DAWSON.
Irested my arms onthe chairs beside me as I looked at everyone at the table while the Omegas were serving food.
The night was turning out to be boring, not because the people around me were boring. It was simply because I felt alone, especially every time I looked at Riley and his Luna. They seemed to always get lost in their own worlds, and we had to draw their attention to remind them we were around.
Plus the fact that my brother, Caleb, found his mate today.
Not that I was jealous of Caleb. If there was anyone who deserved to find their mate, it was him. It was about time so he could take the position that rightfully belonged to him by birth. And I hoped things would work out between him and Anya.
And no, I never fancied Anya. I was just playing around. I already knew she was 18 because Caleb couldn’t stop talking about her. I just didn’t expect him to think that I was hitting on the female he wanted, but maybe because I took my joke too far.
I took a deep sigh. Trent and I were still mateless. But who knows, maybe Trent would come back with a mate after his training? As for me, it seemed I had to wait too.
But I hoped the Goddess would not make me wait as she had done with Caleb. I didn’t mind having a young mate, but at 23, the fucking wait was killing me.
I was the third-born son of the famous Alpha Vesmont. Alpha blood ran in my veins, but I was good for nothing. Being the third son meant nothing would be left for me. Caleb would be the Alpha, and since my father’s Beta had no heir, he made Caleb choose who he wanted for a Beta. So Trent was the obvious choice because there was no one in the world that Caleb trusted more than Trent.
Alba, our youngest sibling and the only sister we have, was mated to a Beta, making her the Beta Female of the Blue Meadows Pack.
Me? Nothing.
Not that I was complaining about my siblings’ future. I loved my siblings more than anything in this world. My only wish was that I had something I could be proud of—something more to life.
I might be a happy-go-lucky guy, given that I was not given any responsibilities at all except to keep myself alive, but I was never a fuckboy. I took females seriously and had been in a few relationships, but I always got left behind for a mate, or things simply just didn’t work out. Until I got tired of it.
So the waiting for my fated mate began.
I had no idea if the Goddess deemed me worthy of a mate, but I was sure that if I found her, I would give her my world. But then again, my world was limited. I hope she will want me. That was all I was asking.
I saw movement from the area where cars were parked as three figures started to take form. “Oh fuck, they’re here. Goddess, give me a mate, please.” I snickered before something hit me.
The air blew from the other side and I was hit with the sweetest aroma I have ever smelled in my whole life. A mixture of summer dandelions and fresh grass.
I licked my lips as I stared at figures closing in.
And then I saw her face. And everyone else faded out.
‘Mate!’Magnum, my wolf, howled in my head as my heart hammered in my chest when the realization came that I had found my mate.
I was just staring at her, but her eyes were focused on Riley.
Who the hell sports pigtails at nineteen years old? Well, fuck me, she still looks fucking perfect! Can she not smell me?
Maybe not, because the wind was blowing towards me. Or maybe because I didn’t smell good enough for her taste.
I pushed my chair backward and excused myself as I walked with fast strides toward the back of the packhouse. I felt like vomiting.
‘Are you okay, bro?’Caleb’s voice rang in my head.
‘Yes. I think I ate something my stomach didn’t like.’
‘Strange. You eat everything. Sure you’re okay?’
‘Yup. No worries. It won’t kill me. Are you okay? What happened to Anya?’I tried to divert the topic as I leaned my hand on the wall and bent over. I was trying to vomit but nothing was coming out.
I had no idea why I was feeling this way. I waited for her for a long time, only for me to cower at the sight of her.
Riley was a fucking perfectionist.What if he doesn’t want me for his sister? Then I’m fucked up!
