Henry
Magnolia’s birthday can’t come soon enough. Seriously, how has she not figured out that I’m her mate yet?We grew up together. And to be honest, I have been in love with her pretty much my entire life. I have never viewed her as a sister. Things have never been platonic to me.
Unfortunately, she doesn't feel the same way. She has always called me her 'bro' or has even tried to set me up with other girls. But I don't want any other girl, I only want her and that's the way it has always been and the way it will always be. I just don't know how to prove to her that she should give me a shot, especially before her birthday.We're still a couple of months away from her birthday and I don't know how much longer I can wait to kiss her. But I don't want her to have any regrets about me.She randomly spouts off, "How much longer are you going to stare at me?"I didn't even realize I was staring at her. I say, "Sorry."She huffs as she shakes her head, "Is there something wrong with me? Like, do I have a cowlick or something?"I chuckle, "No, you look beautiful like always, Mags."She looks at me with wide eyes and I stare at her in shock as I realize I just said that out loud. Her cheeks turn red and she turns away from me and brushes her hair behind her ear as she says, "Thanks, that's sweet of you."I let out a nervous chuckle and say, "I'm just telling you the truth, Magnolia."She looks at me and shakes her head, then looks away. She's got something on her mind, but she isn't sure how to talk to me about it. She should know by now that she can tell me absolutely anything! All I want is to make her happy.
I ask, "What is it, Magnolia?"She breathes out and says, "It's nothing. I don't want things to be awkward between us."I let out a low chuckle and say, "I don't think you can. Come on, we're best friends. We tell each other everything."She starts to ramble, it's one of the cute habits she has when she's nervous, "But if I tell you this, it could ruin things and I don't want to ruin things because like you're my best friend! And I don't want to lose you because I was too stupid to not keep this to myself. Then again, as best friends, aren't we supposed to tell each other everything?"She continues to ramble, but that last line got me. We're supposed to tell each other everything, yet I've been keeping a major secret from her for over a year now. I breathe out and say, "How about you tell me your thing and I'll tell you something I've been keeping from you?"Her eyes widen and her lips pucker in a little surprise face and she asks, "You've been keeping something from me?"I nod, "Yeah... I have, and for the same reason you're experiencing right now. I don't want to ruin anything."She breathes out, "Okay... we can't keep secrets, so let's do this and hope it works out."I chuckle and put my arm around her, pulling her closer, "Mags, I don't think there's anyway it won't work out. No matter what, you're my best friend. Nothing can change that."She nods slowly and takes a deep breath and then says, "Okay, fine, then here it is. I um, I like you."My eyes widen and my heart leaps to my throat. I'm scared to respond because what if she doesn't mean what I think she means.She presses her lips together and says, "I've tried to fight these feelings, but I think you're really attractive and I enjoy being around you more than anyone else and I just... I like you, Henry."I smile and say, "There's no reason to hide your feelings, Magnolia. Plus, I think you're really attractive, too."She scoffs and shakes her head, "Yeah, right."How can she not see how beautiful she is? She has long blonde hair that hits below her breasts, beautiful jade green eyes, cute freckles that go over her nose and her cheeks, not to mention her body is beautiful! I grab her hand and say, "I mean it, Magnolia. You're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen."She looks at me in shock and I breathe out and say, "And it's normal for you to feel that way and for me to feel this way because... I'm your mate."Her jaw drops and her eyebrows knit together and she says, "Excuse me, what?"I chuckle and nod, "Yeah, you're my mate."She shakes her head and says, "No, no, no, no, that's impossible! What are the chances of that happening?! This must be some kind of joke."She turns to move away from me, but I grab her arm and pull her back to me. I brush her dark strands of hair behind her ear and tell her, "I would never joke about this with you, Magnolia. You are my mate. I've never felt platonic with you and... I'm tired of fighting my feelings. You feel the same way, Mags. It's meant to be."Her eyes show the different emotions going through her mind, and I lean closer to her. My eyes stay focused on hers and I'm just a breath away from her lips. I breathe out and my voice comes out huskier than I expected and I ask, "May I?"Her eyes stare into mine and she breathes out, "Yes."I lean in to close the gap and I know from this moment forward, things will never be the same.
The moment is unfortunately cut too short as there are footsteps approaching us and Magnolia jumps away from me. Our moms come around the corner with a smile and the Luna, Magnolia's mom, says, "There you kids are. You need to get ready for dinner tonight. Violet and Cora will be in soon."Magnolia gets to her feet as she says, "Yup, on it, mom."She waves at me before walking away, leaving both of our moms with a perplexed expression. They both look at me with an eyebrow raised, silently questioning what was going on, but I just smile and stand up and lead us back to the pack house.
This moment we had will be our little secret. We don't need meddling mothers getting into the beginning of our magical relationship.
