My Alpha Soccer Player

I am so scared of varsity.

I don't know if I'll be able to fit in and make my own friends because usually I just tag along with Kali's friends which is not embarrassing at all. They always talk about dating and sex and some more dating and that's not what I wanna talk about. I want people with similar interests to mine, I want to talk about movies music, books, Kpop idols, bls and what herbs I can mix together to get something that will fix my headaches and whatever else I can think about that is not me getting penetrated by some guy in the back of his parents car. I don't care if that what they want it's just not me.

My siblings are so excited though. This is a chance for them to leave the pack for a while and run wild and be free and to do all kinds of debauchery things. I on the other hand suck! So hard that I'm willing to ask for help, and I never ask for help. This is my chance to actually come out of my fucken shell as my sister so kindly puts it. And if my wolf could talk she'd be agreeing. Which is why I have started writing a list of the things I want done before the end of my first year at Durban University, which won't be a problem if I keep things on a down low, you know under the radar. "What are hiding under the radar? Are you a spy?. Oh my god! Are you seeing someone finally" my sister Kali squeals like the girl she is. Guess I said my last thoughts out loud. I do that a lot when I'm stressed. "No, unfortunately for you I'm not. And please get your grabby hands off my clothes" I yank my tank top from her. She rolls her eyes at me but continues to rummage through the pile of clothes on my bed. "Have you packed? have you talked to Kaze? is he all done packing?" "Uhg you're such a mom, we still have time so stop asking me so many questions" she picks up another pink tee, sniffs it then places it under her arm. "I'm not a mom, get out! We have about an hour before we have to leave" I throw a random cloth I can get which happens to be a pair of jeans which she easily catches because of course. "You bitch! I could have been hurt then I'd have to undergo a surgery then I'd miss my first day at school then I'd be a loser and a lone wolf and when I finally make it there because everyone would have already made friends by then" she frails her arms like the drama queen she is. "Just go pack you maniac" I say ignoring her dramatic antics. Lone wolf my ass.

We should have done everything yesterday but Kaze wanted us to say a proper goodbye to our friends therefore he invited everyone he considered a friend in the pack which turned out to be almost everyone because he said if he invited one person and left the other then other people will feel left out. He is a people pleaser like that. And that's how we ended up with a house full of people which we ended up having to entertain until the early hours on the night. I hope dad doesn't find out this time. I sigh, push out my bags then walk over to his room. I knock but he doesn't answer which might be because he is hung over as fuck. He is still not used to alcohol because we only turned 18 two months ago and dad made sure we didn't have a drop of alcohol before that not that my siblings didn't try. I push open the door to Kaze's room and met with a ranched smell that makes my eyes water. You'd think because his sense of smell is strong since he is a wolf then he'd clean more. No luck there. "For fucks sake do you ever clean this room, it smells like ass in here" I say covering my nose with my hand. He shifts from his position in the bed turning to see that its me then going back to sleep. "I could have been naked you know" his voice comes out muffled. "Like I care. Why are you not ready yet, we have to leave in less than an hour you know" "Shit I totally forgot" he sits up then runs his hand through his tangled hair which seems painful. "do it for me I'll owe you one" he gives me puppy dog eyes but he seems to have forgotten that his pleading eyes don't have the desired effect on me. And the fact that they look red and drowsy doesn't help his case. "You already owe me more than one dude, I'm not packing for you. Get up, take a shower we have to leave I don't like being late" "If it was up to you we would have left like a million years ago" he mumbles. Did I mention that he is also very much dramatic. When he sees that I'm not falling for his shit he sighs finally standing up from the bed "Fine I'll get ready but please make me something I can eat otherwise you're waiting for me to do it myself and you know how I'm very meticulous about my food" he winks as he goes to his bathroom which he doesn't share with anyone. Me and Kali share one but it is better this way. He is a slob and we already clean up after him enough so no thank you. "Fine but I will call in a favour no questions asked and you will do as I say" I scream so he can hear me through the running water. "Yeah whatever" he shouts back Having sibling sucks.Sometimes. We are triplets and we all look alike even though Kaze is a guy and because of that people always compare us from what we do to what we wear and everything in-between.

