Two Weeks Later

Killian took his sunglasses off as he pointed at a plane, "That should be them. Nothing like a delayed plain."

I shrugged, "Nothing like being fashionly late to your own party." I said as the plane finally stopped and we went over to the doors of where they'll be coming from. It was typical-in a welcoming sorta of celebration way-to throw a party for an Alpha who was arriving from a different country. Last year I had thrown five parties for the Alpha of London, Greece, Turkey, and Poland. It would be the same I was going to somewhere over there. A warm welcome if you would like to say.

Soon the familiar Georgian Alpha stepped out of the doors with his brother I assume. He was around the same height as Tamaz but slightly taller and lighter brown hair that stuck up a little he doesn't brush it allot with some facial hair. I'm gonna need to keep my pack girls in clear view of this boy.

They love the European wolves.

They walked over to us with smiles, "Alpha Matilda, a pleasure to meet you." Tamaz said, shaking my hand in his. He held his hand out to Killian, "And you must be her husband Killian Arkwright." he said, shaking Killian hand. He held his arm out to the guy behind him, "This is my brother Zakaria Donauri."

Zakaria gave us both a charming smile as he shook both of our hands, "Oregon is one of the greenest states I have noticed on the way here. You have allot of woods and forest. I now understand why Oregon is a favorite place for wolves to live."

I chuckled, "It's great to have both of you here. Now not to sound like a rushed host, my husband Killian and I have thrown a small party for both of your arrival and we should be heading back to it."

"Oh of course." Tamaz said.

Aeriela

I didn't want to go to a party. I just wanted to lock myself away in my room all day like the sad girl I was but Sofia made me get a shower and dressed. Perfect this means I have to put on a bra. I use to have small boobs so it wasn't that much of a big deal but now that I eat lots of normal food-lots of junk food-my boobs gotten bigger and I hate bras.

When I came down the stairs after getting dress I was suprise to find Emily in regular jeans and t-shirt where I was forced to put on a white blouse, black ruffle skirt, and floral light cardigan. "I don't have to go." she said, making me scoff and she shrugged. "This is a wolf thing and Byron wants to go to the movies tonight." she said with a big smile on her mouth.

"But Elliot might be there." I pouted as I looked down at my black flats. "I need someone around me to talk to so if he is there he won't come over to talk to me."

"And I'm sure Luna will be there." she said, walking over and put her hands on my shoulders. "You got this girl, you faced bigger things than being in the same room as an ex."

I snorted, "Two ex's."

"You're still a strong girl, Ellie. Bring me back cake." she said, kissing my cheek before leaving to go to her movie date with her boyfriend.

Mat

Killian and I was laughing along to some story Tamaz was telling us he did as a teenager while he was in school in London. He set his drink down, "So tell me how you two met. I heard you two are true mates. That isn't something that happens back home."

I chuckled as I looked at Killian, "Oh he just showed up one day while we were both in our senior year of school. I looked right into those baby blue eyes of his and been in love with them and him to this day." I said, grabbing his cheek and kissed it. "But yet he was suppose to be with another girl. The former Alpha Lincoln daughter Melinda and when I learned of who I was I was also told I was suppose to be with his cousin and my now my Beta William. It's one dramatic story."

He shrugged, "Believe me, I have heard way much crazier stories like the daughter of the Beta of Germany marrying her uncle of Sweden but he was her uncle by marriage. It still created a scandal because we believe she killed her aunt to be with him. Or about how an Armanian girl was suppose-"

Zakaria chuckled, "Brother do you really think gossiping is the best? Lizzi would slap you right now if she knew you were. Men are not suppose to gossip." he said, pointing at Tamaz. "He is the biggest gossiper in this world. You want news going on in Europe, you must to go him." he said as both brothers chuckled.

We continued to catch up with each other and it was nice to talk to them. It was always nice to meet new people and they got to know allot of the pack people. Everyone was eating and sitting around listening to music. I felt a hand go on my shoulder and I realized my parents shown up.

I stood up, "Tamaz, Zakaria this is my parents Sofia and Clyde Vaughn. Mom and dad, this is our European visitors Tamaz and Zakaria Donauri." They shook each others hands and I looked around for both of the girls. "Where are Ellie and Emily?"

"Emily had a date and Ellie won't get out of the car." Clyde said, rolling his eyes. "I don't know what's going on with that girl. I never understand teenage girls."

Sofia sighed heavily, "I tried talking to her but she doesn't open up to me. She only opens up to you Mat. Will you go get her out of there?"

I nodded before looking at Tamaz and Zakaria, "I'll be right."

Aeriela

I turned my head to look out the window as Mat walked over and she leaned against the truck. She crossed her arms over the window ceil and gave me a sweet smile, "Hi girly, haven't seen you in awhile."

