Alpha Adrian [COMPLETED]

Chapter II

I am walking in the forest with a grey wolf. He is standing protectively by my side and beside me is a cute little girl holding my hand.

"Mommy! Mommy!!"

"Naia! Naia!! Wake up!"

I jolt out of my bed. It was just a dream. A dream!

I see my mom standing in front of me at the end of my bed.

"Naia honey, get ready or we will be late." She scolds me a bit.

"Morning to you too mum." I mumble, still sleepy.

"Morning Naia, now hurry up!" With that she leaves me alone to get ready. I drag myself out of bed, jump in shower. When I am done, I quickly get my hair in a bun and put two white lily flowers in them. I proceed to pick out what I should wear, of course a dress – I don't really wear much of other clothing, but dresses. I settle on a long orange sleeveless satin dress.

Just as I finish, my father knocks on the door: "Naiad are you ready?" he says in his serious tone. As usual!

I open the door and step out. "Yes father! We can go now." You may be wondering why I address him so formally, but in front of others, I have to call my parents mother and father to show them respect. And since he has his guard with him, I have to address him properly. Besides, I am used to this cold exterior of his and our relationship isn't the best either.

In private I can call them mom and dad, and they too can call me by my nickname. Although, only my mom does it!

"Naiad, stop daydreaming and let's go!"

"I apologize."

I quickly follow them out of our house. Outside, several people bow to my father in respect.

We go onto our horses and start our hour-long ride towards the werewolves. 'Bluemoon pack' is the largest pack with 2000 werewolves in it.

The Alpha and Luna have two sons. One has found his mate and he is now to be Alpha, so they invited us to the celebration. I managed to find this out from one of my 'friends' who was preparing my horse.

She also warned me about their other son. They say, he is really cold hearted and ruthless. He too is in a high position after all and they are known to hide their emotions, so they don't show any weakness. I guess it makes sense.

If only I could just get that grey wolf out of my mind!

I don't even know when we arrived. I see the Alpha and Luna King and unsaddle my horse. They are waiting to greet us or my parents at least. My dad is the first to speak as they approach us.

"Alpha, Luna." He bows respectively and my mom, I and the guards do the same. So my dad knows how to bow, wow!

"Aranel, Gaylia." Alpha says and they bow back. That's my parents' name.

"Guards, dismissed." My father says. That just means they stay at the entrance and wait till we need them. I silently follow them, getting bored before everything even starts. I wish I could know more about that wolf. We were walking towards what seemed to be their house when I saw two boys and a girl approaching.

"Mom, dad we checked everything; it's ready." The boy with black hair and brown eyes says holding the girl's hand. So I guess they are future Alpha and Luna. There is something about this girl that I don't like, something bothersome. She seems like a brat.

"That is nice. I am taking Aranel with me to discuss something. Your mom will be with Gaylia. Please go check the patrol borders with Kylie okay? Adrian, show Naiad around." I am shocked at how relaxed he is talking to their sons in front of us, wishing I would have that too.

Of course my parents love me but, they "can't" show that. Well, they can in private, which happens almost never. There are always some people around. And again, I don't think my father wishes to. He always wanted a son.

Other boy -Adrian, who is really nicely built and has brown hair shots up with his face full of confusion and annoyance. "Dad! Why me? I can go check the patrols." He whines.

"You will do as I say! Be nice to Naiad, Adrian." His dad says sternly. It's funny how he just scolded him like he was a three year old boy.

He then looked me in the eyes and my world stopped!

Those beautiful brown orbs!

He is the wolf from yesterday, from my dreams!

But what shocks me next is what I whispered:"My beloved!" I say so quietly that only wolves can hear. And at the same time, he growls.

"Mine, my mate!"

I just continue to stare in his eyes. Our starting contest is broken when my dad clears his throat.

"Shall we Alpha?"

Everybody silently disappears in their directions leaving me alone with my beloved. I was homeschooled and I know how things work. He didn't say he accepts me yet and so, I still must show him respect as he has a high position in this pack.

I bow slightly in respect.

"Why are you bowing?" He says in a demanding tone.

"I apologize. They taught me that until my beloved accepts me, I am to show him respect appropriate for his rank."

"Of course I accept you. Call me Adrian. And never bow to me again."

"Okay Adrian." I saw him shiver when I pronounced his name.

"You have such a beautiful voice." He says as he caresses my cheek with his thumb. At that statement, I blush.

"You said I am your beloved. Do you need to accept me too?"

"No. With us, you can't reject or accept your beloved. The Stars has chosen you one. If you don't like it, you could walk away. It's not like a mate bond. Of course you are more attracted to your beloved, but it doesn't break your heart. But I never heard that the Stars chose wrongly. In our village, every beloved stays together."

"Do you want to be with me?" He asks perplexed.

"Yes I do. If we were paired, it means Moon Goddess, Stars and Tefnut wanted us to be together." I answer truthfully and with logic.

"Who is Tefnut?"

"It's the Goddess of water and fertility. I am a water nymph, so I pay respect to her. Last night, I was just finished when you saw me in the woods. And your wolf is beautiful!" When I mention his wolf, he smiles at me.

"Thank you. We should go now, it will start soon; any more questions?" He certainly is not for a small talk.

"Where do I stand now? Am I supposed to be with you or with my parents?" I fidget with my fingers.

"You stand next to me. You are my mate." He gives me a kiss on my cheek, takes my hand in his and starts walking towards where I guess the ceremony will be.