Mal POV

“Mom! Mom! Where are you?” I shout out as I race down the halls. The faint sounds of growls and fighting in the distance reach my ear no matter where I go. I had woke up to sirens blaring outside which only means one thing. Rouges. Since I’m only 6 I don’t have my wolf yet. Where is my mother or Anita? All the doors on this level are open and no one is here.

My thoughts are interrupted by the sounds of fast footsteps coming towards me. My cousin Oliver comes skidding around the corner ahead of me. When he sees me, he runs towards me in panic.

“Mal! Come with me! Hurry!” Oliver says. Oliver is only 4 years older than me and will actually become my beta when I come of age to take over. Our dads are brothers and we grew up together being more of siblings than cousins.

“Ollie, where is my parents? Where is Uncle Nick?” I ask scared.

“Dad is out leading the troops. I am taking you to your parents. They actually sent me to get you so it wouldn’t rise suspicions if the enemy is already here,” Ollie says to me as he drags me down the maze of halls. What does he mean by rise suspicions?

We get to a door that I recognize as Anita’s secondary room. Why are we here? Ollie opens the door and rushes us inside. He shuts the door and locks it. I see my parents standing by Anita talking in hushed tones and run over. For as long as I can remember, Anita has been my nanny as well as my personal guard and is with me wherever I go.

“Daddy! What’s happening?” I ask as I hug him. My mom touches my head and I realize that she has been crying. “Mommy what’s wrong?”

“Honey, we have to send you away.” Wait what? What does she mean send me away?

“No! Mommy I don’t want to leave you and daddy!” I say as I hug her. Please let this be a dream.

My dad then kneels down next to us and says “Little star, we don’t want you to go but there are bad men that want to take you away from us. We need you to be safe. You are the future to the werewolf race and are our greatest treasure.”

“I don’t want to leave you and momma. I can fight along side you. Please don’t send me away,” I cry.

Anita comes over with a cloak and masking spray him her hand. I realized that she also is wearing a cloak with a bag on her side. Oh my goddess! This is actually happening.

“We need you to go with Anita, little star. She will protect you and also be our contact to you until you get your wolf,” My father hugs me and so does mom in a family group hug.

“Dad just linked me and said that a few slipped past him. We have to act fast!” Ollie says from the window. He walks to the wall on the other side of the room and opens a secret door.

“Come with me princess. We have to go now!” Anita starts to pull me to the hidden door as mom puts my cloak on me and sprays the masking spray. She then gives me a leather book as we get close to the passage.

“I love you both. I will be back and take revenge on the person doing this. I will become big and strong for you!” I tell my parents as I’m pulled into the passageway.

“We love you too little star. Stay safe and don’t give Anita any trouble. Remember you are our greatest treasure,” My dad says as the door shuts leaving Anita and me in the dark. Anita pulls out a flashlight and we start to run down the passageway.

We walk for about 30 minutes until we come to a door. Anita opens the door and we step out to a field that has a car parked in a tent that blends in. As we jump in the car Anita throws the bag in the back before getting in the driver seat.

“Where are we going Anita?” I ask as she speeds down a dirt road.

“We are going to a friend of mine that is an alpha. He already knows to expect us. We will be safe there under his protection,” Anita tells me as she turns onto a paved road. As we get further and further away from my parents I feel a sense of loss and sadness. Why me? I’m nothing special other than the next in line for the throne. Only people in the kingdom knew of me but never actually had seen me. Then it hit me. They didn’t want to kidnap me to get money or anything else. They wanted me dead. I’m only 6!

Anita pulls out her phone and dials a number. The ringing comes out of the car speakers. My heart started to beat loudly as we waited for the other end to be picked up. After the fourth ring a deep sleepy voice answered.

“Hello Anita! What is the matter?” The voice said sounding half asleep.

“Fredrick! It happened tonight. We escaped with no issue but we still have the 8 hour drive to you that we have to conquer first,” Anita said. She was looking straight ahead and was frequently looking behind us.

