The Seer and The Wolf

Chapter 1

January 11th, 2020

"Aren't you excited? You're going back home," Alex says. He lays on my bed then groans. "Oh your bed is so much more comfy than mine."

I roll my eyes.

"First off, my bed is more comfortable than yours because you wore yours out with all your hookups." I said pointedly.

Alex turns to look at me with a smirk on his face.

"Jealous?" He asks.

I roll my eyes again.

"You're not my mate so no, I'm not jealous. Wait - how do you even find girls? We live in the middle of nowhere and the closest town is like and hour away! Don't tell me you're driving an hour for se-"

Alex throws a book at my head, interrupting me. I duck and the book hits the lamp, breaking it. I turn towards Alex who's looking at me sheepishly.

"Hehe, sorry." He says. I shake my head and laugh before laying on my bed beside Alex.

For the past 14 years that I've been at Castle Hedden, Alex has been my best friend. Although Alex was a werewolf and not a Seer, we played together, studied together, and lived together. The elders even thought that we would be mates, but when I turned 16, much to Alex's disappointment and my pleasure, we realized we were not mates.

"As I was saying, it's not like I'm moving back home. My dad's beta is getting engaged and married so I'll be home for like 2 - 3 months. Alex you're literally coming with me. Did you finish packing?" I say.

When I received Beta Daniel's wedding invitation, I begged the elders to get me and Alex go. It had been 14 years since I had seen my family, and even though we FaceTimed once a week, it wasn't the same as being with them physically. After promising the elders that I would continue my studies whilst at home, they agreed to let Alex and me go.

"Of course I've packed. I already put both our suitcases in the car. I'm waiting on you. We've got a 10 hour drive ahead of us and if we want to make it to your pack by 6 tonight we gotta leave soon." Alex tells me.

I groan and roll off the bed before getting up. I go brush my teeth and take a shower before putting on black leggings, an oversized long sleeve gray shirt, a denim jacket, and black vans. I leave my hair down and let it air dry.

I walk out of my room and head to the kitchen where Alex is waiting for me, wearing grey sweatpants, a red hoodie, a denim jacket, and white Nike Air Forces.

We both eat breakfast and say goodbye to the elders before I get into the passenger seat and Alex begins to drive.

* * *

10 hours of snacks, singing, and napping later, we pull into the River Moon pack compound as the sun begins to set. The closer I got to my home, the more memories of my early home came back to me.

Alex stops the car in the driveway of the Alpha-Beta house and looks at me.

"You okay?" He asks softly.

I turn to him, grab his hand, and smile.

"Never better."

He gives me a long tight hug and kisses the top of my head.

"Good."