What do you do when you're a human in a wolf pack and your best friend is the next Alpha?
You join in that's what. Or you join as much as a human can. Kennedy and Jeremiah have been friends since birth. Their moms were best friends in college and passed on the friendship to their kids.
When a tragic accident claims her parents but somehow leaves Kennedy alive and no family members will take on the burden of a teenager with no large inheritance. The one person closest to her mom steps up to claim her.
Kennedy and Jeremiah have been inseperable ever since. She has spent the last two years learning pack ways and pack values, but is set on going to college and experiencing human life outside the pack she knows and loves. She’s a human and knows she won’t be a wolf’s mate. She is prepared to leave the pack and live in the human world. She aspires to take over the fitness studio her mom started with Jeremiah's mom. It's a legacy that keeps her parent's memory alive.
She has everything planned out, much to her best friend's dismay. All her college forms are signed, room and board set up and her business classes are on track to have her graduate in three years. She just has to survive high school for one more year before that can all happen. Thankfully werewolves think that senior year is the time to start focusing on the future so many classes are in place to help her succeed faster.
Her life is planned, Jeremiah will start training to take over his pack. This is the last hurrah before their lives go in their predetermined ways. She knows they will always be close, like their moms. She can't go a day without talking to him. It's been like that for as long as she can remember. She feels incomplete without the contact, so there is no question of losing touch. She also knows that they aren't mates, even though many people were hoping their close relationship couldn't be anything else. At eighteen their relationship is that of siblings with twin like tendencies. Also something no one can explain. She cannot mindlink, or shift and yet she move like a wolf, thinks like a wolf, has the instincts of a wolf.
Many believe she will get her 'human adventure' out of her system and then come home to the pack for good.
Until Kennedy's life decides to throw her another curve ball and force her to make choices she never planned on.
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1 - KennedyThe peeling sound of screeching tires. A loud thunk and an explosion of glass. An invisible force throwing me forward. But no control over anything, nothing to grab as my hands fly through the air. I hit a solid surface and jolted up. I gasp as I blink my eyes open. I’m in my room. I am always in my room. I can still smell burned rubber and gas though. The pungent fumes still burn in my nose. This nightmare will never go away. It’s the same thing every night. It has been for two years. I take another deep breath in, trying to clear the smell from my nose and the sight from the back of my eyelids.My door bursts open and my best friend comes flying at me. At this point I think we should just share a room, with the amount of time he spends with me here. He says nothing, just climbs under the cushiony down blanket and wraps me in his arms, placing my head on his chest. His heartbeat and smell is comforting enough for me to fall back into a dreamless sleep.I have
2 - Kennedy“Hey Kennedy! Looking good girl! I think you get hotter every time I see you.” “Tommy. You saw me yesterday…at training…when I kicked your ass.” I didn’t actually kick his ass. I just didn’t get beat, and gave him a run for his money.“That’s better every time too.” He closes his eyes and smiles and we all just laugh.“You are so stupid!” I say to our future Delta. “Does that line work on any girls?’“I save my best lines for you, until I find my mate of course. Then I won’t need any lines, she will love me no matter what.” He puts his hand on his heart.“Lucky girl.” I pretend to vomit on Jason, who just laughs.“You’re lucky the Moon Goddess is going to force someone to be with you forever. Otherwise, I don’t know if anyone would put up with you that long.” Ben huffs a laugh. I don’t know if I have ever seen our tough-as-nails friend really show any emotion outwardly. He’s actually a really nice guy, when you get to know him, but to the outside world he’s stern