“WHAT? Are you both okay? Do I need to send my warriors to meet you half way?” Now Alpha Fredrick sound wide awake.

“If you would like to I’m not stoping you. Just make sure they follow at a distance so if anyone is following us, it doesn’t look suspicious,” Anita turns us onto a highway by the looks of it.

“Will do. Are you in the car we planned on you using?” The alpha asked.

“Yes we are,” Anita says. “Just as planned. We are also taking the secondary route because there seems to be a traitor in the castle. The only ones that know of this route are you, me, and Maverick. We are actually picking him up on the way.”

“Okay Anita. My guys just left and they are in a black Denali. They will flash their lights twice like the humans do to warn of a cop. I already have a house set up for you all. Be careful and I’ll greet you when you get here,” Alpha Fredrick says. The call drops and it’s silent in the car once more. Maverick is Anita’s mate and is a warrior in the Royal Army.

“Anita, will I see my parents again?” I whispered scared to know her answer. Please say yes, please say yes.

“Yes, your highness, you will get to see them again. However you won’t get to until you are 18. Then you will be able to meet your mate and go back. If you don’t meet him, we will still be able to go back but it will have to be under the impression you are a distant relative wanting to join the Royal Army. But don’t worry my dear. I will be with you every step of the way,” Anita says glancing over at me. 12 years is what I have to wait to get to see my parents again. This will be a long 12 years.

We drive for about 3 hours then stop for gas. As Anita fills the car up, I see Maverick walk out from the store. I quickly jump in the back so that the adults have the front. He walks to Anita and gives her a hug that you can tell just by seeing it he was happy she was okay. They get in the car and Maverick starts driving the rest of the way.

“Princess, I want to tell you how we have to be at Fredricks pack. His pack is called Silver moon and he is the only one who knows who you are. The story we will go by is that you are our niece that came to live with us as a baby when your parents died in a rouge attack. The reason for us moving to Silver moon is our pack was attacked and we are the only survivors because we were on vacation. Absolutely no one is to know who you really are. Okay princess?” Maverick says from the front.

“Yes Maverick, I mean Uncle Maverick, I understand.” I lean back as I quietly go over it in my head.

An hour later we see the Denali that Alpha Fredrick sent and it gets behind us about 200 yards back. I decide to try to get some sleep until we get there. It doesn’t take long for me to fall asleep.

Next thing I know, I am being shook awake by Anita. “Princess, we just passed the border of Silver Moon and will arrive in 10 minutes.”

I sit up and rub my eyes. We arrive in front of the pack house and I see a man standing in the door. He looks tall with brown hair and blue eyes.

“Welcome to Silver Moon. We are glad to have you here,” the man says. He gives me a slight bow when he looks at me. This must be Fredrick.

“Long time no see Fredrick. It’s good to see you under the unfortunate circumstances,” Anita says.

Not long after we are shown our house. It is a single story home with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It’s cute and reminds me of all the stories of the white picket fence dream that most girls have.

As I settle in my room, I think about my parents. Are they safe? I wish I could be back in their arms but I know I can’t just yet. This is going to be a long 12 years.

Mal POV

-12 years later

Beep! Beep! Beep!

I fling my hand out from my blanket cocoon and reach blindly for that annoying thing. Anita got it for me when I accidentally overslept a few times and was late for school. I finally find it and smack it to turn it off.

Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Malisa but everyone calls me Mal. All the kids love it because of the Disney movie “Descendants”. It also doesn’t help I love purple and got purple highlights. I wear purple all the time not only because I love it but also for the pups. Today is my 18th birthday and I get to see if I can find my mate. It also means that I can go home now to my parents. Will they be proud of me?