Kaze is an artistic handsome guy with messy black hair and grey eyes, like our mothers eyes, at least that's what dad told us since we have never seen her before. Me and Kali have brown eyes, mine are actually more golden that brown and they are one of my best features. We usually just do braids and Kali always does different coloured ones but I usually just do black and when I just changed back from my wolf my hair turns grey than black which I have been told has never happened to anyone before me. That's how people used to tell who was who because people would mistake me for Kali and start saying shit about me to myself. You'd think they'd train themselves to pick up who's scent they are smelling but no. The three of us are alphas so it's natural that other pack members gravitate towards us, or more like towards my siblings. Kali has the type of personality which makes people want to hang out with her, love her or maybe even worship her. And I don't know why people felt she would appreciate them talking about her sister like that. She never did and it made her lose some friends. Yeah, it was an experience. I am so glad I'm done with high school right now. I hope varsity will be different, no I know varsity will be different. Living in the shadow of your siblings is not fun and I plan on not doing that shit anymore. I make my way back to my room to make sure I didn't leave anything important that ill need which I didn't because unlike my siblings I started packing hours ago and have not slept a wink since. I went on a morning run in my wolf form so I could say bye to this place even though I'll be back before the start of the next semester. I go to the kitchen and make a couple of sandwiches which we can all share and put some cut up fruits in a luchbox then bags of snacks that I specifically bought for us for the drive to school which will be long as fuck. And the fact that I will be stuck with my siblings in a confined space for long hours might actually make me commit murder. Maybe I can talk to dad about him arranging a car for just me.

I let out a small chuckle and shake my head because that would never happen. Dad is all about siblings sticking together which he always support by using his relationship with my uncle as an example. My dad and his brother Maddox are the Shadow pack alpha leaders.They are close and started a construction business together when they got out of high school instead of going to varsity which worked out for them pretty well since now they are so rich we can afford a Bugatti ten times over and some change. Still he refuses to let us spend his money on useless expensive things because apparently we have to work for it blah, blah, blah.

In our pack we are encouraged to explore our skills and go to school. Even Omegas which are usually just made to clean and cook in other packs. My dad and uncle have worked hard to make our pack one of the most successful ones. Some packs still do things like were done in the olden times but we are more advanced. We have buildings, high end security, technology and very spacious training grounds. We are taught to defend ourselves as soon as we can talk and we get our wolf when we turn sixteen.

Our father is the reason why we all decided to apply at Durban University together so we could stay close together and not give give our father anxiety. He was so happy when we told him partly because it was close and the other part because DU is a prestigious school that most Alphas send their successors to. No doubt we'll see the ones next in line in their packs to take charge. We are also encouraged to make connections which I'm so not so excited about. My sister has that front handled thankfully. Something breaks my chain of thought making me look up from my current task of packing my herbs in little containers. Kali comes storming in having changed from her earlier outfit to new one that is just high-waisted jeans and a cute tiny white cropped top and black platform sandals which make her seem taller than me. "oh my god Cindy, I know he loves you but you have to understand long distance relationships are weird and hard to maintain. There's gonna be new people and he might want to explore that and considering the fact that he once cheated on you the is a chance he would do it again" Kali says in a pleading voice She mummers some words I can't hear even with the keen hearing then sighs "look you're my friend and I care about you I'm seriously not trying to make you break up with him that's your call. I'm just. . ." she pulls the phone away from her face looks at it then puts it pack against her ear "okay it fine I'll call you when we arrive. Sure. I'll miss you too, we'll face time as soon as everything is okay. Love you, bye." "what was that?"I ask because im nosey like that I like to keep myself entertained by my peers drama filled love lives. "oh nothing, Cindy is just having a hard time realising that she is better alone than with a cheating asshole of a boyfriend" she sits near me "ohh food how did you know I was starving" "I didn't but I knew you were gonna start making food and we'll end up being later than we are right now." "aw you're the most amazing sister in like a small portion of the world" she teases. I roll my eyes and continue putting away everything.

Some pack members come to send us off since my dad had to in an important meeting today so when we finally get out of the house we are thirty minutes late and I'm sure if I follow the well thought out plan of how to end my siblings lives I could actually get away with it.