VioletI watch the rain drops on the window as Cora drives us to the Renegade Pack. The day started out sunny, but slowly turned rainy, it’s like the weather reflected my state of mind.Cora sighs as she’s noticed the change in my mood and says, “You’re going to enjoy being here, Violet. I’m not far away, I can be here at any time whenever you need me.”“Yeah.” I mumble in response and she sighs in a melancholy way because I’m being so unresponsive. I look forward to being around Magnolia, but I have enjoyed my life with Cora and I have enjoyed getting to learn about magic. Knowing that all of that is coming to a screeching halt makes me sad. We pull up to the pack and the patrol wave and nod at us in acknowledgement. We’ve visited enough times that all of patrol know who we are.Cora smiles as we pull up to the pack house and immediately my uncle, Alpha Maven, my aunt, Luna Amelia, the Beta couple Bennett and Grace, along with my cousin Magnolia, Henry the Beta’s son, and his younge
MagnoliaViolet apparently refused to join us for games. I wish I could say I was surprised, but I’m not. Us playing games goes by in a blur and then I find myself standing in front of Violet’s door. I’ve never been afraid to talk to her before and I wouldn’t say I’m afraid right now, per say.I just get the feeling she wants to be left alone and I don’t want to overstep.I lift my hand to knock on the door, but it opens up. Violet remarks, “After you get your wolf your senses are stronger. I could smell your scent outside my door. So, what’s up? Why the hesitation?”She walks to her bed and I chuckle as I walk in and close the door behind me. I respond, “I just wasn’t sure if you wanted company.”She nods her hea
VioletI lie in bed unable to fall asleep.Every night the only thing I can think of is the secret that I have managed to keep from everyone. I think of the wolf that I saved. I think of his face and his scent haunts me. I wonder if I’ll ever get to see him again, but to be honest, I don’t know if I should.Obviously he must be in danger or bring trouble where he goes otherwise he wouldn’t have been in such a deadly position in the first place. But it doesn’t matter, every time I have a moment to myself my mind drifts to him. Tomorrow is a new day. Tomorrow I will be the perfect guest and show my Uncle Maven that I am worth training. I need to take advantage of the next couple of months and soak up whatever knowledge I can. I need to be at my strongest before I attempt to overthrow Xavier Black.I also need to talk with Magnolia about my plan at some point… I’m not sure how she is going to feel about it, but I’m hoping that the bond between is will help. I just need to make sure we a
PhoenixSolid black hair, bright blue eyes, the perfect soft circle face. I can’t stop thinking about her. The beautiful siren who saved my life.I’m the last person on this earth that deserves to be saved. I have wrecked more havoc than anyone all due to the curse that the moon goddess inflicted on me.I don’t deserve this curse. It’s not my fault my father was a monster.I do what I can not to hurt anyone, but I got separated from the pack and attacked by some rogues. Everything else is just a vague memory. I don't even know how I got injured! All I know is that I thought for sure I was meeting my end, but then this woman brought me back. I have to find her.But for now, I walk back home. I walk into the Black Night Pack and the pack members see that my hands are bare and they turn away from me, pretending not to know who I am. I huff as I get to the pack house and use my shoulder to push the door open. My twin sister, Beatrix, looks over at me and stands up and walks to a side tab
MagnoliaOver the next month my dad has been preparing for me to take over as Alpha. I still have 1 month left till my birthday, but my dad has always raised me to know that I would be the leader of the Renegade Pack and doesn’t plan to wait for me to meet my mate to give me the title.It’s exciting, but it’s unheard of in our world. I have never heard or seen a female Alpha. I’ll be the first one, it’s nerve-racking, but exciting. The one thing that does bring me peace about the whole Henry situation is that… if he is my mate I already know he’ll support me, he will want me to continue to be an active leader in our pack, and he will be fantastic.The thought of Henry sends butterflies roaring through my stomach. Lately, we’ve both been so involved in our training, me to be a female Alpha, and him to be the next Beta, that we haven’t spent much time together.On top of that, I’ve been very busy with Violet. She’s jumped into our pack head first, but she has a lot to learn on the rule
VioletThis past month has been… different.It’s weird getting adjusted to living in a pack. It’s not a bad thing, it’s just weird. I’ve gotten into a schedule, I have two trainings a day one for my human side and one for my wolf. I practice magic on my own thanks to the book that Cora gave me and I shadow Magnolia randomly throughout the day.It’s been good for us, it’s helping us create the bond that Cora wanted for us. By the time Magnolia gets her wolf we may be able to achieve our full potential as the white wolf and guardian wolf. I don’t know exactly what that may be, but I’m excited knowing how well we work together.I feel like I’m apart of a family. I’ve felt so numb since my parents died and although I know that Cora tried her best, it’s not the same as the life I have now with the Renegade Pack. This is the life I was meant to have. I was meant to be apart of a pack, just like my dad. Truly, I was meant to be an Alpha, but that is not my fate anymore.I sit in the living r
MagnoliaSilence falls over the group from my dad’s announcement. I know that for the adults they are all remembering what happened to the Moon Stone Pack and they want to prevent that from happening to us. The one good thing is that no one knows that Penelope Fox and my mother, Amelia, were related.There’s no reason for the Black’s to target us. They must genuinely want an alliance.After a few moments of silence, Violet stands up and walks away. It doesn’t take long for everyone else to break out into conversation. Although, I should probably stay and listen, my gut is telling me to follow Violet and I always trust my gut. I move to go after Violet, but Henry grabs my arm.My eyebrows crinkle in confusion as I turn back to face him. His dirty blonde hair is getting long and strange fall over his eyebrows almost covering his honey brown eyes, he brings me out of my admiration for his looks as he says in a low voice, “Maybe you should give her a minute. This must be overwhelming.”Hi
VioletDamn it.Magnolia had to make me promise not to kill Xavier during this trip. This trip was going to be the perfect time to catch him off guard, I know it!I promised not to kill him during this trip, but I never said anything about not watching him. I will watch the pack from afar. I will learn his weaknesses and when the time comes I will destroy him the same way that he destroyed my family.I lie in the bed as I wait for Magnolia to come back but before she comes back in the room, I have drifted off into a deep sleep. When I wake up, Magnolia has already left and the side of the bed she slept on is still just a little warm. I breathe out as I lie on my back and look up at the ceiling. I don’t know how I’m supposed to act today. Should I pretend like everything is okay? My mind is whirling with this visit and I’m sure everyone around me will feel he same way. I huff as I push myself out of bed, I need to run and get out my excess energy. Selene is on edge and perks up at the