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Yes 2024-04-14 15:14 active 526 0 3560955637486549 πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ Click to Read πŸ‘‰πŸ»πŸ‘‰πŸ» My plan to continue dating him all through college vanished to void due to a note.<br /> &#039;Sabrina, I know we planned to spend college together here in San Diego, but I can&#039;t pass up this opportunity. I will always love you, but I have to say goodbye for now.&#039;<br /> He&#039;s gone. <br /> I didn&#039;t even get to tell him I was pregnant.<br /> Four years later...<br /> &quot;Josh is the last groomsmen?!&quot; <br /> I was in my best friend Elena&#039;s meeting with her wedding planner.<br /> She looked over at me with a worried look.<br /> God, what would happen when he saw the girls or when I finally saw him? <br /> What if I blurt out that he&#039;s a father?<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> Sabrina POV<br /> I&#039;m pregnant.<br /> I can&#039;t believe this. Josh and I are going to have a baby.<br /> We haven&#039;t even started college yet.<br /> What if he leaves?<br /> I was completely lost in thought as I walked through the front door of my house. Jordyn, my little sister, was sitting on the couch cuddled up in a blanket watching a re-run of Friends.<br /> &quot;Have you seen Mom or Dad?&quot; I asked wanting to tell them about the baby first.<br /> &quot;Mom just went out to get some groceries, and Dad is still at work,&quot; Jojo responded looking up at me with her brown eyes while her light brown hair was thrown into a messy bun on top of her head. I guess telling them can wait.<br /> &quot;Okay, I&#039;m going to grab something from my room, and then go over to Josh&#039;s.&quot;<br /> I need to tell him.<br /> &quot;Oh yeah,&quot; Jojo began. &quot;He came by earlier, but you weren&#039;t here so he left you a note. It&#039;s on the kitchen counter.&quot;<br /> I gave her a confused expression before heading toward the kitchen. There was a piece of paper laying on top of the counter. When I picked it up, I noticed his rushed handwriting.<br /> Sabrina,<br /> I know we planned to spend college together here in San Diego, but I can&#039;t pass up this opportunity. I have to take the scholarship in Florida, and I hope you understand. I will always love you, but I have to say goodbye for now.<br /> I love you,<br /> Josh<br /> I let the paper slip from hands as my legs gave out. I fell to the floor with a thud loud enough to alert Jojo who came into the kitchen.<br /> Florida? He never even told me about a scholarship.<br /> I continued to stare off into space trying to wrap my brain around what just happened. When Jojo got no response from me, she picked up the paper and read it herself. As she wrapped her arms around me in a reassuring hug, a tear fell down my cheek, and then a sob escape my lips.<br /> He&#039;s gone.<br /> He&#039;s gone, and left me with our baby growing in my stomach.<br /> He left me.<br /> ....<br /> It has officially been four years since Josh left me and all his friends and family here in San Diego. A lot has changed. My beautiful daughters, Brynlee Reese and Keegan Ryder, are now three years old. <br /> My dad died from brain cancer last year after battling long enough to see his granddaughters turn two. He loved them more than anything. It&#039;s been hard for us, especially my mom, but we&#039;re getting by. <br /> I graduated from the University of San Diego last year with a teaching degree in English, and am going on my second year of teaching at my old high school, Fremont High School. Jordyn, my 17 year old sister, is a junior there.<br /> Ever since my pregnancy, I&#039;ve had help from my family, Josh&#039;s family, and our friends. I couldn&#039;t really hide Josh&#039;s daughters from his parents since the girls are their granddaughters, and they promised not to tell him. <br /> Let&#039;s just say that they weren&#039;t too pleased with how Josh left. I&#039;ve tried to tell Josh about Brynlee and Keegan, but he doesn&#039;t answer any of my calls or I chickened out. <br /> Cory and Tyler have offered to tell him since he actually keeps in contact with them, along with his family, but I want him to hear it from me. <br /> Now, I think it&#039;s a little too late to tell him especially since he&#039;s happy on his own. He&#039;s off playing professional baseball for the New York Yankees while dating multiple girls, according to the gossip sites.<br /> Josh&#039;s sister, Delaney, got married last year at a destination wedding that only included close family members. I was invited since the girls are her nieces, but I declined the invitation knowing I would have to see him. She is now a pediatrician while her husband, Landon Gray, took over his father&#039;s oil company. <br /> My best friend, Elena Pratt, just graduated from nursing school and started her new job at the local hospital. She is also currently engaged to Tyler Stephens, Josh and I&#039;s best friend. They&#039;ve been dating since our junior year of high school. Tyler works alongside Landon as the financial manager. <br /> Cory Sutton, Josh and I&#039;s other best friend, is now a gym teacher and baseball coach at Fremont High School. He was suppose to become a professional baseball player like Josh, but he suffered a serious shoulder injury which ended his playing days. Teaching was always his backup.<br /> The continuous jumping on my bed followed by loud giggles disturbed my sleep. My eyes fluttered open to see two toddlers wide awake.<br /> &quot;Mommy!&quot; Keegan screamed as she jumped onto me with the intention of a hug. Her knotted brown hair fell to the sides of her face as her big brown eyes gleamed with excitement. Brynlee continued jumping as her blonde hair bounced with her.<br /> &quot;Good morning to you girlies too,&quot; I responded hugging Keegan as Brynlee cuddled to my side. &quot;What do you girls want for breakfast?&quot;<br /> &quot;WAFFLES!&quot; They both squealed jumping from the bed as they ran out of my bedroom. I then got up from the comfort of my bed sheets and put my fuzzy gray robe on over my pajamas that consisted of shorts and an old t-shirt. When I reached the kitchen, the girls were there digging the Eggo waffles out of the freezer.<br /> &quot;Can you put the box on the counter for me?&quot; I asked as I pulled out the toaster from one of the many cabinets. Keegan did as I told her and then ran to the living room with Brynlee following behind. She then turned on the TV to their favorite show, Doc McStuffins. I put three waffles into the toaster and waited for them to pop back out when they were done.<br /> Looking over at the girls brought back memories. I was absolutely shocked when I found out I was having twins.<br /> I laid down waiting for the doctor to enter while my mom sat in the nearby chair. I anxiously played with my long painted nails looking down at my small bump. Soon enough the doctor came into the room.<br /> &quot;Hello, I&#039;m Dr. Valente. You must be Sabrina and her mom,&quot; she greeted shaking my mom&#039;s hand then moving over to me. &quot;Are we ready to see the little one?&quot;<br /> I nodded my head as she instructed what to do before putting the gel on my stomach. She had the screen pointed towards her allowing me to only see the shocked expression on her face.<br /> &quot;What&#039;s wrong?&quot; I asked suddenly worried.<br /> &quot;Nothing&#039;s wrong, but it looks like you&#039;re having twins.&quot; The minute the words came out of her mouth, my jaw dropped to the floor.<br /> I&#039;m having two babies.<br /> The sudden sound of waffles popping out of the toaster brought me back to reality. I began to fix me and the girls a plate before calling them over to the dining table. As they scooped pieces of the waffle into their mouth, I got a text from Elena.<br /> Are you on your way??<br /> Yes but we might be a little late.<br /> I completely lost track of time and now we&#039;re going to be late for Elena&#039;s meeting with her wedding planner. Since I&#039;m the maid of honor, she wants me there too.<br /> It&#039;s currently 10:25, and we have to be at her house at 10:30 which is a 7 minute drive. Great.<br /> &quot;Girls, go brush your teeth and then come to your bedroom,&quot; I instructed grabbing the empty plates from the table and rinsing them off in the sink. They sprinted off to the bathroom while I went to pick out their outfits for today.<br /> I pulled two matching floral dresses from their closet as they came running in. I then grabbed their white converses and helped them get dressed.<br /> Once finished they ran to the living room where Doc McStuffins was still playing on the TV. While they were occupied, I ran over to my room to get myself dressed. I put on a simple black and white striped button up that was halfway tucked into light denim shorts. I then slipped on sandals before pulling my blonde hair into a high ponytail.<br /> After brushing my teeth and putting on my makeup, I got the girls out the apartment door and we headed to the car. I buckled them into their car seats and started the car. When Will My Life Begin from Tangled played non stop the whole car ride.<br /> We soon arrived to Elena and Tyler&#039;s house. Once Keegan was free from the buckles, she sprinted from where the car was parked on the driveway into Tyler&#039;s arms. As soon as he saw the car pull in, he slammed the door open ready to see his nieces. Brynlee, on the other hand, was fast asleep in her car seat. She stirred slightly when I picked her up, and then laid her head on my shoulder.<br /> &quot;Is someone sleepy?&quot; I asked in the voice you make when talking to a child. She then nodded with her eyes still closed making me chuckle.<br /> I entered into the house to see Elena and another woman sitting at the kitchen counter. They didn&#039;t notice me at first until Bryn let out a little yawn.<br /> &quot;Hey Sab, this is Rebecca, my wedding planner. Rebecca, this is my best friend and maid of honor, Sabrina,&quot; Elena introduced. I smiled at the red-headed woman in front of me. Rebecca had to be in her mid-forties, but she was in incredible shape.<br /> &quot;It&#039;s nice to meet,&quot; I greeted shaking her hand. &quot;I need to lay this little one down somewhere so I&#039;ll be right back.&quot;<br /> I walked out of the kitchen and into the living room were Keegan and Tyler were both watching Peppa Pig. I set Bryn on the couch and she immediately cuddled into Tyler&#039;s side.<br /> &quot;How&#039;s the little princess?&quot; Ty asked cuddling her.<br /> &quot;Sleepy,&quot; I answered. &quot;Well I need to go back to your fiancΓ©e so make sure they don&#039;t injure themselves.&quot;<br /> &quot;Are you still holding that against me?&quot;<br /> &quot;You dropped my daughter.&quot;<br /> &quot;So what do we have so far?&quot; I asked coming back into the kitchen after a small argument with Tyler. I won!<br /> &quot;The color scheme is going to be burgundy and gold. We&#039;ve also set the date for November 6 which is a Saturday,&quot; Elena answered as I sat in the chair next to her.<br /> &quot;Now we&#039;ll discuss who&#039;s in the wedding and the smaller details like decorations,&quot; Rebecca directed. &quot;So who all is in the wedding?&quot;<br /> &quot;Well we have both of our parents. Sabrina is my maid of honor. Tyler&#039;s best friend, Cory, is his best man. Our flower girls are Keegan and Brynlee, Sabrina&#039;s daughters. The ring bearer is Tyler&#039;s cousin, Nathan.&quot;<br /> &quot;Okay, what about bridesmaids and groomsmen?&quot;<br /> &quot;For bridesmaids, I have Delaney, Angela, Kelly, Haley, and Jordyn,&quot; she listed. Delaney is Josh&#039;s sister which we are both really close to. Angela and Kelly are two soon-to-be nurses that Elena met at med school. Haley is her 14 year old sister while Jordyn is my sister.<br /> &quot;For the groomsmen, there is Landon, Calum, Griffin, Scott, and...&quot; her voice faded as she looked over at me with a worried look as I just gave her a confused look back. Landon is Delaney&#039;s husband and Tyler&#039;s boss/ friend. Calum is a buddy from college. Griffin is Tyler&#039;s 17 year old brother, and Scott is his 12 year old brother.<br /> Who else is there... wait.<br /> I immediately changed my confused expression to one of horror.<br /> &quot;Who is the last groomsmen?&quot; Rebecca asked clearly not seeing the look on my face.<br /> &quot;Josh,&quot; Elena said the one name that made my world come crashing down.<br /> This is going to be one h-ll of a wedding.<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> Josh&#039;s POV<br /> I was sitting on my tan couch looking at the muted TV in front of me as I waited for Tyler to answer his phone. Luckily, he answered on the third ring.<br /> &quot;Hey man, shouldn&#039;t you being doing something baseball related?&quot; He asked.<br /> &quot;Hey,&quot; I greeted. &quot;Today is my day off.&quot;<br /> &quot;Ah, so why are you calling me at 8 in the morning on your day off? You should be sleeping in.&quot;<br /> &quot;I guess I&#039;m just use to waking up early,&quot; I lied knowing that I didn&#039;t even sleep last night. I mean how could I? This penthouse is quite lonely when you&#039;re actually in it. I&#039;m barely ever here due to playing. When I am here I tend to think, and thinking leads to no sleep.<br /> Most of the time, I am out like a light when I hit my bed since training wore me out, but I wasn&#039;t necessarily tired.<br /> &quot;We both know that&#039;s a lie. You didn&#039;t sleep last night did you?&quot;<br /> He knows me too well.<br /> &quot;Maybe.&quot;<br /> &quot;Is it about Sabrina?&quot; He asked already knowing the answer to that question. It&#039;s always about her. She&#039;s in my mind all the time. I like to use playing and partying as a way to forget about her, but it never works. I even try to get with other girls, but back out when it comes to taking them home. They&#039;re just not her.<br /> &quot;Can we not talk about it?&quot; I asked ready to change the subject. &quot;What are you doing right now?&quot;<br /> &quot;It&#039;s 8 o&#039;clock on a Monday morning. What do you think I&#039;m doing?&quot;<br /> &quot;Sorry. Did I interrupt anything at work?&quot; I cringe knowing I didn&#039;t even think about him possibly being busy.<br /> &quot;Nah, I just got here,&quot; he said knowing I would feel guilty for interrupting something.<br /> &quot;You&#039;re a jerk.&quot;<br /> &quot;I know. Now why are you calling me?&quot;<br /> &quot;Can&#039;t I just say hi to my friend?&quot;<br /> &quot;Not when we literally talked last night about the wedding,&quot; he reminded. Last night, after the meeting with the wedding planner, he gave me the details of the date so I could work it out with my schedule. That also reminds me that I need to talk to Coach.<br /> &quot;Fine,&quot; I gave in. &quot;I just want to know how she is.&quot;<br /> &quot;Sabrina is fine. Today is actually the first day of school.&quot;<br /> &quot;Was she nervous?&quot;<br /> &quot;Why don&#039;t you ask her yourself?&quot; These past few years, I&#039;ve constantly asked Cory and Tyler how Sab was doing. They would get annoyed every once in a while, and they were pretty mad at me when I first left. I completely understand though. What I did was a bad move, but there&#039;s no way to take it back.<br /> &quot;Because if I call her and hear her voice, I know I&#039;m going to automatically get a plane ticket to San Diego.&quot;<br /> &quot;You&#039;re going to have to see her at the wedding though.&quot;<br /> &quot;I know.&quot;<br /> &quot;Just making sure,&quot; he said followed by a pause. &quot;Well I have to go, boss man needs me.&quot;<br /> &quot;Bye.&quot; I then hung up the phone and headed to my bedroom to get dressed. My room was painted dark gray while everything else was also a different shade of gray. It was quite boring, but it looked nice.<br /> The sliding door to my closet opened when I pushed the button on the wall. I walked in and picked out a simple white T-shirt. Then I paired that with denim jeans and my famous leather jacket. After throwing on some shoes, I left my fancy penthouse and made my way to the elevator.<br /> Waiting for the barista to tell me my coffee was ready, created a chance for everyone in the cafe to keep looking at me. No one said anything, but they made it very clear that they knew who I was.<br /> &quot;JOSH!&quot; The barista yelled sliding a to-go coffee cup onto the counter. I swiftly grabbed it and thanked him before walking out.<br /> I then proceeded to walk along the busy sidewalk as I headed to the Yankee stadium. Usually I would get an Uber, but the traffic was extremely bad this morning.<br /> Soon enough, I arrived at the stadium after a 15 minute walk. I went straight to our locker room and saw some rookies packing up their bags.<br /> Coach Gibson&#039;s office was to the right of the entrance which was where I was headed. I knocked before entering, and he was sitting at his desk reading something on his phone.<br /> &quot;Hey Coach,&quot; I greeted as he looked up for a split second.<br /> &quot;Hey Parker. What are you doing here, it&#039;s your day off?&quot;<br /> &quot;I know, but I needed to ask you about my schedule.&quot;<br /> &quot;You could have just called me.&quot;<br /> &quot;Yeah, but I wanted to get out of my place for a little,&quot; I said causing him to give me a knowing look. The first week of playing on the team, Coach could automatically tell that something was always in the back of my mind. He asked me about and I told me about Sabrina. He was pretty skeptical about it seeing I may get distracted, but I promised that it would not bother my playing. Fortunately, it never did. Playing was my distraction and passion.<br /> &quot;So what&#039;s this about your schedule?&quot;<br /> &quot;My buddy&#039;s wedding is on November 6, and I was wondering if I could go back home for a week or two?&quot;<br /> &quot;You&#039;re a good player, Parker. So I&#039;m going to clear your schedule from September 10 to November 10. Does that sound good?&quot; He asked looking at the calendar on his desk.<br /> &quot;That sounds great,&quot; I said happy to get a little break from the tough training.<br /> &quot;Okay, but I have a few conditions,&quot; he began. &quot;You have to promise me that you&#039;ll go to the gym every other day, and keep practicing your pitching. Got it?&quot;<br /> &quot;Got it,&quot; I stated getting up to leave as he went back to his phone. &quot;Thanks Coach.&quot;<br /> &quot;Oh and Parker,&quot; he said stopping me from leaving as I turned to face him. &quot;While you&#039;re there, try and work this whole thing out with that girl.&quot;<br /> With those parting words, I was off to my next stop.<br /> I knocked on the wooden door of my manager&#039;s house, and it soon opened to reveal a tired man.<br /> &quot;Hey Jimmy,&quot; I greeted. Jimmy Davis is my manager&#039;s husband.<br /> &quot;Hey Josh, what are you doing here?&quot; He asked letting me in. Their house had a homey feel with lots of pictures of their family on the wall. Angela, my manager, has two kids. Their eldest, Mason, is three, and their youngest, Elise, just turned one.<br /> &quot;I actually need to talk to Angela about my friend&#039;s wedding,&quot; I responded right as a little boy in monster truck pajamas came running into the living room.<br /> &quot;JOSH!&quot; He exclaimed throwing his arms around one of my legs in an attempt at a hug. To help him out, I swiftly picked him up.<br /> &quot;Hey buddy! Are you causing your parents any trouble?&quot;<br /> &quot;No, but El keeps crying,&quot; he explains. Angela then walks in with a little girl cuddled in her arms.<br /> &quot;Jimmy,&quot; Angela sighs, &quot;can you hold Elise while I talk to Josh?&quot;<br /> Jimmy grabs El from his wife&#039;s arms and heads for the kitchen with Mason trailing behind. I then turn to Angela who is trying to clean up some of the toys on the floor.<br /> &quot;So what&#039;s this about a wedding?&quot; She asks me as we both sit down.<br /> &quot;One of my best friends, back at home, is having his wedding, and I&#039;m a groomsmen. Coach already said it was fine for me to go, he cleared my schedule for 2 months. I&#039;m just making sure that&#039;s fine with you.&quot;<br /> &quot;Wow, two months is pretty generous for that man, but that&#039;s fine with me.&quot;<br /> &quot;Great.&quot; As I got up to leave so I wouldn&#039;t be much of a bother anymore, she stopped me and pointed her figure back to the chair.<br /> &quot;I&#039;m not done with you,&quot; she stated. &quot;I know Sabrina is probably going to be there so I want you to be smart about your decisions. Don&#039;t go getting st-face drunk and regretting something in the morning.&quot;<br /> &quot;I promise I won&#039;t.&quot; She&#039;s had to deal with me making mistakes while drunk too many times. I&#039;ve had online gossip sites catch me at multiple clubs with multiple girls.<br /> &quot;Also while you&#039;re there maybe go help out your other friend, Cory, with the baseball team,&quot; she suggested and I nodded in agreement. That&#039;s actually a good idea.<br /> I soon left their house after saying goodbye to the kids. As I sat in the Uber to go back to my penthouse, I got a call from Cory.<br /> &quot;Hey man, I was just about to call you,&quot; I said picking up the phone. The driver then pulled in front of the building as I got out.<br /> &quot;Yeah, Tyler texted me saying you were talking to Coach about the wedding. What&#039;d he say?&quot; He asked as I made my way up to my floor.<br /> &quot;Well lets just say I&#039;m coming home a little earlier.&quot;<br /> &quot;How early?&quot;<br /> &quot;September 10.&quot;<br /> &quot;Wow!&quot;<br /> &quot;Yeah, I was actually wondering if I could help you coach a few days a week?&quot;<br /> &quot;That would be great. The guys really look up to you.&quot;<br /> &quot;Awesome,&quot; I said taking a seat on the living room couch. &quot;Also don&#039;t tell Tyler that I&#039;m coming early, I want to surprise him.&quot;<br /> &quot;Got it.&quot;<br /> &quot;So what&#039;s up?&quot; I asked switching the subject. &quot;I heard it&#039;s the first day of school.&quot;<br /> &quot;Yeah I just got done with one of my classes, and now I&#039;m off to my lunch break. What about you?&quot;<br /> &quot;I just got back to my house. I&#039;ll probably get something to eat soon,&quot; I responded. He was about to say something when another voice sounded from the background.<br /> &quot;Cory, if you don&#039;t hurry up, I&#039;m leaving your a-s here,&quot; I heard her growl out.<br /> Sabrina.<br /> The sound of her voice just hit me. It hasn&#039;t changed one bit, and man do I miss it.<br /> &quot;Well I got to go. See you soon,&quot; he ended the call leaving me to think about her.<br /> I have exactly 2 weeks until I see her again, and I&#039;m not sure if I&#039;m completely ready.<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> Josh&#039;s POV<br /> I walked out of the gym with my shirt hanging over my shoulder, my water bottle in one hand, and my phone in the other. Before I made it to my car, a blonde girl stood in front of my door.<br /> &quot;Hello, hot stuff,&quot; she greeted with a smirk and a wink.<br /> &quot;Hi?&quot; I questioned wondering who this woman is.<br /> &quot;I&#039;m Tiffany, and I was just about to go to the gym when I saw you,&quot; she explained.<br /> &quot;You were about to go to the gym in jeans?&quot; I asked taking in her outfit. Does she think I&#039;m stupid?<br /> &quot;Yeah-,&quot; she was cut off by the sound of my phone ringing. I looked down to see it was Cory calling.<br /> &quot;I have to take this,&quot; I stated as she moved away from the door allowing me to get in my car. I immediately answered the phone while also starting the car.<br /> &quot;Hey man, what&#039;s up?&quot; I greeted as I pulled out of the parking lot leaving the girl standing there.<br /> &quot;Nothing much. 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No 2024-04-14 15:14 active 526 0 1168157111027999 πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ Click to Read πŸ‘‰πŸ»πŸ‘‰πŸ» Marrying this magnificent warrior was my ideal but after marriage...<br /> &quot;Why do you cry?&quot; His rough voice is baffled. &quot;Wife, look at me.&quot;<br /> That word. That word I used to love and now despise. More tears well up in my eyes.<br /> &quot;You want an answer? Fine. I do not like being married to you. For you, keeping mistresses is a tradition. For me, it&#039;s the worst insult you can give a wife. I&#039;ve had enough.&quot;<br /> A cold anger slips over his features. &quot;That is unfortunate since we are wed. You have no choice but to accept.&quot;<br /> &quot;You&#039;re wrong. I&#039;ll do my duty and give you an heir, but no more than that.&quot;<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> &quot;You spend much time out here, I&#039;m told.&quot;<br /> My body stiffens as the one voice I&#039;m trying to escape invades my senses. The garden has become one of my refuges and after three months, I thought I was safe out here, safe from his presence and hers. Heaven knows, I&#039;ve watered just about every plant out here with my tears. The flowers can attest to my misery, but no one else can.<br /> Except now, if he looks at my face, he&#039;ll see that I&#039;m crying.<br /> Would he care?<br /> Making a move as if I&#039;m wiping sweat from my face, I attempt to remove the evidence of my pain.<br /> &quot;My lady wife, do you ignore me?&quot;<br /> Still keeping my back to him, I shrug and continue pulling the weeds. &quot;I wasn&#039;t aware that an observation made by you required a response.&quot;<br /> &quot;I&#039;ve wondered where you disappear to.&quot;<br /> Not enough to find out the answer.<br /> That&#039;s the wrong thing to think since it causes more tears to slide down my face. Before I can wipe them away, his hand grasps my arm, pulling me up to face him. I don&#039;t look at him, but I can feel the intensity of his gaze as he studies my face.<br /> Humiliation complete.<br /> &quot;Why do you cry?&quot;<br /> His rough voice is honestly baffled, as if he cannot understand how someone in my situation could have any sorrow.<br /> &quot;Wife, look at me.&quot;<br /> That word. That word I used to love and now despise. More tears well up in my eyes, but I force myself to meet his gaze.<br /> &quot;Tell me what causes these tears. You have been different since I brought you here after we wedded.&quot;<br /> He wants an answer, so I give him the absolute truth. After all these months of holding it in, I wrap up everything in one short sentence.<br /> &quot;I do not like being married to you.&quot;<br /> He wasn&#039;t expecting that answer and I can feel his whole body lock tight and his hand flexes on my arm.<br /> &quot;What is not to your liking?&quot;<br /> That almost makes me laugh, his voice is positively confused, as if I have everything a woman could want so how could I possibly be upset?<br /> Shaking my head, I answer softly, &quot;It matters not.&quot;<br /> &quot;It matters. I would not have my wife cry.