Cars were lined up down the street. Each and every one were the same black, classic styled cars that each person had been sent to pick them up from the airport. The street that they were all lined up on was void of any houses or signs of civilisation, the only buildings in the area were protected by the giant fences that the cars were lined up next to. The remote road was surrounded by thick forestry and mountains, they were in the heart of Montana after all.

Nate King sat in the car a few back from where people were being let in. The large gates were open, but each car was stopped by two men wearing black. The men looked like they had come straight out of a James Bond movie, carrying clipboards and wearing dark shades.

Nate had been through this process three times already, so he wasn't fazed when they finally arrived at the gates and the men asked for his name.

'Nate King.' He spoke his name like a title. The two men quickly nodded and they were let through. The nondescript driver drove them up the large, winding driveway and Nate rolled down his window.

This place hasn't changed one bit, Nate thought to himself.

The grounds featured four different buildings, each one looked like they had been plucked from an old age university. They were giant, with huge windows and sculptures around them, and Nate had always felt like he had gone back in time when he came here. The four buildings each had a purpose, the first one was accommodation. That building could hold over two hundred people, although it was rare that more than eighty people attended each year.

The next one was academics, where the classrooms and library were. The next one was for combat training and despite its look, it held modern gyms and training rooms specifically designed for this type of training. The fourth and final building, known as the main building, was administration, the staff quarters and the grand hall where most of the meetings took place. Each building separated by gardens and pathways.

The car stopped slowly in front of the main building, and Nate stepped from the car, his heavy bag slung over the back of his shoulders. As soon as he stepped out the car started again and the next one pulled up where it had been.

The crisp Montana air hit him and he shivered slightly in his light jacket, even though it was summer the air seemed to still be cool. He was used to it, being from Washington himself, and he pulled his jacket tighter around him before following the stream of people who were heading into the main building.

He looked up as he walked in to see a brightly coloured sign. Welcome to Camp Alpha! It read in overly enthusiastic font. Nate huffed under his breath, hoping that these next five weeks would pass fast. He had mastered all of these skills over the years and he felt like this last camp would be pointless, but his father had insisted that he attend the camp.

A man in his early twenties was standing just past the threshold. 'May I take your bag?' the man asked.

Nate nodded, shrugging his bag off his back and handing it to the man.

'Your name?' the man asked him.

'Nate, Nate King,' Nate told him casually, but the man stiffened slightly anyway.

'Mr King,' the man greeted him with great respect in his tone, 'your suitcase and this bag will be waiting in your room after lunch.'

'Thank-you.' Nate smiled and kept walking.

All of the students were walking to the grand hall. Each of the people around him differed in ages from fifteen to seventeen, and most of them were guys. Each of them had this sense of power and superiority around them. Nate wasn't surprised by the smell that filled his nostrils, the smell of not only other werewolves, but the smell of Alphas. It was stronger than the other werewolf scents, and he had to take a few breaths to keep his senses from overloading.

Looking around the large hallway he was in, he could see that some of the younger ones were looking stressed out. It was a natural reaction to all the Alpha's they were around, and he remembered his first time at camp when he was fifteen. He had ran to the bathrooms in the first five minutes of arrival just to get a break from the overpowering scent. It had taken a day or two, but once his inner wolf knew that these other Alpha's were no threat he was fine.

He entered the grand hall and he couldn't help but lose his breath for a second. It looked old and classical, high ceilings towered over the teenagers standing below. Classic features and fittings added detail to the hall. On the back wall were photos of the current USA Werewolf Committee members. The committee had ten members from the ten biggest packs in the whole of America and their decisions impacted the lives of each wolf in even the smallest of packs. They were the glue that held the packs together, that ensured the safety of not only the wolves, but the humans who were never to know of their existence.

'Nate!' The smell of Alpha suddenly hit him hard just as arms wrapped around his middle and a face was pressed into his chest. He had to push back his first instinct to push off the other Alpha to protect himself.

The arms retracted and soon his view was filled with a bright, smiley girl with giant green eyes. Her red hair was wavy around her face and fell in long waves down to her stomach.

'Long time no see, Lucy.' Nate couldn't help but smile widely at his friend.

'Long time? I haven't seen you since last camp! I feel like we are basically strangers now!' Lucy joked, her plump lips forming a smile.

