Well deserved, bitch. I looked at them again; their faces were not good at all. It was like the world had turned against them.

They belong to a notorious group whose intention was to talk down on people who are not willing to join them.

They drive around town like the other girls don't exist. Back in those days in school, they were no better than I was in class.

I assist them in doing most of their class assignments. Just because my parents died untimely, denying me the opportunity to study to be a medical doctor.

The most annoying amongst them is Eve; teachers usually scold her for her poor performance. She wants to be Andrew's mate and future Luna.

One who can't stand the crowd to speak fluently wants to be the future Luna. It is disgusting.

I scoffed and moved farther into the group of people gathered. Instead of happy faces, all I was seeing were confused, shocked, and sad faces.

"Please could you tell me what is going on?" I asked the lady who was standing next to me.

"It seems like Andrew didn't find his mate."

I was shocked. I had expected everything but that. How was that possible? The people would be shocked and might revolt, because it was a bad omen.

"So what's the next line of action?"

I tried to find out from the other slim girl who was holding hands with the one who responded to me.

"His father will make a speech; it hasn't happened before. Maybe a new date will be given for selection."

She spoke as she knew much about the process. I looked forward and saw Andrew, where he was seated, like he didn't care.

While I was digesting the answers given to me, my phone started ringing. It was Avery.

My heart started pounding uncontrollably. My hands were shaky to pick up the call.

I excused myself from the crowd to avoid them noticing what was happening. I managed to pick.

"Take an available taxi to the workplace now, there's an emergency."

Avery hung on. It appears that something was wrong and needed urgent attention. I walked down to the gate of the park to get myself a taxi.

"No young lady should leave the premises; selection will resume and be concluded today.

All the young girls at home must come over for the process to come to an end."

That was the voice of Alpha's spokesperson. Everyone knows his voice whenever he makes an announcement.

"Where are you heading? Didn't you hear the announcement?"

A strange voice spoke to me. I looked around to know who was talking. It was a middle-aged woman, coming with her daughter.

I tried to ignore her but she called me by my name.

I pretended like I wanted to talk to someone on the phone so she could go her way.

"What if she reports me to the authorities? What if she tells my uncle and my wife that she saw me going home?"

My questions had no answers. My attention was to go and see what was happening at my workplace.

Looking to my left, a taxi came and I stopped it. He moved his car when I entered. Speeding up as I instructed him.

My ringing tone pumped out, and my mind was that Avery was calling to find out why I hadn't gotten to the place. Without looking I picked.

"You must be mad for not being here. If I get fined, you will see the other side of me, and I will not spare you this time."

That was the voice of Wendy. She was calling with a different line, presuming I wasn't going to pick up her calls if she called with her number.

A few miles before I get to my workplace. Confusion came over my head.

"Driver, stop, reverse, and take me back to where you picked me."

I ordered the driver who was on a high speed.

"I have a few seconds to get to your destination. Pay me first before I can reverse."

He said as he slowly stopped, I realized that I had sent Avery a text who assured me of paying the cabman.

I was having an argument with the driver when a colleague passed.

"The manager is mad at you, quickly go and answer for yourself."

Elvis' words worsened the situation for me. I begged the man to take me to the front of my place of work or allow me to go get his money he refused.

I turned around to see Avery who brought him some money.

"Have your money, but wait, you are taking her back."

Avery handed him some money; he started the car and moved towards us while we were running to see the manager.

"You didn't sign your reports before going. The manager will always frown at it, but I begged on your behalf."

My mind was a bit calm hearing from Avery. I rushed to the manager's office.

"Append your signatures and leave immediately. I was told you guys have an important event."

The manager said handing over the biro to me. I signed immediately and rushed out to the cab waiting for me.

I jumped into the cab and he drove away on the speed lane. I didn't remember to say even a thank you to the manager and Avery.

Wendy must have been looking around to see me. Who knows if the event was over?

The chosen mate will be happy, but I don't feel jealous of her because Andrew isn't worth it. He sleeps around with many girls.

Those were things I was meditating about. In a few minutes, the driver was at the gate. I jumped out of the car, ran into the pack looking confused

I sat on a chair trying to catch my breath. The crowd was more than what I saw before I left.

All of a sudden, a sweet smell reached my nose, and my normally quiet wolf, Adelaide, started whining in my head, trying to force her way out. I was really confused as I looked around.

Through my confusion, I noticed that all the people around me had moved away and were looking in a particular direction.

