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mom tends to be a woman of few words; sometimes, she just drifts off into her own memories, gazing at old photographs.

and take in the surroundings. I wanted to make a new friend

" my wolf Alex

thing you should know about him is that he has

k, New Moon. The initiation

m inside your head, right? Actually, I

I was just mentioni

ou," he said, shutting

ground? Did it hurt your feelings?" a

d my wolf," I replied, lett

elf. I took a moment to observe him. He had olive skin and dark h

just moved h

saw you in the Beta's car on Fri

" I asked, trying to steer the conversation in a

to a pack in Mexico, but I didn't fit in, so I decided

comfortable sharing," I said,

d pack because I'm... well, I'm gay," he

ured him, though I wasn't entirely sure about my own

It would have been manageable if my parents weren

I could get was as a room attendant. The pay wasn't gr

nd I had to sign an NDA. That ended up giving m

. After a brief pause, I added, "I apologize; I'm not really great at offeri

ight years ago. Honestly, I've moved on. But eno

still clinging to outdated

ict someone based on their secondary gender?" he responded. I ha

s different, so here I am. I

morrow goes smoothly," he

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and more importantly, how the pack members would be. If they were anything like the beta, I might be alr

us to the training grounds to meet the Alpha. It was now 10 o'clock. Upon arriving at th

remained tight-lipped about what was bothering him

a bit anxious," Mateo sai

ttery about the new Alpha

out," he reassured me, trying to calm my nerves. Howev

rthy, musky scent of fre

er laid eyes on. Mate, mate, mate, Alex

ble to look away. We held our gaze until he leaned in to whisper something

ps he was preoccupied with something important? But he had just f

mere thought. Was fate playing a cruel joke on me? The Alpha being my mate? Or had

tered what the Beta was saying. It wasn't until

re you okay? Were you even listening?" sh

fine," I replie

she insisted. "Are you alri

tell her? But I haven't discu

ise. I just need to take care of something

the apartment? I'll catch up with you both la

hing alright?" he in

few things to sort ou

eo said, taking my mother's

d I'm unfamiliar with the area; I have no idea where to find the Alpha. Chr

me a favor?"