'I know, I know,' Nate told her. 'I will make more of an effort to see you once camp is over.'

'You better, this is our last camp. I will be the alpha of my pack in only three months!' Lucy smiled.

'You found your mate then?' Nate asked.

'Yep.' Lucy pulled a cell phone from her pocket. She held it up to show her wallpaper. It was a photo of her standing next to a taller boy with his arm around her and a smile on his face.

'Good job Luce, I'm jealous,' he joked.

Lucy looked concerned. 'You still haven't found your mate?'

Nate tried to not let her see how much the answer to that question really affected him. 'Nah, not yet, but I will.'

'Of course you will,' Lucy assured him with a sincere expression, 'and she will be beautiful and perfect, I just know it.'

'Yeah.'

That perfect meeting popped back into Nate's head and he felt that hope in his perfect moment, in meeting his mate. Too bad it wasn't going to happen his full moon, seeing as he would still be on camp. He cursed the fact that you were only able to tell if someone was your mate over the full moon. It meant that he only had two more full moons until he was eighteen and was expected to become the Alpha of one of the biggest packs in the country.

Sure, he was an Alpha now, but once he was instated he was an Alpha. A full blown, powerful leader and he once he had his mate by his side he would be ready to take his father's place. Well, that was what was expected of him, anyway.

'When's your birthday?' Lucy asked.

'Just under three months, so only one more full moon left at home.'

'The Moon Goddess knows what she is doing.' Lucy nodded. 'Try not to stress too much, your girl will come.'

He tried to remind himself that Lucy was right, that sometimes things happened for a reason. That even though you are able to find your mate from fifteen, some people go years without finding their mate, even if they go to the same school or live in the same town, it was just how the Moon Goddess worked, and there was no point in trying to change fate.

'Hey Guys,' a deep voice sounded from next to Nate and Lucy and they both turned to see Kayden standing next to them.

Kayden was the usual Alpha. He was strong and thick headed and powerful. Kayden, with his broad shoulders and tall stature, looked like he could face a field of warriors and still come out on top.

'Kayden!' overly enthusiastic Lucy threw her arms around him in a hug and he gave her a small smile and half returned the hug.

'So, the gangs back together again,' Nate commented happily.

'It's been too long,' Kayden told them.

'Everyone,' a loud voice supported by a microphone rang out from the stage of the grand hall, 'please take your seats.'

Kayden gestured to one of the rows in the middle of the hall and the three of them made their way to the seats. Around them, many other people were finding seats and finishing up conversations, but after everyone was seated the room fell into silence.

The man who stood at the front of the grand hall was a man who Nate knew quite well. His name was Michael Woods, and he had been running the camp for over thirty years. He had come to Nate's house quite a few times over the years for meetings with his father, and the man had never been anything but nice to him.

Mr. Woods was nearing sixty, with greying hair and a slight slump to his shoulders, but he spoke confidently and clearly to the large group of people.

'Good morning everyone and welcome to the annual Alpha Camp.'

The room clapped loudly, the sound echoing around them.

'This year, as always, we have new Alphas, people who have left their packs for probably the first time in their lives to come here and prepare for their futures.' Nate looked to the front of the room where younger looking Alpha's sat, they looked half scared, half excited. 'We also have the seventeen year old Alpha's who are almost ready to go back out to their packs and lead.' Nate smiled at Lucy, it was their last year, their last camp. She smiled back as well, obviously as excited as Nate was. The man continued, 'We hope that everyone has a great time at camp these next five weeks. You will find your schedules in your rooms, which must be followed. One more topic to cover is that, as always, there will be a full moon in the second week of the camp, and we all know that it can be a bit hard for everyone to stay calm, so just like always, there is a four o'clock curfew for everyone on the full moon day, and anyone caught fighting or staying out after curfew will be penalised.'

Nate smiled to himself, knowing that every year he had snuck out on the full moon to drink with friends. It was always the most fun, the point where your instincts were at their most sensitive point and you were just itching to let loose. A party in the forest was always the best trick.

'We hope that you all are thankful for this opportunity. There are only three different Alpha camps in America and this one is the oldest and most known for it's past Alpha's. We are once again blessed to have one of the council member's sons' with us this year.' Nate rolled his eyes, not this again. It happened every year. 'Most of the council member's children have been through this camp, and we are quite humbled to have another future council member in our midst this year. Nate King, would you come up onstage please?'

