Rejecting Evangeline | ✓

Chapter 2

Picture of Evangeline's wolf, Winter on top.

Evangeline

I woke up early the next morning with a full and satisfied stomach. It was the first time in a long time that I woke up without hearing my stomach growl hungrily, I considered that a small win for me. I laid on my bed and glanced up at the ceiling, savoring this feeling."Good morning Evangeline!" my wolf, Winter said in an extra chipper voice, I could almost see her prancing happily around my head."Morning Winter! Is there a reason why you are so happy this early in the morning?" I questioned her, puzzled by her current mood. There was a brief moment of silence before she answered."Uh hello? Winter? You there?" I asked her, awkwardly. It was unusual for my wolf not to answer me immediately. "Are you being serious Evangeline? You do not even remember that it is your sixteenth birthday? It is also the day that we will finally find our mate! What is wrong with you human?" She exclaimed, making me jump and hold the side of my head."Oh yeah...oops, I guess I forgot. Sorry Winter, you know that my brain is not functional in the mornings and that I rarely celebrate my birthday. This is the only birthday worth celebrating. I can't wait to find our mate. I just hope that he will treat us right." I answered back."I know that mate will love us, Evangeline, we are a pretty loveable pair after all."  Winter reassured me.

I decided to get up and get ready to get breakfast going. I did not want to get a beating for being late. I did not need any more scars and wounds on my body, not the day that I was going to finally get to meet my mate. I wanted to look my best today since it was my birthday as well as hopefully appeal and impress my mate. I wanted him to want me and accept me. I did not have many nice outfits, but I did have a floral dress that my mom bought for me a while ago. I hid it carefully under the sink, afraid that someone will take one of the only gifts I had left from my mother. It looked like it would still fit and that was unsurprising as I am underweight and had a smaller body frame compared to the norms. I slipped on the dress easily and slipped on my sandals before heading downstairs. 

For breakfast, I choose to make bacon, sunny side eggs, pancakes, and fresh orange juice and since it was my birthday, I decided that a little treat for myself won't hurt. I placed one pancake and one strip of bacon for myself on a plate and set that aside, hiding it behind the toaster to eat later. Afterward, I set the table, laying out all of the food, and waited for the pack members to wake up."Evangeline, eat your breakfast now so that no one will see. It is still early so I doubt that anyone would wake up anytime soon."  Winter advised wisely. I agreed with her and picked up the hidden plate of food and ate quickly. As I ate my breakfast, I fantasized about my mate. What will he look like? Will I finally be free? When will I meet him? I wondered, all these questions running through my head.

When a werewolf turns sixteen, the werewolf will gain his or her's scent, a scent that only their mate can smell."Evangeline, we are finally going to be able to smell mate too...I wonder what he is going to smell like?" wondered Winter with a smile in her voice."I don't know Winter, we will just have to wait and see but, I bet he will smell divine," I replied, I could not help also letting out a dreamy sigh. 

After I finished eating, I quickly washed my plate and utensils, getting rid of any traces that I ate at all. I glanced at the clock on the wall and it read seven-thirty. The pack should be awake by now and heading down any second. I waited inside the dining room, ready to serve the member that entered first. It was just my luck that the first person that appeared just had to be my older brother, Alec. He took a seat and then glanced at me, "It's a special day today, am I right dear little Evangeline?" he asked me, smirking mockingly. I nodded my head but said nothing, I just continued to serve him his orange juice. "How would you feel if I gave you the perfect present? A special birthday beating later on. Doesn't that sound nice Evangeline?" He sneered. I gulped, feeling absolutely petrified but I knew I had no say in the matter. I saw it coming though, Alec always gave me the worse beatings on my birthday as it was also the day we became orphans. I think this is why I did not celebrate my birthday all of these years. It became a date that I both wanted to remember but also forget.