Soul Mate

Chapter 1

River's pov

My name is River Blair, am 17. Can't wait to be 18. Fuckin can't wait. Because 18 is the ripe age when a werewolf recognises their mate. Thing is am not even certain whether I will have a mate.. for starters, I can't shift. A werewolf is able to shift for the first time at 10years. Here I am, a 17yr old boy and nothing! Absolutely nothing. No wonder people look at me like am some freak of nature. But hey! That doesn't stop me from being the fabulous me. See I've got the best support group, a loving family. Awesome parents and a kick ass sister who would kill for me. And I mean that in every sense of the word.
"Stop ogling the guy River! " Bay my best friend says.
We are seated on a park bench, sipping smoothies. And just a few benches ahead sits none other than Sebastian Decker, the future alpha. He sits with his fellow high ranked wolves, casper Reed, his future beta, and Nate Decker his older brother and warrior wolf. I don't bother with the rest of his crew.. those three are the creme de la creme of StreamVille. I would kill for just an audience with them.
But Sebastian takes it all. The man was a walking god. Literally. With eyes the color of the ocean, a deep blue. His ginger hair was cut short on the side with  bangs that fell into his eyes. His jaw line was so sharp it could cut through glass. Men would kill for such bone structure..the man was fine, and I was desperately in love with him.
Well, if you haven't figured it out, am gay as fuck..

"Ouch! Really Bay.. did u have to pinch me so hard?" I whisper yelled.
"Boo, it was the only way to get you to pick your jaw off the floor. It had literally disconnected from your face." She said as she rolled her eyes and sipped on her smoothie.

"You know I can't help it Bay." I say miserably. I really couldn't.

"I know River. But if you keep staring at him like that, he will notice. Everyone will notice. But that wouldn't be a bad thing right? I mean if he notices your lustful looks it might help you wiggle your way into his life since him and satin are practically glued to the hip. They could pass for siamese twins" Bay tried to reason.

I gave her a dull look.." like he would give me the time of day. I can't even hold a candle to Satin. And he is straight as fuck." I say.
Unrequited love hurts, but the fact that you never even stood a chance hurts more. And that's me, I never stood a chance. He was madly in love with satin Baker. Madly in love. You could almost taste the love if you happened to be around them. You could see it, and you could feel it. It was that visible, and very painful to look at.
All this while, I hadn't taken my eyes off him. I just couldn't help it. I wanted him, but I knew I couldn't have him. Not in this life time. A part of me felt guilty because I knew I had a mate out there somewhere. made just for me. Someone who would love me unconditionally, without restrain, without reason. I just wished it was him..
I kept staring, memorising every detail of his face. The way he smiled, the way the corners of his eyes scrunched up when he smiled so hard, the way he run his fingers through his hair or pushed the bangs away from his eyes. The way he laughed.. oh God! It was the best sound I'd ever had. Yaaa, I had it that bad. Sebastian Decker or Bash to me was the epitome of sexiness.
Everyone called him Seb, I secretly called him Bash. My Bash.

"Earth to River!" Bay snapped her fingers infront of my face. "You know you need to start paying me for these early morning stalking ventures" she continues

"Really Bay! Your my best friend. This is part of your friendship duties. And no, this does not qualify as stalking!" I say , reluctantly taking my eyes off my eye candy as he laughs at something his beta said.

"Wow! Okay what do you call waking up at 6am, to come to the park just to ogle the future alpha behind his back while we sip on smoothies?" She asks

Damn! This girl was to sharp for her own good. I thought.
"Well if you put it that way... " I trail off, my eyes snapping to the walk way that leads to the rose gardens. I almost got whip lash with how fast I turned my head.
There, in all her fabulous glory walked none other than Satin Baker. The girl who has the heart of my Bash. And it didn't look like she was letting go any time soon.
Not with the way her face lit up when she spotted him in the clearing. Like he could sense her, which he definitely could. Who am I kidding!, he turned in her direction and a face splitting smile took over his entire face.
Let me tell you, the sun would cower in shame if Sebastian's face was hung up in the sky. His grin was so bright I almost had to shield my eyes. His ocean blue eyes shone with all the love and happiness.. I wanted to cry. Trust me I almost did.
Because in that moment, I knew. I knew I would never be the recipient of that love, he would never smile at me the way he just did. My heart ached like some one had driven a stake through it. I placed my palm over my heart to ease the pain. It was strange. I truly felt like my heart was being squeezed.
Satin strutted towards their bench.. graceful as ever. Sebastian didn't wait for her to reach him. He met her half way, pulled her into his arms and smashed his lips on hers.
That's it! I couldn't watch anymore. I stood up abruptly, grabbed Bay by the hand and dragged her out of the park.
There's only so much a guy can handle. I'd had my fill. And let's just say, the rest of my day was ruined.