Nate sighed and got up from his seat. Lucy patted him on the back and Kayden sent him a knowing smirk that said have fun with that buddy.

He walked through the centre where there was a break in chairs. He could feel eyes on him as he passed row after row. The only sound in the entire grand hall was the sound of Nate's shoes on the floor and the tiny thumps of the heels of his shoes seemed to echo around him as he walked. He could almost feel the pressure of his father's gaze on him from the back wall, even though it was only a photo. He took the few steps that lead up to the main podium.

Mr. Woods seemed extremely happy to have Nate standing next to him and the man smiled at Nate. 'Welcome to your last year at the Alpha Camp, Mr. King, is there anything that you would like to say to the other campers? Any inspiring messages?'

Nate sighed internally. Just because he was the son of a council member didn't mean that he was all philosophical and worldly, he was just another teenaged Alpha. Nate smiled, and he could see Kayden raising his eyebrow from one of the middle rows, obviously recognising the rebellious smile that had graced Nate's lips.

Nate leant towards the microphone. 'Let's have a great camp everyone! It's a beautiful summer, we are camping with some beautiful people,' he said before winking at the audience, 'so let's get wild!' he screamed the last word and the crowd erupted into cheers and whistles.

Nate grinned widely as he looked around the clapping audience full of teenaged Alphas. Everyone was on their feet and actually looked excited about camp. Everyone was smiling at him except for one guy. He was sitting in one of the front rows, a disapproving look on his face as he looked up at Nate, and for some reason Nate couldn't tear his eyes away from the boy.

He had short dark hair that was pushed back away from his face and the greenest eyes that Nate had ever seen. His smile dropped as he stared at the boy who was obviously staring back with that disapproving look in those big green eyes.

Mr. Woods was evidently not pleased with this turn of events, as he coughed under his breath and motioned for Nate to step to the side. Nate tore his gaze away from the other guy and stepped back from the microphone. Mr. Woods got before the podium and spoke in an obviously forced calm voice, 'Make sure that you are ready for classes tomorrow. You are dismissed.'

Nate walked down the side steps of the stage and into the crowd of teenagers who were all hurrying to see their rooms and talk to their friends. He spotted Kayden and Lucy who were standing to the side of the room, talking to each other and probably waiting for him.

He was walking through the middle of the chairs where the gap was when a hand curled around his arm. His eyes dropped to the hand which had a tight grip on him, and his eyes travelled up the arm to see the tattoo sleeve of whoever it was.

Nate's gaze snapped to the side, where his gaze was caught by emerald green eyes. The smell hit him next, Alpha, it told him, not like he was surprised, it was a camp for Alpha's. The guy just didn't look like your typical Alpha, he wasn't tall or bulky like Nate was, he was of medium height and his arms looked like they had muscles but nothing compared to Nate's.

Nate looked at the guy with a confused expression, coffee coloured eyes meeting emerald green and his inner wolf wholly aware that another Alpha had his hand on his arm quite tightly. He was ready to fight, to push this guy off of him, but the eyes caught him and he just stood there, a question on his lips that he didn't get to ask because the guy let go suddenly.

'Maybe you should take your responsibilities more seriously,' the guy said in a velvety voice, looking at Nate with a firm expression, a pierced eyebrow slightly raised.

'Maybe you should mind your own business,' Nate retorted, the threat clear in his tone. His Alpha side was showing in his voice, and even though the other guy was an Alpha as well, he knew that he could take this guy down in a fight, and so did his inner wolf who was basically begging him to growl at the guy.

Green eyes backed off suddenly and turned to the other direction, walking off.

Nate had to shake off the strange encounter as he collected himself and walked over to where Kayden and Lucy were standing. Who was this random guy to tell him to take his responsibly more seriously? This kid sounded like his father. Nate huffed under his breath, right, cause he needed more of his father's ideals forced into his life.

'You alright?' Lucy asked as Nate approached them.

'I'm fine, let's go find our rooms,' he told them and the other two shrugged, following him out of the grand hall and into the lavish hallway outside of it. As they walked Nate could only think of one thing, who was that guy?

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