Today was a rough day. I got slightly injured during training. I sparred with one of the Elite 12 today and although I won; he made his presence known. “Come on, Tim, is that all you got? Come at me again,” I yell. Tim runs at me again. I step aside, kick him in the stomach and punch him hard in the face. Tim goes down and out. Another win for me. My dad walks over and looks at me. He is the only one who noticed me flinching. “Let me see Sweet Pea,” my dad says. “Dad, don’t call me that in public. Come on, someone might hear you.” My dad laughs and looks at the bruise forming on my left side. “Well baby girl, Tim got you good. Looks like you have at least two broken ribs and maybe more.” Although I’ll heal quickly, my mom made me stay home today and maybe tomorrow to heal properly. I don’t mind. I’m enjoying the time to myself and Tamaska is being quiet today. Plus, I get to spend a little time with my mom. My mom brought me breakfast in bed. “Are you excited that you get to fin
Today is my birthday. I’ve been walking around the school hoping to smell that wonderful smell of my mate and, so far, nothing. I never even considered that my mate may not be from our pack. I think I have been in contact with almost every she-wolf under 25 in our pack. Shana ended up not being my fated mate After All, but we plan to still hang out tonight; especially since I have not found my fated mate amongst our pack. “I told you she was not our mate, but do you listen? No, you don’t. Instead of planning a date with a random she-wolf, you should look for our mate. Why did I get a human like you!” Convel says in a huff. “Look Convel, I know you want our mate. I want her too, but she may not be in our pack. We may not find her right away or she may not be the right one to be Luna, so I will keep dating Shana until I or she finds our mate.” I hope Convel will see things my way soon and stop fighting with me. Why can’t he understand that I just want to do what’s right for the pack?
After lunch, my day seems to slow down. Everyone is either asking about my mate or parading themselves in front of me to see if they were the lucky ones. I swear even a few males paraded themselves in front of me. Sorry boys, I don’t swing that way. I can wait for this day to be over so that I can go to the fireworks display my parents have planned for me tonight. Maybe my mate will be there. The fireworks started at sunset. The fireworks look amazing. It’s been a long time since my parents had fireworks. With us living deep in the forest, I guess that makes sense. I’m glad that they decided to do this for me. “Mom, dad, thank you so much. This has been a great birthday. You guys always make sure my day is special.” “That’s because you are special,” my mom says, hugging me. “So, do you have anything to tell your father and me? Do I have a new daughter yet?” “Not yet, mom. But Convel seems to think that we will see her soon. I’m not sure if she is a pack member. If she is, she wasn’
It’s still early, just 10:30 pm. I don’t feel like going to bed, so I take a walk. There is this beautiful clearing close to the packhouse. The moonlight is perfect there. It’s my favorite place to go and think. Maybe Convel and the guys are right about me deciding out of hurt pride. I just want to do the right thing for my pack. As an alpha, I have to consider the needs of my pack. I just don’t believe that a Luna that puts herself at risk during a battle is right for the pack. I have a lot to think about, so I walk and think. When I make it close to my spot, I smell the most amazing smell. It smells like strawberries and rainbows. I know rainbows don’t have a smell, but if they did, they would smell like this. Convel sits up and starts wagging his tail. He starts yelling “Mate, Mate, Mate! Hurry up and get to mate.” I start running. I’m excited to finally meet the one the moon goddess has made just for me. As I make it to my favorite spot, I see the last person I wanted to see. The
Now I need to put my other plan in motion. I texted Shana to see if she was still awake. She said she is, so I’m going to her house and ask her to be my chosen mate. “You ruined everything Trevor,” Convel yells in my mind. “Shana will never be my mate. She just wants to be Luna, anyway. No one will love us like our mate would have. I can’t wait till I can leave you. I will never forgive you for rejecting and hurting my mate.” “What are you talking about Convel, you can’t leave me? We are one, so stop being dramatic. I’m getting you a new better mate.” “Hump, we shall see. You are going to be so sorry when you finally realized what you have done.” Convel goes to the back of my mind and balls up in a tight little knot. I know he is hurting about his mate. I’m hurting too, but I did what had to be done. I call Shana when I get to her house and ask her to come out to the car. I say it’s because I don’t want to wake her family, but the truth is, I don’t have the strength to get out
I decided not to go to the fireworks tonight. It’s Trevor’s birthday, so I’ll let him enjoy the fireworks and the company of our friends. Sort of like a silent birthday present. Once I explained my reasons to our friends, they understood and stopped trying to get me to come. My parents also understand why I chose to sit this one out. I know Trevor will never appreciate how I think of him and try to keep the conflict down. For some reason, he always misinterprets my motives and finds fault in everything I do. I wish things were different between us. I miss being friends. Maybe in time, we can rebuild our friendship, but for today, I’ll watch the fireworks from my balcony. Our home is centrally located in the pack. I’ll be able to see the entire display from here. The firework display was jaw-droppingly awesome. The colors were bright, like a rainbow exploding in the sky. The entire sky was filled with lights, spirals of color, and starbursts of greens, reds, orange, purple, and yellows
Once I make it to my house, I run to my mom and cry my eyes out. My mom keeps asking me what’s wrong. My dad comes in and tries to talk to me, but I can’t stop crying enough to talk to them. I can’t say the words. At least not yet. My mom calls Mona to come to be with me and to help calm me down. After crying for about an hour, I’m finally ready to tell my family what happened. Wiping my eyes, I begin the story of my life right now. “I don’t know where to start. I’ll try to keep it simple. Tamaska was feeling restless, so I went to the clearing the grandmother used to take me to. As I was basking in the moon, Trevor walked into the clearing.” I see my mom and dad stiffen when I mention Trevor’s name. Mona just looks at me with concern. I think she knows what I’m about to tell them. “It turns out that I am Trevor’s mate,” I say with a sigh. “I don’t understand,” my dad says, “if you found your mate tonight, why are you crying? Did something happen to you or Trevor?” “Dad, Trevor rej
When I got to school, I wished I had stayed home. Trevor announced to the school and pack that Shana was his mate. The school is buzzing with excitement about the future alpha finding his mate in a “regular” she-wolf. They’re saying it’s like a Cinderella story for wolves. If this didn’t hurt so badly, it would be funny. I wonder how Shana lives with the fact that she is with someone else’s mate. I mean, she has to know that he is not her mate. She is about a couple of months older than us, so she knows. I wonder if he told her who his mate was. They have been walking around like a loving couple all morning. They are both frauds. I can tell that the boys are not buying it. They are glaring at Trevor every time they see him. At lunch, our circle sat with me instead of dividing the group between me and Trevor. No one wanted to be around him and Shana. Ben is not happy with Trevor parading Shana around. I believe he knows Shana is not Trevor’s fated mate, but I know he won’t say anything.