The Lycan's Soul Mate
Chapter 2 Luca

The night was young and the scent of pinecones from the nearby forestfilled the air. The full moon was only a week away and Luca could feelit's power already. All of his senses heightened, his strength, agility hisprecision. Everything was perfect since his first shift two months agoduring the full moon. He was to start college at Attica communitycollege to keep up appearances as his mother was human a half breedwith alpha blood and appearances had to be maintained to safeguardthe family wealth passed down to him after his mother's death 8 yearsago.

His father had returned to the pack, and he was left with his caregiverNancy who was his mother’s best friend after he had mastered hisshifts. He was to be Alpha of his pack after his father passes but hewasn't worried about that kind of responsibility as his father was wellrevered for his strength and feared by all who'd crossed his path.

Since his shift in spite of being the son of a half breed, he was the sonof an Alpha, a Lycan. His father could bring forth his fangs, claws, andmake use of all the wolf's strengths and senses without fullytransforming and apparently so could he something that he chose tokeep from his father to be permitted to come study here at Attica. Hadhis father known how special Luca was, he never would have permittedthis, appearances or not. To have an heir who was just like him to haveinherited the Lycan trait is an honor above all others.

That was a secret that he would have to keep from his father to followhis heart; better yet the vision that he had during his first shift of abeautiful white wolf with blue and green eyes. This wolf seemed toconnect with the wolf inside him. It was as if it was a part of him. Justthe thought of her made the wolf inside him jump for joy. What waswrong with him.

Luca was permitted to attend a human community college on thecondition that upon completion that he would return to his pack tochoose a mate. All the she wolves of the pack were crazy about him.They would literally throw themselves at him it was ridiculous. He couldhave anyone of his choosing but he really loved a challenge. He wantedto experience the thrill of the chase; something that did not come easy,something that he could not have; so naturally when he saw this wolf inhis vision, he knew that it was highly unlikely that he would replace her, buthe felt the urge to try.

Luca looked up at the sky and took a deep breath while asking themoon goddess to bless him. It is said that the Lycans were directdescendants of the goddess and still shared a connection with her. Lucawas yet to understand this but all he cared about right now was replaceingthe white wolf that consumed his being ever since his first shift.

“Luca, Dinner is ready!” Nancy called from downstairs. Luca took a deepbreath and smiled to himself as he instantly presented himself to thedinner table. “Show off!” muttered Soccorah, Nancy's half breeddaughter. Soccorah was half wolf like Nancy and half Fay. Anabomination as some would call her. But to those who knew her shewas the sweetest young lady ever and she had the looks to go alongwith it. She was not as magical as her Fay father as she grew up in thehuman world with her mother. She growled at him as her eyes changedto its pink color. She could not shift but she inherited her mother'sstrength and ability to speak with her inner wolf.

“You're gonna have to not use your abilities while you're here. Allowyourself to be human in order to fit in and not rouse suspicion Luca asdifficult as this may sound.” Nancy advised. She was very worried aboutLuca's presence as she knew how special he was. “Nance, you worry toomuch. I know why I'm here and believe me I'm going to make the bestof it and won't risk exposing our kind. This is great! What is this?Chicken?”

Nancy smiled and addressed the matter at hand. “You've turned 17 andhave had your first shift. It is time to choose a mate. Your hormonesmust be raging right now as the wolf inside you grows impatient. Iworry about you here in the human world. The human girls are frail andwon't be able to handle you. I beg you to reconsider this college thing.”Luca laughed and said “If the human girls can't handle me thenSoccorah will keep them at bay. She will accompany me tomorrow,right?” “Wasn't that the arrangement?” Luca asked. “Whatarrangement? Am I missing something here?” Soccorah asked.

“Well Lucas’ father and I agreed that given the fact that he is an alphathat it would be best if u attach yourself to him to keep the humans at asafe distance given the fact that they won't be able to resist him.”Nancy explained. “I don't have a problem with that but what don’t youthink that this is a bit extreme? Luca should be able to take care ofhimself being the next alfa of his pack and all, shouldn't he be able tohandle a few horny girls?” she laughed. Maybe he can just run awayfrom them she laughed while punching him on the shoulder. “Veryfunny” he groaned. “Hope you don't get too jealous when I startgetting all the attention.”

“OK you two; Enough! Finish up your supper and off to bed, tomorrowis a big day.” Nancy demanded. That night as Luca lay down to sleep,he stared out at the night sky and the thought of the beautiful whitewolf consumed him and he fell into dreamland where his dreams wereonly of her.

Luca didn't quite understand what the rush was about getting a mate.He knew that it would take some time before that actually happened.He knew of some werewolves and Lycans who went through theirwhole lives without replaceing their mates and lived normal lives likehumans did. That deep connection that he'd heard so much about hadnot been experienced by them. If he didn’t replace a mate it wouldn't be sobad. He had she wolves bending over backwards for him. All the youngand available she wolves of his pack were at his feet. All he had to dowas ask and they would present themselves to him. It did help that hewas going to be the next Alpha when his father stepped down and thathe was filthy rich.

Everyone wanted to be his mate, but a mate was something else. It wasnot like simply feeling attracted to someone and wanting to be withthem it was so much more than that. It was a gift or curse bestowedonto werewolves by the goddess herself. Finding one’s mate is themost important milestones in a wolf's life.

One wolf found his mate by looking into her eyes; Another was foundafter they bumped into each other accidentally. Some go through theirwhole lives not replaceing their mates as one’s mate is not always foundwithin one’s pack. That is one of the reasons that his father started theannual mixer with the nearby packs. A week-long activity where the fullmoon pack hosts young men and women who become of age withinthat year.

The mixer has proved to be a great help and several of the packmembers had found mates in this way however it is more difficult forthose whose mates belong to other species like humans or witches orfairies, vampires or sworn enemies.

The chances of him replaceing a mate this year was highly unlikely and hechose not to worry himself too much about that even though he hadpromised his dad he would choose a mate at the end of the schoolyear. He had enough girls to keep him distracted and satisfied. It was abit more difficult as he was a Lycan and so much stronger than a typicalware wolf making it difficult to have intercourse with humans. It wasdangerous as he could seriously hurt them. It would be a task.