The Alpha’s Chosen One

I came home last night to surprise my parents. They didn’t know I was graduating early and my mother was mad when she found out she missed the ceremony, but to be honest, I’m glad I didn’t have anyone there. I’m not one for big events or accolades, so graduating without people there to cheer me on was nice. I get enough of that here and I wanted just a few more days without the people and large celebrations.I forgot it was the beginning of the Mating Season until my mother happily reminded me. She has been waiting for me to find a mate for years, but I’ve refused to settle down until I was done with training, so I skipped the season until now.I could have skipped the dance tonight because no one knew I was home, but I would humor my mother and go. Her face lit up when I told her I was going. What I didn’t expect was to see little Eleanor all grown up. I forgot that she would have been about eighteen now.I grew up with her brother Henry and Finn, but Eleanor kept to herself. She was

“Do you know why they attacked?” I asked my father.“The one we took as a prisoner said they were there to retrieve the chosen girl, who he refused to name. He also said more would come after her. That once her true powers show, we will know why she is wanted.”“Are you sure he is in his right mind?”“There is an old folklore among our ancestors that states a female wolf with great power will rule over all, uniting all packs under one rule, saving our kind. Its folk lore and hasn’t been proven to be true and if someone has magical powers in my pack, I would know.”“What if she hasn’t developed them yet, or is something so small that she doesn’t realize it’s part of the powers she posses?”“That is a possibility, but I doubt she would be in our pack. We have no outsiders. I’ve known everyone here for years, most of them I’ve known their whole life.”“When power is involved, it usually grows, so you might not be aware of the person,” I added.My father nodded his head. “We’ll have to be

I hope they are not looking for Eleanor. I don’t want her to get caught up in this or to get hurt. I need to find out more, to see if she experienced anything strange lately. The killing of the rogue is suspicious, but it’s not impossible.I was at the training facility five minutes early because I wanted to be there when Eleanor showed up and I hope Ben wasn’t following her. I’ll have to make sure he gets extra training, so he’ll leave her alone more often.Eleanor came in when I was setting up the punch bags and, sure enough, Ben was trailing behind her. I took a deep breath to calm myself down before she approached me.“I invited Ben. We usually run together. I hope you don’t mind.”“Not at all,” I said with sarcasm, hoping she caught on. I only wanted her here. It’s why I pushed back warrior training, hoping no one shows up early.“We’ll start with simple things today in human form. There is going to be a lot of punching.”“I’m just going to head to the treadmill to run,” Ben int

The day didn’t go according to plan, but I got to spend time with Eleanor and I found some things out that probably no one else knows. My parents and I were about to sit down for dinner when there was a knock on the door. It’s a little strange for us to be bothered during this time, but one of the housekeepers will answer the door.“I’m sorry to bother you, but I need to speak with Atlas.” Eleanor’s voice faintly floated through into the kitchen and I quickly got up.She was standing at the door, wiping tears off her face.“I’m sorry. I didn’t know where else to go.”“Don’t apologize. Come here,” I said as I pulled her into my chest.“What happened?”“I’ll tell you, but I need somewhere to stay tonight.”“You can stay here. We have plenty of guest rooms.”“Thank you,” she sniffled.“ Do you want to tell me what happened?““Apparently my parents made a deal with Ben’s family and they expect me to follow through with mating with him.”Me and my wolf got angry the moment she said those

I’ve been dreading this dinner all night. My parents had tried multiple times to call me yesterday and today, but ignored them. I even ignored the texts Ben sent me. I don’t want to deal with any of them. They went behind my back and decided for me and made decisions I would never have made.“Are you ready?” Atlas asked while taking my hand.“Yes, and I’m sorry for anything mean or hateful that is said tonight.”It didn’t take long for my parents to notice Atlas’ bite mark on me. My dress was not hiding it. I was proud of it and I wanted to see the choice that I made. My mother tried to ignore it by thanking the Alpha and Luna for inviting them.“No need for formalities here. You can call me Eden and you can call him Philip. We are family now.”My father’s jaw twitched when the Luna said we were family and I couldn’t help but smile.“I want us to celebrate their mating together. I know they didn’t include us in their plans, but I’m happy our son found a mate.”She smiled at Atlas and