Chapter 1

I woke up this morning feeling anxious for some reason, shaking the feeling I got up and started to get ready for school. Looking in the mirror I scan my body looking at all my imperfections, the scars that are on my legs and arms from countless hours of training, and the small muffin top I have barely hanging over the side of my jeans. I wasn't built like most of our kind I was shorter which meant I was "Stocker" as my dad says than most of the other she-wolfs. Most were skinny and tall and had perfectly portion bodies, however stood at 4 feet and just barely 9 inches. I had thick thighs that rubbed together as I walked and would constantly rip my jeans my tummy was flat with just a small amount of a muffin top and my chest well I was more than blessed with those than most. I found myself lost in looking at my face, at the small scar that runs at the corner of my face, it ran from my right ear to almost the middle of my cheek. I was born with it but no one could ever tell us why I was born with it. I flicked my eyes from the scar to look at myself in my eyes. They were a shade of light blue, so light they almost looked white. I snap out of this trance when I hear my mother call my name from downstairs "Kaedence" she yells "You better be up!!! It's time for breakfast". I hurry and throw my shirt over my head and put my deep chocolate brown hair into a messy bun, trying to make sure a couple of strands cover my scar.

I run downstairs and see my Father, Brother, and my Mother all sitting at the table, it had felt like I walked in on an important conversation. I walked in taking my seat and looked up and asked " So what's the topic of conversation this morning?" I got that anxious feeling in my stomach again when my father looked at my mother and then sighed "You, well your birthday". With a puzzled look on my face, I looked at him trying to feel his emotions in his tone, and asked "Why?". He opened his mouth to speak when I caught a glimpse of the time, I jumped from the table and realized I was going to be late for school, I looked at my father and asked "Can we talk later, I'm going to be late for school dad?" He nodded in agreement as I darted out the door with a bagel in my hand and car keys in the other.

I hopped in my car and made my way to school. Pulling in the parking lot I found a spot that wasn't around anyone else and ran inside as it had started to rain. I walked down the long hall to my locker looking at everyone that was leaning against the walls and their lockers talking to friends, and the ones that were leaning against their mates ravishing in their lust for each other. I made it to my locker and glanced at the empty one that was now next to mine. It had belonged to my best friend Sara, but she recently moved, Sara found her mate and he was a part of another pack so she left to be with him. I let out a sigh as I grabbed my books from my locker and made my way to class. Sitting in the back of the classroom next to the window, I watched as the rain fell against the window when all of a sudden these hands slammed on my desk, Jumping I look down to see these pale pink nails on my desk grabbing my books and tossing them to the ground. I looked to see Maddie snickering in my face, as she turned to walk back to her seat I ever so slightly lifted my foot to catch her's and she stumbled and fell barely catching herself before hitting her head on the tiles of the floor. She was quick to jump up as the others began to snicker. I looked up at her and said "Oops, you must have tripped on my foot" she gave a low growl and said, " You will pay for that you bitch! daughter of an alpha or not". Unbothered by her threat I shivered and pretended to be scared when I heard Mrs. Jones yell "Kaedence!" shifting my eyes from Maddie to the teacher I sighed once I realized she was pointing to the door, "To the office now!" she shouted. Grabbing my things I made my way out to the classroom and down the hall to the big double doors. I walked in and the pare-shaped woman looked up from the desk and sighed " Kaedence, welcome back. You almost made it a whole week before being sent back here" she shot me a grim smile and then point to the back. "He's in his office waiting for you" I smiled and walked to the back. I opened the heavy wooden door and found my father sitting in his chair with his hand on his head rubbing it as if his head hurt. He looked at me and just sighed as I flopped on the leather sofa he growled making me jump back to my feet, "How many times must you embarrass me he snarled?" I looked at his eye and immensely felt the hurt at what he said, He cleared his throat as he stood from his desk, "Sweetie" he says " You will be 18 in just 2 short days" as he makes his way to me, he stands hovering over me looking down at me, I dare not look him in his eyes "When will this foolishness stop?" He asks. I muttered, "When will Maddie leave me alone?" The bell rang for us to go to our next class, a wave of relief washed over me as my father sighed and dismissed me but told me to head home and promised me that we would talk later. With a confused look on my face I started to say something when he darted this intense look at me. I walked away with out arguing.