“Don’t worry Mal. Even if we don’t find our prince, we still can go home to mom and dad,” Gwenivere says to me. Gwen is my wolf and I got her on my 10th birthday. Alpha Fredrick let us go to the bunkers behind the pack house for my shift. We did this because we didn’t want anyone knowing who I actually am by seeing my wolf. She is pure white with bright yellow eyes. My eyes would be a dead giveaway due to only the royal family has yellow eyes. Everyone in the pack just thinks I’m wolf-less. With that comes being shunned and bullied. I mainly get shoved around and called names. Before I was 16 I was great friends other the alpha and beta kids. After I “didn’t” shift, they turned on me. Oh how I wish they could know the truth.

“You know we can’t do that Mal. I wish so to so we can shut them up but we can’t,” Gwen tells me.

“I know Gwen. It’s just a wish,” I say to her.

“A very good wish. However, they will see soon enough that what they did was wrong and will be begging you for forgiveness,” Gwen says. Good point.

I roll myself out of bed and get ready for the day. I decide to wear a black tank top with a purple leather jacket over it. My pants are black leather pants paired with purple combat boots. I straighten my hair and apply a little makeup. Unlike most of the girls in the pack, I don’t like a lot of makeup. The cake face is not for me. Aunt Anita says I have the “badass” look.

“Sweetheart! Are you up?” Aunt Anita calls from down the hall. I walk out of my room to see her with her hands behind her back. Uh oh! What does she have?

“Yes as you can see Aunt Anita. What is behind your back?” I ask with caution. We normally pull pranks on each other and sometimes it ends with one of us wearing food of some kind. One time I walked out the bathroom after a shower just to have flour dumped on me from a bucket above the door. I had to shower a second time and so did Maverick after I tackled him.

“Just your birthday present,” Aunt Anita says with a mischievous smile. Hmmm.. should I trust this or run? If it is a prank, I am already coming up with ideas for revenge. Hot pink dye in her shampoo since she has blonde hair and hates pink, squirrel in her room, or itching powder in her undies. That last one I could get Maverick also.

Saint Anita pulls an envelope from behind her back and hands it to me. I slowly take it and cautiously open it hoping there isn’t a spider in it. Last time that happened I ended up on a chandelier pulling a Sia. Thankfully there is only a piece of paper in it. Thank the goddess! When I unfold the paper, my eyes go wide.

“No freaking way! You got me a recording set up?” I ask loudly. I have always loved music. My song book stays with me at all times. Another reason is that my mother gave it to me the day we had to flee the palace. I have a connection to music and feel all the emotions behind the notes.

“Yes we did. It’s Fredrick, Maverick, and my gift to you sweetheart. We knew you have been wanting one and have been saving up for it,” aunt Anita says as she hugs me.

“We can try the new song we are working on with it. I can’t wait,” Gwen says in my head.

“You and me both sister!” After I say this I feel her move to the back of my mind to rest. She also does this to prevent herself from being detected by the other wolves.

“Wait! Where’s Uncle Maverick?” It was only now I realized he wasn’t even on the house. He became a warrior to Silent Moon and does a border shift but that is in the afternoon.

“He had to go to the pack house to meet with Alpha Fredrick. Apparently a rogue got through last night near the pack house. They are interrogating him right now,” she tells me. When she looks at my facial expression she immediately says “He wasn’t here for you. Apparently he was trying to steal some food for his family.” Whew!

“Thank you so much for the amazing birthday present. I have to go meet up with Hannah and get to school. I love you,” I say as I hug her. She has always been a second mother to me even before that fateful night. As long as I can remember I have loved her like she was family.

I walk out of the house and head down the street. My best friend Hannah lives four houses down and is one of the only members of the pack that doesn’t treat me like I’m lower than an omega. There is nothing wrong with omegas. I get along with all of them and they are nice. Other than them, Hannah and Bryce are the only friends I have. That’s fine though because the number of friends isn’t important. It’s who is there for you and you can count on.

As I near her house I hear the sound of a vehicle and shouting coming up from behind me. The voice alone tells me it’s the jocks and among them is Peter. Peter is Alpha Fredricks’ son and next in line for the title. He is about 6’4” and has his moms dirty blonde hair paired with green eyes. Luna Brittany is one of the sweetest people I know. When I heard “freak show” be shouted out I knew it was him. Hopefully today he won’t do anything to bad. The truck speeds past me with more names being shouted out. I can’t wait to leave this place.

