Chapter One

Summer’s POV: 

This is the 101st time I sneaked into Beta Marcus's room secretly.

Marcus is the Beta of my father, the youngest and handsomest Beta of our pack. But unfortunately, every time I see him, he’ll have a (different) girlfriend with him.

How else could I explain this suffocating feeling?

I quietly sneaked to his bedside and carefully put the No. 101 love letter under his pillow.

This letter is the most special one. The only one that had my name on it.

I took one last look to confirm and leveled the sheets then turned…Ah!!!

A hand on my shoulder and I saw… Marcus! HELL, I was caught! 

“What are you doing here, sneaky cat?” Marcus turned my body around and his eyes were damn... emotional.

“I… I am here..” I didn't know how to explain why I was in his room since it would be a long story.

Just as I was stuttering and trying to find myself a reason, Marcus lifted me up to the bed, pressed me down with his rough body like on fire, clamped on my hands and placed them beyond my head. With no stop, he kissed aggressively on my half-opened lips!

“Mar..Marcus…”

“You love me, don’t you?” His hot breath sprayed on my face and made me brush.

His beautiful blue eyes looked deeply into mine, “Can I?”

I slowly closed my eyes, careful to feel the warmth on my lips. He started to crush and bit on them slightly. I felt the moves into my upper blouse, and began to unbutton me one by one from the inside.

My heart was going crazy. The kisses landed on my neck, then going lower… I felt with these gentle kissing, licking, and touching.

This was absolute torture, I felt the need for him deep inside.

“Marcus, please, don’t…”

“Hush, sneaky cat. You’ve been leaving me these letters all along, yes?”

“Yes, but…”

“No buts, I’m going to give you exactly what you’ve wanted.”

And before I could say anything more, I felt something hard pushing against my inner thigh. Oh my goddess, was he really about to…?

“Marcus…”, I couldn’t help but plead and moan out, and lift my hips to meet him.

I wanted him, I needed him…

Suddenly, something hit me in the gut. Without delay, my sister jumped on top of the pillow she had just thrown over me. 

“Ouch, Rose! Really sucky way to wake someone up…” 

Shit… it's a wet dream about Marcus again! And the confession letter was still in my hand. The letter was real. I was going to give it to Marcus today. On my 18th birthday, I would  invite him to the ball at the celebration party.

I tried to push my twin sis Rose away but she was too strong for me, as always. 

“You were dreaming and drooling aaaaall over your pillow”, she said, leaning back to get a better look at my face. “What were you dreaming about? Or should I say, who?” She was teasing me, no way she could have guessed. I looked her straight in the eyes, doing my best to hide my emotions.

“No one. I’m just excited for the ceremony.” 

Today, Rose and I would finally be eighteen. As the Alpha’s only daughters, we would have a special ceremony. Not only would we be getting our wolves (and potentially finding our mates), but we would be the first female twins in our pack’s history to rule together.

Seeing as we were both girls, my dad, the Mighty Alpha Storm, decided our pack would need us both as leaders to stay strong. And yes, my name is Summer Storm. My parents had a really weird sense of humor since I was anything but a storm. My sister, on the other hand… “Ouch! Stop hitting me with my own pillows!” 

“I can’t help it, you’re dozing off and I need to talk to you…” 

“About what?” 

Suddenly, my sister’s eyes shifted. Her golden pupils turned darker as she started fidgeting with one of her curly locks. Mates, she wanted to discuss mates… 

“You know, when we turn eighteen, I just don’t want one of us to find her mate and abandon the other…” 

She was only a few minutes older than me, yet I was always the one to comfort her emotionally. No twins were more different: she had golden eyes and hair, a skin always tanned from endlessly working out in the sun and a smile that could light up the world, at least in my opinion. She was my father’s heir, strong and confident. 

Rose was always there to protect me, especially since I was considerably smaller than her. Though in public, she seemed like the perfect extroverted girl, she had a soft side that only showed when she was with me, and me only: her only weakness was that she was secretly very romantic. 

I, on the other hand, despite being slightly more prone to illness than the average wolf, always felt like I had this hidden strength that would one day show and allow me to overpower any and every wolf in my pack.

At least, I hoped so: even though my sister was meant to be our leader, I still had to be by her side and do my part as the Alpha’s daughter. Me being weaker than most of the pack would be terrible news for us all. 

My raven hair contrasted with my pale blue eyes, and all the time my sister spent working out, I spent in our library. It was my shelter, my small piece of quiet from the outside world. Rose and I were like the sun and the moon, different yet ultimately bonded. 

Being werewolves meant that once your wolf emerged you would be connected to the entire pack. But, being twins meant we would have a more special bond. For example, we could already feel each other’s emotions and guess whatever was going through the other’s mind. Apparently, once we have our wolves, that bond would grow ten times stronger. 

“Don’t worry, Ro. I’m sure you’ll get your mate the second you turn eighteen. Have you seen yourself? Who could ever resist you?” 

