Emilia

Chapter One

Emilia's POV

Walking into the animal shelter I can hear the dogs barking from the back room and the cats clinging onto the cages in the hallway as I pass by. I smile at them as I walk towards the employee's room. Working here was the best thing for me, I couldn't work in a department store with crowds. Back in high school I worked at McDonald's and I only lasted the weekend, it was horrible. I love working with animals, especially the ones here that have been abandoned. It's nice to show them that someone still loves them. 

Everyday is the same, I take care of the dogs and cats. Drive over to the local PetSmart with some of the animals in our shelters van and I try to get them adopted with the customers there. I really don't like talking to people but one on one interactions aren't that bad. I know I sound like a boring person, and it's true I am a boring person. Life of an introvert I guess. I wasn't always so shy, when my Mom and Dad were still around I was pretty lively around them but they had me at a late age. My Dad died of cancer a few years ago when I was 17 and not long after when I was 19 my Mom died in her sleep. I was the one to find her that morning. I thought she was playing a joke on me but, she just left me to be alone. I never had any friends and the rest of my family disconnected themselves from me after my parents deaths. After awhile I couldn't afford college anymore so I decided to drop out, and find a job. I'm 20 now and I managed to get a job here at the shelter, and I also managed to find this cheap apartment in the city. It's not the most luxurious thing that ever existed but I call it home. 

A few hours later after my shift ended, I started to walk home. Winter is coming earlier than I thought, it's so cold I wish I brought a better jacket. As I'm walking past a lingerie shop the street lights come on, startling me. It must be getting late. I decide to take out my phone and listen to some music. Putting in my earbuds I turn on my "Rock" playlist. It starts with my favorite band and I start to walk to the beat. I hope I don't look stupid. 

Soon enough I get to my apartment complex. I see my neighbor smoking a cigarette outside his door. He looks at me while shaking off some of the ash on the brick wall next to him. 

"How you doin' today Emilia?" he asked. 

"Um, alright. You?" I reply while unlocking my door. 

"Ah, you know the wife is bitchin' about the smokin' and shit but I can't complain, life is good you know?" 

I give a dry laugh, 

"Yeah life is good." 

I wave goodbye before shutting my door, but the door handle fell off as soon as I let go of it. I groan and drop my stuff, walking back over trying to fix it. Life is anything but good in my opinion. 

Alaric's POV

I stand on the balcony that leads to my office that outlooks the training grounds. I see my warriors fighting one another, I train them everyday so we are ready for attacks and war. We have no wars because everyone is to afraid of me for their own reasons, but you never know what moron will step over my pack line to fight me. I have no worries though since I know my men will slaughter them along with their families back at home. The consequences of fucking with Alpha Alaric. On the training field I see one of our new warriors who just turned 18 stepping into the circle. I smirk to myself, I think it's time to show this pup how it's done. Swinging myself off the balcony and landing on the ground below, I only feel a slight shock but it doesn't bother me. My warriors feel my presences as they all turn their heads and bow. 

"As you were gentlemen. I'm here to spar with the pup." 

The young one I believe his name is, Noah, looks at me with wide eyes.

"M-me, Alpha?"  he stutters.

"Yes, you. Now get into position!" 

He immediately scrambles into a crouched position in front of me and I mirror his actions. The pup decides to run at me first but I counter it by flipping him over my shoulder and onto the ground behind me. Surprisingly he gets up quickly and tries to punch me. I instinctively grab his fist and turn it until the little pup's face twists with pain.

"Please you'll break my arm." Noah cries.

I scoff,"Do you not remember you're a werewolf! You'll heal!"

With that I break his arm and he cries in pain. Deciding not to waste my energy of this pathetic piece of shit any longer I stop our spar and walk away. Going towards the pack house entrance I see my girlfriend Megan. She sees me and runs towards me jumping onto to me, I catch her and catch her lips in mine.

"Hey Ricky." She says.

"Hey sweetie, what are you up to today?" I smile.

"I'm going with the girls to the mall to look for my coronation gown. Can you believe I'm about to be your Luna baby!"

"No I cannot" my wolf, Aaron mutters.  

I roll my eyes at him but I look back at Megan. 

"The pack needs a Luna." 

"We'll get married, have babies, get a house of our own. I can't wait for you to mark me at the ceremony! I'm so excited!" 

She kisses me again then runs towards a group of girls. 

"You should be having babies with our mate but noooo you decided to be with Megan." says Aaron.

'I looked for her since I was 18, Aaron. I'm 25 with a pack that has no Luna.' 

"What if you find her when it's to late?" 

I close our mindlink, I probably don't even have a mate and if I do she's probably human. Goddess forbid a human mate, they are to weak and stupid. Megan is perfect, she's beautiful and kind of smart but she's good enough to be Luna. 

"Good enough? For fucks sake."

I growl at Aaron in my head and go back to the training grounds. 

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Here's chapter one! I hope the format is okay, I usually type my chapters on Word then copy them here but my subscription expired so I wrote it on here. So hopefully it's format is good for everyone. (: 

I know Emilia seems boring now but I'm building the character (: So don't stop reading now lol it'll get good. 

Hope you guys enjoy the book!