Mate? Him?!?

Cain's POV

I can't believe the circumstances I've been made to struggle with. I've always been excited to take on my rightful role as the alpha of our pack, Blue Moon. I've reached the age that I can take over, but my father and the council wouldn't let me become alpha until I find my mate.

I never cared about that, unlike my friends who were always so excited on finding theirs. I merely would congratulate them when they found their destined partner; but I don't fail to notice how they pity me for not finding mine yet.

Where is she? Is she even there? Do I even have one?

I take out my frustration by going on war with other packs, all of which I've won triumphantly. I had to prove how strong and capable I am, showing them all that I don't need a mate to soften me or become my weakness.

We all had gifts assigned to us at birth. Just some small benefits, that make us unique; and not anything ever deadly though. Although mine has helped me a lot during fights.

I need to go out today to help the workers with new tasks. They are helpful for maintaining the well-being of the pack, but they don't go to war, thus don't join training sessions. There are often newcomers we'd accept into our pack, most of which would become workers immediately. I'm not at the slightest bit excited for this.

As I tread along the grass towards the workers, I became lost in thoughts. I wonder about how to fight better, my next target for annihilating a pack, yes I'm cruel, and how to persuade my father and the council. I don't want to become a laughing stock to the other alphas from well-known packs.

Just then I smelt a whiff of chocolate and cherries. I don't think I'm even hungry, but I'm immediately attracted to the scent. I felt the need to find out its source. If it's food, it's gonna be mine soon. I smiled at my own selfishness, my mouth already watering, when I finally tracked it out.

I stop dead on my tracks. It wasn't food. The smell came from... a guy? Whatever may be the reason, this white haired male must be putting on a lot of chocolate+cherry scented perfume. He must be one of the workers, I thought, as I tried to grab his shoulder since he wasn't facing me.

He then turns around suddenly and our eyes meet. My wolf suddenly yells out 'MATE!' to me, but I guess he's as shocked as I am, thinking how he repeated quizzically, 'mate?' I can't believe it. I can't believe this.

The white haired guy just stared at me with a look that almost seems like it's filled with hatred. I groaned at my new discovery, and something must be wrong.. absolutely wrong. What's going on? I take a deep breath, and then say, "But you're a male?"

He replies "So what?" so bitterly that it slightly hurts me. Oh no I'm not letting this affect me already.

"This is wrong! It can't be right" I growled out, and immediately turn on my heels and leave the place. I'm so confused. What should I do? Do I talk to my mother about this? She's the one who always told me how I'll eventually find my beautiful princess who'd stay by my side. I'm embarrassed, to say the least.

I reach my room quickly and lock the door. I have to rest. Maybe I'm dreaming. I punch my face. Ouch. Oh am I supposed to pinch instead? Well it still worked.

What went wrong? I look down at my pants and pull the elastic waistband to my front. Yep okay I'm male. Wait why do I even have to examine myself? Sigh.. I'm getting lightheaded. How do I even explain this to mum?

"Mum, I finally found my mate today! You won't believe it! My mate turns out to be a charming white haired male! He's got beautiful green eyes and a slim figure! You'll like him!" ???

Huh??

Wait what??? Did I just define him as good looking??

Well he doesn't look bad. No. This....

I faint. As I slip into unconsciousness, I thought, 'And I was supposed to be a strong guy, here I am...'.

I definitely need to talk to my wolf about this too. Hopefully when I wake up it'll turn out to be a dream, yeah still hoping because this is too complicated. It just somehow pained me to see how much my unlikely-mate seem to hate me with that short interaction. This must be a confirmation that he's indeed my mate, thus I'm feeling the negative emotion. Even if it's a 'he' or a 'she', I guess no one wants to be hated by their mate.

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