B By the end of the day, I felt almost normal again and was grateful Rogan only allowed what he did. I knew deep down he was right that I needed to just adjust to my wolf and in less than a week I would be back to some kind of new normal. Although fear was building in me that maybe in a week, my new normal wouldn’t be anything like this. It was the few things Rogan said about him never seeing a wolf be like this. What if there was, I was missing? I wanted to talk to someone who had gone through the change and see what it was like but I doubted “my mom”, Melina would be much help. I also worried she would take it as a sign that was the next high priestess and I made a note to pray again to the moon goddess to not allow that to happen. The truth was I’d always hoped when my wolf came out. I’d meet my mate quickly and be able to go to part-time priestess duties like priestesses who came and went back to their families but I wasn't sure if there were many like that anymore. They seeme
I ran the entire way home and was a sweaty mess but still had a few minutes to spare before the fitting. I took a quick look in the mirror and realized I was a hot mess. I did my best to freshen up with some simple new clothes, deodorant, and redid my hair quickly, and raced into the big living room where my fitting was. I raced to make frantic apologies but although I was on time, I could see many of the priestesses were there and then I looked around to see I was the only one not dressed in their white gowns and made eye contact with the high priestess sitting on the red felt couch with a golden trip. Shit! I could see all the faces and knew nobody was pleased. I found myself looking from priestess to priestess until I landed on sweet Laura who gave me a half smile trying to encourage me to push through. Before I could say a word I heard her speak, “Kellina you are late,” with a very snapping tone. I wasn’t even sure what to do so I bowed lowering my head and taking a step toward
The cool water felt good on my very hot sweaty skin and I could feel the tension releasing from my body. I was grateful Laura was there and noticed my anger. If I had erupted on the high priestess there was no telling where’d I would end up but I had heard horror stories in the past of there being a place for those who disobeyed the leaders of our pack. By the time I was out of the shower and finally cooled off from my rage, Laura had tidied up my room. I saw Laura for the beautiful woman she was and unique to us in so many ways here at the home of the high priestess. Laura had a motherly nature and I was so grateful she projected some of that nature onto me. “Kellina, are you doing better?” I nodded as she came over and felt my face and arms feeling to the now coolness. “Was it your wolf?” I nodded again. “Kellina I think your wolf will be very powerful I had never seen such rage in you before. You are going to have to let me know if you begin to feel that way again so we ca
The entire day felt amazing. As soon as Reese and Alec were done squabbling at each other and we finished laughing at them, we took off in Rogan’s car. It was amazing just to be in a car because, to be honest, I hadn’t been allowed in many vehicles in my life. It was a slick black Cadillac with a leather interior and so many knobs and buttons it took everything in me not to touch them all. It was even complete with a sunroof. We drove to the nearby city filled with huge buildings and so many stores my mouth salivated in curiosity. All the while Rogan did his best to drive with one hand and hold my hand with the other. His warmth on my hand kept me centered and made me feel comfortable in my skin. For the smallest of moments, I felt like a real teenager preparing for adulthood in less than a week with graduation following shortly afterward. I couldn’t believe how good this day felt being with people who cared about me and I cared about them too. Alec was quickly becoming one o
We pulled into a place just at the edge of the city filled with large trees and we all got out of the car as we walked Rogan was kind and held my son as we followed the path through the trees. He grinned as we came to a large open space filled with many people for a Tuesday afternoon and a very large Ferris Wheel with some other smaller amusement rides. Alec grinned and grabbed Reese’s hand, “Come we are going to the strawberries, I want to see if I can make you vomit.” Reese laughed as she was pulled away jokingly giggling out, “Help me”. As we watched her brown hair sway in the breeze. The more those two were together the more I thought there was something there. Rogan wrapped his arms around me pulling me close to his chest as he whispered in my ear, ‘What are you thinking?” “I think those two might just be....” “Mates?” Rogan finished my sentence and I nodded in agreement as we both giggled. “I think so too, how cool will it be to have our besties right by our side
I was about 100 feet away from that front porch when I saw her standing there just watching me as I ran and wouldn’t you know it rain began coming down. I stopped for a moment in fear and then really tried to take the high priestess, the woman who dared try to say she was my mother, Melina. Her face was expressionless and almost porcelain. I realized at that moment she was no more than a doll who the priestess dressed and I knew I would never be her. I took off in a dead run towards the towering house and made a decision then and there that I would not let that be my life and I would fight back however I could. I started puffing as I ran as it wasn’t easy running in my outfit of choice and it wasn’t as I was accustomed to running but I could feel in my body the heat rising, my wolf telling myself I could go faster and I was stronger than everyone had thought. I felt my strides becoming longer and faster and it wasn’t more than a minute more I was making one large leap up the stairs t
It had been hours now. Well into the night with not a single soul coming to my room. I was terrified to go out even though my wolf inside begged me to go eat. “Patience, just wait until we know it's silent.” I felt more relieved and calmer talking to the damn thing inside me that could not wait at this point to come out. “Three days, three days and we can be together.” I stopped to think to myself if I was talking about myself and my wolf, or Rogan and me. I ignored Reese and his texts the entire night not wanting to admit the truth I knew to myself. I would not see them again until my wolf and I was one. I couldn’t stop wishing Rogan had his birthday first as he could then declare me as his mate and I could just go to the Wolf Packhouse and stay there until I was 18 instead it was two weeks later, he would turn 18 and we would both know. I laid back trying to imagine the enjoyment of being out of this house and close to him. Knowing that we would be together as mates forever still
I woke up to my phone buzzing over and over again. I looked over and realized Reese, Rogan and even Alex had sent me more messages and way too many missed calls to count. I looked over at the time and saw it was passed 8:00 am and realized Laura, my mother (funny to be able to think that even in my head now) was not there. I rubbed my eyes and saw a note now on my phone. Good morning, Today we will persevere and make this day our best knowing that we have plans to get away. So please know no matter what is said or done we are together and will be forever from this time forward. Now get ready and come to the reception hall no later than 9:00 am. All my love, Mother I felt her love from the moment I touched the letter and after starting to plan last night with her I for the first time did not feel helpless. I was so surprised by how well she handled the situation with Rogan and me and even gave me some hope that perhaps our feelings being as strong as they were could very