3 - Kennedy“So, the cat’s away. What are the mice going to do?” Tommy taunts.“This mouse has some homework to do and the Beta gave me something to test this weekend so we are playing hide and seek.” They all look up at that? Shocked faces tell me I am going to have to work for my freedom.“Not a good idea, Ken. You heard Jeremiah. He’s going to lose his mind if he finds out we let you off in the woods by yourself.” Ben tries to shut the idea down before we even start.“It was your dad’s idea! Come on Ben! Please?”“Uh, no.” “Jason, help me out. It was an assignment from the Beta, you can ask him yourself.”“I can guarantee that he would not assign you something the same weekend the Alpha, Luna, Gamma, Delta and Jeremiah are all gone. Even he knows what Jeremiah will do if any of us allow that. And he will be too busy running the pack for two days to supervise. Not a chance. I love you Ken, but I like my balls more.” He laughs.“Ugh, Tommy? What do you say?”“If they a
4 - KennedyWalking into the gym and flipping on the lights I, at least, think to warm-up a little first. I crank some angry rock music, grab a speed rope and start jumping to get my blood flowing and my muscles warm, still letting the rampant negative thoughts run wild. Weak, Orphan, Alone, Replaced, Unwanted. Just a repeating loop every time the rope hit the floor a new word would pop up. Once I had a decent sweat going. I moved over to the heavy bag, checked my wrapped hands and started running through our usual hitting warm-up then I just started wailing on the bag adding in kicks and full body movements, until I couldn’t feel my limbs any more. I stopped when I couldn’t push my body any further and leaned my forehead on the bag breathing hard. My weak human self doesn’t have the same natural stamina my werewolf friends do. Another wave of irritation washes over me. Not Enough, my internal voice taunts me.Ben walks up next to me in his own workout gear and hands me a water bo
5 - KennedyOf course a text isn’t enough, Ben has to call with his response. “Are you sure? Have you talked to Jer about this. He’s going to be pissed if you leave and don’t say anything. I do like living you know.”“He doesn’t get a choice, Ben. I don’t want to be here right now and I need a place to go. If you won’t help me I will call someone else.” I’m getting angry the longer he tries to stall.“I’m on my way, just do me a favor and talk to him. You are important to him.”“Um, sure, whatever. I’ll see you in a couple minutes.”“I mean it, talk to him.”“Or what, Ben?” I’m back to being angry. Great. Adding mood swings to the list of new emotions.“I’ll make you.” He grunts and I just hang up on him too irritated for this right now. I walk my two bags downstairs and set them by the front door and grit my teeth. I need to say something to Aunt Beth or she will tear this whole pack apart looking for me. Come to think of it, I didn't see her when we got here to meet Rayna today. W
6 - KennedyMy eyes go wide. “First what?” Still dodging, I’m sure they all talk but it’s not something we talk about out loud as a group.“Yes!! I knew it! Who was your first kiss?”“Huh?!”“Don’t play dumb, any red blooded non-mated woman would be a complete moron for not taking whatever they were offering. And you are beautiful, and they have definitely noticed. Who. Was. Your. First. Kiss?”“Jason.” I covered my face. I don’t know why I was embarrassed to tell her. It was nice and he was so sweet with me and everyone was around for that one. “But just the one, during a game of spin the bottle. Not something any of us talk about really.”“What about Tommy? He doesn’t seem like the type to stop at kissing. But I also don’t get the feeling you slept with him.” I shake my head no. And she smiles like the Cheshire Cat. “Yes! How far did you let it go?”“What are you, a mind reader?” I sit there and she just looks at me expectantly. It must be the alpha blood, she’s just used to gett
7 - RykerI am so sick of all these damn meetings, but I can’t say that out loud, because this was my idea in the first place. I just didn’t expect all of these former Alphas and Betas to be whiny b*tches. They get worse every time we do this. I guess this explains why they couldn’t hold onto their packs.I am supposed to be getting ready for the new Alphas ceremony. I do not envy the three new Alphas coming up. Some of the old pompous assholes like to throw their weight around and try to make these kids bow down and convince them not to make waves, but that is the point of appointing the next Alpha, new blood, new ideas. We get better and learn from past mistakes and triumphs. Some of these guys though, they need to be put out to pasture and not even allowed a seat on the Elders council.We haven’t had new Alphas come of age in a couple years. I’m not the most recent, but not too far off. I am an exception to the rule though. My dad was injured in a huge war and even with his