&quot; Heavens! That deep voice of his, so rough yet so gentle, as it was when we had our glorious month together before our wedding. Back when I was hopeful for our future, when I looked forward to marrying this magnificent warrior and being his wife in every way. Back when I thought he cared for me, when I thought the look in his eyes was full of, if not love, then caring.<br /> Back before he shattered all my ideals and dreams.<br /> &quot;Once I am with child, I would ask you to allow me to remove to another of your estates.&quot;<br /> &quot;Ah,&quot; he says as if understanding is dawning. &quot;You do not like Bellford Keep. That is fine. There are others we can go to.&quot;<br /> Typical man. Problem solved. Completely missing the actual point.<br /> Looking at the ground, I shake my head. &quot;You misunderstand me. I wish to go to another estate alone. Without you.&quot;<br /> Again, his body locks solid.<br /> &quot;I would have your eyes for what I say next, wife.&quot; Grudgingly, I meet his eyes. And what I see in his is frightening in its intensity, its fury. &quot;My wife will not live away from me. Ever. Do not bring this up again.&quot;<br /> &quot;Being with you brings me nothing but misery.&quot;<br /> He looks as if I&#039;ve slapped him his shock is so great at my audacity.<br /> Then a cold anger slips over his features. &quot;That is unfortunate since we are wed.&quot;<br /> &quot;Leave me,&quot; I dismiss him, not thinking.<br /> Clearly the wrong thing to say as he leans down so his face is only inches from mine. &quot;You do not command, wife. You would do well to remember your place.&quot;<br /> &quot;I assure you, I am never able to forget my place here.&quot;<br /> Those tears spill over again, both my bitterness and heartbreak pouring out. What is wrong with me?<br /> &quot;You must learn to be happy in your situation. Any other woman would be happy to be my bride.&quot;<br /> &quot;Well then you should have married one of them. I find no pleasure in being your wife.&quot;<br /> He grins at me.<br /> Actually grins.<br /> &quot;You lie. You found great pleasure last night. And every night I come to your bed since we have been married.&quot;<br /> I think, in that moment, I actually hate him.<br /> &quot;And that is the problem. I am not the only one you find pleasure with. So whatever pleasure you may give to me, believe me when I say it is only physical and only temporary. My heart and my mind remain unswayed by you and wish to be far away from you because the pain you inflict is so much greater than the fleeting pleasure.&quot;<br /> Since I can&#039;t force the warrior to leave, I spin around and storm off to the stables.<br /> He doesn&#039;t follow.<br /> Why should he follow his unhappy wife when his mistress is always there, always happy?<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> I head into the stables, waving off Braden, the stablemaster. I need no help, nor do I want it, from this man or any man. In minutes, I&#039;m leading my stallion, Sir Neigh, out of the barn and I quickly mount up.<br /> Braden yells after me when he sees me take off, no guard in sight. He thought I&#039;d come to groom my boy, not go riding. He is used to me riding only in the mornings, never in the late afternoon near the evening meal.<br /> However, I plan on missing the meal tonight and all nights going forward so I do not have to watch her watching my husband in the common room any longer.<br /> It hurts. It hurts me so badly. I always wonder if my parents knew, when they married me off to the warrior, that his peoples&#039; tradition included the males keeping and flaunting their mistresses. Knowing my parents, and the great love between the two of them, and just the two of them, I cannot imagine they did or they would not have given me over to him.<br /> I can&#039;t return to my parents&#039; home because my father would return me not out of malice but because a wife belongs with her husband. He would give me sanctuary if I had been physically mistreated, but since I am not, he has no reason to protect me.<br /> I sigh as I realize I have no choice but to continue to live here, my heart dying a little more every day as I sleep alone in my bed, the warrior not alone in his. He is with her. My only hope is that someday he will allow me to live away from him at one of his other estates. Since he doesn&#039;t seem to care about family, maybe once he has his heir, he will let us go.<br /> Defeat is hard for me to accept, and as soon as I think that thought, my anger at myself grows. Who says I have to accept my lot? What if I were to run away? I had some money my mother slipped into my trunk before we left.<br /> &quot;A woman should always have her own money,&quot; she&#039;d whispered and I&#039;d nodded my understanding. &quot;Unpack it when you get home and hide it well in case there is ever need for it.&quot;<br /> She was assuming in case we were ever overrun with raiders, I could use it to ransom my husband if he were ever taken.<br /> I also had jewelry I could sell.<br /> Thinking back to the first – and only – time he had given jewelry to me, I frown. It was the day we had arrived at Bellford and I discovered...her.<br /> A servant had summoned me to his library and the warrior waited in there for me, holding a velvet bag in his hand.<br /> I&#039;d walked into the room, keeping my eyes to the floor, even after I heard the servant bow out and close the door.<br /> &quot;I have made arrangements for Mrs. Kelly to give you a tour of the estate and to go over household matters with you. Bellford Keep has been without a mistress since the old lord and lady died.&quot;<br /> I continued to stare at the ground and I did not acknowledge that I heard him. His boots came into my view after a few moments of silence.<br /> &quot;Are you well, my lady wife?&quot;<br /> Just a short nod from me as answer.<br /> His fingers nudged my chin up, but I still managed to keep my eyes downcast. &quot;What is wrong that you will neither speak to me nor look me in the eye?&quot;<br /> &quot;May I leave?&quot; I asked.<br /> Sensing his irritation, I was not surprised that his answer was swift. &quot;No, you may not. I would like to know the cause of your distress and I have a surprise for you.&quot;<br /> That got him my eyes, but they were enraged. &quot;I never want another surprise from you ever again.&quot;<br /> &quot;This one you will like,&quot; he assured me, and spilled the contents of the velvet bag into his hand. It was a beautiful diamond and emerald necklace.<br /> Pushing his hand away, I snapped. &quot;I want nothing from you. Give it to her, give all of your gifts to her. But do not ever attempt to give me a gift, ever again. You have nothing I want.&quot;<br /> Then I left him in his library, holding the jewelry I rejected.<br /> The memory was bitter and made me reconsider accepting his gifts. Perhaps I should have taken them, then I could sell them and book passage on a ship to another country and start a new life there, never having to see the warrior with her again.<br /> About half an hour from home, I see a rider heading toward me with a torch raised high. He reins in as he comes alongside me.<br /> &quot;Milady, are you well?&quot;<br /> I smile at his concern. &quot;Thank you, yes, Sir Alcarn.&quot;<br /> &quot;Were you lost?&quot;<br /> &quot;No; I only lost track of time and rode farther than I thought. When I realized and turned back, I could not allow Sir Neigh to run as he had earlier, when there was still sun.&quot;<br /> &quot;Everyone is out looking for you.&quot;<br /> What on earth? &quot;Why?&quot;<br /> His look is part relief and part anger. &quot;You disappeared, milady, without an escort, and you missed the evening meal. Then when you still did not return, my lord sent all of his warriors out to find you.&quot;<br /> &quot;Yes, I&#039;m sure he couldn&#039;t be bothered to look himself.&quot;<br /> That bit of bitterness came out before I could stop my mouth. I&#039;d broken a rule of my own, that no one should know of my marital discord, and I fidgeted uncomfortably in my saddle.<br /> &quot;No, milady. He was the first one out to look for you when you didn&#039;t show up for the evening meal. When he couldn&#039;t find you, he sent all of us out, my lord himself included.&quot;<br /> With the bit of light we had from the torch, we trotted back toward the keep. Every so often, Alcarn would blow a horn he had shrilly.<br /> &quot;In case anyone is close enough to hear, they will know you have been found and will pass that along.&quot;<br /> Sure enough, on the ride back, four more knights joined us, grouping themselves around me.<br /> The upheaval my ride had caused took me by surprise. At home, although my parents didn&#039;t like it, I would disappear until well after dark all the time during the summer.<br /> &quot;I apologize,&quot; I told my escorts. &quot;At home I would often lose track of the time and return late. My parents never sent out anyone to find me, so I had no idea the warrior would.&quot;<br /> &quot;Be prepared, milady,&quot; one of my escorts said.<br /> &quot;For what?&quot;<br /> &quot;My lord is not used to being...concerned, and your disappearance did not sit well with him. It&#039;s a wonder he didn&#039;t kill Braden.&quot;<br /> &quot;Why on earth would he do that?&quot;<br /> &quot;Braden knew you&#039;d ridden off and informed no one until he was questioned.&quot;<br /> &quot;A mistake he will never make again,&quot; Basik chortled.<br /> The keep came into view, other riders coming toward the stables from opposite directions. I thanked my escort, apologized to them and allowed one of them to take Sir and wipe him down so I could head to my chambers.<br /> As soon as my maid undid my laces on my dress, I dismissed her so she could sleep. Then I crawled into my bed and fell to sleep immediately.<br /> I never knew if it was hours or minutes later but the door to my chambers burst open and hit the wall, startling me awake.<br /> Then it was slammed shut and I could barely make out the form of the warrior as he stalked to my bed.<br /> &quot;Do you know what you did?&quot; he growled at me.<br /> An apology would have been the proper thing right then.<br /> &quot;Yes. I&#039;m quite aware I went for a ride.&quot;<br /> Quick as a flash, his arms reached out and grabbed me to him, my knees still on the bed. &quot;Now is not the time for your mouth. You caused an uproar, wife, and you inconvenienced me and all my men.&quot;<br /> &quot;Oh, I&#039;m so sorry,&quot; I cooed. &quot;Did I infringe on the time you could have spent with your bimbo?&quot;<br /> His fingers tightened on my upper arms. &quot;Is that what this is? A tantrum about my camaspoza?&quot;<br /> &quot;Let me go,&quot; I hissed.<br /> &quot;You need to learn your place,&quot; he snarled back. &quot;I will not have my life disrupted because you cannot accept that which has always been.&quot;<br /> &quot;For you, it is tradition. For me, it is the worst insult you can give a wife. It demeans me and my position and every day I hate you more than the day before. I am miserable with you; I abhor the life you are forcing me to live. And I will never accept that which has always been because I will never accept something that destroys me. If I fell dead tomorrow, I would rejoice that my shame would be at an end.&quot;<br /> The warrior drew back at the poison I spewed at him.<br /> &quot;You have no choice but to accept.&quot;<br /> &quot;You are wrong. I will do my duty by you and give you an heir, but no more than that.&quot;<br /> &quot;You cannot keep yourself from me.&quot;<br /> &quot;There you are wrong, Warrior. I already do keep myself from you. You have my body, but that is all. Everything else that is in me despises you with a hatred so deep, it is beyond measure.&quot;<br /> &quot;Do not fool yourself. Your jealousy makes you think it is hatred, but you are only jealous because you care.&quot;<br /> &quot;No. I used to care, and you know that I fell in love with you in our month together before we wed. I was prepared to make you my everything and to share a beautiful life with you, sharing our joys and sorrows and concerns, raising our children together. What I dreamed of was as magnificent as I thought you were. But all of that was gone in a moment when you introduced her to me. It killed everything good I was feeling about us in but a moment, and your lack of respect and your continued humiliation of me – your preference for her – have changed my feelings to quite the opposite of what they were on the day we wed.&quot;<br /> &quot;Your body says otherwise.&quot;<br /> He didn&#039;t understand. &quot;You are skilled in bed, no doubt. You have enough experience to give me pleasure despite my wish otherwise. But you do not touch my heart or my mind or my soul. My parents have a true marriage and that is what I was raised thinking I would have. And instead, I have nothing.&quot;<br /> &quot;You have my loyalty and affection and protection.&quot;<br /> &quot;I most certainly do not have your loyalty nor do I have your affection.&quot;<br /> &quot;I come to your bed; what is that if not affection?&quot;<br /> &quot;That is doing your duty and every time you do, something in me dies. It is not something that enhances our love or our connection as husband and wife; it is assuredly killing anything that I once thought I felt. A body is just a shell.&quot;<br /> &quot;A shell that will carry the sons that I release into you.&quot;<br /> I look away because what once would have thrilled me breaks my heart, especially given the crude way he says it. &quot;Once I am pregnant, I would like to go into seclusion at another one of your estates.&quot;<br /> &quot;No.&quot;<br /> &quot;Why?&quot; I demand, frustrated. &quot;What possible reason is there for me to stay once I am pregnant?&quot;<br /> &quot;Because you are my wife and you remain where I say. You need no other reason.&quot;<br /> &quot;Just go,&quot; I demand.<br /> But he doesn&#039;t. &quot;I think I will take my pleasure now, wife.&quot;<br /> And he does, but I remain impassive and resistant as long as I can. Which is not long at all.<br /> &quot;Take your pleasure,&quot; he whispers into my ear. &quot;It is not shameful to do so.&quot;<br /> Tears streaming down my face, I do. I cannot help it. &quot;I hate you,&quot; I whisper to him. &quot;I want you to stay away from me.&quot;<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> The next day, the warrior comes to me and tells me that the king&#039;s messenger has arrived and summoned him to court immediately. That explains the servants scurrying to pack his trunks and provisions.<br /> &quot;I would take you, but as you pointed out last night, you wish me to stay away from you. So, my lady wife, I shall take her with me instead of you, while you remain here, alone as you wanted. You see? I am a considerate husband who gives his wife what she wants. You may want to consider in the future what you ask of me because I assure you, if it is mine to give, it shall be yours.&quot;<br /> I refuse to wave off the party going to court. I have no need to see her riding beside him, her triumphant smile telling me she knows she is preferred over his wife. She holds the warrior&#039;s heart; she sleeps beside him at night when he leaves my chambers.<br /> Since I have no idea how long the warrior will be away, I decide to take action. I am tired of having to live my life at his whim. So I ask two young servant boys to bring me two trunks from the attic. They are eager to help and in no time I am packing my dresses and undergarments and shoes and cloaks and hats. One of the things that the warrior had entrusted to me was communication with his nine estates. Should a problem arise, I could handle it or turn it over to the warrior for judgment, but in this he trusted and respected my training. Since he was gone for an unknown time, I decided it was time the lady of the estates met each steward.<br /> The young servant boys happily carried my trunks to the coach and tied them on. Now came the tricky part and dealing with the head guardsman.<br /> &quot;My lord Carrington has asked that I do a tour of his estates while he is on the king&#039;s business. I&#039;ll need two guards with me. My husband suggested Cheswick and Folroy.&quot;<br /> The ones who couldn&#039;t read or write, so they could not communicate with anyone on our journeys.<br /> &quot;My lady,&quot; Gadding said, &quot;My lord did not mention this to me.&quot;<br /> Giving him my most assured and haughty look, I stared him in the eye. &quot;Are you questioning my husband&#039;s orders to me? The order he gave to me in a rush due to his unexpected need to attend to the king so suddenly?&quot; I pulled back a little and then hit him with, &quot;Are you saying I am lying about something so important? Would you like to explain to the warrior why I am still here when he returns, my mission not completed?&quot;<br /> As expected, he immediately began to bluster his apologies and said that he would have Cheswick and Folroy make themselves available immediately for our trip. Three hours later, we were off and for the first time since arriving at Bellford Keep, I felt free. After our first estate visit, I told Cheswick and Folroy that I had a letter from my husband summoning them back to Bellford Keep.<br /> I traveled not only to the warrior&#039;s nine estates, but also spent two weeks here and there with six different cousins of mine. When we left one estate, I told the steward there where we were going next, and then proceeded to go to a different place. I worried that as we visited one estate, the warrior would have an easier time narrowing down our options, so that was when I interspersed our estate visits with visits to my cousins.<br /> After the first month, I began to suspect something.<br /> After the second month, I knew.<br /> That last night of pleasure before my husband left for the king&#039;s court had filled me with a baby. At seven months along now, with all of our visiting done, I was going to head home. Part of my reasoning for visiting the estates was to select my favorite one, and so I did. That it happened to be the farthest from Bellford Keep was part of its allure. Fernwick was much smaller than Bellford, more rustic, but near a charming village that had excellent midwives. It felt homier to me, the right place to enter my confinement period and to birth my child.<br /> Every morning I walked into the village, stopping at the bakery and wandering among the other shops, greeting the villagers. I made friends with all of the wives, who did not stand so much in awe of me as their husbands did because of who my husband was.<br /> I invited the ladies to Fernwick once a week, to talk and discuss happenings in the village. At first, they seemed scared to join me, but after the first two gatherings, we chatted and laughed easily. I had never had friends like this before, and certainly none after my marriage.<br /> They&#039;d even gathered the courage to ask about the warrior and I told them that we would live separately.<br /> &quot;He has...another to keep him company and they suit one another.&quot;<br /> Each one of them looked affronted and I know that the poor had different types of unions, but openly carrying on with another who was not your spouse was not acceptable.<br /> &quot;I cannot believe he would choose another over you,&quot; Maggie told me brashly. I adored Maggie as she spoke her truths unflinchingly. She was also one of my midwives. &quot;You are his wife.&quot;<br /> &quot;Only to give him an heir. Nothing more.&quot; I laughed as a particularly hard kick took my breath. &quot;And it is fine. I will have my child and a quiet life here and I will not have to see him with her.&quot;<br /> After a few weeks of settling in at Fernwick, I wrote the warrior a short note. I told him I got pregnant and had begun my confinement and offered him a chance to do the right thing.<br /> I asked him to allow me to live in Fernwick and never destroy the peace I felt here with her presence. But it would all depend on how much he hated me, I supposed.<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> My baby continued to grow over the next three weeks. Looking at my belly, I couldn&#039;t believe I had another two or three weeks to go.<br /> There had been no reply to my letter and I realized that no answer was my answer. 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No 2024-04-14 15:13 active 526 0 274735209027039 πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ Click to Read πŸ‘‰πŸ»πŸ‘‰πŸ» My wolf instantly came alert and started yelling, &quot;MINE!!!..MINE!!!....MINE!!!...&quot;<br /> &quot;STOP IT.....It&#039;s been 4 years since he found us and you know better than anyone that he doesn&#039;t want us. Isn&#039;t it enough that he sleeps her all the time while we burn with so much pain that it feels like we are dying. How many times does he need to rub Amber in our face till we get the hint? HE JUST DOESN&#039;T WANT US!&quot; I screeched back at her.<br /> &quot;You will never be my Luna. A Dog like you will never be good enough to be my Alpha female. You are nothing and you will always be nothing. I Drake Vincent of the Black Moon Pack, REJECT you, Katya Cruz as my Mate.&quot;<br /> <br /> ____________<br /> (Katya&#039;s POV)<br /> 4 years later<br /> Placing my hands on the bathroom counter, I tremble uncontrollably as I held back my quiet sobs. Slowly I lowered my tear stained face into the cool crisp water in the sink. I held my head under the water until my lungs started to burn from lack of oxgen. With a quick jerk I lifted my head up out the water and let out a sharp gasps as I struggled to breath. My chest heaved heavily as I reached for my towel and patted my face dry. I felt so raw, so broken and I wanted nothing more than to beat that bimbo up.<br /> &quot;That bimbo how could she be so mean to me? What did I ever do to deserve this? I can&#039;t believe Amber and her stupid bimboes did this to me.&quot; I ranted as I paced the tiny space of the bathroom.<br /> I could feel my wolf stirring once again at my distressed state. &quot;Katya you must be brave, are time will come but for now you must see the damage they have caused.&quot; I knew she was right, and that freaking out would only make things worse. With that in mind I steeled my nerves and looked into the small round mirror as I slowly pulled back my damp hood. I clenched the sides of the counter as I stared into the mirror and looked at the broke girl before me. So many thoughts flood my mind but one thing I couldn&#039;t stop was replaying everything that happened since last night.<br /> ( Flash back – the night before)<br /> It was the pack biggest party of the year, Black Moons Annual Summer Fest. The packs from all around came to party for an entire week. Of course I wasn&#039;t allowed to go so I went to bed early knowing that I would have to rise early just to clean up the mess. It was sometime around midnight an urgent pounding at my door woke me up out of my deep slumber.<br /> &quot;Wake up you stupid bimbo. Someone puked down stairs and I need you to go clean it up NOW!&quot; Kyle drunkenly yelled at the door.<br /> I bolted up in bed and tossed my legs over the side of bed, and then slid my feet into my shoes. I was so exhausted that I didn&#039;t even realized I had left my room or what I was wearing. It was the first time I had left my room that I wasn&#039;t covered up. I was wearing an old pair of cutoff sweats that were cut to mid-thigh and a white tight tank top hugged the curves of big chest. The tank top had been a shirt I found in the woods a few years ago but what stood out the most was my waist long hair. It trickled down my back like a silk waterfall. I knew if I was caught I would be severely punished, but I was already standing down stairs. The house was so packed that the steady crowd of people kept pushing in the opposite direction of the main stairway. I knew my only option left was to cut through the kitchen and use the back stairs. So I steady fought my way through the drunken crowd and made my way into the kitchen area.<br /> With one final shove I stumbled into the kitchen and locked eyes on a couple making out heavily in the corner. They were oblivious to my presents and continued with their heated make out session. Something kept me rooted in place as I took a closer look, my wolf howled in pain when see recognized who they were. It was Drake and Amber.<br /> My wolf instantly came alert and started yelling, &quot;MINE!!!..MINE!!!....MINE!!!...&quot; I could feel her trembling with rage as she begged to be released and claim what was rightfully hers.<br /> &quot;STOP IT.....It&#039;s been 4 years since he found us and you know better than anyone that he doesn&#039;t want us. Isn&#039;t it enough that he sleeps her all the time while we burn with so much pain that it feels like we are dying. How many times does he need to rub Amber in our face till we get the hint? HE JUST DOESN&#039;T WANT US!&quot; I screeched back at her.<br /> My wolf quietly whimpered &quot;You&#039;re right he doesn&#039;t want us, but we need him. Your right it time for us to try and be strong.....No, I mean we will be strong.&quot; With those finally words something deep inside of us snapped. It was like an unknown strength had been tapped into and was slowly surging through me. It was willing me to be strong and I was because somehow I pushed down the hurt and will my body to move. I took one final glance at the couple before me and then spun around to leave the room only to bump into a very drunk Kyle.<br /> Kyle&#039;s hands automatically went around my waist to steady me. My thick long hair swung forward and covered my face with a thick blanket of hair. He let out a flirty chuckle. &quot;Hey bab-yy&quot; he slurred. I didn&#039;t answer him as I stood stiffly in his hold. Kyle pressed his body even closer to mine as if seeking my attention, but all it did was make me cringed from his touch. We were plastered tightly together that my big firm chest were crushed against his hard abs.<br /> I knew this was a dangerous situation to be in so I quietly pleaded to him, &quot;Please let me go.&quot; I lifted my soft chubby hand to his rock hard stomach and tried to push him away. Most men would have taken the hint and let go but not Kyle. Instead of letting me go he brought me closer as he leaned into me and assaulted my nose with the strong smell of spirits that fumed off his breath.<br /> &quot;That stupid prick,&quot; my wolf growled. She was pissed and was begging for me to fight with him. My wolf wanted to rip that pricks arms off and beat him with the blood stumps for touching us.<br /> Kyle was oblivious to my discomfort because in the next moment he lifted one of his big hands and started gently stroking my hair. &quot;Baby....Don&#039;t be like that. Doesn&#039;t that curvy softness crave some of my hardness?&quot; Kyle whispered softly in my ear and rubbed his shaft slowly against me. In that moment the strong scent of his arousal drifted up into my nose. I was so repulsed that it took all I had not to vomit. &quot;Lovely, why won&#039;t you talk to me? Don&#039;t you like me, I know I like you. How about you give me a little peck but first let&#039;s move some of this hair away from your pretty face.&quot; Before I could stop him, his big hand was carefully brushing my hair away from my face. I instantly went into panic mode and started thrashing my head from side to side to avoid his hand.