Alpha Adryan
thirteen

The day of the Mating Ball seemed to arrive sooner than Jade hadinitially thought. She could feel the shift in the air around her.Excitement and anticipation lingered in the air as the pack membersprepared for the Mate Ball.

For the past three days, She could feel them rushing back and forth,carrying decorations and props needed for decorating the Ballroom fortoday's event.

Their excitement was contagious as she herself felt excited about theevent, maybe it's because she had never been able to attend the eventever before in all her twenty years of existence.

It was a full moon today, with the moon at its peak, brighter and morevisible than ever in the sky. The shimmering globe gold moon amongthe twinkling stars that littered the night sky.

Full moon took place once every month. It was often said that it wasmoons own way of connecting with its children.

Werewolf senses heightened ten folds during the full moon, they feltlust and rage, every possible emotion at its best. Full moon gave powerto the wolf's soul, making it stronger, faster and agile creatures.

It was as if the nature too knew what day it was, the chilly wind escapedthe wooden boundaries of her bedroom window and nipped at her skinas she stood before Violet, wearing the ball gown Violet had apparentlybrought her for the evening.

"Holy shit" Violet's eyes widen as she takes in Jade's clothed figure in,her words make Jade anxious about her appearance.

"I bet Adryan wouldn't be able to keep his eyes off of you" shemumbles lowly as she stared at Jade.

She was proud of herself for picking out the dress, it complimentedJade's beautiful features, scratch that..Jade complimented the dresswith her looks.

"Is everything okay? How do I look?" Jade asks for Violet's opinion."Damn girl, if I was a man I'd definitely ask you out right away" Violet'scompliment made Jade giggle a bit, cheeks turning rosy at the sametime at her flattering words.

When Violet had first seen the dress while shopping, her mind hadimmediately wondered how good Jade would look in the dress. Shecouldn't help herself from buying the dress right away without a secondthought.

Now still staring at Jade's figure, she knew she was absolutely right.The dress was a light pastel peachey coloured mermaid dress with asweetheart neckline, the dress was sleeveless with a single thin flowershoulder strap which also went travelled the side of the shoulder.

Jade's slightly tanned creamy skin complimented the skin just the rightway.

The top half of the dress stuck to Jade's bosom and stomach snugly,the sweetheart neckline exposed the top and side curves of hercleavage. Teasing the onlooking eyes a bit with the slight exposure ofskin.

Flower patches of peach, light pink, white and light teal colour alongwith patches of leafs adorned the top half of the dress, spreading outthrought out bosom ress like a wine climbing up the wall. The dresspuffed out flaring rest of the way, untill it touched the floor.

It was beautiful indeed.

Who ever had crafted the dress, definitely took his or her sweet time onit.

Jade's hair was done into an updo with the front hairs twisted looselyon both sides, small butterfly clips pinned into them, while the babyhairs framed her face.

Her eyelashes were coated with mascara, eyes painted a light pinkshade and lips painted a peachy pink complimenting her rosy cheeks.She was wearing peach coloured heels which she had worn afternumerous pleading from Violet's part.

Violet was herself wearing a simple black dress with a v cut infront.With her makeup done similar to Jade's except her lips were painted adark red color.

"Come on, the party has already started" Violet takes Jade's hands inhers, both of them were going together since Brian, Violet's mate wasto report earlier along with Adryan since they had a meeting with anAlpha of the neighbouring pack before the Mating Ball.

Violet felt herself getting more anxious as they walked togethertowards the Ballroom where the event took place.

"Well fuck me, I'd like to tap that ass someday" Alpha Connor speaks upsuddenly from his seated position on the bar, along with the rest ofthem.

Adryan had just formed an alliance with the man, he was the Alpha ofthe Wood Creek Pack in the south. They had vast lands and resourcesAdryan knew would come in handy one day.

Otherwise the man had a vile personality. He had a reputation ofsleeping around a lot with the she - wolves, mated and unmated alike.He was twenty one years old, young and dumb as they come.

They were sat around the bar that was situated at one side of theballroom after finalizing their deal. Alpha Connor, his beta Dean alongwith Adryan and his beta, Brian had joined for a “celebratory’ drink asAlpha Connor has worded it.

Setting his glass of vodka down onto the bar counter, Alpha Connor'swords manage to catch Adryan's attention. Since his back was facingthe entrance to the Ballroom he couldn't see what Alpha Connor wasstaring at, or at whom precisely.

Turning his head around, his eyes move along the crowd and finallysettles on to the figure that just entered the room.

His breath seemed to stop for a moment when he takes her wholefigure in. She looked ethereal in her flowing gown. Without a doubt, hismate had his undivided attention, she was the most beautiful womanhe had laid his eyes on undoubtedly.

She looked seraphic dressed in her sleeveless Ball gown, with her hairup exposing her collarbone, the dress also managed to expose hercleavage which made him curse lowly under his breath.

Did she want these hormonal males to go after her like a dog would goafter the bone?!.

His nails dig into his fisted palms as he realised that she was the oneabout whom Alpha Connor was talking out.

"Who is she?" Alpha Connor asks after watching Jade move about theroom with Violet.

She was a beauty, and he'd be damned if he didn't get a taste of her.Adryan's jaw clenches as his eyes switches from Jade's figure to AlphaConnor in anger. His wolf, Vince kept nagging at his mental wall,wanting to come out and end this sleazy bastard who was after theirmate for good.

Brian immediately felt the shift in the air as he felt his Alpha's anger riseten folds. He shakes his head mentally at Alpha Connor, seemed likethe guy had a death wish or something.

Brian knew that if he himself didn't intervene now, it wasn't going to bepretty for any of them. When Adryan got mad it wasn't the normalanger, it was what people usually like to say as “hot red searing angerthat makes you see red". Stopping Adryan would take more than ten oftheir best warriors atleast.

"She's our newest member, and she has a mate.” Brian decides to speakup instead. He knew Adryan was in no way going to reply to AlphaConnor's question, he was probably thinking about ways to murder thisvile Alpha.

Alpha Connor's brown eyes meet Brian's blue one’s. He seemed tothing about something.

"When has that ever stopped me?!" Alpha Connor retorts back, his lipsturned up into an arrogant smirk.

That almost made Adryan reach over to the man, and rip his throat outwith his bare hands instead be leaned over to where Alpha Connor sat,his face a cold canvas to the eyes.

"Listen here you sleazy bastard, this is my pack and in my pack, adulterywith mated she wolves is considered a crime. By all means do what everthe hell you want to, but don't think for a second that I wouldn'thesitate to declare a war among our packs” Adryan pauses, with adevious smile on his face "and we all know whose gonna win itanyways." He pats Alpha Connor's shoulder, pretending to brush awayimaginary dust from his jacket.

Fear envelopes Alpha Connor immediately, Everyone knew that AlphaAdryan didn't throw around empty threats. He kept his words, promisesand threats alike. That was one of the main reason the other powerhungry Alpha’s all around the world hesitated in attacking and claimingAdryan's territory like they did to the others.

The reason behind them closing the deal was also an issue, he hadbeen wanting to close this deal for a few years, and it was only now thatAdryan Romano had agreed on an alliance after years of Connor'spersistence.

Alpha Connor's pack, The Wood Creek Pack was low on warriors, theirpack mostly consisted of elders, children and healers. If anyone were toattack them right now, it would be a piece of cake for them.

Brian smirks as he watched a flustered Alpha Connor fix the collar of hisshirt, shifting with unease on his seat.

Adryan was pleased with the outcome, he had gotten his point across.Now, if he still decided to go against Adryan's words, his whole packwouldn't be alive to see the next day.