1 No Showcasing of the Goods

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Esmeralda POV

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I'm Esmeralda Lopez or Esme or Essie or multiple other ways of shortening it. I'm eighteen years old and I'm a werewolf.

Thought I'd get that out there straight away, everyone knows anyway so it doesn't make much of a difference. I live in a town of werewolves and humans barely come around, maybe a tourist here and there.

Tref Arewolf is a small welsh town that literally means werewolf town but the humans don't usually suspect anything. They made up a myth of how humans defeated werewolves in this very town but that's definitely not true. It's just to keep people off our backs.

Oh, as I said we live in a welsh town but we don't speak or even sound welsh. Our ancestors are from around pretty much everywhere so we have mixed accents on where our family is originally from.

My grandmother was American and moved to Spain when she found my grandfather. Sadly my grandfather passed away when my mother was only two months old, leaving behind my gran and mother to fend for themselves. That's why I sound American with a hint of Spanish, I've never really had a welsh influence. Even my principal is Scottish.

Let's get back to me. I'm eighteen, with a fabulous group of friends and ready to take on the world in my last year of school. At least I hope. The world is hard.

I was raised by my mother, my father was a no-good human who left as soon as my mother mentioned her pregnancy to him. I don't care though because I've been raised amazingly by my mother. She deserves mothers and fathers day.

I'm not that cliche girl who is unpopular and all alone in school. I have my best friends who all happen to be boys except for my absolute bestie.

Alana Dubois is my best friend, she is so sweet and kind. She cares about me so much and I care about her the same but I won't tell her that. We've been best friends since pups, our mothers are best friends as well.

Alain Dubois is her twin brother and another of my best friends. He is kind of like an overprotective brother even though I'm three weeks older than him. He's really sweet though.

Then there is Romeo Rossi who is our little Romeo of the group. He is so funny and friendly, maybe too friendly with the girls but one day he'll find his Juliet.

Lastly, there is Angel Martinez. He's quiet and likes to be left alone but is amazing on the football team. Sadly he can't do much about it after high school because he is a wolf but he's having fun now.

We aren't the loners of the school but we aren't popular. We are happy where we are and how we fit. We are just waiting for our mates.

Werewolves get their wolves at sixteen and at eighteen we find our mates. Alpha's normally have their wolves earlier but I'm not an alpha, just an average pack member. An omega more specifically but I don't get treated badly, I just have to work at the diner. The woman who owns it is elderly and I like helping her out.

Well, guess what. Tonight is my eighteenth birthday party. I'm meant to be finding my mate and I literally can't wait. To finally have that person who is destined for you to hold you in their arms and kiss you. To mark you and mate you. It sounds amazing and I get that tonight.

"Essie is back in her land of daydreams, wake up." A voice snaps me out of my thoughts. Romeo is standing before me withholding a laugh as I gasp loudly at his interruption to my daydreaming.

"It doesn't matter, Alana is taking forever anyway. Daydream all you want." Alain moans at his sister who is currently raiding my closest to find my birthday outfit for the party.

"You boys will never understand how hard it is to pick an outfit that is sexy enough but not in a 'fuck me' way while being classy with just enough cleavage to showcase the goods," Alana shouts from my closest. It's not a walk in, she's just digging real deep.

"Well, our little Essie will not be wearing anything where cleavage is shown. There will be no showcasing of the goods." Angel smirks from his phone.

He is sitting on my bed with his face jammed in his phone while Romeo and Alain sat on my bean bag chairs by the window. I am sitting on my dressing table waiting for Alana to pick my outfit.

"Come on guys, she's a woman now." Alana reprimanded like the sweet mother figure she is. No matter how hard she tries she just can't be intimidating.

"Woman my ass." Alain scoffed, throwing a pillow at my head. "This girl made me watch Moana yesterday when you were all at Angel's training."

"Hey, it's a great movie." I defended my choice, it is a great movie. One of my favourites.

"Okay, whatever you say my sweet little Essie," Alain smirked. "Your still not wearing anything with cleavage."

"Stop being an ass or I'll tell your mother." I internally fist-bumped at my winning remark. Mrs Dubios loves me, always has and always will. "Now you assholes, I'm going to change in the bathroom."

I grabbed the pile of clothes and groaned at how big it is. This is going to take forever to go through.

I skimmed through the sheer stuff knowing that the boys and my mother won't allow me to wear them. I finally settled a black lace corset type top that is barely see-through on my stomach. I paired it with a cute gold sparkle skirt that has this sweet little puff layer on the top. I even found a pair of little bow tights to match with my black open toe heels.

