The Engagement

Chapter 1

So, it's finally the "Day". The "Day", when I will give up on that last hope of finding my fated. 

I am Drake Blackwolf and I am the Alpha of the Crimson Moon Pack . My pack is one of the biggest and strongest pack among other packs. But after my father , the former Alpha of the pack found his mate, my mother, who was a human and a daughter of a wealthy businessman.. Our pack not only flourished but even became one of the leading brand in both the human and supernatural world. Thanks to the previous generation , i never had any issues while managing the pack .You can say that i received everything on a golden platter. Thus, I focused on making our pack even more strong and big as to become the best pack for the fellow werewolves to look up to.

And now at the age of 28 years, i have achieved it and everything is good , not just good but amazing. I am respected by both the human and wolves and at the same time feared among the rogues. Rouges are wolves without a pack. They are usually banished by their packs for committing some sort of serious crime or they have gone feral after losing their mates. To us, werewolves, a mate is like a big part of our souls who are bestowed to us by the Moon Goddess Selene. We love and cherish them even more than our own selves. Unfortunately, I haven't found my mate all these years. Usually a werewolf finds his/her mate by the age of 19 but i am long past that age. So, after waiting and searching for her for the last 9 years , i decided to take a chosen mate. My chosen mate, Delancey Stone, is the second daughter of the Alpha of the Midnight Howl pack. It's not a big pack but is known for being a pack that is immensely connected with the human world because of the pack's high literacy population. I have known Delancey since we were kids and we both were waiting for our mates since our 16th birthday. But this year we both have finally gave up the search for our mates and decided to choose each other for the sake of our respective packs. Today, both our packs will be signing our official engagement and in a month, Delancey and I were to be wed. I am glad that rather than an unknown wolf , I am marrying my friend but deep down I still want to find my fated mate, the one who is born for only me and I for her. 

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, bringing me back to the real world .

"Come in."

A brunette opened the door . It was a guy with hazel eyes and a tall body frame.

"Alpha"

It is the Crimson Moon Pack's beta and Drake's cousin Edward.

"Yes Edward. Is something the matter?"

Edward hesitates a little before meeting Drake's eyes.

" The beta of Midnight Howl Pack has arrived."

Derek sighs before nonchalantly running his hands in his burgundy color hair.

"Ok , guide him here ."

"Yes Alpha". Edward replied and rushed out to guide the other beta back to his Alpha's office.

5 minutes later , a tall and broad framed man entered Drake's office with Edward. This was Midnight Howl Pack's beta. He seemed to be a middle aged man when in reality he was in his late forties.

"Alpha Drake, It's nice to meet you. I am Silvester Bethwood. The beta of the Midnight Howl Pack." said the beta with a poker face and solemn voice.

"Beta Bethwood. Please have a seat." said Drake and motioned his hand towards the chair in front of his desk.

Beta Bethwood stayed silent for a moment before opening and then again closing his mouth.

"There is something I need to tell you Alpha Drake." said the beta with somewhat fearful eyes.

Drake stared in his eyes while Edward tilts his head in question from behind.

"Speak." Drake said after sensing the serious look of Beta Bethwood's face.

Beta Bethwood inhales a long breath and finds his eyes again.

" The Midnight Howl Pack is very apologetic but the engagement between Alpha Drake and Alpha Stone's daughter can't be proceeded."

Drake continues to stare at Beta Bethwood silently but the atmosphere in the room suddenly became dark because of the aura Drake was emitting.

"And the reason is?" asks Drake devoid of any emotion while Edward is considering all the possible scenarios that could lead to his Alpha twisting the poor old beta's neck in the next coming seconds.

Bethwood gulped once and begin to sweat suddenly.

"Sh..She...She found her fated mate." said Bethwood while internally praying to the moon goddess to save him today and cursing his own alpha with unspeakable words in his mind who sent him here instead of  himself to deal with this raging Alpha in front of him.

The reason Bethwood was this afraid was not because alphas are known to be aggressive and can harm anyone at their will once triggered or how it would affect all those future investment plans of the pack but because the alpha sitting silently in front of him is someone who is not only strong enough to kill him but also can destroy his whole pack in a matter of hours. Another reason is that almost everyone knows that Alpha Drake had travelled half the world and attended every single mating ball of the last 12 years in the hope of finding his mate and now the irony of the fate is that not only he was unable to find her but also his chosen mate has found her mate out of the blue , a day prior to their official engagement and a month prior to the mating ceremony .

"What? My chosen mate found her fated partner while shopping for "OUR" wedding!!" said Drake while grinding his teeth. Beta Bethwood went stiff while Edward had only one thing in mind ….Bethwood is dead.