"I been hiding." I said lowly.

"Obiviously. Clyde and Sofia are worried about you." she said. "Come on, talk to your big sis about it all."

"I wanna crawl in a cave with my laptop and watch Netflex until I'm fifty with pizza." I told her, making her giggle. I sighed heavily, "I really don't know the problem Mat. Aydin is locked up, I don't have to worry about some guy, I have been able to think about other things then Elliot or Ulric, and I have a good family. I don't know what's wrong."

"You're not truly happy." she said, reaching over and caress my arm. "Confusing times are apart of growing up and not knowing when your first shift is can be nerve cringing."

"It's could be tonight at any second. It could start at this moment but it hasn't. The moon is up in the sky and shining so beautiful. Depression really sucks-the word depression is just depressing." I said, snorting as I looked back up at the ceiling of the truck. "I have no motivation to do anything. I wake up in the morning, go to school and come home laying in bed all day. I hardly wanna do any chores. Sofia doesn't think I'm eating enough now and Clyde noticed how pale I'm getting. It seriously just snuck up on me even before Elliot. It just took ending it to realize it but I don't regret it because it would be wrong to waste his time with me. Emily been tried getting me to come with her dress shopping for prom but it hit me that-oh wait, I don't have a date so what's the point?"

"Well what's it gonna take to make this dark shadow get off your shoulders?" she asked.

I looked back at her, "Mat, I know you love to fix things but this is one thing you can't fix for me. I need to learn how to fight it myself."

She frowned at me before sighing heavily, "Alright. I just care about you Ellie and want you to be very happy."

"I know Mat."

I heard some howls of cheering and some of the wolves at the party shifted into wolves running in packs for racing around through Oregon. I saw Elliot clapping hands with some of the boys before shifting into a big wolf and ran off into the forest.

"You'll soon get to do this with us." she said before opening the door. She was dressed in really nice blue jeans with a tightly pastle sleeveless button top with some sandals. "Now would telling you I have your favorite Nutella cheesecake with Oero crust in the fridge get you to leave this truck?"

I scoffed, "That's bribbing. . .which worked."

I scooted out the truck as she chuckled, "Good girl. Now you have to at least welcome our guest before you can go hide in the kitchen." she said, hooking our arms together. "The brother is really cute. He might be able to bring you out of this slump."

"He could be a tray of chocolate cover strawberries with Starbuck frappe and it still wouldn't change my mood." I said as I rolled my eyes. "I'm tired of guys, Mat. I don't wanna date again until I'm at least-thirty."

"That actually makes me glad to hear but maybe waiting until your thirty is a little to far. Just focus on school for now, it's almost over." she said, slapping my hands as we went over towards the camp fire. I saw two unfamiliar looking faces and Mat introduced us, "Tamaz and Zakaria, this is my sister Aeriela. Aeriela, this is Alpha Tamaz Donarui of Georgia." she said, holding her hand out towards the older wolf who held his hand out towards me.

I placed my hand in his as he stood up, "What a lovely young wolf you are. I thought you said your sister name was Ellie though?" he said, his accent strong and thick.

"Oh that's Aeriela nickname." Mat said as he let go of my hand. "And this is his brother Zakaria Donauri."

"Hi." I forced myself to say as I held my hand up towards his brother who looked around my age, maybe a few years older.

He took my hand but surprised me when he turned my hand so the top of my hand up was up and brought it up to his mouth, kissing the top of it. I felt Mat arm grip stiffen a little and my whole face heated up. "Hello." he said, his voice thick as well like his brother. "What gorgeous emerald green eyes you have."

"Er, thanks." I said, taking my hand away quickly.

*

I was tapping the end of my fork against the table while I thought about my life. I don't know what made this depressing feeling come back. I was thinking long and hard about it when the source of the problem came stepping through the kitchen from the living room.

I stared at Ulric for a moment before he cleared his throat, "Aeriela." he said, walking over towards me at the island counter. I lowered my head, refusing to look at him since I knew it would be hard to look at him while this pain was filling my chest. "You look really beautiful." he said, making me scoff. "I've been wanting to talk. . .I know you said you didn't want to see me but I really been thinking. . ." he was trying to say but like always Ulric was finding it hard to find the write words without sounding like a jerk. He was quiet for a moment before walking away over towards the backdoor, "Oh, sorry man."

"It is alright." I heard a thick accent that made me look in the corner of my eyes to see Alpha Tamaz younger brother stepping inside the house. He walked over towards me and I lifted my head to look up at him as he gave me a smile, "Hi Aeriela. . .err, I think I just prounced your name wrong. Sorry." he said, looking sorta of shy as he lowered his head.

"It's alright, it's pronouced Air-ree-ella." I said slowly for him and he repeated it slowly back. "But everyone mostly just calls me Ellie."

