The Alpha's Best Friend

Chapter 1

Semi edited.

I pace my room as I look at the black screen of my phone, waiting for him to text or call me.

Today my best friend is coming home.

I haven't seen him in 2 years so I'm so excited to see him.

He's been away at Alpha training, learning how to be an Alpha.

When we first became friends in kindergarten, he told me right away he was a werewolf.

If you're wondering I'm just human.

It's not uncommon to see werewolves around since the world we live in has multiple kinds of different creatures, but to be friends with one was really cool.

He couldn't shift into his wolf form until he was 10 so I didn't get to meet his wolf Ajax or Jaxy as I call him which he always growls at.

Axel always tells me Jax hates it when I call him that, but I'll never stop.

I love messing with that overgrown puppy.

I check my phone again but still nothing.

He said he'd call or text me when he pulls onto the road, but still nothing.

When Axel first left I felt like a piece of my heart was missing.

You see I'm in love with Axel and have been since I hit that age where crushes start to happen.

Unfortunately since I'm not a werewolf we can't be together.

It hurts, but what really hurts is Axel feels the same way.

We haven't said it out loud, but when werewolves are around their mate they show it, and how he treats me is exactly how his parents treat each other.

If you're wondering I'm not his mate, but he treats me pretty close to one.

Creatures and humans can't be together for safety purposes.

Like most mates they can feel when the other is hurt and that could kill a human because we don't have special abilities to keep us alive, and got forbid if our mate dies we'll die too.

So as much as it hurts there's no way for us to be together.

Now with Axel coming home he'll be turning 21 in 6 months then he'll meet his mate.

When future Alpha's turn 18 they go off for Alpha training and come back before their 21st birthday because on their 21st birthday they find their mates.

All non Alpha werewolves find their mates at 18 and many centuries ago a spell was cast on Alpha's to only find their mate when their training is done.

It's confusing, but it ensures that the future alpha's get all the proper training they need to take over without the distraction of being away from their mate.

Apparently meeting your mate is like being in the honeymoon faze but 10 times more intense.

All this started because there were problems with other packs having Alpha's not be ready to take over because they didn't get the proper training done since they found their mate.

Axel's dad, Lucas talked with other Alpha's and they decided to do a trial with the spell and it's been 100% successful ever since.

Packs are stronger thanks to the spell and more and more packs all over the world are agreeing to using the spell.

It also helps that every pack has one or two witches, they keep the packs safe.

From what Axel has told me Gwen, their pack witch has helped their pack for quite a long time.