<br /> &quot;You&#039;re a feisty little one. A little cat is what you are.&quot; I felt his hold tighten around me and I knew he was tapping into his wolf strength to keep control. Somehow in our struggle he managed to give me a hard jerk, so that my head snapped back causing my hair to tumble away from my face. It happened so fast that all I could do was put my head down and tuck my chin into my chest so that he wouldn&#039;t see my face.<br /> &quot;Come on, little cat. Let me see that pretty face so we can have a little fun,&quot; he softy cooed at me. His big fingers gripped my chin gently as he firmly lifted my head up to meet his gaze. Instantly his coffee brown eyes went wide with shock but with a flash of recognition they narrowed and turned pitch black in anger. &quot;DOG FACE!!!,&quot; he roared in a deadly tone. Kyle pushed me away and let out gut wrenching growl. It was so loud that several heads turned in our direction. Kyle was vibration in anger and I could tell he was struggling to control his wolf as his eye shifted back in forth in color. Knowing this was my only chance to escape, I turned and pushed my way through the crowd but I was too late someone had spotted me. I could hear Kyle yell after me but I keep pushing forward but came to a jerking stop when a hand wrapped around tightly in my hair and slammed me to the ground.<br /> My body hit the ground hard and my head bounced against the floor. The force of the fall knocked the wind out of me and I struggled to sit up. Amber leaned over me with cruel sneer on her face. &quot;What do you think you&#039;re doing? How dare you show your face down her stupid fat bimbo?&quot; Amber screamed as she tightened her grip in my hair and smacked my head back into the floor again. The hit was hard that little white dots appeared before my eyes. My eyes glanced around to room hoping someone would help me but no one did. I could see that a pissed of Kyle hovered close by with cruel sneer on his face and I knew it was at Amber&#039;s mercy. If only Drake would help me I thought, in a last ditch effort for escape I sent Drake a silent pleading look, but all he did was smirk and laugh at me.<br /> Amber&#039;s eyes followed my gaze and her face twisted evilly &quot;Don&#039;t look at him. No one said you could look at my man. He is MINEEEEE!........ Get it. It looks like you need to learn a little lesson.&quot; Amber shouted at me as she splattered my face with spirits spittle. She moved her body to block my line of vision block of Drake. &quot;Heather, Jen, Kelly come here and one of you bring some shaving clippers,&quot; She yelled out to her crew of bimboes.<br /> &quot;Help me hold her down girls,&quot; she said to Kelly and Heather as they joined her. I started fight against Amber hold but the girls were quick to help her. Kelly got a hold of my arms and clamped them down at my waist. At the same time Heather positioned herself over my legs and sat down keeping me firmly restrained to the ground. They had just finish pinning me down when Jen walked in with black shaving clippers.<br /> Amber let out a cruel laugh as she started taunting me, &quot;Ladies hold this bimbo down tight because it&#039;s time we give this little mutt a trim.&quot; I heard the click of the clippers and the sound of steady buzzing. She leaned over and whispered in my ear. &quot;If I were you I wouldn&#039;t struggle it would be a shame if I accidently shaved your eyebrow off.&quot; Amber sat up and tipped her head back as she let out a deranged laugh. Despite her warning I gritted my teeth and fought against their restraining grip but they were to strong so I couldn&#039;t move.<br /> Amber held up the clippers to the small crowd of people that had gathered around us and they started cheering her on as they watched. I knew whatever was going to happen next that I was too late to stop. So I closed my eyes I tried to shut everything out but I could feel the tears rolling out of the corner of my eyes as I heard the sound of the clippers come closer. I felt the light vibration of the clipper press against my head as the chunks of hair fell away. No matter how hard I tried I couldn&#039;t shut out their laughter, taunts and hateful words. I felt the clipper pass over my skull several time until finally the steady buzzing of the clippers stopped.<br /> A second later I received three hard slaps a crossed the face. Amber leaned over my face and shouted, &quot;Wake up...you ugly little bimbo.&quot; She pulled back her hand and smacked me again as everyone laughed at me. &quot;Well Dog face you really are a mutt now.&quot; Amber giggled and tugged small strand of hair that was left. Her friends released their hold on me and I sat up slowly. Long chunks of hair fell to the ground, covering my legs in a thick blanket of hair. I stared at the ground as my hands reached out and curled around one of the jet black locks. Everything around me was drowned out, by the sudden roaring sound in my head. The anger filled my veins as Amber&#039;s vicious laughter filtered through my haze of anger.<br /> I sat there on the floor wrapped up in utter silence as I tried to control my raging emotions and my wolf. Amber giggled happily snagging my attention once again as my eyes zeroed in on her strutted back over to Drake. He sent her a sensual smirk and she launched herself into his awaiting arms as her skinny arms wrapped around his neck. Drake caught her by the waist and then slid his hands down her side and squeezed her hips.<br /> A powerfully loud snarl cut through the kitchen and commotion in the room went silent. My eyes were burning bright like quick silver and my body was vibrating with pure rage as I slowly stood to my feet. Shock was written on everyone&#039;s face at the possessive sound coming from within me but Amber was quick to recover as she sneered over at me and said &quot;Aww......Poor Dog face, here have a drink it will make you feel better.&quot; She reached over to the counter and picked up a plastic red cup, and then tossed at me. The plastic cup hit the center of my chest as the warm spirits spilled all over me. As if on cue, suddenly more cups and bottle where being thrown at me from random directions and people as they cruelly taunted me.<br /> &quot;Look at her. Now she&#039;s even uglier if that&#039;s possible&quot; someone yelled.<br /> &quot;Let&#039;s take that... DOG... to the pound maybe they&#039;ll put her to sleep&quot; Kyle laughed.<br /> &quot;Man, I feel sorry for her mate. Who would want that piece of trash?&quot; at that comment I looked towards Drake catching his empty gaze but I notice a muscle twitching at cheek. Another cup hit my face causing me to look away from him.<br /> I stood there a moment but then I slowly started pushing through the crowd towards the back stairs. &quot;Yo, ugly mutt, Here&#039;s a drink for the road.&quot; Amber yelled at me causing me to stop in mid step and look over my shoulder in her direction. She hocked a full liquor bottle across the room at me. I side stepped the bottle as it sailed over my shoulder and shattered against the wall I was standing next to. The bottle hit so hard that the glass pieces exploded everywhere and a large chunk of glass pierced into my shaved skull bring me to my knees. Blood trickled down my face as I looked around the room watching the laughing faces. Pulling the glass out of my head, I press the palm of my hand to the cut in hopes of stopping the bleeding but the cut was to deep. Standing on shaky feet I spotted a towel on the kitchen counter as I blindly staggered over and snatch it up so I could clean my face off but it was bleeding too much so I pressing it the wound on my head.<br /> I could feel Drakes probing stare roaming over my bloody face. Our gazes collide in a heated exchange, as I stood there on shaky feet. Drake held my gaze his mouth curled into a tense grin as an evil glint flickered into his eyes. I stood watching him as my wolf howled for his comfort. Drake seemed to feel my wolf calling out to him and a flash of sorrow passed across his face but in an instant it was gone replaced by that evil glint. Drake turned away and broke eye contact as he leaned back into Amber. He pulled her into his powerful arms and devoured her lips in a heated peck. Her hands roamed all over his body as he pressed his body closer. His big hands picked her up by both hip cheeks as she lifted her skinny legs and wrapped them around his narrow waist. Amber moaned loudly into him lush mouth as her hand threaded into his thick dark blonde locks and consumed his lips with another passionate peck.<br /> Another growl escaped my lips as spots swam before my eyes. Not caring anymore I shoved people aside as I stumbled up the back stairs into my pathetic little room. The door crashed against the wall as I flung it open and fumbled into the rest of the way into the room.<br /> That rest of the night went by in a blur of waking moments, until the alarm went off one last time and I woke up with instant startle to the morning light. I felt like a zombie as I forced myself out of bed and as I blindly stumbled into the bathroom. I knew I looked like bad from the way I felt so I avoided looking into the mirror, to check out the damage they had done.<br /> (End of Flash back)<br /> I stared hard into the mirror as my eye roamed over my hooded head. I slowly pulled off my sweater and tossed into the laundry bin, and then picked up some scissors. I noticed the pale discoloration of my tan face and the dark purple circles under my lifeless eyes. I looked bad; my head was shaved almost completely. The hair they left behind was two large chunks on each side that resembled two floppy bunny ears. I as I leaned in closer into the mirror I saw the jagged red gash that was stitched together in the front of my head. &quot;I look like a hot mess,&quot; I said to the girl in the mirror as I gently probed the tender cut and let out a loud hiss.<br /> Tears fell silently down my face as I gathered the chunk of hair in my hand and snipped it off with a scissors, and then repeated the same step to the other side. I brushed off the hair onto the counter and dunked my head into the water to wash away the hair. I looked back into the mirror again as I ran my head over my shaved head, with a sad disbelief that it was all gone.<br /> The door to my room swung open and crashed against the wall, causing me to jump. &quot;What the heck?,&quot; I said. Logan dashed into the bathroom and pulled me urgently by the hand. &quot;Logan what&#039;s wrong?&quot; Logan looked like he had seen a ghost or something because he was practically jumping out of his skin.<br /> His little chest was heaving hard as he tried to catch his breath, &quot; I....wentttt...to the mail an-nn ....and.&quot; Logan took a few deep breaths.<br /> &quot;And what Logan......what is the matter? Spit it out...kiddo.&quot; I urged.<br /> &quot;I found a letter and it has your name on it,&quot; he said as handed me the letter. &quot;See.... It says Katya Cruz,&quot; he pointed out.<br /> My hand slightly trembled as I looked at the neat writing on the envelope. I turned it over and noticed the return address label. &quot;Uncle Rico,&quot; I mumbled to myself as I opened up the letter.<br /> Dear CariΓ±o,<br /> It&#039;s been many years since I have heard from you but as always I faithfully write you every month. Your sister Amber writes me all the time and tells me how much you love going to boarding school. I&#039;m glad you&#039;re happy after all you been through. I know your still angry with me about not bring you to live with me but it was out of my control. I hope that one day you will forgive me enough to come see me. It&#039;s very lonely without your aunt Claire or you around. I know your birthday isn&#039;t for a few more weeks I hope you didn&#039;t mind that I sent the silver Porsche you wanted a few months early. Well I really hope you liked it regardless, but don&#039;t worry. You know your uncle always sends more than one gift.<br /> If you get the chance please call or write me I would rather hear from you than your sister. Please don&#039;t be angry with me for sending you with Steven, because I regret it every single day. I can only pray that one day you will understand what happened. You&#039;re my only family please forgive me I beg you. I hope to hear from you soon. I miss you and love you with all my heart.<br /> Love always<br /> Uncle Rico<br /> 503-536-9869<br /> Tears fall down my face as I held the letter closely to my chest. &quot;Logan, he is alive. My Uncle Rico is alive Logan,&quot; I said as I reached out and pulled into a tight hug. We clung to each other for a few moments until I slight pulled away. &quot;Logan is anyone home yet?&quot; I asked as I wiped away my tears<br /> &quot;Nope.....Everyone is still out at the lake because it&#039;s so hot today.&quot;<br /> &quot;I need to use the phone; can you be my look out? Do you think you can help me kido?&quot; I said as Logan nodded with a silent &quot;yes&quot;.<br /> &quot;Come on Fluffy let&#039;s use the phone in the living room it&#039;s cordless so you can hide in the down stairs bathroom.&quot; He held my hand tightly as we raced down stairs. I snagging the phone and locked myself in the tiny guest bathroom and with shaky hands I dialed the number.<br /> Ring...one... Ring...two ......&quot;Hello&quot;..... &quot;Hello, who is this,&quot; a grumpy Latino voice said.<br /> &quot;Uncle Rico......Is my Uncle Rico there?&quot; I said in a unsure voice.<br /> His voice slightly hitched as he said, &quot;Katya is that you?&quot;<br /> My voice grew thick with tears, &quot;Yes Uncle it&#039;s me. I don&#039;t have much time to talk so please just listen. First of all I&#039;m not at boarding school and I have never been there. I have always been here at Black Moon. Today was the first day I have seen a letter from you. Amber told me you were dead.&quot;<br /> &quot;WHAT!!..... THAT ...STUPID... LITTLE.. bimbo!&quot; He roared.<br /> &quot;Uncle there&#039;s so much I need to tell you but I&#039;m running out of time. I need you to send me two cell phones make sure you address them to Nina Larkin she&#039;s the pack healer and my friend. Send it as soon you can, please uncle.&quot;<br /> &quot;Psssst Fluffy, someone&#039;s coming you need to hang up.&quot; Logan whispered at the door.<br /> &quot;I have to hang up there is someone&#039;s coming, I&#039;ll call you as soon as I get the cell phones, I love you.&quot; I said as ended the call. I smiled my Uncle Rico was alive as I ran out the room to go find Nina. I knew there was only one place Nina would be at this time of day and that was the infirmary so that I where I headed.<br /> I noticed the closed door and I tapped on it lightly as I opened it, &quot;Nina, are you in there?&quot;<br /> &quot;Yup, I&#039;m back here, &quot;Nina waved me over behind the screen.<br /> I lowered my head nervously as I spoke. &quot;I have an important favor to ask of you. My Uncle Rico is sending me a package and I had him addressed to you, so that I actually get it. I knew I should have asked you first but it all just happened so fast and I have no one else to trust besides Logan.&quot;<br /> &quot;You really didn&#039;t have to ask sweetie because you know I would do anything I to help you. I just have one question? I thought your Uncle was dead.&quot; She said.<br /> I chuckled softly, &quot;So did I. That is until Logan found a letter in the mail for me. I found his number in the letter and called him just a bit ago. We are both a bit confused about what is going on, so I asked him to send me a cell phone so we could chat without anyone knowing. Do you think you could put it in my room when it arrives?&quot;<br /> She cocked her head to the side and flashed me a corky little smile with a friendly wink. &quot;Will do ...my little chicky.&quot; I smiled brightly at her and dashed out the room to finish my chores.<br /> For the rest of the day I walked around in my happy little daze that was until I slammed into a hard solid wall called Drake. He grabbed my arms tightly and tugged me roughly into him and then yanked my hood down with one hand. Sparks traveled up my arm from his touch and my wolf purred in delight from his closeness.<br /> &quot;Watch were you are going Dog Face,&quot; I flinched when he called me that horrid name. He ran his hand slowly over my bald head as he smiled down at me with an evil smirk, &quot;Nice trim....Now you really look like a Mutt.&quot; My wolf howled out in pain as he insulted me with his hurtful words. I struggled to break free from his hold but he just tightened his grip on me.<br /> Drake said in raw tone, &quot;What....Don&#039;t you have nothing to say?&quot; I refused to answer and continued to struggle in his arms. Drake let out an angry growl as his arms wrapped around my body. He held me tight as he spun me around and pressed my back into the wall. We both breathing heavily from the closeness of our body, he was plastered against me like a second skin that he crushed my chest between us. I refused to look at Drake or acknowledge his presents so I kept my head down.<br /> &quot;Look at me&quot; he growled at me.<br /> I tipped my head up slightly so I could look into those piercing blue eyes of his. Our eyes collided in an intense heated exchange and our eye held each other for just a moment as his hand lifted to my face. His thumb brushed tenderly against the curve of my cheek as I looked up at his hard chiseled face. I watched him in a stunned silence as his eyes wonder over my face and settled on my lips. His head slowly started to dip down until his tongue flickered out and brushed against my pouty lips. I held still and refused to respond to him, but continued with his seductive teasing. Drake slowly licked the seam of my mouth and begged for entrance, so I gave him exactly what he wanted. I stood on my tippy toes and pushed up into his heated peckes as Drakes mouth became more demanding. I felt myself being lifted off the ground as he wrapped one of my legs around his waist, so he could pressed his hard member against my core. His body slowly started grinded against me as his hand feverously roamed all over my body. Drake lifted the corner of my thick worn sweater and slid his hand under it. His hand slowly traveled up my torso and settled over my big firm chest as finger skimmed over my hard papilla. My wolf howled in pleasure and I was so aroused that I almost cried when he ripped his mouth away from mine.<br /> Drake&#039;s eyes glittered with lust and hate as he whispered against my lips. &quot;You will never be my Luna. A Dog like you will never be good enough to be my Alpha female. You are nothing and you will always be nothing.&quot; He said in a cruel tone as he pushed away from me and I dropped back to the ground. He turned away from so I was facing his back. Drake stood there for a second until finally he spoke to me in a low cold tone. &quot;I Drake Vincent of the Black Moon Pack, REJECT you, Katya Cruz as my Mate.&quot;<br /> I let out a loud gasp as I clutched the burning pain tore through my heart. Tears filled my eyes as I struggled to breathe. The pain was so intense that it felt that someone was jabbing their claws into my heart. It was almost too much to bear because it felt like I was going to die. I tried to focus on anything or anyone that would pull my mind away from this pain. That is when an old memory surfaced and I heard my Uncle Rico&#039;s loving voice say,&quot; don&#039;t forget little one, you&#039;re one special girl.&quot; Although I struggled to compose myself I could sense Drake watching me over his shoulder.<br /> My wolf was calling out to me. &quot;Be strong you are not weak. We will have our day. He&#039;s not worthy of being our Mate!&quot; She cooed I felt myself start to calm as I stood tall with unknown strength. In a clear firm voice I said, &quot;I, Katya Layla Cruz accept your Rejection.&quot; As I turned and walked out of the room I heard the sound of something crashing against the wall.<br /> &quot;Someone doesn&#039;t take rejection well, do they?&quot; my wolf said cheerfully. 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No 2024-04-14 15:14 active 526 0 1117711989442822 πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ Click to Read πŸ‘‰πŸ»πŸ‘‰πŸ» &quot;Mate,&quot; he snapped, and everyone in the room gasped in shock.<br /> &quot;You are mistaken,&quot; my father growled in fury at Alpha Zev.<br /> &quot;I am not mistaken. She is mine.&quot;<br /> &quot;She is a child,&quot; my father argued. Seth looked back over at me, looking me over once more.<br /> &quot;How old are you?&quot; I opened my mouth to answer but my father beat me to it.<br /> &quot;She is sixteen. She hasn&#039;t even shifted yet. There is no way she is your mate. You&#039;re old enough to be her father.&quot;<br /> &quot;Perhaps I made a mistake.&quot; Seth looked at me again. &quot;She is too young to be my mate.&quot;<br /> I frowned in annoyance, &quot;you don&#039;t want me as a mate?&quot;<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> I stayed late after school for soccer club, before my mother picked me up. &quot;You look a mess&quot; my mother told me instantly.<br /> &quot;I&#039;ve been playing soccer, what did you expect me to look like?&quot; I retorted sarcastically.<br /> &quot;Yes but you look like you&#039;ve been rolling around in the mud&quot; she frowned. My mother was something I wasn&#039;t – stunningly beautiful. Her dark hair was short and cropped, which matched with her golden Latin skin made her look youthful and striking. I was hoping I had ugly duckling syndrome and soon I would blossom; but I&#039;d been saying that for sixteen years and it hadn&#039;t happened yet.<br /> &quot;Don&#039;t forget we have Equinox Alpha visiting tomorrow&quot; my mother reminded me, when we got home. &quot;So make sure you come straight home after school&quot;.<br /> &quot;Maybe I should just skip the entire day and help you and dad prepare?&quot; I smiled.<br /> &quot;Nice try, Mabel, but it&#039;s not happening&quot; she gave me a look. I hated when she used my real name. I hated the name Mabel with a passion – it had been my grandmother&#039;s name and honestly it should have died along with the crazy old bimbo. But, no, it was legacy to be named after her. I went by May because at least it was an averagely alright, unlike Mabel.<br /> &quot;And don&#039;t forget we have a pack meeting in an hour&quot; my mother called after me.<br /> I chilled out for an hour, before my mother came and got me. She glared at me for not dressing up – but it was only the Alpha, I&#039;d known the guy since I was born he didn&#039;t need me to dress up.<br /> I was pretty sure my mother was disappointed about how I had turned out – I was a tomboy with an attitude problem who only cared about archery, soccer and skateboarding. She had always wanted a girl who she could take shopping and talk about boys and crushes with, but that just wasn&#039;t me. I would rather be shooting arrows into targets than shopping at target. Don&#039;t get me wrong, she loved me, but she was secretly upset I was so different to her.<br /> &quot;May&quot; a voice called to me. I turned to see my friends waving me over. The only friends that I had didn&#039;t go to my school, which sucked, but at least I got to hang out with them after school.<br /> Dom, Jared and Chris were hanging around at the back of the forest clearing. I said goodbye to my mother before rushing over to them. &quot;What&#039;s up?&quot; I asked them.<br /> &quot;Not much we&#039;re hitting the skate park after this, you game?&quot; Chris asked me.<br /> &quot;I wish&quot; I snorted, &quot;that other Alpha is coming tomorrow so my mother is freaking out about nothing. I&#039;m sure she&#039;ll drag me off after this to prep or some other nonsense&quot;.<br /> &quot;Bummer dude&quot; Jared grumbled. I loved my friends, because they didn&#039;t care I was a girl or that I was the Beta&#039;s daughter – I was just May and that was cool.<br /> &quot;Hey I saw your brother at the mall early with another girl again&quot; Chris laughed.<br /> &quot;Yep another week, and another girl&quot; I mused.<br /> &quot;She was hot though&quot; Chris added.<br /> &quot;Aren&#039;t they always?&quot; Dom threw in.<br /> &quot;Of course he&#039;s the future Beta, he could never be seen with anyone who didn&#039;t have a giant stick up their tight pricks.&quot; I commented.<br /> &quot;Mabel&quot; a voice boomed out. I cringed as I turned to see my father not far behind me. He stormed over to me, and my friends instantly moved a few steps away from me. &quot;You will not speak about your brother that way and you will not use that sort of language again. Do you understand me, young lady?&quot; he scowled me.<br /> People in the pack, who were gathering for the meeting, glanced over at the Beta telling his delinquent daughter off. I frowned as I looked at the ground, I scuffed my sneaker in the dirt as I blushed slightly in embarrassment. &quot;Mabel&quot; my father prompted.<br /> &quot;I&#039;m sorry&quot; I muttered out, feeling stupid and like a small child.<br /> &quot;Come, you&#039;ll stand at the front with me&quot; my father snapped. Taking my arm he pulled me through the clearing and to the patio that led of the Alpha&#039;s house. I silently complained in my mind, as he dragged me to the front.<br /> My father was strict but I was his little girl, so he was also protective. So I was used to getting in trouble with him – but he could never stay angry at me for long. Unlike my brother who he could stay mad at for days on end.<br /> My mother and brother quickly joined us. My father smiled at my mother, before bussing her lips softly. I looked at them and wondered how I was their daughter. My mother was beautiful and my father was handsome and strong. Yet I stood there, like the runt of the family.<br /> I didn&#039;t care much about looks, in the grand scheme of things, but as some of the girls that were my age were beginning to find their mates, I was beginning to think that maybe I should be concerned. Most of the She-Wolves my age were making sure they were always groomed and perfectly made up, for when they ran into their mates. So I almost felt self-conscious about the fact I didn&#039;t care so much.<br /> Yet, occasionally, I would stand with my family – who all looked like they had just stepped out of a magazine – and felt like I didn&#039;t really fit in. For some reason, I just didn&#039;t inherit the looks of my family. I&#039;d worked that out at a young age, so I had made peace with it but I hated standing with them as everyone else seemed to notice it.<br /> Luckily, the Alpha and his wife arrived and it quickly turned into a Pack meeting. Alpha Parker was a nice man, around my father&#039;s age, with soft greying hair and deep set black eyes. I hated him, hated him with every fibre of my being – because he took away my dream. He took away everything I had worked for.<br /> The Alpha&#039;s son, David, was a little younger than me. He was being home schooled, as he was being trained to become Alpha, so I didn&#039;t see him often. But I didn&#039;t mind him really but I minded the fact that my mother kept hinting she thought the two of us were mates.