I should have been an only child.

When we make it across the border protecting our pact the air changes. We all look at each other realising something is different in the air. Kali seats up making sure she is on high alert and is ready for anything. She is always ready for a fight. Our driver keeps glancing as if we're about to vanish. The silence gets deafening when a big crush sounds making us jolt. Three wolves come charging our way and we rush to get out of the car as soon as it stops.

"Fuck!!" Kaze shouts "are we seriously being attacked the second we step past the pack barriers?"

"They are not attacking they are from our pack" Kali says but she still looks ready for a fight.

"Well they are attacking something" I say and the sound of my voice sounds foreign even to me. The werewolves crouch low, their claws scraping against the pavement as they prepare to unleash their fury upon the menacing creature before them. The battle starts, the air filled with the sound of growls and snarls, the clash of claws and fangs. The werewolves fight fiercely with something that seems to be some sort of a shadow. My sister growls just as I feel my wolf wanting to come out. Our wolves primal instincts drive them to overpower and protect because whatever that is, is making my skin crawl with unease and I'm guessing I'm not the only one. Even though whatever the fuck that figure is, is very powerful, it's strength is no match for the raw power and collective ferocity of the werewolves. So when they pounce on it, fangs bared and biting it let's out a cry and crumbles to the ground. In the last second before it dies, it's bloodshot eyes meet mine. I look away quickly because that is making me feel uncomfortable. Like what the actual fuck was that!.

One of the wolves stops in front us before changing back to human form. No wonder I didn't recognise him he must be more than twenty years older than us. The driver hands him a towel so he can cover himself.

"Sorry Alphas we are dealing with a minor issue that will be sorted shortly" he says trying to seem like he is not worried but his eyes keep shifting and looking everywhere but never connecting with ours.

"What is it? What happened?" Kali asks clearly also not believing him.

"Uhh we got it handled Alpha. . ."

"Tell us" I say "Well. . . We found a vampire lurking around here. His scent was masked but luckily we were able to locate him by the trails he left in the woods." A vampire. Why would the be a vampire around here. Even they know not to mess with our pack.

"Like I said before we've got it handled. You kids have a safe trip" he sprints back to where he came from not letting us ask more questions.

"I'll call dad" Kaze says bringing his phone to his ear. He talks for a minute then hangs up joining us in the car.

"What did he say?" I ask him.

"He said not to worry about it and just go. I don't think they planned on us finding anything out about this" No shit, our dad doesn't like it if we're in the middle of something he deems dangerous even though we are fully capable of taking care of ourselves. "I'll talk to him later and find out more, I don't have a good feeling about this" We all sit in silence knowing that whatever we have to forget about it and focus on getting done with this semester. And we all do a great job pretending nothing happened.

The drive to DU takes us about six hours and I tried sleep some of them but between Kazes snoring and Kali talking loudly on the phone then watching videos without headphones because, why not, I couldn't. I swear to god I'm this close to struggling this girl.

"She looks mad, are you mad Kayla" says Kaze sipping from a juice box that was supposed to be mine. His voice is not touting but his eyes say it all.

"I should have taken the opportunity to poison you too when I made those sandwiches". Not that it would help seeing as they would easily sniff it out.

"You love us." Says Kali as she hugs me "so. . .where are our rooms, im ready to rest and recuperate before I check out the place." She turns to me with a concerned look on her face "are you sure you don't want to room together I'm sure we could get it done since not everyone has arrived". Her question reminds me of the dreaded topic of having a roommate which makes me want to suddenly cry. Yes I am also very dramatic it runs in the family, keep up.

When I take a deep breath to calm myself I meet Kalis eyes and realise she's still waiting for an answer from me.

"no. it fine, I'm fine" I say then I shake my hands because they are suddenly sweaty, and my mouth has gone dry. I'm fine it's just that what if I have roommate who hates me for no reason or who can't pick up after herself then what. I guess I'd have to confront her or something and what if she wants to beat me up and I get suspended and I end rotting at home and get pregnant by some random guy who already has four kids that he doesn't take care of. What if she's also an alpha female and we butt heads, my wolf gets territorial sometimes. I breathe deep long breaths before I turn to my siblings again and give them my most fakest smile yet.

