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“Please. It looks like there are just as many young guys here for you.” He made a gagging noise.
“Well, with all these people, I can’t stand all the smells. Did they bathe in perfume? How are you going to know if your mate is around with all the perfume flying around?”
“I don’t know…” Cory answered slowly, worry making it into his face for the first time. “It does stink really bad,” he whispered.
“Hey, I’m sure once we’re outside, the perfume will dissipate, and you’ll be able to smell your mate,” I said, feeling bad for ruining his moment.
“Yeah…yeah, maybe,” he mumbled, unconvinced.
James, Cory’s best friend and future gamma, came bounding down the halls and put his arms around both of us.
“Look at all these women here just to see my man,” he boasted. “And my lady,” he added when I rolled my eyes.
Cory and James ran off together, and I finished walking down the stairs by myself, trying to avoid the stares of all the guys. I wasn’t interested in anyone looking to make me their mate. I wrinkled my nose as I tried to get used to the smells, thankful that I was at least used to the added sensitivity that came with being a werewolf.
Cory and I got our wolves about seven months ago, shifting six months earlier than most people. We still didn’t know why, but Uncle Helios thought it had something to do with the prophesized battle coming in a couple of decades. We needed to be strong, and he thought we needed a deeper connection to our wolves. But we were still pretty new, and all the scents were overwhelming. For a moment, I thought I smelled something wonderful and familiar, but it was quickly drowned by everyone walking around me.
I shook my head and went to look for my sister. Violet was, as usual, in the kitchen, sneaking whatever she could find and a book tucked under her arm. I grabbed her by the arm and whisked her away with me outside to get some air.
“Hey! I need to get a few more before they are all gone. Mom made the empanadas, and you know they’ll disappear,” she whined. I smiled smugly and pulled out the two empanadas that I swiped on my way out.
“Here, I just need to breathe. There are too many smells in there.”
“I can’t wait until I get my wolf,” she sighed as she bit into the beef empanada. They really were amazing. Mom was an amazing cook. Even more things to miss if I had to leave.
I shook myself and tried to get rid of my depressing thoughts. Mom and Dad always said things happened for a reason, so if I was destined to be somewhere else, I just had to trust the Moon Goddess.
I spent the rest of the afternoon outside. I even took a walk in the forest to calm my nerves. I could feel the electricity in the air. It was more than just the full moon rising. Today would change my life and the thought was terrifying.
I walked back into the pack house to use the restroom before the moon peaked. I could already feel Mom trying to push a mind-link, but I just had no spoons to deal with anyone right now. I was too stuck in my own head.
“Bells!” I heard someone call my name as I was making my way back toward the party.
“Evie! What are you doing here? I thought you were in MIT?”
Everly was a little younger than we were, but she was a genius like her dad and skipped ahead two years when we were Sophomores.
“I am. I’m on winter break. I go back in a few days,” she answered, hugging me.
“Wow. How are you liking university life?”
“It’s great. Are you heading to college after graduation?”
“Yes. I want to study business. I want to see if Dad will let me work in the company with him.”
“Oh, that’d be awesome. Dad works there, and he loves it.”
“Yeah. We’ll see,” I said. We walked out together, and I had to leave her because I could see Mom already looking my way.
“Good luck,” she said sweetly.
“Thanks,” I answered absentmindedly as I continued to walk.
“Bells—” Mom started.
“I’m here. I’m here. Sorry,” I interrupted, taking my place next to my brother.
“Just give her a break, Princess. You know how hard she works for these things. She doesn’t even like them,” Dad whispered.
