Hunter POV

I paced around in my room with my thoughts all jumbled and mixed up in my head. Biting my finger as my nerves boiled over. It was a total mess inside there. I kept on thinking about him every single time I closed my eyes, his boy face was there. The way he would constantly cry at all the things I did to him, the way he would always cover for me for reasons unknown to me.

That blond hair, pale fair skin and boyish blue eyes, was all I could think about.

I felt him when he passed through the borderline, well not exactly him per say, but I felt a new presence and I could tell it was him. I had established a close connection and link with all the wolves in my pack on the day I received the title, so naturally I could sense all their wolves except for his. It felt foreign and yet, familiar at the same time.

In the midst of my severe thinking I heard a knock on my door. I mentally groaned and went to open it. My father stood in the doorway looking more excited than I'd ever seen him. He practically looked like a child on Christmas morning.

Of course he'd be.. Drew was back..

"Yes?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Are you going to the birthday celebration? If so, are you wearing that?" He asked pointing a finger to my sweatpants and plain white T shirt.

His question had me thinking.

Did he even want me there? What would he say when he saw me? Would he forgive me? Would he be angry and lash out at me?

"Yeah I'll be there soon.. go ahead"

"Just make sure you're there before midnight, the ceremony will start then. We can't have a Beta with no Alpha, got it?" He asked and walked away, since he wasn't really waiting for my answer. I closed my door and ran to my closet, throwing out clothes after clothes.

What was I going to wear?

After scratching through my clothes for what felt like hours trying to find something that would make me look appealing to him. I finally pulled out black jeans and a white V neck. I looked at the time and saw I was already an hour late.

Shit!

I ran my fingers through my hair and sprayed as much cologne on my body as I could till I chocked from all the spray.

I had to make a good impression!

I exited my house and took a deep breath as I walked towards their house. It was relatively huge for two people, okay four people since Jake and Henry lived there as well seeing as Jake refused to leave his Uncle all alone in that big house and well, Henry would follow him almost everywhere. Every since those two became mates they were inseparable. They literally went everywhere together.

I wouldn't be surprised if they even went to the bathroom together.

It didn't take me long to get there, since their house was exactly a minute away from mine. I took a deep breath for the second time and stared at the door. Feeling my nerves begin to go hay wire.

Why do I feel so nervous?

I was about to knock on the door, when I heard footsteps coming my way. I dropped my hand and waited. I expected him to answer the door, it being his party and all, but instead Jake opened the door and had a sly smile on his face, as he leaned on the door frame.

"Well, look who finally showed up" he said as he chuckled.

What was so funny.

" Well you aren't the only one late.. but come in" he said as he moved out of my way so I could go in. I turned my head towards him wondering who he was talking about.

"Who has gotten here yet?"

He didn't say anything and just shrugged as he walked towards Henry who had something on a plate for him. He thanked him and pressed a kiss to his lips as the two walked out onto the lawn.

The house had been more crowded than I imagined it to me. Almost every member of the pack was there. Old and young. Pups and teenagers. Everyone . There were people and food everywhere I looked, all distracting me from the one person I really wanted to see. I looked through all the faces, scanning the crowd for that blond hair I remember all to well and to my dismay, I couldn't spot him anywhere.

I turned around to get some air, when I smelt something. It was faint at first, making me narrow my eyes and believe I had imagine it, but after a second it grew stronger. It smelt like vanilla and strawberries mixed into one, almost like some kind of ice cream. It was so intoxicatingly sweet that it took me a minute or so to recognize what it was.

I had turned eighteen last month and hadn't found my mate yet so I was convinced that it wasn't anyone in my pack, or maybe I was one of those wolves that didn't have a mate.

But this smell told me otherwise. I could feel my wolf jump with excitement upon sensing his mate. I followed the smell, leading me to the porch. As I walked closer, the stronger the smell grew.

Please let it be him.. please let it be him...please let it be Drew.

I slowly pushed open the door and caught sight of a head of chocolate brown hair from the back. He was leaning against the railing almost like he was in pain. I frowned when I didn't see the blond hair I was looking for, upset that my mate wasn't him but my thoughts were halted when I heard the man's voice. A voice so extremely manly. So beautiful and sexy at the same time. So seductive.

"I knew it was you all along" he said. His voice was so smooth and sturdy at the same time. It pulled me in with every sound.

He slowly turned around with a smile on his face. When his eyes met mine, his smile complete fell replaced with his wide eyes that held nothing but shock and horror. He looked so disappointed when he saw me. It took me a millisecond to recognize who he was since he looked so different now, but those eyes were the same. The same pretty eyes I remembered all these years and my heart raced uncontrollably.

"No.. please no.."

He whispered as he shook his head and widened his eyes. I don't know why but it felt like a million knives were being driven through my heart all at once. The moment I had dreamt about for three years had finally come true, only to be shattered in an instant. I moved closer to him only for him to move a step back. He kept shaking his head like he couldn't believe what was happening. He turned around and jumped over the balcony. I gasped and ran towards it, only to find him running towards the woods.

I turned around and chased after him. I followed his scent that led me to the river. I could feel my wolf whimpering at the slight refusal our mate showed us, but it wasn't as though I could blame him. I had been horrible to him all our lives and I could only blame myself for the hate he showed me.

I finally came to a stop when I heard sobbing. I stood behind a tree and peeped over only for my heart to stop.

There he was, crying in the arms of someone else. He held so tightly onto the man that was hugging him. He buried his face inside the man's neck and cried. It didn't take a miracle for me to recognize the man. His charcoal black hair and sapphire pale blue eyes that glowed in the dark, gave it all away. The man was none other than..

Elliot.