"Okay so we're all good, don't do anything I wouldn't do, I'm going to my room now" "well that leaves us with nothing then, you're a saint sis" Kale shakes his head as if that is the most ridiculous thing ever which by the way is not. "and you are a heathen through and through." I pull one of my suitcases up and its so heavy im not sure ill be able to lift it up the stairs without falling a few times and that would be embarrassing as hell. Woman from the Shadow pack are not known for their strength only male alphas have inhumane strength the female alphas are the fastest which is enhanced by their agile bodies. Too bad that doesn't help me right now.

"can you help me with this"

"uhm no thanks" he swings his bag over his shoulder grinning at the face I'm making "see you around losers".

"What a gentleman." Kali says shaking her head at him. "you owe me, you little shit" I shout the words at him.

"are you sure you want to use up your favour on something like this" he lifts his one eyebrow up knowing too well the answer is no. then he proceeds to make his way to the designated male buildings for first years.

"forget him I'll get someone to bring the bags up for us, you can go ahead find out our room numbers and pick up the keys" she fixes my hair as she speaks and I'm suddenly aware of how tired I actually am. "fine but I need your student number, I think"

"oh please don't act like you don't already have that memorised. Go ahead. You need rest like really need it those dark cycles are not pretty, tired is not your look. I should know we have the same face"

"yeah insult me like you always do I'm seriously going to disown you one of these days" I roll my eyes.

"move along let me work my magic" she says after spotting a few guys coming our way. I do as she says walking towards the RA and Wardens office to get our keys. There's a few people in front of me in a line but luckily its over quick and they give me my sisters keys without a problem seeing as we share a surname. I text her the room numbers and by the time I make it to the second floor which Kali is at with three guys in front of her room which is already open, guess her roommate is has arrived. I peek my head in and say "ohh nice room, see you later" I throw her the key then make my way to the fourth floor.

She texted that my things are in front of my room after I told her which one was mine. These steps are probably meant to keep us in shape, they suck. When I finally make it to my room I find out that my roommate has not arrived which is a win for me because I get to pick a bed. I pick the one near the window and after a few minutes watching the cars drive around and people take walks from the view of our window.

The quiet is good for me since my wolf likes it like that. We can't talk to our wolves but we can feel their emotions. And when we change forms we see through their eyes and they take control. You can choose the name for your wolf but honestly nobody does it because assume everyone feels when I first felt the connection with my wolf. You realize that the connection is so strong that you feel like a better you, like you are born again. Like the 16 years before didn't feel complete without your wolf lurking in your mind. Unlike before when we feel our connection with our wolves we don't instantly know who our mate is. We date who want and when we feel like they are the one we let our wolves decide if we are compatible or not. If not we break any bond we had created with each other. Decreasing the chances of people getting rejected by their mates.

After a while I lay on my unmade bed and fall asleep.

I wake up three hours later because my phone is vibrating somewhere and then I check it and find out that it's my alarm. When I was asleep I'm certain I thought red eyes we're watching as I slept. Shit! I can't believe I let this morning get to me.

I have to get something to eat at the cafeteria before everything is gone and forget about what happened.

I take a quick shower then make my way there which admittedly I do get lost once but I end up following a group of students who are expressing how hungry they are, figured they would be looking for the same thing I am. When we arrive I take the table that is far away from almost everyone's line of site but also not at the back because that's where most people are sitting. I send a text to Kali and Kaze in our group chat to meet me here then wait. As I wait I scroll through my socials looking at most of my peers posting about their arrival to wherever they are taking the next step in their life including my siblings.

My brother took a photo from the same view as mine but different angle with a caption that is so cheesy I can't even repeat it in my head and my sister posted a photo with her roommate who looks like the human version of Barbie. They are both smiling at the camera and its captioned roommie with a bunch of hearts. I like the photo but when I'm about to comment a few fire emojis I feel a tap on my shoulder. It makes my wolf alert as I start feel as if she ready to pounce if need be. When I look up I kid you not I feel like the fire emojis are in my eyes.

