Kourtney

The mixture of sweat, alcohol and cigarettes filled the air but I could care less cause I wanted to be part of this group of strangers who were drowning in ecstasy. The disco lights roamed through the dim room making it difficult to see anyone’s face properly and while still giving us what we needed to come alive with the music.

From the moment I walked into the club, I could feel the bass of every song right in my chest. It was just the thrill I needed to forget the evil that lived outside of these walls.

Dad was an alpha of my former pack but he was killed by members of the pack who he considered as brothers and sisters. They let me and mum go because he was kind to them so that was their own way of repaying us back. Now here I was, a 24 year werewolf who had not gotten her wolf or found her mate. All I could do was scream out the words “Ohhhh I want the time of my life” from the Pitbull song with the rest of the people in the club.

The DJ must be the best in town or so I thought. His song choices seemed to resonate with my situation so much that every sip of alcohol that I took seemed to wash away all my problems with each gulp. The sharp bitter taste made me squeeze my face but as long it could make me forget about my real life, I didn’t mind.

Mum had being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and I was the only one she had who could take care of her. We didn’t have enough money saved up for me to put her in a medical facility so she was always at home having her episodes. All I could do was pray to Moon Goddess every night about mum before I went to bed.

Few days ago she had tried to kill me in my sleep but luckily I was able to fight her off. She was reliving the attack from 5 years ago where the pack members attacked our family in the middle of the night to kill Dad. Other times she saw me as the Moon Goddess and worshipped me when ever I returned home.

Tonight was going to be different. I was going to party it all away. Every one here looked like they had a story to tell but would rather use alcohol to drown it all down. And today I was going to be one of them.

A stranger had walked up to me and offered me what looked to be an electronic tobacco and fuck yeah I was down to try whatever I could get my hands on tonight. Suddenly my whole world was spinning and all I could see was weird faces kissing each other in the dark. Someone was talking to me and trying to get what seemed to be my contact details but all I could hear was the ABCs of the alphabet.

I had never felt so alive in my entire life. It felt like no wrong could happen in this moment in time. The music continues to run through my entire body and this makes me to dance and dance and dance like I had never done before. For the first time in many years, I was going to return home without any worries. All my troubles were going to be left in this club with total strangers. It wasn’t the best option but it was my only option and I was going to make sure I achieved my goal.

I’m not the best with alcohol but for some reasons I was able to finish a complete bottle of Vodka tonight. This was new and unlike me. Back then in high school, everyone knew to keep alcohol away from me cause I’d be talking gibberish after taking two cups. I’d always wake up with a sharp headache that’d stay for a long period of my day. Let’s not forget the nauseous state that comes with it.

I needed a break and if this was how I was going to get, then so be it.

It was time I took a seat and rested a little cause I was beginning to feel some type of way. I walk up to the counter and pull a seat while requesting another drink. Duh! I wasn’t going to stop now.

Suddenly this bearded, muscular man stood next to me and I began to feel an erotic desire stir up within me. His scent found it’s way to my nostrils despite the smell of bodily fluids and booze that surrounded us. I had never had such primal cravings for a person. I could also pick up that he was a werewolf and an alpha to top it all off.

“Have I found my mate?” I asked myself making sure I wasn’t thinking out loud next to this wolf.

“Do you unemployed folks make it a habit to stare when you see a man dressed neatly in a suit?” he inquired in a tone that sounded so rude and condescending. They were all the same. One minute they are all you can think about until you hear them speak.

“I’ve spent most of my night in the VVIP section noticing you and I have come down to your level to tell you this in person” he said to me as he sat down besides me and pulled away my glass from my lips with his right hand.

The effrontery!!

“And what would that be?” I ask in my drunken voice.

“You really have nothing to offer to me but I want you to be mate. To be honest, it’s just for a few years and I’d be done with you. This isn’t me asking you, it’s me telling you.” he commanded like the alpha he was. I was intrigued at his level of confidence in himself.

I didn’t have a perfect body but I had nicely round boobs and buttocks that brought more attention to me than needed. Most of my female friends in high school hated me for this reason cause they couldn’t trust their boyfriends around me. But never have I ever met someone like this who showed this much confidence.

“I’m sorry but I think you have the wrong lady. Try this stunt with someone else in the crowd” I reply as I stand up to leave before this gets any worse.

“You’ll sit and listen to what I have to say. Disrespect will not be tolerated in my presence” he says as he runs his hands through my body and gets a hand full of my butt in his hands while he bites his lower lips. This sent chills down my spine cause I knew I wanted him to be my mate just as much as he wanted me also. My insides were burning up for him but it wasn’t going to be so easy. I had to come up with a plan to survive this as I found myself going back down to my sit.

“You really aren’t the most beautiful girl facially but I’m willing to make you my Luna. Your only option is to say yes to my offer and get this over with.” He exclaims as his beta brings out a piece of paper from a briefcase and hands it to me.

“What is this?. You want me to sell myself to you” I replied angrily as I throw the paper in his face to his greatest surprise.

“If you see it as selling yourself to me, then it’s fine. I don’t mind being the highest bidder for you. After all, people end up throwing away products they bought before it’s expiration date arrives. You’d be the same. I’d let go of you quickly” he says as he snaps his fingers to show me how fast I’d be discarded.

How could he say all this and still be confident that I’d follow him back to his pack house?

Suddenly his beta drops the second briefcase in front of me and opens it up to reveal a huge sum of money. I had never seen such amount of money except on TV shows but here it was in front of me and all I had to do was follow this wolf to his pack house and become his Luna.

“It’s all yours if you do what needs to be done” he says as his beta closes the briefcase back and slides the contract to me once more.

“I think you got this all wrong. I’m not some cheap bitch you can just pick and let go off. My answer is no” I announced as loud as I could so it sinks into his handsome head. This wasn’t the time for me to be searching for a mate, it wasn’t ideal. I had too many life problems to solve so I couldn’t. I was wolfless, had a dying mother to take care of, was struggling to pass my SATs at 24, had an empty bank account and a lot of credit card loans to fix. This wasn’t the right time.

“Here’s my card. Call me when you change your mind. They always do” he says as he whispers into my ear and leaves with a smirk on his face. The Moon Goddess wouldn’t send me this for a mate.

She just wouldn’t.