Rachel's POV
Normally, I would have kept my mouth shut. I never started fights. Neither my dad nor Beth cared to ever take my side, so I usually let Jessica have her evil fun and try to get it over with. But knowing she was delighted to throw me from the pack and risk my life seemed to loosen my filters and my restraints. I could feel the anger building up inside me as if there was a hole in the dam I built around my emotions. I started to tremble. Wait, no, more like vibrate. My body began to shake almost uncontrollably. I couldn't make out what Jessica was screaming at me. The constant tremors and white noise filling my ears consumed my entire train of thought. That was until I felt something wet splat in my face. I blinked several times before the image of Jessica wipping her mouth came into clear view. Did this bitch just spit in my face?? That done it. The white noise in my ears became a white flash in my vision. Blinding me in pure rage for a moment. Without any warning my right hand came flying forward, making hard contact with Jessica's cheek. The loud slapped echoed in my ears and momentarily replaced the white noise I was hearing. My vision came back and was hyper focused at my bitch of a stepsister. Jessica covered the left side of her face, her eyes bulged in....fear? No, this expression has to be anger. She has never shown fear towards me. Then again, I've never retaliated back.Jessica glanced at my hand and then removed hers from her cheek. My eyes widen in surprise to see three gashes across her face. Bright red blood seem to pour from the wounds. Why is she bleeding? I only gave her a good bitch slap. She has slapped me at least a dozen times growing up, other than a busted lip, I've never bled.I noticed Jessica's eyes kept darting to my hand before she let a high pitch shrill that could rattle glass." You stupid fucking bitch!" She screeched before delivering a closed fist blow straight to my temple.I stumbled backward, only to trip and hit my head against my nightstand. With a loud thud, I hit the ground, laying on my side. Waves of blackness begin coming and going as I drift in and out.I heard the loud yells of Beth and my dad as they came rushing into my room. Naturally, they ran to Jessica. However, I could not focus on them. Instead, I starred at my hand that laid next to me on the floor. The hand that finally gave my stepsister a piece of my mind. Through my clouded vision I saw what appeared to be claws! Yes! My dull unpolished finger nails were replaced with long, sharp, and powerful claws! I could also make out some very fine white hairs dancing across my skin. Could it be? Could my wolf actually be there, inside of me?I never received the answer before I gave into the concussion and everything went black.Rachel's POV "Rachel...." a soft female voice called to me. "Rachel, we need to wake up." The female voice sounded pleading and almost urgent. But who was it? My head is throbbing, and I can not seem to shake this darkness. Maybe a few more minutes of rest would be good for me, I think to myself, before trying to drift back to the silence of my sleep."RACHEL WAKE UP NOW!!!!" The voice rumbled through my mind, shaking my soul and sending goosebumps among my body. A flash of the clear blue eyes staring at me flashes through my mind but is gone within a second. My eyes shoot open instantly. I try to sit up, but my head is killing me! I fall back on my pillow. What was that? Normally, I don't dream. I look over at my nightstand to reach for my phone. But the stand wasn't there. Instead, it was knocked over, and the contents in it were on the floor next to it. I stare up at the ceiling and try to remember how I ended up in bed and why stuff is a mess. I recall seeing Jessica looking b
Rachel's POV I jumped and rushed to my window. Unfortunately, I moved too fast. The world seemed to spin in all directions. I grabbed the windowsill to steady myself. "Woah..." I groan. I shut my eyes, and I waited for the world to go still again. All of a sudden, the piercing blue eyes I saw in my dreams flashed before me again. "Fuck!" I startled and opened my eyes again. "What the fuck is going on!" I yelled out. Jessica must have really did a number on me. Great. The last thing I need is brain damage from this. I would never hear the end of it with Jessica. Worse, Beth would continue to tell everyone it's another disability I have from not being born to fated mates. Lost in my thoughts again, I almost forgot why I was at the window. As soon as the thought registered I heard another scream. I opened my window and was hit with the strong smell of smoke. I cough and back up. After a few forced coughs, I blink to clear my vision and I peered back out the window and thought my eye