A pretty guy is staring down at me with a little frown on his lips. The scent he emanates is orchids and smoke and is clearly of a powerful Alpha He is so pretty I have to look away then look back at him just to make sure he is real. And he is. He looks like the most enchanting angel to ever exist. He looks like he bathes in milk and has never needed a toilet, his skin is so. . . "hey can you move we usually sit here" And he opened his mouth ladies and gentlemen.

"you just had to ruin it ."I sigh and go back to my phone ignoring what he said. Male Alphas are the worst sometimes. "what?" he looks at his friends who are also handsome as fuck but in a different way than his they are clearly both Alphas too. I also take the time to take a quick look at them. The one on the right has messy curly hair that make him look like a golden retriever personified and is tall as fuck and the one on the left has long hair tied in a ponytail and has really full lips. He also looks like he doesn't want to be here. I quickly go back to scrolling before they think I'm ogling them. "can you move we have somewhere to be after were done here" the one who looks like an angel says again. I pause my strolling again and look at him, yep still pretty as fuck.

"look this is not primary school, I sat here first and im not moving so I suggest you move along and next time come early if you want to sit here" He looks stunned as if no one has ever refused him ever in his life which I can bet my left tit might be true. He looks at his friends as if to confirm I'm real then brings his eyes back to me. "I just. . .we always sit here so. . .and you're not even eating anything."

"Always? Didn't the semester start like two days ago?" I ask again before he could answer the first question "And I'm not eating because I'm waiting for someone" not that I should explain myself.

"Were on the soccer team so we've been here for a while, practicing"

"oh congratulations" I say then I go back to my phone ignoring them yet again.

"leave her be man she got here first anyway, let's find somewhere else to sit" one of the guys says basically pulling him away. He walks away after looking at me then shaking his head as if he doesn't believe what just happened. "Kayla oh my god what was Alvin saying to you. Did he want your number? Did he want to makeout? Make babies? Get married? Oh my god how do you know him?" Kali comes rushing in and sitting in the sit next to mine.

"Has anyone ever told you you say oh my god a lot"

"Stop stalling what did he want?"

"Uh he wanted me to move from this table, obviously I refused." I motion to the table as if she can't see it.

"What?" she looks at me like I have grown another head."Why are you looking at me like that? We're not kids anymore Kali we can't be pushed around by other people. It not like his father bought the table or something" I'm flailing my arms as I speak because I'm suddenly not sure I did the right thing by not moving like I was told to. Kali peeks at the side of the table then grins at me motioning me to do the same. I reluctantly do as she says "his father might have not have bought it but his mother sure did" I stare in horror at the writing that reads donated by Maria Walker.

Yeah this sucks but it still doesn't give him the right. I'm not even sure that's really his mother. "I can't believe this just happened, of cause something like this would happen to you" she throws her head back in hysterical laughter "this is so funny do you even know who he is" "no and I don't care enough to. It doesn't give him the right to bully others even if he were the son of the president himself"

"well he might as well be" she says and I just stare blankly at her "he is the only son of Luna Maria Walker who is also the president of PE. He is the reigning Alpha of the Moonlight pack at his young age"

"I know who she is it's just that I didn't know she had a son. She is such an aspiring woman it sucks that her son is a bully wanna be" I stand up ready to go order only for my eyes to meet Alvin who clearly just heard what I just said. For fucks sake now I feel bad. Kali starts laughing even more when she realises which just makes the situation way worse. Fuck this. I'll just get my food and get the fuck out here. Well try again tomorrow.

After I do just that and have made it to my room I realise that my brother didn't even text us that he won't show up so I write him a text cursing him out because why not. I go to sleep with the hope that tomorrow will be a better first day than any of the others I've had. When I'm about to doze off I get a text which for some reason I get the urge to read and I wish I never did.

Hey princess it was nice seeing you today.

From unknown

The reason I'm so worried about this is because only a few people have my number and the is no one who calls me a princess amongst those people. So the only person I can think of is Alvin but how did Alvin get my number and why is he calling me a princess. Especially after what I said about him at the cafeteria. Is he really a bully? If he is then I'm so fucked.

This is why I hate confrontations.