The Untamed Female Alpha And Her Beta Mate

CHAPTER 9 – The twins birthday celebration

Third Person P.O.V.

The days went by, and soon enough, it was the twin's birthday. Alison and Axel had prepared more than enough gifts for their now adult pups. They had even arranged a grand celebration for both the Yellow Moon pack and the Blue Silver Moon pack weeks ago. They would hold it in the packhouses backyard, and after dinner, everyone would move to the big ballroom to enjoy dancing, and when the clock struck midnight, the single ones might be lucky enough to find their destined mates.

Since early in the morning, there was an outburst inside the packhouse. Decorators came and took upon decorating the place. The catering company brought all the necessities needed for the evening, including tables, chairs and tablecloths. The decorators ran to arrange the tables and decorate them accordingly. The whole scene reminded Alison of her wedding day to Axel. For the first time in many years, the twin brothers slept in the same room. They wanted to be the first to wish each other a happy birthday and notice any changes on them before anyone else.

So, as soon as Axel and Alison woke up, they ran to Ariana's room to wake up the twins and wish them a happy birthday. They found Ariana and Aiden sleeping in each other's arms, as they sometimes did when they were small children. Ariana used to sneak in her brother's room and sleep with him. They carefully approached and kissed them both tenderly on the forehead. Ariana was the first to open her eyes. She smiled at her parents and tried to wake her brother, who was still sleeping soundly. As soon as Aiden opened his eyes, he saw the beautiful violet eyes of his sister and his mother watching him. He smiled at his sister happily. He kissed her on the cheek and wished her a happy birthday. Ariana hugged him tightly, wished him a happy birthday and kissed him back.

The whole family had a lovely breakfast together, and then it was time for the twins to open up their presents. The rest of the day went by with the preparations for the evening event.

Alison's parents came from the Yellow Moon pack and were more than happy to see their grandchildren. Alpha Joshua was very fond of Ariana and Luna Evelyn of Aiden. They always did all their grandchildren favours. The same applied to Axels' parents. The difference was that Alpha Aaron was very fond of Aiden and Luna Jane of Ariana. So, both youngsters had their share to love from their grandparents.

Around dinner time, Alison went to check on Ariana. She found her sitting on her bed, her hands holding her head. Ariana was in deep thoughts. She was wearing a beautiful black V-Neck dress with lace lined bodice, sequins, natural waistline, double slit skirt, and open back with adjustable spaghetti straps. Ariana had her hair down in curls. Her Smokey eyes and red lipstick gave her the image of a model. She was so beautiful that Alison held her breath for a minute. She praised her daughter's beauty and noticed that she looked tired.

"Honey, is everything alright?" Alison asked her daughter with worry. Ariana lifted her head and smiled at her mother. "Yeah, mum, everything is just fine. I have had a little headache ever since this morning. It seems as is my brain will split in two." She replied to her mother.

Alison smiled when she heard Ariana's words. "Baby, that's probably your wolf trying to come to the surface tonight. Hasn't she spoken to you yet?"

Ariana looked at her mother, confused and replied that she could hear small whispers in her head, but she thought she imagined things because of her headache.

Alison kissed her daughter and explained to Ariana that since her wolf would be unique, it would probably get in touch with her before midnight. That's why she had a headache. She asked Ariana to rest for a while before going downstairs. They still had enough time before the guest's arrival. She then left Ariana's room and went to check out on Aiden.

Ariana

The minute I was left alone, I thought of my mother's words. Would my wolf contact me before the clock struck midnight?

"Of course, I would, girl! That's what spirit wolves do, you know!" A voice came through my mind and made me stunned.

"What's your name?" I asked, curious about my wolf's identity. She seemed like a carefree wolf to me.

"Oh, right! I should introduce myself first. Well, my name is Amber, and I am your wolf. It happens that I am related to your mother's wolf, Tania. She is my cousin. And I can't wait for midnight to come. I want to come to the surface and shift after a long time. Plus, I hope that we can meet our mate tonight. I want a handsome, strong and muscular wolf as a mate!"

Alan's face came into my mind for a few seconds. It was enough time for Amber to link with my thought and purr inside my head. Confused, I asked her what was that for, and she immediately replied. "I like the image of that male wolf. I like him a lot, I could say. Ginger hair, light green eyes, broad shoulders. Yes! I like him. Who is he?"

"This is Alan, a friend of mine. He is my best friend."

"When can I meet him?" Amber asked me.

"Alan has been gone for a year now. I don't know where he is or when he will be back."

"What do you mean you don't know. Alan is your best friend. You SHOULD know." Amber told me, and I didn't reply because I didn't want to come to clean at the moment and tell her what had happened between Alan and me. I was hoping that I would finally find my mate at tonight's event and solve this whole misunderstanding with Alan once and for all.