<br /> Werewolves Shift in their teenage years. I hadn&#039;t Shifted yet – it wasn&#039;t uncommon to not have Shifted yet, but my brother and my parents had both Shifted in their early teens. Yet, I was sixteen and still hadn&#039;t Shifted. Once more, I was the runt of the family.<br /> David hadn&#039;t Shifted yet either, but could at any day now, and my mother was sure the two of us were mates. Alpha&#039;s mates were only ever daughters of other Alpha&#039;s or of Beta&#039;s – so according to that, my mother was obsessed with the fact that I would one day be the pack&#039;s Luna. I couldn&#039;t think of anything worse.<br /> David smiled at me as he moved to stand next to me. I returned his smile, while his father began to talk about the upcoming visit from an Alpha of a different Pack. Alpha Seth Zev was the Alpha of the Equinox Pack, which was the largest Pack in the country. Alpha Zev wanted support from our Alpha in the current War he was fighting – I was pretty sure that we wouldn&#039;t support him. We were a peaceful Pack, we tried to stay out of fights.<br /> But, everyone was on edge in the Pack. Wars between Wolf Packs were rare, but when they occurred they were drastic. They could cause death and destruction in all the packs if the war was big enough. And with the way I had heard my father talk about the upcoming war, I was pretty sure this one would be catastrophic. I didn&#039;t even know what it was about over – I struggled with listening to things I didn&#039;t care about.<br /> &quot;Alpha Zev will arrive tomorrow evening&quot; Alpha Parker told the Pack, &quot;I know it is uncomfortable for everyone, having unknown Wolves in the Pack. But he is coming on behalf of the upcoming war, to represent all the other Packs fighting against Alpha Deeds. As yet we have not chosen a side in this war, but with the way things are going, we&#039;re not going to have a choice but to join&quot;.<br /> Chatter ran through the Pack – both nervous and excited. Nervous because it was a war, excited because it was a war. Werewolves were funny like that; terrified of death because they were so proud but excited to kill and fight others for the sake of pride. I didn&#039;t understand it myself.<br /> &quot;However, I will not decide anything without consulting Howard, Joel and Kelly first&quot; Alpha Parker explained – talking about my father, the third in command and the current Luna. &quot;But, regarding this visit, I expect everyone to be in their homes by eight o&#039;clock this evening, unless you are on patrol, working in the dungeons or have spoken to me previously and I have given permission to be excused from curfew. But, as of tonight, there is an entire Pack wide curfew of eight and anyone found breaking that will face consequences&quot;.<br /> There was a moment of silence, as the Pack shared worried looks. &quot;That is all for tonight. I expect you all in your house by eight tonight. You&#039;re dismissed&quot;.<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> The next night<br /> &quot;Mabel Elizabeth Thorne. What happened to your face?&quot; she screeched.<br /> &quot;I fell&quot; I shrugged. <br /> &quot;Off that skateboard I bet&quot; she growled angrily. <br /> I simply shrugged, not wanting to tell her that last night I ignored the curfew and fought with some jerks who always bullied me in school. <br /> &quot;Alpha Zev and several of his men are in the territory as we speak. We are supposed to be going around to the Alpha&#039;s house in an hour, for goodness sake Mabel&quot;.<br /> &quot;Then just leave me here&quot; I offered.<br /> &quot;I don&#039;t think so. We&#039;ll just try and cover it up with makeup&quot;.<br /> &quot;Ew no thanks&quot; I turned my nose up, &quot;I don&#039;t want that orange thing all over my face&quot;.<br /> &quot;Mabel&quot; she shook her head, &quot;why can&#039;t you just be a normal sixteen year old for once?&quot;<br /> &quot;Geez thanks, love you too&quot; I muttered in annoyance.<br /> &quot;If you&#039;re not going to let me put makeup on you, please at least wear your hair down&quot; she said. I rolled my eyes as we began to eat dinner. Everyone talked as we ate but I silently thought of ways to get out of going to see this other random Alpha. I couldn&#039;t think of any good excuse.<br /> &quot;Right, Mabel, go get changed&quot; my mother said, as we cleared away the plates.<br /> &quot;I&#039;m changed&quot; I replied. Once more I thought my mother was going to pass out. She opened her mouth, closed her mouth, opened her mouth once more, before turning to my father for help. I hated when they ganged up on me.<br /> &quot;Darling, just put something a bit neater on. You know what Alphas are like&quot; my father said for her.<br /> &quot;You mean, you know what mothers are like&quot; I grumbled under my breath.<br /> &quot;What was that?&quot; he narrowed his eyes.<br /> &quot;I&#039;ll go change now&quot; I sighed, slipping out the kitchen. Back inside my room, I looked in the mirror and sighed heavily. I wore a pair of ripped jeans, a white shirt, and some Nike sneakers. My hair was pulled back and the ugly purple and yellow bruise ran up the left side of my face.<br /> In annoyance, I changed into a pair of black skinny jeans – the only pair without rips in them – before pulling on a tight red shirt and my newest leather jacket. I then pulled some different sneakers on.<br /> Frowning at myself in the mirror, I took my hair out of the ponytail. My dark curls fell around my face, and to my mid-back, looking crazy and unruly. I didn&#039;t dare take a hairbrush to it – it would just make it look like a lion&#039;s mane. So I grabbed some hair mouse, dabbed a bit on my hand, before running it through my hair. It calmed it slightly, but it was still just a curly mess but at least it now looked like it was supposed to be a curly mess.<br /> &quot;Well it ain&#039;t going to get any better than this&quot; I muttered to my reflection. My face was a small love heart shape, with large round eyes and small features. Freckles spread over practically every part of my face – I hated those freckles. Even with my dark Latin skin, the freckles still stuck out. I was cute but in a twelve year old sort of way.<br /> &quot;May hurry up&quot; Roland shouted at me.<br /> &quot;Watch your language Ro&quot; my father hollered back at him. Rolling my eyes, I turned away from my reflections and headed out my room. I walked with my family to the Alpha&#039;s house, trailing slightly behind them as they chatted about something. &quot;Mabel, keep up&quot; my father snapped.<br /> When we reached the Alpha&#039;s house, Alpha Parker invited my parents into his office where he was having a drink with Alpha Zev and his Beta. &quot;Darling, why don&#039;t you go hang out with David&quot; my mother suggested. I rolled my eyes, hating that she was still trying to convince herself that I was going to be David&#039;s mate.<br /> They disappeared into the study and I rolled my eyes when I was left alone. &quot;Hey Mabel&quot; David said, as he came down the stairs.<br /> &quot;My name is May&quot; I corrected him. He nodded before walking into the lounge, I reluctantly followed him. Inside was three Wolves I didn&#039;t know. David smiled at them as he sat down in the lounge. The three men were obviously from the Equinox Pack.<br /> &quot;Hey kid is this your girlfriend?&quot; one of them asked, smiling in my direction.<br /> &quot;No&quot; I snorted.<br /> &quot;May is the Beta&#039;s daughter&quot; David explained. &quot;But we&#039;re probably going to be mates. We&#039;ll see when we Shift&quot; he shrugged.<br /> &quot;Unlikely&quot; I muttered under my breath.<br /> &quot;What?&quot; David asked.<br /> &quot;I want a drink&quot; I said allowed, and I saw the three men smirking as they&#039;d actually heard what I said. &quot;I&#039;m going to get a drink&quot;. Turning my back to David and three unknown Wolves, I headed into the kitchen.<br /> As I stood there in the kitchen, I glanced out the window. Outside on the porch stood a man on his phone. He was beautiful – there was no other words to describe him. He was tall with dark hair and bright blue eyes. His large arms bulged out of his tight black t-shirt and his blue jeans hung low on his lips. He was larger than most men; with muscles on every part of his body. &quot;Wow&quot; I whispered.<br /> I&#039;d never had a crush before, but I had one right then.<br /> &quot;That&#039;s Seth&quot; a voice behind me said. I screamed in shock as I spun around, turning away from the hot man, and to one of the unknown Wolves.<br /> &quot;I...um...what?&quot; I asked, blushing as red as a tomato. The Wolf smirked at me in amusement. His ash coloured hair was pulled back in a small bun at the back of his head, as his golden skin shone. He was attractive but nothing compared with the guy outside.<br /> &quot;I said that guy you were eye raping is called Seth&quot; he teased. &quot;He&#039;s my Alpha&quot;.<br /> &quot;That&#039;s Alpha Zev?&quot; I asked in shock.<br /> &quot;Yep, that&#039;s him&quot; he laughed. I glanced back out the window, but he was gone. The unknown Wolf laughed at me again. &quot;He&#039;s a bit old for you kid&quot;. He messed up my hair, causing me to glare at him, before he opened the fridge and had a look inside. &quot;You want a coke?&quot;<br /> &quot;Sure&quot; I shrugged. He pulled out a second can and handed it to me, before kicking the fridge shut. &quot;What&#039;s your name?&quot;<br /> &quot;Dean&quot; he smiled, &quot;I&#039;m the third in command&quot;.<br /> &quot;Cool&quot; I muttered.<br /> &quot;You don&#039;t really find that cool do you?&quot; he smirked at me, hearing my sarcasm even though I didn&#039;t actually say it sarcastically.<br /> &quot;No I don&#039;t really care,&quot; I told him bluntly. He spluttered a laugh at me.<br /> &quot;You got bad language kid, I dig that&quot; Dean winked at me. I just gave me a look before walking past him. He followed me back into the lounge, where I sat down next to David. &quot;Right kid, this is Jenson and Ollie&quot; Dean introduced me to the other Wolves – Jenson a blonde with nice eyes and Ollie a dark skinned man who was very attractive. Not as attractive as his Alpha, but pretty attractive.<br /> &quot;Guys this is May. She&#039;s a mouthy kid who has a thing for Seth&quot;.<br /> &quot;I do not have &#039;a thing&#039; for your Alpha&quot; I snapped at Dean, as I blushed and the men laughed at me.<br /> &quot;So why else were you staring at him like a stalker?&quot; he mused. I knew he was trying to get a rise out of me, but I was embarrassed so I rose to the bait.<br /> &quot;Because I saw a strange Wolf in my territory and I was curious who he was&quot; I snapped back – a blatant lie.<br /> &quot;Sure&quot; Dean commented sarcastically.<br /> &quot;Mabel&quot; David began and I rolled my eyes.<br /> &quot;May&quot; I corrected him through gritted teeth. &quot;My name is May&quot;. At my language, Jenson and Ollie raised their eyebrows in shock – Dean just laughed in amusement.<br /> &quot;Well it&#039;s not&quot; David retorted, &quot;your name is Mabel, you just like to go by May&quot;.<br /> &quot;David, shut up&quot; I rolled my eyes at him. I didn&#039;t understand why the fourteen year old future Alpha annoyed me so much, but there was just something about him.<br /> &quot;Mabel&quot; a familiar voice boomed. &quot;I will not tolerate that language&quot; my father snapped. With my back to him I rolled my eyes, before turning back and smiling softly at him.<br /> &quot;Sorry Dad&quot; I simply said. I stood up, as everyone else in the room did, when I noticed that my parents had come in with everyone else. Among the other people were two more unknown Wolves – well one of them was known to me because I had seen him outside.<br /> Alpha Seth Zev was even better in person; with both strength and dominance. His bright blue eyes looked over the room before they landed on me. I blushed slightly as he caught me staring at him. But he didn&#039;t instantly look away, instead he looked me up and down – checking me out I realised.<br /> Alpha Parker opened his mouth to say something but Alpha Zev interrupted him. A growl ripped through the room as he looked at me. &quot;Mate&quot; he snapped, and everyone in the room gasped in shock.<br /> My father was the first to the break the silence, by turning to Alpha Zev – to Seth – who claimed I was his mate. &quot;You are mistaken&quot; my father growled in fury.<br /> Seth narrowed his eyes at my father, &quot;I am not mistaken. She is mine&quot;.<br /> &quot;She is a child&quot; my father argued. Seth looked back over at me, looking me over once more before he seemed to grasp what my father was saying.<br /> &quot;How old are you?&quot; he asked me, seeming to snap out of his protectiveness. I opened my mouth to answer but my father beat me to it.<br /> &quot;She is sixteen. She hasn&#039;t even Shifted yet&quot; he snapped. &quot;There is no way she is your mate. You&#039;re old enough to be her father&quot;.<br /> Seth snorted, &quot;not quite. But, yes, I see your point&quot;. He sighed heavily, running a hand down his face looking stressed. I wasn&#039;t really sure how to take the entire situation. I hadn&#039;t Shifted, so I didn&#039;t feel the mating bond yet. But I was extremely attracted to Seth, extremely.<br /> &quot;Perhaps I made a mistake&quot; Seth said, looking at me again. &quot;She is too young to be my mate&quot;.<br /> &quot;You don&#039;t make a mistake about the mate bond&quot; Dean shrugged. &quot;She&#039;s obviously your mate dude&quot;.<br /> &quot;There is a fourteen year ago gap&quot; Alpha Peters frowned, &quot;has anyone ever heard of an age gap that big between mates before?&quot; No one said anything as I bit the inside of my cheek – not sure what to say. It shocked me that Seth was thirty, I mean that seemed pretty old to me.<br /> &quot;Mates are supposed to be similar ages. This is not right&quot; Seth growled angrily.<br /> I frowned in annoyance, &quot;you don&#039;t want me as a mate?&quot; The question came out before I could stop it. Seth looked at me, his blue eyes cold and guarded.<br /> &quot;I&#039;d rather not have a child for a mate&quot; he snapped at me. I was taken back slightly by his hostility towards me.<br /> &quot;Dude, chill out&quot; Dean spoke up. &quot;It&#039;s not her fault there is such an age gap&quot;.<br /> &quot;This is wrong&quot; Seth roared, throwing his hands up in anguish. At his anger and dominance, a lot of the Wolves stood up straighter and became more alert. In all the mate business I had forgotten that Seth was one of the strongest Alpha&#039;s in the country – it was understandable he was feared. &quot;This is so wrong&quot; Seth snapped.<br /> &quot;Right it is&quot; my father agreed.<br /> &quot;I need some space to think&quot; Seth began.<br /> &quot;I--&quot; I began, not sure what I was actually going to say. But it didn&#039;t matter, Seth cut me off before I got more than one word out.<br /> &quot;Away from you goddammit&quot; he growled, eyes glowing menacingly at me. Instantly my eyes began to water as he spun on his heels and stormed away from me. A few seconds later the front door slammed. There was a moment of stillness between everyone. Then the only Wolf I hadn&#039;t been introduced to in the room, turned to Dean.<br /> &quot;He might listen to you. Go after him&quot; he told the third in command.<br /> &quot;Will do boss&quot; he walked past me and gave me a wink. &quot;See you later kid&quot;.<br /> I wiped my eyes with the back of my hand, feeling pathetic as everyone else just looked at me. It was my mother who finally broke the silence. Moving over to me, she put her arm around me. &quot;Howard, I&#039;m taking her home&quot; she told my father. My father nodded in agreement.<br /> Feeling too confused and upset, I let my mother tow me out the house. I was sniffing, trying not to cry, the entire walk home. My mother had her arm over my shoulders as we walked in silence, but it didn&#039;t make me feel any better.<br /> &quot;Here, sit down, honey&quot; my mother said, when we got home.<br /> &quot;I think I just want to go to bed&quot; I told her.<br /> &quot;But Mabel--&quot;<br /> &quot;I need to think&quot; I snapped at her, cutting her off. My voice broke slightly as I tried to control my emotions. I wasn&#039;t even sure what I felt really – but I felt rejected more than anything.<br /> Not letting my mother argue, I turned away from her and rushed up the stairs. Inside my bedroom I locked the door, before leaning against it. I stood there for a moment before sliding down the back of it. I couldn&#039;t make sense of anything – my mate was the Alpha of the biggest Pack in country, but he didn&#039;t want me.<br /> Seth was incredibly attractive and I was sure he had girls falling over him all day. It shouldn&#039;t have been a shock that he didn&#039;t want me as a mate – not only was I a rude teenager, I wasn&#039;t even a pretty rude teenager. I looked like I was twelve and the guy was thirty. I shouldn&#039;t have been surprised he didn&#039;t want me.<br /> But I felt like I had just been sucker punched. I hadn&#039;t given the idea of finding my mate so young a lot of thought, but when I did think about it I was older and my mate didn&#039;t care what I looked at. My mate should have loved me for me, not caring that I wasn&#039;t as pretty as most She-Wolves.<br /> Seth shouldn&#039;t have cared about my age or my looks. But he did.<br /> I sat with my back to the door for about an hour, just thinking about everything that had gone down in the five minute&#039;s I&#039;d been inside the Alpha&#039;s house. It was a farce how quickly everything had happened. Seth saw me and within seconds he wanted to reject me.<br /> A little voice in my head told me that he hadn&#039;t rejected me and maybe he was going to run back to me and apologise, and tell me that my looks didn&#039;t matter and my age didn&#039;t matter because I was his mate.<br /> But he didn&#039;t come running back. 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No 2024-04-14 15:14 active 526 0 1128030518398153 πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ Click to Read πŸ‘‰πŸ»πŸ‘‰πŸ» &quot;Mate,&quot; he snapped, and everyone in the room gasped in shock.<br /> &quot;You are mistaken,&quot; my father growled in fury at Alpha Zev.<br /> &quot;I am not mistaken. She is mine.&quot;<br /> &quot;She is a child,&quot; my father argued. Seth looked back over at me, looking me over once more.<br /> &quot;How old are you?&quot; I opened my mouth to answer but my father beat me to it.<br /> &quot;She is sixteen. She hasn&#039;t even shifted yet. There is no way she is your mate. You&#039;re old enough to be her father.&quot;<br /> &quot;Perhaps I made a mistake.&quot; Seth looked at me again. &quot;She is too young to be my mate.&quot;<br /> I frowned in annoyance, &quot;you don&#039;t want me as a mate?&quot;<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> I stayed late after school for soccer club, before my mother picked me up. &quot;You look a mess&quot; my mother told me instantly.<br /> &quot;I&#039;ve been playing soccer, what did you expect me to look like?&quot; I retorted sarcastically.<br /> &quot;Yes but you look like you&#039;ve been rolling around in the mud&quot; she frowned. My mother was something I wasn&#039;t – stunningly beautiful. Her dark hair was short and cropped, which matched with her golden Latin skin made her look youthful and striking. I was hoping I had ugly duckling syndrome and soon I would blossom; but I&#039;d been saying that for sixteen years and it hadn&#039;t happened yet.<br /> &quot;Don&#039;t forget we have Equinox Alpha visiting tomorrow&quot; my mother reminded me, when we got home. &quot;So make sure you come straight home after school&quot;.<br /> &quot;Maybe I should just skip the entire day and help you and dad prepare?&quot; I smiled.<br /> &quot;Nice try, Mabel, but it&#039;s not happening&quot; she gave me a look. I hated when she used my real name. I hated the name Mabel with a passion – it had been my grandmother&#039;s name and honestly it should have died along with the crazy old bimbo. But, no, it was legacy to be named after her. I went by May because at least it was an averagely alright, unlike Mabel.<br /> &quot;And don&#039;t forget we have a pack meeting in an hour&quot; my mother called after me.<br /> I chilled out for an hour, before my mother came and got me. She glared at me for not dressing up – but it was only the Alpha, I&#039;d known the guy since I was born he didn&#039;t need me to dress up.<br /> I was pretty sure my mother was disappointed about how I had turned out – I was a tomboy with an attitude problem who only cared about archery, soccer and skateboarding. She had always wanted a girl who she could take shopping and talk about boys and crushes with, but that just wasn&#039;t me. I would rather be shooting arrows into targets than shopping at target. Don&#039;t get me wrong, she loved me, but she was secretly upset I was so different to her.<br /> &quot;May&quot; a voice called to me. I turned to see my friends waving me over. The only friends that I had didn&#039;t go to my school, which sucked, but at least I got to hang out with them after school.<br /> Dom, Jared and Chris were hanging around at the back of the forest clearing. I said goodbye to my mother before rushing over to them. &quot;What&#039;s up?&quot; I asked them.<br /> &quot;Not much we&#039;re hitting the skate park after this, you game?&quot; Chris asked me.<br /> &quot;I wish&quot; I snorted, &quot;that other Alpha is coming tomorrow so my mother is freaking out about nothing. I&#039;m sure she&#039;ll drag me off after this to prep or some other nonsense&quot;.<br /> &quot;Bummer dude&quot; Jared grumbled. I loved my friends, because they didn&#039;t care I was a girl or that I was the Beta&#039;s daughter – I was just May and that was cool.<br /> &quot;Hey I saw your brother at the mall early with another girl again&quot; Chris laughed.<br /> &quot;Yep another week, and another girl&quot; I mused.<br /> &quot;She was hot though&quot; Chris added.<br /> &quot;Aren&#039;t they always?&quot; Dom threw in.<br /> &quot;Of course he&#039;s the future Beta, he could never be seen with anyone who didn&#039;t have a giant stick up their tight pricks.&quot; I commented.<br /> &quot;Mabel&quot; a voice boomed out. I cringed as I turned to see my father not far behind me. He stormed over to me, and my friends instantly moved a few steps away from me. &quot;You will not speak about your brother that way and you will not use that sort of language again. Do you understand me, young lady?&quot; he scowled me.<br /> People in the pack, who were gathering for the meeting, glanced over at the Beta telling his delinquent daughter off. I frowned as I looked at the ground, I scuffed my sneaker in the dirt as I blushed slightly in embarrassment. &quot;Mabel&quot; my father prompted.<br /> &quot;I&#039;m sorry&quot; I muttered out, feeling stupid and like a small child.<br /> &quot;Come, you&#039;ll stand at the front with me&quot; my father snapped. Taking my arm he pulled me through the clearing and to the patio that led of the Alpha&#039;s house. I silently complained in my mind, as he dragged me to the front.<br /> My father was strict but I was his little girl, so he was also protective. So I was used to getting in trouble with him – but he could never stay angry at me for long. Unlike my brother who he could stay mad at for days on end.<br /> My mother and brother quickly joined us. My father smiled at my mother, before bussing her lips softly. I looked at them and wondered how I was their daughter. My mother was beautiful and my father was handsome and strong. Yet I stood there, like the runt of the family.<br /> I didn&#039;t care much about looks, in the grand scheme of things, but as some of the girls that were my age were beginning to find their mates, I was beginning to think that maybe I should be concerned. Most of the She-Wolves my age were making sure they were always groomed and perfectly made up, for when they ran into their mates. So I almost felt self-conscious about the fact I didn&#039;t care so much.<br /> Yet, occasionally, I would stand with my family – who all looked like they had just stepped out of a magazine – and felt like I didn&#039;t really fit in. For some reason, I just didn&#039;t inherit the looks of my family. I&#039;d worked that out at a young age, so I had made peace with it but I hated standing with them as everyone else seemed to notice it.<br /> Luckily, the Alpha and his wife arrived and it quickly turned into a Pack meeting. Alpha Parker was a nice man, around my father&#039;s age, with soft greying hair and deep set black eyes. I hated him, hated him with every fibre of my being – because he took away my dream. He took away everything I had worked for.<br /> The Alpha&#039;s son, David, was a little younger than me. He was being home schooled, as he was being trained to become Alpha, so I didn&#039;t see him often. But I didn&#039;t mind him really but I minded the fact that my mother kept hinting she thought the two of us were mates.<br /> Werewolves Shift in their teenage years. I hadn&#039;t Shifted yet – it wasn&#039;t uncommon to not have Shifted yet, but my brother and my parents had both Shifted in their early teens. Yet, I was sixteen and still hadn&#039;t Shifted. Once more, I was the runt of the family.<br /> David hadn&#039;t Shifted yet either, but could at any day now, and my mother was sure the two of us were mates. Alpha&#039;s mates were only ever daughters of other Alpha&#039;s or of Beta&#039;s – so according to that, my mother was obsessed with the fact that I would one day be the pack&#039;s Luna. I couldn&#039;t think of anything worse.<br /> David smiled at me as he moved to stand next to me. I returned his smile, while his father began to talk about the upcoming visit from an Alpha of a different Pack. Alpha Seth Zev was the Alpha of the Equinox Pack, which was the largest Pack in the country. Alpha Zev wanted support from our Alpha in the current War he was fighting – I was pretty sure that we wouldn&#039;t support him. We were a peaceful Pack, we tried to stay out of fights.<br /> But, everyone was on edge in the Pack. Wars between Wolf Packs were rare, but when they occurred they were drastic. They could cause death and destruction in all the packs if the war was big enough. And with the way I had heard my father talk about the upcoming war, I was pretty sure this one would be catastrophic. I didn&#039;t even know what it was about over – I struggled with listening to things I didn&#039;t care about.<br /> &quot;Alpha Zev will arrive tomorrow evening&quot; Alpha Parker told the Pack, &quot;I know it is uncomfortable for everyone, having unknown Wolves in the Pack. But he is coming on behalf of the upcoming war, to represent all the other Packs fighting against Alpha Deeds. As yet we have not chosen a side in this war, but with the way things are going, we&#039;re not going to have a choice but to join&quot;.<br /> Chatter ran through the Pack – both nervous and excited. Nervous because it was a war, excited because it was a war. Werewolves were funny like that; terrified of death because they were so proud but excited to kill and fight others for the sake of pride. I didn&#039;t understand it myself.