CHAPTER 3

'You disgust me!' said Lupus, scoffing in my brain. 'I don't care about what you think. I can kind of sense her here. Get your lazy ass up from this place and get moving. Explore this place as much as you can. We have to catch a whiff of her scent.' I rolled my eyes but obliged anyways. I don't want him to be whining about this later. He will learn his lesson when we'l return mateless, dnyway. Walking around the house I surprisingly didn't look at or flirt with other girls. Maybe I was intrigued t00. Is my mate really here? I was nearing the dance area when suddenly everything went dark. Everyone groaned in annoyance. Powercut. I sighed. Powercuts are unusual, but not unheard of. Anytime now though, the generators would be switched on and light will come back. I am hoping whoever owns this house invested in an gener- "Owwww!" I hissed, when a body collided into mine and I rubbed my arm. "Watch out!" I cursed at the person but it was soon followed by a soft apology. "Oh my god! I am so sorry-" she cut herself off with a gasp as her skin touched mine and Ifelt like sparks ignited in my arm. My eyes widened as I felt them and Lupus howled in joy inside of me. I have found my mate? Holy mother of Jesus... Her hand reached out to touch my face in the dark and I inhaled sharply. The tingles I felt spread from my face to my toes and I can't sayI hated them. But just when I opened my mouth to ask who she was, lights came back on and I saw her face. "YOU?"" I bellowed angrily, pushing her off me. She gasped at my push and fell on the ground, like she hadn't expected it. I didn't feel an ounce of regret though. She deserved it. "KEEP YOUR HANDS OF ME YOU BITCH!"" I said as I almost spat at her. She was still in shock looking at the ground when I gave her a disgusted glance and walked off. To hell with being mates. As cliche as it sounds, I hate parties. Especially the ones that include my parents or relatives. Because the moment I know that there will be relatives at a party, I know what is going to go dowm. But it's not like you can really turn the party offer down with it's your own birthday... Fuck my life. "Oh my god! OLIVIA! Is that you, honey? Holly Molly! It's been so long!" My aunty Hannah, gushed as she squeezed me in one of her bone crashing hugs. Awww, look at you, getting demonstrations already. "You have grown up so much!" She gushed again. What the fuck are you talking about, woman? You literally saw me last week. And the only thing I have managed to grow is that interval is my armpit hair. And a little bit of moustache. So you see I am brunette. So my facial hair don't naturally blend with my skin. And being a werewolf, I have a tendency to grow body hair quicker, which annoys me to no extent. Sometimes I wonder if my wolf ever gets jealous of the amount of hair on my skin... "So where is your mate?" She asked, looking around. She knows I haven't found my mate. But she still likes to ask everytime. Just to rub it in. This little B for Bitch. "Haven't found one yet." I whispered lowly. The disappointment and sadness clear in my tone. I have always to find my mate. After the dreamy stories I have heard about mates, after seeing how my parents are together, after seeing my school friends fall in love so easily- it was difficult not to hope. And I was hopeful. I know my mate will love me. And I will love him. That's what mates are supposed to be like, right? Right? I excused myself to get a drink. Aunt Hannah's annoying questions were suffocating me. I mean, she is not exactly a bad person. But she is way to proud about herself and her family. Her son is at a good post in the pack army and her daughter has gone of the state to study. Perfect, right? Well. that's what she thinks. In reality, her son is running an underground gang in the pack and her daughter is too busy getting high on the New York streets. Anyhow... I was nearing the drinks table when I decided to go with simple lemonade today. Even though it's my 18th birthday. And you are supposed to get drunk as shit on that day, I can't be less interested. I'd rather stay sober and remember the day, than get drunk and pass out. Not that I feel like something memorable is gonna happen anyway. I was a few steps away from the bar when suddenly the lights went off. I heard groans and shook my head, trying to find my way out. Unintentionally on my way out, I banged into someone and they hissed at me. I could tell it Also, when I slammed into 'the person', I felt hard, iron chest instead of you know uh... B0obs. S0 like, it's a guy. Well, until the girl is flat chest like me because then, yahoo! I found my soulsister! He hissed at me and I immediately blushed in embarrassment. "Oh my god! I am s0 sOr-" I gasped when my hand touched his and words lost me. Sparks. Sparks like never before ignited all over my body and I felt my wolf stir inside me. I have just turned 18 so my wolf hasn't come to me yet. I haven't even shifted yet. But within a fortnight of turning 18, you shift for the first time. I shook my head to get rid of the unnecessary thoughts and decided to rejoice this moment. I have found my mate! Finally! Instinctively, my hand reached out to touch his face. I was already desperate to feel those tingles again. When my skin touched his' again, he inhaled a sharp breathe. [ did too. My fingers caressed his cheek and I loved the feel of his rough stubble. I wanted to see his face so bad. Why did the lights have to go off now? I started to lean in, trying to make something out of his face when the lights came back and a part of me got happy. I lifted my eyes up to see the warm eyes of my mate. I anticipated to see love in them. I was hoping he'd give me the same look Ihave seen my father give my mother his entire life. But did I get it? All I got was an icy glare and a disgusted snark from a person I have known my entire life. "YOU?"" He bellowed in anger, his Beta voice reverberating in the hall.