EMERY'S POV

 "Congratulations, baby," My mother said, and my sister smiled, saying,

"Thank you, mom. We were sitting opposite each other in our living room. We weren't ranked werewolves, but we weren't omegas either, just regular wolves.

Wasn't even expecting my sister to be here at home. I thought by now she would already have the mark of Beta James on her, but guess she's here to act like a lovely daughter and inform our mother about it.

"I'm so glad the Alpha welcomed you in," My mother said, and Emilia blushed.

"I wasn't expecting it too, he knew the moment me and James walked hand in hand, so he decided to announce it, warning all the unmated to back off..." Emilia said, and I felt those words were being directed at me.

"That's how nice the Alpha can be." My mother nodded her head in agreement, still with a smile.

She must be very happy that one of her daughters finally found her mate. Now she will stop worrying because I don't want her to anymore. She has done enough for us already, ever since my dad passed away, but I never got to meet him, nor does my mom love to speak about him, she turned to our guardians.

Always protecting us and doesn't make us lack anything at all. I suddenly wished to be by her side forever. It's sad that my sister mated the beta of our pack, so she won't be moving away from our pack and will still be here, dragging the only person I love with me.

 "Umm Emery, I..."

"Oh, shut it." I beat her to it. I'm still angry about the nonsense she sprouted on stage when she was asked to say something by the Alpha.

 "Are you angry at me?" She asked with an innocent look, and I felt the urge to go over there and pinched her cheeks until she bleed but knowing my sister...that's when she will beat me to death because she's stronger.

"If I'm angry at you? Like, is that even a question?" I asked, forcing her to glance at my mom and then at me.

"What did you do, Emilia?" My mother asked as if sensing my anger.

"Nothing mom, I don't understand why she's mad at..."

"Are you crazy? When you announced me to the whole crowd, you didn't know what you did?" I can still remember how everyone was staring at me. Like the people from my pack made the guests realize who she was talking about...me.

 "I was only encouraging you," She said in a low voice. I can't seem to fathom why my sister is always calm whenever we're around my mom. She acts like she so much cares for me, and my mom still sees us as the lovely twins that we were once known for.

"So you mean you were trying to encourage me when you said this....Hi everyone, I'm so glad that I've finally found my mate and didn't get rejected, so I'm telling all the unmated out there to not give up and keep searching, especially my twin sister Emery. You might be wolfless and unmated, but believe me, both will come for you. Your wolf will show her face, and your mate will love you wholeheartedly." Just as I love you...scratch that part because my sister can never love me.

 "Did you say all that, baby?" My mother questioned my sister. "I was only trying to encourage her," Emilia replied.

"By telling everybody about the girl with no wolf yet her twin as one," I said.

"It's not my fault you don't have one, yet you were able to recognize my mate as yours too," She said and the anger I had dissipated. I was literally trying to forget that part, but here she was reminding me all about it.

"What?"

"Honey, did you recognize your mate?" It was my turn to be questioned, and I glared at Emilia. I wasn't going to say it to my mom, and I thought Emilia was doing the same too since she never mentioned it, but guess she's saying it to make my mom mad at me as I did to her.

 "I..I...I..it don't matter," I said, not finding a word to say.

 "Yes it does, Emery. I was dancing with a guy when I felt the strange pull. I turned around and saw him starring at me, and I smiled as my wolf recognized him as my mate. I rushed towards him, and before I called him my mate, you were already there addressing him as your mate, which is so shocking and surprising..." Emilia narrated her part. So he was staring at her and not me? Oh, now I know I was indeed mistaken.

"Honey, is it true? Did you recognized the beta as your mate?" My mom suddenly rushed to my side, and the anger that once dissipated rose up again, but it wasn't directed at my mom but Emilia.

 "No it's just something I thought I felt and then..."

 "Tell me all about it, honey." My mom interrupted me, and I glanced at my sister, who also seemed interested too. I sighed and decided to explain myself.

 "I umm... I was about to go grab a drink when I felt a sudden pull and my stomach churn. It was so mighty and powerful like it was calling onto me strongly, and I turned around and saw him starring at me. Something in me leaped up in excitement, and a word was forcing it's ways out of my lips "Mate" and I just said it...but now we know he wasn't starring at me but Emilia." My head drops down with my hair falling to my front in sadness. I felt a warm and soft hand on my hair, and I knew it was that of my mom.