“Hey Mal! Was that the manwhore mobile?” Hannah asks as she walks off her front porch.

“What gave it away?” I ask giggling.

“The smell of skank in the air,” she says. We look at each other and bust out laughing. What would I do without this girl? I’m going to try to take her and Bryce with me when I leave.

“So are you excited to see if you can find your mate?” Hannah asks as we make our way to school.

“Yes and no. I have a feeling that he will reject me as soon as he sees me. Especially if he is from this pack,” I say. I’m not even sad about that possibility because of how everyone is here. Alpha Fredrick doesn’t even know about it. If I tell him it would just make it worse.

“Don’t think like that hun! You never know. He may be head over heels for you as soon as he sees you,” Hannah replies with a far off look. This girl is a hopeless romantic especially when it comes to mates. “By the way, happy birthday bish!”

I laugh, “Thank you. Happy birthday as well Satine.” She looks at me with mock hurt with her hand over her heart.

“You did NOT just call me Satan!” She exclaims, leaning away for dramatic effect. This woman!

“No. I called you Satine not Satan. There is a difference. You, my dear friend, are the female version.” I couldn’t help but laugh at her expression. It was a mix between offended and proud. She then smiles at me.

“I have taught you so well my child,” she say while wiping a fake tear. We both just start laughing as we continue our walk to school.

When we reach the parking lot, the most intoxicating scent reaches my nose. It’s a mixture of honeysuckle and rain.

“That’s our mate! Go find mate!” Gwen shouts as she is jumping around in excitement.

I follow the scent and it leads me to the jocks. Oh great! Here we go. They turn when they hear me approaching but only one pair of eyes catch mine. Peter Rollins can’t be my mate. He is my main tormentor. Well shit!

Gwen takes over and says “mate”. I see everyone’s shocked expression at what I said excluding Peter. Allison is hanging off his arm and glaring at me. Her and Peter have been dating for about a year now and helps him make my life hell.

“Follow me. We need to talk,” Peter says and turns around heading to the trees.

“But baby! You don’t have to talk to the wolf-less slut,” Allison says in her nasally voice. Peter just looks at her and whispered something to her. Whatever it was made her smile.

As I follow Peter to the trees, I think about what is going to happen. The moon goddess came to me in a dream not to long ago and told me that if my mate rejects me, all I have to say is “okay. I accept.” With me going by Benson as my last name she told me she made it be acceptable to real the bond. The moon goddess doesn’t just let anyone be mates to a royal.

“Remember Mal. I’m with you every step of the way,” Gwen reassures me. I’m glad I have her as my wolf.

We get about 30 feet into the tires when Peter stops and turns towards me. The look on his face is anything but friendly.

Mal POV

Peter looks at me with hate instead of affection. Not a big surprise there. The guy turned from the sweet boy I knew to a evil idiot.

“Let’s get this as over with,” he says. “I, Peter Rollins, future alpha of Silver Moon, reject you. Malisa Benson as my mate and future Luna. You aren’t fit to lead the pack let alone a team of omegas.” He pauses and continues with “You should just do us all a favor and off yourself. No one will want you and no human would want a freak show like you.”

I feel the bond weaken and I put my hand on my chest to try to dull the pain. But I won’t show him I feel it. Peter just looks at me with a smile on his face. My pain makes him happy. Hmm.. we’ll get ready for pain Mr. Rollins.

“Okay. I accept your rejection Peter Rollins,” I say with more strength than he thought I would have. He instantly frowned and then doubled over clutching his chest. I hear footsteps running towards us as his friends come help their screaming friend. I look at Peter one more time before I take off home at supernatural speed.

As soon as I walk in, Aunt Anita come out the kitchen looking concerned. “Mal, why are you home so early?”

“I met my mate,” I say. Before I can continue she starts squealing.