Rachel's POV My heart is pounding in my ears. I take very slow and quiet breaths to try and calm myself. I close my eyes, but the bright blue eyes that have been haunting me since I woke up flashed forward again!What the hell! This whole situation is like a nightmare, and I am alone. I lean forward and try to peek around the door frame and into the main room. Luckily for me, the mud room is at the back of the house and completely opposite from the front door. I can hear someone running upstairs. I stand up and decide to make my exit through the backdoor. I'm about to reach for the knob when I hear someone running downstairs. I freeze. "Rachel!" Hissed a man. "Rachel! It's Clayton. Are you in here?" "Clayton!" I called back. Clayton Black is our Gamma. He is about 6'3" and very slim. The man is built for speed. He is known to be the fastest in the pack. He is even a monster on the battlefield. All his blows are quick and precise. He has trained with me quite a few times and has a
Rachel's POV Clayton rushes to the window and peeks out again. "Fuck!" He hisses under his breath. He walks away and runs both hands through his blonde hair. I step to the window and look around. I see a girl crying and stumbling across my yard. She is heading towards the pack house! She has long black hair that is braided back. I can make out leaves and tiny little twigs clinging to the braid as she gets closer. Something wet is matted to the side of her face. I squint to get a better look at her. Something seems so familiar about her, but it's too hard to make out who she is. One of her eyes is swollen shut. Her cheeks are red and damp from tears and sweat. Blood is dripping down her nose and over her mouth. I follow the flow of blood as it runs over her lips, down her neck, and to her bare chest. Her bare chest?I blink repeatedly and stare with my mouth open. Her shirt is missing. The girl is only wearing a thin brown skirt with tiny white flowers sprinkled here and there. The
Rachel's POV Clayton was pulling on my hand, practically dragging me towards the backdoor. My feet just wouldn't go. I pulled back, dropping my hands to my side and looked at Clayton. "We need to help Joyce." I said loudly. I knew she needed us. Well, she needed Clayton. "She will make it. But you won't! Rachel, you can't shift on demand. You are vulnerable! I promised your dad I would get you out of here. So I'm getting you out of here." He ordered back at me as he yanked me forward towards the backdoor. Can't shift on demand? I thought to myself. What did he mean? I can't shift at all. Why is he talking to me as if I was a normal she wolf. As if I was like everyone here. I am broken. I am an outcast. I was about to tell him all those things when the female voice whispered to me again. "They are here." She stated."They are here!" I repeated. "Rachel, they aren't here yet. They are...." His voice stopped. He sniffed the air and locked eyes with me. I felt chill bumps roll acros
Rachel's POV I stopped mid run and stared at Joyce. She looked up and met my eyes. I swear I saw her swollen red lips silently word out 'help me'. Behind her, casually stepping through the grass, as if it was a normal day, was three rogues in their wolf form. My heart seemed to break in a million pieces as I watched her crawl towards me in terror. Her eye appeared to be worse than when I saw her through the window. Her beautiful porcelain skin was covered in bruises. Her nose looked clearly broken. Her cupid bow lips were busted in several spots. I watched as her breast swayed with each forced movement she made to escape the men, and they looked covered in human bite marks. I couldn't even begin to imagine what my friend had experienced. The men slowly shifted back into their human forms. They continued to approach her and were laughing! They were mocking Joyce and the agony, they were causing her. They picked up speed and grabbed her by the ankle, and yanked her back to them. Joyc
Rachel's POV Silence spread throughout the field of my backyard. Everything and everyone went still. It was as if I commanded the entire atmosphere to halt for a moment.My eyes are still glued to Joyce. Her body was twisted under the men, and her one good eye sparkled with hope as she watched me walk to her. I had no idea how I could help her. I just knew I couldn't leave her. Not like this. I may not have a wolf, but I was a decent fighter in hand to hand combat. My dad made sure I practiced. I never missed a class. Even when I broke my hand, he forced me to continue to train. He said that in a real fight, no one would show me mercy. That more than likely, I would get hurt. And since I couldn't shift to heal myself, I would have to keep fighting if I wanted to survive. I would have to push through my weakness as a wolfless werewolf and fight through. I just needed to fight long enough for Clayton or our other men to get to us. Joyce and I would survive tonight. The men burst into