   "Do you still feel it?" She questioned. I stared at her, trying to think about it, but I don't. I remember feeling severe pain when he said those words that were more like a rejection. I guess I've finally accepted it. "No, just...nothing"

 "Listen honey, I understand how you feel...just maybe it was the twins telepathy stuff, that somehow you felt your sister's feelings instead, the twins bond stuff," My mother said, rubbing on my hair. That's exactly what my head is registering to me.

But why am I the only one feeling the twins stuff? Why doesn't she feel it too?

 "It's not fair, mom, why am I the only one feeling it?" I muttered with a low voice, which I knew Emilia heard.

"Like I don't feel it too?" She scoffed.

"Oh you don't, because if you do, then you wouldn't be able to do those things you do to me all the time!" I shouted. My sister can't actually feel the twins telepathy if not, she would have died of heartache coming from me.

"What things are you referring to?" She asked, sitting straight as if getting ready for a real conversation with me. Since she's ready for it, I will give it back to her. My mother is here, so Emilia won't be able to lash out on me when she gets angry.

"When you beat me around and inflict scars all over my body? Humiliating me publicly and making me look like an outcast just because I don't have a freaking wolf. Do you know how I cry myself to sleep, and as the day grows by, I become sad? Do you feel it don't tell me you do because it won't be able to sit right with you!" I yelled, and silence dropped. Tears found their way out of my eyes as I stared at her, and I could see an emotion written on her face.

Sadness...but why is she sad, she's my nightmare and my tormentor. I can't unhate her.

"All this while I was running to come help you, all those while I appeared when you never expected me to was because I felt it, it was because I felt you. I will be happy, and the next minute I'm sad, I will quickly know it was coming from you, and then I will start looking for you to console you. All those times you got hurt, I felt it too, but never for once did you feel anything coming from me, it always makes me wonder if we're even twins or if my mother is just faming it all up and..."

 "EMERY!" My mother called harshly, and I brought my eyes down. From the corner of my eyes, I could see Emilia doing the same as her shoulders were moving up and down. Is she crying? I just couldn't help but wonder.

"You won't ever say such a word ever again!" She warned angrily.

 "But my twin sister hates me as much as the pack does, we're not that sweet girl you birthed mother, we aren't your baby and honey anymore, we are enemies sworn enemies, that if any of us were to be given the opportunity to kill another, then we will gladly do it." My mouth was running on its accord, and I didn't bother stopping it.

It's better I let all the emotions out so the burden I'm carrying will lessen. Silence - silence grew as nobody was saying a word, and then I thought it was the best.

I've been harboring that thoughts for quite some time now, and since my sister found her mate, it's time I do it....I want to go far away from here.

 "I will be going over to the human world to live among them," I voiced out, and my sister sprang up from the couch.

 "You won't do such a thing!" She said with a high-pitched voice as my frown deepened. Why does she seem to care?. I opened my mouth to reply to her when my mother interrupted me.

 "Shh..." She said standing up on alert, and I immediately followed suit. I watched her move closer to the windows, and my heart started beating against my ribcage...fear is that you?

 "What is it mom?" I asked, trying to mask my shaky voice, and suddenly a loud bang came from our door.

"Emilia, take your sister upstairs!!" My mother shouted, taking her clothes off to shift.

"Come on" My sister pulled my hands, dragging me upstairs hurriedly, when a loud howl came in. What's going on? Are we under  an attack?

 "Stay here" Was her last word before she ran down, leaving me alone. I felt the urge to go after them, but what can I do? I'm totally useless.

 I wish I had a wolf like them. My tears prickled, and I quickly wiped it knowing it's not the time for tears. Immediately a sharp and painful pain hit me, it was like my heart was being splitted into two and I quickly recognized who it was when a familiar growl followed.

 "Emilia!!" My legs found their way down the stairs, pushing the door open with full force, and the sight that was before me shook me to death.

 "Mother!"

Emery's POV

 "Your mother is fine, it's just that the arrow that meant her was too poisonous," The pack doctor said, and both me and my sister nodded our heads.