8 - KennedyI’m groggy but I can tell Jeremiah is holding me, my head is tucked into his massive hard chest. Another breath, another hand squeeze. I look over and Rayna, sitting next to Jer, is looking at me with sympathy and I can feel the tears prick behind my eyes. I try to blink them away, but it’s no use. They fall in slow streams from my eyes. I squeeze them shut trying to stem the flow.“Hey, don’t fight it. Let the sadness go. It will help.” Her voice is so soothing, but I let the tears just flow.“It doesn’t make it any less embarrassing.” I sniffle and pull my hands from hers to rub them over my face.“There’s something that makes sense.” I look over and see Ben at the foot of my bed. Even better. “What happened this time? Was there something different about your dream? You yelled for all of us.” He points and I see Tommy and Jason too. “You’ve never done that before.”“Huh? I don’t know. I don’t really remember.” I lied and closed my eyes again but opened them back up qu
3- FinnF*ck my head hurts. It’s been a while since I have had someone actually hit me. I notice we haven’t gone anywhere though. I must not have been out that long. I’m kneeling, two warriors flank me. My hands are bound with silver manacles and these b*tches itch.I breathe in and I don’t smell any new bloodshed, that has to be a good thing. Kennedy’s command is still holding. I hear murmured voices, but my head is still buzzing and the silver is pretty powerful, dulling my senses.“Finn, where’s Dirk?” I look up to see Kennedy looking at me over Ryker’s shoulder, eyebrow raised. I’m not sure if it’s for me or her mate though.“I can call him here, if you want Luna.” This is the least I can do for her. I’ve wanted to be rid of him for a while. This was his last straw.“F*cking suck up.” The gamma doesn’t hide his irritation, which makes Kennedy’s lips turn up in a small smile.She reaches out to touch his arm and I can see his whole body physically relax. I wonder what that
2- FinnI am so tired of all of this. I have this infamous Luna, who is everything Amy said she is. I know she is scared, but she won’t show it or say anything about it. I can’t help but compare her actions to Amy, my mate. Amy has such lofty goals, I just want a home. I want to be done traveling from forest to forest. She promised this would be the last area we would need to travel through. Her father promised this would be the last. That this pack stole their land from them and once we have it back we can settle.That has been the plan this whole time and I can finally see the end. My mate will finally give herself to me after five years of working towards a goal. I find some ice for Kennedy’s face. Dirk never should have hit her, but he’s always been a loose cannon not dealing well with being told he’s lesser in any way. Add to that a little human Luna who has clearly given him a hard time insulting him and it was bound to happen sooner or later.Now I have to do damage con
1 - Greta“Again!” I yell out to the group. We have been working hard all month on getting stronger and faster. If there is really someone trying to get to the Luna, they are going to have to go through me and an entire load of warriors that are being trained to protect her.The best part is she has no idea, not really, and will be super pissed when she does find out. And she will find out, she always does. It’s like no one can keep a secret around her. We all just feel so comfortable with her that we spill our guts. It’s disturbing actually. She attends training and is actually pretty good for a human with better than average skill. We still hold back when we work with her though. It’s just a species thing. We can hurt her and that isn’t the intention, She lets us push her which is nice. We have been using the training as a way to get to know her movement patterns and tendencies. She’s already gone missing three times, on purpose. She is a pain in the ass in the best possible
That is all I have for Ryker and Kennedy… For now! I’m going to move on with Finn and Greta story. It has been festering in my head since I brought Finn on as a character. As always, he was supposed to be just a side character, here for mention to fill-in a need. he wasn’t even supposed to live through the fight! But, as I was writing, he grew on me, his story grew on me, his personality grew on me. And I felt the need to give him a HEA after what I put him through with Amy. But… I also decided to make Greta his mate! So heis going to have to work for her attention, and he’s been down that road before. The question is can he put his doubts about mates aside long enough to help her see she is worthy of true love and affection? I’m going to keep the story here because it lives in Ryker and Kennedy‘s world and I know searching in this app can be tricky. I will start the chapters at chapter 1 with Finn and Greta as the POV. For those of you who know me, my worlds are ever expandi
