Bruised by the Alpha

Aurelia gazed through the empty expanse of land, heaving a heavy sigh as her lips peeled into a tired smile at the sight of her abdomen

"You're going to be beautiful little one, I feel it already"

Her smooth fingers ran across the flimsy material she wore over her bump, mixed feelings of terror and excitement coursing through her veins

"I'm scared abba, I wish you were here"

Her lips quiver as the salty taste of tears meets her tongue. She couldn't tell if it was the hormones of pregnancy or she just didn't know how to keep it together. It seemed like such a long time ago since things were normal. Months ago and she was just a girl who lived with her parents, worked at the pack's famous bakery 'tasty cremes', there was nothing special or odd about her

She was innocent, had never been touched, not even as much as a kiss on the lips. Her features betrayed the kind of background she had come from. Soft eyes that had a resemblance to dark chocolate, smooth skin not white enough to be referred to as angel but not pigmented enough to be regarded as a remarkable tan. She was beautiful no doubt but she was equally naive. Too naive

Fate was simple, meet your mate at 18 then the both of you become tethered at souls. Your thoughts and essence become one with your other half gifted to you by Artemis

There was nothing unusual or special about Aurelia so like every other werewolf, she found her mate on the night of her 18th birthday.

Lyall Silverclaw

He wasn't just any mate, he was the future Alpha of the Moondale pack, her pack

On the night of her birthday, her friends Tala and Riele had forced her to attend a party at the pack house as an Elder's son had just returned home and they decided to throw a party to welcome him- not like they didn't always have an excuse to throw parties every weekend

That night

Aurelia walked nervously through the open back door, tugging the ends of her tight dress down below her buttocks. Tala insisted that she wore her 'sexiest' dress and that meant the shortest skin-tight she could find in her closet. The party was like every other were-party, extremely loud and vulgar. She lowered her head at the sight of a girl about her age making out with two men at the same time, her face flushing red as she walked faster away from them

"this is why I brought you here Aurey, you're too-" Riele searched for the word to use

"Innocent?" Tala completed

"Exactly" she said with a snap of her fingers "I mean what's new with Ciara making out with any man she touches with her claws"

Their eyes were drawn back to the scene in question as Aurelia visibly gagged at the horrid scene

"Welp" Tala said as she slammed her empty cup on the bar counter "this girl needs to party"

"Adrian isn't here Tala, who are you partying with?" Aurey asked

Adrian was Tala's mate, they had met earlier that year so it was quite surprising Tala was going anywhere without him latched on to her side

"Riele is here to make sure I remain a good girl: Tala said with a wink as she dragged Riele off

"the next time we see you, you must be all mated up"

That was the real reason they insisted she came, it was the norm for girls to find their mate the same day they turned 21, four hours and the day would be over.

"Well happy birthday to me then" she muttered quietly to herself as she took a sip of the bloody Mary she had ordered

The scent was a blend of earthy musk with hints of pine and it almost knocked her off her seat. Her wolf could tell that her mate just joined them in the room and boy was she ecstatic!

She could feel her wolf's consciousness prance around her mind as she whimpered softly from the feeling that she was beginning to lose control of her common sense to this weird and oddly likable scent. Her head whipped around involuntarily and an audible gasp left her throat as her eyes came to meet a pair of dark ones

'Mate'

Nobody needed to explain further how it would be when you met your mate for the first time and she as well didn't need a more vivid confirmation that Lyall; the pack's Alpha's son was her mate. His black irises remained fixed on her brown ones as he began to stalk towards her. Aurelia's body too became controlled by her wolf as she stood from where she sat and walked towards the emerging man

"Mate" the word came from the both of then synchronously

Behind her Wolf's eyes Aurelia cowered at the sight of her mate as she tried to calm her breathing. Had the moon goddess actually blessed as with the hottest werewolf that came from the most powerful family in all the pack? Abba would be so proud

Wolves were feral creatures and similarly werewolves were as untamed. Right there at the bottom of the stairs where they stood they went at each other with undiluted passion as their lips and tongues moved harmoniously . Like her body was made for him and his for her . Aurelia wasn't an expert at romance so it was normal for Lyall to lead the way as he gently caressed and kissed every part of her

"Upstairs?" Lyall asked in ragged breaths between their broken makeout session

Aurelia who was no longer in control of her own body nodded like the little lost puppy she was as he lifted her off the hard wood floors to one of the rooms upstairs. The room was pitch black but they could see through their wolve's eyes as they made to the bed still entangled in untamed passion

His lips attacked her jaw line, neck and down to her boobs, places she had never been touched before. Moans escaped her as she tried to muffle the sounds coming from her lips as he claimed her with his. He unzipped her dress, pulling it down her shoulders causing her hands to fly up to shield her uncovered breasts

His face melted into a frown as he looked at her confusedly for a moment before peeling both her hands off carefully

"Don't hide from me, you're perfect"

His lips came in contact with her soft breasts as he attacked one with peppery kisses and fondled with the nipple of the other with his fingers. He unclasped her bra with one hand then flinged it across the room as he continued the assault on her body. He continued to kiss her body, in between her breasts her belly then continued to trail further down till he reached her black lace thongs

Her eyes become flooded in embarrassment as she became self conscious. Tala had insisted she shaved and wore this specific underwear since they already foresaw how the night would end. The thought of it made her unconsciously press her thighs together to hide the pooling wetness

That was her last thought before he spread her legs open and dove into her. The pain she felt could not be explained as she let out a high pitched scream in response. The Alpha looked straight into her eyes, communicating wordlessly with her as he rode her gently to her high. The feeling was pleasurable but far less enjoyable than she expected, it was her first sexual experience and maybe it would have been more enjoyable if it were with the love of her life and not just the other half of her wolf. She tried to brush off the disturbing thought of it as she lay in her mate's arms to sleep. Maybe this was this start of her own love story

Her eyes peeled open the next morning to the meet the naked back of the man she had been with a night before as he sought through his things. He shrugged his black T shirt on as he tightened his belt buckle, fitting his feet into the pair of sneakers he had on before

"Where are you going?" She asked in a sleepy voice

"Out" he responded curtly "you should go too, the cleaners will soon be here"

She stared at him quizzically as he slipped his watch on without bothering to look back at her

"What do you mean? Aren't we mates?"

"Look, Aurey right?"

She scoffed in disbelief, swinging her arms across the duvet covering her chest to hold it up

"You're not even sure of my name?"

They weren't strangers to each other, they had grown up in the same pack house as kids. He was a bit segregated from the rest of them as his parents owned their own condo separate from the pack house but they literally played together as kids!

"This was a mistake, I'm sorry" he finally turned to meet her glassy eyes

"what?"

"it was our wolves in control last night not us, and that's understandable since you just came of age" he pauses mid statement, peeling his eyes off hers to continue "I'm not searching for a mate and I won't be needing one anyone soon so please forgive my wolf for passing the wrong message"

His words are met by her silent and quivering lips as she came to a realisation of what was happening

"So none of that last night was you?" She questioned silently

"None of it"

Lyall walked out through the door without a second look back, shutting it behind him as his steps faded out the hallway. Aurelia's whimpers became more audible as she clutched her barely clothed chest against the thick duvet and started to wail.

She had met her mate like everyone else her age and it so happened to be the future alpha of the Moondale pack, her pack. Days ago she was thrilled at the thought of the possibility but now that it was indeed reality, her mate didn't want her