Rejecting the alpha

Chapter 12

Amelia's POV

"Where is it?!" I yelled, causing Cammy to meow at me and leave the room. I have been searching all evening, my necklace was nowhere. How did I lose it, I never take it off? The room looked like a bomb went off, the mattress was tipped over and clothes were sprawled out on the floor. I don't even know when I lost it, I was in 3rd hour when I realised I wasn't wearing it. It could be anywhere.

I had spent all morning feeling like an empty shell, after last night I felt like my heart was broken. Why was this happening, I barely know him? He's not worth it, after what he did to that poor girl. it was as if my brain hated him, but my heart loved him. It was infuriating, I just wanted to go to school and be normal. Not the orphan girl or the slut who was trying to get someone else's guy. I'm done with drama and I'm done with him.

"Hey, you okay?" Olivia asked, standing in our doorway.

I smiled at her, shrugging my shoulders as I sat down on the bed.

"I have no idea; I'll clean up the mess. I lost my necklace; it was a gift from my mother."

"I'm sure she won't mind, things happen. Do you want to talk about it? Or we can go and get some ice cream from downstairs?"

"Ice cream sounds perfect," I admitted. Sugar, that's what I need. I need to forget about all of this, I need a distraction."

By midnight I felt more like myself, except for one annoying thing. I couldn't sleep. I laid in bed for hours but nothing. It was like I was full of energy; my brain wouldn't shut off. That ice cream was a bad idea. I decided to run. Running had always helped me clear my head; our house was in the middle of the woods. My father said it made him feel wild. I used to think our house was beautiful, but now it just felt lonely.

Putting on my running gear, I slipped out of the room, careful not to wake Olivia. I headed out of the dorm and ran towards the forest, the flowers lighting my way. Every time my feet would hit them, they would only shine brighter. It was beautiful and after a few minutes I was laughing. Like fully laughing. Everything had been going so crazy I hadn't even taken the time to enjoy the world I was thrown into. I kept running, feeling free for the first time in years, I was happy. I swear I think I'm going crazy; I should be broken. My heart still hurt but it was like everything around me was so amplified that it drowned out the pain. I was so distracted with my laughing fit that I didn't notice the tree roots. It felt like I was falling in slow motion, I could feel the ground hitting my back as I rolled towards the bottom of the ridge. I could see the glow of the flowers I had crushed in my wake; heard the cracking of the twigs but there was nothing I could do to stop it. I was powerless.

I lay still on the ground, unable to move as I stared out into the clear midnight sky. I just stared, unable to process everything around me. Even the sky looked different now, it looked brighter. It was like someone had turned up the brightness.

I heard twigs snapping, someone else was here. I tried to listen for them, but I heard nothing. Sitting up I was met with black eyes, a wolf. Why did I come out into the middle of the woods alone? God, I'm an idiot. Right in front of me stood a massive grey wolf, by massive, I mean massive. The thing must have been at least six foot tall.

The wolf started to walk towards me, inching closer. I stood up ready to run in the other direction. Now I know that logically it could be a student, given that they were called shifters, and I've seen twilight, but I was currently face to face with a massive wolf that could snap me in half if he chose to. God, is it even a he?

"Good boy, or girl." The wolf tilted his head at me but didn't stop moving towards me.

"Please stop." The wolf paused, he put his head down. I swear he almost looked hurt. I couldn't stop myself from moving towards him, he closed the small distance between us.

His fur was soft under my hand, reminding me of our old neighbour's collie. He seemed to relax under my touch, I sat down with his head in my lap. My stress seemed to fade as I sat there, the wolf never moved, as if he were worried, I'd run if I did. I have no idea why, but he didn't scare me, he made me feel protected.

When I made the move to get up, I heard him let out a whine.

"I have to find a way out of here, I don't suppose you know the way?" I'm talking to a wolf... I'm talking to him like he is going to answer me. I really am crazy. Maybe that's my superpower, I'm super crazy.

The wolf however seemed to find my internal monologue entertaining. If I didn't know better, I would think he was laughing at me.

"Don't you laugh at me. I really am crazy, aren't I? As if you are going to answer me. I think if this stupid world really has a God or Goddess, they hate me. I'm sure of it, why else would they put me here?" Again, no answer. He just tilted his head at me.

"My mother used to tell me a bedtime story, about a girl who falls in love with a wolf. I always thought it was crazy, I mean who voluntarily gets close to a wolf? But here I am. I don't know why I'm telling you this, it just popped into my head. To be honest I don't even know if I believe love exists anymore. Don't look at me like that, I have reasons. The guy I thought I loved, dumped me because my parents died." The wolf growled, making me flinch. "Yeah, I know he's a dick, then he goes crazy jealous and tries to... well let's just say he's a dick. Then I came here and met someone else, or at least I thought I did. Turns out he's just as bad as the ex. Maybe that's why the girl fell for a wolf, men suck."

When I made the move to get up, I heard him let out a whine. I scratched his head one more time before getting up. It was too dark down here to see a way out, there weren't any flowers lighting the way. Even the moon was hidden behind the trees. Taking a deep breath I started to climb the ridge. I made it almost halfway, before my feet started to slip in the mud. Landing with a thud on the ground, I let out a yelp from the impact. The wolf came over to me and put his head under my arm, trying to help me up.

"I have no idea how I'm going to get out of here." He whined again. Looking at him I realised he was lying in front of me, waiting for me. He pushed my back making me fall on him, I started to push myself off him, but he stopped me.

"What? What do you want me to do? You want me to get on your back, is that it?" I asked him. He nodded his massive head. My life is officially insane, I'm considering riding a six-foot-tall wolf. There was no way I was climbing that ridge by myself though, so unless I want to sleep out here, I don't really have a choice.

Giving in I climbed on the wolf's back, making sure I was holding on to the ruff of his neck. He stood up and ran towards the ridge, his claws dug into the mud as he pulled us up. By the time we reached the top he was panting from the effort.

"I cant believe that worked, thank you," I said, as I got off of the wolf he had walked us to the edge of the tree line. The dorm was now in view, he had walked me home. I gave him one last scratch behind the ear before walking back to my room.

The next couple of days went by in a blur, waking up that first morning covered in bruises from falling was not as fun as it sounds. I can still feel them, as I stand here waiting for my ride home. I was thankful when Elijah had told me he was driving me home, I was worried Oscar or Sam would offer.

The ride felt even shorter than normal, but after what felt like a few seconds Elijah opened my door to help me out. The house looked exactly the same, well I suppose it's only been a few days. I can't believe it's only been a week since I found out the supernatural existed.

I released Cammy from her carrier and walked in after her, nothing seemed different in the house. It felt wrong being here after everything that had happened. It felt wrong that this place was exactly the same as before, when I felt so different.

Putting my bag down I curled up on the couch and turned the tv on. If I'm going to be stuck here for two weeks I might as well binge watch something.

Three days of take out and Netflix, my Christmas's really have become sad. Even Cammy has been quiet, she's spending all of her time outside, ignoring me. Am I really so pathetic that even my cat is ignoring me? Olivia and the others aren't replying to my texts and even my aunt hasn't been replying.

What happened to my life that I ended up here, without a single person to talk to? Before my pity-party got into full swing, the front door swung open.

Cammy hissed at the intruder, who the hell is in my house?