2 Chapter 2

'It's not fair' Tara exclaimed holding two dresses up to her body and trying to chose between them.

It's not fair had been all I had heard over the last 2 hours. It's not fair my hair has a natural waves to it, it's not fair that I don't want to wear loads of make up, it's not fair Tara thinks she needs make up. Honestly it's not fair my ears have perfect hearing right now.

'Just pick the one that you love most' I exclaimed looking down at my own silver dress. It had not been my choice but when we where trying on dresses it just fit comfortably. The dress was a long ball gown dress with small silver string to hold the dress up which tied as a bow behind my knack. The back was open and the material pooled at the base of my spine and at the mid of my chest showing off my skin and a little bit of cleavage. I never dressed up like this but I was happy with the look. The plain silver made my blue eyes sparkle. Or at least that's what Tara said to persuade me to by it.

'But what do I want!' Tara exclaimed holding a pink tight dress up in front of her that had sleeves that went of the shoulders covered in pink feathers, before changing to a loose fitting navy blue dress with a low v front 'do I want to show off my bum or my boobs!'

I chuckled laying back on Taras king bed that felt like a cloud had personally come to make me comfortable.

'Right that's it' she said chucking the blue dress to the floor and marching to go and put the pink dress on. I rolled my eyes knowing whilst I would never wear either dress, she would look amazing in both.

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'Introducing the readwood pack' said the man at the speaker calling the women in my pack forward forward. This was how every party started. Calling each pack forward to a stage in the middle of the hall allowing all the males in the room to look at all the women. Sometimes just from a distance on sight they can tell it's their mate. The majority of the time it takes a tough or to smell them for the bond to be discovered. But due to the shear volume of packs present fit would be near impossible to meat everyone in one night.

All I could think about was not tripping walking up the four steps to the stage. Tara strutted in front of me showing off her body giving the whole room a sultry look full of seduction. I followed her but with less confidence I just wanted to get it done and be back on the ground where if I did topple I wouldn't have so far to fall. I glanced round the room not wanting to be rude. All the eyes looked hungry which sent a feeling of repulsion to my stomach. I was not one to parade around like a price of meet waiting for someone to connect with me.

As I kept glancing round the looks kept making me feel more and more like an object of pleasure rather than a woman. That was until I locked eyes with fire. Too far into the distance to make up anything about the person the eyes belonged to. But the amber eyes danced like fire and held me still for a second. For those seconds before I could nap out of my trance all the other looks faded away. For those few seconds I felt the fire in the eyes spread tingling heat all over my body. I quickly looked away and started to walk towards the stairs back down to the ground. The image of those fiery eyes imprinted into my brain.

I chuckled looking back up at Tara as she decided to do another lap, now having the stage all to herself. If this was any indication I was in for a bit of a night.

'I'm sure I felt something up there' Tara said clearly oblivious to my momentary still ness which I was great full for. 'I mean I couldn't locate it but I'm sure I felt his eyes'

I smiled as we walked around the massive hall exchanging pleasantries with everyone. Tara had both hands out touching every man she could hoping to feel the connection, even though she knew she would be none the wiser had she felt him or not.

Tara being the alphas daughter was in a great position. No matter who her mate was she will have power. With her status if her mate was even an omega she could pull him up to a gamma in her pack, or if he had a status then she will stay with him in his pack. Me on the other hand, as a member of an omega family my future mate will never come to my pack unless they two are a gamma and even then it's rare for males to change pack they only do if their status would be higher in the females pack. As I have no status I would be going to their pack no matter what so I was not filled with as much excitement as Tara.

'Hello' two tall looking boys walked over to us and kissed bit our hands introducing themselves as Conner and Carter. 'How are you finding tonight?'

'Good' Tara blushed a glimmer of hope clear as day in her eyes. I had never seen someone find their mate but from what I had heard it's usually a lot more intense that just hello.

'This your first finding?' Once of them asked as his eyes lazily drifted down and then back up my body.

'Yes' I said awkwardly moving my arms in an attempt to cover myself.

The boy I front of me smirked hungrily at me 'well you know you never find your mate at your first finding so why don't we all exchange numbers and we can have a bit of fun later on in the night? Get some practice in for our actual mates'

I couldn't hid the repulsion that spread to my face. Don't get me wrong I'm not one of those who have held of to save everything for their mate. I just can't stand greasy boys thinking they are the shit.

'Thanks but-' I started saying before I was interrupted by the boys arm reaching out and grabbing my waste pulling him to me 'don't play hard to get we both know at the end of the night I'm going to be between your legs.'

Freeing myself I glared at Conner 'that's disgusting and whats between my legs at the end of the night will not, nor will it ever be you. I wouldn't waste my time on a greasy little man who I would have to fake it for anyway.' I exclaimed blood boiling trying to keep past memories hidden.

Tara stares at me with concern knowing where this random outburst had come from. Taking my arm she gave the middle finger to the boys before walking off and pulling me with her. Eyes of people who has been surrounding us followed us until we where out of vision. Was not my intention at all to cause drama.

'Oh look' Tara squealed as five men probably the only actual men in the room towered over the rest of the room. The walked as if hunting, tracking down their prey. The room was so big and so full that they would probably be doing this for the rest of the night.

'Omg' Tara whispered eyes stuck to the five men. They where all clad in dark clothes. I couldn't see what they where wearing on the bottom half but from the top up they where all wearing smart dark shirts and matching dark ties. They stuck out in the crowd as they were all taller, bigger and more muscular than the rest of the men in the room, at least a head above anyone else. I couldn't see any of their faces due to them walking away from us but I could imagine chiselers jaws and deepest eyes.

'That's the Blood lust pack' Tara whispered in astonishment 'they never leave their little section of the party. I wonder why they have!'

I stared at the five men now a small bit of fear rightfully nesting into my belly. These men where not men. They where monsters. Bourn our of pure evil they are the closest descendants of the king himself, Lycaon. The blood lust pack didn't get their name for being polite and helping old ladies cross the road. They got it for being worriers of evil and having no tolerance of forgiveness. Their alpha who must be here became one of the youngest alphas ever to rule a pack due to a traitor killing his father. Since that day the blood lust pack have had no trust with any other pack. All alliances that where there before ended and anyone who got in the new alphas way. Well we never hear from them again. They have the biggest territory of all the packs due to engulfing all the neighbouring packs land once his father was murdered. I watched as the five men scoured the room in front of them clearly searching for something. For someone.

I was pulled out of my trance by Tara squeezing my hand 'isn't this great!' She said looking round the room forgetting completely about the five men dressed in dark shirts 'somewhere here our mates are looking for us'

That thought did not fill me with as much excitement as it did her. But why?

Was it those fire filled eyes I couldn't get out of my head.