My mate

Chapter 2

*Mate!*

Dimitri's point of view

IT WAS JUST YESTERDAY THAT I got a whiff of her scent at tropical thunder. Yes, after all this time I finally felt her for the first time, my so-called mate. But for her own sake I really wish I hadn't.

'Mate!' Luca my wolf has practically been singing that exact word in my head over and over again ever since yesterday when he smelt her, it was agonizingly painful to bear. I guess he was leaping with joy at the thought of finally meeting his so-called soulmate but I wasn't, and to be honest meeting someone chosen for me by the moon goddess wasn't exactly thrilling to me. It sounds too cliche if you asked me. There were still a lot of things that needed my attention first, things that needed to be done, and she smelt like a human. What the hell could she possibly do to help me or the pack?

I don't care what Celeste or her damn prophecies had said, but a human mate was of no use to me and even more to the entire pack, if anything she would only stand in my way.

My name is Dimitri Axel Castellan and just to pique your curiosity I'm not just your regular werewolf, I am a Lycan. Well the last one that still roamed this already fucked up world as it is, our sworn enemies, the vampires, made sure of that.

To the mundane world I am the CEO of Castellan corp and Europe's youngest and most eligible billionaire playboy. But when I'm not out signing checks, making deals or breaking pretty girls' hearts, I'm the Alpha of the Blood Moon pack, the biggest and most formidable pack in the entire continents and the world. To the supernatural world I am known as the Blood Alpha and everyone's worst nightmare.

My father, the former Alpha lycan king and my mother the Luna queen died a few years after I was born. Four years to be more exact. A flashback of that cursed day crept back into my mind. The day both my parents were killed, the day we were raided and attacked by the Volkari coven, it's been already two decades and three years ever since but the memory was fresh to me like it was just yesterday, it haunted and plagued my thoughts. I guess time could heal some wounds but this wound won't.

In case you were wondering, the Volkari's were a coven of very ancient and elite vampires. They were nothing but blood thirsty parasites if you asked me and are the immortal enemies of us werewolves. What made them so dangerous was that they had thousands of armies and they were presumably spread out to every corner of the world with one sole motive, to cause destruction wherever they went.

Vampires in the Volkari pack were evil and every pack knew better than to draw their attention. I brushed those thoughts out of my mind as I slammed the door of my black Rolls Royce shut, as I reached my intended destination. I had arrived at Coffee bay, the best café in Bournville, they served the best coffee which I literally ran on.

I pushed open the door to the café where Lance and Gabe were already seated at a table, waiting for me. Lance is my childhood friend, one of the very few people I could completely trust and he is also my beta and second in command in my pack so our bond was strengthened. He is also one of the pack's best warriors if I do say so myself. While Gabe is my delta and he is also my annoying little cousin that gets on my nerves from time to time. Sometimes I fucking hate that mutt.

The familiar and ever so appealing sweet scent of vanilla and fresh lilacs mixed together was all over the place again.

Oh good goddess! She must be very close. The scent only grew stronger and stronger.

For fuck sake why was fate playing this cruel game with me. I could feel Luca growl in excitement just by catching a whiff of her scent, as he chanted the word 'Mate! Mate! Mate!' like a holy mantra, for the first time I really wished he could just keep quiet. I and Luca agreed on almost everything except on the matter of finding our mate, he wanted her but I didn't.

"Alpha!" Lance my b.eta said standing to his feet with a courteous bow and Gabe my delta did the same except that he had a cheesy wide smile on, I gave them back an acknowledging nod. And we all took our seats as the waiter took our orders.

Lance presented me with some paperwork and contracts that desperately needed my signatures on them. I had been really preoccupied these days looking for some kind of loophole to escape our pack's curse but hitting a dead end at every turn. The blood moon was set to rise in the next ninety three days, we really were running out of time. Just then the door chimed open and I saw her walk in, with her footsteps echoing all around the room.

She had long, dirty blond hair that reached up to her waist, which she immediately brushed back from her face as soon as she walked in. And don't get me started on her eyes, she had a pair of electric blue eyes, the prettiest I had ever seen with a set of incredibly perfect lips. The best I had ever seen.

"Mate!" I couldn't hold back Luca from uttering out the word, causing both Lance and Gabe to instantly freeze and stare at me in total surprise and shock. I didn't tell them about her appearance yesterday.

'What the fuck Luca?' I instantly regretted saying the word the minute it departed from my lips.

"Alpha-" Lance turned back to look at my mate who was wearing a very revealing white off-shoulder crop top and blue denim jeans that owned up to every curve.

'Our mate is really hot' I heard Luca compliment while I just rolled my eyes at the brute. But I had to agree with him, she was indeed a beauty to the eyes, unlike many I had seen. A beauty like hers was natural and authentic.

"Is that Luna?" Lance asked, narrowing his gaze on me as if trying to read my thoughts.

"Judging by the bad scowl brother has on his face it has got to be my sister in law" Gabe said laughing like a jackass.

"Shut up!" I grit out with a low key growl knocking that stupid smile off his face. Sister in law? What a joke.

