Chapter One-The beginning

I'm two days away from my 18th birthday. In the werewolf community, your 18th birthday is the seconded biggest day of our lives. My first one was when I turned 12, I received my wolf her name is Aries. Before I met Valerie my best friend Aries was my only friend. Her personality is the complete opposite of mine. Our wolves develop with us from the age of 12 until we turn 18. On our 18th birthday, we can start to look for our mate. I'm hoping that I meet my mate soon and that he is from a different pack. He is my only hope to get out of this pack. My family won't miss me if I left, they see me as another person to feed and takes up more space than we have. My siblings and I don't get along most of the time. My older brother is the only one that has ever tried to protect me. Once he left the pack for his mate that's when things got worse for me.    

"Karla are you okay?"

With my name being called I jumped at the sudden voice that seemed louder than it should have in the extreme quiet that surrounded me. I looked over to see my beautiful best friend Valerie. Without her, I wouldn't be here today. 

"Yeah Val, I'm fine."

"Are you sure? you look like shit."

"Thanks, and yes I'm sure. I just haven't been sleeping that much lately. That's all."

"Is Jason still being an ass? Is he still having you do useless chores?"

"Yes! Last night he had me cleaning his room from top to bottom. It was very disturbing. Val, I had to touch his used condoms and throw them away. They were all over his room it's like he did it on purpose just for me to be the one that would have to clean them up."

"I'm sorry Luv. Just think you will be 18 soon and you can start to look for your mate. He could be from a different pack you would have to go with him."

I couldn't help the sadness that came with hearing those words out loud from my best friend. Don't get me wrong leaving would be the best thing for me. But I can't imagine life without  Valerie by my side. 

"Yeah that would be great but I would need you to come with me where ever I end up."

"I'm fine with that. I'll go anywhere with you. We stick together. Besides I'm still looking for my mate."

I gave her a small smile that barely reached my exhausted eyes. She always has a way of looking at things more practical than I do. We continued to talk as we make breakfast for the pack members that are staying in the packhouse. Once breakfast was made we both worked to clean up the kitchen before we both walk to school. 

We were both late for school and missed our first hour. We got there in time for the start of our second hour. We have every class together so that makes school days a little easier on us both. When lunchtime came around that is when we ran into Jason and his friends. Jason pushed me up against the wall behind me. He pushed our bodies together and I can feel that his body is reacting to being this close to me. I was not okay with being this close to him in any way. I tried to push him off of me but he was stronger than me. He put my hands in one of his huge hands and pinned them up above my head. 

"What did you think would happen?" Jason asked with a cocky smile on his face. As I tried to fight him off of me. I couldn't form the words that I wanted to yell in his face. I was shocked to even think of the words that were most important to yell at him. My body was shaking so bad I looked like I was having a seizure. He moved his free hand along my body as and settles over one of my breasts. He squeezed it painfully hard and I couldn't hold back the tears that were building up in my eyes. As the tears rushed from my eyes Jason's facial expression was pleased with seeing the pain in my eyes.   

"Aw are those tears for me. You shouldn't have you are too kind."

"P-please let me go of me?" I said in a shaking whisper.

"But we are just getting started. The fun is just beginning." Valerie tried to push her way through Jason's friends but that was not happening as they pushed her back. June pushed her way through to get to her twin brother. I've never seen twins that were identical yet so different than these two. She pulled Jason's hands off of me once I was free she put her hand around Jason's neck and shoved him against the wall. She looked at me with her light brown eyes that held so much kindness.

"Karla go. I'll take care of my brother and his friends."

"Th- thank you."

Valerie and I didn't stay a second longer as we grabbed each other's hands and ran for the closest exit. The rest of the day went painfully slow. when school was finally over Valerie and I walked into the packhouse that was already set up for Jason and June's birthday party in two days. yes the three of us share the same birthday but I don't celebrate my birthday at all. The good thing about having the same birthday is I get the day off as I'm not a loud to be at the birthday party.   

The luna put me to work as soon as I walked through the front door. She kept me so busy that I didn't realize that it was already 2:30 am. I walked to my room that I shared with my older sister and she was passed out with a half-empty alcohol bottle in her hand. I walk over to her and take the bottle from her hand. I walked to my bed and sat down with the bottle still in my hand. I put the bottle to my lips and finish off what was left. As it burned going down my throat I walked to the closet to pull out my oversized t-shirt to wear to bed. When my head hit the pillow I was out like a light.