I stayed in my room for a while longer, and since Amber stopped talking to me, I tried to relax so I could rest for a while and go downstairs to greet our guests with my parents and Aiden.

Aiden

I was in my room getting ready for our birthday celebration. There was a knock on the door, and my mum entered my room. She smiled at me and came close to me, fixing my tie for me.

"It seems that I have the most handsome son", she teased me, kissing me on the forehead.

"That's because you have the most handsome mate", came my father's voice from my bedroom's door. Dad came in smiling at us and hugged my mother tenderly. She smiled at him and rested her head on his shoulder.

"I hope that when I find my mate, we will be the same as you and mum, dad," I told my father seriously.

"You will, my son. The mate bond is so strong that you can't do anything but love and worship your mate."

I smiled at my father's comment and replied to him, "I don't know why, but I have the feeling that I will meet her tonight. And I must say that although the thought of finding my mate excites me, it also scares the s**t out of me. What if she doesn't like me? What if she has mated to someone else as a chosen mate? What happens then?"

My parents smiled at me, and my mum lovingly told me, "Honey, there is no chance any she-wolf would reject you tonight. Count on my words for it."

My dad then turned to my mother and asked her if she dropped by Ariana's room. My mum replied that she had been there before coming to me. She told my dad that Ariana had a headache, probably because her wolf was getting ready to come to the surface.

I found it weird that I didn't feel my sister's anguish for the first time. I told my mum about it, and she informed me that this was why Ariana's wolf would be a spirit wolf-like hers. I looked at her confused, and she told me smiling, "don't forget who your biological grandmother is, Aiden, Honey. And what the Alpha females with the Opal Moons pack bloodline are. We are the Moon Goddesses' descendants."

Dad looked at my mum with pride and held her even closer. I smiled at the sight of the two lovebirds, and soon enough, the three of us headed to my sister's room.

We found Ariana trying to fix her hair and makeup. She had taken a little nap to relax and feel better. So, when she got up, she put on her dress once more, and now she was trying to fix her makeup and follow us downstairs.

The minute she was ready, the four of us headed downstairs. Our close family and friends had already gathered in the living room. Uncle John, Aunt Ella and the girls Jenna and Olivia, Aunt Ria with Uncle Tom, Aunt Meredith with Uncle Elliot and Sienna. And last but not least, Uncle Don with Aunt Missy and Noah. It was as if we were celebrating our fifth birthday again, with one significant difference. Alan was not there with us to celebrate and pull some pranks on Ariana like he used to do. I could feel my sister's strong heartbeat, and I could tell by her looks that she had been thinking the same thing. I think everyone shared the same thought with Ariana and me.

Jenna was now twenty-seven years old and our pack's younger doctor. She had been helping aunt Meredith at the pack's hospital. She was a very keen doctor, and Aunt Meredith praised her a lot. Olivia, who was the same age as Sienna, was still a student. They would graduate next year, and Sienna wanted to become a doctor like her mother. Olivia was as strong as her father, and she wanted to become the leading female warrior of our pack. As Noah was concerned, he would take his father's place as the Beta of the Yellow Moon pack when uncle Don retired from his position in a couple of years.

After everyone wished Ariana and me a happy birthday, we headed outside the house, towards the backyard, where mum and dad would hold the celebration.

Our guests started gathering, and Ariana and I took our positions to welcome them. It was one of our first duties as future Alphas. That was what our parents had told us a couple of days ago.

So, holding my sister by the waist, we greeted our guests, smiling nonstop and getting acquainted with them. Most of the other pack's Alphas brought their daughters and sons with them, with the hope that when midnight came, one of them would be Ariana's or my mate. They would be our future allies, and we should make a good impression on them.

The funny thing was that my sister was absentminded on this occasion. I elbowed her discreetly and asked her what was wrong. Ariana then replied that she was trying to locate the man she had seen in her dreams. She was sure he would make his appearance tonight and claim her as his mate. My mind went blank for a minute. Did she honestly believe that her dream would become a reality? I was afraid that my sister would be deeply disappointed tonight.

I immediately thought about Alan and how he insisted on his mate bond with Ariana back then. I tried to put down the walls Alan put up in his mind when he left. I wanted to ask him to come back tonight and claim Ariana as his mate, but it seemed impossible. I thought about asking my mother to do it. She was efficient enough and had the proper powers to do so. It didn't matter anymore if Alan wanted to keep his whereabouts a secret. The right thing to do was for my mum to track him down and ask him to come back.

Would Alan accept to come back, though?