Diana's POV

"Why the hell are they coming again?" Camilla, my best friend since childhood, asked standing next to me with her hawk eyes stuck on the many shirtless werewolf guys doing a runway towards the house. The sun was shining down just enough to create a shimmer of sweat on their bodies. They knew how to draw attention by emerging from the forest trees slowly with just shorts on.

Blinking a couple of times, I turned to face her to answer her while trying to get my mind out of the gutter. Still, I was not better than them as my mind was a pool of hot mess. I had to rack my brain for a couple of seconds to finally answer her.

"Pack meeting?" I said in more of a question. "Huh," Camilla said with her mouth wide open. I wouldn't be surprised if she started drooling. Taking a deep breath, I broke through the trans these men were causing. I was the alpha's daughter so I had to put a good example. I tried to get myself under control, hence the word tried.

"How long will they be staying?" Camilla asked. I sighed deeply and closed my eyes but to no help, the image of them shirtless were still burning behind closed lids.

"A couple of months, they are here to make a deal with my dad since they witnessed rogue attacks near our lands. They are here to lend us a hand." I glanced at her when I heard no reply. I rolled my eyes when it looked like she wasn't even listening to a word I was telling her. Her big brown eyes were fixated on someone in the group. I looked towards the direction she was looking at but didn't get to see who caught my best friend's eye because someone came to stand directly in front of me blocking my line of sight.

My vision became nothing but cleavage since this person was wearing very high heels, she towered us. She couldn't contribute much to the pack by working, cooking or fighting so she was pretty low in our ranks. Everyone in the pack has a pretty good understanding of where they stand in our pack by power and contributions in a certain field. This person didn't want to contribute much to the cooking or cleaning so they were low in ranks.

Nickie's train of vision was to seduce the highest man in power. Meaning the alpha in the oncoming group.

"They said the beta and alpha of that pack are fucking hot." Nickie, practically the melting in her spot with a smirk on her pink lips. I gave her a look like 'why the hell are you telling me this', but a low growl from Camilla stopped me from telling her to leave. I snapped my head towards Camilla not sure if I imagined that coming from her. Camilla never liked Nickie but she was never one to pick fights. We didn't get animalistic that quick. Plus, she didn't like getting her hands dirty and fighting with Nickie meant you would.

"Mine." Camilla snarled viciously at Nickie whose green eyes widen in response. Confused, I was about to lay my hand on her shoulder to try to cool her down but quickly took it away when Camilla was going to bite it in midair. What the fuck was wrong with her? Never seen her act like this.

"Calm down my love," A guy said in her ear and like a light switch was turned off, she relaxed into his arms. She breathed in his scent and looked back at us with a glint in her eyes that made us step back.

"He's your mate. The beta is your mate." Nickie said shocked before dropping her blonde head showing her respect to the higher in command. "Congratulations," Nickie whispered through gritted teeth. Wait... what did she just say? They are mates as in inseparable lovers. She barely just saw him and she is already getting defensive over Nickie commenting that he is hot, when we didn't even know he was her mate yet. But then why did she attack me? I didn't say anything.

"She saw you as a threat. Any pretty female is automatically labeled as a threat when their mate is around. Her werewolf side is claiming me." Camilla's mate spoke out like he was reading my mind. Camilla was as close to him as she could get, their bodies pressed together, calming her in some way. "Especially when the mate bond hasn't been completed."

"Camilla," I whispered still in shock. "Her name is Camilla."

"I'm David by the way," He gave me a small smile and I could tell he would offer me his hand but Camilla was wrapped all around him that he couldn't move much.

"Nice to meet you," I said. "I'm Diana."

My best friend got paired up with a hottie, I was so happy for her but as looked down at Camilla's brown eyes I still noticed she was giving me a death glare. A bit shocked she was acting that way to me, I swallowed down my hurt and left them alone. As I was walking into the house a few wolf whistles were heard behind me from the guys standing outside. It seems we drew some unwanted attention to ourselves by the way Camilla was acting. The young wolves were reaching out of their league and breaking my father's orders by coming close. Rolling my eyes, I kept walking towards my dad's study room. I needed to inform him Camilla has found her mate and it was the beta of the other pack. How will my dad make it so she doesn't have to choose between her family and her mate? That's what mates usually did, they had to choose which pack they wanted to be in and there is no going back afterward. Camilla's mate is bound to leave us to and go to his pack since he is the Beta. She would leave everyone she loves, including me...

I was feeling bummed. Suddenly, I felt my skin shiver almost as if I was going to transform. I felt it something pull at my heart before I smelled a scent so alluring confirming that my mate was close by. Surprised this sudden discovery, I stopped in my tracks.

Was my mate behind these closed doors?

Standing outside the door to my dad's study I hesitated for a second with my hand on the door handle. I swung open the door to my dad's study which caused the smell to hit me like a ton of bricks. It was difficult for me to keep my breath steady as my heart picked up speed like never before. My hands trembled and I hid them behind my back. My father was talking to a man whose back was to me. Luscious jet—black hair was the only thing I could tell from behind.

"Yes, Diana?" My father asked looking up at me waiting to hear what I had to say. Any lucid thoughts vanished when that tantalizing smell hit me awakening something I haven't experienced before. It took me a while to get my voice and breathing under control, all a while my father raised an eyebrow at me. "I—It can wait for later," I stuttered not really getting my voice back but also noticing my mate didn't turn to face me. A pain in my chest grew but before he could turn around

if he ever planned on doing that

and before my father could even open his mouth to say something, I shut the door and rushed to my room ignoring my people when they shouted my name to get my attention.

I was internally screaming that I didn't get to see who my mate was. It left me wanting him more.

My house was noisy tonight which was to be expected. Everyone was having fun bonding with each other since they will be spending the next couple weeks together until the threat was neutralized. I was actually glad our packs could get along, the Wilding pack tended to have a bad reputation. I decided to take a shower in my room before heading down hoping the feelings stirring inside me would cancel out with a cold one, but no such luck there. I sighed mentally when my brain kept thinking back to my mate. Every cell of my body was yearning to go back down to my dad's study room and make him look at me. I wanted him to act like Camilla in some way and take me in his arms.

Then I remembered my father's rule. I had the title of alpha resting on my shoulders, I couldn't just pick up and leave that behind.

With thoughts running crazy through my mind I walked out from the bathroom connected to my room in bra and panties with a towel on resting on top of my head. I stopped dead in my tracks when I spotted someone in my room. They were stretched out on top of my bed looking at me with a look of awe. All that didn't matter right now because they were in trouble, nobody is allowed in my room without my consent. I was ready to go off on them but held myself back because I realized that I have never seen him before.

"What are you doing here?" I asked taking a step closer and realizing it wasn't one of my pack members. He had on a black shirt that clung to his upper body very well. I could admire the muscles hiding beneath the shirt. The smell I was getting caused me to come back to my senses. This scent, these strong feelings bubbling inside me were too much to ignore.

He was my mate.