Andie & Zack (Mate)

After coming back from the garden party, Jaylee and I started getting ready for tonight's dinner party. We scrubbed up in the shower and wrapped up in our fuzzy bathrobes that my mom bought us for Christmas last year.

My sister and Hanna came over to our room to do our hair and put a dab of makeup on us. Not too much just a dab of lipgloss and some blush.

Jaylee complained and begged for some eyeshadow and mascara but Hanna said that her and Abby where given strict orders from our moms to only use blush and lipgloss.

After our hair was hot rolled and set with some sticky hair spray. We had to set around and watch tv for another hour before we were allowed to put on our dress.

Finally after Hanna and Abby got ready they came back to help me and Jaylee step into our dress.

All of us had on midnight blue dresses with touches of silver bead work or embroidered on them to represent our pack.

Abby and Hanna ordered dresses from a shop in San Francisco that has the latest styles by big name designers. Both of them looked like movie stars tonight neither of them had a hair out of place and their blush colored nails sparkled with touches of silver glitter and midnight blue.

And of course Jaylee and I didn't look to shabby ourselves. Our dresses wasn't as sparkly and naked as Hanna and Abby's. Which I didn't mind, I liked the fact that my dress was a simple silk sleeveless dress with silver embroidery on the top with just a few rhinestones scattered around the tulle skirt.

Jaylee's dress was almost just like mine except it had a halter top where mine just had a high round neck.

Jaylee and I didn't have high heels like my sister and Hanna we had wedding beach sandals with rinestone straps that sparkled when we walked. And as a final touch mom slipped my white gold, and sapphire bracelet on my wrist.

Before we headed out the door I done a turn in front of the mirror and giggled. I'm not too excited about the dinner party part. I'll need to mind my manners and remember not to talk to loud at the table.

However I'm really excited about the teenage get together after the dinner party.

Luna Melinda seems to be a great hostess she has scheduled events for every age group. She has a daycare set up for anyone who needs it and a dance party scheduled for preteens and teenagers.

All this will be going on tonight while the adults are mingling over cocktails. My sister and Hanna are going to be at the adult mingling thing but my brother and Brent plan to be at the dance with Jaylee and I tonight.

That reminds me that I need to keep an eye on Jaylee and not let her wonder off with any of those damn Young Alphas from other packs. Emma and Owen won't be here tonight because her dad had some pack related business to handle before they could leave.

However they should be here by breakfast tomorrow morning. At least that's what Jaylee is hoping for.

We all headed down stairs together and stopped in front of a pair of heavy carved wood doors. A man in a black suit opened them and announced our arrival in a loud voice using my dad and mom's title to everyone in the room. I believe this is the fanciest party I have ever been to, I'm sure mom and dad have been to some just as fancy and perhaps I was just too young to remember.

A lady stepped from the side and we all followed her to our table which had place cards on it ,everything was extremely formal. I'm just hoping I don't get in trouble tonight sometimes I get a little loud while talking to Jaylee at the table.

Glancing at the place cards I realized they're a total bummer. Because I doubt mom will let me switch places with Brent so that I can set beside Jaylee,but dad might.

Well I guess there's only one way to find out . I waited for the perfect moment to get dad alone and then it happened. My mom got up from her seat to help Peyton fix his tie.

I stealthy moved a seat over and plopped myself down beside my dad. I leaned my head on his shoulder and hugged his arm readying myself to do some heavy sucking up, and yes begging.

" Daddy" I murmured in my serious sucking up voice.

He grinned and looked down at me" Yes sweetheart." He knows I'm sucking up but he never seems to mind.

" Uh, daddy, can I please switch places with Brent." I ask, getting straight to the point before mom gets back.

He didn't answer and I felt him turn in his seat so I looked up to see what had pulled his attention away from me.

When suddenly I was blind sided and pulled up out of my chair. My face mashed against some big Alpha's chest. Then my whole world as I know it come to a abrupt halt when I wasn't even looking.

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Zack

After getting myself ready I made it down stairs way before dinner was served. I grabbed myself a drink at the bar and done a little walk through. I exchanged a few words with a couple of other Alpha's just checking out the crowd.

Then Apollo starts his aggressive growling shit in my head. I stopped walking and look around for danger and again my attention is drawn towards Alpha Lucius.

By this time Apollo is going wild and I can barely stop from shifting.I walked closer to Alpha Lucius and his family when that scent hits me right in the face.

'Mate 'I hear Apollo yell in my head and I freeze.

"Where" Yep, I said that shit out loud as I turned my head in a slow sweeping motion across the room putting my nose to the air to find that sexy erotic scent again.

