Alpha Nick

Chapter1

Mariah's POV

I wake up to a knock on my door.

"Go away," I say to the person on the other side of the door.

"Wake up, honey; today is the first day of your junior year. You don't want to be late," Mom says.

"Mom, five more minutes, please," I reply lazily.

"No, wake up, your Best Friend is waiting for you downstairs," Mom replies in a striker tone.

"ughhhh," I groan internally.

My name is Mariah Cruz. I'm 17 years old and starting my junior year today. My Father, Mark Cruz, is the current Beta of our pack, The Royal Moon Pack, and my mother, Jennifer Diaz, is the Beta female. My Brother Josh Cruz is 18 years old and a senior in High School. He is training to become the next Beta when our Alpha, Jason Adams, decides to retire and hand the title to his eldest son, Nick Adams. Nick is 18 and is also a senior in high school. He is also my brother's best friend.

Nick is the school's playboy, along with my brother. That's what happens when you still haven't found your mate. A werewolf usually finds their mate at 18. If you turn 18 and haven't met your fated mate, it either means your mate is younger than you, in a different pack, or dead. Sad but true. Mates used to save themselves for each other, but not this generation. Everyone is sexually active nowadays. No one waits for their mates anymore.

My mother and father always told me to save myself for my mate. Just like they did, but I didn't listen and lost my virginity to Jacob Gomez. He is the same age as me and is currently training to be a pack warrior. That day, when I sneaked back into the house, my brother came in and smelled him on me. Werewolf's senses are heightened, so we see, hear, and taste ten times more than a regular human. I don't know why he had to act like all macho men just because I lost my virginity. What did he expect? My 18th birthday is in a few months, and that's when I get to meet my mate. I'm not in a rush to meet him, especially if he is from another pack, because I'm not ready to leave my friends and family.

That's when he came out with his #1 rule: his baby sister is off limits. I don't know why he came out with that rule anyway. It's not like I like any of his friends.

It was 8:45 a.m. when I finished getting ready. I wore some light blue skinny jeans, a light pink crop top, and some white sneakers. I put on some light makeup, a little bit of mascara, my red lip gloss, and some eyeliner. My long red hair is tied in a high ponytail. I put on my earrings, bracelets, and necklace. I grab my book bag, and I'm ready to go.

"Finally," My best friend Rose says.

"Beauty takes time, my dear friend," I say lightly.

"Yeah, whatever," Rose says and rolls her eyes.

Rose is the Alpha's Daughter. Even though she is a year younger than me, we have been best friends for as long as I can remember.

"So, you're ready to slay this year," Rose says.

"You know it," I say, and we both giggle.

We hear a horn, and we know our ride is here. I give my mom and dad a kiss and follow my best friend out the door.

"Have a wonderful first day, sweetie," I hear my mom say.

"And stay out of trouble," Yells my dad.

"I will love you both, and thank you," I yell back and run to catch up with my best friend.

I see my brother standing by the door of none other than our Playboy Alpha convertible car.

"Thank you," Rose says, making me and Nick roll my eyes.

"You're welcome," Josh says with a bright smile, making me cringe.

I follow and get in the car, elbowing my brother in the stomach.

"Hey, what was that for?" Josh groans.

"Because I wanted to," I say and smirk.

On our drive to the school, I kept feeling someone staring at me. I look around and see bright blue eyes looking at me through the view mirror. Nick winks at me, and I roll my eyes and look away.

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Nick POV

I pick up my best friend and his little sister, who don't look so little anymore. Damn, I think to myself, when did she get that beautiful body. Those big round breasts that look like they don't fit in my hands and that round perky ass.

I could picture myself biting it. f**k, what the hell am I thinking? My best friend Josh would kill me if he heard what I just thought about his sister.

Driving to the school, I am urged to look at her through the view mirror. I see her look at me, and I wink at her, causing her to roll her eyes. I look away and smirk.

"So, how was training camp?" I hear my little sister say, and I raise my eyebrow.

Since when is she interested in training camp?

"Training was good. But I was dying to return to all the beautiful ladies," Josh says.

And I see Rose blush through the view mirror.

What the hell has gotten into her? I think to myself damn teenager hormones. I wonder if that's what happened with Mariah. I heard Josh beat the crap out of Jacob for sleeping with Mariah. But can you blame Jacob? Mariah has turned into a beautiful young woman. Even though I would of beat the s**t out of him too. But why? She is nothing to me. Why does it bother me that she slept with him?

Ten minutes later, we finally arrived at the school. As I'm parking, I see a lot of new faces. As the future Alpha of this pack, I’m supposed to know everyone who steps into my pack. That's a little hard when our school is the only one around, and kids from neighboring packs attend, too.

I park in my reserved parking and step out. Josh steps out next and puts the seat forward for the girls to get out.

"I see you at lunch," Josh says to Mariah.

"Okay, Big Bro," She replies.

"See you later, Culo," Rose says.

"Watch it," I growl.

She giggles and runs off to catch up with Mariah. As she walks and sways her hips, I see many males staring her way. A low growl vibrates in my chest.

“What the f**k is going on with me," I think to myself.

"You good," Josh says.

"Yeah, Rose just Irks me," I say, and Josh smirks.

"Oh, believe me, I understand. Mariah Irks me too, and this year is going to be hell," Josh replies.

“And why is that?” I ask and smirk.

“Seriously? Do you not see how those horny werewolves are staring at our sisters” he says with a deep frown on his face.

I let out a growl and frown.

"Exactly," he says.

If only he knew what bothers me more is that his sister is getting all this male attention.

We walk toward the school entrance just in time because the bell rings. Everyone is rushing to get to their classes when something or, let’s say, someone catches my attention.

“I’m going to head to class, bro; see you next period," Josh says.

"Okay, see you later, bro," I reply, my attention still on the beautiful female a few feet away from me.

There she is, all giggling and blushing with the future beta of the Silver Moon Pack. I start walking fast in their direction. When I reach them, I see her blushing and hear him tell her how beautiful she looks. My blood starts boiling.

"Hey, Logan," I say with a frown.

“What’s Up, Nick?" The bastard replies with an arrogant smirk on his face.

"That's Alpha Nick to you," I reply with a frown.

“You are not Alpha yet, anyway. See you later, beautiful," The moron says and reaches and kisses her on the cheek.

What the actual f**k? Since when are they so friendly? A low growl vibrates from my chest, and I see Mariah roll her eyes. Did she just f*****g roll her eyes at me?

"What the f**k was that," I ask her.

"None of your business, Nick," She replies with a frown on her beautiful face.

I close the distance between us and grip her neck. Not hard enough to hurt her but hard enough to get a beautiful gasp from those big, juicy lips of hers.

"Watch your mouth, Princess, or I’m going to have to put it to work," I say while pressing against her.

I can feel her shivering, but it's evident by the look on her face she is not going to let me know she is enjoying this.

“In your dreams, asshole, now let go of me," she says, trying to push me away, but I’m stronger.

“That’s not what your body is telling me; I can smell your arousal," I groan as I smell her sweet scent that makes my wolf surge forward, but I quickly push him back.

"You're delusional," she says and pushes me back hard, and I let go of her.

She starts walking away, and I'm about to follow her when someone calls me.

"Babe, there you are," Mila says. And I internally groan.