Tainted

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Life's not meant to be complicated, especially if you're born a werewolf.

When you're a new born pup, you grow learning about the pack life, you get integrated into the pack life, you know your rank, obey your superiors, fulfil your roll and if you're lucky enough to be blessed with a mate, you meet the person and start your own family.

Why people will compound problems on themselves is beyond me. Take my cousin and one of best friend Owen for example. He's one of those lucky ones who find their mates as early as 17 and get to be with them and in this case, my other best friend Megan.

The problem is, Owen has a problem of lack of brain to mouth filter. He says the first thing that his brain thinks of and that is a good thing sometimes but not now when Megan wants to kill him.

"Bonnie" he whines as he looks at me desperate for my help to uncomplicate his life "you're not helping here" he says as I move around him in my room at my parents house. It's modest, not much decoration, only my bed, dresser, table and chair.

"Come-on. Please. I'll owe you just please help me". He begs as I get ready to leave for kitchen duty.

We have a rotation system on jobs we Delta's do in the pack. This week, Megan and I got kitchen duty with Simone, the head cook and she always make us get the herbs and spices that's located just at the edge of the boundary of the pack lands. She likes it natural, says it brings out the taste more.

"What I don't understand Wen is how you could talk about another female's rack in front of your mate. I mean, how senseless can you be"? I say, still trying to wrap my head around his stupidity.

You don't admire a female or male who's not your mate and if you do, you shut up about it. It's forbidden to actually be with someone who is not your mate sexually. Some males do and some packs are lenient but some others aren't.

In some packs, the mates who have been with others are rejected then the wounded party prays for another untouched mate. So, to avoid all the unnecessary heartache, pups are told to not get involved with one who isn't their mate.

"It's not as if I was complimenting Flora's breasts, I was only saying that they had gotten huge and wondering why that is" he defended. Urgh, men are so dense, I swear.

"Do you not see how she could have taken it. You're talking about another female's breast like you've been studying it before, long enough to notice the change in it's growth" I pointed out and I could literally see the light bulb go off in his head. "Honestly, if Meg asks me to help bury your body, I'll probably do it".

"Bonnie Sanders you do not joke with my well being or I'm telling Aunt Hazel. I'm your cousin". He said using his favorite line of threat. I rolled my eyes at him as I walk out the door with him falling into step beside me. "Look, I'm not asking for the sun and moon here, all I'm asking is for you to just let her know that I'm a big idiot..."

"Oh I'm sure she's figured that part out by now, I mean she's known you for what 15 years and has spent 4 of those years being your mate"

"...and" he continues while giving me the stink eye "that I'm sorry and I love her and her breast is the only one important to me".

I stop at the intersection leading to the main pack house where I'm sure Megan's waiting for me. "Ok, I'll try, now can you stop following me. I'm gonna be late"

"Yea yea thanks. I owe you one" he says running away to the direction of their house, no doubt going to prepare a 'forgive me' meal. I make my way to the pack house, greetings females, males and some mates walking together as I go.

I sometimes feel envious of them, they have each other and here I am, at 21 and still no mate. Wherever he is, he's sure taking his sweet time.

***

"Look, you know how stupid Wen is sometimes, it's not like he can help it and I thought you said you love how he's always so brutally honest" I say in my attempt to reduce the anger in my best friend as we walk to the patch, baskets in hand.

"Yea but why was he even looking at her rack. I mean Bon I love him, but sometimes I just want to maul him" frustration lacing her words.

We get to the patch where the herbs and spices grow and start to pick. Megan starts humming while we're at it, something she does whenever she has a task to do. After a little while, I start to feel like I'm being watched.

I look up but can't see anything or anyone around us. I sniff in the air around us for a scent, thinking it might be patrol but I couldn't pick up a scent. It was weird but I went back to the task at hand knowing Simone would be needing them soon.

I felt like I was being watched again and this time, I could feel my wolf's unrest. When I look up, I see a couple of men, just outside of the border, not so far from us, just looking at us. I touch Megan and she looks up at me curiously before following my gaze to the men as we both rose up.

They were six in total, one with a shaved head and red scarf stood in front, slightly closer to us while the others stood behind him.

"What do you want, who are you"? Megan asked. Her voice strong even if I could feel her trembling slightly beside me.

"Well we're travelers, wanderers if you will and two beauties like you should not just be passed by" the red scarf spoke. My wolf was getting more anxious by the minute.

"You have no business here. You should leave" I speak up, anxious to feel safe again. it's time like this that I curse not being of a higher rank or at least a warrior like my brother. At least, I would be able to fend them off and have the strength to do it. In the meantime, I send a distress call to my alpha via the pack link.

"Oh, really, well you see little flower" he said as he took a step forward, the other guys mirroring him as they entered the pack lands. I could feel Megan's grip on my hand get tighter as she stiffened "as long as you're here, I'd rather say you're my business, no"? He said with a sickening smile.

The next second had him lunging at us. Megan shrieked as he grabbed me. I punched him and tried to fight him off when I saw two others grab Megan. I jumped off red scarf, leaping and changing mid air to my wolf and landing on the other guys, taking a bite off the neck of one of them, ending him.

This created an opening for Megan to run and I hope she's going to call for backup. All five were now focused on me. I hoped my alpha would be on his way soon and that the patrols would make their way here as well. I know I'm not strong enough to take on five men, the one down was purely luck and an amazing dose of adrenaline.

Then they all dived at me, I tried to dodge and escape as well but the next second had me smashing into another wolf, one that was looking at me like his next meal.

Everything after that was a blur and I'm sure I lost conciousness because the next second, I woke up to see that I was in a tent like structure, tied to a pole with ropes that smelt awfully like wolfbane . Red scarf in the tent with me, eating like it's normal to have a girl tied up.

I took stock of myself and first thing I noticed was that I was naked. I had a big gash on my ankle and brusies on my thighs, ribs and shoulder. My face also hurt a bit.

"Ah my little flower's awake" I heard, drawing my attention to red scarf. He was done with his food now and I had his full attention. I felt disgusted that he was looking at me, naked with that leering look in his eyes.

"Why am I here"? My voice raspy. I wonder how long I had been unconscious, how was Megan and Owen, I hope my momma and brother was ok, my Papa must be so worried. It seemed dark outside and I know that they would be expecting me home soon.

"You're here because I want you, because you belong to me"

I scoffed. Like hell I am. "I don't belong to anyone. I'm not an object you baboon" I spat at him. I wanted to leave, go back to my family, to my best friends, go back to my home, to my pack.

He laughed. "I'm so going to enjoy breaking you little flower".

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