"Your Majesty, the coaches are arriving with the different packs. You need to go down and greet the Alphas." Came the voice of my Beta.

With a nod, I headed downstairs after giving myself the once over in my full length mirror.

"Ready to meet our mate after waiting all this time?" Came the voice of my wolf Adonis

"Always." Came my reply (What up Harry Potter reference! RIP Professor Snape *sniffle*)

With that, I headed downstairs, ready to greet the Alphas of the packs in my kingdom.

I stood in the entryway with my Beta Xander and my Gamma Ricky. Slowly, the coaches stopped in front of the entrance and the crowd began to enter. I greeted each Alpha in turn and tried hard to sense my mate's scent but nothing! Maybe this was a waste of time...

The last pack to arrive was the Silver Moon Pack.

"Your Majesty, a humble thank you for inviting us to the prestigious Ball and a very happy birthday! May you have a long and blessed life." Said Alpha Dan.

I internally rolled my eyes. What is with the sucking up!

"The pleasure is all mine Alpha Dan and thank you for the birthday wishes." I replied. With that, the last pack entered the grand Ball room.

I still could not sense my mate anywhere. Surely, she would be here by now as every single pack had arrived. Maybe I missed her. Well there will hopefully be another chance of catching her in the Grand Ball room.

All of a sudden I see and feel something...furry? And...pink?

"Well hello Your Royal Sexiness." Came the most excruciating sound I had ever heard! Even worse than Carla's voice.

I looked down to see a girl clutching my arm and batting her ridiculously massive eyelashes at me! Honestly, if you think about the clown from IT, she looked worse! Her face was caked with so much make up, she'd have to remove it with paint stripper!

"Erm...hello?" I replied back, unsure of what to say.

"My name is Belinda, but you can call me your baby girl." She said, attempting and failing to look seductive.

"Well...hello Belinda and I don't think that would be appropriate." I replied back.

"Oh but I think so since I know we are meant to be. We are soulmates and I can make you happy for the rest of your life if you give yourself to me."

At this point I was getting extremely annoyed. What is with this girl? Take the hint that I am not interested and leave me alone!

"Well considering I cannot sense that you are my mate and no offence (please do take offence) but you are not my type." I replied back glaring at her now as I was getting irritated by her presence.

She stared at me in shock and horror. She immediately let go before shrieking and wailing and running away. Phew! That was close! Thank the Goddess she wasn't my mate, she would be a total nightmare and I would not have been able to cope with the constant migraines. Speaking of migraines, here comes another one...

"Your Majesty, all the Packs have arrive-" Came the second most irritating sound to my precious ears (the first most being that Belinda chick)

"Yes I am well aware that all the Packs have arrived as I've been here greeting them. Get with the Programme Carla!" I exclaimed before entering the Grand Ball Room to make my introduction speech in front of all the packs in the Kingdom.

As I entered the Grand Ball Room, I was impressed with the way it was decorated. There were plenty of tables arranged so that there was enough for everybody. The dancefloor in the middle looked a bit much but oh well...I am King so nothing can be too much and there was a bright aura coming from the room itself with the colour scheme being white.

As I walked to the middle of the dancefloor and the others took their seats, I tried to sense my mate in the room, but yet, still no sign of my mate. What if she hasn't turned up? That can't be right though as the invitations sent specifically said to bring every member of the pack to the Ball. Maybe my mate didn't want to come? This thought made me sad. Why did my mate not want to be with me?

"You are over reacting. You on your monthly or something? Get a grip man!" Came the irritated voice of Adonis.

"Oh pipe down you! You do realise if we don't find our mate tonight, then we will have no choice but to settle. I never settle for second best and never will." I answered my wolf.

"Fair point, but then find her! We both know that nobody can ever be as good as our mate so get cracking!"

"You think I haven't tried? I can't sense her scent anywhere! Do you think she hasn't arrived?"

"Could be...let's see what this night brings us shall we?"

"Let's get this show on the road." I replied back, more determined than ever to find my mate.