"You should go and talk to her Alpha, Celeste claims that she is the pack's last hope." Lance suggests. They both knew how much I dreaded the idea of finally meeting my mate. I didn't want her. I don't need her.

'But your pack does.' Luca murmured ever so tauntingly to me. Now I really wish there was like a little off button to shut that loud talker up. The fuck, he was slowly driving me up the edge of insanity.

'Shut the hell up' I retorted mentally, but he was right though. According to Celeste the pack's witch, 'she would be the pack's salvation from the curse that plagued us for centuries or she would be our destruction splattered with our own blood'. It was a real dicey prophecy, our salvation or our destruction, whichever it was I didn't want to take a chance to find out. The pack had just started to move on from the tragedy that had occurred previously. I can't put them through another one, it was my duty to them as their alpha to protect them.

'What are you going to do now?' I heard Luca hiss. He was really enjoying seeing me tormented. Stupid wolf. I had a plan--

'More like a dumb temporary fix. Really Alpha? Was that the best plan you could come up with?' Luca interrupted sarcastically, getting on my last nerves. My plan was indeed a temporary fix but or a way to buy time, but nevertheless it entailed avoiding my mate wherever she was but now that plan was sinking fast in the sand because here she was in front of me, unavoidable.

"I'll talk to her. Eventually. But for now I just need some time to think." I watched her order just a cup of black coffee to go, for a split-second both our eyes met then she quickly looked away and so did I. I stood up going to my car, I needed time to think about what to do next.

'Sounds like you are just running away, again.' Luca spoke disapprovingly.

'I don't run away from anyone or anything.' I retorted back at him mentally while going to my car.

'Destiny is always going to bring our mate closer to us, it's inevitable! It's Fate!' Luca said while I just ignored him. I'll deal with fate later.

On getting into my car I realized I had left my iPhone at the café. This mate thing was really starting to mess with my head. Guess I'm heading right back in. That was when the pleasantly unexpected happened.

Isabelle point of view

Oh my god! I really did it this time.

I overslept and I was already late for my classes. Iris was probably waiting impatiently for me with an angry scowl or she got carried away with boys as per usual. I just had to get a cup of coffee from the only café in Bourneville that served a decent cup of coffee and then off to the university, my own personal torture room. But it did serve as a good cover from people that were after me, no one expected me to be studying at a college.

Immediately I walked into the cafe, I felt some kind of electric tingle. I can't explain it but it was like I was struck by electricity and at the same time I wasn't because it didn't hurt me, it felt like a good type of electricity if there was ever a good type of electricity.

What the hell am I even saying? Only the goddess knows how much I needed my today's cup of coffee. I literally ran on caffeine.

Just at the table before me were three extremely handsome guys, they looked like perfect male models with unrealistic body build. And one of them was full on staring at me as though he knew me. His eyes hold a type of cold but burning fire and desire. He really did look familiar to me but with a face like his it would be impossible to forget if I met him.

He was really that good looking, he could surely pass as one of those blazing hot male models you could only find in cosmopolitan magazines covered with lesser clothing.

He had pitch black hair and I could notice an ear ring stuck on his right lobe although his long hair tried to cover it up. He was wearing a black V-neck shirt that really brought out his muscles and black tight jeans. He looked very familiar though. He had full dark eyebrows and his eyes were incredulously brown, but it was a faded brown, almost ice brown. The kind of brown that reminded me of winter trees at twilight and chocolates, mostly chocolates. I could feel my heartbeat go faster and faster.

The two guys seated with him suddenly turned around to look at me which was kind of creepy. Why were they all now staring? Was there something on my face? My self conscious thoughts kicked in. Or were they just checking me out? Those darn perverts. Or could they also be monsters after me? Extremely stunning and hot monsters that's for sure.

Oh goddess!

I wasn't in the mood to get into another fight, I was completely exhausted as hell from all last night wendigo fighting but I was pretty confident that I could take all three of them on, even though the numbers weren't in my favor and neither was the size. They looked four times my size, what kind of physical enhancing drugs were these guys on? Steroids??

The extremely handsome one got up with a cold serious scowl, then went out of the café with a lip tight frown.

'Just get your damn coffee and get the hell out of here, isabella!' I said to myself mentally. After I got my order I practically ran out of the café just then I smacked into something that felt as hard as a wall or was it someone?. Fuck, I spilled my coffee, luckily nothing got on my white top but the coffee was all over the other person.

Shit!

"Sorry about that," I said, dropping the brown Styrofoam cup to the floor, trying to dab off the stain from his black shirt, unwillingly feeling his rock hard abs.

'Ahh focus isabella!' I urged myself, keeping my wandering thoughts at bay.

"Don't fucking touch me human!" The person in front of me bit out venomously with a thick English accent as he moved away. But human? What the Fuck is up with that?

"You have eyes so why don't you use them and watch where you go!" He sighs, having a dead serious look on his face. From the look of his expensive watch and shoes, he could definitely afford another shirt so I don't understand why he was so angry.

Oh shit! It was the same handsome guy from just inside of the café. But who in hell did he think he was to talk to me like that? A spoiled brat that's what he was.

