"Rise and shine, Princess" – came my father's soft voice.
"Uhhh. Daddy, 5 more minutes..." - I plead
"Cece, honey is already 7 am, you should get ready or you'll be late for school. Come on Mom's already waiting with breakfast."
With that he was gone. I rushed to my bathroom and went with my morning routine, toilet, shower, my hair and make up. After thirty minutes I looked in my mirror and was quite satisfied with my job. My honey blond hair were nicely curled going all the way to my mid back, and my make up is not too strong , not that I need any of it, however I like to highlight my plump lips and cheekbones. But my most favourite feature are my eyes in crystal blue colour - same as my mother's - looking best with only a little mascara. In my closet I picked tight black leather pants and loose white blouse with one shoulder strap. My whole look was perfection... just like it always have been.
You see as a daughter of Alpha I always, and I meen always need to look great. Every girl in school wants to be me, and every guy wants to be with me. I'm Cecilia Abernathy, for friends Cece and this is totally my year as in a month I'll be 18.
You may ask why is my birthday so important?! Well, me and all my family and friends are werewolves, and turning 18 is quite a big deal to us, as this is the moment we change into our woolf forms for the first time and for the first time are able to meet our Mates.
Mate is the one person that is supposed to love you forever unconditionally, like a soulmate but our filings are much stronger and could never fade with time. Basically once mated to your other half you will never be alone. I know, right... Fairytale. And I can't wait to start my own.
We live in a small community with barely any humans amongs us, and my Dad Alpha Timothy Abernathy is our leader, what makes me the most important woman to whom all the others look up to, well beside my Mother who is Luna and equal to my father.
We live in a 4 story pack house, in the center of our community, in which lives only higher ranked woolfs. My family which are alphas of the Silver Night Pack lives on the top floor, besides me and my parents also my brother Chris lives with us. He's actually my Twin brother and next in line Alpha, we are actually very similar. He also has honey blond hair and clear blue eyes, but is much taller than I am. He's 6,2 ft tall, when I am only 5,6, and don't even get me started with his body build. Where he has muscles and broad shoulders I am lean or rather skinny with curves here and there, only in the right places. Like with every sibling bond between us is a love-hate relationship. I love him very much and understand him like no one can but I actually envy him that he was born only 15 minutes before me and will be the leader to whom all the other wolves will bow and stuff. Lucky Bastard!
Eh anyway the third floor is occupied by Beta famili, who are second in command, which means whenever my Dad is unavailable it is their responsibility to step up. To our Pack those are uncle Andrew and aunt Beth Woodritch - current beta couple, and their children Tony – next in line beta, and his sister my best friend Stephy. Both Tony and Steph have chocolate brown curls and hazel eyes. Tony is even taller than my brother, I believe that he is the tallest guy in our pack with his 6,6 ft, and features of a body-builder. Stehpy on the other hand is like a midget amongs us with her 5,2 ft.
Second floor is for Gammas and the Head Warrior. Our courent Gamma uncle Peter Hays is a bit unsociable since his Mate died. He lives with his son Aaron. Ahh, Aaron Hays. He is everything a girl could want, especially this particular girl. Tall with 6,3 ft, dark haired, muscular guy with dangerous spark in his dark brown almost black eyes. Yeah, you guessed right he's my longtime crush and hopefully within a month, maybe my Mate.
Moving along on the same floor lives my other best friend Tina Brooks with her father uncle Hank, who is our head warrior. Tina is actually our future Beta Female. Both her and Tony found each other as Mates on her 18 birthday, half a year ago. Tina's story is however strange. You see uncle Hank never had a mate, he often suspected that she was killed before they even got to meet each other. So who is Tina's mother you may ask?! Well I don't know either but according to my mother's story, Tina is a product of one night stand uncle Hank had a long time ago and her mother must have given her away because mother's Mate couldn't accept another man's child. We the new generation don't know a thing about Tina's mom. Except for what she looked like. Tina is a beautiful redhead with multiple freckles on her face, neck and shoulders nothing like her father. Only features in which she resembles uncle Hank are her eyes, as grey as a stormy sky.