"Thank you, doctor!" We chorused, forcing us to stare at each other. I tear my gaze from her and walked out of the infirmary.

My mom was still sleeping after speaking to us, and the horrors from last night tore me to pieces. A mother's sacrifice, was all I could say.

 "Hey Emery!" Someone called out to me, and I turned around, seeing my best friend running towards me.

"Sunny" She hugged me tightly, and I smiled, hugging her back. It's been quite a while since I have seen her, and her happy face is making me feel excited.

"Come with me." She heard my hands as she started running.

 "Geez where are we going to?" I asked.

"Shh..." Sunny shushed me off and then laughed. We stopped in the field that was filled with other people, and she made me sit down with her.

 "I've been searching for you," She finally said while I was catching my breath.

 "I was with my mother," Came my reply, and she let out a gasp.

 "Oh god, I've forgotten. How's Aunty? Heard about all that happened and how she handled the situation; hope she's fine now?" Sunny asked with worry in her voice.

 There was no need to say anything, so I nodded. My mother has always been the protector. Putting her life in front of everyone, and yesterday she took an arrow for Emilia. One of the guys lost control, and his wolf was aggressive, going on rampage, destroying everyone who came on his way. His wolf wanted to be in control and not going back which was bad because he was brutal.

 A lot of people tried to tame the wolf, including his parents, till they brought the fight to our doorsteps. If the pack people around couldn't reach the Alpha, Beta, or Gamma, they all came to my mother for help, and she's more than willing to help them.

Some warriors gathered around to stop the wolf from going further, but he was hellbent on letting loose when an arrow was fired at him, which he missed forcing it to head straight at my sister, but then my mother intervened, taking the arrow for her, it pierced her chest, painfully making her shift back to her human form.

 Yesterday night confirmed that I just couldn't only feel my twin sister but my mom too. The sharp pain that hit me and forced me out was from my mom and not Emilia, but how? I thought I could only feel Emilia because we're twins, but my mother's own is making it all confuse me.

 "Are you even listening to me?" Sunny tapped on my lap, and I stared at her briefly.

"I was saying your sister finally got everyone's dream man." She laughed, and I immediately knew who she was referring to, James. He was every unmated girl's dream like he got...What are you doing, Emery? You should literally stop thinking about that guy Is he not your mate.

 "Yeah, only if what I felt was true," I replied, lying on the grass flatly. I was so tried as hell because I didn't get any sleep last night.

"Wait, don't tell me you felt the mate bond?" Sunny asked, and I closed my eyes, not planning to reply her.

"Emery," She pulled me to sit straight, and I immediately regretted saying those words.

"Tell me, please," She begged. A sigh left my lips, and I decided on telling her everything.

"What? You mean he didn't feel what you felt? Oh my god," she gasped, starring at me, and I shook my head.

 "Why didn't you tell him to touch you at least? Maybe you might get those tingles," Sunny said, and I quickly thought about it. I never really confirmed, I would have touched him or made him touch me to confirm it wasn't my feelings I had but that of my sister.

I didn't even protest or argue with him when he said he couldn't feel me because, after all, I was a girl with no wolf, so how would I know.

"Well, it's of no use now...I will be leaving after all." I sighed again, lying flatly on the grass, staring at the sky and she followed suit, doing the same.

"Leaving to where?" I decided to tell her about the journey to the human world, and she didn't seem to like it at all, nor do I, but I needed someone to like me for who I am, and I know the humans will because I'm basically like them now.

"What did your mom say about it?" she asked, turning to my side to stare at me. "I told her about it before the massacre that happened last night, so this morning when we went to feed her, she brought it up and said I can go after tonight's final party, and if I still don't find my mate, then she wouldn't hold me back," I replied, and she took her lips in for a while.

Not to forget my sister didn't like my decisions for some reason and didn't also agree with what my mother said, it was like she hated the human world and didn't want me there or she just didn't want me to leave.

"Anyways guess who's showing up tonight," Sunny said with an excited voice, and it was clear she was trying to change the solemn subject.

 "Who?" My curiosity was pushing out to know who it was.

 "The great Alpha Kaiser," She said in a whisper, and my eyes bulged out of their sockets.

"What!!!"

"Yes, he was invited by the Alpha." Sunny seemed too excited, but why?.

