Imagines

Mine (Ariana)

Alone again, naturally.

I watched as another one of my siblings happily strutted around, showing off his newly applied bite mark on both him and his mate.

I honestly thought that the day my younger brother got a mate before me would be the day the moon fell from the sky, but look at that. He's mated, and the moon is still shining as it usually does.

"We're so happy for you, Alex! Now all we have left is for our next alpha to find a mate, and I can finally peacefully step down." My dad bellowed, the timbre of his deep voice annoying me.

After his words, every member of my family simultaneously shot me an uneasy look. Even the dog had pity in his eyes.

It wasn't like I was some forty year old maiden who still hadn't found my Luna. I was only 19, hot as hell, and pretty sociable. I had a lot of friends, and a lot of un-mated omegas who chased after me. I mean, If I wasn't saving myself for my mate, I would probably be a hoe. Not even going to lie.

I had a lot going for me.

But no, my family didn't seem to care that I was the starting point guard for my colleges women's basketball team; on the deans list with one of the highest GPA's; and popular.

As long as I didn't have a mate, I couldn't become leader of the pack, and if I wasn't leader I was a useless alpha.

"Actually, while we're on the topic, Y/n." I looked at my dad suspiciously. What topic were we on? "You know how Oklahoma has the largest population of wolves right?" I nodded slowly. "I know you're happy at Yale, but I'm not getting younger, and I can't lead this pack forever." He better not say what I think he's going to. "I've decided to transfer you to OU to up the chances of you finding your mate."

"The fuck you are." I could feel my anger rising, and it took a lot of self-control for me not to shift right then and there. "I'm the captain of the Bulldogs, dad! I built a life at this school already, you can't tell me that I'm leaving it."

"As your alpha I-"

"I'm an alpha too!" I angrily cut in.

"Not my alpha!" He imposingly stepped forward, shoulders hunched and eyes blazing. "Without a Luna you are weak and cannot take over this pack. Even now I can feel it, child! You are getting too old and sooner or later our alpha wolves will begin to fight! You know I can't leave until you take over. So until you find your other half and become head." His words trailed off, anger no longer apparent, but instead washed away by grief. "You are no longer apart of this family."

"You're shunning me?" I whispered, metaphorical tail all but between my legs. To be shunned was the worst thing any wolf could go through. Our pack was a shelter, family, home, and community. We needed them as much as we needed air, so to be cut off from all forms of communication.. that was worse than death. "But dad," I walked towards him only for him to turn his back. "Mom," she too turned away from me.

Every family member that I previously thought would be there no matter what, threw me away like trash as I called for them, and though deep down I knew that this was in my best interest; it still hurt my soul.

"The preparations are all set. You will find your mate, or you'll die trying." I would probably die from frustration in that dumbass place. Who the hell willingly went to Oklahoma and liked it?

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*One Year Later*

"I fucking love Oklahoma!" I yelled in glee as I flew down the terrifyingly mediocre cliff into the water below me.