<br /> &quot;However, I will not decide anything without consulting Howard, Joel and Kelly first&quot; Alpha Parker explained – talking about my father, the third in command and the current Luna. &quot;But, regarding this visit, I expect everyone to be in their homes by eight o&#039;clock this evening, unless you are on patrol, working in the dungeons or have spoken to me previously and I have given permission to be excused from curfew. But, as of tonight, there is an entire Pack wide curfew of eight and anyone found breaking that will face consequences&quot;.<br /> There was a moment of silence, as the Pack shared worried looks. &quot;That is all for tonight. I expect you all in your house by eight tonight. You&#039;re dismissed&quot;.<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> The next night<br /> &quot;Mabel Elizabeth Thorne. What happened to your face?&quot; she screeched.<br /> &quot;I fell&quot; I shrugged. <br /> &quot;Off that skateboard I bet&quot; she growled angrily. <br /> I simply shrugged, not wanting to tell her that last night I ignored the curfew and fought with some jerks who always bullied me in school. <br /> &quot;Alpha Zev and several of his men are in the territory as we speak. We are supposed to be going around to the Alpha&#039;s house in an hour, for goodness sake Mabel&quot;.<br /> &quot;Then just leave me here&quot; I offered.<br /> &quot;I don&#039;t think so. We&#039;ll just try and cover it up with makeup&quot;.<br /> &quot;Ew no thanks&quot; I turned my nose up, &quot;I don&#039;t want that orange thing all over my face&quot;.<br /> &quot;Mabel&quot; she shook her head, &quot;why can&#039;t you just be a normal sixteen year old for once?&quot;<br /> &quot;Geez thanks, love you too&quot; I muttered in annoyance.<br /> &quot;If you&#039;re not going to let me put makeup on you, please at least wear your hair down&quot; she said. I rolled my eyes as we began to eat dinner. Everyone talked as we ate but I silently thought of ways to get out of going to see this other random Alpha. I couldn&#039;t think of any good excuse.<br /> &quot;Right, Mabel, go get changed&quot; my mother said, as we cleared away the plates.<br /> &quot;I&#039;m changed&quot; I replied. Once more I thought my mother was going to pass out. She opened her mouth, closed her mouth, opened her mouth once more, before turning to my father for help. I hated when they ganged up on me.<br /> &quot;Darling, just put something a bit neater on. You know what Alphas are like&quot; my father said for her.<br /> &quot;You mean, you know what mothers are like&quot; I grumbled under my breath.<br /> &quot;What was that?&quot; he narrowed his eyes.<br /> &quot;I&#039;ll go change now&quot; I sighed, slipping out the kitchen. Back inside my room, I looked in the mirror and sighed heavily. I wore a pair of ripped jeans, a white shirt, and some Nike sneakers. My hair was pulled back and the ugly purple and yellow bruise ran up the left side of my face.<br /> In annoyance, I changed into a pair of black skinny jeans – the only pair without rips in them – before pulling on a tight red shirt and my newest leather jacket. I then pulled some different sneakers on.<br /> Frowning at myself in the mirror, I took my hair out of the ponytail. My dark curls fell around my face, and to my mid-back, looking crazy and unruly. I didn&#039;t dare take a hairbrush to it – it would just make it look like a lion&#039;s mane. So I grabbed some hair mouse, dabbed a bit on my hand, before running it through my hair. It calmed it slightly, but it was still just a curly mess but at least it now looked like it was supposed to be a curly mess.<br /> &quot;Well it ain&#039;t going to get any better than this&quot; I muttered to my reflection. My face was a small love heart shape, with large round eyes and small features. Freckles spread over practically every part of my face – I hated those freckles. Even with my dark Latin skin, the freckles still stuck out. I was cute but in a twelve year old sort of way.<br /> &quot;May hurry up&quot; Roland shouted at me.<br /> &quot;Watch your language Ro&quot; my father hollered back at him. Rolling my eyes, I turned away from my reflections and headed out my room. I walked with my family to the Alpha&#039;s house, trailing slightly behind them as they chatted about something. &quot;Mabel, keep up&quot; my father snapped.<br /> When we reached the Alpha&#039;s house, Alpha Parker invited my parents into his office where he was having a drink with Alpha Zev and his Beta. &quot;Darling, why don&#039;t you go hang out with David&quot; my mother suggested. I rolled my eyes, hating that she was still trying to convince herself that I was going to be David&#039;s mate.<br /> They disappeared into the study and I rolled my eyes when I was left alone. &quot;Hey Mabel&quot; David said, as he came down the stairs.<br /> &quot;My name is May&quot; I corrected him. He nodded before walking into the lounge, I reluctantly followed him. Inside was three Wolves I didn&#039;t know. David smiled at them as he sat down in the lounge. The three men were obviously from the Equinox Pack.<br /> &quot;Hey kid is this your girlfriend?&quot; one of them asked, smiling in my direction.<br /> &quot;No&quot; I snorted.<br /> &quot;May is the Beta&#039;s daughter&quot; David explained. &quot;But we&#039;re probably going to be mates. We&#039;ll see when we Shift&quot; he shrugged.<br /> &quot;Unlikely&quot; I muttered under my breath.<br /> &quot;What?&quot; David asked.<br /> &quot;I want a drink&quot; I said allowed, and I saw the three men smirking as they&#039;d actually heard what I said. &quot;I&#039;m going to get a drink&quot;. Turning my back to David and three unknown Wolves, I headed into the kitchen.<br /> As I stood there in the kitchen, I glanced out the window. Outside on the porch stood a man on his phone. He was beautiful – there was no other words to describe him. He was tall with dark hair and bright blue eyes. His large arms bulged out of his tight black t-shirt and his blue jeans hung low on his lips. He was larger than most men; with muscles on every part of his body. &quot;Wow&quot; I whispered.<br /> I&#039;d never had a crush before, but I had one right then.<br /> &quot;That&#039;s Seth&quot; a voice behind me said. I screamed in shock as I spun around, turning away from the hot man, and to one of the unknown Wolves.<br /> &quot;I...um...what?&quot; I asked, blushing as red as a tomato. The Wolf smirked at me in amusement. His ash coloured hair was pulled back in a small bun at the back of his head, as his golden skin shone. He was attractive but nothing compared with the guy outside.<br /> &quot;I said that guy you were eye raping is called Seth&quot; he teased. &quot;He&#039;s my Alpha&quot;.<br /> &quot;That&#039;s Alpha Zev?&quot; I asked in shock.<br /> &quot;Yep, that&#039;s him&quot; he laughed. I glanced back out the window, but he was gone. The unknown Wolf laughed at me again. &quot;He&#039;s a bit old for you kid&quot;. He messed up my hair, causing me to glare at him, before he opened the fridge and had a look inside. &quot;You want a coke?&quot;<br /> &quot;Sure&quot; I shrugged. He pulled out a second can and handed it to me, before kicking the fridge shut. &quot;What&#039;s your name?&quot;<br /> &quot;Dean&quot; he smiled, &quot;I&#039;m the third in command&quot;.<br /> &quot;Cool&quot; I muttered.<br /> &quot;You don&#039;t really find that cool do you?&quot; he smirked at me, hearing my sarcasm even though I didn&#039;t actually say it sarcastically.<br /> &quot;No I don&#039;t really care,&quot; I told him bluntly. He spluttered a laugh at me.<br /> &quot;You got bad language kid, I dig that&quot; Dean winked at me. I just gave me a look before walking past him. He followed me back into the lounge, where I sat down next to David. &quot;Right kid, this is Jenson and Ollie&quot; Dean introduced me to the other Wolves – Jenson a blonde with nice eyes and Ollie a dark skinned man who was very attractive. Not as attractive as his Alpha, but pretty attractive.<br /> &quot;Guys this is May. She&#039;s a mouthy kid who has a thing for Seth&quot;.<br /> &quot;I do not have &#039;a thing&#039; for your Alpha&quot; I snapped at Dean, as I blushed and the men laughed at me.<br /> &quot;So why else were you staring at him like a stalker?&quot; he mused. I knew he was trying to get a rise out of me, but I was embarrassed so I rose to the bait.<br /> &quot;Because I saw a strange Wolf in my territory and I was curious who he was&quot; I snapped back – a blatant lie.<br /> &quot;Sure&quot; Dean commented sarcastically.<br /> &quot;Mabel&quot; David began and I rolled my eyes.<br /> &quot;May&quot; I corrected him through gritted teeth. &quot;My name is May&quot;. At my language, Jenson and Ollie raised their eyebrows in shock – Dean just laughed in amusement.<br /> &quot;Well it&#039;s not&quot; David retorted, &quot;your name is Mabel, you just like to go by May&quot;.<br /> &quot;David, shut up&quot; I rolled my eyes at him. I didn&#039;t understand why the fourteen year old future Alpha annoyed me so much, but there was just something about him.<br /> &quot;Mabel&quot; a familiar voice boomed. &quot;I will not tolerate that language&quot; my father snapped. With my back to him I rolled my eyes, before turning back and smiling softly at him.<br /> &quot;Sorry Dad&quot; I simply said. I stood up, as everyone else in the room did, when I noticed that my parents had come in with everyone else. Among the other people were two more unknown Wolves – well one of them was known to me because I had seen him outside.<br /> Alpha Seth Zev was even better in person; with both strength and dominance. His bright blue eyes looked over the room before they landed on me. I blushed slightly as he caught me staring at him. But he didn&#039;t instantly look away, instead he looked me up and down – checking me out I realised.<br /> Alpha Parker opened his mouth to say something but Alpha Zev interrupted him. A growl ripped through the room as he looked at me. &quot;Mate&quot; he snapped, and everyone in the room gasped in shock.<br /> My father was the first to the break the silence, by turning to Alpha Zev – to Seth – who claimed I was his mate. &quot;You are mistaken&quot; my father growled in fury.<br /> Seth narrowed his eyes at my father, &quot;I am not mistaken. She is mine&quot;.<br /> &quot;She is a child&quot; my father argued. Seth looked back over at me, looking me over once more before he seemed to grasp what my father was saying.<br /> &quot;How old are you?&quot; he asked me, seeming to snap out of his protectiveness. I opened my mouth to answer but my father beat me to it.<br /> &quot;She is sixteen. She hasn&#039;t even Shifted yet&quot; he snapped. &quot;There is no way she is your mate. You&#039;re old enough to be her father&quot;.<br /> Seth snorted, &quot;not quite. But, yes, I see your point&quot;. He sighed heavily, running a hand down his face looking stressed. I wasn&#039;t really sure how to take the entire situation. I hadn&#039;t Shifted, so I didn&#039;t feel the mating bond yet. But I was extremely attracted to Seth, extremely.<br /> &quot;Perhaps I made a mistake&quot; Seth said, looking at me again. &quot;She is too young to be my mate&quot;.<br /> &quot;You don&#039;t make a mistake about the mate bond&quot; Dean shrugged. &quot;She&#039;s obviously your mate dude&quot;.<br /> &quot;There is a fourteen year ago gap&quot; Alpha Peters frowned, &quot;has anyone ever heard of an age gap that big between mates before?&quot; No one said anything as I bit the inside of my cheek – not sure what to say. It shocked me that Seth was thirty, I mean that seemed pretty old to me.<br /> &quot;Mates are supposed to be similar ages. This is not right&quot; Seth growled angrily.<br /> I frowned in annoyance, &quot;you don&#039;t want me as a mate?&quot; The question came out before I could stop it. Seth looked at me, his blue eyes cold and guarded.<br /> &quot;I&#039;d rather not have a child for a mate&quot; he snapped at me. I was taken back slightly by his hostility towards me.<br /> &quot;Dude, chill out&quot; Dean spoke up. &quot;It&#039;s not her fault there is such an age gap&quot;.<br /> &quot;This is wrong&quot; Seth roared, throwing his hands up in anguish. At his anger and dominance, a lot of the Wolves stood up straighter and became more alert. In all the mate business I had forgotten that Seth was one of the strongest Alpha&#039;s in the country – it was understandable he was feared. &quot;This is so wrong&quot; Seth snapped.<br /> &quot;Right it is&quot; my father agreed.<br /> &quot;I need some space to think&quot; Seth began.<br /> &quot;I--&quot; I began, not sure what I was actually going to say. But it didn&#039;t matter, Seth cut me off before I got more than one word out.<br /> &quot;Away from you goddammit&quot; he growled, eyes glowing menacingly at me. Instantly my eyes began to water as he spun on his heels and stormed away from me. A few seconds later the front door slammed. There was a moment of stillness between everyone. Then the only Wolf I hadn&#039;t been introduced to in the room, turned to Dean.<br /> &quot;He might listen to you. Go after him&quot; he told the third in command.<br /> &quot;Will do boss&quot; he walked past me and gave me a wink. &quot;See you later kid&quot;.<br /> I wiped my eyes with the back of my hand, feeling pathetic as everyone else just looked at me. It was my mother who finally broke the silence. Moving over to me, she put her arm around me. &quot;Howard, I&#039;m taking her home&quot; she told my father. My father nodded in agreement.<br /> Feeling too confused and upset, I let my mother tow me out the house. I was sniffing, trying not to cry, the entire walk home. My mother had her arm over my shoulders as we walked in silence, but it didn&#039;t make me feel any better.<br /> &quot;Here, sit down, honey&quot; my mother said, when we got home.<br /> &quot;I think I just want to go to bed&quot; I told her.<br /> &quot;But Mabel--&quot;<br /> &quot;I need to think&quot; I snapped at her, cutting her off. My voice broke slightly as I tried to control my emotions. I wasn&#039;t even sure what I felt really – but I felt rejected more than anything.<br /> Not letting my mother argue, I turned away from her and rushed up the stairs. Inside my bedroom I locked the door, before leaning against it. I stood there for a moment before sliding down the back of it. I couldn&#039;t make sense of anything – my mate was the Alpha of the biggest Pack in country, but he didn&#039;t want me.<br /> Seth was incredibly attractive and I was sure he had girls falling over him all day. It shouldn&#039;t have been a shock that he didn&#039;t want me as a mate – not only was I a rude teenager, I wasn&#039;t even a pretty rude teenager. I looked like I was twelve and the guy was thirty. I shouldn&#039;t have been surprised he didn&#039;t want me.<br /> But I felt like I had just been sucker punched. I hadn&#039;t given the idea of finding my mate so young a lot of thought, but when I did think about it I was older and my mate didn&#039;t care what I looked at. My mate should have loved me for me, not caring that I wasn&#039;t as pretty as most She-Wolves.<br /> Seth shouldn&#039;t have cared about my age or my looks. But he did.<br /> I sat with my back to the door for about an hour, just thinking about everything that had gone down in the five minute&#039;s I&#039;d been inside the Alpha&#039;s house. It was a farce how quickly everything had happened. Seth saw me and within seconds he wanted to reject me.<br /> A little voice in my head told me that he hadn&#039;t rejected me and maybe he was going to run back to me and apologise, and tell me that my looks didn&#039;t matter and my age didn&#039;t matter because I was his mate.<br /> But he didn&#039;t come running back. 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Yes 2024-04-14 15:13 active 526 0 917929073459612 Read with Your Ears➀➀ &quot;I, James Rodriguez, soon to be alpha of Eclipse Pack reject you, Nikolina Reed as my mate and Luna. β€œ <br /> The pain was blinding for Nikolina. Her next words took both of them by surprise. She was anything but weak and she knew she deserved a lot better than some douche bag who was disrespectful towards his own mate. Alpha or not, he shouldn&#039;t be the one who gets the last laugh.<br /> ***<br /> Nikolina POV<br /> 4 hours earlier<br /> I woke up in a very good mood. I am finally eighteen and today is the day I find my mate. It actually depends on both sides. If they are of age, they&#039;ll find each other soon enough, seventeen is the youngest you can be when you find your mate.<br /> However, most of the time, the guy or the girl have to wait for their other half to come of age, which I think is a great idea.<br /> Yes, I&#039;m a werewolf, specifically the current Beta&#039;s daughter and soon to be Beta&#039;s sister. The disappointment of the family. But that&#039;s okay; I&#039;m not very inclined to make them proud or follow in their footsteps, but mostly they want Alex to do it.<br /> Don&#039;t get me wrong. I&#039;m not abused or bullied; except for the occasional remarks, shunned from society, the usual stuff.<br /> They say I&#039;m ugly, but I know better than to believe that. I could have been popular due to my blue eyes and gold speckles, blonde hair and hourglass figure. But I like to keep to myself. Plus my hair was naturally blonde unlike my mother&#039;s peroxide bleached hair that comes out of bottles and pricey extensions. Actually, dad and Alex both have brown hair so I don&#039;t know how I have blonde hair. For months, I even checked the roots of my hair to find some sort of discoloration to prove that even my hair was bleached. But in vain.<br /> My mom was the stereotypical cheerleader in high school while my dad was the β€œdouche” and quarterback. Apparently they want me to be like them, and social hierarchy exists in packs as well. And my brother is following our parents footsteps, sleeping with more than half of the population, while I&#039;m not.<br /> They revel in attention and bullying people who are lower than them, as they say. To the outside world, my family and I love each other. On the inside it’s an extreme hate relationship, something the pack is aware of except for the Alpha and Luna.<br /> If they knew the truth, my parents, Tiffany and Mark, would lose their respect and beloved Alex&#039;s position would be taken away from him. Which would obviously take his popularity down a notch. Horrifying for him. Entertaining for me.<br /> Anyways, today is also the soon-to-be Alpha&#039;s eighteenth birthday. James Rodriguez.<br /> Sometimes I wonder how someone as sweet and kind as Diana and George, produce a kid like James.<br /> In short, James is the snobby player. It’s actually really surprising how none of the girls are pregnant yet...<br /> Back to me, I dressed up with more care than usual. I wore a baby pink sundress with black gladiator sandals. I applied a bit of winged liner to make my eyes pop. I&#039;ve always read stories about loving mates. Who knows how much of it is true? For all I know, it’s some made up fantasy to make mates seem like the ultimate endgame. Maybe one day, I would meet my mate and then we could run away towards the sunset............or something, I don&#039;t really care.<br /> Apparently, all mates are compatible with their other half. It’s like love at first sight and the males getting all possessive about their mates is very appealing and a turn on, or so I&#039;ve heard.<br /> It&#039;s all hearsay. And I think it’s stupid. It’s like the males are all custom made robots. Why else would their behavior be so alike?<br /> And there was a paragraph about heat and shifting and marking. Maybe, my mate&#039;s gonna go all caveman on me and tear my throat out.<br /> I&#039;m just kidding, morbid thoughts on my birthday are kind of my thing. And its wishful thinking. I don&#039;t care. He might even be an omega and I still wouldn&#039;t care. Even if he&#039;s a human, it wouldn&#039;t matter. And if he&#039;s not in this pack then..... Oh well... It&#039;s better for me. I don&#039;t want to stay in a pack where I have no respect and people treat me bad. Status had once mattered to me. But when you have parents like mine, you kind of start praying not to ever be like them.<br /> Not once did they look at me but of course, Alexander was doted on by everyone. Kids. Parents. Friends. You name it.<br /> Apparently, it&#039;s because he&#039;s a boy. And according to my mother, girls are good for getting screwed, getting hit on, obeying their men, acting flirty along, and popping out heirs.<br /> And lucky for you all, my mother happens to be exhibit A.<br /> You should all be jealous because it&#039;s not everyday that you have a live walking, talking example to show the word and tell them what a hoe your mother is.<br /> Third Person POV <br /> Nikolina walked to school as she was not allowed a car. Though Alex was the proud owner of a shiny Silver Volvo. Double standards were very common in the Reed family. She had always wanted her own car, something that was a stunning shade of bright canary yellow, but that dream was nowhere close to becoming a reality.<br /> All of a sudden, she smelt an amazing scent; peppermint and honey. Lydia purred and rolled around in happiness, barely able to contain her excitement.<br /> On searching for the source, her eyes met warm, hazel orbs. His eyes expressed lust and adoration as they raked all over her body.<br /> Realization finally hit her hard when she saw that James-freaking-Rodriguez was her mate! The next Alpha of Solaris Eclipse Pack. And he was Portia&#039;s long-standing boyfriend.<br /> You know what he did next? James went back to groping the head cheerleader. β€œPortia.... β€œ Oh, sorry. Rookie mistake. Portia Scott.<br /> Tears threatened to fall while her wolf Lydia whimpered, seeing her mate touch another...<br /> β€œOur mate is beautiful.” James&#039;s wolf, Jace said. Nikolina was more than just beautiful. Many males of the pack thought she was gorgeous but never mentioned it out loud due to the fear of facing Alex&#039;s wrath. Alex was the one to start it all: the petty insults, the hateful words and making an outcast out of her. Others had just followed his footsteps. And of course, some of the girls were shallow enough to find happiness by making Nikolina feel miserable, because they were insecure about themselves.<br /> But the main issue was, though James thought Nikolina was pretty, he would never accept her as his mate and Luna. Though she was Beta Mark&#039;s daughter and was of high status, both him and his ego considered her a nobody. He knew about the insults and he had done it as well. In his eyes, she was worthless and all everyone ever did was talk down on her and she never fought back.<br /> He couldn&#039;t have a... thing like that as his mate. Beauty just wasn&#039;t enough for him, being a ruthless woman was a requirement.<br /> β€œShe might be beautiful but I don&#039;t want her. She&#039;s a nobody. If people know that she is my mate, I would become the laughing stock of my pack. Seriously, people walk all over her. She can never be my Luna.” That was the thought going through his mind as he sucked on Portia&#039;s neck hard enough to bruise.<br /> β€œOw! You&#039;re hurting me, boo! You know Kelly has my concealer today.” Portia whined but still made no move to shove James away. She just proceeded to grind her lower body into James and trying to get as close as humanly possible without getting rid of her clothes in public.<br /> James finally pried Portia off his body and walked towards his mate. In some ways, Portia was like a bloodsucking leech or an annoying wart, never leaving without a fight.<br /> β€œBaby, where are you going? I need you!” Her voice was like a cat dragging its claws across a board.<br /> James just signalled her to shut up before walking towards his mate. He would do the right thing, of course, as the future Alpha of Solaris Eclipse Pack and give Nikolina what she deserves.<br /> He stopped in front of her and asked, β€œWhat&#039;s your name?”<br /> β€œNikolina,” she stated. He soon noticed that she had no friends and no car and he felt the curious stares on his back as everyone&#039;s attention was on him.<br /> β€œI, James Rodriguez, soon to be alpha of Eclipse Pack reject you, Nikolina Reed as my mate and Luna. β€œ As he rejected her, Jace whimpered and cowered. And James felt bad but he knew this was the right thing to do for himself and the pack. From his perspective, Nikolina was someone who brought out the worst in people and Portia was way more deserving to be his mate and Luna, considering that she was fearless and wasn&#039;t afraid to fight dirty for her rights.<br /> James was an egoistic douche bag who mistook petty behavior for fearless but he was blinded by the greed for power and popularity.<br /> The pain was blinding for Nikolina. She would have collapsed if not for the anger that surged through her. She was furious. At James. The Moon Goddess. Not realizing how painful rejection was. Her fate. It was a never ending list.<br /> It felt like she was being drowned in liquid bleach, her lungs burned and she saw red. Anger took over the pain she was feeling and she didn&#039;t want to give him the satisfaction of knowing how hurt she was.<br /> Her next words took both of them by surprise. She was anything but weak and she knew she deserved a lot better than some douche bag who was disrespectful towards his own mate. Alpha or not, he shouldn&#039;t be the one who gets the last laugh.<br /> β€œI, Nikolina Reed, accept your rejection as my mate and Alpha. I sincerely hope you get the clap!”<br /> With that, she turned on her heel and left the school premises.<br /> β€œWho needs a mate? Especially someone like James. People like him need girls like Portia by their sides, who cater to their whims and needs and whatever freaky carnal desire they might have.” Nikolina thought darkly. She wasn&#039;t going to give in to her pain and this rejection was the final push that encouraged her to chase after her freedom and break bonds with the family who had clipped off her wings.<br /> James felt a tiny bit of hurt realizing that she didn&#039;t even think twice before accepting the rejection and all he could wonder was how did she not burst into tears or grovel at his feet to take her back. Jace did not talk. He just whimpered, feeling the loss of his mate. Before James could think of it anymore, Portia dragged him to an empty classroom to distract her beloved Jamie boo. It seemed as if James wasn&#039;t the least bit affected by the incident with Nikolina, because his actions didn&#039;t falter as he hitched Portia&#039;s skirt up and ripped her panties, drilling her like an animal and releasing himself on her clothes and face as he left her alone to clean up.<br /> Nikolina POV<br /> β€œWell, he can go drill his toy as much as he wants.” I thought darkly while making my way towards home. All Lydia did was whimper. The moment I saw James, I knew something like this was bound to happen. You don&#039;t have any expectations when someone like him is supposed to be your destined mate. He was born with a big ego and he can just stuff it up his.