THREE YEARS LATER.
"So you're saying there's a coven of vampires in the south?" I asked James over the phone.
"Yeah, we'll look like an abandoned house , but I'm sure they live here." He said "I followed their scent."
"Okay, come back, you shouldn't go there unprotected." I said and hung up the phone.
The door to my room clicked open, I looked at the clock ,4am. I knew who it was, without turning I said "Go back to sleep Aubrey, it's a special day for you tomorrow."
"Well, will you come?" She asked.
"No. Now go back to sleep." I said, finally turning around and looking at her.
"Please Zoe, what if you won't see me after tomorrow?" She asked.
I sighed. "Fine." and with that she went back to her room.
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I woke up with a start, the nightmare still haunting me. It was around 8 am, I quickly brushed my teeth and had a bath. I quickly wore jeans and a sweater with some sneakers.
I went down to see Aubrey cooking breakfast.She sat down next to me, she was usually the loud sibling and the one who troubles a lot, but today she was quiet. I finished my food quickly and waited for her to finish.
"Nervous?" I asked her.
"Yeah, kind of." she said.
"Don't worry, you'll find the best mate." I said
"What if I don't like him?" She asked.
"You will. Trust me." I said, at least that's what I had heard from my friends who had mates, and from what my mom used to tell me.
Both of us started to leave, Aubrey to her best friend Lucy's house and me to my office. I quickly drove and reached the building. For 3 years we've been trying to find that vampire who killed my parents. We sent our people all around to wherever we knew these supernatural creatures existed. After 3 years finally they've found some coven.
"Any progress?" I asked as I saw James. My beta.
"No. We sent some people in the morning. The house was empty, I don't think it's a coven. It must be some lone sick murderer."
"Are there any vampires or any other creatures in alliance? Maybe we can contact them?" I asked.
"Probably, but you know how difficult it is to spot them." He said.
"Well try other packs, they might have some connections." I said.
The whole day we went from place to place looking for people and asking people, finally ending up at a small wooden shop. It smelled like cinnamon and mint.
We walked in and saw a lady behind the counter. A very old lady, she was wearing a beige dress and a pendant was hanging on her neck. It had some inscriptions written on it."Bienvenue, comment puis-je vous aider Alpha?" She said looking at me.
I looked at James.
"And et la bêta" she said, continuing.
"She means, welcome, how can I help you Alpha?" James said.
"And the beta. She's Marie, she's a healer, she was a very good friend of your mother's." James said."Does she know how to speak English?" I asked.
"A little bit." Marie said, smiling.
We talked about the incident and of vampires.
"Quite a few vampires come to me to heal." She explained.
" Well, how can they be injured?" I asked.
"You mean ways to kill them. There are many. Ripping the head off, cutting the neck with a silver dagger, zombie blood-" she started.
"Zombie blood?" I asked her.
"Yes. It's a poison to them. Like wolfsbane is to you." She said,
"Well, do you have any zombie blood?" I asked.
"I am a healer, not a hunter." She said in a stern voice.
"Are there any hunters you know?" James asked.
"But why would a hunter help us?" I asked.
"If the motive is pure, hunters do not resist." Marie said, looking at me. "And no, I'm not aware of any hunters although there are some packs who might know."
With that we left off, in the car I got a text from Aubrey.
I need to go shopping. Will you please come?
I replied back.
What about Lucy?
My phone vibrated the next second.
She already got her dress, and she started to get ready already.
I checked the time. 5:30 pm. I could go with my sister. What if I don't see her again? I'm pretty sure she'll find a mate tonight.
Fine, I'll be there in half an hour.
I texted back and we reached the office. I called all the betas , gammas and deltas of my pack.
They all gathered around. "Okay, we need a vampire hunter, and we need to find the vampires, so. Jace , Emily and Mark find the vampire hunter. Alice, James and Liam the vampires. Keep me updated. I won't be able to join either of you tonight, I have to attend the mating ceremony with my sister."They all nodded and left to work. I drove back home and saw an impatient Aubrey. She almost jumped when she saw me.
"Let's go." I said.
We drove to a shop called 'gold outfits.' Aubrey quickly got out and started to pick dresses, after an hour of trials we picked out a blue shimmering dress that matched her blue eyes ,with a criss cross pattern on the back. She had started to look like mom. Blue eyes, long brown hair. She then picked up blue shoes.
We made our way back to the house and I wore a simple black dress that reached a little above my knees. I dabbed a little makeup to cover up my tired face. An hour later Aubrey came out of her room looking fabulous.
"Ready to go?" I asked.
"Yes." She smiled.
It was 9 by the time we reached the venue. The hall looked beautiful with lights all around and fancy people getting in and out of the cars. It was a proper formal ceremony, which had been conducted since, about more than 200 years ago. Our driver, Johnson who served three generations of our family wished Aubrey luck and we made our way into the hall.