I looked there too, and then I noticed Andrew walking towards me, his eyes set on me. The sweet smell was getting stronger with every step he took, and my heart was pounding faster.

I wanted to step back, but something held me in place.

When he reached where I was and stood right in front of me, he brought his face closer, sniffing me. He was shocked by his next words.

I stood there dumbfounded by his words. I looked around at everyone and they were all just as surprised as I was.

I really couldn't believe it. Was Andrew my mate? Never in a million years would I have imagined that.

Adelaide was jumping around happily, but I was skeptical about this whole thing.

This was the same Andrew who slept around with all the girls in the pack, and now he was my mate.

How exactly is it going to work out, because I am most definitely not going to mate with a man who still sleeps around?

He wrapped his arms around me and hugged me tightly. I felt sparks run down my spine as I felt his body close to mine.

My heartbeat sped up and I unconsciously wrapped my arms around him. He felt warm and at home.

Stepping away from him, I studied his face. For the first time, I really looked at him, other times I was too busy being annoyed by his nasty behavior

He had short blonde hair and very light brown eyes. He had a very angular facial structure with a sharp nose and strong jaw.

He was very handsome. Staring at him directly made me shy as he was also staring straight at me.

The pack members had gone past the initial shock stage, and some started clapping.

I looked around to see the different emotions on the people's faces.

Some were very happy that their next Alpha had finally found his mate, and had smiles on their faces, while some mothers and their daughters glared at me angrily as they left the pack square, dragging their daughters behind them.

It wasn't my fault the moon goddess made me his mate and not your stinky daughters.

I laughed inwardly.

I really didn't know whether to be happy or not as I stared down at the ground, my eyebrows furrowed.

Andrew captured my attention by taking my hand in his and leading me towards his parents, who were standing a few steps away with smiles on their faces.

Alpha Harvey and Luna Lorrie were the power couple of our pack.

They were inseparable and the Alpha never made any decision without consulting his wife first.

They were the perfect example of a healthy relationship and what true mates should look like.

Luna Lorrie took my hands in hers as I stood in front of her.

"Welcome to the family."

I knew she was genuinely happy because of the creases around her eyes and the tone of her voice.

It was warm and welcoming. Alpha Harvey, whose arm was wrapped around his wife, smiled while nodding his head in agreement with what his wife said.

"Welcome, child." He said.

"Thank you, Alpha and Luna," I said, lowering my head.

While I was standing in front of them, I heard footsteps behind me walking towards us.

I looked back to see my uncle Justin and Wendy approaching US.

"Hello, Alpha. I'm Justin Silva and this is my wife, Wendy Silva. I'm so happy to see that my niece is mated to your son. It's a real honor to be part of the Alpha's family."

He shook Alpha Harvey's hand. I never rolled my eyes so hard before.

Kiss ass.

It wasn't like I was expecting any less from them. They had really lowered my expectations of them, especially Wendy.

"It's a good thing now that we're in-laws. I'm so proud of you." Wendy said, hugging me to her side.

I tried to pull away from her, but she held me tighter, her nails digging into the skin of my waist as she broadened her fake smile.

Andrew took my hand and dragged me away from the crowd to a quiet area to talk to me alone. We sat down on a bench facing the fountain.

I gave a little space between us as I wasn't really comfortable with him yet.

"What's your name?" He asked me, and I put my head down, not quite believing what was going on.

"Alice."

"You have such a pretty name. Do you know mine?"

Who doesn't?

"Everybody knows your name. You're the Alpha's son and the notorious."

My eyes widened as I cut myself off from what I was about to say.

He laughed, probably knowing what I was about to say. "I asked because | haven't seen you around before. Are you from around here?"

"Yes, I am. I've been living in the Blue Moon pack since I was four years old.

I attended the same elementary, middle, and high school as you."

I let him know, matter-of-factly.

"Really, then how come I never noticed a beauty like you?" He asked and I shrugged.

Maybe it's because you were too busy chasing short skirts, but I would never say that to your face.

"Well, it's all in the past now. You're my mate and nothing can change that." I smiled.

We proceeded to talk about a whole lot of different things.

He asked about how my parents died and how living with my uncle was, but I didn't want to tell him anything about how they treated me because even though I disliked them, they were still kind enough to put a roof over my head and that was enough for me.

He asked me to tell him everything I knew about him, and I didn't hold back.

"You really seem to know a lot about me."

"Why wouldn't I? All the girls in school wouldn't ever shut up about how they had sex with you one night after the other, and even if I didn't want to know I just had to." He snorted.