Alpha Kaiser is a brutal man with a heart of stone. He's an enemy and a threat to many packs. His name alone sent deep fear down people's spines like it's doing to her.

I remembered back then in training when the warrior would tell us to train like our pack was about to be ambushed by him, and now he's coming to our pack for the final party. Why,

"You seem too excited" I said to her.

"I'm excited because rumors had it that he doesn't have a mate and maybe my bestie can be..."

"Don't even say it" I shut her up before she could finish it. Why would she imagine me being mated to a monster? He's a scarred and ugly looking man that's what they all said, though I haven't for once seen him but my mind tells me he will be similarly to the monster in looks. It's best I remain mateless than being with him...

 "Come on, the moon goddess might pair you both," she said, and my frown deepened.

"Pair me with a monster? How bad can my life be?" I scoffed and could see her rolling her eyes at me.

"He's no longer our enemy but an ally forgotten?"

 "Well I don't care, Sunny, and don't ever wish me to have such a mate." My words were final, and Sunny felt like beating me to it.

She opened her mouth to say something when her phone rang. She paused and answered it before placing it down. "I'm so sorry it was a call from my clingy mate." She smiled.

"Oh I would do anything to have a clingy mate." It would be so good having a mate who can't stay or live without me, always by my side, lovely, cute, and romantic, is all I wanted, all I ever asked for.

 "No don't say that, he's too clingy and r.o.u.g.h.." She stretched the last part, and I don't need any seer to explain for me to understand what she meant.

"That's why he's our gamma, he needs to be strong and rough," I laughed, and she joined me too. She moved closer to me and hugged me tightly.

 "Believe me, Emery, your mate will love you just like you imagined." She said in my ears, and I wished...I wished...I wish I could have one so it can't happen.

Emery's POV

 I stood in front of the mirror, starring at my reflection. The black gown I wore was beautiful, no doubt. It has a flattering sweetheart neckline that adds a touch of romance, with the off-shoulder sleeves that enhance the elegance, providing a touch of allure.

The fitted bodice transitions into a flowing A-line skirt, making it comfortable to move with the back opened down to my waist and revealing my flawless back skin.

 My long brunette hair was tied into a bun with some strands falling down and my curves just like before. Funny how me and my sister have the same body, but people find her more attractive the most.

 I stopped starring at my reflection and cascaded down the stairs as my legs took me to the road, and I entered a taxi heading to the pack house. My mother has been busy doing one thing or another ever since she came back, and I asked her to tag along with me, which she refused.

 For some odd reasons, she doesn't seem to go to any of these parties because she never likes it, but I think it's more than that. My mind couldn't help but wonder off to an earlier event.

After Sunny's mate came to pick her up, I left to the infirmary and learned that my mother had left already. Heading home, the first thing that welcomed me was my sister and her mate sucking on each other's lips like their lives depended on it.

 I looked around, but my mom was out of sight. They noticed my presence, and they turned at me as their eyes met mine. "Sorry," I said blatantly, walking past them when I heard his voice.

 "Emery?"

 I cranked my neck in his direction and saw him walking towards me. Three buttons of his shirt were down, revealing some part of his chiseled chest with bite kisses all over it. I forced myself to look down instead to stop myself from thinking too much.

 "Look at me!" It was more like a command, which I obeyed. He was taller than me, so I had to look up at me. He raised his hands and placed it on my left cheek, letting it stay for a minute as a frown found my face.

 What's he doing?

 "I guessed it's confirmed already," Beta James said, walking back, and I immediately understood what he did.

 He just touched me for confirmation, and I didn't feel the tingles or sparks, just anger. So I indeed felt my sisters feeling, cursed this twins bond.

 "I'm not your mate, and you aren't my mate, which is totally confirmed already; I apologize for the way I touched you," he said, grabbing Emilia back into his arms. I couldn't stare at them anymore, so I ran upstairs to bury myself in my bed, crying my eyes out.

 A big mockery I made of myself. Why did I feel it... The universe, the moon goddess, and my pack all hate me. Now I've lost hope in searching for my mate. I just don't want to be mated to anyone anymore.

I just want to go over the human's world and enjoy. I've always wondered what it's like to be there, how it's like to love a human... it's going to be lovely because I've heard how romantic they're.

