Chapter 2
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We were finally here. The crowd was massive, with hundreds of werewolves hungry and anxious to find mates. There were a few she wolves around my age and a few older women possibly in their late twenties to early thirties,
It would be beautiful if everyone here could find their mates. I wanted each person present to leave happy. I hated to see others disappointed. However, I knew that was not possible. Unfortunately, like my mother mentioned earlier, only a select lucky few would leave with their mates today.
to kiss me on the check
“Good hick, ” my mother says as she leans in to kiss me on
Unfortunately, only werewolves looking for their mates were allowed at the river everyone else was formed to stay in their vehicles in the parking lot. The Havenville community was very strict about that rule. I couldn’t complain since the river was already packed, but I could imagine how much worse it would have been if everyone and their families were allowed access on a day like this.
looked around the crowd for Apollo, he should have been here already since he always drove faster than his father.
Was it possible that he hadn’t bothered to come! I could see him doing something like that.
When there is no sign of him at the entrance, I do not bother waiting for him. I am sure even if he saw me, he would choose to ignore me. That was the kind of relationship that we had. Even at the academy, we always passed each other straight.
I take a look at the magical river in front of me. I can’t help but gasp at it’s beauty. It was indeed the most beautiful river I have ever laid my eyes on. The water was clear and no doubt extremely clean. It felt like a hidden gem, pure and filled with promises,
I take my time examining my surroundings. With each passing second, the crowd grew. I could tell that things were about to get crazy soon.
We left home exactly seven hours ago, and arrived just in time for the event to begin. At exactly midnight, a few lucky guests would be leaving with their mates. I didn’t want to be one of the many who would leave here in tears.
“A special thank you to everyone who showed up today, “the host says as she welcomes us all. “I am happy to see even more participants here today than five years ago. You are the lucky ones to be accepted.”
What she meant to say was that we were the ones willing to pay a lot of money to gain access to the river. I was lucky my stepfather had money and was willing to spend it on me so that I could be here today.
I can barely control my excitement!” A girl around my age squeals next to me. I knew exactly how she felt. There were so many men here who could be my mate. I could see a few eyes on me and wondered if any of those men were hoping that I would turn out to be their mate. The thought of finding the one person meant to be mine makes my heart flutter.
It is almost time.
My mate
Where are you?
I have been waiting for you
“Look at him” Another girl whispers next to me. “He’s so freaking hot! I want him to be my mate
“Yes, please!” Her friend shouts “Let him be mine”
All the other women around me seem to agree. What was all the commation about? Who were they all so excited over? I follow their gazes and spot none other than my step–brother Apollo,
My eyes widen.
All along, they were speaking about him. He seemed to be getting the most attention from the other men.
I was used to this kind of behavior whenever he was around. Back at the academy, I would always get annoyed by this..
1 kouldn’t deny that he was the most attractive man present–with eyes the color of the moon on its brightest days. In fact, whenever I looked into those eyes, it felt like I was staring at the moon. Then there was his blond hair that always fell over his forehead in the sexiest way ever and those perfect pink lips–what the hell am I thinking‘ He is any stepbrother and completely off–limits.
Apollo is not looking in my direction, he’s soaking up all of the attention he’s gening. If he doesn’t find his mate today, I am optimistic he will return home with more than one woman tonight. I scan my surroundings, was there a single woman present who wasn’t trapped by his good looks
I try not to let that bother me. Whenever Apollo brought home a new woman, it always made me angry. It wasn’t like I was jealous; he irritated my soul wondered if those women even knew that they were only around for one night, if even that long. Sometimes they were home for only a few
hours before he told them to leave.
Chapter 2
“The countdown is on.” The host shouts loud enough for everyone to hear. Her words are enough to distract me from my thoughts.
The crowd gets extremely quiet at her words. I could sense the tension as everyone looked around for their mate,
Ten
Nine.
Eight.”
“Seven
“S
Four
Three.”
Two
There is a long pause before she finally says, “ONE”
My heart is pounding against my chest as I tightly hold the cup in my hand. It was filled with the sacred water. From everything that I’ve heard, as long as my mate was present tonight, the water will point in his direction.
My eyes widened when the cup began to shake. I couldn’t believe what was happening. Water was coming out of the glass and leading me towards
somcon.
It was truly happening.
I was about to find my mate
I could feel the pounding get louder in my ear as I followed the flowing water. It was unlike anything I had ever seen before: floating water in the sky. It wasn’t only happening to me; a few others were following trails of water.
I pause when I bounce into someone and try to keep calm when I notice who it i
Apolio.
I was about to complain that he was blocking my view from whoever my mate was when I noticed something I should have done before.
The water from my cup was pointing at him, circling his body right before me.
My lips par slightly when I look down at my body, only to realize that his water is also circling me.
w–whath
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