"Super hot CEO finds true love…"
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"Billionaire finds his true love unexpectedly while on vacation…"
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"Celebrity drama! Famous movie star dishes about the affair her husband had with the nanny..."
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Sighing, I locked the screen on my phone. I'm obviously not in the mood to look at social media today. Every single thing that pops onto my newsfeed is just trash. All these famous people with all their love drama. These people probably don't even actually love the other person. They probably just settled for the first person they got comfortable with.
At this point, I'm starting to even question if 'true love' is real. It's kind of hard to believe in 'true love' when your parents divorce at the age of five. Especially when you overhear the staff talking, and learn that you are rumored to be the cause of their divorce. The 'problem' in their marriage.
But honestly, what did they expect to happen? Did they honestly think the werewolf alpha of the largest pack in the southeastern United States- which happens to be the biggest in the world, thus making him the supreme alpha- could make it work with the literal vampire queen?
Honestly. You'd think they would be smarter than that.
Especially when you add in the fact that they are both incredibly intelligent and successful business owners. Dad owning the largest manufacturing company in the country- top five in the world. And Mom is designing wardrobes that rival the top names at fashion week all across the world. She has stores in every major fashion city and her creations are featured monthly in every fashion magazine.
Why in the world two people with alpha personalities (pun intended) who are throwing BDE around like it's foreplay thought they could be together is beyond me. Add in the pack/coven responsibilities and the responsibilities to the board, and the fact that- oh I don't know- they're literally different paranormal species?
Pfffff. What could go wrong? What's the worst that can happen? It's not like that could end badly, right? Not like something weird, like the first EVER vampire-wolf-hybrid baby could be born? Not like the United Paranormal Union- or UPU as I call it, because try saying that while name five times fast- would need to be involved. Not like that baby would be the subject of prophecy after prophecy...
*Insert massive eye roll here* I mean, seriously.
But oh wait… here we are. The worst has happened! A hybrid baby- and not just any hybrid baby- the sole FEMALE heir to not one glorious kingdom but two. Oh joy!
Here we are, a week before the 21st birthday of the world's one and only vampire-werewolf-hybrid, said to be the most powerful paranormal in the world. The cause of all the pomp and circumstance of this boring meeting between every paranormal species currently represented by the UPU.
And can I just say how messed up all of this is- aside from my own situation- let's add in the fact that not all paranormals are represented! I really feel like UPU should implement some of the "equal representations" jargon found in the USA founding documents. Or at the very least include all major species, with designations to subspecies. Like we don't need to break down every type of pixie and fairy- but all fae should have a voice, right? Thats the only reason I am actively enduring the borefest that is this meeting. Because someone needs to give then a voice.
Right now, only vampires, werewolves, witches, sirens and dragons are represented- but they create policies that impact all paranormals. The battles they fight in this room affect more than just those five groups.
And right now, the topic of discussion happens to be me. Because in a week I'll be 21, which means my wolf will be susceptible to the magic that will snap a mating bond into place. It will also make me able to use my vampire compulsion on everyone- including those in this room. As the future vampire Queen, my powers will be second to none- including my mother, since vampire queens only reign until their female heir turns 21. During my coronation, some of her power will pass to me- making me the most powerful being on the planet. yay.
And being the most powerful supernatural being would mean I'm ALSO supposed to take over as the speaker for the UPU- basically queen of the world- the paranormal in charge of all paranormals and the one soul tasked with negotiating policy with humans. Its not enough that I will have to lead the vampires as their queen. Or that I would be the next supreme alpha- leading not just my own pack, but basically the werewold queen. No those are not enough. I have to basically be the queen of all the supernatural world. Finding a mate is going to be so fun.
*gag*
But that's not the problem- no this is fine, this has been the custom for nearly 2000 years since the UPU was founded. This is not new. The problem is I am the sole heir to the world's largest and most powerful werewolf pack. Which means I would occupy two seats on the board, including the most powerful seat. As vampire queen I would get not only one vote for vampire interests but would be the ultimate tie breaker. So with the werewolf vote included I would hold 2/5 majority, and would only need one vote to do what ever I wanted, because of my tie-breaker vote
There is kind of a civil war within the werewolf community across the whole freaking planet because I will be the first female alpha in all of recorded history. The more traditional wolves are worried I cannot handle the job simply because I am female. Even though there has been a female leading the UPU since its inception two millennia ago, somehow I am incapable of leading wolves because estrogen is scary.
Since the dawn of time werewolf alphas have been males. And anytime an alpha is cursed with either one female offspring or all female offspring- the sole daughter, or oldest daughter would be considered a Luna. She would be destined to mate to an alpha of another pack. The additional daughters were seen as irrelevant and basically just disregarded because they were useless and reminders that the alpha was cursed.
*another eye roll for misogyny*
Anyways- the Lunas would mate to an alpha and her pack would then be absorbed by that alpha expanding his territory. It's seen as a curse not only because the alpha loses his powers when he is stripped did his pack and territory, but also because there has been a pattern of those mates to come from rival packs. This union of packs never goes well. It's a bloody disaster. Most of the time the packs are lucky to have enough warriors left to continue on.
There have been a few recorded unions where the packs were completely wiped off the map. They just disappear. And then their territory is eventually taken over by someone else and any wolves left behind are either killed or they have to earn their way in. All because an alpha had only daughters.
Based off this history lesson you'd think that was it and my fate was sealed. But unfortunately my life is like a crappy infomercial. BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!
The day my mother found out she was pregnant with me she was visited by an oracle and a prophecy was foretold: "One female alpha queen will reign supreme. Mated, bonded, blood-let. Upheaval of thrones, reversal of roles. United once more, United no more."
What does that even mean? For nearly 22 years UPU has been scouring the earth to find an answer but they have not found one they are willing to accept. All the best seers touch my head and see the same things. And UPU knows this to be true thanks to the cyclopses.
And that's why I'm here. In this boring meeting. Scrolling through social media posts. Gaging at the headlines about love. Because "true love" is the reason I'm here, once again listening to others talk about me and how I'm once again the "problem".
yippee.