"What do you mean no? You need to tell us who your mate is so we can get the formal introductions out of the way."

I had to think quick if I wanted to get out of this. I thought back to my lessons at school. There had to be something that will allow me some time to think and hold back on everyone knowing who my mate was. I took a deep breath as I finally came up with an idea.

"Well, technically I'm not required to tell you who my mate is if they're not comfortable with coming to the light yet. They would like some time to adjust to me without the eyes of the pack."

I looked at my feet as I said this, I didn't want to see the disappointing looks in their eyes. "Zoyanna, raise your head child." I didn't waste time following the small order before connecting my eyes to my Alphas. He held a soft understanding look in his eyes.

"I'm sure everyone can understand that you guys would like time to get to know each other. I give you to the end of the staying of the Winter Solace pack to tell us who your mate is. You are not to disobey when asked whether you guys are comfortable or not. This is all I can provide for the two of you."

I nodded my head, what was I to expect? I was still a pack member and must follow the rules that were put in place just like everyone else. I didn't have anything else to say and once they dismissed me I didn't waste time to leave the room. Once I closed the door behind me I took a deep breath in allowing my eyes too close to try to find some sort of comfort in my feral.

She simply rolled herself along my bones, refusing to even speak to me. I sighed as I took my first step forward, I was still a little wobbly from the off-balance that could be felt in my soul. My feral was punishing me for my behavior but it wasn't enough to turn me back to the direction of the mate that the moon goddess had gifted me.

Gave me something I didn't even want. I wish I could just wrap her up and send her back to the moon goddess to give to someone else.

Thump

I guess my feral didn't enjoy the thought so much seeing as she was now trying to make me eat the wood floors. I rubbed my head as I picked myself up from the ground. I had better things to think of, like the fact I was still in the dress that I picked up earlier this morning.

I could see the sun setting and knew that my time to go home was coming close. I could go to the packhouse to see if I could find Jessica, but I knew it was time to face the wolves who I was avoiding. I groaned at the thought of having to deal with the teens I had grown up with.

Walking down the hall I could hear the loud cheering coming from my pack mates. I wished I had prepared myself more for what I was about to do but it was either now or later. I didn't hesitate to open the mahogany door that led to the game room, knowing I would find the crew here.

"Look who showed up." A smirk was shown on Robins' face as she stared at me with her arms crossed. I knew they expected me seeing as Jessica was always pushing me to go see them. I noticed that Robin had once dyed her hair again, this time a fiery red that fit her personality. She was always one to make rather impulsive decisions.

"Were you expecting me?" My shield clicked in place as I stared into her eyes. She was someone I didn't fear and we both knew it. I didn't mind challenging the Alphas daughter, she needed it with that big ass ego she seemed to always carry around with her.

"I think you know the answer to that buggie." Ah, my dear friend Isaac never seemed to have stopped his constant need to be the peacemaker of every situation, especially between me and Robin. I see that he was allowing his silky black hair to grow out as he stared at me with his electric blue eyes. He had more muscle from the last time I had seen him, looking like he stays in the training room at every chance he gets.

You know it's because of you...

I pushed the thought away, I didn't have time to dwell on what was said at the time.

"What do you want Zoyanna?" I stopped myself from flinching back at the newly entered hostile voice. The one I had hurt the most with my actions and words. I turned my attention to my closest friend aside from Jes. The one who I had done the most damage to our friendship, Henry. My dear Henry, the one who stared at me with his dark brown eyes. There was a dangerous storm that threatened to swallow me whole if I said the wrong thing. I almost took a step back but knew I needed to hold my own against these three.

We didn't allow weakness into our crew, you wanted back in you damn sure better have the backbone for it. I could show them I wouldn't give up on trying to mend the friendships even though they were ready to let the ship sink between us.

"I'm calling the pact." I expected the surprised look from Robin and Isaac but a hope fluttered at the pit of my stomach when I saw that I piqued the interest of Henry. I knew know of them had met their mate yet and if I was to be shipped off with my mate I didn't want any bad blood between us.

"What caused the change in heart?" Of course, Robin would question my intentions but I couldn't fault her for being cautious of me. She had allowed me into her heart once and I did everything in my path to wreck what we had between us. I may have been close to Henry and Isaac but I had always lived in Robin's heart ever since we were kids. I knew she was in love with me and I took full advantage of that sacred feeling.

I shrugged my shoulders. "I missed you guys." Henry scoffed while Isaac rolled his eyes at my pathetic lie. "If you're going to call the pact buggie then I'm going to need you, to be honest with us. That's the least you could do for us." I turned my head sideways and caught sight of Jessica. I knew I had to hurry this up so she wouldn't catch me and make a big deal of the whole situation.

"Okay, I found my mate." I didn't hear anything seeing as I was once again staring at my shoes. My feral snarled at me as she forced my head up, I was a Gamma female. I was stronger than what I was letting on and she wouldn't tolerate this sort of weakness especially in front of her pack mates. Once she was satisfied that I wouldn't put my head down, she settled back into my bones.

I stared at them hoping to gauge their reactions. Though Robin reacted first and that's when I noticed that tears were falling down her face. She looked at me as though she was going to say something but thought better of it before turning around and walking out the room at a fast pace.

Isaac looked at me than her so I nodded my head. He gave me a small smile as he followed close behind her. I knew this would hit her hard but they had asked for my complete honesty and this was something that I knew they would want to know even though I wasn't giving up any names.

"So you found your mate and you still haven't rejected her?" I rolled my eyes at his words. He did always find a way to just pick at certain spots in my head, something he was all too good at. "I have plans on rejecting her, I just don't know when." I took a seat on the couch that was across from him. He was sitting in the most comfortable seat here, the bean bag that he had claimed was his 'spot' at the age of 12.

I thought back to those times, the time of our transitioning childhood from kids to juvenile. I can remember all the times we had sat in this exact room and talked about anything that came to mind. Going from aliens to living pack lives once we found our mates. We were different back then, we were more innocent than we could ever be today.

"She's beautiful, isn't she?" I nodded my head at his words. She was beyond that word, beautiful was too little of a word to describe her alluring aura. She was heavenly, a true angel sent down from the Goddess herself. A vixen that was getting mixed up in my mind, twisting everything I had stood for. I didn't know how I could look her in the eyes and reject her, I could already feel the pain at the thought at such an action.

We sat here staring into space, I had missed this comforting feeling of being in his presence. Jessica was far from my mind as I let myself enjoy the images my feral was creating in my head of scenes of my mate on top of me. I allowed my body to relax and surrender to the moment of weakness that I had caught myself up in.

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