Chapter 3

HELEN'S POV

"I cannot accept you as my mate," I had told him and ran out of the house.

"Helen! Helen!" I could hear my mum calling me back but I wouldn't stop as I continued to run until I was far away from home and alone crying out my eyes.

I had just found out about my mate and gosh I hated him instantly. He looked so round and fat and wasn't even attractive to me. Although I felt the excitement and connection I should feel to believe he truly is my mate but still I never wanted him.

"Why will you give him as my mate? Why! Why can't I have handsome mates like others? Why?" I cried and yelled looking up at the sky. I was apparently mad at the moon goddess for choosing someone like that as my mate.

I had always imagined my mate to have a very handsome, tall, charming face and all that but I was punished with the opposite of what I imagined and wanted.

I burped and sniffed in stopping my nose from running as I wiped my face with the back of my hand.

I didn't know when I dozed off and woke up later to find the most handsome and amazing man standing right before me and staring down at me.

I jolted and sat upright, I was shy but he smiled at me and said, "Hey, it's okay. I won't hurt you, are you okay?"

Gosh, he had the most beautiful smile ever.

I nodded,"yes, I'm alright.

"So, can I sit with you?" He asked sweetly, making my heart flutter again. I nodded yes and shifted a bit to create space for him.

"I am Liam and the Alpha of my pack," he introduced himself.

"Wow!" So he is also the Alpha of his pack. He seems too good to be real. I already like him. I told him my name and he commented nicely.

We talked and chatted for long hours. He made me laugh and happy. We had enjoyed our time so much that I forgot I was supposed to be heading home. And I started to think that he should be the right one for me. Forget about that round and fat so called mate. I wanted Liam to be my mate!

Then he asked me the question that ruined not just the moment but my entire system.

"Do you by any chance know Lily James? She is my mate but I can only see her on her eighteenth birthday which is some days away, do you know her? Is she nice?" He asked.

Why? Just why? Why does it have to be him? Just when I thought I have found the perfect one for me and now he is supposed to be Lily's mate. What should I do, should I lie to him about Karen or should I say the truth. I was confused.

"Helen? Are you okay?" he asked, jolting me back to the moment.

I forced a smile,"Yes..errr I'm fine,"

"Lily is my friend…" I started to say. Liam focused on me and was like "really? So how is she?"

I struggled with my conscience whether to say nice things about Lily and lose Liam to her or say otherwise and secure Liam for myself.

"She killed her mother on her sixteenth birthday…" I said and the look on Liam's face changed suddenly.

"She is a killer, how can she be my mate when she is a killer?" He asked me to breathe hard.

I didn't mean to say it this way to make him spite Lily but I messaged my conscience with the fact that there was still an atom of truth in what I said. I mean, everyone thought Lily is the one that killed her mother, even her father believed in that. I just told Liam the thing that everyone believed, it wasn’t a lie, right?

Right there, Liam promised to choose me over Lily as he would rather have me as his mate than Lily who is a killer.

I just felt that I did the right thing.

LILY'S POV

Yeeeey, it's finally my eighteenth birthday and I'm so excited about it. This means a lot to me as a werewolf, I can now have my first transformation on the full moon which is the night of my birthday and would be able to shift shape like everyone else. And not only that, I would meet my mate and finally be free from my father's curse and punishment.

I didn't need the alarm clock to wake me as I woke up even before it could ring. I yawned tiredly and lifted myself up from my mat. I gently rolled it and kept it aside where I usually kept it.

Quickly I entered the washroom and brushed my teeth. I thought of what to wear but it dawned on me that I had no special clothes to wear even though it's my birthday. I wanted to weep but I told myself no. No matter what I swore to not let myself be sad on this day.

I managed to put on my red dress that my mother bought for me on my sixteenth birthday but I couldn't wear it then as I wore another one instead so I decided to wear it.

Tiny droplets of tears gathered in my eyes as I held the dress in my hands. It brought back memories of my mother which I have always tried to shut off.

"Mommy… I miss you… I miss...you a lot…" I cried and squeezed the dress close to my nose. I could smell the scent of my mother's perfume then. It still smelled nice to me.

I sniffed in tears and wore it as I stepped out of my room ready to experience a whole new life and hopefully today my father would fully listen to me and hear my story and what exactly happened two years ago.

Once I came out of the room, I discovered the whole place was being decorated. I marvelled at the lights that shone brightly and the ribbons. O couldn't believe I would do this to celebrate my birthday after he has hated me all these while.

"Wow, so beautiful!" I said in admiration to the decorations.

"Yeah, yeah, you can thank me now," someone said behind me.

"Judy?" I turned sharply and saw Judy, my childhood friend, standing behind me with a few ribbons in her hand.

I rushed to her and hugged her.

"It's been so long, you practically disappeared into thin air," I said, releasing her from the tight hug.

She smiled, "yeah yeah, I know but I'm here now and happy birthday beautiful,"

I blushed hard and covered my face shyly.

"Uh uh, don't be like that now, you are an adult werewolf now and you can't go around being so shy,"

"I'm not shy, Judy," I giggled.

Suddenly my dad came out of his room.

"Good morning daddy," I greeted hoping he was in a good mood.

"Morning," he said flatly and walked past me. My heart ached but I covered it up with a nervous chuckle. I guess he didn't even get me any gifts or presents this time. Well, I wasn't really interested in having gifts but my freedom.

"Come on baby girl, let's make this place look even more beautiful!' Judy said and dragged me to join her in decorating the house.

People started to troop in and I was straining my eyes to see when Helen would get here. I was tempted to go ask my dad if my mate would come for my birthday party but I stopped myself.

People were trooping into my house for my party but yet I haven't seen Helen and I was worried. I wanted her to be here while everything was going on. I was tired of walking around saying hi to people and greeting the elderly ones so I decided to get some fresh air outside.

As I stepped outside, I felt this connection as if my mate was nearby. I could perceive the addictive scent and I felt it. My mate truly is around. I turned around to see Helen walking towards me with the most handsome guy I have ever seen.

He looked hairy and had the perfect eyes. His jawline was very sharp and his nose stood firm on his face. I was more than certain that the guy right in front is my Alpha mate. I had my eyes fixed at him until they got to me.

"He is my Alpha right?” I blurted out excitedly.