It was dark when we reached the pack. I was woken up by loud gasped of amusement from the girls with me.
The Van dropped us on a clearing in front of what I think was the pack building. A guy is standing there, waiting for our arrival.
He’s tall and lean with a huge smile on his face. Almost welcoming.
Some would think that he’s being nice and warm to us as their guests but since I knew how pack works, I know he’s being cautious with outsiders of their pack. Which was us.
“Welcome, ladies!” His voice is even cheerful. “I’m Anton, the one in-charge with your group. If you’ll follow me, please?”
He turned his back on us and took a step before facing us again. Caughting us off guard.
We all looked questioning by his behavior.
“Just checking if one of you is mine.” He smiled sheepishly. He’s a joker.
The girls from my pack laughed at his remorse. He did, too before leading us the way again.
We walked away from their pack building and lead us to another building. Not too far from where we’re dropped off.
“This is the guesthouse. Prime pack prepared a room for each of you, ladies.”
Ava, the girl with us, put her hands up.
“Yes?” Said Anton. Smiling to her.
“I’m just curious. How do you know how many ladies you’ll have as a guest?”
I shrugged from her question. That makes sense. Since I never took interest with this mate topic, I have no clue about it.
“Oh. Pack reach out to each other for that. We’ll inform how many ours will come to yours after the mapping, and they do the same. Every pack does, actually.” He humbly explained and continues once no one have any follow-up questions.
We reached the lobby of the guesthouse. Our pack have guesthouse as well for events like this or if other Alpha’s need a meeting visit. But Prime pack’s guesthouse is way bigger. It’s tripled the size of ours.
“Everyone is to fill out these forms.” He handed a piece of paper to us. “We’ll pass those information you’ll provide to the pack office once you’ve meet your mate. For official purposes only.”
“And if we won’t meet our mate at the ball?” It was Ava again.
Her questions are informative for me. I knew less about mates than I should but I don’t think I have the guts to ask like that. I’m quite thankful of her curiosity, feeding mine as well.
“That’s rare to happen here at Prime pack but IF, we’ll send you home the same way you arrive.”
“Does that mean we won’t meet our mates forever?” I’m surprised I asked. I was bothered by what he said, considering that in my case, it’s almost a mission to find my mate. And his answer just disturbed what I was aiming for.
“It depends. If you ladies missed your chance this year, you’ll participate the mapping again next year and repeat the process.”
“What part of that apply the ‘depends’ part?”
“Well, if the mapping shows your mate had died, it’s entirely different then, wouldn’t it?” Anton smirks. Now I have the feeling that those warm smiles are for a show.
He had a point. A year-wait is long. Anything can happen within a year and if we miss this chance, then it will be like risking our fate.
We finished filling out the forms and hand it over our guide. He gave each of us a card with the number of the rooms we’re assigned to. Mine is 512. Which is the top floor of the building. As I said, the guesthouse is extravagantly huge.
“You can roam around the pack tonight and tomorrow before the ball. There are shops within the pack temporary available only for the event. No one is to leave the pack land or even set foot outside our territory. That’s an ultimate rule so its best to remember it. Once you’re with a mate, that rule is will not apply. Goodluck, ladies!” He waved us goodbye and left.
Since I don’t belong to our group, I decided to find my room alone. The rest of them are still talking, complimenting everything they eyes saw.
After settling in my room, I took a bath. The warm water calmed my nerves that I already felt sleepy. I slip on my tank top and shorts and lay down on the bed, tucking myself on the blankets.
Im ready to be drowned in my deep sleep when I felt someone was looking at me.
I opened my eyes and looked around. Steadying my eyes on the window.
No one is there.
What should I expect? I’m five floors above the ground. No one can sneak peak at this high.
But my wolf is calling to me. She’s asking me to look outside the window. She wants me to go to the window.
I tried shutting her down. I badly needed sleep from the exhaustion of the ride but my wolf is resisting. It’s persistent. She wants me to open the window. And let it open.
I’m growling as I stood and walked towards it. I clicked open the locks and pull up the window. I saw no one outside. Practically, nothing.
My window is facing at the forest and its dark out. I growled when I can’t hear my wolf now. A minute and she wants me to open the damned window and when I did, she hung me up?
I closed it again, not liking the idea that some mateless wolf barging in on my sleep. I sighed in relief when my wolf didn’t argue when I closed it.
As I went to bed, a loud howl was heard all over the pack.
I was stunned. The howl seemed frustrated, irritated and longing.
The thought of some mateless wolf, finding my scent, made me pale.
I forgot that pack guesthouse are soundproof and in our case, smell-proof.
It is made that way to prevent our mates to smell us and break the purpose of the pack tradition. Also, if another Alpha came for a meeting visit, overall privacy should apply for them. That’s why guesthouses are made that way.
Someone must have catch my scent as I open the window. Probably lost me when I closed it again.
Was it my mate? Was it a mateless wolf? I cringed upon the last part.
‘What have you done!’ I angrily said to my wolf.
‘Just a tease, that’s all.’ My wolf playfully said. I growl at her and shut her up. She does not seem aware of the danger her abnormality can cause!
That loud howl from a wolf is scary. It literally made my knees weak and jelly. Whoever it is, I need to be careful before the ball.
I woke up from soft knocks on my door. Brushing my eyes with the back of my palm, I slipped on a robe and headed to the door.
My head felt light when I woke up, feeling exhausted even after a deep slumber. I thought I can’t sleep right away after the howl I had heard last night but my wolf is at peace, making me sleep soundly. None slightness feeling I’m near in danger.
I was welcomed with a trolley pushed cart with food covered in cloche tray when I open the door. I can smell its delicious scent, almost savouring it. My stomach made a loud growl, making me feel how famished I was.
No one was there. They just left the food behind. I pulled the trolley inside my room and closed the door, making sure to lock it again.
‘Food arrived, sleepyheads!’ Someone mind-linked me and I was certain it was Ava. We are from the same pack and already met each other, being able to access the mind link.
I guess she sent all five of us from Regal pack the same message.