, I suddenly remembered that Liam is Arvan's beta, so he would be here for sure.

"Hi, Rose. Feel free to enjoy yourself." Vector smiled.

"Hello, Vector. Thank you.” I replied.

Vector went to his friends. That's when I noticed a man in black clothing, our Alpha Arvan. He was looking hot. Showing half of his tattoo on his hand and perfectly muscled body, he looked hot.

" Rossy, that's Rita, Liam's mate. She is an alpha female. Very strong and energetic. I bet our beta, Liam, didn't even imagine in his life that he would get an Alpha female as his mate." She said while looking at a girl who wore a black & white dress. She looked beautiful and strong.

I agreed with Alice. When we were talking, I saw someone hugging Arvan. I looked there and saw Lina hugging him. She was very close with all the members of the group. Of course, she was soon to be Luna of everyone. So it was natural for them to be so close to her.

Suddenly, Vector came to us and said,

"Come on girls, we will play some games. You have to participate."

"What game? I wanted to dance with Rossy but you want to play games?" Alice said.

"Come on Alice. You know me, it will be fun. Rose, let's go, she will come when you have fun and she will get bored alone". He smirked.

"Shut up, I'm coming." She said and I laughed.

We went to a private room where everyone was sitting down on the floor. Arvan was there with his girlfriend Lina sitting beside him. When Vector started talking, Arvan looked at me, his eyebrows raised as if he didn't expect me to be here with them. He tightened his jaw and looked furious.

'Why does he always get angry whenever he sees me?' I thought.

" Everyone, this is my friend Alice and her friend Rose. They were getting bored, so I told them to join us." Vector said.

"Happy Anniversary." I wished Liam and his mate Rita.

"Thanks, Rose. Nice to have you here." Liam said awkwardly. I didn't know why he looked uncomfortable while talking with me.

"Yeah, thanks. Come on join us." Rita said happily.

Alice also wished them and they thanked her.

Then Alice sat in the middle of me and Vector. Unfortunately, I had to sit beside Arvan. Unfortunately because after I sat beside him, he didn't look comfortable. He behaved strangely. Sometimes he was sniffing the air, sometimes he was taking deep breaths.

I stopped noticing his behavior and focused on the game. The game was Truth & Dare. Liam chose to dare and kissed Rita in front of us. It created a steamy situation there. Then everyone cheered for the couple and started to play again.

When the bottle stopped in front of Arvan. He chose the truth.

"Let me ask him, when will you mark Lina?" Alice suddenly asked.

Hearing the question, everyone was excited except Liam. He looked worried.

"Very Soon." With a deep voice, Arvan replied.

"Baby I love you." Lina kissed his cheek and almost sat on his lap. She wore a white sexy dress showing her cleavage.

Everyone started to congratulate Lina. Rita hugged Lina like best friends. Maybe they were best friends.

Alice looked satisfied with his answer. But I felt heartbroken. I didn't feel good about that. I felt anxious and lost.

Suddenly, Vector spoke out,

"It's your turn, Rose. Truth or dare?"

I was lost in my thoughts. When I heard Vector, I saw the bottle stop in front of me.

"Truth," I replied.

"Have you found your mate? If not, then what about your birthday?" Liam asked.

I was shocked because I had never had a conversation with Liam before. And here he was asking me about mates.

"No, I haven't found my mate yet. And my birthday is next week, so he'll be with me - Very Soon." I replied. I said 'very soon' just like the way Arvan said.

I saw Arvan tighten his fists. Then suddenly he growled. He got up from there and left without saying anything.

Everyone was shocked except Liam.

I was bewildered and thought,

‘WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, ARVAN?

WHY ARE YOU CONFUSING ME?’

"What's wrong with him?" Rita asked.

"I'll talk to him, don't worry. Liam said and left behind Arvan.

I didn't know what was happening. Why did he leave after hearing about my mate? Did I offend him again? But I didn't do anything.

I was worrying about Arvan when Vector said,

"Don't worry Rose. He'll be fine. Maybe something came up and he had to go."

"Yeah maybe," I replied.

