The Wolf Inside Me

Aria's POV - Saturday September 17th 2022:

After our shower Ivy and I got ready for our date with Dylan. I was surprisingly nervous which wasn't a feeling I usually felt. I had already gone through the mating process with Ivy, so this shouldn't be anymore nerve wracking than that. But for some reason I had a feeling that something was going to happen. My wolf Emmy was even more restless than when we were around Dylan. As I was getting dressed I heard a knock at the front door. I made my way towards the door as I yanked my jeans over my hips. When I opened the door my mouth dropped open and my heart pounded in my ears.

Standing on the other side of the doorway was a gorgeous woman with lavender hair. Her eyes were also a vibrant shade of lavender. She was taller than me with an athletic build. She was wearing a white crop top that clung tightly to her, along with a pair of ripped black skinny jeans and purple converse. As my eyes trailed shamelessly down her body, they seemed to stop when I reached her toned stomach. My breathing hitched and my mouth felt like it was starting to water. Her abs looked as though they were sculpted by the gods. Her skin looked firm yet so soft, all I wanted to do was reach out and touch her. As I continued to stare I could feel Emmy start to go crazy at the sight of her.

"Mate!" Emmy yelped.

"Hey I'm Alex" Her voice was like a melody.

"H-hi I'm Aria" I said with a shaky voice.

Ivy must have sensed my nervousness because a moment later she was beside me. Her eyes were wide and her mouth hung open slightly. The sound of Ivy's heart pounding in her chest seemed to drown out any other sound. We both just stood there not knowing what to say or do. How could we have a fourth mate? Was that even possible? I know two mates are definitely possible but I hadn't heard of anyone having three. Not that I'm complaining but this just seemed completely unreal.

"This is Ivy" I said motioning to the redhead not taking my eyes off Alex. She nodded giving Ivy a warm smile.

"I uh kind of already know who you guys are. Well I know who Ivy is." Alex said as she fidgeted with her fingers.

"Dylan is my best friend and I'm assuming you two figured out she's our other mate."

"Wait, Dylan told me she doesn't have a mate and how did you know we were all mates?" Ivy said with a confused look.

"She technically doesn't. Well she doesn't know that she does." Alex had a look of guilt etched onto her face.

"Why doesn't she know?" I said I was growing more confused.

"Well Dill and I grew up together. I've known her my entire life. I met my wolf River right before the end of our senior year. When I went to tell Dill about it, River told me she was my mate. I kind of panicked and didn't tell her because she hadn't met her wolf yet. She's also my best friend and it scares me to cross that line. I still don't know how to tell her and then we saw you guys at the mall and her wolf still didn't surface. She was literally surrounded by three mates and nothing happened." Alex sighed and she looked like her heart was breaking.

"We were wondering the same thing about her wolf I mean." Ivy said quietly

"Wait, you were at the mall too?" I couldn't believe we hadn't seen her there.

"Yeah when I saw Ivy walking towards us I kind of ducked out. I didn't want her to find out that way. I wasn't sure if you were going to say anything about it." Alex said, chewing on her lip.

"It doesn't make sense that she hasn't met her wolf yet. She's 18 and she should have met her by now." I said as I rubbed my temples.

"Yeah I'm not sure why her wolf isn't coming through yet, but my wolf River has been begging me to tell her and I just can't bring myself to do it. Now that I've waited so long I'm worried she will be upset with me. I know she really wants to find her mate and she's already self conscious that she hasn't met her wolf yet. I just needed to at least meet you guys and explain myself." Alex let out a deep breath.