“Oh my gosh! Honey that is so great. I need to meet this lucky man. We can contact your parents and tell them that..” she starts gushing but I interrupt her.

“He rejected me.” As soon as I say this she’s immediately stills and looks at me with disbelief. Five seconds later her face morphs into anger as her eyes glaze over indicating she was mind linking. About 2 minutes later, Uncle Maverick busts in the house followed by Alpha Fredrick.

“What do you mean you were rejected,” they all ask at the same time. Wow, that was creepy.

“I found my mate and he immediately rejected me because he thinks I’m wolf-less. He told me I was unfit to be his mate and I should off myself because no one will ever want me,” I say nonchalantly. As soon as I say this I hear three growls that shake the house.

“Gwen? Are you okay?” I ask my wolf.

“Yes. I’m fine. His wolf, Max, was trying to apologize for his idiotic human.” Gwen retreats a little into my mind but not to far.

I’m brought out of my thoughts by Alpha Fredrick kneeling in front of me. “Who rejected you Princess?” He says this low enough only we can hear incase someone was outside. Should I tell him?

“Yes he needs to know,” Gwen says to me. She has grown a soft spot for the alpha and luna.

“It was Peter. He may be a little cranky when he gets home. I accepted his rejection right after,” I tell him. I see his eyes turn black groom anger but I know it’s not towards me.

“That foolish boy. And here I thought he was getting better. Why did he say such mean things to you? I thought you were friends?” He asks. Well, I can’t avoid telling him now.

“Alpha Fredrick, him and the others in the pack have been treating me like I’m lower than a rogue. This has been happening for the last 2 years since they think I didn’t shift,” I tell him. I’m about to be leaving and I also wasn’t going to like to him. When I finished my answer he let out a loud growl.

“I will take care of this. Bullying will not be tolerated in my pack. Why didn’t you come to me and tell me?” He was hurt and angry at the same time.

“I didn’t tell you because I needed to lay low. Causing an issue like that would have just made it worse as well as put me on everyone’s radar. I wish I could have came to you but I couldn’t Uncle Freddy,” I tell him as I take his hands in mine. “I will be eternally grateful for all you have done for Anita, Maverick, and me. It saddens me to say this but it’s time for me to return to the Royal Pack and train to take my birthright. I do hope to see you when the big event happens.”

He pulls me into a hug and kisses the top of my head. “You bet your short self I will definitely be there. As well as Britt. We love you like your are our daughter. If you need anything, please let me know.” He turns to leave when I stop him.

“Alpha, if I may ask, can I bring Hannah and Bryce with me?” I wait with baited breath for his answer.

He smiles “Of course you can. They would follow you whether you like it or not. I’ll mindlink the principal to send them here.Now if you would excuse me I have a ignorant pup that needs to be put in his place when he gets home.” With that he walks out the door. I turn to Anita and Maverick and give a small smile.

“Well let’s get packing. I would like us to get on the road in about 3 hours. Let’s get to it,” Maverick says with a smile.

I’m up in my room when I hear people running up to the house. Before I could look out the window, my door flies open revealing Hannah and Bryce.

“Oh my gosh Mal! I was worried when Peter came back and you didn’t. I heard what happened and I’m so sorry,” Hannah says as she pulls me into a hug. Bryce joins as well. Bryce is 6’6” with red hair and bright green eyes. He has muscles for days and all the girls flirt with him which seems to get on Hannah’s nerves. I wonder if she had better luck than me?

“Hannah, did you meet your mate today?” As soon as I ask this her and Bryce look at each other then back at me. “No freaking way! You are mates? I’m so excited for the both of you! I call dibs on godmother and Aunt!”

They laugh at me but stop when they finally look at my room that is filled with 3 duffle bags with all my clothes in them. My room is also bare of any pictures or my musical equipment.

“Are you leaving us Mal?” Bryce asks sadly.

“Actually WE are leaving if you want to come with,” I specified. They look at each other and smile from ear to ear.

“Hell yes! Just real quick, where is it we are going to?” Hannah asks.