I walked out of my bathroom to show my friends, feeling really good about myself and my look. As soon as I stepped out I heard Alana squealing at me like a pig.

"Esmeralda, you look gorgeous." Alana used my full name which I hate. Essie or Esme is so much easier to say and saves up so much time.

"Thanks, babe." I blushed a bit at her compliment, I still do it no matter how many compliments I get.

"This is not happening," Angel said as he stood off my bed, a heated gaze on his face. I couldn't tell if he liked the outfit or not.

"Go change," Romeo added with a serious face. That's a first. He is normally so fun and carefree.

"I'm not changing." I insisted as I stamped down my heel into the carpet below my feet.

"Yes, you are. Unmated wolves will be drooling all over you and we can't have that." Alain spoke up from staring at me. Sometimes I forget that these boys are unmated teenage wolves.

"Boys I am not changing," I repeated, walking to my bedroom door. "You coming or not. I'm going to the packhouse with or without you."

"Coming!" I heard four loud screams, I let our a laugh from my friend's ridiculous behaviour.

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Sylver POV

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"Mom, " I moaned childishly. "Do I really have to go? Is it so necessary that I have to stop my entire life to go to it?"

"Your entire life consists of playing Xbox or PlayStation with Alex and Joey." My mom had a point there but I'm still not going. "As future Alpha, you have to show up to things like these, this girl may be your Luna. Anyway, it's a birthday party, not an official meeting with different Alphas. Go, have fun, find your mate and drink reasonably."

"I don't see how this will affect my future role as Alpha, its a party." I reminded her slowly.

"I am your mother and your Luna, you will listen to me whether you like it or not. It'll be fun, just go." She repeated, smiling sweetly at me.

"Mom..." I didn't get to complete my sentence before my dad butted in.

"Listen to your mother, son, or we won't hear the end of this." My dad looked at me with a look of begging. We definitely won't hear the end of it.

"You both make me sound like a monster." Mom whined, looking like a child with her 5"2 stature. She always reminds me of a doll.

"Technically you are, mom." I reminded her with a cheeky grin. "Dad is a werewolf, I'm a werewolf and you are a werewolf."

"okay boy I get it, just don't be mean to the person who spent four months pregnant with you and then 25 hours in labour." Goddess! That sounds like such a nightmare, thank the goddess I'm a man.

"Do you know, hun, that humans spend nine months pregnant?" Dad brought up one of the main things that pissed her off. Well done dad, well done.

"Do you know, hun, that I don't give a fuck? That little bitch kicked me for four months and ruined me down there." and this conversation just got awkward.

"I'm gonna leave, call Joey and Alex and get ready. Just don't go on about... that." I shuddered in disgust as I walked upstairs in the packhouse, hearing my parents laugh and the party being set up.

Let me introduce myself. I'm Sylver Jae, the future Alpha of Lleuad Las. I'm eighteen and have yet to meet my destined mate. Both my parents and whold pack are getting worried I'll never meet my mate but I have hope she is out there. She's just taking her sweet time on finding me.

My best friends are Joey and Alex. Alex is my Beta and Joey is my Gamma, some blonde twins will be my deltas when the times comes but I don't really bother with them. I was raised with the popular kids so I have made friends with them. Some are dicks but most have a nice side that others don't see.

"Joseph King, we have a party tonight. Get ready and don't take to long you slow bastard." I demanded through our mind-link, using a bit of alpha tone so he won't take too long. That boy likes his face way too much.

"Sure thing boss, Alex is with me. We'll be down in five." Joey answered before shutting off the mind-link.

That's another thing. All Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta children live in the packhouse. My fathers Delta died a few years back so Alana and Alain, the twins and future Deltas, moved into a separate house with their mother until they come of age. I will take over as Alpha when all my commands turn eighteen.

I turned eighteen a few months back, Joey three weeks ago and Alex four months ago. The twins turn eighteen in three weeks so I'll be Alpha in three weeks. The only position that hasn't been filled is Luna.

My parents said I have until I become Alpha to find my mate or I would have to mate with Elena, another good friend of mine. Her mate died in a car accident almost a year ago. They barely knew each other but the heartbreak is still there.

Apparently, other packs will think us weak if we don't have a Luna so I either find her or make some mateless wolf mine. I really want the first option but it's taking it's time to even catch the scent of her.

I keep smelling it but weakly. My parents think it's because she has not turned eighteen yet so they make me go to every coming-of-age party so I can look for her. Every party comes out empty.

Sometimes I feel stupid for still searching for her but I know she is somewhere waiting for me. Waiting, just waiting like me.