<br /> β€œMaybe he regrets hurting us, you know.” Lydia whimpered.<br /> Before I could reply, searing hot pain flooded my senses. I felt myself fall on the pavement and the pain started to become more intense. It is obvious, isn&#039;t it? He&#039;s already drilling someone just minutes after rejecting me. It felt like my body was set on fire and the blistering flames charred my skin.<br /> I slowly got up and almost keeled over as my vision turned white. Dizziness washed over me. I had to clench my fists and dig my fingers hard enough to draw blood. Getting away from him and this stupid pack is my best bet. He was doing it intentionally considering the fact he knows that we&#039;re both connected unless one of us dies or gets marked by another. Walking never felt so strenuous and with every step I had to force myself to not curl up on the pavement and cry. I know I deserve someone better but I did want to cry my pain away.<br /> After what seemed like hours, the pain slowly ebbed away. Painful times ahead. The only problem is that the mate bond doesn&#039;t break even after being rejected. Only if the rejected is marked by the first mate or by another, or if one of the mates die, will the bond break.<br /> I entered my house and went to my room to pack my bags. You know, in every werewolf story the rejected mate writes letters before leaving. There&#039;s no logic to it. I mean, don&#039;t you get it? No one cares if you leave. No one cares if you die. No one cares if you slit your throat or get molested or murdered. That&#039;s the harsh truth. Why should I open my feelings on a letter make them feel pity? I can just run away and live my best life, away from them. It&#039;s not like they will send out search teams for you.<br /> I don&#039;t want pity. I can do better than that. I picked up my red lipstick and wrote in capitals before leaving. I know I&#039;m dramatic but it serves them right. They&#039;ll remember this for years to come: women can walk away without feeling a twinge of guilt or regret.<br /> Showing vulnerability would only make me seem weak and I&#039;ve let people walk over me way too many times.<br /> My mom was probably busy getting her hair done or something. That&#039;s the only thing she ever does. Or her nails. Or maybe she was out shopping with snobby people like herself. It&#039;s obvious that birds of a feather flock together. The only thing I ever liked about her is that she cooked for us, sometimes. Mom made a mean lasagna.<br /> Dad was probably with Alpha George. That&#039;s usually where he is. But then again, he also has this terrible habit of getting drunk during daylight hours. And once he even groped some other girl in front of the whole pack. Mom turned an ugly shade of red as she kicked him in the crotch. Those were the good days. It was fun when he laid on the couch with a bag of frozen peas on his groin and mom was nowhere around.<br /> Leaving was better for me anyway. Nothing was tying me down to this place. No friends. No proper family. I would be doing myself and them a favor.<br /> I took my dad&#039;s sleek black Porsche for my escapade. I might as well leave loaded and in style, besides it&#039;s high time I had a car.<br /> Just as I reached the pack border, I said, β€œI, Nikolina Reed, break all ties with the Solaris Eclipse Pack.” The patrol guards looked at me, but its not like they would stop me.<br /> The pack links broke and with that I revved up the engine and sped through the borders, driving towards my new life. A better life. It was a blessing that this pack did not care enough to stop me.<br /> <br /> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br /> Wanna continue this incredible story? 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No 2024-04-14 15:13 active 526 0 343534838729147 Read with Your Ears➀➀ Four years ago. <br /> The rain was heavy and the night was dark. A young woman looked at the coldly elegant woman standing before her. The older woman was holding an umbrella while the younger woman was getting soaked in the rain. <br /> &quot;You should know that the dexter family will not acknowledge this child.&quot; The older woman&#039;s icy voice did not contain a trace of warmth. &quot;Stupid girl, don&#039;t forget who you are. You are not from the right kind of family. You and your child are not worthy of the dexter name.&quot; <br /> &quot;Mrs dexter. This child is your flesh and blood a member of the dexter family. How can you treat him like this?&quot; Zoe argued. Zoe used both hands to protect her slightly bulging belly. At this moment she felt a coldness and helplessness that she had never felt before. <br /> Catherine dexter spat her face was disdainful. &quot;A bimbo like you is not worthy of giving birth to a child of the dexter family.&quot; <br /> &quot;I am not a bimbo.&quot; Zoe protested her face was red and her eyes were teary. <br /> &quot;Zoe Fuller, there&#039;s only one ending for this baby and that is death. Either this child will die in your womb or he will die in the hospital. I will never let him live.&quot; Catherine sneered in contempt.<br /> Zoe shook her head, staring at Katherine with horrified eyes.<br /> Suddenly a scalpel appeared in Katherine&#039;s hand. Before Zoe could react, Katherine raised her arm and stabbed Zoe in the stomach with the scalpel. Ah, Zoe&#039;s heart wrenching scream tore through the night sky. <br /> She could feel the blackness closing in, her consciousness was fading. She fumbled for the phone in her pocket Zoe whispered hoarsely into the phone, her voice fading, save me, please, save my child. And then Zoe&#039;s world went black. <br /> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br /> Wanna listen more? download our App and check more! Novel ID: 120031! INSTALL_MOBILE_APP https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com. 287015901152184 StoryStream https://facebook.com/61557415273711 2 2 1,122,459,632,421,298 2024-04-14 02:00 person_profile eligible 0 0 NONE 0 0 1 0 Install now 0 StoryStream 120208387151400433 play.google.com NONE video https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kstudio.khitkun 2024-04-14 05:13 https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/435124296_1094229818351024_3849265787631713473_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=-xD8voLO_m8Ab7elPno&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.xx&oh=00_AfBi70vt50claHUnxn-JLyj470_faL2M-uwrDV91et1mwg&oe=662212C5 person_profile 0 StoryStream https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/438034898_424581196829671_2345643931933655485_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=Rb6P-AxWQMsAb6CaI2y&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.xx&oh=00_AfAzrQ67wrNxc_Y7SToFHivcVeier50Ml4BecCRNQuuuBA&oe=66222094 0 3 StoryStream 0 0 2024-04-14 02:00 View Edit
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No 2024-04-14 15:14 active 526 0 1583500712383835 πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ Click to Read πŸ‘‰πŸ»πŸ‘‰πŸ» My plan to continue dating him all through college vanished to void due to a note.<br /> &#039;Sabrina, I know we planned to spend college together here in San Diego, but I can&#039;t pass up this opportunity. I will always love you, but I have to say goodbye for now.&#039;<br /> He&#039;s gone. <br /> I didn&#039;t even get to tell him I was pregnant.<br /> Four years later...<br /> &quot;Josh is the last groomsmen?!&quot; <br /> I was in my best friend Elena&#039;s meeting with her wedding planner.<br /> She looked over at me with a worried look.<br /> God, what would happen when he saw the girls or when I finally saw him? <br /> What if I blurt out that he&#039;s a father?<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> Sabrina POV<br /> I&#039;m pregnant.<br /> I can&#039;t believe this. Josh and I are going to have a baby.<br /> We haven&#039;t even started college yet.<br /> What if he leaves?<br /> I was completely lost in thought as I walked through the front door of my house. Jordyn, my little sister, was sitting on the couch cuddled up in a blanket watching a re-run of Friends.<br /> &quot;Have you seen Mom or Dad?&quot; I asked wanting to tell them about the baby first.<br /> &quot;Mom just went out to get some groceries, and Dad is still at work,&quot; Jojo responded looking up at me with her brown eyes while her light brown hair was thrown into a messy bun on top of her head. I guess telling them can wait.<br /> &quot;Okay, I&#039;m going to grab something from my room, and then go over to Josh&#039;s.&quot;<br /> I need to tell him.<br /> &quot;Oh yeah,&quot; Jojo began. &quot;He came by earlier, but you weren&#039;t here so he left you a note. It&#039;s on the kitchen counter.&quot;<br /> I gave her a confused expression before heading toward the kitchen. There was a piece of paper laying on top of the counter. When I picked it up, I noticed his rushed handwriting.<br /> Sabrina,<br /> I know we planned to spend college together here in San Diego, but I can&#039;t pass up this opportunity. I have to take the scholarship in Florida, and I hope you understand. I will always love you, but I have to say goodbye for now.<br /> I love you,<br /> Josh<br /> I let the paper slip from hands as my legs gave out. I fell to the floor with a thud loud enough to alert Jojo who came into the kitchen.<br /> Florida? He never even told me about a scholarship.<br /> I continued to stare off into space trying to wrap my brain around what just happened. When Jojo got no response from me, she picked up the paper and read it herself. As she wrapped her arms around me in a reassuring hug, a tear fell down my cheek, and then a sob escape my lips.<br /> He&#039;s gone.<br /> He&#039;s gone, and left me with our baby growing in my stomach.<br /> He left me.<br /> ....<br /> It has officially been four years since Josh left me and all his friends and family here in San Diego. A lot has changed. My beautiful daughters, Brynlee Reese and Keegan Ryder, are now three years old. <br /> My dad died from brain cancer last year after battling long enough to see his granddaughters turn two. He loved them more than anything. It&#039;s been hard for us, especially my mom, but we&#039;re getting by. <br /> I graduated from the University of San Diego last year with a teaching degree in English, and am going on my second year of teaching at my old high school, Fremont High School. Jordyn, my 17 year old sister, is a junior there.<br /> Ever since my pregnancy, I&#039;ve had help from my family, Josh&#039;s family, and our friends. I couldn&#039;t really hide Josh&#039;s daughters from his parents since the girls are their granddaughters, and they promised not to tell him. <br /> Let&#039;s just say that they weren&#039;t too pleased with how Josh left. I&#039;ve tried to tell Josh about Brynlee and Keegan, but he doesn&#039;t answer any of my calls or I chickened out. <br /> Cory and Tyler have offered to tell him since he actually keeps in contact with them, along with his family, but I want him to hear it from me. <br /> Now, I think it&#039;s a little too late to tell him especially since he&#039;s happy on his own. He&#039;s off playing professional baseball for the New York Yankees while dating multiple girls, according to the gossip sites.<br /> Josh&#039;s sister, Delaney, got married last year at a destination wedding that only included close family members. I was invited since the girls are her nieces, but I declined the invitation knowing I would have to see him. She is now a pediatrician while her husband, Landon Gray, took over his father&#039;s oil company. <br /> My best friend, Elena Pratt, just graduated from nursing school and started her new job at the local hospital. She is also currently engaged to Tyler Stephens, Josh and I&#039;s best friend. They&#039;ve been dating since our junior year of high school. Tyler works alongside Landon as the financial manager. <br /> Cory Sutton, Josh and I&#039;s other best friend, is now a gym teacher and baseball coach at Fremont High School. He was suppose to become a professional baseball player like Josh, but he suffered a serious shoulder injury which ended his playing days. Teaching was always his backup.<br /> The continuous jumping on my bed followed by loud giggles disturbed my sleep. My eyes fluttered open to see two toddlers wide awake.<br /> &quot;Mommy!&quot; Keegan screamed as she jumped onto me with the intention of a hug. Her knotted brown hair fell to the sides of her face as her big brown eyes gleamed with excitement. Brynlee continued jumping as her blonde hair bounced with her.<br /> &quot;Good morning to you girlies too,&quot; I responded hugging Keegan as Brynlee cuddled to my side. &quot;What do you girls want for breakfast?&quot;<br /> &quot;WAFFLES!&quot; They both squealed jumping from the bed as they ran out of my bedroom. I then got up from the comfort of my bed sheets and put my fuzzy gray robe on over my pajamas that consisted of shorts and an old t-shirt. When I reached the kitchen, the girls were there digging the Eggo waffles out of the freezer.<br /> &quot;Can you put the box on the counter for me?&quot; I asked as I pulled out the toaster from one of the many cabinets. Keegan did as I told her and then ran to the living room with Brynlee following behind. She then turned on the TV to their favorite show, Doc McStuffins. I put three waffles into the toaster and waited for them to pop back out when they were done.<br /> Looking over at the girls brought back memories. I was absolutely shocked when I found out I was having twins.<br /> I laid down waiting for the doctor to enter while my mom sat in the nearby chair. I anxiously played with my long painted nails looking down at my small bump. Soon enough the doctor came into the room.<br /> &quot;Hello, I&#039;m Dr. Valente. You must be Sabrina and her mom,&quot; she greeted shaking my mom&#039;s hand then moving over to me. &quot;Are we ready to see the little one?&quot;<br /> I nodded my head as she instructed what to do before putting the gel on my stomach. She had the screen pointed towards her allowing me to only see the shocked expression on her face.<br /> &quot;What&#039;s wrong?&quot; I asked suddenly worried.<br /> &quot;Nothing&#039;s wrong, but it looks like you&#039;re having twins.&quot; The minute the words came out of her mouth, my jaw dropped to the floor.<br /> I&#039;m having two babies.<br /> The sudden sound of waffles popping out of the toaster brought me back to reality. I began to fix me and the girls a plate before calling them over to the dining table. As they scooped pieces of the waffle into their mouth, I got a text from Elena.<br /> Are you on your way??<br /> Yes but we might be a little late.<br /> I completely lost track of time and now we&#039;re going to be late for Elena&#039;s meeting with her wedding planner. Since I&#039;m the maid of honor, she wants me there too.<br /> It&#039;s currently 10:25, and we have to be at her house at 10:30 which is a 7 minute drive. Great.<br /> &quot;Girls, go brush your teeth and then come to your bedroom,&quot; I instructed grabbing the empty plates from the table and rinsing them off in the sink. They sprinted off to the bathroom while I went to pick out their outfits for today.<br /> I pulled two matching floral dresses from their closet as they came running in. I then grabbed their white converses and helped them get dressed.<br /> Once finished they ran to the living room where Doc McStuffins was still playing on the TV. While they were occupied, I ran over to my room to get myself dressed. I put on a simple black and white striped button up that was halfway tucked into light denim shorts. I then slipped on sandals before pulling my blonde hair into a high ponytail.<br /> After brushing my teeth and putting on my makeup, I got the girls out the apartment door and we headed to the car. I buckled them into their car seats and started the car. When Will My Life Begin from Tangled played non stop the whole car ride.<br /> We soon arrived to Elena and Tyler&#039;s house. Once Keegan was free from the buckles, she sprinted from where the car was parked on the driveway into Tyler&#039;s arms. As soon as he saw the car pull in, he slammed the door open ready to see his nieces. Brynlee, on the other hand, was fast asleep in her car seat. She stirred slightly when I picked her up, and then laid her head on my shoulder.<br /> &quot;Is someone sleepy?&quot; I asked in the voice you make when talking to a child. She then nodded with her eyes still closed making me chuckle.<br /> I entered into the house to see Elena and another woman sitting at the kitchen counter. They didn&#039;t notice me at first until Bryn let out a little yawn.<br /> &quot;Hey Sab, this is Rebecca, my wedding planner. Rebecca, this is my best friend and maid of honor, Sabrina,&quot; Elena introduced. I smiled at the red-headed woman in front of me. Rebecca had to be in her mid-forties, but she was in incredible shape.<br /> &quot;It&#039;s nice to meet,&quot; I greeted shaking her hand. &quot;I need to lay this little one down somewhere so I&#039;ll be right back.&quot;<br /> I walked out of the kitchen and into the living room were Keegan and Tyler were both watching Peppa Pig. I set Bryn on the couch and she immediately cuddled into Tyler&#039;s side.<br /> &quot;How&#039;s the little princess?&quot; Ty asked cuddling her.<br /> &quot;Sleepy,&quot; I answered. &quot;Well I need to go back to your fiancΓ©e so make sure they don&#039;t injure themselves.&quot;<br /> &quot;Are you still holding that against me?&quot;<br /> &quot;You dropped my daughter.&quot;<br /> &quot;So what do we have so far?&quot; I asked coming back into the kitchen after a small argument with Tyler. I won!<br /> &quot;The color scheme is going to be burgundy and gold. We&#039;ve also set the date for November 6 which is a Saturday,&quot; Elena answered as I sat in the chair next to her.<br /> &quot;Now we&#039;ll discuss who&#039;s in the wedding and the smaller details like decorations,&quot; Rebecca directed. &quot;So who all is in the wedding?&quot;<br /> &quot;Well we have both of our parents. Sabrina is my maid of honor. Tyler&#039;s best friend, Cory, is his best man. Our flower girls are Keegan and Brynlee, Sabrina&#039;s daughters. The ring bearer is Tyler&#039;s cousin, Nathan.&quot;<br /> &quot;Okay, what about bridesmaids and groomsmen?&quot;<br /> &quot;For bridesmaids, I have Delaney, Angela, Kelly, Haley, and Jordyn,&quot; she listed. Delaney is Josh&#039;s sister which we are both really close to. Angela and Kelly are two soon-to-be nurses that Elena met at med school. Haley is her 14 year old sister while Jordyn is my sister.<br /> &quot;For the groomsmen, there is Landon, Calum, Griffin, Scott, and...&quot; her voice faded as she looked over at me with a worried look as I just gave her a confused look back. Landon is Delaney&#039;s husband and Tyler&#039;s boss/ friend. Calum is a buddy from college. Griffin is Tyler&#039;s 17 year old brother, and Scott is his 12 year old brother.<br /> Who else is there... wait.<br /> I immediately changed my confused expression to one of horror.<br /> &quot;Who is the last groomsmen?&quot; Rebecca asked clearly not seeing the look on my face.<br /> &quot;Josh,&quot; Elena said the one name that made my world come crashing down.<br /> This is going to be one h-ll of a wedding.<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> Josh&#039;s POV<br /> I was sitting on my tan couch looking at the muted TV in front of me as I waited for Tyler to answer his phone. Luckily, he answered on the third ring.<br /> &quot;Hey man, shouldn&#039;t you being doing something baseball related?&quot; He asked.<br /> &quot;Hey,&quot; I greeted. &quot;Today is my day off.&quot;<br /> &quot;Ah, so why are you calling me at 8 in the morning on your day off? You should be sleeping in.&quot;<br /> &quot;I guess I&#039;m just use to waking up early,&quot; I lied knowing that I didn&#039;t even sleep last night. I mean how could I? This penthouse is quite lonely when you&#039;re actually in it. I&#039;m barely ever here due to playing. When I am here I tend to think, and thinking leads to no sleep.<br /> Most of the time, I am out like a light when I hit my bed since training wore me out, but I wasn&#039;t necessarily tired.<br /> &quot;We both know that&#039;s a lie. You didn&#039;t sleep last night did you?&quot;<br /> He knows me too well.<br /> &quot;Maybe.&quot;<br /> &quot;Is it about Sabrina?&quot; He asked already knowing the answer to that question. It&#039;s always about her. She&#039;s in my mind all the time. I like to use playing and partying as a way to forget about her, but it never works. I even try to get with other girls, but back out when it comes to taking them home. They&#039;re just not her.<br /> &quot;Can we not talk about it?&quot; I asked ready to change the subject. &quot;What are you doing right now?&quot;<br /> &quot;It&#039;s 8 o&#039;clock on a Monday morning. What do you think I&#039;m doing?&quot;<br /> &quot;Sorry. Did I interrupt anything at work?&quot; I cringe knowing I didn&#039;t even think about him possibly being busy.<br /> &quot;Nah, I just got here,&quot; he said knowing I would feel guilty for interrupting something.<br /> &quot;You&#039;re a jerk.&quot;<br /> &quot;I know. Now why are you calling me?&quot;<br /> &quot;Can&#039;t I just say hi to my friend?&quot;<br /> &quot;Not when we literally talked last night about the wedding,&quot; he reminded. Last night, after the meeting with the wedding planner, he gave me the details of the date so I could work it out with my schedule. That also reminds me that I need to talk to Coach.<br /> &quot;Fine,&quot; I gave in. &quot;I just want to know how she is.&quot;<br /> &quot;Sabrina is fine. Today is actually the first day of school.&quot;<br /> &quot;Was she nervous?&quot;<br /> &quot;Why don&#039;t you ask her yourself?&quot; These past few years, I&#039;ve constantly asked Cory and Tyler how Sab was doing. They would get annoyed every once in a while, and they were pretty mad at me when I first left. I completely understand though. What I did was a bad move, but there&#039;s no way to take it back.<br /> &quot;Because if I call her and hear her voice, I know I&#039;m going to automatically get a plane ticket to San Diego.&quot;<br /> &quot;You&#039;re going to have to see her at the wedding though.&quot;<br /> &quot;I know.&quot;<br /> &quot;Just making sure,&quot; he said followed by a pause. &quot;Well I have to go, boss man needs me.&quot;<br /> &quot;Bye.&quot; I then hung up the phone and headed to my bedroom to get dressed. My room was painted dark gray while everything else was also a different shade of gray. It was quite boring, but it looked nice.<br /> The sliding door to my closet opened when I pushed the button on the wall. I walked in and picked out a simple white T-shirt. Then I paired that with denim jeans and my famous leather jacket. After throwing on some shoes, I left my fancy penthouse and made my way to the elevator.<br /> Waiting for the barista to tell me my coffee was ready, created a chance for everyone in the cafe to keep looking at me. No one said anything, but they made it very clear that they knew who I was.<br /> &quot;JOSH!&quot; The barista yelled sliding a to-go coffee cup onto the counter. I swiftly grabbed it and thanked him before walking out.<br /> I then proceeded to walk along the busy sidewalk as I headed to the Yankee stadium. Usually I would get an Uber, but the traffic was extremely bad this morning.<br /> Soon enough, I arrived at the stadium after a 15 minute walk. I went straight to our locker room and saw some rookies packing up their bags.<br /> Coach Gibson&#039;s office was to the right of the entrance which was where I was headed. I knocked before entering, and he was sitting at his desk reading something on his phone.<br /> &quot;Hey Coach,&quot; I greeted as he looked up for a split second.<br /> &quot;Hey Parker. What are you doing here, it&#039;s your day off?&quot;<br /> &quot;I know, but I needed to ask you about my schedule.&quot;<br /> &quot;You could have just called me.&quot;<br /> &quot;Yeah, but I wanted to get out of my place for a little,&quot; I said causing him to give me a knowing look. The first week of playing on the team, Coach could automatically tell that something was always in the back of my mind. He asked me about and I told me about Sabrina. He was pretty skeptical about it seeing I may get distracted, but I promised that it would not bother my playing. Fortunately, it never did. Playing was my distraction and passion.<br /> &quot;So what&#039;s this about your schedule?&quot;<br /> &quot;My buddy&#039;s wedding is on November 6, and I was wondering if I could go back home for a week or two?&quot;<br /> &quot;You&#039;re a good player, Parker. So I&#039;m going to clear your schedule from September 10 to November 10. Does that sound good?&quot; He asked looking at the calendar on his desk.<br /> &quot;That sounds great,&quot; I said happy to get a little break from the tough training.<br /> &quot;Okay, but I have a few conditions,&quot; he began. &quot;You have to promise me that you&#039;ll go to the gym every other day, and keep practicing your pitching. Got it?&quot;<br /> &quot;Got it,&quot; I stated getting up to leave as he went back to his phone. &quot;Thanks Coach.&quot;<br /> &quot;Oh and Parker,&quot; he said stopping me from leaving as I turned to face him. &quot;While you&#039;re there, try and work this whole thing out with that girl.&quot;<br /> With those parting words, I was off to my next stop.<br /> I knocked on the wooden door of my manager&#039;s house, and it soon opened to reveal a tired man.<br /> &quot;Hey Jimmy,&quot; I greeted. Jimmy Davis is my manager&#039;s husband.<br /> &quot;Hey Josh, what are you doing here?&quot; He asked letting me in. Their house had a homey feel with lots of pictures of their family on the wall. Angela, my manager, has two kids. Their eldest, Mason, is three, and their youngest, Elise, just turned one.<br /> &quot;I actually need to talk to Angela about my friend&#039;s wedding,&quot; I responded right as a little boy in monster truck pajamas came running into the living room.<br /> &quot;JOSH!&quot; He exclaimed throwing his arms around one of my legs in an attempt at a hug. To help him out, I swiftly picked him up.<br /> &quot;Hey buddy! Are you causing your parents any trouble?&quot;<br /> &quot;No, but El keeps crying,&quot; he explains. Angela then walks in with a little girl cuddled in her arms.<br /> &quot;Jimmy,&quot; Angela sighs, &quot;can you hold Elise while I talk to Josh?&quot;<br /> Jimmy grabs El from his wife&#039;s arms and heads for the kitchen with Mason trailing behind. I then turn to Angela who is trying to clean up some of the toys on the floor.<br /> &quot;So what&#039;s this about a wedding?&quot; She asks me as we both sit down.<br /> &quot;One of my best friends, back at home, is having his wedding, and I&#039;m a groomsmen. Coach already said it was fine for me to go, he cleared my schedule for 2 months. I&#039;m just making sure that&#039;s fine with you.&quot;<br /> &quot;Wow, two months is pretty generous for that man, but that&#039;s fine with me.&quot;<br /> &quot;Great.&quot; As I got up to leave so I wouldn&#039;t be much of a bother anymore, she stopped me and pointed her figure back to the chair.