That has to be the scent of my mate. The one every werewolf talks about the scent that's made just for me. The woman of my dreams my perfect Luna.

By now most of the room is looking at me like I've gone mad, but I don't give a fuck. I start following that erotic delicious scent stepping closer and closer to Alpha Lucius.

I'm beginning to panic, I scream at Apollo in my head that I'm not gay and Alpha Lucius has a mate.

The bastard rolled his eyes and mumbled something about not him. I stop and look around Alpha Lucius's table and relax a little when I spot two fine looking shewolves. And just when I was going to take a step towards the redhead Apollo growled " not her" so I shifted towards the blonde. " Not her " Apollo growled at my ass again. " Who then" I growled out loud. Loud enough my dad was beside me before I knew it.

But at this point I didn't care. I just stared dazed at the table where Alpha Lucius was setting and yes he too had turned around to stare back at me.

After a few seconds had passed my dad put his hand on my shoulder and I could hear mummers going around the room. But I didn't realize what was happening until my dad had lead me over to the table and placed my hand on a little girls shoulder.

My body trembled and tingly current ran up my arm making me jerk my hand back. Then I touched her again and for some crazy reason I pulled her up out of her chair and into my arms.

Everyone clapped and cheered, everyone except her dad. Alpha Lucius just stared at me blank faced.

" Congratulations son you found your mate." I heard my dad say, as the little girl squirmed in my arms. I loosened my grip but didn't let her go.

" What?" She squealed,bringing me out of the daze I was in. All I did was look down at her tiny little face and pushed her head back into my chest while I stroked her soft hair like an idiot.

This was nothing like what everyone said finding your mate would be like. All the stories you hear about how you can't keep your hands off your mate and all you want to do is fuck her all night long.

Well to be honest I have no desire to fuck this little girl. However I can feel her fear and confusion and all I want to do is shield her from everything bad.

" Alpha Lucius, will you and your daughter be kind enough to follow me." I hear my dad ask, then he gripped my shoulder for me to follow him.

As we walked through the crowd of people mummers followed us until we left the banquet hall. And that's when I heard Alpha Lucius speak.

" Riker how are we going to handle this. She fourteen and can't feel the bond." He murmured, glancing up at me instead of my dad.

That one glance made me feel threatened, I felt like he was trying to take something away from me. But somehow it felt more intense like he was trying to take part of me away. I gripped her tiny hand and brought into my side like I was afraid he would run away with her.

" I won't hurt her, I'll protect her with my life." I vowed, looking her father square in the eyes.

" Let's talk about this in my office" my dad suggested as he opened his office door.

He flipped the lights on and we all took a seat. I sat on the corner of my dad's desk so I could see her beautiful little face.

Up until now I actually had no idea what she even looked like. Now that I can see her up close all I can say is I'm a very lucky man. I can tell when my baby girl gets older she's going to be a knock out. She has big beautiful cornflour blue eyes, dark black hair, long black eyelashes, and full pouty lips with the cutest little nose I think I've ever seen.

" Lucius, this is what I think we should do" i here my dad say and I pulled my gaze away from my baby girl to give him my full attention.

" Go on I'm listening " Alpha Lucius, murmured, not sounding very happy may I add. But he set quietly and waited for my dad to say whatever he's about to say.

My dad took a deep breath and leaned back in his chair coming up with a great solution " Well, you know she can't go back home with you now ,right?"

Apollo wagged his tail and my heart soared for a moment,until I seen my babies face crumble.

Then a sharp pain stabbed me in the heart and I rubbed my chest hard where the pain was. And suddenly it dawned on me that this wasn't my pain it was my babies pain.

I jumped my ass off my dad's desk and pulled her into my arms making Alpha Lucius flinch and scaring the hell out of my baby girl.

" I see that" Alpha Lucius said calmly not sounding bother by the fact that I was holding his teenage daughter into my chest feeling all her pain and every breath she took like it was my own.

"Well this is what I suggest, You can find her a chaperone of your choice and I'll pay for it. They can both live here in the pack house until those two get married then our job is done. Or if you prefer we can let the elders of both packs come up with something." My dad was quick to find a solution which sounded good to me and it felt like my baby was calming down some.

"Hum,Riker is there any chance you would consider not retiring for a couple of years and let the boy come live in my pack house." Alpha Lucius responded, and waited for my dad's reply his eyes never leaving my dad's.

My dad shook his head, " That's not the problem,If it was that simple I would be glad to do it." My dad sighed, and continued to explain my responsibilities " You see Zack runs my whole mining and oil industry. I actually wasn't planning to go anywhere for a couple of years after handing the pack over to Zack. I was planning to act as his advisor."