Life In the Shadows

Chapter One- Rejections at It's Finest

I slowly and quietly walked through my grandmother's house. If she knew that I had planned to go out for outside training day she would kill me instantly. She and the elders would always deny me to go out and train with the others on most days yet today was different it was a day that Master Isaac was suppose to watch us duel with each other helping me out majorly. Isaac was the only one that seemed to actually care for me. Till the elders watched him then his cold exterior would show and come off like the others except for the abusive part luckily for me. I got outside safely as I smirked to myself enjoying the sun light. Grandmother loved to keep the house freezing and completely dark. She said that I was not suppose to be in warm weather. I stretched my arms as I was slowly getting closer to being in town. I didn't want to wear my vest yet I knew fully well if I didn't someone would see my serpent tattoo on my left middle side of my back, that only appeared when I got warm. Grandmother use to beat me nearly to death if she saw it. She would always say it was a devil's mark on me and I was a monster. I sighed heavily, why did everyone hate me so much? I knew everyone hated me when my mother disappeared when I was four and that's when all this hatred came to me. I slipped on my vest as I was now entering town as I pulled my fiery red hair up in a ratted messy bun, my grandmother also refused to let me brush my hair. I could hear all the merchants hiss and snarl at me as I passed and some threw things at me. Yet this was completely normal for me every time I leave my house. I finally got to the field as everyone was already in the huge group listening to Isaac speaking to them. I stood in the far back as I held my vest closer to me feeling a slight breeze as I caught the Alpha's scent. I glance with only my eyes as I saw him and the elder standing there glaring over in my direction. Shit, please don't pull me out of these studies today we were going to duel, fighting was my favorite activity, and I'll brag a little bit I was pretty damn good at it. I gulped a little I knew one wrong move and they would burn my arms again for punishment. I bit my lip as I looked up to see a harsh glare on Master Isaac's face, I knew he didn't mean it, it was all for show for the alpha and elder. My eyes widen a bit as I see that a few others were now looking at me especially Ashen's dark piercing gaze on me. What was her problem this time? Isaac then began to continue as he was listing partners. Was I paired with Ashen? That was going to be a piece of cake to defeat. I had to be paired with her I mean girls are always paired with girls seeing that a lot of girls were slowly migrating to their partners. I sighed heavily as I looked to my left to lock eyes with the next gen Alpha, his eyes were fully of disgust and... Anger. I frowned at his honey brown eyes as I looked away. Colton was absolutely perfect from his build to his gorgeous soft hair. Yet... You could tell that Ashen had her slutty claws in deep with him. Colton had just turned eighteen yesterday which sadly I didn't get to attend... For better words the Alpha had banned me to keep away from the party. Yet this means that he had found his mate at his party, which makes more since that Ashen looks more possessive of him more than other times. I mean they were perfect for each other... Her mousy brown straight hair, her baby blue doe like eyes matches well his well kept blonde hair and honey brown eyes that cared deeply for only her. I couldn't even compete with the like of Ashen, she was a supermodel compared to my ratted fiery red hair that was always in a bun and my iris was fully black no different color to the pupil. I probably scared everyone with my soulless eyes. I wish he could look at me like that, he seemed absolutely perfect soul mate. I wished I found someone that would care for me not letting my heritage in between us. I sighed heavily to myself, I knew if she was his true mate I couldn't harm her without being punished. I needed to prepare myself for the worst, because I would not allow myself to lose to the likes of her. I then felt a powerful presence besides me as I looked up at him. Why was he next to me? Colton glanced at me with disgust, quickly he looked away from me letting me know he didn't want to be here. I looked down a bit hurt, I couldn't understand why everyone hated me so much. It's not like I ran my mom off, she was the only caring person I have ever had in my life. I shook my head not paying attention to the many stares and glares I was getting from a lot of people. Isaac then grabbed my attention fully as I gulped slowly, I was to duel with Colton, my heart sped up. Was Isaac trying to kill me off? I mean if I put one tiny little scratch on Colton, my head would be in the Alpha's hands. Also he had paired me with a guy, he has never paired a women with a male. It was an unfair advantage for me and a huge advantage for Colton. Isaac dismissed us as I was about to go confront Isaac but stopped when the first Elder Orenji appeared by his side as I lip read.