Rachel's POV 'Oh Moon Godess, I just fucking punched a rogue!' The thought radiated through my brain! There I stood with my fist up, mouth opened, and eyes as big as saucers staring at a now extremely pissed off rogue.Jean spit blood and cut me a glare. He was about to speak when he stopped. He seemed to be whooshing saliva around in his mouth. He took his large filthy hand and placed it on his jaw. He felt around before taking two of his sausage size fingers and began digging them around in his mouth. My shocked expression changed into disgust as I watched him rummage around in his mouth. It was only a few seconds, but seeing all the blood, dirt, and only Godess knows what else was on his hands made me want to gag. Finally, he pulled his wet, bloody fingers from his mouth and between the two massive meaty phalanx held a yellowish cavity filled tooth. I watched as he tossed it to the ground and spit once more before zoning in on me. "When I'm done with you, the others will fuck
Rachel's POV"CLAYTON!" I gasped!I was overwhelmed with so much relief! I felt the tension nearly plummet from my body. Clayton's wolf was a sight to see. He stood tall, his muzzle drenched in Jean's blood. The crimson liquid slowly dripped down his smooth coat, making the deep red in his fur even darker. Hao, Clayton's wolf, looked back to the body of the rogue. Jean's wolf lay lifeless at the base of the tree. I could see blood pour from his neck, soaking into the ground. I rushed towards Hao, but he pushed past me, nearly knocking me back on my ass. He raced past me and slammed right into two light orange wolves.During the scuffle, the other two rogues shifted. Both collided with Hao, and all three rolled around on the ground. Whimpers, snarls, fur, blood, and saliva were flying everywhere as they fought to the death. I tried to move around them and look for Joyce. I had to get her to the packhouse fast. I could see her laying on the ground in the fetal position. She didn'
Rachel's POVThe thudding of my own heart beat tuned out any noise that was happening around me. I stared towards Jean's direction and saw his wolf aiming right for me. His eyes were blood red. I noticed that for a big man, his wolf was just fairly average in size. His size gave me a tiny boost of confidence. I've sparred against bigger wolves in my pack. His fur was a deep sandy color with the ends of the hair tipped in black, and they stood on the edge of his back as his rage grew from my resistance to go down without a fight. "You need to move now!" Again, the unknown females voice pulsed in my head. Instead of questioning the voice, I obliged. I swiftly rolled off my belly just as Jean's wolf landed where I once laid. I yanked the rake to me, rolled to my feet, and jumped behind the tree. I saw a blur of sandy fur pass right by me as I took shelter against the tree. I stepped on the end of the rake, braking it to form a pointy weapon. I hissed under my breath as the gash in
Rachel's POV 'Oh Moon Godess, I just fucking punched a rogue!' The thought radiated through my brain! There I stood with my fist up, mouth opened, and eyes as big as saucers staring at a now extremely pissed off rogue.Jean spit blood and cut me a glare. He was about to speak when he stopped. He seemed to be whooshing saliva around in his mouth. He took his large filthy hand and placed it on his jaw. He felt around before taking two of his sausage size fingers and began digging them around in his mouth. My shocked expression changed into disgust as I watched him rummage around in his mouth. It was only a few seconds, but seeing all the blood, dirt, and only Godess knows what else was on his hands made me want to gag. Finally, he pulled his wet, bloody fingers from his mouth and between the two massive meaty phalanx held a yellowish cavity filled tooth. I watched as he tossed it to the ground and spit once more before zoning in on me. "When I'm done with you, the others will fuck
Rachel's POV Silence spread throughout the field of my backyard. Everything and everyone went still. It was as if I commanded the entire atmosphere to halt for a moment.My eyes are still glued to Joyce. Her body was twisted under the men, and her one good eye sparkled with hope as she watched me walk to her. I had no idea how I could help her. I just knew I couldn't leave her. Not like this. I may not have a wolf, but I was a decent fighter in hand to hand combat. My dad made sure I practiced. I never missed a class. Even when I broke my hand, he forced me to continue to train. He said that in a real fight, no one would show me mercy. That more than likely, I would get hurt. And since I couldn't shift to heal myself, I would have to keep fighting if I wanted to survive. I would have to push through my weakness as a wolfless werewolf and fight through. I just needed to fight long enough for Clayton or our other men to get to us. Joyce and I would survive tonight. The men burst into
