Hating My Mate

Chapter Two

-Nova POV-

I get in my Jaguar F-Type red convertible and head to the pack. As I drive, I think on this past month.

It’s been a month since we moved here. My pack, The Blue Moon Pack. Our Alpha died. He didn't have any sons to take over but he had a daughter, Charlize. However, only males can take over a pack. I call it bullshit.

It was a sudden death so no one was prepared. Charlize, the Alphas daughter had lost her mate when she was younger, so when the Alpha of The Blood Stone Pack proposed a merge of packs by her becoming his mate, she accepted. Many in our pack don’t like it but no one blames her. It was the best decision for our pack. If we would have stayed without an Alpha, our pack would have just withered and become weak, a target for stronger packs. Like one of the southern packs called the Black Claw pack, they have grown power-hungry and are waging war on their neighboring packs. Our pack would have been an easy meal for them if we were one of its neighbors.

Our new pack is The Blood Stone Pack. It’s Alpha, Maximus—who also lost his mate years ago and he has a son—Dominic, the next in line to be Alpha.

(Dominic the ogre. Thinking about him makes my blood boil.)

He is arrogant, an asshole and he has this god complex. Of course, he thinks the same of me, those were his words exactly the other day. The difference is, I fully own it. I know I can be a bratty b***h and I don’t like others looking down on me or my family. I am of beta blood, my father was the beta of our pack but this pack we merged with already has a beta so my father now has the job of being the Luna’s personal guard, which is a great honor since it means that the Alpha greatly respects him and trusts him with his mate. Maximus and my dad have known each other for a while.

In the werewolf community, the Alpha is replaced by his son, but a beta is determined in combat and aptitude. Unlike the Alpha position, a beta can be female, and that is going to be me.

Well, if no one can beat me that is. After I came here, I made it my mission to find out who was first on the list to be beta. After I found out it was Gabriel, I challenged him to combat and won. No one has been able to beat me yet. And I am sure that that is one of the reasons Dominic dislikes me. His best friend was going to be beta until I came and ruined it for him. Not that I care. I could care less what the pampered pretty boy with an ogre’s attitude wants.

As I drive up the driveway, the two packhouses come into view. When our packs merged, we needed another packhouse so our pack now has two packhouses.

I park and I see my sister heading over to me not looking too happy. We are seventeen, twins, but not identical, with me being older for just a minute. We have blond hair, hers is a bit wavy with it being longer all the way to her waist while mine is curly and ends just a little under my shoulder. We both have light green eyes, we look alike but our face features differ with her eyes being big and more rounded while mine are more almond shape. Her nose is more button shape while mine is a bit longer and straight. We both share our parent's features. She is smaller and skinnier than me, but it’s more because growing up she was always sick. Her height is five-five and I am five-eight I am honestly taller than most she-wolves in our pack. Their normal height is about five-six. We also look different because Stella is very natural and sweet looking while I have more of a sexy edgy look with some tattoos and piercings but nothing too drastic. Stella now looks small and frail and that is why Helix, my parents, and I are way overprotective of her.

“What the heck Nova!” She whispers with urgency sprinting over to me.

I shrug my shoulders. “Sorry, had to release some of my tension.” I smirk.

“Eww, I did not need to know that. You are really late. The Alpha is halfway through his speech. Come on.” She takes my hand and pulls me with her.

I sigh.

We walk over to where the wave of people ends and we stand there to hear the Alpha. I look up at the stage and see Alpha Maximus with Luna Charlize and the Alphas son, Dominic. Dominic, a 6’0” lean and muscular Alpha male with dark blue eyes and black hair that is short on the sides but longer on the top.

When I see him, I give a small growl that only my sister can hear because of the commotion of the crowd. She looks at me like I am crazy but I ignore her.

“... and so lastly, we would like to announce that your Luna is with child.” Alpha Maximus announces and everyone cheers.

We all clap. “He sure works fast.” I mumble.

“Nova! shut it, someone is going to hear you.” Stella panics.

I roll my eyes. “So?”

She sighs.

Everyone starts to scatter.

“There they are, my princesses!” I hear my dad’s voice from behind us.

I turn back and give him a big smile. “Hey, daddy.”

My mother squints her eyes at me. “Where were you, Nova? I know you were late.”

I give her an innocent smile, not that it works because they know I am a trouble maker. But daddy still always takes my side.

“I was hanging out with some friends and then I had car trouble so I stayed over at my friend's house. Luckily the car started this morning and seems fine now.” I smile.

