My graduation

It was my graduation and my father’s compulsion that brought me back to this city, back to the people who had started talking about me.

The lack of doctors here made my choice to become a doctor; a good one and for the first time, my father was proud of me, I know my choice to leave the city to studying medicine isn’t what he thought I will choose for my life, but since that night, the painful night make me thinking about leaving the life of werewolf or be part of it is what I truly want as a way to forget my pain.

I know I have no wolf but my heart still aching when I remember the night.

“How are you, Alice?” I changed the subject and asked her how she was doing.

Alice was my little friend, she’s 3 years older and of course, already had her life mate, who surprisingly was my brother no 2, Rick, thus making her a Beta wife.

But despite that, Alice was still Alice and I was very happy that Rick had her as his mate, because I knew my brother, Alice was the best choice for him.

No wonder she volunteered to pick me up at the airport.

The journey from the airport to the forest where we lived could not be taken lightly, only a werewolf could penetrate it and even though I was of werewolf descent, without the wolf in me it would be difficult to find the werewolf town.

“How is life there?” I raised an eyebrow at Alice’s question

“What do you mean?”

She giggled “Come on…. There are no guys at all! I know human men are no less attractive.”

I laughed “You want details of my S** life?” I replied with an amused chuckle

“Ew… No!” she frowned and realized what she just said “Forget what I said, I don’t want to know”

I laughed out loud and made her giggle.

Thump!!

What is that?

Why is my heart racing?

Thump… Thump… Thump!!

“Is anyone coming?” I said when I saw the large number of werewolf guards standing guard around the area leading to our town from the human world airport.

Alice nodded “Do you know Rolf Titus AKA the Alpha King?”

My heart almost stops the moment she mentions the name.

“Seems to have heard of it, what’s wrong with it?” I pretended to look cool and asked carefully.

“Tonight some important Alphas are gathering in our city to discuss the King’s mates” She spoke in a whisper as if afraid of being overheard.

What?!

I frowned “What’s with the mate? I thought he had someone beside him?”

Alice raised her eyebrows “How do you know?”

Sh*t!

I quickly shrugged my shoulders “Hey, he’s being a king for what… 200 years? How come he has no mate?” I comment lightly so my friend won’t get suspicious. Yes, even I didn’t tell Alice about the night, no one knows about me getting rejected.

She sighed and shook her head “500 years for exact and nope.. he still has no fated mate”

What?! How come?!

My eyes widened in shock after hearing that; he said he’s with the woman he brought that night. I thought he would claim her after he rejected me.

Alice, as if understanding what I was thinking said “No Gwen, he has his wolf, the mighty ‘Wolf’ but for a long 500 years he has no fated mate” She spoke like it was my question and I just gave her a small smile.

I was surprised to hear that..

Then how did he live without a mate all this time?

So, who is the woman he brought that night?

The woman who is the reason why he rejected me is because I am not good enough to be the fated mate of an Alpha king. As Alice’s car pulled into the garage and we walked together while pulling my suitcase, I saw that my father’s house, the Alpha’s house, was full of people.

It seems that 5 years running from him is useless because the day I come back home was the day that I will see him again for the first time after that night.

What will he think when he sees me here?

What should I do when I see him after all this time?

O Lord, give me strength

I saw someone standing at the entrance and from the look in his eyes I knew he wasn’t waiting for me but my friend, his

mate.

“Alice…” He let out a sigh of relief and hurriedly kissed her cheek then hugged her tightly like a couple who hadn’t seen each other for a long time.

I rolled my eyes lazily and snorted “Hello to you too, brother, the Beta” I greeted Rick who smiled as he released his hug and came forward to hug me.

Compared to my relationship with my first brother, Ryan, my relationship with Rick is much warmer, maybe because from a young age he was not taught to be responsible as an Alpha, unlike Ryan who always had this obligation from an early age. People who see us together will definitely know that we are siblings, with our shared brown curls, but Rick’s hair is short and we have our mother’s rare sea-blue eyes that people can easily recognize us.

“You finally remembered to come home too, little brat” Rick teased and locked my head in his armpit, just like we used to do since we were young.

“How come you’re not busy like the others? Is the Beta position not important?” I teased him who responded by rolling his eyes lazily.

We started to enter the house together, but this time without the suitcase, because Rick had told someone to bring it to my room on the 4th floor.

My father’s house had 4 floors. The 1st floor was for the guest room, maid, meeting room and other things my father needed for work. The second floor was my parents’ room, Ryan’s room, as the future Alpha, important guest rooms, reading room, music room and others. The 3rd floor was Rick’s room, another guest room, the library and a small meeting room. Then on the 4th floor, you could say that my room was actually on the 3rd floor but I hated crowds, so I often hid in the attic and I don’t know when I claimed the entire 4th floor as my special room next to a small swimming pool, and there was a barbecue too.

“Gwen…”

The booming voice I remembered called my name. Rick removed his hand that he had placed on my shoulder and bowed his head in respect to my Dad who walked over with my first brother beside him, Ryan, and a few other Alphas who had already arrived.

arms waiting for my embrace “Welcome, my little girl” “I’m not a little girl anymore mom” I said with amusement before engulfing her with the same warm hug.

“The doctor is here?!” We turned around to see Laura, my mom’s best friend, greeting and hugging me warmly ending with a kiss on the cheek.

I laughed and greeted her “Hello, Laura. Always looking beautiful”

Soon people also started greeting me and started talking about the King who was rumored to be very handsome.

‘He’s here…’ I was surprised to hear a voice from inside my mind that never existed before.

What?

Who’s here?

Who’s talking?

I was so confused that I heard a voice that I had never heard before, like it was coming from inside me.

I gasped.

Could it be…?

My wolf…?