An Alpha's Rejection

“Honey…” I stirred closing my eyes even tighter thinking I was hearing things, “Emily honey, it’s time to get up, you’re going to be late for school”. Rolling over and groaning ‘my Goddess why do I have to go to that hell hole’ I think to myself ‘It won’t be all that bad we just need to find mate!’ my wolf Alexandra says trying to motivate me to move. I internally roll my eyes at her, she so desperately wants to find our mate, and so do I, but you see I am not the most popular member of my pack, I’m considered the weakest here, and my biggest fear is he’ll reject me because of it. Let me begin with who I am, my name is Emily Veronica Pugh, I’m a member of the Blue moon Pack, I’m 5’6” which is short for a she-wolf, I have dark chocolate brown eyes, pale skin with mousey blond long hair that reaches to my butt with light curls in it, I’m curvy in all the right places, there aren’t many werewolf's with my physique which means I get teased a lot being called fat and overweight but I just brush it off, as for my facial features I wouldn’t say I’m ugly but I’m not exactly stunning either in my opinion. My wolf came to me when I was 13 which is unheard of for us wolves unless you are a future Alpha, which I am not, I’m just a beta wolf making it unusual, for everyone else the normal age to receive your wolf is 15, first shift at 16 and wolves can find their Mate from 17, My Mom is the only one aware of how old I was when I received my wolf. She made sure that I kept it secret and not tell anyone about Alexandra; not even my brother or father just while she found out why this was happening. As a result, my Mom doesn’t allow me to train with the rest of the pack or at all for that matter, I’ve never been on a pack run either, but I don’t mind too much I’ve never really been the athletic type anyway, I’m not allowed to shift either, but I’ve never questioned my mother on any of the reasons why, I just did as I was told to some extent. I have slipped out a couple of times during the night to let Alexandra out to stretch her legs, it's hard to keep a wolf contained when all they do is moan and groan about wanting a run, they give you a massive headache. So, every now and again I take the path behind our home that has been deserted for Goddess knows how long, anyway half a mile down the path there are some trees where I will shift, past the tree line is a beautiful waterfall which masks my scent, preventing anyone from knowing I’m there. Now to describe my wolf, not to sound bias but my wolf is beautiful she’s pure white with a black half-moon crescent on the top of her head and a small little black wolf on her left side which is kinda cute, and she has bright luminescent purple eyes. No one else has seen my wolf before not even my mother, as I said previously, she didn’t want me to shift yet, but also, I’d like to keep her hidden, for now at least I've never heard of a white wolf before. “Em, you better be up or I’m coming up to kick your little but out of bed” my Mom shouts from the bottom of the stairs, I chuckle to myself, “I'm up Mom, I’ll be down in 10 minutes” I groan. “Okay sweetie but be quick or your breakfast will get cold, don’t want the birthday girl to get hungry on her way to school” she calls out. Oh, and I forgot to mention today is my 17th birthday, the day I’m meant to find my mate, the idea of two people being destined to be together, to love, treasure and protect each other with your life, gives me butterflies, but like you're already aware I'm scared he'll reject us. ‘Mate will love us, he will protect us with his life, because that’s what mates do Em, and guess what if he can’t see your worth then that is not your fault’, Alex says comforting me. ‘Now come on, let’s find mate!!’ Alex screams at me, making me wince a little at how loud it seemed in my head. After getting changed into blue skinny jeans, my favourite grey hoodie and black converses, I put my hair into a side plait and apply some light makeup, I head down to the kitchen where the amazing smell of pancakes is coming from. As I enter the kitchen, I see my Dad sat at the dining table with pack paperwork in front of him. My Dad is the current Alpha’s Beta and is a good one at that, he and Alpha Wyatt have been best friends since childhood, they act more like brothers because they are so close. “Good Morning Sweet-pea” my Father stands up and walks over, arms wide open to cuddle