The Wallflower and the Blood Moon Alpha

Chapter One

Chapter One
 
Sophie
 
"Beta Ryker". I called out, but he was already too far away to hear me.
 
Without sparing a second, I pushed through the crowd; the background music faded and was forgotten in the rush.
 
Slipping through the door I saw him enter into, my heart raced, but I couldn't go back now. I needed to do this. Captivate this male and seduce him, or I would remain at a corner of the wall forever and never have my happily ever after.
 
As werewolves, it has always been a tradition to be mated swiftly after you turned eighteen, or at least before you turned twenty-five. I'm currently twenty-nine; I will be turning thirty in a few days.
 
Along the past years, I've earned myself a spot along the wall, watching everyone feel that instant connection with their beloved that's impossible to explain. My three younger sisters were no exceptions.
 
But tonight, however, was different; rather than constantly waiting to be noticed, I was going to get myself noticed, and my target was the handsome beta of the Blood Moon Pack—not the perfect option for a chosen mate, but the most convenient.
 
The gentle creak of a doorknob echoed loudly in my ears, pulling me back to reality.
 
"Hello? Beta Ryker, are you in there?" I questioned, as I turned towards the open door, but got no response.
 
Frustrated, I took a few steps backward as I turned to leave, and just then, an intoxicating yet intriguing mix of flavors invaded my senses.
 
It was a perculiar scent of earth after rain that pulled me like an invisible thread towards the door and onto the terrace where he stood. My Ryker, the man I had chosen to seduce and lose my virginity to, leaving him with no option but to feel guilty and mark me as his chosen mate. 
 
If it were any other man, I would have been prosecuted for seducing him, as was the law in all werewolf packs, but not Beta Ryker; he was rather too compassionate and going to keep it a secret, thus the exact reason I had chosen him.
 
My heart pounded heavily in my chest, and my palms grew clammy as I drew the distance between us. And without even glancing at his face, I closed my eyes, grabbed his cheeks, and stood on my heels before slamming my lips against his.
 
The effect was immediate, and for a moment, everything else faded away.
 
In an instant, his strong muscular arms began roaming my body, as if trying to memorize every inch of me in this fleeting moment of darkness. 
 
A low moaned slipped off my lips as his tongue delved deeper into mine, granting me more access to explore him.
 
In an instant, he broke the kiss. I whimpered at the loss of contact before resting my hands on his chin as I massaged his beard. Beards? The beta didn't have beards. 
 
"Never knew bold females still existed. Sneaking up on me and seducing me in shadows." He growled as his hot breath fanned my neck. His deep baritone voice dripped authority; one could easily mistake his voice for that of an Alpha, a dangerous Alpha at that.
 
"So can I get the name of the beautiful female before me?" He rasped as he wrapped a hand securely around my waist. A cold shiver ran down my spine at the body contact. My knees went weak, and my foot grew wobble.
 
"You know how to sneak up on a man and kiss him, but not how to talk." He murmured as his grip on my waist tightened, pulling me closer.
 
"I... I talk." I stuttered as I felt heat about to rise to my face.
 
"What's your aim, little wolf, and who sent you to seduce me?". He snapped, his alpha tone slipping in, or perhaps his beta tone, seeing his no alpha.
 
I shook my head in pure denial. "Seduce you; you think I seduced you.". 
 
"Please do well to forgive my wrong use of words, I meant to say, who sent you to shamelessly throw yourself at me and attempt raping me if I wasn't fast enough to pull away.".
 
"I... I... Wait What? You know what? Let's just assume no one sent me to you, and after I saw you leave the ball, I decided to chase after you because I'm a rapist who loves to rape good-looking men like you.".
 
He blinked confused, his brows slightly arched, before a throaty chuckle rolled off his lips.
 
"Wait, let me get one thing straight. So in essence your advising I visit a pack doctor, since I now stand a chance of gaining STD from you.".
 
I opened my mouth to speak, but no words could come out. How dare Beta Ryker insult me and accuse me of infecting him with std. If there's anyone who should be scared, that should be me. Because with his kind of looks, I bet he changes girls like his boxers.
 
And boom, that's when I heard it—the sound of muffled voices and heavy footsteps approaching. 
 
My heart began to pound like it might explore any second. If any wolf entered in and Beta Ryker made mention of the fact that I had seduced him, I was going to be prosecuted, because already we were in a compromising position.
 
"Let go off me. I need to go." I whispered as cold sweats broke over me, and the hairs on the back of my neck stood, but he just didn't budge.
 
"Alpha Reece". A hush voice called as the heavy thudding of footsteps got louder.
 
My hands instantly grew clammy as my breathing hitched in my throat. No, this was not happening; I must be stocked in a bad dream.
 
In a split second, my wolf strength instantly resurfaced, and out of instinct to survive, I forcefully pulled out of his tight grasp, kneeing him in the groin, as I leaped for the opposite door.
 
"You will pay for this little one!". He thundered, his voice echoing off the walls, and then that's when the realization of it all cut me like a blade. That wasn't beta Ryker, but an Alpha, and not just any Alpha, but Alpha Reece of the Blood Moon Pack. The most dreaded and feared Werewolf Alpha to ever exist.
 
Boy, was I in for trouble?