“Liar liar pants on fire.” I hear Helix whisper but I don’t see him anywhere. He’s like a ninja.

“What’s wrong with your car?” Dad asks.

“It wouldn’t start.” I sound convincing because I have done this many of times. Lying is one of my many wonderful traits.

“I’ll take a look at it later” He says and with that, they believe me.

My sister squints her eyes at me because she knows it’s bullshit.

I look at her with a smirk. (Yep, I’m that good.)

“After the festivity is over, I want you both to go home and get ready for tomorrow.” Mom says as she walks away with dad.

“Yes, mom.” We both say at the same time.

My dad looks back at me and silently mouths out. “Make us proud.”

I nod and he gives a big smile. He always says he is so proud of me. He is the type of dad that brags and brags about their children.

Stella looks down. “I don’t know why they make me go to those monthly rankings, it’s not like I’m going to go up a rank.”

Everyone who is over seventeen and under twenty has to go to this monthly training that ranks their fighting abilities. I shouldn’t complain because I am one of the highest but I feel bad for Stella because she is amongst the lowest. It’s not a big deal for wolves that are not looking to become warriors but she is of beta blood so everyone expects her to be amongst the high ones. Now that doesn’t take away from her. Most males in our pack want her as a mate. Males like mates that they feel like protecting. It’s instinct. The stronger a female looks, the more dominant she probably is. Hence 'moi' (Me in French). Males don’t like dominant females.

(I guess it hurts their male pride. p*****s!)

“Why are you so down Stell?” Rose says walking towards us.

I immediately give her a big hug when I see her. I met Rose when we arrived here. She is part of the Blood Stone pack and now, besides Stella, she is my best friend. She is of beta blood as well and is beautiful with long straight chocolate brown hair, deep brown eyes, and tanned skin.

“Monthly rankings.” Stella says.

“Oh, yea. Sorry, Stell.” She says and gives her a hug. “We should go get some food.” Rose says trying to cheer her up.

“Not without me, my soon-to-be mate.” Helix says coming from the shadows.

(He is so weird.)

My stupid younger brother. Like us, he has blond hair and green eyes. He is a smart ass and a prankster. And he has a thing for Rose. He is sixteen so he doesn’t have his wolf yet. We get our wolves at seventeen and find our mates at eighteen, or rather, we are able to sense them and smell their scent at eighteen and only after we are eighteen. For example, if a wolf is older and their mate is younger, they can't sense them as their mates until they turn eighteen.

“Oh of course sweet thing.” She giggles and he smiles brightly.

“Uh! Don’t encourage him, he’s like those animals that you feed once and won’t leave.” I say.

Helix squints his eyes at me. “You are being a fourth wheel right now. Go away.”

“I was here first.” I argue.

“Ok enough.” Stella says and we both pout while Rose giggles at us.

We start walking over to the tables that have a buffet of food.

“So are you guys excited?” Rose asks us.

“About what?” I ask confused.

“Your birthday’s? You are turning eighteen in a few days. You guys are going to find your mates.” She says looking up probably thinking that it’s so romantic. That’s how she is, a hopeless romantic.

I roll my eyes. “Maybe, just because we turn eighteen doesn’t mean that we’ll find our mates right off the bat.”

“Yea, yea I know but, do you know how funny it would be if my brother turned out to be your mate after you kicked his ass.” Rose says laughing.

Her brother is Gabriel, the one that was next to be beta until I beat him. When she saw how I dominated his ass, she made me her best friend. We are the same age, seventeen, and go to the same school.

“Ha! I would feel so sorry for him.” Helix says.

“I don’t know if I want to find my mate.” Stella says softly.

“Why?” Rose and I ask while my brother stuffs his face with food.

(This is the first time I have heard her say that.)

She looks down. “Because, what if he doesn’t want me. I’m weak.”

Rose shakes her head. “That’s not happening. You are the cutest. Every male wolf in this pack would love to have you as their mate. And some of them are even looking forward to your birthday to see if it is them.”

She’s right. Stella is sweet and innocent and I mean completely innocent. She hasn’t even had her first kiss. She dresses in cute dresses, she likes flowery things and pastel colors, very sweet and cute. The guys in our pack love that.

“I would like you as my mate...” Harvey says to Stella putting an arm around Rose. “And you too Rose.” He then looks at me and I arch my eyebrow up. He gives me a big smile. “You too Nova.”

I smile looking him up and down and then wink at him. “I would rock your world if we ended up being mates.”

Did I mention I’m a flirt?