"You also have eyes too, don't you? So do me a favor next time and try being more careful. And quit acting like such a brat I said sorry already." I rolled my eyes, crossing my arm over my chest. I felt uncomfortable with his gaze on me. I wasn't short, I was about 5'7 but compared to him I was nothing but a stick in the mud. He looked about 6'4 or more. Damn he was tall, with a very chiseled jaw and those biceps of his made Chris Evans biceps from civil war look shameful. I'm sorry but it was true, you would say the same thing if you saw them too.

"Brat!?" I heard him growl. "How dare you call me a brat, do you know who you're talking to?" He grabbed onto my arm roughly pulling me closer to him till our faces were just inches apart, I could feel his hot breathing on my face as I stared at his enchanting eyes.

Ugh, I really don't know why I was having these stupid tingles again. It was like my body secretly craved for his touch and wanted to stay this way forever.

"Honestly, I don't know who you are and I really couldn't care less who you were" I removed his hand from my wrist as he just stared at me in surprise. I took a quick glance at my watch "I would have gotten you another shirt but I really don't have time for this. I'm already late for a class.I hope we do not run into each other ever again" I left him standing there looking shocked and angry as hell.

I quickly drove to college and got into the ongoing lecture. It was Literature. I could see Iris sitting in the third row in front and there was Landon sitting besides her taking some notes. During the class we read through the classic Wuthering heights and discussed Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw tragic love story, and as usual Landon was being an annoying know-it -all, inputting his dumb opinions whenever he could. Like we ever needed them.

When the class was over I walked over to Iris and Landon who was literally glued to her side.

"Hey Belle!" Iris screamed, enclosing me in a tight hug which I reciprocated looking at Landon who was just standing there looking at us all stupid.

"Hey Belle, you were late today, as always." he finally said with his usual annoying smirk as though I didn't know that I came late. This annoying little piece of shit.

"Hey Landon" I said, just trying to be nice and taking the higher road.

"Whoa, you look really tired, you should go get some rest." he spoke as if he cared but could he just shut the hell up and go get a life, I just ignored his presence while I told Iris about the strange guy I bumped into today. And all she really cared about was if he was hot and if he had a hot friend, the short answer to both questions was yes but the long answer was hell yeah, of course they were all blazing hot.

A blond guy approached us with a cute smile.

"Hey Isaac!" Landon said as the two of them went for a weird handshake and hug thing, I think they were in the same frat. He had piercing blue eyes, with sandy blonde hair and his body was made out of pure muscles but honestly I have seen better today. Did he also go to our college? I haven't seen him before. Maybe he is new.

"Hey Isaac!" Iris blushed beside me and he smiled back at her. Who was this Isaac that apparently everyone else but me knew?

"Oh right, Isaac met my friend Isabelle. She's a bit quiet but trust me you're gonna love her when you get to know her." Iris said, winking at him. I pinched on her arm giving her the 'what the hell' look. She always tried to play Little Cupid's match maker with me like I was interested in a relationship.

"Well hello Isabelle." he smiled in a way only an angel could. "My name is Isaac" he picked up my hand from where I kept it beside me and before I knew it they were at his lips. And I must admit it did have a nice feel to it.

I withdrew my hand, my face turning a little bit red.

"I'm having a party at my parents' mansion tonight and of course you guys are invited. Most especially you Isabelle." He looked at me smiling in a cute way. But there was something in the way that he said my name. It sounded dangerously appealing. Very dangerous.

"Of course we'll come, especially Isabelle," Iris said, nudging me with her shoulder. Then Landon and Isaac walked away.

"He clearly likes you" she giggled as soon as they were gone.

"Well too bad cause I don't. Plus I'm not even going to his party anyways." I walked away to where me and Iris's car was parked.

"Why not? He is obviously into you." She sang in a sing-song manner.

"He is? Anyway I'm not. I'm exhausted and I have to catch up with school work and stuff" we arrived at the pink Prius, Iris's color choice not mine. Frankly I hated the color pink, it just looked a bit ugly to me.

"No Isabelle, you have to go. This is a chance for your little love garden to bloom!" She blurts out.

"Eww-" I said, shaking off what she just said as I got into the driver's seat.

"You need to have some fun Isabelle. Loosen up a bit." She advices but she was totally wrong. I was fun, I just wasn't into that kind of fun.

"Don't worry Iris. I think I'll survive, thank you." I smiled.

"Please! Just come just this one time. Pretty, pretty please! You can't possibly let me go there all alone?" She grumbled like a kid all through the ride to our apartment but I remained adamant on my decision. I couldn't get out of my head thoughts about the stranger I had met at the cafe earlier today. There was something in the way that handsome stranger held on to my wrist, the way his touch felt familiar to my skin that kept on lingering in my head and the intense look in his eyes got me hooked. I told him I hoped we didn't run into each other again, but was it wrong I prayed we accidentally bumped into one another once again?

***Author's note****

Hey it's me, Cherry again! How is the second chapter coming? Don't be disappointed or discouraged, it's leading to something BIG, I promise. Byeee.

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Chapter Soundtrack: monsters by All time low ft blackbear (I highly recommend this with headphones.)