AVA

“Happy Birthday!”

The voices hit me immediately I walked into the house with Caleb, for a moment I just stood with my eyes wide open as I stared at all the glittering balloons and the pair of eyes boring into my skin.

“Woah!” I mouthed. “Hey guys.”

“Happy birthday sweetheart.” Mom said as a drop of tears fell from her eyes.

“Thank you so much mom.”

The party began, I greeted most of my cousins specifically from my mother's side, of course, no one from dad's family was here. I've never had any relationship from people from my father's side. Mom wasn't the type to always tell me stuffs about dad. So I didn't bother her.

I gave out my best smiles as I talked and answered everyone's greetings. It was really nice bonding with my family.

“Ava!” Aunt Maya called off out walking towards me with open arms.

“Aunt maya.” I responded with a smile as she engulfed me in a tight hug. Aunt Maya was mom's immediate elder sister, she was this type of family member you could always rely on when there's a problem. But she's a huge talker, once Aunt Maya sees you, you are in for huge hours of talks and advices.

“You’ve grown so much. I could remember how little you were the last time I came over.” she grinned and I could only let out a forced laugh.

I prayed for her session of disturbance to end and just like a miracle, I heard mom's voice call for me. “Excuse me, Aunt Maya, I think I heard mom calling.” I seized the excuse and moved out of her embrace.

“Mom did you call me?”

“No dear, is there a problem?” she answered as she laughed at one of the dry jokes and uncle of mine was telling her.

Weird, I thought I heard her call.

“Ava.” I heard the tiny voice again, I looked around but everyone seemed to be busy. I shrugged it off, maybe I was beginning to go crazy just like Caleb said earlier.

Finally, the party was over. I stood by the door as I thanked everyone as they left. Tradition.

“See you at school tomorrow, I've got soccer practice so I have to be early. I might not pick you up.” Caleb said.

“Way to go caleb.” I scoffed.

“I promise I'll make it be to you.”

“You better.” he said grinning.

Finally, people were gone and it was time to clean the whole house, it looked messy.

“Ava?” mom silently called. “We've got to talk.” This time with a stern voice.

I sat down as I faced her, giving her my full attention as she began, her hands strongly clasped together and when she looked up, her eyes had a glint of tears in them.

“You know,” she began softly, “when I look back at time, I smile and congratulate myself. It hadn't been easy raising a kid alone but here she is eighteen years old.”

“i've never told you a lot of things about your father,” she said, her voice trembling. “but I think it is best you know them now cause I can feel that time is almost up.”

“Mom.” I drawled, “I'm kinda confused here, what are you talking about, what time is almost up?” I asked with a furrowed brow.

Mom was beginning to give me the chills, she was acting like the letter I had received earlier.

She sniffed as she continued, “When I met your dad, my thoughts about a lot of things changed, and that is, about the supernatural. I got to find out that there are special breed of beings that have certain powers and your father Ava, was a part of it.” She took a huge breath as she continued, “Your father was a werewolf.”

I didn't know what was funny but I suddenly bursted out laughing.

“Mom, really? Dad, a werewolf. Mom, those things don’t exist, I think you've been watching so much movie and it has gotten the best of you.” I chuckled but mom remained still, she only stared at me.

My laugh died down, she can't be serious right?

“Ava, you are a half wolf and you have been fated to the Alpha of the Dark moon park. I didn't believe your father and his people, not until I saw them turn before my very eyes. But everything always had a consequence. Your father had slept with a human and that caused him his life.” Mom broke down in tears. I found all this so hard to believe, who would wake up and believe when you're being told that you're a werewolf.

I tried speaking but no words came out of my mouth. It was like as though a huge lump got stuck in my throat.

“I took you away from them and went into hiding for eighteen years. I thought they wouldn't find us but guess I was wrong.” she chuckled silently, “I was visited by a member of the pack about a week ago, I was warned to tell you the truth about yourself or I'll suffer the same fate as my husband. Their Alpha needs you. I am so sorry for hiding this from you, I thought I had saved us. I'm truly sorry.” Hot tears trailed down her cheeks as her voice cracked.

I finally found my voice but I just couldn't say anything. I imagined how hard it would have been for mom to take care of me all this while, I moved closer to mom and engulfed her into a hug. This was my best way of telling her that I love her. The hug held so much emotions.

After a few moments of quietness, we disengaged, I stared at mom, I had so much to ask.

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I fell on my bed as I recall everything I and mom had just finished discussing. This was like as if it was a movie, it sounded something similar to the movie Underworld. I was a half wolf and I was the mate to the Alpha of my park. It sounded all funny but it's just the real truth.

And just like the speed of lightening, I rushed towards the letter, it explains everything. This could have been sent by my Alpha, I chuckled silently as I called out “My Alpha.”

He had sent me the message but why write it in a weird manner.

I picked up my phone and dialed Caleb's number but immediately stopped, I had to ask mom before I could tell Caleb.

