Tattooed Mates

Chapter One

                  

It all started when my family invited the local Vampire coven to dinner,

"Why, mom? Why do they have to come here now?" I ask my mother while I'm getting dressed in a fancy dress that she has chosen for me, "Because Sky, they are important members of the council that your father is on, behave and be polite they are guests in our territory and I won't tolerate anything less than your best behavior, I mean it Sky you are to be the next Alpha of this pack..." after the first half of her lecture I drown her out by my own thoughts. The only time I've ever met a vampire in person was when I accompanied my father to one of the council meetings during my Alpha training courses, of course I went to school, but we outnumbered the amount of humans in the school they were scared of us it must be instinct for them to be, I look over at my reflection in the mirror, what I see is a 16 year old girl that has tan skin, straight black hair, a delicate nose over shapely lips, my high cheek bones give away my native American heritage, my tan legs peeked out of the bottom of the mid-thigh midnight blue strapless dress , and my pixie feet trapped in black strappy heels, my toes painted a dark blue to match my dress, my athletic body barely able to move with how tight the dress is, but I finally meet my eyes, one ice blue eye, and the other chocolate brown, they are so different from anyone elses, I just love them.

"You look gorgeous honey; now let's go down before your father sends up reinforcements." I nod my head at her and turn away from the mirror, I look wistfully at my boots in the corner of the room, wishing I could be out in the barn with Bronco my gorgeous brown and white gypsy vanner gelding, but business always comes first, even before family. I feel a stinging feeling on my right shoulder blade, I ignore it as I walk downstairs, my father is smiling up at my mother with almost a worshipping expression on his handsome face, I smile at the aura of love that I feel whenever they are in the same room together, thinking in my mind that I'd love to have that when I find a mate, I look down at my mother's shoulder, seeing my father's wolf form there looking up at the moon, there was a knock on the door when I finally reached them and I stood in between my mother and my little brother.

I look down at him he looks like a miniature of me only he has a mop of curly auburn hair and he has ice blue eyes, he looks handsome in his suit and tie, I smile at him because I can smell that he is scared and curious of the vampires currently outside our door, I look up to see my father nod his head at the wolf next to the door, the stinging on my shoulder is getting worse but I still ignore it as I throw my hair behind my shoulder and I stare at the creatures that walked into the house. They weren't the creatures of Bram stokers novel, they were all dark haired, they all smelled like cinnamon it made my nose twitch I heard my little brother sneeze, I looked at the male that was on the council with my father, he had a timelessness to him, his lightly tanned skin glowed in the lights of the house he was tall, about 6'5 would be my guess, as he held out his hand for my father to shake his body was lean, but well-muscled, like he was a fighter before he became a vampire, he had ink black hair, his face could have been a Greek statue, his ice blue eyes, met my eyes in challenge I didn't back down, he smiled so his fangs would show trying to scare me, I lifted my head higher and sent a growl at him, as I made a slight movement in front of my brother, the vampire was the first to break eye contact, he looked at the two people standing next to him, I looked at them, the woman had dark brown hair, green eyes, and a body that made most men drool, skinny with curves, big breasts, in a body binding fire engine sparkly red dress, her face could have been a middle ages beauty, then I looked at the boy, he couldn't have been older than my older brother if he was here, he was about 23, that was a spitting image of the older man only with green eyes.

"Alaric it's good to see you, this is my mate Shelby, my daughter Skyler and my youngest son Tate" my father said to Alaric, Alaric studied all of us, then he said "it's a pleasure to meet you all, this is my wife Rebecca, and my son and heir to my seat on the council James," Rebecca smiled at us and James just nodded, "you have another son then? Where is he? Id like to meet him" Alaric said to my father, "he passed away four years ago, this Saturday" I said my voice loud and clear, Alaric and the two others looked at me, "very well then, you must be his Heir to the seat as well as the next Alpha, it's a pleasure to meet you" Alaric took my hand and kissed my knuckles, then took my mother's hand and did the same thing, one of the maids came in "Dinner is served, Alpha" she bowed and walked away "Allister take their coats please, Skyler when Allister is done take them to the dining room," he leaned in closer to me "and no fighting", I nodded to my father and waited patiently for them to remove their jackets, when I see that James handed Allister his leather biker jacket, "right this way" I turned and started walking, I heard them start walking behind me I turn around a corner and walk to a door on the left, I open the door and allow the guests to go first, I had to hold my breath when they walked by me so I didn't sneeze, Alaric and Rebecca smiled in thanks James just looked at me, then his eyes dropped down to my breasts, only then did he smile, I glared at him and said "after you" he walked into the dining room.

I walked in and shut the door with the glare on my face, my mother looked at me and said through our family link, "what's wrong?"

"The young vampire was eye raping my breasts"

"Hang in there baby, it's just dinner then they are leaving"

I smile weakly at my mother and take my place at the right of my father, that used to be my brothers spot, I look at my father to indicate I'm ready, he nods to the servers and they bring out our meal, I notice my brother move closer to my mother when James moves over to get a drink of his wine, he takes a drink as he sets his glass back down he says "You have nothing to fear little one, we are not here to hurt you or your family." He looks at my brother and smiles, he doesn't let his fangs show, the irritation on my back is starting to itch really bad I move my hand to scratch it, "Skyler, what are you doing?" my mother asks me "there is something that's irritating my back and its starting to itch really bad" I say as I rub my back against the chair, my mother gets up and stops me, she moves my hair away from my back and gasps, she looks at the vampires, "would you please excuse us for a few moments?" the vampires nod as my mom puts my hair back over my back, "Greg, come with me," she motions for me to follow them as the exit the room, I look back at James and see that he's talking comic books with my little brother, when I shut the door my mom whips me around so my back is facing them and shows my father, I hear my father snarl out "like hell he's mating with my daughter!!"

You see we don't sniff out our mates, we get there wolf tattooed onto our bodies, it's an eternal mark of only having one mate, fated to love and be with you for the rest of eternity the goddess chose us to have these marks, and as soon as you turn 17 your mark comes in on the females shoulder, for the guy its right on his chest over his heart, now when the female gets her mark the male gets his mark, and they search for their mate, now it's a bit different with Alphas, the guy doesn't get his mark until you are fully mated, it gives them a chance to get their pack ready for the Alpha female that is coming to live with them.

I look at my father, "Who is the wolf on my shoulder dad?"

My father walks away in anger, my mom is still in shock so I look for a mirror, I spot one down the hallway, I walk to it and I turn around, and I turn my head so I can see my shoulder, I pale at the wolf staring defiantly back at me, this can't be happening to me, no I can't accept this. I won't accept this.

It's hard to catch my breath; I can barely hear my mother say my name before I felt myself start falling, as the darkness swallows me into its depths.

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Not all chapters will be this long! I work on a farm 24/7, 365, so there will be random updates from when i have time to write and publish this story!!