So that's it - my family. We all live together and are really close. Most of us go to nearby High School, and may I say rule the damn place. Well most beside Tony who is 19 and currently in his first college year.
Anyway, earth to Cece... One last look at the mirror and I'm good to go. I go downstairs to the dining room to find a full house by the table.
"Hey Ce, what do you say we go out this Saturday to celebrate Aaron's birthday?" - asks Sthepy. Oh yeah, Aaron turns 18 in just 6 more days.
"And where are you planning to go?" - my fathers curious eyes flew our direction.
"Och, you know Daddy, we were planning a simple dinner in some fancy restaurant, nothing too wild, so you have nothing to worry about. However we might need to go shopping before that, cause you know it's a special occasion" - I answer sweetly. To what my father just nodded.
"That's a great idea, but girls stay close to boys all the time, as for shopping take one of the wariors with you." – aunt Beth says.
"Of course Aunty, that's understandable. By the way where are Boys? I haven't seen or heard them all morning?" - Tina asks
"Oh Honey, I told you a hundred times, you're my Son's Mate, call Me Beth or Mom if you prefer. And to answer your question, all three of them are about to finish today's hand to hand combat practice."
With those words the main doors flew open and Chris, Tony and Aaron entered, laughing and pushing each other playfully.
" Come on you Dorks or we're gonna be late for school." - Stephy ruches them.
" Chill Sis, we'll be ready in a minute. Hello Gorgeous, you look stunning as always." - Says Tony while kissing Tina on a chick. What makes her giggle like a 14 year old.
"Ok, go clean up we will start a car and wait for you by the garage, but hurry up, I don't wanna by late because of you" – I said glaring at Chris and Aaron.
"Your wish is my command Princess" – answers Aaron with wink. After which all three go upstairs to freshen up.
"Daddy, do you mind if I borrow your car? You know that mine needs to get AC checked and it's not safe for your Princess to drive in a not fully working car..." - I ask my father with a pout.
"Och Cecilia, stop that, your car is fine and you know it." - my mother scolded me.
"Maggie, girls like to travel with a style, let them. Cece you know where to find my keys, but please don't let your brother drive. He may be a future Alpha but is rather reckless behind a wheel. Oh, and darling, remind your brother that today after school he needs to come immediately to my office and not to full around with girls" - Dad says.
"Thank you Daddy! And of course I will pass your request to Chris" - I scream and give him a tight hug.
We go to the garage and pull up in front my fathers Mercedes GLE 300d. After five minutes my brother and Aaron come outside with slightly open mouths after seeing out today's ride.
"I can't believe he let you take his car. I never get to drive this one." - Chris complains.
"Oh Brother, don't be jealous. You know Dad can't refuse his little girl." - I said, smirking.
"Yeah I know, I don't get his double standards sometimes" – Chris continue with his tirade
"Stop that Chrissy! You'll get it when you'll have a daughter of your own."
"Mine won't be such a spoiled brat."
"Uncool Bro... You wanna ride or not? Me and girls can go by ourselves."
"Fine let's go!"
With that we all took our seats. I as a driver, Chris passenger, and everyone else in the back seat.
"Cece, by the way we aren't really going to the restaurant on our future Gamma birthday, right?" - Stephy asks
"Steph, do you not know me at all?! Of course not, it's just for our fathers peace of mind. I was rather thinking of Hammer's , what do you guys think?"
"Hammer's , huh? That works for me, I haven't been in a club for ages" – Chris nods
"Ok, but I have only one request." - Aaron says
"Yeah, and what is that, Handsome?" - I ask looking at him in rear view mirror
"You Princess will dance around me as my birthday present" – says Aaron with a wink
"You have got yourself a deal Aaron."
With that we start our 15 minute drive through wood to our school. And I can't help but think that it is awesome to be me.