The Supreme Alpha

Author's note: This is from Zoe's point of view

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This day just turned into the best day ever!

I became an adult, I got my wolf, and my mate is nearby! And he smells like apples!

When one talks with his wolf, it happens like a flash because it's exchanging thoughts. So, my lengthy chat with Diana didn't take more than a second or two. Fascinating.

I turned abruptly and my eyes swept over the euphoric expressions of Pio and his men. They were still relishing the energy that the Moon Goddess gave us. Some of them had tears streaming down their cheeks, happy tears.

My friends were also wearing huge grins on their faces. Shamans are rare, so for my friends, this was the first time to attend a ceremony conducted by a real shaman; and this was Sergio, the shaman from the Bluemoon pack. I was sure they will talk about this for months, years maybe.

Part of me regretted that I was so deep in my self-pity that I spaced out during the ceremony, and I missed it completely. 

I spotted Serina giving Zeiroi a thumbs up, and then it hit me.

Of course, when Zeiroi did whatever he did for an additional energy surge that woke up Diana, he was following Serina's instructions. I have no idea how I will ever thank Serina for everything she did for me.

'Focus, Zoe. Claim our mate!', Diana grumbled in my mind.

'Yes, yes…' Jeez, why can't she let me enjoy this a bit? Mate is not going anywhere.

Actually, he is right there.

I looked at Ash and Luca who were standing with silly grins on their faces after the ceremony.

Without any warning, I jumped on Ash and gave him a smacking kiss.

Strange. Nothing happened. I mean… it was a kiss, but shouldn't it be magical?

Did my wolf make a mistake? Or maybe this mate thing requires a warmup to work. Should I kiss him again?

'You got the wrong boy, Zoe.', Diana growled. 'Let go of him. Now!'

I didn't get it. 'What?'

'Whenever you show affection toward someone else, you are hurting mate. I told you that he is not the one.'

Diana's repulsion hit me like a wave of nausea, and I moved away from Ash with haste.

What the hell? If Ash is not my mate, then who is it?

Hugo? Emilio? Oh, I hope it's not one of the old geezers from Pio's group. I don't mind if my mate is older, but if he can be my grandpa, that will be kind of gross.

Actually, it can be worse. If it's Fynn, I'm going to commit suicide right away!

I looked at Luca whose expression was pained, but even with that, he was enchantingly handsome, and I had a strong urge to comfort him. I wanted to hold him and kiss all his aches away.

I forgot how to breathe.

What? No way!

Oh. My. God!

This is NOT happening.

All my years of dreaming about meeting my mate for the first time and the magic that was supposed to happen went down the wind, leaving me with a sour taste in my mouth. Or was that sour taste from how I kissed Ash?

This was getting worse by the second!

Luca is my mate? Seriously? Is this a joke?

What the hell!?

He is my brother!

I took a step back, away from Luca, and my back hit the altar. I swiftly moved to the side and continued retreating and then I turned and dashed into the forest.

'Where are you going?', Diana asked with panic, and I could feel her desire to go to Luca.

'I need space. I need to think. I need to…'

'You are not going to reject him!', Diana cut me off.

Reject him? My whole life I wished to meet my mate and have my happily ever after. Rejecting a mate never crossed my mind no matter who he is… but Luca is my brother!

'The Moon Goddess has her reasons.', Diana said, and I wished that she shuts up. I can't think when she is talking.

This is a disaster!

I wished for my wolf, yet only a few minutes later, I wished for an off button.

I wished for a mate, yet now I'm running away from him.

I wanted to run faster. I wanted to disappear. Can I at least have that?

'Diana, can I shapeshift?'

'Yes.' She said excitedly and I could feel her desire to take over control. A second later, she hesitated. 'Zoe, the first time is painful. You might pass out. I can do the process from my side, but it's advisable that an older werewolf helps guide you.'

I didn't care. 'Can I shapeshift or not?'

'You can but…'

'Let's do it!', I cut her off. I didn't want to hear any buts.

The only thing I wanted was to run away as fast as possible. I needed to find a secluded place and think. What will I think about? I was not sure, but I knew that staying there was not an option.

Other people at the party were still distracted by the energy given by the Moon Goddess, and I used that opening to make my exit. Now they will shapeshift and go hunting and hopefully forget about me.

I knew that this is cowardly, but how can I face any of them when my brother is my mate?

"AHHH!", a scream ripped from my throat when a devastating pain wrecked my system.

I fell on the ground covered with grass and moss and I couldn't stop my body from spasming in agony.

Joints got dislocated, bones cracked, muscles reshaped, organs moved… No one ever told me that it hurts this much! Shit!

The pain was unbearable. Too painful to scream, too painful to breathe, too painful to think… and I blacked out.

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'Diana?', I called as I watched things move around me at an unimaginable fast speed.

I was existing in the body as an observer, unable to do anything. It was extremely unsettling.

'DIANA!'

She snorted. 'What are you panicking about? You said that you want time to think, so take your time and think now that I'm in the driver's seat.'

I could see through Diana's eyes as shadows moved around us, and the moon would peek through the tree canopies occasionally. Everything was unknown. Where was this? How long was I out?

'Where are we going?'

'I'm not sure.', she said joyfully. 'I just picked a direction. It's not like I know the area.'

I couldn't believe this! 'Stop! Or at least slow down so we figure out where we are going. What if we get lost?'

'Boooring…', Diana cut me off. 'You think too much. Werewolves move on an instinct. We are free spirits. We don't use maps or reasoning. No wonder you needed extra energy so that I can wake up. You were wasting it on overthinking.'

I could feel my anxiousness turning into panic. 'Give me back control!'

Diana snickered. 'Didn't you want to get your wolf form and run away? Enjoy the ride, Zoe.'

I was flabbergasted. 'This is kidnapping!'

'Well, technically, this is my body also.', Diana said. 'Don't worry. I can smell water up ahead. We will stop there when I get my fill of running.'

Her words did little to calm me down, but I paused to process everything that's happening.

Since I was trapped in this body with nothing else to do until Diana satisfies her need for a run, I might as well use the time to think about things.

I finally had my mate and my wolf and neither of those was as expected.

My wolf is a rowdy rebel, and my mate is my brother.

The image of Luca's pained face appeared in my mind after I kissed Ash.

Ugh. I kissed Ash. We kissed so many times, and I even thought about sleeping with him, yet now it felt so wrong.

And I ended up hurting Luca.

Wait! If Luca was hurt by my affection with Ash, doesn't that mean Luca can feel the mate bond? He knew! Since when?

I remembered the way he looked at me before the ceremony when Mona and Cristina ended sprucing me up. At that time, I was too consumed with my insecurities to notice, but now that I think about it… that was not a gaze from a brother directed at his sister. And Luca said that I was stunning. If I had a body, I would blush. Oh, that's wrong on so many levels… mostly on a level of Luca being my brother.

Well, one thing was certain. This was the most eventful birthday ever.

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