The interiors were decorated beautifully, different foods and beverages were all lined up in a corner, a podium was placed for the announcement, there was a dance floor and a special area for all the Alpha's specially males so they can catch a scent of their mate.
Aubrey hugged me tight after spotting Lucy, I made my way to the food stands, I grabbed a drink and went to the area of Alphas. It was empty, thankfully. The ceremony soon started.
The old folk who've been conducting the ceremony for the last 60 years came up to the podium.
"Welcome to the annual mating ceremony. Hope you all find your mates tonight! Enjoy!"
Soon, I finished my drink and made my way to see what food was available, cause I didn't have anything to do with the ceremony. In three years I had lost my ability to sense a mate and I was completely fine with that. I ate cupcakes and cookies. A hand gently tapped on my shoulder as I finished the last cookie. Aubrey, was standing with a tall young man, with blonde hair and green eyes. Her mate looked good. I was happy she found one.
"This-this is Christopher." She said blushing.
I smiled. "Hello Christopher." I shook hands with him.
"It's nice to meet you Alpha." He bowed.
"Just Zoe would be fine." I said.
He smiled. "I'm from the sun rising pack."
"Great. I trust you, that you'll keep my sister safe and happy." I said.
"Yes. Absolutely." He looked into Aubrey's eyes and they held hands.
"Okay then." I tightly hugged Aubrey.
"I'll miss you." She whispered."Me too. Take care. Love you." I said parting away from her. She smiled and they both went to the dance floor hand in hand. I was very happy for her. I sighed as my little sister was all grown up. At 18 she found her mate.
I ate my cupcake and started to walk back happily, on the way out I collided into somebody. I looked up to see who it was. A beautiful face met my eyes. His dark brown eyes matched his hair. He had a perfect bearded jawline. I was just lost in his face before I realized I was staring at him.
"Sorry." I mumbled and started to walk out, but he grabbed my arm, and walked out with me.
"Um, excuse me?" I said as he continued walking to the parking lot where no one was there.
He left my arm and looked at me. He took a step towards me and took a deep breath. He looked deep into my eyes. His tall figure towering over me, he came closer and whispered "Mate.""What?" I was surprised. He said nothing but stared at my face. "Alpha!" One guy came running. "There's a problem, Kevin called." He said handing out a phone. He walked to grab the phone and I made my way to the car. "Quick Johnson, let's leave." I said. In a few minutes we were at my house. I quickly went inside and locked the door. I can't be his mate. I don't have a mate. I sighed. I had other problems on my list. I quickly changed back to the clothes I was wearing earlier. I quickly wore sneakers and as soon as I picked up my phone to call James, Ashley the security head called. "Hello, a-Alpha?" She asked if her voice was trembling. "What's wrong Ashley?" I asked "T-there was a security breach, t-two of the guards have been killed." She started crying. "Okay, okay Ashley don't cry, are you alright?" I asked. "Y-yes I couldn't see t-them they were too f-fast." She said and then suddenly she gasped. "Ashley! Ashley? Are you okay!?" I almost screamed into the phone. "Alp
Continuation of James P.O.V Zoe was lying unconscious, we were in Alpha stone's mansion. Marie was treating Zoe. Alpha stone's face was grim, his eyes didn't move away from her face. "Will she be okay?" Alpha stone asked. Marie didn't say anything, she grabbed a scalpel and dragged it along Zoe's wrist. Dark blood oozed out, and the cut wasn't healing. "The wolfsbane is in her blood, I will try and bring it out, if it comes out she'll be fine, though she will be weak for a long time." She said, grabbing some herbs and mixing them in a glass bowl. She crushed the herbs and added a red liquid which was in a vial. She then grabbed Zoe's arm and opened the cut, she looked at Alpha stone. "I need you to hold her arm, I need to pour this in her cut." Alpha stone gently grabbed Zoe's arm, he looked up shocked. "She's so cold." He whispered. "She'll be okay right?" Aubrey asked with tears in her eyes. Marie poured the liquid into Zoe's cut. After a few seconds the cut started to sl
(Dream) I was standing on the edge of a mountain, I took a tiny step forward and looked down, nothing but blackness. "Zoe." I heard my mother from behind, I turned around to see her smiling face ,with dad standing next to her. "Mom." I took a step to touch her, but my hand just went through. Same thing happened with dad. I got scared. "Aren't you going to come with us?" My dad asked. "B-but what about Aubrey?" As soon as I said Aubrey appeared behind my mom. She extended her hand as if to try to hold me, I raised my arm, and to my horror it went through again. "Wh- what is happening?" I was scared. "Come, with us." Aubrey's eyes suddenly went pitch black and her blood stained fangs appeared, she growled at me. "You're not Aubrey, none of you are my parents." I said pointing at them , who were too ,like Aubrey hissing at me. "You're right. But too late Zoe." She laughed and pushed me off the edge. (Dream ends.) Zoe's P.O.V I gasped as I begged for air to fill my lungs, my e
