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”

AVA

I sat quietly on my bed, staring down at the black piece of paper. Many thoughts raced through my mind. I gently picked it and opened it with a trembling hand.

And just like my black box, the writings were written in gold ink, it was carefully written down like though someone in the Shakespearean era wrote it.

You have finally found your mate, and we rejoice with you. We hear that she is a half wolf and human as well. Although it is forbidden that a wolf's mate is a human but nevertheless, you must make her yours. The council has given you five days to return to the pack with your mate.

My hands trembled as I held the paper, staring at the gold written words.

Does it mean that he was here to take me back to his people. I paced round the room, unsure of what to do, do I tell mom? Caleb?

Okay, Caleb might not be the option right now, but mom, she might freak out.

I slumped on my bed, staring at the ceiling. I just wish this whole thing was a dream and I was gonna wake up pretty soon. I was already getting tired of the whole wolf stuff, but what if I wasn't really one, or mom was just being unnecessarily scared or something.

The ringing sound of my phone jotted my out. I checked the caller but it was an unknown number so I didn't answer it but then it kept on ringing and I decided to answer it.

“Hello?” I said into the phone but all I received was silence. Then the caller hung up.

Weird. I thought.

Just as I was about to drop it again, it rang again.

“Hello?” I answered again but this time around, I could hear heavy breathing.

“Who’s this?”

“Ava.” The caller said in a hoarse voice.

“Who are you?” my voice failing me, as I asked. But the person didn't reply back. Could it be Mr Logan, No, it can't be, right?

“Mr... Logan?” I said, my voice shaky.

“It's not him!” The caller said, his voice laced in anger. Then I heard trashing sounds before the line went dead.

I pondered deeply as I tried to figure out who could have called me. It can't be one of Caleb's trick. And speaking of the devil, I picked up the phone and answered his call.

“Hey.”

“You’ve got anything to do tonight?” He asked in a pleading voice.

“No, why?”

“Okay. So I found out about this midnight car racing event and I thinking if we should check it out?”

“That’s illegal right?”

“I know, but it's just for tonight please?” He pleaded, I had no other choice but to accept my best friend's plea.

“Fine.” I answered and hung up.

My mind still laced on who the weird caller could be, but why did he get angry when I mentioned Mr Logan's name.

I huffed out, I actually needed to go out and clear my head, the past few days have been so stressful. I lay back on my bed, clutching the black letter to my chest before drifting off to sleep.

UNKNOWN POV

“Why would she call his name?” I growled.

If she called his name, does it mean that he has already approached her. But why would Logan approach my mate. That cunning wolf, he better stay off my mate. Logan Moon, you had better be careful, I wasn't going to take it easy on him if anything should happen to my mate.

“Get me every information on Ava Reed and what she is doing right now?” I commanded my men.

If Logan is after my mate, then I need to step up my game.

I walked to my wine cellar, brought out a bottle of Dictador m-city golden cities wine. It is a special type of rum which I take whenever I want to calm my nerves.

I really want to feel my mates touch, I want to mark her and claim what's mine.

“Ava, just wait for me.” I muttered as I sipped on the wine.

AVA

“Woah.” I murmured as I stared round the racing center. The lights, the sports cars, and the people.

The smell of gasoline and smoke filled the ear, the sound of engines roared.

Of course there was something that had to make it illegal, the smoking and betting.

It wasn't easy slipping out of the house without mom knowing, the past days, she has been really strict. Giving me curfew and lectures.

I held tightly unto Caleb as we made our way through the crowd. We finally made it to the front row, right on time as they were about to begin the race.

“So how do we know who is gonna win, like if the other rider doesn't plan something?” I screamed through the noise, my face laced with curiosity.

“See that big screen over there?” he pointed at a big screen at the corner and I nodded. “That’s where we're gonna view the whole stuff.” He explained carefully.

The race began and the noises, it was pricking at my ear. It made it impossible for me to hear, I needed space. I tapped Caleb but he was so engrossed in the race so I slipped out. My legs began to tremble and my eyes felt heavy. It was like I was about to sleep but I didn't want to. I began to feel dizzy.

I couldn't hear what people were saying properly.

I tried touching someone but I tripped and fell down. No one seemed to care, I stood up again and sat on a bench close by, my head heavy like as if I had just drank a bottle of alcohol.

After some few minutes, I regained myself and stood up but just as I was about to take a step forward, I lost my balance and fell back. But my back didn't hit the ground, I slightly opened my eye, someone was staring directly at me. But my vision was blur, I couldn't make out who it was.

“You’re safe now, Ava.” I heard before loosing consciousness.