<br /> &quot;I&#039;m not done with you,&quot; she stated. &quot;I know Sabrina is probably going to be there so I want you to be smart about your decisions. Don&#039;t go getting st-face drunk and regretting something in the morning.&quot;<br /> &quot;I promise I won&#039;t.&quot; She&#039;s had to deal with me making mistakes while drunk too many times. I&#039;ve had online gossip sites catch me at multiple clubs with multiple girls.<br /> &quot;Also while you&#039;re there maybe go help out your other friend, Cory, with the baseball team,&quot; she suggested and I nodded in agreement. That&#039;s actually a good idea.<br /> I soon left their house after saying goodbye to the kids. As I sat in the Uber to go back to my penthouse, I got a call from Cory.<br /> &quot;Hey man, I was just about to call you,&quot; I said picking up the phone. The driver then pulled in front of the building as I got out.<br /> &quot;Yeah, Tyler texted me saying you were talking to Coach about the wedding. What&#039;d he say?&quot; He asked as I made my way up to my floor.<br /> &quot;Well lets just say I&#039;m coming home a little earlier.&quot;<br /> &quot;How early?&quot;<br /> &quot;September 10.&quot;<br /> &quot;Wow!&quot;<br /> &quot;Yeah, I was actually wondering if I could help you coach a few days a week?&quot;<br /> &quot;That would be great. The guys really look up to you.&quot;<br /> &quot;Awesome,&quot; I said taking a seat on the living room couch. &quot;Also don&#039;t tell Tyler that I&#039;m coming early, I want to surprise him.&quot;<br /> &quot;Got it.&quot;<br /> &quot;So what&#039;s up?&quot; I asked switching the subject. &quot;I heard it&#039;s the first day of school.&quot;<br /> &quot;Yeah I just got done with one of my classes, and now I&#039;m off to my lunch break. What about you?&quot;<br /> &quot;I just got back to my house. I&#039;ll probably get something to eat soon,&quot; I responded. He was about to say something when another voice sounded from the background.<br /> &quot;Cory, if you don&#039;t hurry up, I&#039;m leaving your a-s here,&quot; I heard her growl out.<br /> Sabrina.<br /> The sound of her voice just hit me. It hasn&#039;t changed one bit, and man do I miss it.<br /> &quot;Well I got to go. See you soon,&quot; he ended the call leaving me to think about her.<br /> I have exactly 2 weeks until I see her again, and I&#039;m not sure if I&#039;m completely ready.<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> Josh&#039;s POV<br /> I walked out of the gym with my shirt hanging over my shoulder, my water bottle in one hand, and my phone in the other. Before I made it to my car, a blonde girl stood in front of my door.<br /> &quot;Hello, hot stuff,&quot; she greeted with a smirk and a wink.<br /> &quot;Hi?&quot; I questioned wondering who this woman is.<br /> &quot;I&#039;m Tiffany, and I was just about to go to the gym when I saw you,&quot; she explained.<br /> &quot;You were about to go to the gym in jeans?&quot; I asked taking in her outfit. Does she think I&#039;m stupid?<br /> &quot;Yeah-,&quot; she was cut off by the sound of my phone ringing. I looked down to see it was Cory calling.<br /> &quot;I have to take this,&quot; I stated as she moved away from the door allowing me to get in my car. I immediately answered the phone while also starting the car.<br /> &quot;Hey man, what&#039;s up?&quot; I greeted as I pulled out of the parking lot leaving the girl standing there.<br /> &quot;Nothing much. I actually need your help coming up with ideas for Tyler&#039;s bachelor party.&quot;<br /> &quot;Well Tyler is a kid at heart, so I would definitely do something fun like a trampoline park or an amusement park,&quot; I responded as I heard loud squeals in the background. It&#039;s sounds like an actual child.<br /> &quot;Hold on,&quot; he told me. &quot;Keegan get down from the counter you&#039;re going to fall.&quot;<br /> Who&#039;s Keegan?<br /> &quot;Okay, I&#039;m back,&quot; he stated after a long pause filled with giggles. &quot;A trampoline park sounds great.&quot;<br /> &quot;Yeah,&quot; I agreed still confused. &quot;Who&#039;s Keegan?&quot;<br /> &quot;Oh-,&quot; he was cut off by the sound of cries. &quot;St. Brynlee, what did your mother say about running down the stairs? Hey man, I have to go. Talk to you later.&quot;<br /> Before I could respond back, he hung up.<br /> Who is Keegan? Who is Brynlee? Whose kids are they? Did Cory have kids without telling me? 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No 2024-04-14 15:13 active 526 0 467620612357195 πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ Click to Read πŸ‘‰πŸ»πŸ‘‰πŸ» &quot;Mate,&quot; he snapped, and everyone in the room gasped in shock.<br /> &quot;You are mistaken,&quot; my father growled in fury at Alpha Zev.<br /> &quot;I am not mistaken. She is mine.&quot;<br /> &quot;She is a child,&quot; my father argued. Seth looked back over at me, looking me over once more.<br /> &quot;How old are you?&quot; I opened my mouth to answer but my father beat me to it.<br /> &quot;She is sixteen. She hasn&#039;t even shifted yet. There is no way she is your mate. You&#039;re old enough to be her father.&quot;<br /> &quot;Perhaps I made a mistake.&quot; Seth looked at me again. &quot;She is too young to be my mate.&quot;<br /> I frowned in annoyance, &quot;you don&#039;t want me as a mate?&quot;<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> I stayed late after school for soccer club, before my mother picked me up. &quot;You look a mess&quot; my mother told me instantly.<br /> &quot;I&#039;ve been playing soccer, what did you expect me to look like?&quot; I retorted sarcastically.<br /> &quot;Yes but you look like you&#039;ve been rolling around in the mud&quot; she frowned. My mother was something I wasn&#039;t – stunningly beautiful. Her dark hair was short and cropped, which matched with her golden Latin skin made her look youthful and striking. I was hoping I had ugly duckling syndrome and soon I would blossom; but I&#039;d been saying that for sixteen years and it hadn&#039;t happened yet.<br /> &quot;Don&#039;t forget we have Equinox Alpha visiting tomorrow&quot; my mother reminded me, when we got home. &quot;So make sure you come straight home after school&quot;.<br /> &quot;Maybe I should just skip the entire day and help you and dad prepare?&quot; I smiled.<br /> &quot;Nice try, Mabel, but it&#039;s not happening&quot; she gave me a look. I hated when she used my real name. I hated the name Mabel with a passion – it had been my grandmother&#039;s name and honestly it should have died along with the crazy old bimbo. But, no, it was legacy to be named after her. I went by May because at least it was an averagely alright, unlike Mabel.<br /> &quot;And don&#039;t forget we have a pack meeting in an hour&quot; my mother called after me.<br /> I chilled out for an hour, before my mother came and got me. She glared at me for not dressing up – but it was only the Alpha, I&#039;d known the guy since I was born he didn&#039;t need me to dress up.<br /> I was pretty sure my mother was disappointed about how I had turned out – I was a tomboy with an attitude problem who only cared about archery, soccer and skateboarding. She had always wanted a girl who she could take shopping and talk about boys and crushes with, but that just wasn&#039;t me. I would rather be shooting arrows into targets than shopping at target. Don&#039;t get me wrong, she loved me, but she was secretly upset I was so different to her.<br /> &quot;May&quot; a voice called to me. I turned to see my friends waving me over. The only friends that I had didn&#039;t go to my school, which sucked, but at least I got to hang out with them after school.<br /> Dom, Jared and Chris were hanging around at the back of the forest clearing. I said goodbye to my mother before rushing over to them. &quot;What&#039;s up?&quot; I asked them.<br /> &quot;Not much we&#039;re hitting the skate park after this, you game?&quot; Chris asked me.<br /> &quot;I wish&quot; I snorted, &quot;that other Alpha is coming tomorrow so my mother is freaking out about nothing. I&#039;m sure she&#039;ll drag me off after this to prep or some other nonsense&quot;.<br /> &quot;Bummer dude&quot; Jared grumbled. I loved my friends, because they didn&#039;t care I was a girl or that I was the Beta&#039;s daughter – I was just May and that was cool.<br /> &quot;Hey I saw your brother at the mall early with another girl again&quot; Chris laughed.<br /> &quot;Yep another week, and another girl&quot; I mused.<br /> &quot;She was hot though&quot; Chris added.<br /> &quot;Aren&#039;t they always?&quot; Dom threw in.<br /> &quot;Of course he&#039;s the future Beta, he could never be seen with anyone who didn&#039;t have a giant stick up their tight pricks.&quot; I commented.<br /> &quot;Mabel&quot; a voice boomed out. I cringed as I turned to see my father not far behind me. He stormed over to me, and my friends instantly moved a few steps away from me. &quot;You will not speak about your brother that way and you will not use that sort of language again. Do you understand me, young lady?&quot; he scowled me.<br /> People in the pack, who were gathering for the meeting, glanced over at the Beta telling his delinquent daughter off. I frowned as I looked at the ground, I scuffed my sneaker in the dirt as I blushed slightly in embarrassment. &quot;Mabel&quot; my father prompted.<br /> &quot;I&#039;m sorry&quot; I muttered out, feeling stupid and like a small child.<br /> &quot;Come, you&#039;ll stand at the front with me&quot; my father snapped. Taking my arm he pulled me through the clearing and to the patio that led of the Alpha&#039;s house. I silently complained in my mind, as he dragged me to the front.<br /> My father was strict but I was his little girl, so he was also protective. So I was used to getting in trouble with him – but he could never stay angry at me for long. Unlike my brother who he could stay mad at for days on end.<br /> My mother and brother quickly joined us. My father smiled at my mother, before bussing her lips softly. I looked at them and wondered how I was their daughter. My mother was beautiful and my father was handsome and strong. Yet I stood there, like the runt of the family.<br /> I didn&#039;t care much about looks, in the grand scheme of things, but as some of the girls that were my age were beginning to find their mates, I was beginning to think that maybe I should be concerned. Most of the She-Wolves my age were making sure they were always groomed and perfectly made up, for when they ran into their mates. So I almost felt self-conscious about the fact I didn&#039;t care so much.<br /> Yet, occasionally, I would stand with my family – who all looked like they had just stepped out of a magazine – and felt like I didn&#039;t really fit in. For some reason, I just didn&#039;t inherit the looks of my family. I&#039;d worked that out at a young age, so I had made peace with it but I hated standing with them as everyone else seemed to notice it.<br /> Luckily, the Alpha and his wife arrived and it quickly turned into a Pack meeting. Alpha Parker was a nice man, around my father&#039;s age, with soft greying hair and deep set black eyes. I hated him, hated him with every fibre of my being – because he took away my dream. He took away everything I had worked for.<br /> The Alpha&#039;s son, David, was a little younger than me. He was being home schooled, as he was being trained to become Alpha, so I didn&#039;t see him often. But I didn&#039;t mind him really but I minded the fact that my mother kept hinting she thought the two of us were mates.<br /> Werewolves Shift in their teenage years. I hadn&#039;t Shifted yet – it wasn&#039;t uncommon to not have Shifted yet, but my brother and my parents had both Shifted in their early teens. Yet, I was sixteen and still hadn&#039;t Shifted. Once more, I was the runt of the family.<br /> David hadn&#039;t Shifted yet either, but could at any day now, and my mother was sure the two of us were mates. Alpha&#039;s mates were only ever daughters of other Alpha&#039;s or of Beta&#039;s – so according to that, my mother was obsessed with the fact that I would one day be the pack&#039;s Luna. I couldn&#039;t think of anything worse.<br /> David smiled at me as he moved to stand next to me. I returned his smile, while his father began to talk about the upcoming visit from an Alpha of a different Pack. Alpha Seth Zev was the Alpha of the Equinox Pack, which was the largest Pack in the country. Alpha Zev wanted support from our Alpha in the current War he was fighting – I was pretty sure that we wouldn&#039;t support him. We were a peaceful Pack, we tried to stay out of fights.<br /> But, everyone was on edge in the Pack. Wars between Wolf Packs were rare, but when they occurred they were drastic. They could cause death and destruction in all the packs if the war was big enough. And with the way I had heard my father talk about the upcoming war, I was pretty sure this one would be catastrophic. I didn&#039;t even know what it was about over – I struggled with listening to things I didn&#039;t care about.<br /> &quot;Alpha Zev will arrive tomorrow evening&quot; Alpha Parker told the Pack, &quot;I know it is uncomfortable for everyone, having unknown Wolves in the Pack. But he is coming on behalf of the upcoming war, to represent all the other Packs fighting against Alpha Deeds. As yet we have not chosen a side in this war, but with the way things are going, we&#039;re not going to have a choice but to join&quot;.<br /> Chatter ran through the Pack – both nervous and excited. Nervous because it was a war, excited because it was a war. Werewolves were funny like that; terrified of death because they were so proud but excited to kill and fight others for the sake of pride. I didn&#039;t understand it myself.<br /> &quot;However, I will not decide anything without consulting Howard, Joel and Kelly first&quot; Alpha Parker explained – talking about my father, the third in command and the current Luna. &quot;But, regarding this visit, I expect everyone to be in their homes by eight o&#039;clock this evening, unless you are on patrol, working in the dungeons or have spoken to me previously and I have given permission to be excused from curfew. But, as of tonight, there is an entire Pack wide curfew of eight and anyone found breaking that will face consequences&quot;.<br /> There was a moment of silence, as the Pack shared worried looks. &quot;That is all for tonight. I expect you all in your house by eight tonight. You&#039;re dismissed&quot;.<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> The next night<br /> &quot;Mabel Elizabeth Thorne. What happened to your face?&quot; she screeched.<br /> &quot;I fell&quot; I shrugged. <br /> &quot;Off that skateboard I bet&quot; she growled angrily. <br /> I simply shrugged, not wanting to tell her that last night I ignored the curfew and fought with some jerks who always bullied me in school. <br /> &quot;Alpha Zev and several of his men are in the territory as we speak. We are supposed to be going around to the Alpha&#039;s house in an hour, for goodness sake Mabel&quot;.<br /> &quot;Then just leave me here&quot; I offered.<br /> &quot;I don&#039;t think so. We&#039;ll just try and cover it up with makeup&quot;.<br /> &quot;Ew no thanks&quot; I turned my nose up, &quot;I don&#039;t want that orange thing all over my face&quot;.<br /> &quot;Mabel&quot; she shook her head, &quot;why can&#039;t you just be a normal sixteen year old for once?&quot;<br /> &quot;Geez thanks, love you too&quot; I muttered in annoyance.<br /> &quot;If you&#039;re not going to let me put makeup on you, please at least wear your hair down&quot; she said. I rolled my eyes as we began to eat dinner. Everyone talked as we ate but I silently thought of ways to get out of going to see this other random Alpha. I couldn&#039;t think of any good excuse.<br /> &quot;Right, Mabel, go get changed&quot; my mother said, as we cleared away the plates.<br /> &quot;I&#039;m changed&quot; I replied. Once more I thought my mother was going to pass out. She opened her mouth, closed her mouth, opened her mouth once more, before turning to my father for help. I hated when they ganged up on me.<br /> &quot;Darling, just put something a bit neater on. You know what Alphas are like&quot; my father said for her.<br /> &quot;You mean, you know what mothers are like&quot; I grumbled under my breath.<br /> &quot;What was that?&quot; he narrowed his eyes.<br /> &quot;I&#039;ll go change now&quot; I sighed, slipping out the kitchen. Back inside my room, I looked in the mirror and sighed heavily. I wore a pair of ripped jeans, a white shirt, and some Nike sneakers. My hair was pulled back and the ugly purple and yellow bruise ran up the left side of my face.<br /> In annoyance, I changed into a pair of black skinny jeans – the only pair without rips in them – before pulling on a tight red shirt and my newest leather jacket. I then pulled some different sneakers on.<br /> Frowning at myself in the mirror, I took my hair out of the ponytail. My dark curls fell around my face, and to my mid-back, looking crazy and unruly. I didn&#039;t dare take a hairbrush to it – it would just make it look like a lion&#039;s mane. So I grabbed some hair mouse, dabbed a bit on my hand, before running it through my hair. It calmed it slightly, but it was still just a curly mess but at least it now looked like it was supposed to be a curly mess.<br /> &quot;Well it ain&#039;t going to get any better than this&quot; I muttered to my reflection. My face was a small love heart shape, with large round eyes and small features. Freckles spread over practically every part of my face – I hated those freckles. Even with my dark Latin skin, the freckles still stuck out. I was cute but in a twelve year old sort of way.<br /> &quot;May hurry up&quot; Roland shouted at me.<br /> &quot;Watch your language Ro&quot; my father hollered back at him. Rolling my eyes, I turned away from my reflections and headed out my room. I walked with my family to the Alpha&#039;s house, trailing slightly behind them as they chatted about something. &quot;Mabel, keep up&quot; my father snapped.<br /> When we reached the Alpha&#039;s house, Alpha Parker invited my parents into his office where he was having a drink with Alpha Zev and his Beta. &quot;Darling, why don&#039;t you go hang out with David&quot; my mother suggested. I rolled my eyes, hating that she was still trying to convince herself that I was going to be David&#039;s mate.<br /> They disappeared into the study and I rolled my eyes when I was left alone. &quot;Hey Mabel&quot; David said, as he came down the stairs.<br /> &quot;My name is May&quot; I corrected him. He nodded before walking into the lounge, I reluctantly followed him. Inside was three Wolves I didn&#039;t know. David smiled at them as he sat down in the lounge. The three men were obviously from the Equinox Pack.<br /> &quot;Hey kid is this your girlfriend?&quot; one of them asked, smiling in my direction.<br /> &quot;No&quot; I snorted.<br /> &quot;May is the Beta&#039;s daughter&quot; David explained. &quot;But we&#039;re probably going to be mates. We&#039;ll see when we Shift&quot; he shrugged.<br /> &quot;Unlikely&quot; I muttered under my breath.<br /> &quot;What?&quot; David asked.<br /> &quot;I want a drink&quot; I said allowed, and I saw the three men smirking as they&#039;d actually heard what I said. &quot;I&#039;m going to get a drink&quot;. Turning my back to David and three unknown Wolves, I headed into the kitchen.<br /> As I stood there in the kitchen, I glanced out the window. Outside on the porch stood a man on his phone. He was beautiful – there was no other words to describe him. He was tall with dark hair and bright blue eyes. His large arms bulged out of his tight black t-shirt and his blue jeans hung low on his lips. He was larger than most men; with muscles on every part of his body. &quot;Wow&quot; I whispered.<br /> I&#039;d never had a crush before, but I had one right then.<br /> &quot;That&#039;s Seth&quot; a voice behind me said. I screamed in shock as I spun around, turning away from the hot man, and to one of the unknown Wolves.<br /> &quot;I...um...what?&quot; I asked, blushing as red as a tomato. The Wolf smirked at me in amusement. His ash coloured hair was pulled back in a small bun at the back of his head, as his golden skin shone. He was attractive but nothing compared with the guy outside.<br /> &quot;I said that guy you were eye raping is called Seth&quot; he teased. &quot;He&#039;s my Alpha&quot;.<br /> &quot;That&#039;s Alpha Zev?&quot; I asked in shock.<br /> &quot;Yep, that&#039;s him&quot; he laughed. I glanced back out the window, but he was gone. The unknown Wolf laughed at me again. &quot;He&#039;s a bit old for you kid&quot;. He messed up my hair, causing me to glare at him, before he opened the fridge and had a look inside. &quot;You want a coke?&quot;<br /> &quot;Sure&quot; I shrugged. He pulled out a second can and handed it to me, before kicking the fridge shut. &quot;What&#039;s your name?&quot;<br /> &quot;Dean&quot; he smiled, &quot;I&#039;m the third in command&quot;.<br /> &quot;Cool&quot; I muttered.<br /> &quot;You don&#039;t really find that cool do you?&quot; he smirked at me, hearing my sarcasm even though I didn&#039;t actually say it sarcastically.<br /> &quot;No I don&#039;t really care,&quot; I told him bluntly. He spluttered a laugh at me.<br /> &quot;You got bad language kid, I dig that&quot; Dean winked at me. I just gave me a look before walking past him. He followed me back into the lounge, where I sat down next to David. &quot;Right kid, this is Jenson and Ollie&quot; Dean introduced me to the other Wolves – Jenson a blonde with nice eyes and Ollie a dark skinned man who was very attractive. Not as attractive as his Alpha, but pretty attractive.<br /> &quot;Guys this is May. She&#039;s a mouthy kid who has a thing for Seth&quot;.<br /> &quot;I do not have &#039;a thing&#039; for your Alpha&quot; I snapped at Dean, as I blushed and the men laughed at me.<br /> &quot;So why else were you staring at him like a stalker?&quot; he mused. I knew he was trying to get a rise out of me, but I was embarrassed so I rose to the bait.<br /> &quot;Because I saw a strange Wolf in my territory and I was curious who he was&quot; I snapped back – a blatant lie.<br /> &quot;Sure&quot; Dean commented sarcastically.<br /> &quot;Mabel&quot; David began and I rolled my eyes.<br /> &quot;May&quot; I corrected him through gritted teeth. &quot;My name is May&quot;. At my language, Jenson and Ollie raised their eyebrows in shock – Dean just laughed in amusement.<br /> &quot;Well it&#039;s not&quot; David retorted, &quot;your name is Mabel, you just like to go by May&quot;.<br /> &quot;David, shut up&quot; I rolled my eyes at him. I didn&#039;t understand why the fourteen year old future Alpha annoyed me so much, but there was just something about him.<br /> &quot;Mabel&quot; a familiar voice boomed. &quot;I will not tolerate that language&quot; my father snapped. With my back to him I rolled my eyes, before turning back and smiling softly at him.<br /> &quot;Sorry Dad&quot; I simply said. I stood up, as everyone else in the room did, when I noticed that my parents had come in with everyone else. Among the other people were two more unknown Wolves – well one of them was known to me because I had seen him outside.<br /> Alpha Seth Zev was even better in person; with both strength and dominance. His bright blue eyes looked over the room before they landed on me. I blushed slightly as he caught me staring at him. But he didn&#039;t instantly look away, instead he looked me up and down – checking me out I realised.<br /> Alpha Parker opened his mouth to say something but Alpha Zev interrupted him. A growl ripped through the room as he looked at me. &quot;Mate&quot; he snapped, and everyone in the room gasped in shock.<br /> My father was the first to the break the silence, by turning to Alpha Zev – to Seth – who claimed I was his mate. &quot;You are mistaken&quot; my father growled in fury.<br /> Seth narrowed his eyes at my father, &quot;I am not mistaken. She is mine&quot;.<br /> &quot;She is a child&quot; my father argued. Seth looked back over at me, looking me over once more before he seemed to grasp what my father was saying.<br /> &quot;How old are you?&quot; he asked me, seeming to snap out of his protectiveness. I opened my mouth to answer but my father beat me to it.<br /> &quot;She is sixteen. She hasn&#039;t even Shifted yet&quot; he snapped. &quot;There is no way she is your mate. You&#039;re old enough to be her father&quot;.<br /> Seth snorted, &quot;not quite. But, yes, I see your point&quot;. He sighed heavily, running a hand down his face looking stressed. I wasn&#039;t really sure how to take the entire situation. I hadn&#039;t Shifted, so I didn&#039;t feel the mating bond yet. But I was extremely attracted to Seth, extremely.<br /> &quot;Perhaps I made a mistake&quot; Seth said, looking at me again. &quot;She is too young to be my mate&quot;.<br /> &quot;You don&#039;t make a mistake about the mate bond&quot; Dean shrugged. &quot;She&#039;s obviously your mate dude&quot;.<br /> &quot;There is a fourteen year ago gap&quot; Alpha Peters frowned, &quot;has anyone ever heard of an age gap that big between mates before?&quot; No one said anything as I bit the inside of my cheek – not sure what to say. It shocked me that Seth was thirty, I mean that seemed pretty old to me.<br /> &quot;Mates are supposed to be similar ages. This is not right&quot; Seth growled angrily.<br /> I frowned in annoyance, &quot;you don&#039;t want me as a mate?&quot; The question came out before I could stop it. Seth looked at me, his blue eyes cold and guarded.<br /> &quot;I&#039;d rather not have a child for a mate&quot; he snapped at me. I was taken back slightly by his hostility towards me.<br /> &quot;Dude, chill out&quot; Dean spoke up. &quot;It&#039;s not her fault there is such an age gap&quot;.<br /> &quot;This is wrong&quot; Seth roared, throwing his hands up in anguish. At his anger and dominance, a lot of the Wolves stood up straighter and became more alert. In all the mate business I had forgotten that Seth was one of the strongest Alpha&#039;s in the country – it was understandable he was feared. &quot;This is so wrong&quot; Seth snapped.<br /> &quot;Right it is&quot; my father agreed.<br /> &quot;I need some space to think&quot; Seth began.<br /> &quot;I--&quot; I began, not sure what I was actually going to say. But it didn&#039;t matter, Seth cut me off before I got more than one word out.<br /> &quot;Away from you goddammit&quot; he growled, eyes glowing menacingly at me. Instantly my eyes began to water as he spun on his heels and stormed away from me. A few seconds later the front door slammed. There was a moment of stillness between everyone. Then the only Wolf I hadn&#039;t been introduced to in the room, turned to Dean.<br /> &quot;He might listen to you. Go after him&quot; he told the third in command.<br /> &quot;Will do boss&quot; he walked past me and gave me a wink. &quot;See you later kid&quot;.<br /> I wiped my eyes with the back of my hand, feeling pathetic as everyone else just looked at me. It was my mother who finally broke the silence. Moving over to me, she put her arm around me. &quot;Howard, I&#039;m taking her home&quot; she told my father. My father nodded in agreement.