Future Alpha's arranged Mate

Chapter 1 – Gareth family

Nick’s POV

Mom is actually right about me. I have never been in any serious relationships. For me, girls are meant only for leisure. I wonder how a man could bear a single woman for his whole life. I know that I have the best example in front of me in the form of my parents, but they are exceptional. The girls who ever hook up with me are just for my money.

I chose such a carefree life because I wanted to live a normal life like humans. None of my friends know the truth and, if I could, I would always hide it from the world. I shifted from my parents when I came of age. I now live in a condo that I purchased with the money I earned after I joined the business. Till then, I used to live in a secluded mansion on the outskirts of the city that my father owned. On a full moon day, I used to spend my day at the mansion after making some excuse to my friends.

I still remember the day when I found out the scariest truth of my life. I was just eight then. My parents used to come with me to the mansion on the outskirts once every month. Wherever we came to the mansion, all the maids, including Helga and other workers of our house, used to accompany us. Every time we went to the mansion, my mom used to put me to bed early.

Years back, my family went back to the mansion. I turned eight a few days back. As usual, I went to bed early. Around midnight, I woke up to drink water. Mom had forgotten to keep water in my room and so I went out. It felt weird that the entire mansion was dangerously silent. Being scared, I went to my parents' room and was surprised that they were absent. I searched the entire mansion but couldn’t find anyone. I ran from one room to another, calling mom and dad. Suddenly, I saw a figure in the mirror and I turned around but there wasn’t anyone behind me. I looked once again in the mirror and there stood a deadly wolf. I screamed but instead of my cries I heard the howling of a wolf.

I stopped screaming and stared at the image in the mirror. It was a full-length mirror and so I could see my entire body. It was not a fully grown up wolf, instead it was a small brown wolf with golden eyes. It’s not as scary as it seemed at first. I raised my left hand and so did the wolf in the mirror. I tried to feel my body and the realization hit me like a blow that I fainted on the spot.

I opened my eyes, hearing the concerned voices of my parents. I looked around myself and I was back in my room. Mom, dad, Helga and other maids were looking at me. I looked at each one of them and they were all humans. I then looked at myself and realized that I have a human body too. That’s when I realized that I had been seeing a nightmare but my mom splashed water over my realization.

“Nick, I am really sorry that you have to go through such mental trauma alone. It’s all because of my decision to keep you away from all this until you become a big boy. Now, when you know the truth about yourself, I shouldn’t keep you in the dark anymore.” It took several minutes for mom’s words to sink into my mind.

Slowly she explained everything. My father, Louis Gareth, is an American. He was born into the leading family of their pack. The alpha of their pack was always from the Gareth family. During a business visit to India, dad met my mom, who was a normal human being. My mom was the daughter of my dad’s business associates in India. Her name is Nimrat Kaur. Seeing her, dad at once knew that she was his mate but he didn’t want to keep mom in darkness. Mom too felt some sort of connection towards dad and eventually they became close. Dad revealed the truth in front of mom and she wasn’t bothered by that. Mom’s family had already fixed her marriage but she ran away with dad a day before the wedding. After that, her family disowned her.

After coming back to the US, dad introduced mom to his family, but his family was reluctant to accept a human into their family. Mom didn’t think twice about asking dad to mark her and make her a part of the pack. All the maids and workers of Gareth's house belonged to the pack.

It took several days for me to accept the truth, but still I didn’t want to be a part of the pack or such a life. I understood that only on the day of the full moon, a werewolf transforms into wolf form. So it won’t be difficult for me to lead a normal life. From the next month onwards, I refused to go to the mansion and stayed back in Gareth's house. Others had to go without me because they were all part of the pack. Dad was the alpha and needed to lead the pack. I used to ask mom to lock the house from outside during the full moon day when they leave for the mansion. Until the age of fifteen, on those days, I used to go to bed early and tried to avoid my transformation.

When I was sixteen, the meeting place of the pack, which was the woods near the mansion, was shifted to some other place for unknown reasons. That’s why I asked dad for permission to stay there after I shifted from there. After moving out there, I made sure to clear the woods near the mansion, which reminded me of my scary reality. Until today, I try to avoid myself as much as possible. To assure that I wouldn’t wake up in the middle of the night, I started taking sleeping pills on the day of the full moon. I was able to keep my secret till date from my friends and other people.

Now everything’s going to change. A few days back, mom called me asking to go home for dinner. It was a Saturday and I usually spent the weekend with my friends. I had no idea that I was going to meet someone I had feared in my childhood. On Saturday, when I reached Gareth's house, Mr. Paulson Rozario was already present. Dad introduced me to his friend. I tried really hard to suppress my fear. Actually, I feared his appearance. His face was something that could be used for horror movies. His face resembled as if someone had attacked him with acid. I still remember how I used to cry when I was a child just after seeing this man. For some reason, he stopped coming to our house and I didn’t meet him after that until Saturday night.

I did get some hints during the dinner that Mr. Rozario came for some reason but never thought that he come to make me his son-in-law. How could he even think about that? But I was sure that he would back away once he got to know about the truth. My hope was in vain because mom told me that Mr. Rozario already knew about us. I couldn’t believe that a father could be so greedy that he would give his human daughter to a werewolf just for money. His daughter is a human just like her father. I didn’t have any problem marrying a human and that’s what I want, but I hate people who come to me just for my money. Mr. Rozario is no exception and so is his daughter. Moreover, I could never tolerate someone like Mr. Rozario is near me all the time. Seeing him, no one in their right mind would agree to marry his daughter.

I will have to do something to make my parents back away from their decision. They can choose someone from reputed families of the country. There are lots of families who will be happy to give their beautiful daughters to the most eligible bachelor in the country. If I could keep the secret from this Rozario girl, then definitely I could keep it away from other girls too. I will also have to convince dad not make me the next alpha. How could I handle a community which I never liked and never wanted to be a part of? I will have to figure out a way before it gets late.