Lina's POV
I blink my eyes open to the harsh rays of sun. I look around. My room faintly smells like him but he is no where around. He must have left somewhere in the middle of the night.
I sit up on my bed and look at the side of the bed he was on before I fell asleep. Surprisingly, I find a note on the pillow.
Good Morning.!
I am sorry I had to leave. I am trying to understand the time difference between both the worlds. I am getting a hang of it. Wait for me and the next time, I shall take you to my world.
Make sure you eat your meals at time. Meanwhile I will try to master the skill of turning air into food.
I smile at the last part. This is funnily cute. I did not know he had this in him. I was hearing stories of him from my dad. It is said that he moved a mountain to save his pet cat!! And how he moved it, you ask?
With a flick of his finger!!
So I see he can be cute if he wants to. And I am also glad that he wants to be cute just for me.
I put that note in one of my cupboards and take a quick shower. I throw a mint green t shirt and black jeans on and walk down to greet everyone.
"Good Morning, fam!" I greet them.
"Good Morning!!" They yell in Unison.
I see my father watching movie. Adi on his phone. Maa getting herself a bowl of cereal and is on her way towards Papa. She makes herself comfortable as they both watch the movie Hotel Transylvania.
I walk to the kitchen counter. Make myself a bowl of cereal and join them. I eat as I listen to my brother bicker about this girl who has been hitting on him. A human of course. Werewolves like to wait for their mates.
"Are you tired, Lina?" Maa asks.
I shake my head, "why?"
"I don't know. I feel like you are tiring yourself out. This is all new to you. If you want, your Papa can help you!" She says.
I smile at it. I always have my family. But I want to do this on my own. At least to show male egoists that women can do well too.
"That's okay, Maa. I am good" I tell her.
"What about the Beta? You done choosing one?" Adi asks.
And to that, I don't have any answer. Both of them are equally good. But Blake is a little extra good with words. Andrew is more.. reserved sort of guy. Maybe I should talk to them once. If one is ready to sacrifice, then it is done. Because trust me.. both of them are incredibly good!
I finish my breakfast soon and head to the training grounds. I am sure that is where I can find Andrew and Blake. Sure enough, I find them there.
I see both of them fighting each other. I take a seat and observe the skills. I know I have said it already, but damn! They are equally skilled.
But I observe Andrew's moments are swift. On the other hand Blake is only defending rather than attacking the opponent. It is only then I see once Blake is sure about Andrew's strategy, he starts attacking without giving his brother time to process.
I see Andrew giving tough competition but in the end, he lost to his younger sibling. I stand and clap as both brothers hug each other with a smile. That is the spirit I am looking for. And maybe, I even got my new Beta!
"Well done, you both!" I clap as I walk in between.
They both give a swift bow and I nod. Blake and I get into a friendly fight. I just want to cross check if my Beta is up to in his skills or not.
"Forget I am your Alpha!" I tell him and he nods.
As always, he goes into his defence mode as I throw punches. I throw punches in random pattern without any strategy. Blake takes few punches and when it starts getting too much, he starts his own blows as well.
That is when my actual strategy starts as I kick his foot making him stumble. Punch him in his stomach. Before he has time to process, I grab one of his legs throwing his body high in the air.
His body falls with a thud. He doesn't move. I walk to him and Thank God his eyes are open. Or else I might have thought he died already!
I look at Andrew and he nods walking towards me. He instantly gets into his attacking stance. I start punching random again but Andrew blocks every single one! I am impressed but this is not enough.
I wait for him to throw a punch and when he does, I grab and hold his wrist, twist it. I wait for him to turn around and when he does, I am all set to kick him making him fly high in air.
But he surprises me. He turns around and before I kick him, he bends down loosening my grip on him. Before I realise, he is already throwing a hard blow on my face.
A second of black vision later, I realise Andrew indeed punched me. Wow! I really see he skilled now.
I smile as he bows his head with a smile too. Declaring the end of friendly combat.
"Uncle Luke?" I mindlink my current Beta.
"Yes, Alpha Lina!" He instantly mindlinks back.
"It's time you pass your responsibilities to your son, Andrew!" I mindlink him.
And I hear sounds of happiness from him. In a day or two, Andrew would be my Beta. I leave the training grounds after inspecting the warriors and other kids who are learning new war skills. I straight up go to the Alpha's office.
I go through the documents. The same routine. It is all deja vu until Blake walks in. The aroma of food fills my nostrils and my stomach growls in hunger.
"I figured out you would be here. And it is past lunch time, so" he shrugs.
