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"There is only one happiness in life, to love and to be loved."

Chapter 1

7 years ago..."ROSE! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET YOUR LAZY ASS OFF THE BED AND GET READY FOR SCHOOL!!"

The impact of my father's not so gentle attempt of waking me up wasn't very enriching. I woke up in a horrible mood and trotted to the washroom.

Ugh. 'Just a few months of school left' was my constant mantra. I survived hell lot of triangles circles and what not throughout my life, but turning 18 was the ticket to ultimate freedom. I, sadly, had a few months left. Few as in eleven months and seven days.

I sighed and got ready for school. I turned seventeen about a month ago, yet didn't meet my mate. I know that it's natural to find a mate by the age of twenty, but I was kind of hoping that I would already know him. However, for the past 10 days, I've been crazily sniffing every unmated male around me in school, yet didn't feel the mating pull.

That's it, you're a psycho, declared Winter.

My wolf, Winter, was the most beautiful wolf I'd ever seen. I met her when I was 15, after my first painful shift. She had a lustrous pure white coat, therefore I decided to name her Winter. She was small, yet so full of strength. She was also the most sarcastic and bitchy wolf in the whole wide world.

I'm just like you after all, She chuckled as I rolled my eyes.

"Rose! You're gonna come down today or what?" screamed my best friend, Lissa.

I hurried downstairs and greeted her with a hug. "Bye Dad!" I called out, earning a gruff reply. Yeah, my dad wasn't much of a lively person, but he was quite cool.

See, my mom died in an accident (details of which I was never given) when I was two, so I was never really attached to her. But Dad could never recover. It is a fact, when you're seperated by your mate, a part of your heart dies too.

"Ten bucks says you're thinking about mating." said Lissa as we walked to the school. I laughed and shoved her shoulder.

"You're just jealous that you're still sixteen and can't recognise your mate yet" I said, sticking a tongue out. "Whatever" she muttered. She still had a few months to turn 17, and this time by few I mean 2 and a half.

Our way to school was long as I lived on the outskirts of our pack, almost the boundaries. Because that was how it was for Omegas.

I looked at Lissa. She was the daughter of the beta of our pack, which meant that she was graced with many privileges. Yet she walked with me to school everyday. She had a kind heart and was very caring for everyone. I bet her mate would be someone from ranks too. You see, it is a common belief that the generations of rank holders (alpha, beta and delta) are always mated with the rank holders of another packs. Alpha's daughter with Alpha of another pack, Beta's daughter with some beta and so on.

I wondered who I'll be mated with. An Omega? Omegas are the lowest class of werewolves in a pack. They are declared by generations, and are the weakest sections of a society, generally considered as liability for a pack. My dad being an Omega and all, it sucked for me. But it didn't matter much. Our pack was small- called the River Valley Pack, with just about 200 werewolves or so, and wasn't very much in attention, like, ever. So everyone pretty much accepted me being an Omega.

Rogues are another story. They are rebellious werewolves who are either thrown out or are not a part of any pack. They form communities and yeah, they are not someone you wanna mess with. I really hope my mate isn't a rogue. Actually, I just want him to be a-

"50 bucks says you're daydreaming about your mate again" Lissa said, deadpan. I shrugged.

She let out a deep sigh but suddenly rejoiced.

"This morning, my father told me that Midnight Moon- the strongest pack's leaders are coming to the pack house tomorrow!" she squealed.

"And that is supposed to be good beacause...? I trailed off

She rolled her eyes. "Their Alpha handed over his position to his son, the next Alpha, who happens to be THE hottest person alive!" she giggled.

I shake my head."I bet he's a jackass with his head already in clouds" I said.

"Come on, he's the strongest, bravest and the most ruthless alpha ever. His name is said to give shivers" was her reply. She toned her voice down, trying to give off a shady tone "It's Dimitri Belikov. Alpha Belikov, I should rather say."

Dimitri. My wolf got shivers too, but I think they were that of pleasure. Wha--

"-So will you help picking a dress for me?"Lissa finished in one breath as we finally reach school.

"Um for what exactly?"

"I have to be at the pack house tomorrow, remember?" she replied.

"Oh sure yeah, I'll be there at your place right after school then."

She shook her head. "After school we've got practices remember? And then we- oh, sorry" She said quickly.

Another social stratification. Omegas weren't allowed to train, like, at all. I hated this one in particular.

I promised her to meet that night, parting ways with her.

Dimitri POV

"WOW, I'm sorry but your dad has seriously lost it." Christian said, shaking his head but clearly enjoying it.

"Please, he lost it a long time back."I said, opening another file of paperwork.

"Um, it's 11 at night and you've been working the entire day, you can rest a bit you know?" He said. I shook my head.

"You're one hard working alpha" He laughed.

I glared at him, "Why don't you make yourself useful as a beta and go check the perimeter patrol for tonight?"

"Yes Alpha" He mock saluted me. I rolled my eyes. Best Buddy or not, for me work was the first priority. If the people of my pack placed their trust on me, I had to give my best and stand up for them. And trust me, it wasn't easy to make my pack the best, but years of hard work and I finally achieved it.

"And be ready, tomorrow morning all three of us have to leave for the River Valley Pack" I groaned and he laughed,"Why don't you just tell your father that you don't want to get married to Tasha?"

Natasha Ozera, daughter of Alpha of the River Valley Pack, was beautiful. She grew up in royalty and knew all about the functionings of a pack house. In short, she would indeed make a great luna. The only problem? She wasn't my mate.

I sighed "I already talked to him about it. But he's right, you know. A pack looks forward to their Luna. Tasha will make a great one" I said, not quite believing it myself.

I will be turning twenty five soon and the average age of finding a mate is twenty. For all I know, my mate could be dead!

But if you get married to Tasha,I swear I'll leave you huffed my wolf, Darius.

'If maybe you weren't so picky about your mate, we would have found her!' I shot back at Darius, which made him huff.

Please, our mate will be perfect, you just have to find her!

Aren't five years enough, Darius?' I sighed which shut him up.

"And what about Natasha? How come she hasn't found her mate yet?"asked Christian. I shrugged, "She's already well in her thirties, which is very disturbing for her family. Her younger brother is about to be crowned the Alpha soon, so her family is very eager to marry her off, mate or not."

He nodded, "But are you ready to accept her- Just like that? Don't you want to meet the person who's destined to love you?"

I felt a pang of hurt. Yes, I wanted that. God, I always thought of my mate's scent and how it would drive me crazy.

"See, I knew it!" He said proudly.

"Leave." I growled as he hurried outside.

I groaned and ran a hand through my hair. Earlier, I used to love the idea of a mate. But after not finding mine even after meeting all the daughters of every royal alive, I had to give up. Soon I feel asleep, all the while dreading my trip scheduled for tomorrow. I had a feeling that tomorrow would be a long day...

Okay so this was more like just a basic intro, but I have loads planned. No more rambling about pack rules etc. from now on. Next chapter will have Romitri.

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