<br /> Feeling too confused and upset, I let my mother tow me out the house. I was sniffing, trying not to cry, the entire walk home. My mother had her arm over my shoulders as we walked in silence, but it didn&#039;t make me feel any better.<br /> &quot;Here, sit down, honey&quot; my mother said, when we got home.<br /> &quot;I think I just want to go to bed&quot; I told her.<br /> &quot;But Mabel--&quot;<br /> &quot;I need to think&quot; I snapped at her, cutting her off. My voice broke slightly as I tried to control my emotions. I wasn&#039;t even sure what I felt really – but I felt rejected more than anything.<br /> Not letting my mother argue, I turned away from her and rushed up the stairs. Inside my bedroom I locked the door, before leaning against it. I stood there for a moment before sliding down the back of it. I couldn&#039;t make sense of anything – my mate was the Alpha of the biggest Pack in country, but he didn&#039;t want me.<br /> Seth was incredibly attractive and I was sure he had girls falling over him all day. It shouldn&#039;t have been a shock that he didn&#039;t want me as a mate – not only was I a rude teenager, I wasn&#039;t even a pretty rude teenager. I looked like I was twelve and the guy was thirty. I shouldn&#039;t have been surprised he didn&#039;t want me.<br /> But I felt like I had just been sucker punched. I hadn&#039;t given the idea of finding my mate so young a lot of thought, but when I did think about it I was older and my mate didn&#039;t care what I looked at. My mate should have loved me for me, not caring that I wasn&#039;t as pretty as most She-Wolves.<br /> Seth shouldn&#039;t have cared about my age or my looks. But he did.<br /> I sat with my back to the door for about an hour, just thinking about everything that had gone down in the five minute&#039;s I&#039;d been inside the Alpha&#039;s house. It was a farce how quickly everything had happened. Seth saw me and within seconds he wanted to reject me.<br /> A little voice in my head told me that he hadn&#039;t rejected me and maybe he was going to run back to me and apologise, and tell me that my looks didn&#039;t matter and my age didn&#039;t matter because I was his mate.<br /> But he didn&#039;t come running back. 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No 2024-04-14 15:14 active 526 0 1478165759797530 πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ Click to Read πŸ‘‰πŸ»πŸ‘‰πŸ» My plan to continue dating him all through college vanished to void due to a note.<br /> &#039;Sabrina, I know we planned to spend college together here in San Diego, but I can&#039;t pass up this opportunity. I will always love you, but I have to say goodbye for now.&#039;<br /> He&#039;s gone. <br /> I didn&#039;t even get to tell him I was pregnant.<br /> Four years later...<br /> &quot;Josh is the last groomsmen?!&quot; <br /> I was in my best friend Elena&#039;s meeting with her wedding planner.<br /> She looked over at me with a worried look.<br /> God, what would happen when he saw the girls or when I finally saw him? <br /> What if I blurt out that he&#039;s a father?<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> Sabrina POV<br /> I&#039;m pregnant.<br /> I can&#039;t believe this. Josh and I are going to have a baby.<br /> We haven&#039;t even started college yet.<br /> What if he leaves?<br /> I was completely lost in thought as I walked through the front door of my house. Jordyn, my little sister, was sitting on the couch cuddled up in a blanket watching a re-run of Friends.<br /> &quot;Have you seen Mom or Dad?&quot; I asked wanting to tell them about the baby first.<br /> &quot;Mom just went out to get some groceries, and Dad is still at work,&quot; Jojo responded looking up at me with her brown eyes while her light brown hair was thrown into a messy bun on top of her head. I guess telling them can wait.<br /> &quot;Okay, I&#039;m going to grab something from my room, and then go over to Josh&#039;s.&quot;<br /> I need to tell him.<br /> &quot;Oh yeah,&quot; Jojo began. &quot;He came by earlier, but you weren&#039;t here so he left you a note. It&#039;s on the kitchen counter.&quot;<br /> I gave her a confused expression before heading toward the kitchen. There was a piece of paper laying on top of the counter. When I picked it up, I noticed his rushed handwriting.<br /> Sabrina,<br /> I know we planned to spend college together here in San Diego, but I can&#039;t pass up this opportunity. I have to take the scholarship in Florida, and I hope you understand. I will always love you, but I have to say goodbye for now.<br /> I love you,<br /> Josh<br /> I let the paper slip from hands as my legs gave out. I fell to the floor with a thud loud enough to alert Jojo who came into the kitchen.<br /> Florida? He never even told me about a scholarship.<br /> I continued to stare off into space trying to wrap my brain around what just happened. When Jojo got no response from me, she picked up the paper and read it herself. As she wrapped her arms around me in a reassuring hug, a tear fell down my cheek, and then a sob escape my lips.<br /> He&#039;s gone.<br /> He&#039;s gone, and left me with our baby growing in my stomach.<br /> He left me.<br /> ....<br /> It has officially been four years since Josh left me and all his friends and family here in San Diego. A lot has changed. My beautiful daughters, Brynlee Reese and Keegan Ryder, are now three years old. <br /> My dad died from brain cancer last year after battling long enough to see his granddaughters turn two. He loved them more than anything. It&#039;s been hard for us, especially my mom, but we&#039;re getting by. <br /> I graduated from the University of San Diego last year with a teaching degree in English, and am going on my second year of teaching at my old high school, Fremont High School. Jordyn, my 17 year old sister, is a junior there.<br /> Ever since my pregnancy, I&#039;ve had help from my family, Josh&#039;s family, and our friends. I couldn&#039;t really hide Josh&#039;s daughters from his parents since the girls are their granddaughters, and they promised not to tell him. <br /> Let&#039;s just say that they weren&#039;t too pleased with how Josh left. I&#039;ve tried to tell Josh about Brynlee and Keegan, but he doesn&#039;t answer any of my calls or I chickened out. <br /> Cory and Tyler have offered to tell him since he actually keeps in contact with them, along with his family, but I want him to hear it from me. <br /> Now, I think it&#039;s a little too late to tell him especially since he&#039;s happy on his own. He&#039;s off playing professional baseball for the New York Yankees while dating multiple girls, according to the gossip sites.<br /> Josh&#039;s sister, Delaney, got married last year at a destination wedding that only included close family members. I was invited since the girls are her nieces, but I declined the invitation knowing I would have to see him. She is now a pediatrician while her husband, Landon Gray, took over his father&#039;s oil company. <br /> My best friend, Elena Pratt, just graduated from nursing school and started her new job at the local hospital. She is also currently engaged to Tyler Stephens, Josh and I&#039;s best friend. They&#039;ve been dating since our junior year of high school. Tyler works alongside Landon as the financial manager. <br /> Cory Sutton, Josh and I&#039;s other best friend, is now a gym teacher and baseball coach at Fremont High School. He was suppose to become a professional baseball player like Josh, but he suffered a serious shoulder injury which ended his playing days. Teaching was always his backup.<br /> The continuous jumping on my bed followed by loud giggles disturbed my sleep. My eyes fluttered open to see two toddlers wide awake.<br /> &quot;Mommy!&quot; Keegan screamed as she jumped onto me with the intention of a hug. Her knotted brown hair fell to the sides of her face as her big brown eyes gleamed with excitement. Brynlee continued jumping as her blonde hair bounced with her.<br /> &quot;Good morning to you girlies too,&quot; I responded hugging Keegan as Brynlee cuddled to my side. &quot;What do you girls want for breakfast?&quot;<br /> &quot;WAFFLES!&quot; They both squealed jumping from the bed as they ran out of my bedroom. I then got up from the comfort of my bed sheets and put my fuzzy gray robe on over my pajamas that consisted of shorts and an old t-shirt. When I reached the kitchen, the girls were there digging the Eggo waffles out of the freezer.<br /> &quot;Can you put the box on the counter for me?&quot; I asked as I pulled out the toaster from one of the many cabinets. Keegan did as I told her and then ran to the living room with Brynlee following behind. She then turned on the TV to their favorite show, Doc McStuffins. I put three waffles into the toaster and waited for them to pop back out when they were done.<br /> Looking over at the girls brought back memories. I was absolutely shocked when I found out I was having twins.<br /> I laid down waiting for the doctor to enter while my mom sat in the nearby chair. I anxiously played with my long painted nails looking down at my small bump. Soon enough the doctor came into the room.<br /> &quot;Hello, I&#039;m Dr. Valente. You must be Sabrina and her mom,&quot; she greeted shaking my mom&#039;s hand then moving over to me. &quot;Are we ready to see the little one?&quot;<br /> I nodded my head as she instructed what to do before putting the gel on my stomach. She had the screen pointed towards her allowing me to only see the shocked expression on her face.<br /> &quot;What&#039;s wrong?&quot; I asked suddenly worried.<br /> &quot;Nothing&#039;s wrong, but it looks like you&#039;re having twins.&quot; The minute the words came out of her mouth, my jaw dropped to the floor.<br /> I&#039;m having two babies.<br /> The sudden sound of waffles popping out of the toaster brought me back to reality. I began to fix me and the girls a plate before calling them over to the dining table. As they scooped pieces of the waffle into their mouth, I got a text from Elena.<br /> Are you on your way??<br /> Yes but we might be a little late.<br /> I completely lost track of time and now we&#039;re going to be late for Elena&#039;s meeting with her wedding planner. Since I&#039;m the maid of honor, she wants me there too.<br /> It&#039;s currently 10:25, and we have to be at her house at 10:30 which is a 7 minute drive. Great.<br /> &quot;Girls, go brush your teeth and then come to your bedroom,&quot; I instructed grabbing the empty plates from the table and rinsing them off in the sink. They sprinted off to the bathroom while I went to pick out their outfits for today.<br /> I pulled two matching floral dresses from their closet as they came running in. I then grabbed their white converses and helped them get dressed.<br /> Once finished they ran to the living room where Doc McStuffins was still playing on the TV. While they were occupied, I ran over to my room to get myself dressed. I put on a simple black and white striped button up that was halfway tucked into light denim shorts. I then slipped on sandals before pulling my blonde hair into a high ponytail.<br /> After brushing my teeth and putting on my makeup, I got the girls out the apartment door and we headed to the car. I buckled them into their car seats and started the car. When Will My Life Begin from Tangled played non stop the whole car ride.<br /> We soon arrived to Elena and Tyler&#039;s house. Once Keegan was free from the buckles, she sprinted from where the car was parked on the driveway into Tyler&#039;s arms. As soon as he saw the car pull in, he slammed the door open ready to see his nieces. Brynlee, on the other hand, was fast asleep in her car seat. She stirred slightly when I picked her up, and then laid her head on my shoulder.<br /> &quot;Is someone sleepy?&quot; I asked in the voice you make when talking to a child. She then nodded with her eyes still closed making me chuckle.<br /> I entered into the house to see Elena and another woman sitting at the kitchen counter. They didn&#039;t notice me at first until Bryn let out a little yawn.<br /> &quot;Hey Sab, this is Rebecca, my wedding planner. Rebecca, this is my best friend and maid of honor, Sabrina,&quot; Elena introduced. I smiled at the red-headed woman in front of me. Rebecca had to be in her mid-forties, but she was in incredible shape.<br /> &quot;It&#039;s nice to meet,&quot; I greeted shaking her hand. &quot;I need to lay this little one down somewhere so I&#039;ll be right back.&quot;<br /> I walked out of the kitchen and into the living room were Keegan and Tyler were both watching Peppa Pig. I set Bryn on the couch and she immediately cuddled into Tyler&#039;s side.<br /> &quot;How&#039;s the little princess?&quot; Ty asked cuddling her.<br /> &quot;Sleepy,&quot; I answered. &quot;Well I need to go back to your fiancΓ©e so make sure they don&#039;t injure themselves.&quot;<br /> &quot;Are you still holding that against me?&quot;<br /> &quot;You dropped my daughter.&quot;<br /> &quot;So what do we have so far?&quot; I asked coming back into the kitchen after a small argument with Tyler. I won!<br /> &quot;The color scheme is going to be burgundy and gold. We&#039;ve also set the date for November 6 which is a Saturday,&quot; Elena answered as I sat in the chair next to her.<br /> &quot;Now we&#039;ll discuss who&#039;s in the wedding and the smaller details like decorations,&quot; Rebecca directed. &quot;So who all is in the wedding?&quot;<br /> &quot;Well we have both of our parents. Sabrina is my maid of honor. Tyler&#039;s best friend, Cory, is his best man. Our flower girls are Keegan and Brynlee, Sabrina&#039;s daughters. The ring bearer is Tyler&#039;s cousin, Nathan.&quot;<br /> &quot;Okay, what about bridesmaids and groomsmen?&quot;<br /> &quot;For bridesmaids, I have Delaney, Angela, Kelly, Haley, and Jordyn,&quot; she listed. Delaney is Josh&#039;s sister which we are both really close to. Angela and Kelly are two soon-to-be nurses that Elena met at med school. Haley is her 14 year old sister while Jordyn is my sister.<br /> &quot;For the groomsmen, there is Landon, Calum, Griffin, Scott, and...&quot; her voice faded as she looked over at me with a worried look as I just gave her a confused look back. Landon is Delaney&#039;s husband and Tyler&#039;s boss/ friend. Calum is a buddy from college. Griffin is Tyler&#039;s 17 year old brother, and Scott is his 12 year old brother.<br /> Who else is there... wait.<br /> I immediately changed my confused expression to one of horror.<br /> &quot;Who is the last groomsmen?&quot; Rebecca asked clearly not seeing the look on my face.<br /> &quot;Josh,&quot; Elena said the one name that made my world come crashing down.<br /> This is going to be one h-ll of a wedding.<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> Josh&#039;s POV<br /> I was sitting on my tan couch looking at the muted TV in front of me as I waited for Tyler to answer his phone. Luckily, he answered on the third ring.<br /> &quot;Hey man, shouldn&#039;t you being doing something baseball related?&quot; He asked.<br /> &quot;Hey,&quot; I greeted. &quot;Today is my day off.&quot;<br /> &quot;Ah, so why are you calling me at 8 in the morning on your day off? You should be sleeping in.&quot;<br /> &quot;I guess I&#039;m just use to waking up early,&quot; I lied knowing that I didn&#039;t even sleep last night. I mean how could I? This penthouse is quite lonely when you&#039;re actually in it. I&#039;m barely ever here due to playing. When I am here I tend to think, and thinking leads to no sleep.<br /> Most of the time, I am out like a light when I hit my bed since training wore me out, but I wasn&#039;t necessarily tired.<br /> &quot;We both know that&#039;s a lie. You didn&#039;t sleep last night did you?&quot;<br /> He knows me too well.<br /> &quot;Maybe.&quot;<br /> &quot;Is it about Sabrina?&quot; He asked already knowing the answer to that question. It&#039;s always about her. She&#039;s in my mind all the time. I like to use playing and partying as a way to forget about her, but it never works. I even try to get with other girls, but back out when it comes to taking them home. They&#039;re just not her.<br /> &quot;Can we not talk about it?&quot; I asked ready to change the subject. &quot;What are you doing right now?&quot;<br /> &quot;It&#039;s 8 o&#039;clock on a Monday morning. What do you think I&#039;m doing?&quot;<br /> &quot;Sorry. Did I interrupt anything at work?&quot; I cringe knowing I didn&#039;t even think about him possibly being busy.<br /> &quot;Nah, I just got here,&quot; he said knowing I would feel guilty for interrupting something.<br /> &quot;You&#039;re a jerk.&quot;<br /> &quot;I know. Now why are you calling me?&quot;<br /> &quot;Can&#039;t I just say hi to my friend?&quot;<br /> &quot;Not when we literally talked last night about the wedding,&quot; he reminded. Last night, after the meeting with the wedding planner, he gave me the details of the date so I could work it out with my schedule. That also reminds me that I need to talk to Coach.<br /> &quot;Fine,&quot; I gave in. &quot;I just want to know how she is.&quot;<br /> &quot;Sabrina is fine. Today is actually the first day of school.&quot;<br /> &quot;Was she nervous?&quot;<br /> &quot;Why don&#039;t you ask her yourself?&quot; These past few years, I&#039;ve constantly asked Cory and Tyler how Sab was doing. They would get annoyed every once in a while, and they were pretty mad at me when I first left. I completely understand though. What I did was a bad move, but there&#039;s no way to take it back.<br /> &quot;Because if I call her and hear her voice, I know I&#039;m going to automatically get a plane ticket to San Diego.&quot;<br /> &quot;You&#039;re going to have to see her at the wedding though.&quot;<br /> &quot;I know.&quot;<br /> &quot;Just making sure,&quot; he said followed by a pause. &quot;Well I have to go, boss man needs me.&quot;<br /> &quot;Bye.&quot; I then hung up the phone and headed to my bedroom to get dressed. My room was painted dark gray while everything else was also a different shade of gray. It was quite boring, but it looked nice.<br /> The sliding door to my closet opened when I pushed the button on the wall. I walked in and picked out a simple white T-shirt. Then I paired that with denim jeans and my famous leather jacket. After throwing on some shoes, I left my fancy penthouse and made my way to the elevator.<br /> Waiting for the barista to tell me my coffee was ready, created a chance for everyone in the cafe to keep looking at me. No one said anything, but they made it very clear that they knew who I was.<br /> &quot;JOSH!&quot; The barista yelled sliding a to-go coffee cup onto the counter. I swiftly grabbed it and thanked him before walking out.<br /> I then proceeded to walk along the busy sidewalk as I headed to the Yankee stadium. Usually I would get an Uber, but the traffic was extremely bad this morning.<br /> Soon enough, I arrived at the stadium after a 15 minute walk. I went straight to our locker room and saw some rookies packing up their bags.<br /> Coach Gibson&#039;s office was to the right of the entrance which was where I was headed. I knocked before entering, and he was sitting at his desk reading something on his phone.<br /> &quot;Hey Coach,&quot; I greeted as he looked up for a split second.<br /> &quot;Hey Parker. What are you doing here, it&#039;s your day off?&quot;<br /> &quot;I know, but I needed to ask you about my schedule.&quot;<br /> &quot;You could have just called me.&quot;<br /> &quot;Yeah, but I wanted to get out of my place for a little,&quot; I said causing him to give me a knowing look. The first week of playing on the team, Coach could automatically tell that something was always in the back of my mind. He asked me about and I told me about Sabrina. He was pretty skeptical about it seeing I may get distracted, but I promised that it would not bother my playing. Fortunately, it never did. Playing was my distraction and passion.<br /> &quot;So what&#039;s this about your schedule?&quot;<br /> &quot;My buddy&#039;s wedding is on November 6, and I was wondering if I could go back home for a week or two?&quot;<br /> &quot;You&#039;re a good player, Parker. So I&#039;m going to clear your schedule from September 10 to November 10. Does that sound good?&quot; He asked looking at the calendar on his desk.<br /> &quot;That sounds great,&quot; I said happy to get a little break from the tough training.<br /> &quot;Okay, but I have a few conditions,&quot; he began. &quot;You have to promise me that you&#039;ll go to the gym every other day, and keep practicing your pitching. Got it?&quot;<br /> &quot;Got it,&quot; I stated getting up to leave as he went back to his phone. &quot;Thanks Coach.&quot;<br /> &quot;Oh and Parker,&quot; he said stopping me from leaving as I turned to face him. &quot;While you&#039;re there, try and work this whole thing out with that girl.&quot;<br /> With those parting words, I was off to my next stop.<br /> I knocked on the wooden door of my manager&#039;s house, and it soon opened to reveal a tired man.<br /> &quot;Hey Jimmy,&quot; I greeted. Jimmy Davis is my manager&#039;s husband.<br /> &quot;Hey Josh, what are you doing here?&quot; He asked letting me in. Their house had a homey feel with lots of pictures of their family on the wall. Angela, my manager, has two kids. Their eldest, Mason, is three, and their youngest, Elise, just turned one.<br /> &quot;I actually need to talk to Angela about my friend&#039;s wedding,&quot; I responded right as a little boy in monster truck pajamas came running into the living room.<br /> &quot;JOSH!&quot; He exclaimed throwing his arms around one of my legs in an attempt at a hug. To help him out, I swiftly picked him up.<br /> &quot;Hey buddy! Are you causing your parents any trouble?&quot;<br /> &quot;No, but El keeps crying,&quot; he explains. Angela then walks in with a little girl cuddled in her arms.<br /> &quot;Jimmy,&quot; Angela sighs, &quot;can you hold Elise while I talk to Josh?&quot;<br /> Jimmy grabs El from his wife&#039;s arms and heads for the kitchen with Mason trailing behind. I then turn to Angela who is trying to clean up some of the toys on the floor.<br /> &quot;So what&#039;s this about a wedding?&quot; She asks me as we both sit down.<br /> &quot;One of my best friends, back at home, is having his wedding, and I&#039;m a groomsmen. Coach already said it was fine for me to go, he cleared my schedule for 2 months. I&#039;m just making sure that&#039;s fine with you.&quot;<br /> &quot;Wow, two months is pretty generous for that man, but that&#039;s fine with me.&quot;<br /> &quot;Great.&quot; As I got up to leave so I wouldn&#039;t be much of a bother anymore, she stopped me and pointed her figure back to the chair.<br /> &quot;I&#039;m not done with you,&quot; she stated. &quot;I know Sabrina is probably going to be there so I want you to be smart about your decisions. Don&#039;t go getting st-face drunk and regretting something in the morning.&quot;<br /> &quot;I promise I won&#039;t.&quot; She&#039;s had to deal with me making mistakes while drunk too many times. I&#039;ve had online gossip sites catch me at multiple clubs with multiple girls.<br /> &quot;Also while you&#039;re there maybe go help out your other friend, Cory, with the baseball team,&quot; she suggested and I nodded in agreement. That&#039;s actually a good idea.<br /> I soon left their house after saying goodbye to the kids. As I sat in the Uber to go back to my penthouse, I got a call from Cory.<br /> &quot;Hey man, I was just about to call you,&quot; I said picking up the phone. The driver then pulled in front of the building as I got out.<br /> &quot;Yeah, Tyler texted me saying you were talking to Coach about the wedding. What&#039;d he say?&quot; He asked as I made my way up to my floor.<br /> &quot;Well lets just say I&#039;m coming home a little earlier.&quot;<br /> &quot;How early?&quot;<br /> &quot;September 10.&quot;<br /> &quot;Wow!&quot;<br /> &quot;Yeah, I was actually wondering if I could help you coach a few days a week?&quot;<br /> &quot;That would be great. The guys really look up to you.&quot;<br /> &quot;Awesome,&quot; I said taking a seat on the living room couch. &quot;Also don&#039;t tell Tyler that I&#039;m coming early, I want to surprise him.&quot;<br /> &quot;Got it.&quot;<br /> &quot;So what&#039;s up?&quot; I asked switching the subject. &quot;I heard it&#039;s the first day of school.&quot;<br /> &quot;Yeah I just got done with one of my classes, and now I&#039;m off to my lunch break. What about you?&quot;<br /> &quot;I just got back to my house. I&#039;ll probably get something to eat soon,&quot; I responded. He was about to say something when another voice sounded from the background.<br /> &quot;Cory, if you don&#039;t hurry up, I&#039;m leaving your a-s here,&quot; I heard her growl out.<br /> Sabrina.<br /> The sound of her voice just hit me. It hasn&#039;t changed one bit, and man do I miss it.<br /> &quot;Well I got to go. See you soon,&quot; he ended the call leaving me to think about her.<br /> I have exactly 2 weeks until I see her again, and I&#039;m not sure if I&#039;m completely ready.<br /> β€”β€”β€”β€”<br /> Josh&#039;s POV<br /> I walked out of the gym with my shirt hanging over my shoulder, my water bottle in one hand, and my phone in the other. Before I made it to my car, a blonde girl stood in front of my door.<br /> &quot;Hello, hot stuff,&quot; she greeted with a smirk and a wink.<br /> &quot;Hi?&quot; I questioned wondering who this woman is.<br /> &quot;I&#039;m Tiffany, and I was just about to go to the gym when I saw you,&quot; she explained.<br /> &quot;You were about to go to the gym in jeans?&quot; I asked taking in her outfit. Does she think I&#039;m stupid?<br /> &quot;Yeah-,&quot; she was cut off by the sound of my phone ringing. I looked down to see it was Cory calling.<br /> &quot;I have to take this,&quot; I stated as she moved away from the door allowing me to get in my car. I immediately answered the phone while also starting the car.<br /> &quot;Hey man, what&#039;s up?&quot; I greeted as I pulled out of the parking lot leaving the girl standing there.<br /> &quot;Nothing much. I actually need your help coming up with ideas for Tyler&#039;s bachelor party.&quot;<br /> &quot;Well Tyler is a kid at heart, so I would definitely do something fun like a trampoline park or an amusement park,&quot; I responded as I heard loud squeals in the background. It&#039;s sounds like an actual child.<br /> &quot;Hold on,&quot; he told me. &quot;Keegan get down from the counter you&#039;re going to fall.&quot;<br /> Who&#039;s Keegan?<br /> &quot;Okay, I&#039;m back,&quot; he stated after a long pause filled with giggles. &quot;A trampoline park sounds great.&quot;<br /> &quot;Yeah,&quot; I agreed still confused. &quot;Who&#039;s Keegan?&quot;<br /> &quot;Oh-,&quot; he was cut off by the sound of cries. &quot;St. Brynlee, what did your mother say about running down the stairs? Hey man, I have to go. Talk to you later.&quot;<br /> Before I could respond back, he hung up.<br /> Who is Keegan? Who is Brynlee? Whose kids are they? Did Cory have kids without telling me? 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