Chapter 1


    Lily’s pov


    It’s always busy at the packhouse, but especially tonight. I am the fifth child out of six. My father Alpha


    Edward Burton has always wanted a big family and so did my mother, Luna Katherine. My parents


    decided after having two girls they really wanted a boy, but it took them 4 more tries. My thirteen year old


    brother Edward the Second, or Eddie as we call him will be the alpha of our pack one day. While we


    have to wait to find out mate. It feels really outdated that we can’t start our lives or careers before


    meeting our mate.


    My parents always hoped that our mate will be a Beta or Alpha from another pack, like with my older


    sisters. I just hope whoever my mate is, he will be kind and get me out of this pack. I love my family, I do.


    But I am not like the others, my sisters are all gorgeous and smart. They honestly look like models. And I


    lack their elegance and good looks.


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    Maybe I am being too hard on myself, but it’s hard not topare yourself. Especially in this family


    where winning is everything. Everyone needs to be the best in school, win every fight and look their best.


    And I am an average looking girl, with brown curls and big green eyes. I am not as skinny as my sisters


    or as tall and I don’t have their sleek blond hair. I don’t pay much attention to my looks, I usually just


    wear my hair in a braid or ponytail. Anything to keep the curls down. No-one in my family has curls


    except my grandmother. She was the only one that made me feel special, but sadly she passed away


    last year.


    Every once in a while an unmated Alpha or Beta visits our pack to see if one of  Alpha Edward’s


    daughters is their mate. No-one usually pays attention to me, I am not even of age yet. Besides people


    often assume I am not one of the Burton sisters since I look so different from the rest. Tonight is one of


    those nights, the packhouse is full with three Alpha’s and their Beta’s who are looking for their mate. And


    I am stuck next to the most awful Alpha ever. It’s not his looks that are awful, but that look of arrogance


    and boredom on his face. He’s actually pretty good looking if you look passed that arrogance. I don’t


    even know his name, but I can tell he’s an Alpha by his strongmanding aura. He is tall, dark and


    handsome like my grandmother would say and he has a big scar across his forehead clipping his


    eyebrow. He looks like he can kill a man with one punch. I guess that’s why the seat next to him was


    empty, most people would feel fear in his presence. I’ve tried talking with him, but honestly I don’t even


    think he’s listening to me. I assume he’s not listening, because he has not said a word the whole night.


    My sister Angelina just turned eighteen a couple of months ago and my neen year old sister Emma is


    still unmated, so every unmated wolf of importance ising by to see if they’re a match. It honestly


    feels like a strange way to find love, if you’re meant to be you’ll find each other sooner orter right?


    After dinner finished the guest headed to the lounge area for some coffee and tea. This was usually the


    time I would go up to my room, I was in no mood to socialize. When I walked out into the hallway I heard


    two men talking.


    “Why are we still here? They’re not my mates,” said a deep sounding voice.


    “Alpha Osiris, just stick around for a bit. It will be good for our pack to have Alpha Edward as an ally. The


    Moon Stone pack isn’trge, but has great resources to offer.”


    I could hear Alpha Osiris sigh “Fine, Beta Riker. But why did they ce me next to that girl?! She was


    talking non-stop.”


    I guess he did hear me, just choose to ignore me. Alpha Osiris, I’ve heard that name before. My father


    had mentioned him when discussing potential mates. Alpha Osiris has the reputation of being one of the


    most brutal Alpha’s around and he has one of thergest packs.


    Beta Riker answered “that’s one of the Burton sister’s I believe.”


    Alpha Osirisughed “of course they sit the ugly duckling of the family next to me.”


    There was that arrogance again. I decided to walk right passed them and gave them both my most


    deadly look. It wasn’t polite to look an Alpha in the eye, especially not one as important as Alpha Osiris.


    But right now I didn’t care, I strutted past them and looked directly at Alpha Osiris “the ugly ducklings


    name is Lily Burton by the way” and I walked to my room.


    As soon as I was out of sight I ran as fast as I could, my bravery slowly fading every step I took. This was


    really stupid of me, I shouldn''t have said anything. My parents always said I was a bit too mouthy. It


    probably didn''t matter anyway, it was not like I was going to see either of them again after tonight. Alpha


    Osiris seemed to have no interest in staying here, that much was clear.