Chapter 1
Emma's pov:
I look at the pack house. I hated that place. It is horrible. The people there were horrible to me.
Oh. Hello. My name is Emma.I am part of the moon lake pack. I am the Alpha’s daughter.... Or should I say daughter of the ex-alpha. Yep. You heard me correct. Ex-Alpha. My father is dead. My brother got the title Alpha instead of me. He is the youngest. My older brothers did not want the title so i was supposed to get it since i was next in line. However, that was not the case. my brothers wanted me to have it, since it was my brith right, but somehow, his name was on the list.
“EMMA! GET OUT HERE YOU GOOD FOR NOTHING CHILD!” someone yelled, pulling me out my thoughts. I look in that direction. I see my brother, alex, yelling outside the window. I quickly get dress casual and come out. “You stupid brat. How dare you steal some food?” he asks in an aggressive tone. I get scared. But i knew better than to talk back. He grabs my hair and pulls it.
Just as he is about to do something, he stops. I look at him in confusion. His eyes go from cloudy to clear. “Emma?” he says in shock. “What the heck happened to you!” he says in a shocked tone. “Nothing. I promise” I say. I feel so guilty not telling him that he was the one who did it to me. But i couldn’t tell him. “Em. you have to be careful. You haven’t met your wolf yet. You cant heal as quick” he says worriedly.
Yep. I haven’t met my wolf yet. We meet our wolves after we smell the scent of our mate. Sadly, i haven’t met mine yet. The rest of my family has. On their 16 birthday, they met their mates. Oh right, i didn’t say my age. I’m 21. My younger brother, Alex, had met his mate when he was 16, his mates name is Lyra. My older brothers, James, Dion and Liam met their mates when they were 17.
I look down at my feet. Alex puts his hand under my chin. I flinch away. He looks hurt and was about to question me when he grabbed his head and screamed. Alarmed, i rush to his side but he says to stay there. He looks me in the eye. He takes out a dagger. “If i try anything, stab me and run away. Do you hear me Em?” he asks. I am shocked. How does he know? i question quietly in my thoughts.
“Em? I need you to promise” he says. I promise him and he runs out. I suppose i should explain. My father had a....problem. He had personality split/disorder. It was always with his side of the family. Unfortunately, it went to all his children. Though the one who inherited the worst of it was Alex. The rest of us had it but not that bad and it didn't come when we were 13.
As i sit near the window, i watch my brother run away into the woods. How did he know. I thought i hid it well. Suddenly, i felt a sharp pain in my right hand. i look down and i see that i had been squeezing the blade in my hand. I let go of the blade and i go to bandage my hand.
3hours later
I hear the door open. Alex was back. He did not show any signs of aggression towards me. That was good right? i wanted to go to him and see how he was doing. He turned towards me. I see some tears in his eyes. "A-Alex?" i say confused as to why he was crying. "S-s-she died." he chokes out. Im confused as to who is he referring to. "M-m-m-my luna. She is dead" he says as he cries out. Luna Lyra was the kindest Luna ever. I start sobbing as i hug my brother. He practically worshipped her.
10 minutes later and we are planning her funeral. I was put in charge of it. While my brother went out for a run. No doubt his wolf is in immense pain. I suddenly hear a call inside the office. Though I'm not the alpha, i have to answer the call while my brother is out of the pack. Even though he has a beta, i have alpha blood and i am related to Alex so, in his absence, i am the one in charge.
I answer it. "Hello?" i hear a husky voice say. "Is this Alpha Alex of the moon lake pack?" i hear the same voice say. "No. This is his sister. Alpha Alex is somewhere else" i say. "Well, I'm the alpha of the shadow pack. me and my beta is going to come to your pack. We need to discuss something" he says with authority. How dare he says this like HE is the alpha of my pack. "I'm sorry but you cannot. Our Luna has just died. We are mourning her death and preparing her funeral. You cannot come." i say with firmness in my voice. "WHAT! Luna Lyra is dead?" he asks with surprise. "Yes. Are you a friend of her?" i ask with caution as he in an alpha.
"Yes. She is my first cousin. I need to be at that funeral!" he says desperately. I agree and he says he will come next week. 2 days before the funeral. I hang up the phone and get to work on the funeral. I hear my brother come in again. "Who was that?" he asks. "The first cousin of Luna Lyra.He wants to come for her funeral. I agreed." i say with caution with the word Luna Lyra. However, he doesn't say anything. As i'm about to leave, he grabs my wrist. "Stay...please?" he asks. I nod and get comfortable.
In the middle of the night, i wake up to see him staring at me with anger, his eyes dark blue. I knew what that meant. He was having his disorder. "It was your fault" he says while aggressively grabbing my wrist. I try to get away. His eyes change to a light blue and he looks at me. "You didn't use it....why?" he asks. I don't reply as he suddenly faints.
