The Alpha king's Stubborn Mate

(Alessia)

“Come on, Alessia, we are going to be late!” My twin sister shouted at me, I rolled my eyes and started to hop as I tried to get my shoes on without sitting down. I huffed out in annoyance, It's not my fault that we will be late in the first place.

“Why didn't you just leave without me? I can't believe that I woke up so late. Goddess, I am still exhausted.” I replied, trying my best to hurry.

“Well, it's partially my fault. I shouldn't have dragged you to that party knowing that the ceremony is today, and you shouldn't have allowed me to take you there. Everyone is probably there, already.” She made it sound as if she didn't care. Rolling my eyes, I was finally able to put my shoes on. Nodding my head, I grabbed her arm and hurriedly made my way downstairs. I stopped in my tracks when I noticed that my parents were still here, I thought that they would have left by now.

“It's a ceremony we are attending, Alessia, not the damn supermarket.” Mom said, as she took a good look at what I was wearing.

“Leave her alone, Sonya. It's only jeans. You know that she doesn't like dresses, unlike Anya, who is always so fashionable.” Dad said while giving me two thumbs up. He winked at me and nodded his head in approval, letting me know that it was alright for me to wear whatever I wanted. Smiling, I made my way over to him and gave him a hug. He chuckled as he returned it.

“Enough with the sappiness already. Let's go. You girls are eighteen years old already, so I hope that you find your mates there. I just pray that it will be someone from the higher ranked wolves.” There was never a win, whenever it came to Mom. She wanted things to be perfect. The perfect family, the perfect daughters. She's a bit annoying, but I love her regardless.

“And what if I am mated to an Omega?” I asked, wanting to know exactly where I stood. She only laughed and wiped away the fake tears from her eyes.

“You're so funny dear, just like your uncle, may his soul rest in peace. Now, let's go. We can't afford to waste any more time. I would have been there already, but Paul wanted me to wait for you two.” That's good to know; we got in the car and made our way towards the castle. The one belonging to Alpha King Nicholas Pierce.

I have heard stories about him, but I have never seen him in person. No one has, I felt sorry for whoever his mate is, knowing for a fact that if the stories that I heard about him were true, it's definitely going to be a rough ride.

His father had decided that it was time to hand the title over to him, but at the same time, the ceremony also stood another purpose, and that's to find your mate.

Unmated wolves from all over the world would attend, hoping to find their other half. I, on the other hand, couldn't care less about that. If I find my mate, then that's it. I don't even think I can stand being in a relationship.

I would like to explore my sexuality, but being werewolves, you are only tied to one person and one person only. That sucks, yes, but it's something that I had to deal with.

“We are here, come on, hurry.” Mom said as the car came to a halt. I got out, and Anya instantly latches unto my arm, making me pout.

“Personal space.” I reminded her, but she only rolled her eyes and pulled me along with her. When we got to the gate, two buff looking guys were there, searching those who were already there waiting to get in and asking questions. I growled at myself, not liking this at all.

“IDs and bags.” One of the men said. I handed him my bag after I showed him my ID. He started to rummage through my things, making me wish that I could take it from him. I already organized the items in my bag, I hated it when people went through my things, but this was important, so I didn’t have any say in it.

“Go on in.” The man said after he handed me my belonging. I nodded my head, not thanking the dickhead, and walked away from him. Mom, Dad and Anya soon followed me.

“Okay girls, this ceremony is also to have fun. But, I also hope that you meet your mate. Be sure to take a look around and meet us back here at 1am the latest, or we are leaving without you.” Dad said, with a chuckle. I smiled at Dad and nodded my head.

“Sure thing pops, come on Anya, let's get busy.” As we entered the castle, it was already filled with pack members entering the great hall. A massive space located inside the castle, that one can hold a formal function such as this. A microphone suddenly chipped in, making me hurry to find a space before it gets filled.

“Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for attending my son's ceremony. As you can tell already, this is also a mating ceremony, so you are free to search for your mate as well.” The voice of the former Alpha, spoke. I kept quiet along with the others, just so that I wouldn't miss anything.

“There are numerous foods and drinks here, so please help yourself to anything you want, and remember you can also take some home as well. Tupperware will be provided for that reason. If you need to use the bathroom, just ask a guard and they will accompany you there. Now, let's get this going.” Everyone clapped, thrilled with what they were hearing so far. Good, I can't say I didn't come here for the food.

“My son, Nicholas Pierce, had never shown his face outside these walls. He stayed here for private reasons. So, it's a surprise that he chose tonight as the night to do so! If I might add, I'm happy that we were able to have this ceremony. It's one of the largest here in Bedburg Germany. Thank you all once again for being here, and I'll leave it up to you after this.” Applause could be heard once more, thereafter, everyone became quiet as they listened to the next speaker.

I was so focused on what was being said that I accidentally bumped into someone. My wolf Katy howled with joy, which told me that I had probably found my mate. When I turned to the person, my mouth fell open, which had me wondering if this was a sick joke the goddess was playing on me.

“You're my mate!?” I shouted, shocked at what I was seeing. The man released a boisterous laugh, which had some people turning their heads to see what the commotion was about.

“I would be honored, dear, but I'm seventy-five years old, I don't think my actual mate would like that very much.” Breathing a sigh of relief, I nodded my head and smiled.

“Sorry about that, my wolf got excited for nothing, I guess.” He smiled back at me after I said that.

“It's ok, but maybe it's someone in my family that's your mate. I'm related to the former Alpha, I'm his brother. I just don't like to be treated as royalty, so I snuck in this crowd to be normal for once.” Well, that explains it. Wait a damn minute…

“If you say that I'm mated to a family member of yours, who could that be?” I asked, not sure if this was a trick or not.

“That would be me.” I heard a voice say, I turned and saw one of the most handsome men I have ever seen in my entire life, he had dark brown hair and a mixture of green and blue eyes. His face was set in a Stoic expression, which seems to work well on him. He's a little taller than me, given the fact that I'm 5'9. I think he's 6 something.

My cheeks burned at the way he was watching me, no one had ever looked at me like he was right now.

“My name is Nicholas Pierce, you're my mate.” I did the next best thing that I could think of.

I fainted.