me, placing a kiss on my forehead, making me smile and I wrap my arms around him too. “Happy Birthday Emmy” he says voice cracking ever so slightly, “Thank you, Daddy, but you don’t need to keep calling me Sweet-pea, I’m not little any more” I reply using every ounce of control not to roll my eyes. “Honey you will always be our little girl, and that will never change” my Mom defends my Dad while placing my pancakes on the table, “Happy Birthday Honey…” she kisses me on the cheek, “...and I hope you find your mate today, and that he’s everything you dreamed of.” she continued, causing a low growl to come from Dad as he gets back to his paperwork. “Oh, Ian behave, she’s old enough to find her mate now, I know she’s your little girl, but don’t you remember when I turned 17 and found you.” Mom teases Dad while sending me a wink, all she earned was a grunt from him, we both burst out laughing, I take a seat next to Dad and dig into my delicious strawberry and blueberry pancakes. My Mom is originally from a different pack, she met my Dad during a ball at the Moon Valley Pack, the night of her 17th birthday, my Dad was 20 and had attended the ball with Alpha Wyatt, and the rest is history he bought her home and they had my brother and I. My Brother walks into the kitchen and instantly guns for me, wrapping his arms around me, “Happy Birthday baby Sis” Levi says tightening his hold on me, suffocating me slightly. “Thank you Le…” I try to finish my sentence before Levi cuts straight in. “So, you can find your mate as of today little sis….” his tone starts to become more serious, I nod unsure where this is going, “...if he ever lays a finger on you to hurt you, I will kill him, just so you know” he lowly growls, my Father nods in approval, my Mother on the other hand just glares at Levi and he just shrugs and walks over to her for a morning hug. If you hadn’t noticed the males in my family are extremely protective of me especially Levi, no one messes with me when he’s around, but he won’t be around forever. Levi is the spitting image of our father he is 6’2”, very strong and muscular, with tanned skin and brown hair, all the girls dream and drool over him, he’s the complete opposite to me, only things we share are our chocolate brown eyes which we inherited from our Mom, Me on the other hand, I have no idea who I get my looks form; I have no features of my father’s apart from his attitude (inwardly giggling to myself), apart from my mother’s eyes and skin colour I don’t seem to fit in here, but I put it down to me taking after my grandparents instead perhaps. I’m pulled out of my thoughts by Dad clearing his throat to address us all, “Don’t forget about tonight, it's the pack ball and the return of Alphas Wyatt's son Zach, he’s handing down the title of Alpha to him, so make sure you are all home and ready by 7 tonight okay, Zach still hasn’t found his mate yet; so, the Alpha is hoping he will find his Mate and future Luna tonight”. “Seriously Dad do I really need to go? I don’t even have anything to wear!” I moan, “That’s already been taken care of, your mother has it sorted so no excuses” Dad replied ready for any excuse I was going to give him. I sigh out loud going for my next way out. “Oh o... okay, well…. I guess one evening won’t hurt... (I sigh again) …. even if it is my birthday” I give him puppy dog eye trying to guilt trip him. “Sorry Emmy, guilt tripping isn’t going to work, so don’t you be late! same to you Levi” Mom now intervenes, “Fine” I reply defeated, Mom just smiles and carries on cooking Levi’s breakfast, “What makes you think I’d miss my best friends party, I'm becoming the next Beta tonight and besides its a party with booze and plenty of unmated she-wolves” he smiles and jokes with Dad, *SLAP* comes from Levi’s and Mom’s direction. “OW” Levi shouts out. “Levi Jason Pugh, your Father and I brought you up better than that” she says through gritted teeth, “Sorry Mom, of course I’ll be there I’m the next Beta, I'm so not there for the she-wolves” Levi quickly cowers away, flinching a few times just in case she comes back for another slap, Dad and I start Laughing hard, I love mornings like this, I don’t know what I would do without any of them. I look at the time realising I’m going to be late for school. “As much as I would love to stay and watch Mom beat you up Levi, I’ve got to go, or I’ll be late” I kiss Mom and Dad on the cheek and hug Levi before I leave.