2 Welcome to the pack

Scarlett

“Hurry up, Letty,” Aunt Rachel squealed from downstairs and I sped up dressing up, shoving my head into the white tank top and then, legs into purple hotpants. 

I should have helped her in the kitchen, after all, she drove to the Black Moonstone pack so she must be tired but I wasn’t feeling like doing anything but just staring at the lavender ceiling of my new room.

Taking a deep breath, I stepped outside of my room and descended the stairs to meet Rachel and Greg waiting for me in the hall. They were wearing matching black workout clothes, the sweet couple thing.

“Good Morning, honey,” Rachel pulled me in a warm hug which I returned. “We’ll introduce you to the Alpha and his family so you can start being a leader from today only.” 

I was grateful to her for making efforts to keep me busy so I won’t be dwelling upon the memories. Flashing a smile at her, I wished morning to Greg and we strolled to the pack ground where all the pack members were waiting for their warrior trainer. Me.

Sasha, Rachel and Greg’s daughter, walked to me with her friends and welcomed me which only reminded me of Rhea and my old friends. If she would have been alive, I wouldn’t have been here among almost all the strangers.

My eyes spontaneously closed when I smelled the strong fragrance of pine and cinnamon. I turned my head to find him standing behind me and staring at me furiously. 

"What are you doing here?" He asked in a panicked state.

Perhaps the pain of separation from my sister wasn’t enough so the Moon Goddess gave me a mate who was possibly going to reject me today.

"You'll know soon…" I said, without looking at him.

Swallowing my pain, I followed Rachel and Greg who were standing in front of an old man whom I assumed to be Alpha of this pack. 

“Nice to meet you, Scarlett Walkers.” He extended his hand to shake and I reciprocated gradually. “Welcome to the Black Moonstone Pack. I’m Alpha Albert Nelson. This is my mate and Luna, Evelyn,” he pointed to the raven-haired lady, standing beside him, who offered me a polite smile.

“And that’s my son, Klaus, the future Alpha of this pack who will accompany you in training and if you need any help, you can ask him for it.” Alpha Albert spoke, and I found Klaus chatting with a group of girls who were swooning over him, trying their best to flirt with him as if there was no tomorrow.

For a second, he looked at me, our eyes locked but I averted my gaze from him. 

Ironically, I got to know my mate’s name from someone else, not him. 

Klaus Nelson.

The man of my dreams, the man with whom I shared my first kiss, the man who was my mate. Luckily. A small smile appeared on my lips as the memories of that night flashed through my mind.

“If you’re done with daydreaming, can we start training, now?” With his deep voice, my smile was replaced with a grimace. “I’m sure that we have a lot of things to discuss but we’ll do it later,” he offered, deciphering the reason behind my grimace.

It’s been just one week since my birthday or should I say my sister’s death? And my family sent me here to be a warrior trainer or should I say that they didn't want to see my face? 

FLASHBACK :

Liam, my brother, hugged me when he saw me kneeling beside my sister. I was in a deep shocked state, and couldn't even cry or express my pain. Liam kept mumbling something, caressing my hair, but my mind was thinking about the memories I had with her.

“If you wouldn’t have been in that forest, Rhea wouldn’t have gone in search of you, she would have been alive,” my mother whined, caressing the blood-covered body of Rhea. 

And with that, they took her body for the last rituals, leaving me alone there. I couldn’t even say a word or stand up from the ground. My mom’s words echoed in my brain, the moonlight simmering on me through the barks of a tree.

She was right, Rhea got killed because of me. I shouldn’t have come here, I should have waited there to get the ceremonies done. It was my mistake, the biggest mistake of my life. 

“Letty, Letty,” Liam kept calling me, rubbing my cheeks and making me look at him. 

“I killed her. If I could shift, I would have reached here in time and could have saved her,” I muttered to myself, lowering my gaze to the ground where her crimson blood was scattered. 

END OF THE FLASHBACK

My vision got blurred due to the tears emerging in my eyes. Biting my lower lip, I fought back my tears and the memories which haunted me. I hated myself. I hated my birthday, now.

“We’ll start training tomorrow. All the pack members are obliged to gather here at sharp six in the morning,” Greg disclosed, maybe he noticed my tears and gouged my condition of not being able to say anything.

I’ll give my intro to the pack members tomorrow. I wanted to steal today for myself so I could get over the pain and bad memories. Turning my head to run away from here, I found Klaus still standing beside me and staring at me with pity. 

Aunt Rachel is my father’s sister and Greg is her mate and Beta of this pack. She offered me to come with her when she heard my parents blaming me for Rhea’s death. I wanted to keep myself busy and her pack needed a warrior trainer so I accepted the offer.

My parents didn’t even bother to stop me from leaving. Maybe my face reminded them of Rhea, they needed time to come out of this pain, too. 

Greg would handle it here, and with this thought, I galloped to no particular place in my mind. I didn’t even know this place but I needed to be away from people. Alone. My plan vanished when his hand circled my waist and stopped me from running.

“I…I’m sorry for your loss,” he whispered in my ears and though it sent chills down my spine, still, it excited a part of me, I protested it. I pushed his hands off my body, facing him. The hurt look on his face hurt me, too, but did he care about my heart?

Mates were supposed to share all the pain and be together in every situation. 

Did he even try to comfort me when I needed him the most? 

No.

He just disappeared from my life as if we never met and today, he behaved like we were strangers.

“I don’t need your pity, now. Leave me alone,” I said, exactly the opposite of what I had expected from him.