I glance at the clock and sure enough, it reads two o'clock. Wow! Time passes by fast, huh!
He opens three boxes. One with noodles. One has fried rice and the other has fried chicken. Blake and I sit and start eating. When Blake is around, you can't expect the vibe to be silent!
"So, there was this girl who caught my eye. But I lost interest, Lina!" He says.
"If she caught your eye, how come you lost your interest?" I ask him as I chew a piece of fried chicken.
"Because she asked me out!" He shrugs as if that is common.
I roll my eyes. This man is a weirdo I say! We eat our meal just talking about everything. I told him about Donovan and his visit yesterday.
"Ahuh! The dude sure as hell knows how to be romantic, I see!" Blake winks.
I try my best but the pink does not understand my body language. It just creeped up on my face. Blake laughed at it.
Just as we finished our lunch and Blake was closing the empty containers, someone knocks the door. I see it's Uncle Luke. My Beta.
"Good Afternoon, Uncle Luke!" I greet him grabbing a water bottle that is sitting patiently on my desk.
"Good Noon, Alpha! There is someone here to meet you" he says.
"Do I know him?" I ask him.
"Well, he claims he knows you" Uncle Luke says and I fall into confusion.
I gulp the water and then nod at him. Whoever it is, if they know me, then there is a chance I might know too. Blake takes it as his cue to leave and he silently walks behind his father.
Two minutes later I see a tall man walk into my office. He is probably six feet tall. Dark skinned that is glistening with sweat. He has deep brown eyes. He is dressed in a unique outfit. I see nothing but leaves, grass and animal skin on him.
And is there a need to mention? I have not met this man before!
"Good Afternoon. I am Carolina Siya Malloy. Alpha of this pack, The Dark Knight Pack!" I say and extend my hand.
He does not take it to shake his hand but simply bows to me. With an awkward smile, I retreat and bow as well.
He takes the seat before me and looks at me straight in my eyes. He is charming in a different way. With his outfit of leaves and animal skin, he is partially intimidating too.
His face does not show any expression or emotion.
"I am Jabari Gowon. Alpha of Green Paw pack" he says in a different accent where it is clearly known that English is not what his pack speaks.
And my eyes go wide as I process his name. Riley! It's Riley's mate!!
"Alpha Jabari Gowon!! From sss forests, am I right?" I ask him.
He only nods.
"It's my pleasure to meet you. Would you like to have anything?" I ask him.
"Water" is all he says.
I quickly mindlink Uncle Luke to get the guest a bottle of water and a cup of coffee. He brings that with no late and places before Alpha Jabari.
He only grabs the bottle of water. He gulps the whole bottle of water down and does not even glance at the cup of coffee sitting right beside it.
"Congratulations! I happy that you are Alpha. A girl" he says.
I smile being thankful, "Thank you so much"
"You a Malloy?" He asks me again.
I nod my head. So this is where Riley comes again. I wonder if he acknowledges the curse passed down to her and her brother.
"Riley Malloy?" He asks again.
"Yeah. My cousin she is. And yes, she has told me about you" I smile.
He smiles and nods again. I see conversing in English is getting hard for him. I wish someone is here to translate.
"She no accept. Will reject she?" He asks.
My eyes go wide. So he does not know about the curse and all? Maybe I should tell him but I need to ask Riley first.
"Hey! Your mate is here. And wants to know if you want to reject him!" I mindlink her.
"Don't let him go, Lina!! I am on my way!" She says.
So I get the point that she does not want to reject her true mate. I close the mindlink and look at him already smiling.
"What brings you here, Alpha Jabari? My cousin?" I grin.
He lets out a little laugh. His presence is radiant.
"No no. I come to meet you. Lost my way. So late" he says in broken sentences.
I nod my head recalling Riley's words. She indeed told me that he wanted to see the first female Alpha. But since they come out once a century or so, he lost his way. That was how they met. I see it took him four more days to figure out the route to my pack.
"Thanks for the efforts. I am really feeling blessed that you came here to meet me all the way!" I smile at him.
My heart is literally swelling. There were Alphas who objected about me becoming an Alpha. But here this man is, excited that a girl is an Alpha!
Riley would be happy. Because I see these people know how to treat women right.
"If you don't mind me asking, how old are you?" I ask him.
"Twenty" he says.
Wow! So he is younger than Riley. She is twenty three!!
"You finally had the balls to take my name, huh!" Riley storms in with anger clearly evident in her face.
Oooooookay. My cue to leave? I guess I shall leave it to these both to sort that out!