Rachel's POV I stopped mid run and stared at Joyce. She looked up and met my eyes. I swear I saw her swollen red lips silently word out 'help me'. Behind her, casually stepping through the grass, as if it was a normal day, was three rogues in their wolf form. My heart seemed to break in a million pieces as I watched her crawl towards me in terror. Her eye appeared to be worse than when I saw her through the window. Her beautiful porcelain skin was covered in bruises. Her nose looked clearly broken. Her cupid bow lips were busted in several spots. I watched as her breast swayed with each forced movement she made to escape the men, and they looked covered in human bite marks. I couldn't even begin to imagine what my friend had experienced. The men slowly shifted back into their human forms. They continued to approach her and were laughing! They were mocking Joyce and the agony, they were causing her. They picked up speed and grabbed her by the ankle, and yanked her back to them. Joyc
Rachel's POV Clayton was pulling on my hand, practically dragging me towards the backdoor. My feet just wouldn't go. I pulled back, dropping my hands to my side and looked at Clayton. "We need to help Joyce." I said loudly. I knew she needed us. Well, she needed Clayton. "She will make it. But you won't! Rachel, you can't shift on demand. You are vulnerable! I promised your dad I would get you out of here. So I'm getting you out of here." He ordered back at me as he yanked me forward towards the backdoor. Can't shift on demand? I thought to myself. What did he mean? I can't shift at all. Why is he talking to me as if I was a normal she wolf. As if I was like everyone here. I am broken. I am an outcast. I was about to tell him all those things when the female voice whispered to me again. "They are here." She stated."They are here!" I repeated. "Rachel, they aren't here yet. They are...." His voice stopped. He sniffed the air and locked eyes with me. I felt chill bumps roll acros
Rachel's POV Clayton rushes to the window and peeks out again. "Fuck!" He hisses under his breath. He walks away and runs both hands through his blonde hair. I step to the window and look around. I see a girl crying and stumbling across my yard. She is heading towards the pack house! She has long black hair that is braided back. I can make out leaves and tiny little twigs clinging to the braid as she gets closer. Something wet is matted to the side of her face. I squint to get a better look at her. Something seems so familiar about her, but it's too hard to make out who she is. One of her eyes is swollen shut. Her cheeks are red and damp from tears and sweat. Blood is dripping down her nose and over her mouth. I follow the flow of blood as it runs over her lips, down her neck, and to her bare chest. Her bare chest?I blink repeatedly and stare with my mouth open. Her shirt is missing. The girl is only wearing a thin brown skirt with tiny white flowers sprinkled here and there. The
Rachel's POV My heart is pounding in my ears. I take very slow and quiet breaths to try and calm myself. I close my eyes, but the bright blue eyes that have been haunting me since I woke up flashed forward again!What the hell! This whole situation is like a nightmare, and I am alone. I lean forward and try to peek around the door frame and into the main room. Luckily for me, the mud room is at the back of the house and completely opposite from the front door. I can hear someone running upstairs. I stand up and decide to make my exit through the backdoor. I'm about to reach for the knob when I hear someone running downstairs. I freeze. "Rachel!" Hissed a man. "Rachel! It's Clayton. Are you in here?" "Clayton!" I called back. Clayton Black is our Gamma. He is about 6'3" and very slim. The man is built for speed. He is known to be the fastest in the pack. He is even a monster on the battlefield. All his blows are quick and precise. He has trained with me quite a few times and has a
Rachel's POV I jumped and rushed to my window. Unfortunately, I moved too fast. The world seemed to spin in all directions. I grabbed the windowsill to steady myself. "Woah..." I groan. I shut my eyes, and I waited for the world to go still again. All of a sudden, the piercing blue eyes I saw in my dreams flashed before me again. "Fuck!" I startled and opened my eyes again. "What the fuck is going on!" I yelled out. Jessica must have really did a number on me. Great. The last thing I need is brain damage from this. I would never hear the end of it with Jessica. Worse, Beth would continue to tell everyone it's another disability I have from not being born to fated mates. Lost in my thoughts again, I almost forgot why I was at the window. As soon as the thought registered I heard another scream. I opened my window and was hit with the strong smell of smoke. I cough and back up. After a few forced coughs, I blink to clear my vision and I peered back out the window and thought my eye