I growled and fell back on my bed with the letter on my hand, I silently drifted off to sleep, the words still whispering in my ears.

“You are a half wolf and you have been fated to the Alpha.”

AVA

I groaned heavily as I stretched from the bed. Damn that was a really good sleep. Lazily got up from bed, then the discussion with mom came crawling in.

Right, I was a half wolf and my whole life is about to take on a huge turn. I groaned and threw my arms up in defeat and crashed back on the bed.

I just hate my life right now.

The picked up my phone and my eyes nearly popped out from it's socket.

Holy shit, 7:20 am. I'm gonna be so late for class today. I rushed into the bathroom to washed up. I came out of the bathroom and was cleaning my hair when I caught a glimpse of my reflection.

I froze on my spot as I leaned closer.

“Mom!” I shrieked loudly.

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“How could this be possible?” mom asked as she inspected the marks that had appeared on my coller bone. It wasn't just one mark but two different marks, mom was as shocked as I was when she saw them. According to what mom told me yesterday, I was only going to get one mark and that was the mark of my Alpha, but right now, it's a little too different.

Mom sighed as she sat on my bed, her hands trembled as she began “This is so much different than what I was told.”

I furrowed my brows and glanced up to mom.

“What are you talking about mom?”

“Well as I stated earlier, you were online going to get one alpha mark but getting a two, it has never happened. Except,”

“Except?” I nudged further.

“The prophecy. But I was told that it was given years ago and everyone had totally forgotten about it.”

“Mom, I'm kinda lost here?” I stressed.

My sighed as she continued, “Well, according to your father, he had mentioned that there was a story..., a prophecy actually, it was something about a wolf who would bear the marks of two alphas but it was given ages ago so no one believed it was true, it was more like a fairytale.”

I stared at her in utter confusion,

“So what now, I'm supposed to carry two marks around or what mom?”

“I know. The main question here is, who does the second mark actually belong to.”

“Just perfect, a nice way of having an afternoon birthday celebration.”

“Ava, this is no time to joke.” she said as she stood beside me staring at the mirror, her eyes fearful.

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I walked down the school hallway engrossed in thought that I actually forgot that Caleb was telling me something about him being selected to play as a defender for the school's soccer team.

“Ava!” He screamed into my ears making me loose my balance.

“What the hell Caleb.” I said smacking his hand.

“I’ve been speaking to you for the last few minutes and you've paid little or no attention. Ava,” He called, concern laced in his tone. “What’s really going on, you've been acting all weird ever since your birthday, always zoning out. I really missed the old Ava Reed.”

I really wish I could tell Caleb everything, I really wanted to. But mom said not to involve him in the secret else it might put a risk on his life, you never know who's watching.

“I’m good Caleb, I promise, it's not something to bother your self with.” I tried assuring him but I knew Caleb wasn't buying any of it. I just had to make him believe.

“Oh my goodness, the new substitute teacher is so handsome.” I heard giggles from the girls in class as we walked in. They were so engrossed in their phone about a new substitute teacher, we were told earlier that our homeroom teacher had a minor accident but won't be making it to class for some time, so a substitute teacher would be replacing her for the time being.

“Hello everyone.” A strong husky voice greeted, piercing through my ears. I turned to the direction the voice had come, I let out a little gasp.

Something within me woke up, it stirred heavily. It's him, I really found him.______ My Alpha.

He was the true definition of an Alpha, I could easily tell that behind those brown coloured suit and glasses, stood a perfectly groomed and defined young man. He was indeed a sight to behold.

But something about him seemed rather too odd, I couldn't place my hands on it. I don't know whether it's the fact that he was directly staring at only me through those glasses. His piercing gaze seemed to be looking through me, it was like he knew that I was the one. But why was it bothering me that things aren't going to end well, he seemed to be the villain in my story.

“Like I earlier greeted, Hello everyone, I am your substitute teacher, the name's Logan, Logan Moon.” He said still giving that piercing gaze.

This is really not going to be good.

LOGAN

Seems she had already found out who she is, Rachael did her job pretty well by raising her daughter alone. I thought she was going to be like every other human but she is really different.

“Seems we made the right choice.” Ezekiel my wolf said and I smiled.

I've been following her around since I turned 18, it's being sick years and I can finally be able to claim her as mine. I had to send someone over to her mother to inform her that I will soon make my arrival known, so she had to tell her who I was.

Ava Reed, it is truly nice meeting you. I smirked and focused my attention back at the annoying teenagers whom I would be teaching. I had to cause a little accident inorder for me to be closer to my Ava.

“Sir, are you a demi god?” A female student asked.

I forced out a smile at her, petty humans, I am no demi god but something greater than a god. I was the Alpha of the Dark moon pack, a highly respected alpha.

I yearned for my mate to talk to me, to ask a question but she didn't spare me a glance. She was whispering things to the human boy next to her. Over the years, I've noticed her strong relationship with the human boy and I didn't like it.