I look at her and give a mischievous smile. “The Royal Pack. My Aunt is originally from there and wants to go back. I will also train to be in the Royal Army.”

“I thought you didn’t have a wolf?” Leave it to Bryce to ask the obvious question. Before I could make an answer Anita walks in.

“We can go ahead and tell them. But we will have to swear them to secrecy.” She turns to Hannah and Bryce. “Do you solemnly swear to not speak of what you are about to hear and keep it a secret until told otherwise? Keep in mind, disobeying this oath can result in death.”

Hannah and Bryce look slightly scared but shake it away and say “we solemnly swear so to do."

Anita looks at me and nods for me to explain. “You both know I came here when I was 6.” They both nod. “ the thing you don’t know is that Anita isn’t my Aunt and I’m not from Blue Creek pack. I had to flee my pack and leave my parents due to rogues wanting me dead. I am actually from the Royal Pack and my real name is Malisa Hanson. I am actually next in line for the throne.”

I hold my breath as I wait for their reaction. They are just staring at me then all of a sudden take a knee in front of me. “We pledge our lives and loyalty to you, your highness.” Tears well in my eyes as I make them get up. All I could do is smile and hug them.

All of a sudden Hannah grabs my shoulders. “My best friend is a princess. My bestie is THE princess! You aren’t getting rid of me. Not even in your dreams Bish! Bryce we need to hurry and go pack!” She drags him with looking shocked and slightly scared from her outburst.

About an hour later we are loaded and ready to leave. Peter should be about to arrive at the pack house. I wish I could be a fly on the wall to see that ass chewing. Oh well. I have better things to do such as seeing the two people I have been wanting to be back with for 12 years now.

After we were on the road for an hour Anita turns to me. “I have informed the King and Queen that we are returning. They are beyond excited to see you but we have to do Plan B like we discussed.” I nod and turn to my best friends.

“When we arrive, no one is to know about who I really am. Everyone will be under the assumption that I am a distant relative to the royals and want to train to join the Royal Army. Just call me Mal and act like we always did back at Silver moon. And for the love of all things holy NO bowing!” They just look at me like “duhh” and we bust out laughing

I’m coming home mom and dad!

Peter POV

When I woke up this morning, Max was pacing around in my head anxious. I ignored it until after breakfast and was walking to my truck to go get the guys for school.

“What is your deal this morning Max?” I ask. His pacing is kind of giving me a headache.

“I don’t know but I feel like something is going to happen today. I just don’t know what,” Max replies.

“Can you stop pacing though? I’m getting a headache,” I ask. He just huffs at me and goes to the back of my mind.

I stop and pick up Ted first, then Jason and Kyle. As we are driving to school we see “freak show” walking down the sidewalk. Mal is a disgrace to the werewolf world. Most wolf-less either commit suicide or goes to live among the humans. We don’t even think twice about shouting out our normal nicknames for her.

Mal and me was friends at one point. Then we got to high school. I was more interested in image and parties where she was more into studies. It was good until she didn’t shift. What an embarrassment.

As soon as we get to school, I see Allison coming my way. We have been together for a while now but I know she just wants to be Luna. Not that I will make her my Luna, she is just good at satisfying my needs.

We were in our group when the smell of strawberries hits my nose. The scent has Max jumping around yelling “Mate! Mate! Mate!” I look around to find the person that has the intoxicating scent when I spot Mal approaching the group. As soon as our eyes meet I feel the bond. Oh no! I can’t have her as a mate. She is weak and wolf-less. I made up my mind to reject her right then.

All my friends look shocked when she said mate. Allison clutches my arm tighter and gives an almost inaudible growl. When I tell Mal to follow me Allison start to whine.

“I am going to reject her baby. Don’t worry. I’m still yours,” I whisper in her ear and smile at her. She gets the biggest smile on her face and looks smugly at Mal.

As soon as we get a little ways into the woods, I turn around and face Mal. She is just looking at me with no emotion. Proceeding to reject her I even tell her to off herself. This whole time Max is angry and shouting at me to take it back. He will just have to get over it.

