Episode 3
Ty
Why did you whiten your face?
Grey
I thought it would look better!
Alex
More like you don’t want anyone to approach you or mate with you at this party!
Ty
Hehehehehe!!!!! Good one Alex.
Grey
Ggggggrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zac
Your dad won’t like it!
Grey
So what! I’m going to the mating party like this.
They each looked as if they wanted to object. But was too afraid to do it.
Mason
Okay! If everyone is ready? Let’s head out.
Alex
The girls here are hot! I know I can find my mate here tonight.
Ty
I’m trying to have some fun. If you know what I mean?!
Mason
Grey is our first priority! We’re here for him, not for ourselves.
Zac
Grey, where do you want to start first?
Grey
Let’s avoid my parents if possible!
My father was standing less than five feet away from me and as he approached, the guys all scattered like roaches. Leaving me all alone to face my father the Alpha.
Gerald
Grey, let me introduce to you a good friend and his daughter.
Max
Grey, your father has told me so much about you. It’s a delight to finally meet you.
Grey
No, the pleasure is all mine Max.
Max
This lovely lady next to me is my daughter Victoria.
I could tell Victoria is the daughter of an Alpha. She has the same air about her as me (an Alpha’s child scent). I’m not going to lie, Victoria is beautiful. But what stood out to me the most is her red hair and adorable freckles.
Looking at her now makes me seriously regret painting my face white.
Gerald
<Oh, we will most definitely talk later about the way you look son!>
Grey
<As you wish father.>
Victoria
Well......tell me something about yourself.
Grey
Um.......I like to fight, workout and go for runs.
Victoria
Interesting........
Victoria
I like to listen to music and sing.
Grey
Hopefully, I can hear you sing one day.
Gerald
Max, why don’t we go find our wives and leave these two kids alone to talk.
As my father and Max walked away, I couldn’t help thinking how much I wished my father would stop treating me like a kid. I’m a young adult now, not some teenager.
Victoria and I are hitting it off great! The more we talk, the more I am feeling her. She has not once freaked out about the way I look. Which makes me appreciate her more for how she’s conducted herself throughout this entire time. Obviously, Victoria is not my soulmate or true mate, but she’s nice and I really can’t wait to see where this may go.
Victoria
I’m going to go head to the washroom.
Grey
Okay, I’ll just be here, waiting.
I feel like a complete dork as I watch Victoria walk away. Why did I say I’ll be here waiting for her when that fact is obvious!!!! I wish I could have said something cooler instead.
For once, I’m happy for my father’s interruption. His butting-in saved me from my inner turmoil.
Gerald
Grey, make some rounds around the party with your Mother and I. We have a lot of people to greet, welcome and thank.
I knew it would be easy to find Victoria again since her scent is engraved in my mind. And with no other choice, I followed behind my parents, to meet everyone at this party.
Shadow
<See, I told you being here wouldn’t be as bad as you thought. You just have to put yourself out there.>
Grey
<You were right Shadow.>
My father and mother had me meet every person and eligible female at this party. And I could tell with absolute certainty that no one here is my true mate.
Good thing Victoria and I hit it off earlier because the two other girls I was suppose to meet had already found their true mates.
I’m a bit jealous, but overall happy for them. Deep down I would have loved to meet my true mate tonight. But as the next Alpha of the Crimson Claw Pack, sometimes choices for the pack vs. choices for yourself must be made.
Max
Hey Grey, have you seen my daughter?
Grey
She was heading to the bathroom the last time I was with her.
Helen
Oh, I just came from the washroom and she wasn’t in there.
Grey
Don’t worry. I’ll go look for her.
Shadow
<I picked up her scent. It’s coming from outside.>
I followed Shadow’s direction towards a pond outback. I kept walking towards the noises I was picking up on. As I got closer, I could clearly make out the sounds I was hearing and knew what I would see before I made it there.
Next to the pond on the ground was Victoria and Zac, entangled together while making out half *****.
Grey
Ggggrrrrr......roar!!!!!!!!!!!!
I couldn’t help the roar that escaped me. I was seeing red because my wolf and I has already decided that Victoria is ours and to see her with Zac my Delta and best friend hurts.
Victoria
Grey, please let me explain!
I let Zac get to his feet before I attacked. We were fighting as humans one second and then in our wolf form the next.
Victoria
You guys please stop.
I easily pinned Zac down, but he continues to fight me. In this moment, I knew something wasn’t right. Usually, my most trusted subordinates wouldn’t dare attack me. It’s against their nature, but Zac is really trying to hurt me. Why is that!?
Mason
Zac what are you doing?
Ty and Alex also showed up in wolf form and with the four of us facing off against him, Zac was still aggressive.
As wolves we all continued to fight Zac and was able to finally subdue him. We could have ended this fight already if we wanted to kill him.
Earlier, I could have ended this fight before the others showed up. But he’s my friend, even when I don’t want to admit it. I could never truly hurt Zac or any of them.
Right when the fight ended my father and the other Alphas came outside.
I changed back into a human and approached my father *****.
Grey
I came looking for Victoria and caught her and Zac together. Which made me lose it and so I attacked him.
My father forced Zac to turn back into a human. I knew what Zac was feeling was painful. Forcing someone to change always feels like your entire body is being ripped apart. My father usually did this as punishment.
Max
Victoria, what have you done!?
Victoria
Dad, it’s not like that. Zac and I were........, but that’s because.......
Zac
Victoria is my mate! My true soulmate!!!!!!!
What Zac just shouted, hit me like a ton of bricks. It all made sense now! Zac was feral because he was trying to protect his mate from ME!
Gerald
Victoria and Zac you guys go with Max. Everyone else let’s head back inside.
A pack member gave Zac a sheet to cover himself. And as he left with his true mate and future father in-law, I couldn’t help but feel jealous.
Another pack member gave the rest of us towels to cover ourselves as well.
I wanted to be happy for Zac, but all I could think about was how I was alone again.
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