Bailey POV

“Hurry up!”

“Two beef sliders!!!”

“Why are you fucking omega’s so slow!”

“I want everything to be perfect!!!”

As I walked to the kitchen, I could hear the loud voice of my younger sister, Reginal. She was obviously giving orders to the omegas.

A lot of activities was going on in the pack house. After all, it was a busy Friday night at Wither Moon Pack and the orders just kept coming in.

Tomorrow was my big day. A day I will be getting married to my mate. Alpha Lucas Dylan. I’ve waited for this day. My parents were proud of me and so was every members of the pack.

As I walked towards the pack kitchen, I saw him. My mate. He was talking to his Beta. I guessed he noticed my presence as he looked up at me.

We stared into each other eyes for a while before I turned away from his heated stare, deeply unsettled.

My heart rate sped up a little, as it always tended to do whenever he was in the vicinity.

Why was I suddenly feeling this way?. Was it because I was getting Married to the one person I ever loved?

I’m i suddenly feeling nervous? But why did he always have to stare at me like that? As cliché as it sounded, it looked as if he were peering into my very soul. What did he hope to see, exactly? It made me feel nervous just thinking about it.

I gulped nervously and walked into the kitchen.

The omegas were focused on peeling the bowls of potatoes in front of them. There were a lot that needed peeling.

"Two Cheese Loaded Chunky Fries, and two Cokes!" Reginal yelled again, "Three Dynamite Fries and Five Commando Fries!"

She added and I groaned.

I hate being ordered around and I don’t like it when it happens to someone around me.

"Hurry up, Omega! These potatoes aren't enough for half these orders," she growled, looking extremely annoyed.

"Well, maybe if you add a helping hand, It’ll get more potatoes peeled faster! And aren't there machines for this kind of thing, anyway?" I groaned.

“Gross! Those works are met for the omegas and not Beta’s daughter like us!” She said as usual.

I don’t know why she just can’t see we all are equals?

Alphas, Betas, omegas…… despite the ranks, everyone is supposed to be treated equally. We’re all werewolves.

I rolled my eyes and grabbed the apron by the wall.

“Hell no! You’re to relax. It’s your big day tomorrow!” She said but I rolled my eyes at her again. I grabbed the knife and potatoes.

“If you really wish for me to relax, then join in to make the work faster” I muttered back.

“I can’t. Suit yourself!” She said and walked out. I could heard the omegas sighed in relieved.

I started peeling the potatoes but not long I felt eyes on me.

I looked up and saw my mate, who was leaning against a wall next to the kitchen's backdoor.

He was watching me.

Just as usual, the mere sight of him stole my breath away and sent my heart galloping.

Seeing him more closely this time around. He wore a buttoned-up black shirt that couldn't hope to hide the muscular, chiseled chest beneath.

The outline of his eight pack was unmistakable, and I can swear it begged every shewolf in the vicinity to caress it just to check if it really was as hard as it looked.

Yes, Dylan was every shewolf's dream, an Adonis, and undoubtedly the strongest Alpha out there.

He didn't even bother to conceal that he was openly staring.

His watchful gaze disturbed me. Even if he wish to stare at me all day, it should be private and not in the midst of the omegas. But it didn't seem to affect the rest of the other pack members present in the kitchen overly much.

He wasn't staring at them, though. He was staring at me.

Anyone would be disconcerted and slightly disturbed to be stared at, but to have none other than the Alpha of the Wither pack staring at me for a good thirty minutes now was frankly overwhelming.

After all, he was the most powerful and most important member of their pack.

Why was he watching me?

Was he feeling nervous too? That was the question that came to my little mind.

Yes! It was a thing to be happy about. Such undivided attention from the Alpha who was going to be my husband soon.

I glanced at the clock hanging on a wall. Today seems to be slow. I just couldn’t wait till the day it’s over. We’re going to get married and i will give him my little surprise. I was a month gone and i couldn’t wait to spill it out to him after the wedding.

I smiled and look up. He was still staring at me.

Would he approach me? I thought.

I steeled my nerves and threw myself into the meagre task at hand, giving it all my undivided attention. Or at least i tried.

It was simply impossible not to feel my Alpha's heated gaze burning holes into my very flesh.

What was it?

Why else would he be watching me so closely as if he was afraid I’d make a run for it the moment he looked away?

I started sweating bullets.

Ten more minutes.

"Hey, get me another sack of potatoes!" I said.

"But you just had about two sacks that needed peeling! How'd you finish peeling them so fast?"

I'm being motivated, that's how.

Peeled potato after peeled potato filled the bowls to overflowing until i needed more bowls to put the rest of the potatoes in once peeled. "Get me some empty bowls, too!"

I raised my head and looked at the hanging clock, still peeling away.

Ten minutes till i could hang up my apron, pack up and head back to my room.

The knife sliced my thumb, instantly drawing blood. I jumped, more surprised than in pain. I put down the knife and threw the bloody potato in the trash, then inspected the small wound. Blood was seeping out of the small cut.

“My lady. How you alright?” The omega who seems to have noticed asked.

“I’m fine. You can go on with your work”i brought my thumb to my mouth and sucked the blood away. Luckily, it wouldn't be too long before the wound clotted and completely healed.

I had been careless again. These small accidents I have been having these few days were getting annoying. But it was hardly my fault.

My eyes met him. His eyes darkened and I knew for sure I was in trouble.

The breath hitched in my throat. Slowly, i released the thumb from mt mouth and lowered my hand to my side, but other than that i couldn't move an inch.

I didn't dare. I was frozen in place.

He had always wanted me to be extremely careful. He could feel my pains right? His outright glared at me.

I was suddenly very afraid of what he would do.

it looked as if he would push me on his bed and take me till I can’t be able to walk.

It was his way of punishing me. The intensity by which his dark eyes started to glow startled me. An unidentifiable sensation coursed through me. His gaze suddenly dropped to my mouth. My heart stuttered.

I jumped when the phone in the pocket of my apron started ringing. I quickly fished my phone out and saw that the alarm I’d set had sounded, and that i needed to go get some rest for my big day.

When i looked up again, Alpha Dylan was nowhere to be found.