Chapter 4 | Renegade Pack

Violet

Cora wants me to go live at the Renegade Pack. Now that I have gained my wolf and gotten used to having her for a month she is pushing for me to leave.

I hate it, I’ve enjoyed this past month now that she’s actually training me. Magic comes naturally to me, I don’t know if it’s because I’m the white wolf or because there’s something in my lineage, but whatever it is, it’s fun!

Cora thinks right now is a good time for me to bond with my cousin, Magnolia. She’s going to turn 18 in 2 months and is going to become the first Female Alpha.

Magnolia and I have a special bond that goes deeper than just being cousins. I am the white wolf, but she is the guardian wolf. I’m not quite sure how all of it works, I’ve been trying to read about it in my mom’s journals, but I don’t think she knows much about the guardian wolf role either.

Pretty much in our family, the white wolf can only be born from the white wolf. But the white wolf always needs a guardian, someone whose sole purpose is to keep the white wolf safe. The guardian wolf is whoever is born after the white wolf in the family. The guardian wolf can be a brother, sister, cousin, whatever! It doesn’t matter as long as they are the next born in the family.

Being the white wolf and guardian wolf we are supposed to be better together than apart, but… we’ve never been around each other while having wolves so I have no idea how accurate that statement is.

Cora thinks that now that I have my wolf it is a good opportunity for me to connect deeper with Magnolia to strengthen our bond and that Magnolia may would be able to help me in my desire for revenge.

I know that Cora is right and that it would be good for me to be among my own kind. But… the thought of leaving the place I have called home for the past three years is hard.

She walks into the room and looks at me on the couch and sighs as she says, “I really do think this is for the best, Vi.”

I nod my head, “I know and I trust in you, Cora. Come on, we should head out before it gets too late.”

She smiles and says, “I couldn’t have said it better myself.”

We load up the car and start our drive to the Renegade Pack. I try to ignore the swirls of butterflies in my stomach and instead focus on how excited I am to see my cousin. I just hope we’ll be able to work together as well as Cora thinks we’ll be able to.

Magnolia

I finally have a break from my training to be able to do what I want. My cousin Violet will be coming into town by dinner time so I’m going to take advantage of this time I have to myself without the pressure of entertaining anyone.

My best friend and future Beta of the Renegade Pack, Henry, looks at me with a wicked smile and says, “I bet I could beat you to the lake.”

I smirk back at him as I say, “You’re on!”

He puts his hands behind his head and says, “Go, I’ll give you a head start.”

I roll my eyes, but take advantage of the time that he gave me. It’s hard to go up against him considering that he has his wolf already and I don’t, but it’ll be okay. I can do it!

I run through the pack as fast as I can as I try to take any shortcut I can that I know he wouldn’t be able to take in his wolf form. I know the likelihood of me winning is slim, but I still play the game. It’s fun, so why not play around with my best friend?

It doesn’t take long for his wolf to suddenly jump over me, making me gasp, and it turns around and looks at me. Its tail wags, indicating its playfulness, and I laugh at it.

I swear his wolf acts like a pup and it’s one of the cutest things that I’ve ever seen!

His wolf tips its head down at me and lowers its body down so that I can ride on him the rest of the way. My legs are burning from how fast I was running and I’m out of breath, so I’m not going to turn down a chance to relax for a minute.

I get on his wolf and nuzzle my face into its dirty blonde fur, and I hold on. Once it feels me lightly tug on its fur, it takes off.

I close my eyes and enjoy the feeling of the wind in my hair as it surges us forward. Once we get to the lake, I let out a loud squeal as his wolf jumps in, soaking us both.

Great, now I need to get a shower and make myself look presentable before dinner with my cousin.

I shake my head as Henry shifts into his human form and I call out, “You did that on purpose!”

He raises his hands, “Hey that was King’s fault, not mine!”

Ah yes, King, his wolf. It's always the wolf's fault, right?

It makes me wonder if they're really that dominating or if Henry uses it as an excuse, but I won't know until it's time for me to get mine, which isn't for a few more months.

I roll my eyes and Henry swims towards me and my eyes widen and my cheeks redden as I think about the fact he’s naked.

But it turns out he wasn’t actually coming towards me, no instead he was swimming past me so that he can go find a pair of shorts.

I think to myself, “Geez, Mags, you gotta get your head out of the gutter!”

Henry asks, “Do you want me to find you some dry clothes?”

I shake my head no as I get out of the lake and I say, “I’m fine, thanks! I can just sunbathe and get dry.”

He nods his head and walks over to sit beside me. He only put on a pair of basketball shorts, and I have to force myself not to stare at his chiseled body. He may be my best friend, but I’m not blind! He’s one of the most attractive people in this pack.

I swear he’s staring at me just waiting for me to look at him so he can tease me, but I refuse. I look out at the water, determined not to be embarrassed by the attraction I feel towards my best friend.

Butterflies flurry in my stomach and I try to ignore it and focus on other things. But when he scoots closer and I can feel the heat radiating off his body I swear my mind goes blank and all I can think about is how nice it would be to be his mate.