“I am, but you said I could have my birthday to myself,”
“Well, I changed my mind. After your disgusting attitude, and disrespectful behavior towards your Luna…”
“She is NOT my Luna!” I shouted. The table gasped.
“DO NOT INTERUPT ME WHEN I AM SPEAKING!” Eric roared in my face. This would normally make any other wolf submit, but it had no effect on me and he knew it. “You will do as I say! Prepare for Ash’s ceremony! And you still start by sending out invitations to neighboring packs on this list!” he exclaimed and shoved a list into my chest. I looked at the list, and there were a dozen packs. I was so pissed off, I didn’t even answer. I took the list and went back into the kitchen.
After everyone ate and left their mess on the table, I cleaned up, did the dishes, put the dishes away, and went to my room. I waited for midnight so I could go to the pond and get washed. I was not looking forward to it, but I needed to get Ash’s smell off my body. I grabbed my towel, clean shirt, underwear, and leggings, and went to the pond when the rest of the packhouse was asleep. This was only the time I could get out of the house, and since the pond was part of the territory, I wasn’t breaking any rules by coming here. When I got here, I realized that it was officially my birthday. I was officially 18. I stared at the waxing gibbous moon and prayed that my family was watching over me. I’ve contemplated suicide multiple times, but I could never go through with it. Because if I did, that would be me giving up and being a quitter. I was the furthest thing from being a quitter, and my parents raised me better than that, or at least from what I can remember.
I felt a stray tear fall down my cheek, and I quickly wiped it away. I put my clean clothes and towel on the boulder at the edge of the pond and stripped down out of my dirty clothes that wreaked of Ash Patterson. I got into the water and immediately shivered from the icy temperature. Luckily, as a werewolf, I wouldn’t get sick or frostbite, but that didn’t mean I didn’t feel how cold it was. I dunked my hair and washed my body with the single bar of soap I was given every month to stay semi-clean.
Once I felt sufficient that I didn’t smell like Ash anymore, I dunked my body once more and quickly rinsed off. Once I knew there was no more soap residue in my hair, I ringed my hair out, threw it into a bun, and dried off. I put on my fresh clothes that smelled like a summer breeze, just like the way it smelled when the summer winds blew across the lake at my old packhouse. When I was fully changed, I made my way back to the packhouse.
I threw my old clothes into the laundry basket and started a load before going to bed. When I got to my room, I took out my hair, and let it air dry. I laid down on my little cot, pulled up my quilted blanket, and closed my eyes to sleep, but before I could, I heard a voice,
Hello, Rylee.
Who is this?
My name is Kaleigh, I am your wolf.
Hello, Kaleigh, it is a pleasure to finally meet you.
I am sorry.
For what?
For the pain and suffering, you have been through. I have been researching your memories, and it pains me to see how much heartache you have endured.
There’s nothing that can be done about it.
But we have Alpha blood.
And that will stay between us, for the time being.
Rylee?
Yes, Kaleigh?
We will get through this. Together. I am here for you now.
Thank you. It’s nice to know that I have at least one true friend in my life now.
We are more than friends, we are family.
I smiled at her words and drifted off to sleep. I finally had my wolf, and now it was time to take control of my life. But first, I had to get through this damn Alpha ceremony for Ash. Blah.
When I woke up the next morning, it was barely dawn, but I had to get ready and get breakfast prepared. I sat up in my cot and realized how shitty today was actually going to be. So much for enjoying my birthday. I got up, threw my hair into a high ponytail, and made my way to the guest bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth. I looked in the mirror at the now-adult woman looking at me, and I smiled. I finally made it to adulthood, even though, I wouldn’t be able to celebrate it.
After doing my morning business, I put my things away back into my room and then went to the kitchen. On the way there, I caught the scent of something very aromatic and enticing. What was this amazing smell? I thought to myself. I followed the scent, and it led me upstairs to Ash’s room on the fourth floor. I stared at the door, and the only thought that came to my mind was utter disgust.
Ash is my mate. Why would the moon goddess do something so cruel? I hated this guy, I hated him, his parents, this whole pack. There was no time like the present. I was already prepared to be rejected and the temporary heartache that would come with it, but I knew that I would be okay. Kaleigh and I would be okay. I took a deep breath and was about to knock on the door when I could hear moaning and giggling from the inside. Ash had another she-wolf in there with him. It was barely sun up, and he was already f*g some slut from the pack. I gathered myself and prepared for the sigh of naked bodies, and knocked on the door,
“Who is it!?” I heard his whiny voice.
“It’s Rylee,”
“Ugh! Go away b!tch!” I heard the slut he was fvcking.
“Shut the fvck up and just suck my dick!” he yelled at her. “Come in, Rylee,” he said. I took another deep breath and opened the door. .
***Ash’s P.O.V.***
“That’s right, s**k my cock,” I tell my next victim. She giggles and moans as she sucks me off. This one knew what she was doing. Just then, there was a knock on my door, “Who is it?” I call out without even thinking.
“It’s Rylee,” my thoughts are clouded when I hear that name. Just then, I caught her scent from beyond the door. It was….wonderful. She smelled like, roses. I never thought the smell of roses could be this sweet. Her scent made my dick hard, and I was sure the Omega thought it was because of her mouth. “Ugh! Go away b!tch!” the Omega shouted.
“Shut the fvck up and just s**k my d!ck!” I tell her and shove her head back down. Why couldn’t they ever listen when I tell them to never speak. I compose myself and lay back letting the Omega do her thing. “Come in, Rylee,” after a moment, the door opened, and her scent hit me like a ton of bricks. Her face, when she saw what was happening, was one of disgust and irritation. “What do you want?” I ask trying not to be turned on by her presence.
“You know why I’m here,” she said with no emotion. I smirk, so she feels that I am her mate as well. Kano was stirring in my mind, telling me to claim her and mark her, but I wasn’t going to. I was going to go through with my plan, and I was going to reject Rylee. As much as I wanted to do it first thing today at breakfast, I knew that if I pushed it off, I would change my mind.
“You, whatever your name is, get the fvck out,” I tell the Omega. She lifted her head in shock.
“What?”
“You heard me, get out,”
“Ugh!” she grunted and got out slamming the door behind her. Rylee looked at the door and then back at me. Damn, she was so beautiful. No, I can’t think like this. I need to reject her and fast.
“So, I guess you feel it too, huh?” I asked her while standing up, fully nude and fully erected, referring to the mate bond. She didn’t even flinch at the fact I was bu.tt-na.ked in front of her.
“Yes,”