“You’re beautiful too! You know it! What I meant to say was that it’s not enough to find your mate, they have to accept you. And I know you were dreaming about…” 

“Let’s get breakfast, mom and dad must be waiting for us to discuss the ceremony”, I cut her off before she could say his name. I knew very well what was in store for me, despite my hopes and dreams. I didn’t need Rose to rub in the fact that he was a playboy, a bad boy always chasing after (and getting) all the horny females of our pack. 

I pushed Rose away, successfully this time, and quickly escaped the room. As I made my way down the stairs, greeting pack members along the way, I heard a voice in the kitchen that immediately made my day. I ran the rest of the way and jumped on his back! “AAAAAH! CHRIS! When did you get back?” 

My hands were wrapped around his neck and he swirled me around before slowly stopping. He was huge, so I looked like a tiny bug stuck on his back. He bent his knees to allow me to get down then turned around and hugged me tightly. Chris was like a brother to me. I heard my father chuckle behind him. 

“Thank god you’re back, Chris, she was driving me nuts with questions about you. A bossy future Luna we have.” 

Chris also chuckled. 

“I just got here an hour ago, sweets. Couldn’t miss your birthday…” 

Right, my birthday. I knew he had a secret crush on Rose, he was my best friend and had told me years ago. I gave him the side eye before moving around the kitchen counter to kiss my parents good morning. 

“Wow, mom, you made all of our favorite foods yourself. You really shouldn’t have.” “Anything for my special girls’ special day”, she said, hugging me. 

“Let’s just hope you find yourself a fine, strong mate before the night is over. Maybe Chris or Marcus. As Beta and Gamma, they could both help strengthen you and your sister’s leadership.” 

I instantly blushed at the mention of his name. 

“Chris is like a brother to me, dad, you know that…” 

“And Marcus is no good for her”, my mom continued in my stead. “That boy has been nothing but trouble since before he even got his wolf. I know he is a responsible dutiful Beta, but I do not want him around my daughters. He would make them miserable, messing around like he does.” 

“He’s a young unmated wolf, honey. You can’t seriously expect him to keep it in his pants. We’ve all had our fair share of…” 

My mom had golden eyes just like Rose, and the burning look she gave my father at that instant made him immediately stop. It was like her eyes were shooting flaming arrows at him.

Chris and I exchanged a look before bursting into laughter. My mom and dad soon joined. We were all laughing when, suddenly, Chris froze. His whole body stiffened as he was looking at something, or rather someone, standing right behind me. Before I could turn, something rushed past me. I only saw a flash of gold and heard a voice scream “MAAATE!”

It was Rose! I couldn’t believe my eyes, and apparently neither could Chris. He looked paralyzed as she literally jumped him. My mom and dad were as shocked and speechless as I was. Chris and Rose were mates, I couldn’t believe it.

I mean, I knew Chris had a huge crush on Rose for years, but I didn’t think they would be mates. And Rose had gotten her wolf, already? Why didn’t I get mine? All this was swirling around in my mind as I watched Rose start to kiss Chris. 

“Eeeeeww, you guys! I really don’t need to watch you make out! It’s like watching my sister and brother…” 

And just like that, my mom and dad snapped out of it. 

“Rose, honey, back off for a minute. It looks like Chris is in shock”, my mom said softly as she walked towards him. 

“Chris?” I called out to him. 

“I… I-I…”, he was just looking at Rose and it seemed like he was in transe. “I know just the thing to snap him out of it”, my dad suddenly said. “GAMMA!” he yelled, using his alpha voice. 

Chris immediately reacted. 

“Yes, alpha!” 

“It seems that you are my daughter’s mate. Now I know she is beautiful and your wolves are probably going crazy telling you to mate immediately. However, you will not touch a hair on my little girl’s head before her birthday, before she turns eighteen. Got it?” My dad was still using his alpha tone. You could feel his strong aura and I was starting to feel sorry for poor Chris. Not a whole minute had gone by and dad was already bullying him.

“Dad, don’t say that!” Rose whined before I could intervene, “he is my mate, the mate bond is sacred, you can’t interfere. Let’s go, Chris!” 

She pulled him out of the kitchen. Chris was still in shock, and my dad was speechless again. 

“Well, those two are definitely not waiting for tonight”, my mom laughs. “What do you mean? I gave the gamma a direct order! He better not disobey me, or else…”

“Or else what? You know the mate pull is stronger than your command…” My parents started arguing as I too left the kitchen. I didn’t know where I was headed, just that I needed to clear my mind.

Rose had gotten her wolf, Chris and Rose were mates, all this and our birthday was still hours away. What about my wolf? I aimlessly wandered into the garden of the main house, when I bumped into someone. 

“I’m sorry, I didn’t see you there…”, I started apologizing before realizing who it was. “Oh, it’s you.”