 By this time tomorrow, I'm out of the pack for good. Going to start my life afresh, and when I'm married with kids, I will bring my family here to see my hometown.

 "Ma'am we're at the pack house," The driver said, and I smiled, paying him before getting down from the car.

 The packhouse was bustling with different cars everywhere. Today is going to be a big day, and I can't wait for it to end.

 "Emery?" Sunny's cheerful voice called me out as she ran towards me. Can she never not run?, I laughed.

 "I've been waiting outside for you, you look so so so so so so beautiful, baby," she screamed, forcing me to cover my ears.

 "You too, Sunny." She wore a short red dress that stopped below her thighs, revealing her goddess long legs. Her brown hair was combed neatly as it fell on her shoulders, covering her exposed back, not to mention her cute and pretty face. Gush, my friend is so beautiful, and Gamma Lucas will be so grateful to have her as his mate.

 "Let's go in, the place is just so full that I bet you're the last person coming in" She said making me laugh.

 We walked into the packhouse, and woah! The entire place is full, unlike yesterday. Gold Mist Pack is one of the most popular packs in North Central. We're populated compared to other minor packs and each year they keep renovating the packhouse to make it bigger for things like this.

 Everyone was dressed beautifully in different colored dresses, and I noticed that I'm the only one in a black dress. Was there a color of the day, and I wasn't informed?.

 Sunny led me to a table where the alpha's, beta's, gamma's, and their mates with other high-ranking wolves were seated. It was a large round table with chairs surrounding it as drinks and food were on it while they all chatted happily.

 I pulled her back, almost getting to where they were with a frown.

 "What are you doing?" I whispered, glancing at them briefly.

 "Trust me and just follow me," Sunny said as she pulled me closer.

 "Love," She called her mate, jumping on his arms as he wrapped his arms around her, kissing her softly.

 "Good evening, Alpha, Luna, Beta, and Gammas." I greeted the people I knew around the table with my head bowed slightly.

 "Emery." They called in respect.

 "Emery," Luna Alicia called me with a smile on her face. "Luna," I called back with a bow.

 "It's been long since I've seen you, how're you doing?"

 "I'm fine, Luna," It wasn't a surprise that the Luna was checking on me. This is who she was and how she has always been: lovely, sweet, and kind.

 "Emery, Meet Alpha Bruce of Silver Mist Pack, Alpha Lincoln, Beta Lawrence..." She started introducing them to me, and I immediately knew what she was doing-helping me find my mate.

 "It's an honor to meet you all, milords," I said, accepting their handshake one by one and getting to the last, my stomach tied up into a knot, and the same urge that forced me to say the word 'Mate' was begging to be set loose.

 I quickly pulled back in shock when a girl brushed past me, rushing to him.

"Mate!"

She shouted. My eyes narrowly moved to Emilia, who was at the table, and she had a frown on. She saw it too, she knows I felt it, I felt the bond, but it just wasn't mine but that of someone else.

 What's wrong with me? I removed my eyes from her, and it fell on Beta James, who was starring at me in some strange way, making my inner tighten.

 Geez Emery, what are you doing? They can smell your dirty arousal. Bowing at them again, I turned around and squired from their present without saying anything to Sunny.

Guess she brought me to the table to find my mate too. My legs found the dancing floor instead, but I wasn't going to dance. My dirty mind got me on this one, as my body wasn't relaxed.

 I needed to be touched, but why? I don't have a mate yet. Suddenly the music stopped as everywhere was silent, and I knew Alpha Roland was also about to say something. But nothing came, no talks, no sound, no music, nothing...nothing, just people around me in the hall.

 All of a sudden, the hairs in my body spranged up in acknowledgement to something as my heart raced loudly against my ribcage.

 My stomach tied into a deep knot as butterflies danced all around. Cold yet soft shivers ran down my spine as I felt the pull, a strong one, in-fact much stronger than anything.

I felt drawn to someone, and I immediately knew it wasn't from me, but still, I swept my head around in other to see who found their mate, but it landed on the unfamiliar face of a man in front of me.

 His side lip stretched slightly into a smile as we both stared at each other, and I swear....I swear I heard him mutter the word....

 "Mate"

 Holy heavens! My mate is here....!!

 But now no human world for me...fuck