I'm two days away from my 18th birthday. In the werewolf community, your 18th birthday is the seconded biggest day of our lives. My first one was when I turned 12, I received my wolf her name is Aries. Before I met Valerie my best friend Aries was my only friend. Her personality is the complete opposite of mine. Our wolves develop with us from the age of 12 until we turn 18. On our 18th birthday, we can start to look for our mate. I'm hoping that I meet my mate soon and that he is from a different pack. He is my only hope to get out of this pack. My family won't miss me if I left, they see me as another person to feed and takes up more space than we have. My siblings and I don't get along most of the time. My older brother is the only one that has ever tried to protect me. Once he left the pack for his mate that's when things got worse for me.
"Karla are you okay?"
With my name being called I jumped at the sudden voice that seemed louder than it should have in the extreme quiet that surrounded me. I looked over to see my beautiful best friend Valerie. Without her, I wouldn't be here today.
"Yeah Val, I'm fine."
"Are you sure? you look like shit."
"Thanks, and yes I'm sure. I just haven't been sleeping that much lately. That's all."
"Is Jason still being an ass? Is he still having you do useless chores?"
"Yes! Last night he had me cleaning his room from top to bottom. It was very disturbing. Val, I had to touch his used condoms and throw them away. They were all over his room it's like he did it on purpose just for me to be the one that would have to clean them up."
"I'm sorry Luv. Just think you will be 18 soon and you can start to look for your mate. He could be from a different pack you would have to go with him."
I couldn't help the sadness that came with hearing those words out loud from my best friend. Don't get me wrong leaving would be the best thing for me. But I can't imagine life without Valerie by my side.
"Yeah that would be great but I would need you to come with me where ever I end up."
"I'm fine with that. I'll go anywhere with you. We stick together. Besides I'm still looking for my mate."
I gave her a small smile that barely reached my exhausted eyes. She always has a way of looking at things more practical than I do. We continued to talk as we make breakfast for the pack members that are staying in the packhouse. Once breakfast was made we both worked to clean up the kitchen before we both walk to school.
We were both late for school and missed our first hour. We got there in time for the start of our second hour. We have every class together so that makes school days a little easier on us both. When lunchtime came around that is when we ran into Jason and his friends. Jason pushed me up against the wall behind me. He pushed our bodies together and I can feel that his body is reacting to being this close to me. I was not okay with being this close to him in any way. I tried to push him off of me but he was stronger than me. He put my hands in one of his huge hands and pinned them up above my head.
"What did you think would happen?" Jason asked with a cocky smile on his face. As I tried to fight him off of me. I couldn't form the words that I wanted to yell in his face. I was shocked to even think of the words that were most important to yell at him. My body was shaking so bad I looked like I was having a seizure. He moved his free hand along my body as and settles over one of my breasts. He squeezed it painfully hard and I couldn't hold back the tears that were building up in my eyes. As the tears rushed from my eyes Jason's facial expression was pleased with seeing the pain in my eyes.
"Aw are those tears for me. You shouldn't have you are too kind."
"P-please let me go of me?" I said in a shaking whisper.
"But we are just getting started. The fun is just beginning." Valerie tried to push her way through Jason's friends but that was not happening as they pushed her back. June pushed her way through to get to her twin brother. I've never seen twins that were identical yet so different than these two. She pulled Jason's hands off of me once I was free she put her hand around Jason's neck and shoved him against the wall. She looked at me with her light brown eyes that held so much kindness.
"Karla go. I'll take care of my brother and his friends."
"Th- thank you."
Valerie and I didn't stay a second longer as we grabbed each other's hands and ran for the closest exit. The rest of the day went painfully slow. when school was finally over Valerie and I walked into the packhouse that was already set up for Jason and June's birthday party in two days. yes the three of us share the same birthday but I don't celebrate my birthday at all. The good thing about having the same birthday is I get the day off as I'm not a loud to be at the birthday party.
The luna put me to work as soon as I walked through the front door. She kept me so busy that I didn't realize that it was already 2:30 am. I walked to my room that I shared with my older sister and she was passed out with a half-empty alcohol bottle in her hand. I walk over to her and take the bottle from her hand. I walked to my bed and sat down with the bottle still in my hand. I put the bottle to my lips and finish off what was left. As it burned going down my throat I walked to the closet to pull out my oversized t-shirt to wear to bed. When my head hit the pillow I was out like a light.
The last two days passed by fast and it's finally the weekend and can't wait for my day off. My birthday is the only time I get time off. When I wasn't at school I was setting up for the twin's birthday party. I worked into the late hours of the night until my task for the day was done. I got about five hours of sleep when Jason busted through my door and pulled me out of my bed by my hair. I let out a small whimper as my body hits the floor. Jason smelled so amazing he smells like apples and cinnamon. Aries was pacing in my mind as she whimpered. When Jason and I locked eyes that's when she pushed forward and let out the words "MATE." I can't believe that Jason is my mate why word the moon-goddess punish me like this. Jason's hand came flying to the side of my face with his skin-contacting with mine there was a sharp pain and heat on my cheek. He let go of my hair with his eyes going from light brown to black as his wolf was trying to take over. Jason ends up winning that battle when
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Adrian's family arrived early this morning. We are meeting each other for lunch at this place called New Moon in town. I keep on playing with the zipper on my hoodie the closer we got to the restaurant. Adrian reached over to take my hand in his but that just made me chew the bottom of my lip. "Baby girl will you calm down." "I'm sorry my anxiety is on overdrive right now. What if your family doesn't like me? Or they don't want you with me?" "They will love you. There is absolutely nothing to dislike about you. Even if they don't like you and want me to reject you I won't. You are my mate and that is that no and if or but about it." I breathe out as I look at him feeling a little better knowing that if things go wrong he will still accept me as his mate. When we pulled up to the restaurant Adrian opened the car door for me and held my hand as we walked into the restaurant. The inside was darker than normal with a light-up wolf and moon lamp hanging over the bar. The color scheme w
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