Prologue

Hi, I’m Melody Cameron and I am every man’s worst nightmare, I say this because I’ve been called that by many men.  I’m not your typical female, I’m not only smart and educated, I’m a real beauty and no I’m not conceited, I have eyes and am confident in my own skin.  I wasn’t always like this, when I was younger, I was your typical next door kind of girl, you know the one that is sweet, kind and gentle, wouldn’t hurt anyone’s feelings to save my own life.  I dressed modestly as my body developed, I was tall and curvy by the time I reached 16 and that’s when my life changed.  Yup, like all good girls, I fell hard for the one boy that would tear my world apart, but today I thank him for it, wholeheartedly.

I was 16 and already had the body of a vivacious 20-year-old, stacked beyond a Kardasian, but dressed like Mother Teresa, yea it was messed up, anyway that’s when I met Tommy.  Oh, Tommy was everything I thought of as being perfect, gorgeous thick brown hair, beautiful to die for green eyes, thick with muscles and tall.  We looked like a couple right off the cover of a magazine, you know the beautiful people.  He was older than me and already out of school and working as a pizza delivery boy, to my 16- year-old brain that’s a real job.  He had me believing that he was the only one in my life that mattered, I was his Miss Wright and to please him was my only reason for breathing, and yes, I believed it, again I was 16 and thought he was perfect, and I was head over heels in love. 

After 6 months of so-called dating, which consisted of parking in his car and heavy make out session, I finally gave him exactly what he wanted, all of me, yes, my virginity.  I couldn’t understand why after that he stopped calling, stopped coming around and completely fell off the earth.  I was crushed beyond words, cried until I ran out of tears, then became angry at the world, until finally my best friend told me what had happened. 

I had been taken, by one of the most popular, eligible and attractive werewolves in her pack, “this is what he does and I’m sorry it happened to you Mel, you didn’t deserve that,” she said through her own tears as she hugged me.

It took over a year to get over, but I realized one thing I would never fall for another man, he could own the world and promise it to me, and I’d still walk away from him.  Yup, that’s me now, Miss Wrong, I will never be any man’s Miss Wright, never again.

After graduating high school, I dealt with another tragedy, my parents had died in a horrible car accident, I decided right then to become a Nurse.  I went on to college and that’s when my new persona shined.   I tansformed from the colorless caterpillar into a vibrant colorful butterfly, I dressed to flatter my figure and it was well received by all the men and a few woman, (wink, wink).   I learned quickly during my college years not to allow the clingers to approach, I’m a strictly one and done girl here, no second times no matter how many times you make me see God, it’s not happening.  I devoted myself to loving one person more than anyone else and that is me.  I’m sure I sound selfish, but it was my heart that was broken, torn out and shattered, no one else’s.

I have a tight circle of friends in my hometown, and we kept in touch while many of us were away at different colleges, Elaine, my best friend and most trusted partner in crime, did the unforgivable last year, found her fated mate and married Steve, her high school crush.  Dam if her life isn’t a romance novel waiting to be written, “yes gag at that please.”  I know I sound bitter over something that happens to many teen girls, but I’m really not, I’ve found that being a one and done is actually liberating and allows my spirit to be free, uninhibited and most importantly I’m in control of my own destiny.  Now that you’ve already judged me and believe I have a set of values that belong in a trash bin, let’s move on shall we.

I did mention werewolves but there are other species which coexist with humans.  Werewolves enjoy being around human’s most and I’ve learned all about them from Elaine, yes, she’s one and amazing, but don’t call her a dog, that’s when you’ll realize huge differences in dog and what she is.  They don’t live everywhere though, they stay in packs and inside the smaller towns and cities.  She told me about the pack hierarchy and that females that are not marked need to stay inside, behind locked doors during the full moon.  It’s a lot for a human to process, but it’s better than not knowing.  Anyway, back to me, my favorite subject.

After 4 years I received my nursing degree and started my career at the North Region Hospital in the Emergency Department.   Being my first and only job in my entire life, I was thrilled, I had trained for this and more than eager to show off my skills.  That’s when I met Dr. Fabian, and the guy lives up to that name, he’s beautiful and yes, a werewolf.  It took all of my willpower not to flirt and keep it professional.  I was trained for 3 weeks, by 2 different nurses that I now consider friends.  Justin, he’s not into me in a sexual way, seems I have the wrong parts of anatomy for his liking and Lisa she’s a few years older than me and single.  On my first night of being freed of the bonds of training I was unleashed to heal the world, or at least the 3 patients I get when my rooms are filled and I did great, not one mistake. 

My first 90 days flew by, and it was time for my review, this is the part where they are supposed to tell me how wonderful I am and what I need to improve to get my skills to topnotch caliber.  Dr. Fabian brought me into his office and well let’s just say I learned a valuable lesson that evening, never be the best fuck your boss has ever gotten!  Oh wait, that wasn’t it, NEVER FUCK YOUR BOSS PERIOD, that’s what I meant to say.   Let’s get us to the present day and my life as it now is set in stone and this entire town bends at my feet, yea, that’s not happening, but a girl can dream can’t she.