"No, I know him, he would never do that unless someone offended him. Did you do something unusual, Rose? " Lina asked while looking sharply at me.

"No, I didn't do anything," I replied immediately.

Lina rolled her eyes and started to talk with Rita.

"Don't worry, maybe he is disturbed by something." Alice said.

I nodded. A few minutes later, I said,

"I need to go to the washroom, excuse me."

"The washroom is outside the left corner," Rita informed.

"Thank you." I smiled at her.

Alice looked at me and asked,

"Do you want me to come with you?"

"No, I'll be back soon," I replied and left.

I was searching for the washroom. Rita said the left corner so I went there.

When I reached the corner, I heard murmuring, someone was talking.

Then I saw Liam & Arvan standing beside the gents' washroom. Arvan was smoking and Liam was saying something to him. Right opposite them was the lady's washroom. I stopped there and couldn't go far.

"Arvan, relax. She came because Vector told her to come. It's not her fault," Liam said.

"That girl! How dare she come? So what if Vector told her? That doesn't mean she had to come. She could deny him easily. Does anybody want her there? The answer is no, a big NO." Arvan replied.

"Please buddy, calm down. She looks like a good girl." Liam added.

"What did you say? Good girl? You know how much I dislike her, right? She is such a weakling. Whenever she is around I feel disgusted." He growled.

I felt disgraced. Was he disgusted by me? Why? We only had one conversation. After that day I didn't even try to talk with him. Why is he feeling disgusted? Am I too weak? Was it that bad to be an omega? I was feeling numb. I felt heartbroken. A tear rolled down from my eyes to my cheeks, then I realized I was crying.

Then I did what I always do, run.

I ran from there as fast as I could before they saw me.

I was crying, I didn't know how I could go home with my current situation. I was afraid that mom would see me in this condition. But I had to go home. I didn't want to stay here anymore.

I sent a message to Alice that I was leaving.

She called me and asked me what had happened but I didn't tell her anything.

When I went home it was already night.

When I entered, I saw mom was sleeping on the couch. I felt bad for her.

"Mom, wake up, I'm back," I reported.

"Rose, are you back? Why do you come late? Are you okay? What happened to your eyes?" She interrogated.

"I'm okay, mom. I'm just feeling sleepy. Please go to your room and sleep peacefully." I hugged her and whispered.

She looked confused but didn't say anything more.

I went to my room and lied down on the bed without changing my clothes.

I felt awful. I didn't know why he was hating me. Disgust was a very difficult statement that I couldn't take it. I thought about what my mom told me. I should stay away from him.

I contacted my wolf with our mind links.

"Next week we will find our mate. I hope he will accept us without being disgusted, Rosalie." I said sadly.

"Don't cry, Rose. He will never feel disgusted. He was born to be with us. We will be happy after finding our mate." My wolf assured me.

I silently cried and didn't know when I fell asleep.

Time flew so fast.

Tomorrow would be my birthday. After the club incident, I always ignored Arvan. I didn't cross his path again. I stayed away from him. But the feelings inside my heart for him had been growing deeper. Why did I feel like that for him? He was a stranger to me. He insulted me twice. How many times he insulted me behind my back in front of his friends I didn't even know.

But I still thought about him. I was not like that, I was better than that. But one thing was strange, my wolf also liked him, was attracted to him. I was just hoping that everything would be fine soon. Maybe tomorrow my life would be changed. I would be happy in my life forever and forget about him.

"Rose, come downstairs." My mom yelled.

"Coming, mom." I shouted from upstairs.

When I went downstairs, mom said,

"Alpha Michael just called me."

"Alpha Micheal? The former head Alpha? Why mom?" I was surprised.

"He wants us to go to the pack house and celebrate your birthday." She declared happily.

"What? Celebrate my birthday? But why did he want to celebrate my birthday? I remember I met him only once. We are not that close to his family." I argued with my mom.

"What are you saying, Rose? Your dad was very close to him. It's just after your dad died I didn't want to go to the pack house and meet with everyone because it would remind me of your dad. I was sad and broke. But how long? And he told me that your dad died by saving him so he doesn't want you to feel lonely on your 20th birthday, it's the day when you will find your mate after all " she chimed.

