Chapter 4 What is Going On!?

Stella

Just as I exit Alpha’s office I see my mate not mate kind of boyfriend, guy I’m definitely fucking come up behind me, Cole. 

“Ready for the mating ball, my love?” he says.

“Do I look ready?”

“Definitely not, but I can help with that.” he says seductively, kissing my neck. I don’t have a mate sure, but a girl has needs, and he’s a good guy. We’ve been together for two years and I do love him. Is it mating bond fireworks love, definitely not, but that doesn’t seem to be in the cards for me. Cole is three years older than me and lost his mate in a freak car accident. Second chance mates are rare, even more so amongst warriors, usually that kind of blessing is reserved for the high ranks. So it’s a relationship of convenience so that we don’t both die of loneliness.

I push that thought aside and drag him up to my room to get ready. When I touch his hand I swear I feel a slight tug at my heart, weird. I write it off and put it in the problems for later part of my mind, maybe it’s just the luna-gamma bond settling in, whatever.

We get to my room and Cole starts kissing me as he has many many times, but before we even really deepen the kiss my wolf Sylvia freaks the fuck out ‘No, Stella stop!’ She pushes forward and slams my body away from Coles. ‘What the hell Sylvia? It’s just Cole.’ ‘No!’ she screams, not giving me any explanation just going absolutely ballistic. Cole is looking at me like I lost my fucking mind, maybe I have.

“Sorry babe Sylvia is losing her shit, I don’t know what’s wrong with her, I’ll meet you at the ball ok?”

He shrugs looking mildly concerned “Are you sure you’re ok? I can stay or get you some tea to help her relax.”

‘NOO’ Sylvia responds in my head. ‘Shit girl chill the fuck out.’

“Really I’m ok, I think she’s just hyped up from all the fighting, I’ll see you later” I give him a quick peck on the cheek, he beams at me and leaves without a fight, still looking vaguely worried.

What the fuck is going on, I need a hot shower.

Matthew

My eyes fling open and I feel like I got hit by a fucking bus. Where the fuck am I? One minute I’m at my parent’s funeral and now I’m here? But where? I walk around the bustling hallway as people filter into a ballroom. A mating ball? I’m at a mating ball? Is this the Silver Moon Packhouse? I’m officially confused as fuck. Where is my sister? She’s not here. I keep pacing and pick up on her scent, mixed with another I’m not familiar with, I race down the hall in a panic. Just then I come across blood, a lot of it, shit. A third scent that I barely register mixes in and I run following it down the hall to a big mahogany door. I fling the door open and there stands my sister wrapped around Alpha Darien? What? She’s staring at me like I just murdered her puppy. 

“What the hell is happening? Why are you looking at me like that, Victoria?” I snap.

“You’re not going to try to kill me?” She responds. Kill her what?

“Victoria we just lost our parents yesterday, why would I, I don’t understand.”

Darien and Victoria stand there gaping at me. I clearly missed something, something big. In the midst of the chaos my wolf, Sebastian, starts losing it. ‘Darien focus on the third scent from before’ I sniff the air “Mate.”

“What? I’m not your mate?!” screeches Victoria, Darrien pulls her behind him, this guy is going to kill me for sure. And the worst part is I feel so weak I’m sure he’ll do it easily.

“Not you, the other female scent in the room!”

“Stella?” they say in unison eyes wide like they’ve just seen a ghost.

“Can someone please tell me what the hell is going on!”