Chapter 1
Sienna's POV
"Rise and Shine, sleepy head!" I hear his voice and groan.
"Please, Asher!" I try talking but groan loud when he quickly yanks away the blanket I have on me.
I open my eyes and look at him smirking as he throws my blanket over his shoulder. I throw my pillow on his face making him laugh.
"Good morning to you too!" He chuckles and hits me with the same pillow again.
He then throws the huge thick blanket over me and before I get out of it, he runs downstairs and I hear him laughing along with my father.
Asher Nelson! The Alpha to my pack, The Crimson Moon Pack. We are best friends ever since we remember. Our beta is a couple years younger to us. Then Luna, Yolanda Nelson and my mother Michelle Jones expected to welcome their kids on the same day.
But Asher was born on December 23rd, 11:59 pm and I was born on December 24th 12:02 am. Nonetheless, our families consider our birthdays as early Christmas.
I take a shower and throw on a pair of jeans and a tee shirt. I walk to the living room and I don't see Asher anywhere.
"Where is he?" I ask dad.
Dad looks at me and shrugs. My father, David Jones is the Gamma to our pack. My father and former Alpha, Gregory Nelson were best friends too.
I turn around to see Asher standing before me with a smile on his face. Something is weird. I narrow my eyes but he gives me a bottle of water. Something is definitely weird.
I extend my hand to take that bottle but Asher squeezes the bottle making water spray on me. I did not realise this i***t pierced a hole to the bottle cap.
I stand there with my mouth wide open, and my tee shirt drenched, standing in the middle of the living room like a fool while my dad and Asher laugh out loud.
If there is one thing Asher takes too much pleasure in, then that would be teasing me.
By the time I changed my clothes again, I don't see Asher in the living room. I glance at the clock and I realise it is already time for training.
Asher himself trains everyone in our pack. Girls are at least expected to learn self defence skills. Even Omegas can fight in our pack.
By the time I reach the training grounds, I see Asher and Ivan fighting. Ivan Carter is the beta of our pack. I sit on the ground and watch the combat between Asher and Ivan. Many people are cheering for their favourite Alpha. And almost all of the ones present here today are already taking notes on Asher's quick movements.
In just ten minutes, of course Alpha Asher Nelson won the combat and the whole crowd cheers for him. I smile as I make excited noises too.
Asher looks at me and winks as I show my middle finger to him. He clutches his chest trying his best to act like he is offended but I roll my eyes. Ivan notices the gestures between Asher and I.
Our pack thinks and believes there is something between us both. Asher lost his mate three years ago. She was carrying his child when she was brutally murdered. One day she kissed Asher while he was on his way to the pack duties, and by the time he returned she laid on the bed with her body parts scattered across the room.
I remember Asher feeling haunted by that room and the house. He burnt it to the ground. We all tried to know the ones behind this but every lead was of a dead end.
One day when Asher silently cried to himself in his office, was the day I saw and took an oath to myself that I am never letting anything happen to this man. He is my best friend and I would kill anyone who brings tad bit of hurt to him.
Of course, he is the Alpha to the first werewolf pack ever. And every inch of our pack lands support magic. Witches often tried to get their hands over our land, but Asher just let them be our allies instead of joining hands to be the rulers of the pack.
So obviously he would be the main target to every supernatural creature that uses magic to survive. But Asher being the best bastard that he is, never really gave a chance to anyone else claim our land.
"Did you see that?" Asher beams as he walks towards me.
"I want to see something new" I smirk at him.
"Oh so you want me to beat his ass a little more?" He smirks at me grabbing a bottle of water from the chair.
He drinks a few sips and pours them over his face. His already transparent white tee shirt isn't of much help and I see every female of our pack gawking at Asher. I roll my eyes at my best friend who is actually having fun with the attention.
"You grab way too much attention than necessary" I whisper looking around.
"It's fine. I am the most eligible batchelor now, after all" he winks at me.
There is Asher who knows he is single because he lost his mate and there is no such thing called second chance, and then there is me who is single because I haven't found my mate yet.
Asher let me tag along to every pack that he visited in hopes that I could find my mate in any corner of any pack. But it has been six years and I have been to all the packs. Maybe I have no mate. Moon Goddess did not give me one. And I never found any male wolf good enough to imprint on him too.
"So.. what is the schedule for today?" Ivan walks to us and asks.
"I am so done with this guy's spying" my wolf Hayley whispers with a sigh at the back of my mind. Maybe I kind of agree with her.
He knows his schedule, but Asher and I know why he is here right now. His werewolf hearing somehow couldn't capture our whispers so here he is to see if we are talking about having s*x again.
If you ask if we had already.. just once. When we both got drunk for the first time. And we had no idea until we got sober the next day naked on the same bed. We don't think of that day again. It is too embarassing and awkward because we don't feel that way about each other. It would only mess things up further the more we think of it. Also, it was when we were just nineteen!!
"Oh! Sienna and I are meeting Avery today. She is visiting for two days. So we will only be available for emergencies" Asher answers for us and I nod at Ivan.
Avery is our friend from The Pheonix Fire Coven. She is a practicing witch of that coven. The speciality of the coven being, the fire. The forest where we live haven't seen a forest fire in thousand years, thanks to that coven. They take energy from the fire element and keep magic flowing within their Coven. They are also one of the oldest and most powerful witchcraft practicing covens.
The Pheonix Fire Coven and Crimson Pack are allies. We have got each other's backs since long ages and every generation strives to keep it that way. Because us both together, can keep the vampires at bay. Vampires are our main enemies, both to us and the coven.
"Ah! Alright. I'll let you know if there is any emergency" Ivan smiles as he leaves the scene.
I smile at him but roll my eyes once he is out of my sight. Asher laughs at me but I only shake my head with a sigh. Sometimes, I cannot deal with Ivan.
Ivan, Asher and I were once best friends. Until he spotted us naked on bed that one time that we had s*x. And he still believes there is something going on between us.
"Alright. I'll go home, take a shower" Asher says as he jogs away.
I aimlessly walk around the pack. Everyone just smile at me as I cross them. I am not a Gamma yet. I have the capacity to be the Gamma. I can fight and sometimes, I beat Ivan too.
But there is this tradition passed down in our pack. That a girl child of high rank can only receive the title once she finds her mate. It is to ensure that she wouldn't leave the title to go settle at her mate's pack. Which kind of makes sense to me.
I have seen Ivan's sister Mayra deciding to leave the title because her mate is an Alpha and she wants to be the Luna. Ivan had to train himself for two more years and then take the Beta title when he was ready.
So I am still the Gamma's daughter and not a Gamma. I hope that changes soon.