✔️Beauty and the Beast -L.H. + A.I. ✔️

Prologue

Ashton's P.O.V

My paws smack down onto the wet, leaf covered ground as I ran. The smell of said leaves decomposing along with the smell of rotting trees fill the air.

You see, I wasn't running from anything... well, unless you count my problems as something, then I suppose I was running from that.

It was supposed to be the day I challenged the Alpha.

I don't want to be in a pack, much less lead one. But as the son of an Alpha couple, it was my 'duty' to act in such an ancient 'honor'.

I was 2nd in command in my last pack, but my current pack challenged them for the land. I was gone at the time; looking for a deer to feed the young. So I bet you can imagine my surprise to come back to find that they slaughtered my family.

Of course, they thought the deer was a peace offering so they let me join their ranks. Plus, the fact that I was a Beta made the Elders give me mercy.

I was only barely an adolescent wolf at the time, so they taught me everything I know. I was thankful they took me in and didn't kill me, but I do miss my family. I had two younger siblings, a sister named Lauren and a brother named Harry. I never understood why they took me in but killed two wolves younger than I.

As I grew up, the pack treated me as an Omega, but they knew that one day I would have to challenge the Alpha. So they trained me to be a hunter; a very skilled and masterful hunter.

Being a wolf meant you were already near the top of the food chain, but you still needed to be able to defend yourself.

But wolves have packs, so even though you could be weak, the pack was still strong. The pack was all I had now.

I had an adoptive brother named Michael and there was only one other wolf in the pack that was our age; his name was Calum.

Calum can be a very serious friend, but he does enjoy messing around. He has dark fur with a few small areas of light. His eyes were a light yellow color that really stood out from his fur.

Michael could vary from a kind and playful friend to a ferocious animal who protected those he loves. His coat was black, white, tan, and orange.

I looked like Michael a bit, but without the Orange tints. My fur sometimes had a tan hue to it, but other times it looked to be black, white, and gray.

They were my best friends and they were the only ones I considered family.

But I hated being a wolf.

I hated the rules, I hated the fact that you had to mate for power, not love, but most of all, I hated that the elders looked down upon homosexuality.

It was rare for a wolf to like the same gender, or so I think, but I thought there was nothing wrong with that.

That was one of the only rules we had as a pack.

No homosexuals

Always put the pack first

And last but most certainly not least;

Stay away from humans.

I thought those were very simple rules; little did I know I was going to break every last one of them.

A/N: GUYSSS!!! 

I LOVE THIS STORY!!! 

I'm so excited to continue writing this!! Please vote, comment, and don't forget to follow and add this to your reading list so you get notifications when this gets updated!!! 

QOTC: What's your favorite animal?

My answer: I love wolves!! They're such beautiful and majestic creatures!

ALSO! If you don't know what Alpha, Beta, and Omega's are, here's what they mean in this context:

Alpha: The highest ranking in the pack.

Beta: Second in command; takes the Alpha spot if the Alpha is sick and/or dies.

Omega: Used to refer to the lowest caste of the pack (submissive to others and usually get the last of the food, but in this case, Ash is like a dominant omega... if that makes sense)

~Ashtyn xoxo

  TYPO FREE: 7/09/2017