The Alpha & I (Old Version)

Chapter 1 - Past to Present

Sirena was dreaming of 5 years ago.
Sitting in front of a well-built, tall man, was a teenage girl not more than 14.
This was her younger self.

The man's face, slightly covered with wisps of short grey hair, held a heartbroken expression. 

The girl was huddled against a wall clinging to a well-worn stuffed animal. Her matted dark blonde hair hung in a mess, covering her face and hiding away most of her features. Her form wasn't much more than skin and bone.

"Hi little one, I knew your mother... she, she was family." He whispered softly reaching out a hand to the frail form before him.

She was hesitant to move and made no attempt to speak. He bent down trying to make himself less intimidating. His well-muscled form sank as close to the ground as he could, while his head of silver hair remained tilted slightly down, blue eyes pleading with her to take his hand. The smell of many men hit him hard. He forced himself not to growl, he had to think of her in this moment, she was only a child and his anger wasn't of any use right now.

She pointed to her chest and looked at him with questions in her eyes. Ah! His face seemed to say as he grabbed the necklace he wore around his neck. He quickly took it off, placing it on the ground his rolled it over to her.

"That's right, this was Maria's. She gave that to me the day before we were to be mated, the day before she was taken." He explained.

The girl snatched it up, holding it close to her nose she sniffed it, it was a small locket, inside a lock of fur. She knew right away it contained the scent of her mother. She could never forget it.

"You can take me away from these men?" Her voice was shaky and harsh, he could tell she had been using it quite a lot recently.

"I came as quickly as I could when I sensed it had happened, I'm here to take you home sweetheart, to where you were meant to be." His voice was soft, caring.

"But I'm not like your kind, I'm not just a wolf." She croaked.

"That doesn't matter at all to me, my dear, her blood is my blood, always. I will protect you."

She hesitated to reach forward. But at this point anything was better than here. She took his hand and from that moment her life changed forever...

Sirena woke softly with a sigh. That had been her sorry state only a few years ago. Why was she dreaming of the past now of all times? She pondered the thought and concluded it had to do with her joining Cedric's pack, he had been the wolf that have saved her that day. Living in a pack wasn't as bad as she had experienced before, surely? At least they would accept her faults, since Cedric had made sure to tell them everything about her before today's meeting.

Rolling out of bed she pulled on a T-shirt, Jeans and a hoodie. Today was the day. She was finally going to join. For years they had both kept her existence a secret. Not without its reasons, mainly hers if she was being honest. Being half Snow Leopard and half wolf, she had her doubts about fitting in.

She brushed her short hair and tucked it behind her ears, she'd cut it recently, it now sat just above her shoulders. She rubbed her tired grey eyes and slapped her cheeks waking herself up the best she could.

"Sirena, come! Get out of bed." Cedric burst into the room only to be surprised that she was already up and dressed.

"Oh..." he added frowning. "This is not like you." He held the palm of his hand against her forehead, as though to check her temperature.

She rolled her eyes and swiped his hand away. "Why would I be late today of all days? I need to make a good impression."

Walking outside the small hut and onto the path surrounded by trees, they were hidden away deep in a forest. She huffed displeased. It was pouring down rain.