She placed her hand on her chest like she was feeling the pain of the bond breaking and I smiled. What surprised me was when she just looked at me and said “okay” and accepted it. Right then I felt the worst pain I have ever felt. I could literally feel my heart breaking. I look up to see is she is in pain as well but she is fine. She looks at me then disappears. What just happened? How could she move that fast with no wolf?

My friends find me and help me to the nurses office so I could calm down before I go to class. The rest of the day goes by smoothly.

When I walk into the pack house I’m faced with angry parents. “Office. Now,” my dad says and turns around to go down the hall. We get there and I take a seat in one of the chairs in front of his desk. He sit behind his desk and mom stand beside him.

“Care to tell me what happened today?” My dad asks.

“Well I went and got the boys, went to school, then came home.” That was a weird question. I’m really hoping he doesn’t know about the rejection.

“Is that so? Well what happened between you and Mal? And DON’T lie to me,” my dad says with a hard look. Oh shit!

“Mmmhm,” I clear my throat preparing for this. “She walked up to me thinking we are mates. I rejected her on the spot because I need a strong Luna, not some weak wolf-less girl who can’t even fight.” As soon as the words left my mouth dad growls and jumps up. This time he looks like he could kill me.

“You foolish boy! She is not weak and for your information she does have a wolf. Her wolf was just not wanting to show herself at the time and was shy. She also knows how to fight. Maverick has been training her since she was 6 years old. She has more training than you since you didn’t start to train until you turned 11. I thought we taught you better than this! Why would you reject your goddess given mate?” My dad yells.

“She never defends herself or let us know she had a wolf. If she did then it would be different. It’s not like she will be my only mate! I will look for my second chance mate or take a chosen mate. I don’t see the big deal about this,” I defend myself.

“NO BIG DEAL? You just rejected someone who would have made this pack better inside and out. The matter of her not defending herself is because Maverick trained her to be a killing machine and didn’t want to hurt anyone. He calls her his Little Sarah Connor. Do you know where that name comes from?” He asks. I shake my head no. “The female character from “The Terminator 2” and let me tell you, Mal earned that name. Oh and before I forget, if I hear anything else about any bullying going on, the perpetrators will be punished accordingly.” Hold on a second. Did that bitch snitch on us?

“I can’t believe she snitched! As soon as I get my hands on that..” I’m interrupted by my fathers loud growl.

“First of all she didn’t WANT to tell me. She didn’t tell me until today when I asked her what happened. She didn’t want to cause problems or get anyone in trouble. Second, you will not call her any more names or lay a finger on her. You and her were best friends until you both turned 16 and you thought you were higher than her and everyone else. You are not the son I raised or I thought I raised. So with that said you will not be taking over the pack in two months on your birthday. Seems like you still have some growing up to do,” he says to me.

“No! You can’t do that!” I stand up and yell.

“I can and I will. Do not test me boy. I will not allow this pack to perish due to your big ego,” he says with black eyes. Shit! He is really pissed.

My mom places a hand on dads shoulder and he instantly starts to calm down. She then looks at me. “As of right now, you are grounded until further notice. Hand over your keys and cards. The only reason you have your phone is because you textbooks are on there. You will help clean as well as some other chores. An extra training session will be added to your training.”

“That’s not fair! I have Teds party this weekend for his birthday!” This is bull shit! “What if I apologize for my actions? I’ll go get her right now!” I say as I move to the door.

“You will do no such thing. Plus she is already gone,” dad says. Wait what?

“What do you mean she’s gone?” I ask then run out of the office. Not stopping until I reach her house, I barge in the front door. There’s no sound anywhere except my breathing.

I follow her scent down the hall to her room and open it. The only thing there is her bed, dresser, and desk. Other than that it is completely bare. No trace of her at all. As I’m walking out I spot something behind the dresser. When I pull it out, it is a picture of Mal, Hannah, and Bryce. Why did I never realize how beautiful she was. I really messed up.