It's a mid October morning and I wake up with a shiver the cool breeze blowing through my cracked window. I love the fall season, it's my favorite time of year.
I sit up in my quilted bed sheets and stretch today is the day my dad picks who will be taking over the pack upon his retirement. He has to pick between me and my twin Matthew.
I screech with excitement and jump out of bed I have been training endlessly for this day since I was a pup. I throw on my favorite black skinny jeans and a burn orange colored sweater. Taking a look in the mirror I throw on some light make up to make my emerald eyes pop. I have to hurry I can't be late one last look in the mirror at my silky black hair cascading in curls and decided it's the best I can do with the time I have, so I throw on my timberlands and run out of my door.
Soon enough I'm pulling up to the pack house, everyone is gathered outside awaiting the arrival of the Alpha. Walking around the grounds they have a stage set up for the announcements and entertainment today is a big day for the starlight pack, not only do they find out who their future Alpha will be today is also the night we all shift and hunt together under the full moon. It's been a tradition in this pack since the very beginning.
Daydreaming I have always wondered how amazing it must feel to be so free running through the thick forest, feeling the earth and crisp leaves under your paws.
Thinking about it sends a wave of sadness through me I haven't gotten my wolf yet its hard not having a real bond with the pack I'm hoping when father chooses me to lead maybe it will kick my instints into over drive and my wolf will finally make a appearance. After all I am the oldest twin and I have been training and basically shadowing our father the Alpha for years I am the most prepared and a smart choice. My brother on the other hand never takes anything seriously Matty as I call him likes to party and sneak off with unmates she wolves, I don't think he will take the role of Alpha seriously.
Suddenly I'm snapped out of my thoughts by my boyfriend Oliver.
"Hello, Beautiful "
"Hey Babe! You scared me "
"Were you stuck in that mind of yours again? You're always getting distracted"
he smiles and gives me a grin. Oliver has sandy blonde hair and brown eyes with sparks of freckles on his nose. Very handsome if I do say so myself.
"Yeah sorry you know me, I'm kind of overwhelmed today is a very big day for my future and the future of the pack" I breathe with a sigh
"Come on let's go find Matt and the Alpha " Oliver hooked his arm around me and pulls me close. We begin walking to the back of the stage.
Matty sees us first and comes walking over with his hands in his pockets. He is taller than me and full of muscle. Being the son of a Alpha nothing else would do. We share the same silky black hair but he has blue eyes like our father and my emerald eyes come from our mother.
"Hey Matty!" I smile at him and wrap my arms around him
"Shhhhh" he practically put his hands on my mouth
"I told you not to call me that in public !!" He sighs
"We aren't five anymore why do you keep that nickname, please call me Matt or Matthew " He growls
"Okay, Matty" I say even louder and give him a devilish grin
"Whatever" Matt rolls his eyes and we walk over to dad to prepare for the announcements.
Our father hurries us on stage and begins to talk to the pack members about the upcoming stages of his retirement. It was all a blurr to me until I hear my father clear his throat.
"Now for the moment we have all been waiting for. It has taken me some months of careful consideration but I have made my decision on who will be taking my place when I step down"
My father said with a big smile
My mind was spinning, heart racing out of my chest. This was the moment I was waiting for since I could remember. Countless hours of training hard work.
Blood.
Sweat.
Tears.
The moment I will finally be recognized for what I am.
Then my ears began to ring with the words I heard next
" I, Darius Mayflower renounce My Alpha title, to my son Matthew Mayflower. Your future Alpha"
Everyone began to applaud and cheer.
My heart sank, I felt sick. What is happening Matty can't be Alpha.
I couldn't choke down my tears any longer I ran off stage and got in my car and drove away.
I didnt want to see anyone, I didn't want to think.
How dare my father do this to me i spend years preparing he knew how much this meant to me. Matty isn't ready he doesn't know what it takes to run a pack.
Phone calls started to come in, tears burning my eyes I threw my phone out the window. Speeding faster I needed to get away I didn't want them to find me.
Speeding down winding roads. Trying to get as far away as possible and trying to process the betrayal I'm feeling. If father would have told me that he was going to pick Matt maybe I would be happy for him. But right now I feel like a fool. Who would want a wolf less girl running the pack , I'm viewed as weak and a real shame to the Alpha bloodline.
My tears blurred my vision I couldn't see the road in front of me to be honest I didn't even know where I was. Definitely wasn't on our packs territory anymore nothing looked familiar. I pulled off the road and stepped out of my car. The cold air sent shivers up my spine, looking for anything that might give me a idea of where I was. Pulling out my cell phone I have no service so there is no chance of me calling anyone to find me.
"Fucking great, after the shit day I've had !!" Sighing with a huff
Stomping in circles and holding my phone in the air like a idiot I finally got a tiny bit of reception
Immediately I call Oliver. Moments later he answers he sounds angry
"Where the Hell are you??!!" He growled
"I-I don't know exactly, I just kept driving and -" he cut me off
"And you weren't paying attention AGAIN"
"Oliver what is the matter with you why are you so angry. I was upset as I should be I've been waiting for this my whole life" feeling hurt all over again I sniffed
" well he is your brother and you just run off like that making a fool out of him. He is going to make me Beta so we have a reputation to keep. You can't make rash decisions like this "
I couldn't believe him he would turn on me over a title did my feelings mean nothing to him.
Service began to cut out and I couldn't hear what he said before the line went dead.
"Shit !!"
In anger I threw my phone in the bushes. I sat on the ground with my knees to my chest and my hands in my hair. How is this my life.
The wind began to howl sending shivers all over my body and a erie feeling I couldn't shake. Was someone out there watching me. I turned my head to the side to listen but I couldn't hear any movement just the wind. I stood up and decided to look for my phone if I have any hope of getting home I will need it. Mentally cursing myself for throwing it I walked over to the bushes.
I began searching for my phone on my hands and knees when the ground beneath me broke loose. Now I'm free falling trying to grab on to anything that might stop me. Hitting the ground with a thud and a crack that I know was bones, the pain erupts through my body like a wild fire and I cant choke out a scream because the air from my lungs has been ejected from my body. I lay on the ground struggling to breathe and seething in pain when I hear something approach me. I can't see anything in the pitch black and tears in my eyes. All I can hear is movement.
A gut wrenching growl breaks loose inches from me but I'm fading in and out. The pain is too much and I'm going to pass out. Just before I do a deep voice rough but smooth like whiskey comes from the darkness.
"Mine"
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sealed fate
Werewolfwhat happens when lily ends up on enemy territory running from a broken heart. will fate catch her or will she meet her doom and the moon goddess.
