Chapter 6

• Ashira's POV
• The day all She-Wolves had been waiting for will be tomorrow.
• Since the Prime pack is six hours away from our pack, I needed to get off today to head there.
• We are six in total. I and the five other girls from our pack have their mate in the Prime pack as per the mapping.
• We'll depart at noon, riding a van. The rest of the She-Wolves will do the same but at different times. Some already left days ago since the pack they needed to settle in, will take a day or more.
• Some She-Wolves from another pack also came to our days before and until now. They already settled themselves here with the pack accommodating their stay.
• We'll arrive at Prime pack a day early but that's alright since we'll need to be familiar with the place first.
• Once done packing, I went to Ophelia who was in the kitchen, and sat down in a chair, facing her.
• I watched her cook, though I'm not sure what's she is making.
• "Regretting that you never attend my cooking lessons?" She grinned at me, mocking me.
• She always invites me to join her cook but it's not my style. I would rather learn everything about the pack system but never did like burning the kitchen.
• Partly, I have no gifts for cooking.
• I snorted and Ophelia laughed hard.
• These past few days, after the mapping, I never went out of the house. I took Eric's advice seriously. Not blending in with the crowd.
• A grieving wolf for its dead mate is the last thing I'd like to come across.
• "Did you packed the dress I bought you?" She asked. I rolled my eyes. I'm not really into a dress. If it is not a tradition for the mapping to wear that white dress, I wouldn't have.
• "I did."
• "Be sure to wear them at the ball, Ashi. It's a pack tradition. I'm already scared you'll wear jeans tomorrow when I'm not in sight." Her voice sounds joking but I know she's sad somehow. I am too. When she spoke the last words, it daggers in my chest.
• "It dawned me that this may be the last day I'll be here," I said, changing the topic as I watch her cook. Giving her a small smile.
• I could feel my eyes burning. It saddened me that I didn't give them goodbye talks. I'm so close to tears right now.
• If ever I find my mate tomorrow at the ball, then there's no coming back here.
• She mirrored my smile which made me feel dejected more.
• "I'll miss you, too." She said, responding to the meaning of my words exactly. Her voice almost cracked, I know she's about to burst into tears but she's holding it in. I am too.
• I cleared my throat as I felt a slump stuck in it. I'm on the edge of crying.
• "I.. uh, thank you so much for taking me in. I..." I cleared my throat once again. Saying these things is so hard. "I felt how you treat me like a family."
• "Aw. You are family. We loved you and will always will. Don't forget that, chicken." She tapped my nose with her finger and I chuckled.
• She loved calling me chicken since I always backed out from a fight when I first came here and they first had me. Ophelia helped me though. Her teasing made me want to be strong. And now, I do. But her teasing is still there.
• I have no chance to say goodbye to Eric since he's off with the Alpha doing pack works. Cruz on the other hand, purposely left the house to avoid seeing me go away. Ophelia told me. Quoted "He loves you so much it hurt him"
• I decided to leave a note. One for each of them. We can communicate through phones though I'm being more sentimental and still write to them the old way.
• Eric told the Alpha about my case. Alpha David immediately agreed to Ophelia's plan that I should find my mate first.
• Upon little research and I found that a Stealer is rare to exist. Sometimes it's decades before you spot one.
• And some wolves kept looking for someone like. Some who lost their mate that wanted themselves to feel complete again kept searching for a stealer.
• There are also Alpha's who lost their mates, who desire my kind. It's understandable since an Alpha cannot continue its legacy once the bloodline was cut. The position will be handed over to the strongest in the pack which often is the Beta.
• For me, it doesn't matter who I'll be with. I can start making my own family with whoever I choose, and also I'm not interested in having a family of my own.
• But a part of me was feeling the guilt and pain when that someone finds their true mate. And I'll be left behind.
• A war between wolves fighting to have me is also far from my objectives. I might end dead from it.
• And accepting a mateless wolf is also fine, but thinking I'm a rebound makes me feel meh. Nope. Not interested.
• So technically, I'm just giving my wolf the chance to find its own. A way to be in much less trouble.
• I was on my way to where the Van was parked, waiting for its passengers. A mini suitcase in my hand, and the other is what I used to slide the door open.
• I saw the five other girls who'll be with me on my journey to the Prime pack.
• Three of them gave me the 'look' that I've been having ever since I set my foot in this pack.
• For some, I will never belong. I came from nowhere. I may have the blood of a traitor for all we know.
• Only one girl from the group smiled at me. The seat beside her is vacant and I decided to sit next to her.
• "Hi!" She beamingly greeted me. I smiled back and say hi.
• "My name's Ava. What's yours?"
• "Ashira," I said, settling in as I sat.