"Ellie, very pretty." he said. His eyebrows forward together and he turned his head to look at the door. I followed him to see Ulric was still standing there with a cold look on his face. When he we looked at him the look quickly vanish before he pushed the screen door open and walked out. "Boyfriend?"

We looked back at each other, "No." I said. "More like ex but that's history." I said as I rolled my eyes and picked up my fork so I could finish eating my big piece of cheesecake. I stared down at it so I wouldn't look up at him, "Do you need help finding the bathroom or something?"

"No, I thought I would come in apologize if I made you feel weird." he said, suprising me. "I did not mean to make it awkward by kissing your hand. It's very common back home to kiss a lady hand. I knew you Americans do it differently but it was force of habit."

I cleared my throat as I looked up at him, "It's alright, don't worry about it. Really it's nothing personal."

He nodded before he looked down at the cheesecake, "What is this? We don't have it back in Georgia, it seems like allot of chocolate and I love chocolate."

My eyes widen, "You don't have cheesecake?"

"Err, sounds familiar but I dont know what we have is called in English so I can not comfirm it. It's not made like this with chocolate." he said, pulling it towards him. "May I have a piece?"

"Sure cabinet with plates is over there." I said as I pointed at the cabinet. I grabbed him a fork from the draw of the island counter. He placed the plate down on the counter and I cut him a piece of it, "I think you'll like it. Mat knows how to bake really good and it's nothing but chocolate so it's gonna be good-" I cut myself off when he pushed my hair back away from my face since I had to lean over a little my hair fell forward.

"You got such beautiful red hair. Not many girls back home have your hair, it's mostly dark." he said as I felt his finger touch my cheek.

Out of reaction, my hand quickly flew out and smacked his hand away as I sat back on my chair. I glared him at him and he seemed surprised by how I reacted. I wanted to growl at him but I forced myself not to, "It's called personal space." I coldly said. No I don't want him to be touching me and sweet talking me because I'm tired of this bullshit! No, not more flirting with guys and I refuse to let this guy trick me. I just wanted to be alone and I'm starting to think I should have just stayed home.

Losing interesting my foot I quickly got up and left the room. I went into the living room and quickly went upstairs to hide in a guest bedroom until Clyde and Sofia was ready to leave. I walked over towards the bed and fell on it, hugging the pillow. I rested my head on it as I stared across at the wall. Stupid Ulric, he broke my heart to much it turned me into a bitch.

Mat

Ulric roughly grabbed Killian by his shoulder, drawing everyone attention to him as he looked pissed, "Who's the Euro Trash wolf that just walked into the kitchen?" he asked.

Tamaz quickly got up as he growled, "I would watch your mouth."

Ulric stared up at Tamaz suprise like he hadn't seen him and I brought my hand up to my face groaning. I quickly got up from my seat, "Tamaz I'm so sorry for Ulric." I said before turning to him growling as my eyes went Amber and Sapphire. I grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him away, "What the hell Ulric? Are you nuts? That's Alpha Tamaz brother and that was so disrespectful."

"I don't care who he is." he coldly said. "Who does he think he is just coming here and start flirting with Aeriela."

My eyes widen as I stared at him and I was so tempted to slap the dumbass out of him. But I didn't so I decided to do it another way, "That's none of your fucking business what they do, Ulric. You're the one who screwed up." I coldly said as I jabbed him with my finger. "You're the one you who fucked up."

He groaned, "I made a really stupid mistake, I'll admit that! I was just scared about my dumb but I woud give it up because it wasn't worth what the cost of it would be. If I could go back to that day I wouldn't have kissed that girl. Losing Aeriela was the wrost thing I ever could have done and I would do anything to get her back."

My eyes widen, "So that's why you're here! You didn't get fired from your job, you were just looking for an excuse to come back here! Look here Ulric you damaged Aeriela enough by what your dumbass done." I tilt my head back as I bared my teeth, "You have a girlfriend, you won't hurt two girls hearts."

He scoffed, "Raynah a nice girl but I don't want to be with her. I already broke up with her, it was stupid to think I could move on from Aeriela but it's clear I can't. Alpha Matilda please, I'll do anything to prove to you and Aeriela I'm a different person now. I was young and stupid-we all make mistakes and I'll do anything to fix them-"

"I don't wanna hear it." I said, shrugging since I felt no pity for Ulric because of what he done to Aeriela. "Don't you think you done enough to Aeriela already?" The door to the house open and Zakaria stepped out of the house. Ulric growled as he took a step forward but I grabbed him and growled at him deeper, "You don't do anything to insult my guest again, understand? You take your jealous ass somewhere else but not near them. If you do, that'll be consider a big insult not only to them but to me. Don't screw anything up, Ulric." I warned him.