"Mom, I don't feel good about it. I don't want to celebrate either. And what if my mate is not from this pack?" I buzzed.

"It's ok, you can wait but you have to celebrate honey, it's your day. I can't deny the former Alpha, he is a very respectful person. He has already told everyone to come." She stated.

"But mom- "

Before I could complete it, mom interrupted me,

"Now get ready, it's already dark. We'll leave soon. We'll celebrate your birthday at midnight. Call Alice to come. Now go, hurry up." She demanded.

I went to my room. I felt uncomfortable about all of this. What if Arvan thought I was impudent?

But what should I do? His father invited us by himself, so it was not my fault anyway.

Then I got ready. I was wearing a cute long white dress. My mom bought it for me to wear on my birthday. Three weeks ago, I was very excited about my birthday and my mate. But now I was not feeling happy because I knew I couldn't get the person whom I wanted.

I went downstairs and met mom.

"My Princess is looking so good. If your father was alive, he would be very happy to see you." She got emotional.

I controlled my tears and hugged her,

"It's okay mom. I believe that he is happy by watching us happy from far away." I said to her and stroked her hair.

"Yeah, let's go now. Don't want the birthday girl to be late." She smiled.

Mom and I got in the car sent by the former Alpha to receive us.

When we went to the pack house I was surprised.

It was still the same. I came here with my dad when I was little. But after so many years, it felt the same.

We went inside and saw it was simply decorated. Did they decorate this for me?

There were some people I didn't know and some I knew. Alice came and hugged me.

"It's your birthday, my girl. Happy birthday." She screamed.

"There is still time for that, Alice," I said and everyone laughed.

"Hey, birthday girl," Vector said.

"Hello." I said.

I saw Rita and Lina. Then they nodded to me and I nodded back.

"Rose Lee. You are a big girl now, I couldn't even recognize you." Former Luna, Rivana said when she and Alpha Michael came to us.

"Thank you." I thanked her.

"Your daughter is beautiful just like you, Selena." She told my mother.

"Yes, you are right, Rivana." Alpha Michael agreed with his mate.

"It's been a long time since we met. I'm grateful that both of you arranged the party for my daughter." My mom let out.

"What are you saying? Your husband was my best friend, I can't forget how he fought to save me, my life is indebted to him" He said sadly.

I was impressed by them. They were humble. Because in every war so many beta and gamma died by saving their Alpha but nobody took it as a debt.

"It's time to cut your cake," Alice cheered.

"But without our head Alpha, how can we start the celebration?" Lina asked.

"And the Alpha's beta is not here either." Rita added.

"It's okay, I'm still here, so no need to wait for them to start the celebration. Maybe they got some work. They will come back soon. Don't worry." Alpha Michael said.

I nodded to him and cut the cake. Everybody was clapping and cheering for me. I was happy. I fed a piece of cake to my mom and Alice then hugged them. Everyone was wishing me, cheering me on.

But suddenly I smelled a very strong scent. My heartbeat was so fast that I had to take deep breaths. The Scent of Rain & Dark Chocolate was driving me crazy. I started to walk and followed the scent. I knew whose scent was that. But why was the scent pulling me and I couldn't breathe?

When I went outside of the pack house, I saw Liam coming towards me.

"Happy Birthday to you Rose, sorry I'm late." Liam said and smiled.

"It's okay. Thanks, Liam." I said while looking for the one whose scent was making me insane.

"I'm going inside. Are you coming? Liam asked.

" I'll come back soon. I just want to get some fresh air." I replied.

"Okay, be careful." Liam said. He was looking very nervous.

I nodded and he left.

I felt someone approaching me and the smell got closer and closer. I couldn't think straight.

My wolf started to roar.

When I felt someone behind me, I turned around and saw him. He was so close to me!

I looked into his eyes. His eyes were glowing dark red.

"Mate."

My wolf said and started to howl happily.

I was so shocked and happy. But how was that possible?

I whispered while looking into his eyes,

"MATE?"