Episode 1

Melinda.....

I can't believe it's today! I've been waiting for this day for so long, finally, it's my 18th birthday, I'm dying to see my wolf for the first time and maybe find my mate.

Forgive my lack of manners, I'm so excited that I forgot to introduce myself. Hello, everyone, my name is Melinda Hunter. I live in the Northern Pack with my father, Afonso Hunter, who is the Beta, with my mother, Katarine Hunter, and with my brother, Lucca Hunter, who will be the future Beta of the pack when Alpha Heitor Blade takes over.

Our Alpha, Carlo Blade, has not yet retired because the future Alpha has not yet found his mate, and this is a problem considering he is already 26 years old. Alphas need their Lunas to be stronger, no one can ascend to the throne without a Luna, and if they reach 30 years old and still haven't found her, the council arranges a marriage and if the Alpha refuses, he loses the right to the throne.

The future Alpha is dating Sophia Guild, daughter of the Alphas of the Eastern Pack, who rejected her mate because he was not an Alpha. I sincerely don't understand how anyone can reject their mate, the pain is absurd and we can't love anyone else, of course we feel desire and passion, but love, true love, is only with our mate and even with the rejection we still share some things, the bond does not actually break, unless the goddess decides to give a second chance to the one who was rejected, but this is something rare, but anyway, whoever rejected lives a life of loneliness.

Complicated, I know, but those are the rules and as my mother says, "He who can, commands, he who has judgment, obeys" lol. I confess that many times I am tempted to break the rules, I don't know why, but I want to know what is beyond the borders of the pack. My pack is great and I truly love everything and everyone, but something is calling me from the other side, I can't explain it.

I dream of studying medicine, but my Alpha would never allow anyone from the pack to attend a place full of humans, and unfortunately, if I disobey, I become a rogue. Rogues are wolves that are expelled from their pack for some reason - bandits, traitors, rebels, rejected ones, among other adjectives. Even so, I will try to get authorization to attend college, after all, I already have the "no," I'm going to chase the "yes." I can't just give up on my dream. I already have everything planned out and I'm going to show the Alpha how good it will be for the Pack to have a doctor and maybe a hospital and not just rely on the pack shamans, but that's something I'm going to do tomorrow because today I want to really enjoy my birthday....

I interrupt my daydreams and get out of bed and run to the bathroom, do my morning hygiene, change clothes and go downstairs to have breakfast with my family, it's our tradition every birthday we have breakfast together.

I arrive in the kitchen, Mom is finishing setting the table with Dad, I smile when I see the table full of things I love, including my carrot cake with crispy chocolate icing that can't be missed. I approach my mother and hug her from behind.

"Good morning, Mom."

"Good morning, my princess," she says as she turns to give me a tight hug. "Happy birthday, my daughter, I wish the Moon Goddess blesses you and helps you achieve all your dreams," she says, kissing my forehead.

"Thank you, Mom, and I hope she blesses me, even when I go to face the Alpha tomorrow."

"She will, my daughter, and you'll see that everything will be alright."

"I can't believe my little girl is already 18 years old," my dad says, hugging me. "Daddy is going to hide you so your mate won't find you, so you'll never leave."

"Stop it, Afonso, lol," Katarine says, and pats my father's shoulder.

"Are you already jealous, Mr. Afonso?" I ask.

"Of course not, it's just fatherly possessiveness, lol," he replies.

"Good morning, family, my little squirt is turning 18," my brother, Lucca, says with a smile as he hugs me. "Happy birthday, little sis, I wish you all the happiness in the world. I love you, you know."

"Thanks, bro, I love you too," I reply.

He kisses the top of my head and we sit down to have breakfast, we eat, laugh and joke like every year, I am very blessed to have them as my family. When I finish, I get up and help my mother to clear everything up because soon my best friend Lara will be here so we can start getting everything ready. We have our birthday on the same day and we always have our birthday parties together, our families are friends and that makes everything easier, and having my best friend going through this special moment with me is incredible. Lara is dying to find her mate and I hope she finds him and he's a really nice guy. When I think about it, I feel a tightness in my chest as if something is going to happen and I confess that I'm not as anxious as Lara ........

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