"I only ever slept around with girls because I knew that I was going to find my mate soon, and as the next Alpha, I was to stay true to my mate.

Involving me in a serious relationship would just be a waste of my and the other person's time, and they would just cling to me unnecessarily when I found my mate."

Tell that to Eve.

I inwardly scoffed

"But you don't have to worry about any of that anymore. I won't ever cheat on you, I promise. You're the only one for me."

"I hope you keep that promise for your own sake," I said to him and he smiled before he stood up and held out his hand.

"Want to go for a walk before you head home?"

I smiled as I took his hand and followed him through the only other exit at the other side of the park square, because he didn't want anyone to see us leaving.

I don't know why he decided it should be so.

I was still very skeptical about the whole thing. Eve and her group could come after me alleging that I took her man away.

It wasn't my fault that Andrew chose me instead. He may have his reasons and I wouldn't stand in his way or stop him from making such a decision

We held hands as we talked about different things and it was during this time that I got to see Andrew's real behavior. He was actually a really good person and normal just like the rest of us.

He told jokes that weren't funny, he tripped on stones and almost fell, and he made mistakes when speaking.

All this time he had always seemed like a perfect asshole who couldn't do anything wrong. I never would have imagined him being that goofy.

"You know, I'm scared of the future." He said staring off into the distance as we stopped by a really big tree.

"What do you mean?" I asked, looking at him to try and catch the emotions on his face.

"One day, I'm going to be Alpha of this pack, and that position comes with a lot of responsibilities and expectations that I don't know if I'll be able to live up to.

You'll also become my Luna someday.

"My heart skipped a beat at him calling me his Luna. "I really don't know if I'll be able to handle everything on my own."

He sighed looking down, worry written all over his face.

"You're not on your own, Andrew," I said, staring up at the shining moon.

"Like you said, I'll become your Luna someday, and you also have your parents whom I know will always be there to support you, and I'm sure the pack members will help make your work easier.

So you don't have to worry too much." I hesitated, but later placed my hand on his back, rubbing up and down.

All these worries about the future that he had all just made him seem more human than I ever thought he was.

He has so many fears and insecurities hidden behind that bad boy facade he always had up.

He smiled at me and I smiled back before we continued our walk towards my house.

By the time we got to the front of my house, it was already pretty late.

Some of the lights were already off inside, so I guessed Justin and Wendy were already asleep.

Thank the Moon goddess.

He held both of my hands tightly as he stared at me, his gaze intense.

"Good night," I said, trying to escape his powerful gaze.

"No good night kiss?" He asked and I was taken aback by the question.

I moved forward and gave him a peck on his right cheek and was about to run back inside when he dragged me back and gave me a kiss on my lips. I stepped back, my eyes wide, a red tint staining my face.

He smiled at my shocked face, and as he stepped back to watch me go inside,

I moved forward and gave him a kiss of my own, before running into the dark house and closing the door behind me.

"See you tomorrow." I heard him say through the door and I smiled to myself.

I walked to the window and pushed aside the curtain to watch him walk away. When I could no longer see him, I turned around to quietly start my walk to my room when the lights were turned on.

I was shocked by the sudden brightness when I looked around to see Justin standing by the light switch with his arms crossed and Wendy sitting on the couch with her legs crossed.

She looked like the evil stepmother from Cinderella.

"Why are you back so late?" She asked.

"Andrew wanted to talk to me for a longer time, and I couldn't say no."

"How is that any of my business? You have a lot of chores to do in this house, but you chose to stay out talking to a boy.

Well, that's okay, because you would have to do all of them before you go to work tomorrow." I was totally blown away by her words.

"That boy in question is my mate that I just met today, and I have work tomorrow morning, so I'll do it when I come back,"

I said, starting to walk away before I was pulled back by my hair.

"You now have the guts to talk back to me now that you found out you're the Alpha's son's mate, right?! Well, I'll put you in your place."

She said as I struggled to get her hands out of my hair. Justin still stood there watching what was going on like he was in a movie.

Justin never really participated in anything Wendy ever did; the only thing he ever did was stand and watch, and I hated him for that.

He could always have easily stopped her, but he never did. People might find it weird that I hate him for that reason, but I did and that was final.

"Let go," I screamed at Wendy but it was all to no avail. She only held on to my hair tighter as she pulled me around.

I really don't know how strong she is.

I was thrown to the side as my head hit the wall. I heard the door to our house being hit off its hinges and a loud growl before I was pulled into unconsciousness. I really hope I don't die