115 - KennedyI smile at him walking to Rayna’s other side. The healer hands my niece to Jeremiah. Rayna is panting, but glowing. She looks amazing for just pushing two giant babies out.“Well, we are going to have to have a birthday week to celebrate the four of us.” I giggle.“They are beautiful, Rayna, nice work.” Ryker comes up behind me wrapping me up in one of his arms, pulling the blanket back from our nephew’s face with the other.“Hey! I contributed.” Jer whines halfheartedly.“Do you have names?” I ask. Both twins are so calm just resting in our arms. “Of course we do. Now it’s just a matter of which ones. With twins we came up with sets that sounded good together. I figured if they are anything like their father, I am going to be yelling at them in tandem pretty often so they have to roll off the tongue nicely.” We all laugh. “I know which pair I like the best. How about you, babe?”“I liked all the names we finally agreed on. Whatever you want. You did all the hard
114 - Kennedy“Finn! That is so exciting!” I jump up to hug him.He pats me awkwardly on the back then sets me down and steps back. “I wish my mate was as excited as you are.”“Give her time. She’ll come around.”“I have heard that before, funny enough. It didn’t work out well for me then either.” He gives me a dark look.I pat his chest as I walk by. “But last time, you didn’t have me. And I like you and she listens to me.” I wink and walk away, his jaw on the floor.The rest of the night was amazing. Robin and a woman named Jean put together a dinner that was to die for. I talked with everyone and spent needed time with Aunt Beth, Jeremiah and Rayna. As Rayna and I are in animated conversation, Ryker walks up with his hand out.“Can I steal my Luna for a few minutes?” I slip my hand into his, no hesitation.He laces our fingers and pulls me with him, bringing my knuckles up to his mouth for a kiss. ”Where are you taking me?” I giggle and he smiles secretively.“You’ll see. I s
113 - KennedyThere is more pain this time, but the shift is also quicker. I still lose sight though, I need to remember to ask about that. I just seem to wake up in the other form.“Urgh. Why does it feel like a hangover?” I push up from my lying position on the ground and immediately regret it. It’s cold now. I shrink back towards the warmth I feel next to me.“Careful, Lamb, or we won’t make it back inside.” Ryker murmurs against the shell of my ear, wrapping me up more tightly in his arms. “Let’s get you dressed a little more to my liking when others are around.”He sits us both up and wraps his button down shirt around me, doing up each button carefully. He stands to put his pants back on then reaches a hand out to help me up. Slowly wrapping an arm around my back to pull me close again. “I really do like you in my clothes. I never thought that would be something I would care about.”I just smile at him, still processing all of this. Part of me is irritated, mad even that it
112 - KennedyDeep breath in. Deep breath out. I’m alive at least. In. Out. I smell dirt, but more. It’s sweet with a note of decay. I smell mice, squirrels, rabbits and somehow I can smell how many and the difference between all of them. I can also smell Ryker and Alpha. They are here with me, and I can tell them apart too.“Look around, Kennedy. See the world with me.” My wolf says gently. What does that mean?“Mmm” Just thinking about moving hurts.“Lamb, how do you feel?” A nudge to my side sends a shock of tingles through me and I feel my skin ripple.I finally open my eyes to see that I am looking at Alpha’s deep red eyes, but he isn’t nearly as tall as he usually is when I look at him. I can see his dark black fur does have silver tips that make it extra shiny. It is also shades of black and navy blue. He leans in rubbing the side of his muzzle on mine.Mine?!? Oh sh*t! I have a muzzle! I shifted! I lean into him feeling our fur brushing together. I feel the pressure of
111 - KennedyI open my mouth to protest, but my wolf has other ideas apparently. Another wave of pain and nausea rolls over me and I curl into Ryker.“Why does it hurt so bad? And why the hell is it so slow?” I cry into his bare chest taking a deep breath in, letting his scent act like a balm for the pain. As soon as the pain is gone my raging lust for my mate is back. What the f*ck is this all about. I’m giving myself emotional whiplash, but I can’t seem to control it either. I scratch my nails down his chest and he growls again just before he pins my hands behind my back.“I definitely like this side of you and I will throw you up against the nearest tree as soon as this is all over now that I know I can’t hurt you all bets are off, but we…” He grunts as I rub my hips against his, “Need to get you through this shift.” He’s panting now.“What if this will speed things up?” I arch back so my boobs are on full display for him. I need him to touch me, kiss me, f*ck me, anything. I