Chapter 1


    Chapter 1


    It was a beautiful day and I know many of our pack members have shifted and have ran off through our


    territory together. I sat on a bench overlooking the pond that was close to my parents home. I found


    myself daydreaming here a lot when I had free time. My seventeenth birthday was tomorrow and it


    should be a joyous day seeing how it should be the day my wolf finds her mate. Unfortunately for me, I


    was born wolfless. Without a wolf I would not be able to feel the wolf bond. I have heard stories about


    the wolf bond and pairing together fated mates. The bond pull is unlike anything else. The person is


    honestly your better half, the peanut butter to your jelly, the glue that can hold all of your broken pieces


    together.


    I sighed and looked out at therge body of water. I wish I could speak with my mother. My mother was


    killed protecting me when a small group of Rouge Wolves invaded our territory. I couldn’t shift and she


    died protecting me. Alpha Michael and the other warriors were toote. The rouges had just shed


    my mothers throat and I was found crumpled up, hiding in a ball terrified from watching my mother die.


    From that moment on I was treated differently from everyone in my pack.


    I have been called weak, ugly, pathetic, a disgrace, loser, and so many other hurtful things. I lost all of


    my friends, except for ire. She’s been my rock through it all. My older brother, who left for training


    with our neighboring packs for being the future Beta, hasn’t spoken to me since the incident.


    It’s lonely and generally the only time I find peace is when it’s a beautiful day and everyone goes on


    pack runs.


    I hear some rustling behind me and turn to see Ryder, my brother Josh, Ryders girlfriend, and a few


    other people from school approaching me. When I go to stand to walk away one of the guys grabs me


    by the arm andughs.


    “Where do you think you’re going, you pathetic waste of space?” Ryderughs and nods towards the


    pond.


    I get picked up by Alex, one of the strongest guys in our age group and get tossed into the water. I sunk


    and kicked my way to the top surfacing and gasping for air. I hearughter at the waters edge and


    mocking. I look at my brother who only shakes his head at me. Nothing from him, no help or even an


    attempt to stop them. He just stood there looking at me pathetically.


    He never joined in on the picking just stood by to let it happen to me. Which is just as bad I guess. He


    could easily stop it, but I understand our mother died because of me.


    I swam to the muddy edge to get out and slipped, falling right on my back. I heard cackling and


    laughter. I justid there feeling defeated, as my eyes began tearing up. I blinked a few times to push


    them back when Ryder and Alex stood over me. They were about to pour something on me when I


    heard ire “Leave her alone! Do you not have anything better to freaking do?” She ced herself


    between us. Ryder and Alex backed off.


    “Easy ire, we were just having fun with the wolfless loser.” Alexughed. “Besides why are you


    telling the future Alpha what to do?”


    She red at him “If he was any kind of Alpha he would know better” her eyes narrowed and she


    growled.


    I noticed that my brother had already walked away from the group. ire leaned down and helped me


    up. I was fighting crying, I never let myself cry in front of them. I didn’t want to seem weaker than what I


    already was.


    “Cmon Avalynn, let’s go back to your house and try to get you cleaned up?” She softly spoke. I nodded


    and stood up.


    We walked back to my house together in silence. Once we were there ire froze outside the house.


    I looked at her and frowned, “Aren’t you going toe in?”


    She looked at me and nodded “Do you smell that wonderful smell?”


    “All I smell is pond water and muddy earth.” I sighed and opened the door.


    “Mate.” I heard her say under her breath.


    I was nearly knocked over by my brother to get outside to ire. “Mate.” He responded.


    Well this is awesome, I said to myself and shut the door to go shower and clean up. I ran the water hot


    and took my time scrubbing all the funk off. I washed my hair four times to make sure the mud was all


    washed out. I stood under the water and thought about ire and my brother Josh. I could lose the


    only friend I have left or I could regain my brother back to speaking terms.


    I was over thinking about it and turned off the shower and dried off. I brushed my hair and dried it,


    pulling it up into a messy bun. I walked downstairs and saw ire growling and Josh. “You may be my


    mate but you should be ashamed of how you have treated your sister. Get your s**t together!”


    ire turned to me, grabed my hand and we left. She was practically dragging me and she was


    furious. “Wha- what happened? ire? Did you reject Josh?”


    She stopped and turned to me and shook her head “No, I didn’t reject him. I should for how he’s treated


    you this past year!”


    Then we heard him “ire, please wait! Can we atleast talk it out? Please hear me out!” She sighed


    and I looked at her, “ire, go talk to him. Remember we don’t always get a second chance mate, it’s


    so rare! It’s usually only high ranking Alphas and Royals. I will be fine, I’m going back inside the


    house.” I smiled and walked past my brother. He nodded at me and I could tell it was a sign of thanks. I


    walked back to my home and went to my room.


    ire POV


    I stood with my arms crossed in front of my mate. He smelled wonderful, it was almost distracting me


    from being pissed with him. The scent of sandalwood filled my nostrils. It was so hard to being angry


    with him, but I was. Especially since he left Avalynn by herself, no calls or check ins to be tormented


    and bullied by his friends.


    He sighed and I could tell he was nervous as he was fidgeting with the change in his pocket.


    “Why?” I asked him.


    “I don’t know. I me her for losing the only parent we had left.” He looked down at his feet ashamed.


    “She died protecting her daughter who, let me remind you, is the most vulnerable person in our pack!


    She doesn’t have a wolf! She needs protecting!” I shouted at him. It made him flinch backwards.


    He nodded “I know but why though? What’s wrong with her? What has she done to make the Goddess


    so mad that she didn’t bless her with her own wolf?” He argued back.


    “She hasn’t done anything! You know that she is one of the most selfless person anyone knows. She


    would still help you or anyone if she was able to do so. That is including Ryder and that bone head


    Alex.” I scoffed. I couldn’t believe my mate.


    He sat down on a log and looked up at me and nodded his head “I know she would. She is better than


    anyone out here, by a long shot. I just, it’s just, everything. I see her, I see my mothers in body and


    her curled up in a ball. It’s It’s image that just won’t leave and it makes me angry.” His fists gripped and


    I could fell anger rolling off him.


    “Look, Avalynn would have fought if she could. I remember her telling me details and the Alpha details


    of they were here for her. Do you know why someone was trying to kidnap her Josh?”


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    He shook his head at me “No, I didn’t even know that. I guess I never asked though.”


    I rolled my eyes “Exactly you never did. She was targeted to be kidnapped. No one knows why, even


    she doesn’t know why.”


    I sat down next to him and ced my hand on his thigh. I felt the sparks of the mate bond “You are


    going to have to work on forgiving her. It is not her fault. She is my best friend, your sister. You are


    going to have to make peace with it.”


    He nodded and ced his hand on mine “Give me some time, I will. It might take a few months but I


    will try my best.” He gave a small smile.


    I leaned in and kissed him softly on the lips and I felt the sparks of the mate bond flow through me.


    Atleast they have a shot at being family again.