Alpha's Prophecy

Chapter 7.

Emma

The moment I entered the basement I could feel Jake's eyes on me, he didn't want me here, I was crashing the party but Serena had insisted that I come.

The basement was a huge, well lit area that had been decorated with balloons and streamers, there was music blasting from the speakers and everyone seemed to be having a great time, everyone except for Jake that is, he had his back up against a wall, scowl on his face as he was talking with Sebastian.

"Do you want a glass of champagne?" Serena asks me as she pulls me over towards a table that has glasses of champagne.

"I've never tried alcohol before" I confess to her, picking up a glass and taking a sip, oh my, I love this, I love how the bubbles tingle on my tongue and sweet strawberry taste that lingers in my mouth, I bring the glass back up to my lips and start drinking it fast.

"Whoa there Emma, go slow" Serena laughs, "You want to enjoy the bubbles, not let them go to your head"

I didn't know what she meant by that but I trusted she knew what she was talking about so I slowly sipped my drink, taking my time to enjoy the way it danced on my tongue.

"So why have a party for someone you know will never show up?" I question Serena, it seemed somewhat rude to me that this girl couldn't even be bothered to show up to her own birthday party.

"It was Jake's idea, he and Hannah were best friends when they were pups, they did everything together and then when she was 7 Hannah went missing and Jake never forgave himself for what happened, he still holds out hope that one day she will be found and because, as werewolf's, turning 18 is a big milestone so we all had our own celebration, he didn't feel that it was right for Hannah to miss out too, he doesn't want her to ever be forgotten" Serena explains to me and I cast my eyes over to Jake, the only person at the party not drinking or having fun and my heart breaks for him

"Why does Jake blame himself though?"

"Because He and Hannah had planned to meet that night at the boundary lines but Jake got caught by his Dad when he was sneaking out" Serena explains as she gets distracted by Louisa's arrival with her twin boys, she waves Louisa over to us and I watch as the boys run off to play. The two women greet each other with a hug before Louisa turns to me.

"Hi Emma, I'm Louisa, we didn't get to officially meet this morning, what with Jake's interrogation of you, I'm sorry about that, he can be a bit too much" She says, smiling brightly at me, grabbing herself a chair to fall into. Louisa is pretty, jet black hair, pale skin and bright blue eyes which look exhausted.

"A bit too much? Louisa call it for what it is, he's a control freak, he hates not knowing what's going on. This is why the Moon Goddess most likely has spared him having a mate, knowing that that poor girl would be forever on edge around him" Serena laughs as Louisa gives her a stern look, I watch as Serena's eyes go wide and she looks at me surprised.

"What is the whole 'mate' thing about anyway?" I ask the two women, I have so much to learn.

"As a werewolf our 18th birthday is the most important day of our lives, it's the day that your wolf has fully matured and is ready to be with their mate, the person that the Moon Goddess has fated you to bond with, this doesn't mean that you will instantly find your other half, it may take some time, years even, for you to lay eyes upon your mate but when you do you will know, your wolf will know, you will feel a pull towards them, like you want to keep them safe from harm and as the bond grows stronger you will become more in-tune with your mate's wolf, you will feel their happiness or pain, their emotions will run through you, no matter where you are, it's all part of the mate bond" Serena explains to me, looking over at her own mate, Daniel who cant take his eyes off her

"So it's like love at first sight?" I ask them

"It's deeper than love, it's a bond" Louisa corrects me.

"It sounds so romantic" I swoon, I love reading romance novels, it's my favourite thing to do and this just sounds so sweet.

"How is it Romantic Emma?" I hear a deep voice growling at me, I look up to see Jake standing in front of me, I didn't even know he was near us let alone listening in to our conversation.

"How is it not? You don't have to waste time on the wrong person, it's all been decided for you"

I watch as the other girls move away, clearly uncomfortable by Jake's presence but still his eyes bore into mine.

"Maybe I would have liked to made that decision for myself, not have it decided by the Moon Goddess who, let's face it, probably has no idea who I am. Fate isn't always right Emma, you could get fated to be with some psychopath, is that romantic?" He yells at me. I can feel the burn flush on my cheeks as all eyes in the room are fixed on me.

"So you're not happy with who you were mated with?" I ask him, my voice is small

"I didn't say that, you're jumping to that conclusion on your own, I'm just saying that I would of liked to have had a choice in the matter, to know that the girl would love me, not because fate was dictating to her that she had to" Jake explains to me, I can see the struggle on his face, he doesn't like not having control over everything and as someone who has never had any control over the decisions made in my life I could relate to what he was saying. I wanted to reach out and touch him but I didn't and the longer we stood there the more the silence grew between us and I hated it because my mind would remind me of what happened last night. I had to keep busy so I could forget.

"So Serena told me that you organised this party tonight" I say to Jake, hoping to get some conversation out of him to distract my thoughts

"Yep"

"For your friend?"

"That's right"

"Hannah isn't it?"

"Hmm"

"That's sweet, I'm sure if she was here then she would have appreciated it" I say, smiling up at him, I see his eyes becoming darker as he looks at me.

"Do you ever just shut the fuck up? You don't have to feel the need to fill every silence with your happy little voice" Jake exclaims, leaning back against the wall and closing his eyes. I can feel the tears welling up in my eyes but I'm not going to allow him to talk to me like this.

"Do you know that today is my 18th birthday? I had been looking forward to this day for so long because my Dad always made my birthdays really special for me, being that it was just us two and instead of it being special I watched him have his neck snapped by that vampire last night and then that thing came after me and I don't even know how it got into our house considering it was never invited in. So instead of drinking a cup of tea with my Dad tonight and talking about how great my birthday was I'm forced to be here with you so I'm sorry if my 'happy little voice' pisses you off, believe me, I am anything but happy" I scream at him before running from the basement and out into the cool night air.