"Take me to him." He said and got into his car. I got in as well. Christopher drove ahead of us and we were behind. Tyler's hands were clutching the steering wheel tight, his jaw was clenched. Soon we reached a familiar place, the pack hospital. We rushed to where Tyler's beta was kept. We reached the room and he was covered in white sheet only his face was revealed. His face had cuts and scratches. "He was poisoned. Like you were." Alex said, looking at me. "But, They slashed his body in half." He said "Was it them?" Tyler asked with no emotion in his voice. "The vampires? Yes." He replied and went out. Christopher followed him out, leaving Tyler and I alone, with his beta. "What was his name?" I whispered. "Kevin." He said after a few seconds. I looked at his cuts on his face, his blonde hair lifeless, his face paler than ever. The cuts, they looked too deep. I couldn't stand it any longer, the images of my parents like this flashed in my mind, I headed out of the door and
Tyler sat down next to me as I waited for James to continue. "Zoe, you and Aubrey were born in one of the most powerful Werewolf families, your father was the biggest Alpha and so was your mother the greatest Luna. The blood runs in your family. Vampires and other supernatural creatures had a certain respect for the Alpha and Luna. But since they were killed, the power transferred to you. I don't know why he is killing our kind. It's clear he wants you, but it's for power, nothing else." "But. There are so many other powerful Alpha's around! Why me? Why my parents?" I almost shouted. "It's also because your mother killed one of their kind." He said softly. "What?!" I was astonished. He nodded. "I should have told you this earlier, but I didn't know it would come to this." "No, James, tell me why did mom kill a vampire?" I asked. "A werewolf had fallen in love with a vampire. And you know it's against the law, so she killed them, both." He said. "And so they formed a treaty that
"It's so stupid of you to find a human, and ask her to help you." He said as he came face to face with me, his face looked weaker than before. I glared at him. "You know, her death is all your fault. You just got scared of me, and called a vampire hunter?" He laughed. "You just can't handle the responsibilities of an Alpha can you?" He said. "How did you know about her?" I asked. "Oh honey, I also know you can't change into a wolf." He said, smirking. "Who's helping you?" I asked through gritted teeth. "You really think I would tell you that? But I'll give you a hint for the sake of your stupidity , It's someone you trust dearly." He said, making a sad face. "Is it James?" He questioned as he moved towards Katherine. "Don't touch her!" I shouted. "Oh I don't touch filthy things, I only came here to take this." He said lifting up a vial with black liquid in it. "See you soon." He smiled as he vanished. I sighed. Someone was helping him. Someone I trust? Of Course it's not Ja
"What?" Tyler asked, his eyes wide opened. Ugh. "Just do it. It'll take two seconds!" I said impatiently. "Zoe, I can't-" he started but I cut him off. "Oh for god's sake." With that I punched him hard. His eyes glowed red, but changed back to normal brown. "Tyler, you need to punch me! I need to change into my wolf!" I said taking a step towards him. He still didn't budge. "Really?" With that I punched and kicked him, which sent him flying backwards and hitting a tree. And that worked. His eyes glowed back to red. He charged at me with a fist , which cut my bottom lip, he then sent a kick in my stomach which made me fall on the damp grass. His eyes changed back. "Zoe, I'm-" he started to walk towards me. "No don’t!" I shouted back. I had to turn. Tyler took a step backwards. I got up and charged at him, hitting him again in the stomach. I was ready to punch him when he grabbed my fist and twisted it, and pushed me backwards. Anger was boiling in me. I wasn't weak. I charged
"Zoe?" James asked again as I looked at his face. "Christopher." I whispered, as I kept the headphones on the table. James picked up the headphones and listened. His eyes widened as he pressed the headphones closer to his ear. First I wasn't shifting, second Christopher backstabbed me. What was happening? Will this ever end? I ran my hands through my hair as I tried to think. "Him? Out of all people?" James said his eyes widened. Tyler groaned and started to walk out. I held on to his arm and pulled him back. "Don't." I said, my mind rushing. "Zoe? After all this? You're telling me not to?" He said annoyed. "Look, he's Aubrey's mate, you can't kill him." I said , raising my voice a little. "Zoe-" he started but I cut him off. "We. Don't. Kill." I said each word slowly and sternly. He sighed. Max looked at me with curiosity. "C-can I say something?" He asked. I nodded. "Well, I've been in cases like these before, mostly people used a truth and a paralyzing serum to take the