I groaned as the boy giggled at what she had just said.

“Let's claim her already.” Ezekiel stirred.

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UNKNOWN POV

I felt it, the mark, my mark. She already has it. I need to claim her before it's too late.

AVA

“You good?”

Caleb asked as we waited in line at the cafeteria for our lunch.

I haven't been okay since the new substitute teacher walked in, I've been feeling like something in me was trying to get up from a deep slumber.

“Yeah.” I smiled at him.

“I see you've got eyes on the sub?” He teased.

“No! why would you think such?” my voice came out a little bit sharper

“Well, I saw the way you were staring at him back in class.” He smirked.

“I wasn't staring at him okay, I just have this bad feeling about him.” I clasped my hands together in sincerity. I didn't want to hide the fact that the new sub gives me the chills, but I just had to tell someone and I still had about five more hours before I get home to talk to mom, so I just had to tell Caleb.

“Yeah, he did seemed kinda... different.”

I really need to find out really if it was just my subconscious playing a prank on me or was the New sub really my mate.

“Caleb, I'll be back. I need to check something?” I excused myself from him and ran out without waiting for his reply.

With slow strides, I walked through the hallway leading to his office. I needed to find answers. Arriving at his office, I looked through the keyhole but it was empty. He wasn't in his office.

I shouldn't go in there, it doesn't feel right, right?

“Ofcourse it does." A voice whispered in my head, “We need to know if he truly is our mate.”

“Who the fuck said that?” I whispered but nothing came forth, it must have been my subconscious.

Shakily, I twisted the doorknob and the door gave way. I walked into the office fully.

The smell of books hit my nose. Just like every teacher. But something else caught my nose.

“Basil?”

The sub likes Basil, that's really funny. A slight chuckle escaped my lips as the thought of someone like him, liking Basil lingered in my head.

I walked round his office, checking and touching anything that seemed suspicious. At the edge of the table lay a blue coloured thick file, it seemed weird and my curiosity got the best of me.

I walked over to it, my hands were trembling as I lifted it up. I flipped through the first page, then the second and third but nothing out of the ordinary seemed to be there.

Seems he was just an innocent teacher.

I kept the file back and just as I was about to take a step, I noticed a paper lying on the floor, it must have slipped out of the file. I picked it up and was about to insert it back into the file but yet I just couldn't give up on my suspicions.

...What if it contained my description or details about me, just what if...

“Really?” I voiced out after seeing the contents of the letter.

It was just a regular letter of acceptance by the school. Truly, I was just over thinking.

I held the doorknob, about to twist it when I noticed that one of his desk drawers was opened. I must have opened it while I was searching his office. I hurried back to close it, but then again something sitting comfortable inside the drawer got me.

It was just like the box I had received on my birthday but this time, it was not a box but a letter.

“What paper comes in black?” I furrowed my brows as I picked it up. I was about to open it when I heard his voice, he was approaching. I hurriedly tucked the letter into my shirt. I stood still, no escape route, beads of sweat formed on my forehead, my hands trembling. And just as the door knob twisted...

“Mr Logan.”

Someone called from outside and the door closed back.

“Thank goodness.” I breathed down, placing my hand on my chest as I felt my heart rise and fall.

I heard his retreating footsteps, I needed no one to tell me what to do, I speedily made a run.

LOGAN

I walked out from my hiding spot as I watched her leave my office. A small smile crept on my face. I had perceived her scent when I was walking back from the principal's office.

I walked into my office, observing the surrounding then my eyes fell on my opened drawer.

“Shit.”

I rushed over to it but guess I was too late, she had already taken the letter.

“Very clever of you miss Ava, I suppose it's about time I make it official.” I smirked as I stared at her picture.

“You're mine.”

I fell back on my chair.

After I had turned eighteen, I thought that finding my mate would be so easy, but as time began to pass, I thought I was not meant to have a wolf. But everything changed after I crossed path with Ava on her sixteenth birthday. I had just come out to the human world just to have a little fun when she walked into the club with the same human boy she has always being with. I followed her home and was surprised to find out that her mother was the human who was casted out from the pack.

I had to secretly follow her everywhere she went, untill a few months ago, when I made my intention known to her mother. Seems like I would be paying her a visit soon.

UNKNOWN POV

I waited carefully inside my car, I wanted for her to walk out of the school building. As the students trooped out of the building, I waited patiently. And there she was, walking gracefully as she giggled to what her friend said.

I watched her smile, it was really beautiful.

“We need her!” My wolf, Isaiah stirred like he had just woken up from a deep slumber.

“I know we want her but we just have to take our time. We wouldn't want her getting scared, would we?”

Something or should I say someone else got my attention.

It can't be, what is he doing here.

Logan Moon. What was he doing here?,

I traced his eyes and it was on her, my mate.

I gritted my teeth and huffed out as I whispered

“She is mine”