Mmmm, mum made some waffles. When I walk into the kitchen, I see a plate of waffles that is steaming.
Theo smirks and says, “Alpha.” I swear that guy’s a*s, but for some reason, I can’t get rid of him. My dad looks at him with a dirty look. You should never be rude to the Alpha or the older people.
“So, son, are you excited to go out and meet your mate? If you don’t find her in our pack, you can always go to the other packs.”
My mum was from a different pack. The Ironheart Clan is well-known, and their Alpha is a great leader who helps our pack a lot. I don’t trust my friends in another pack.
My wolf is getting angry.
“What do you want, Asher?”
“We have to go; she’s out there.”
It’s time for me to go. I can feel the need if I don’t leave. He’ll come out and scare people to death. Here I go.
Sienna’s point of view
Bang! Bang!
What the hell? Wade was trying to break into my room when I woke up. It’s three o’clock in the morning!
“Hey, you dirty girl, open up!”
I don’t pay attention to him. He might be drunk and high, and I don’t know what will happen when he’s like that.
Wade got a little too touchy last month, and when I pulled away from him, he hit me in the eye and kept hitting me. There were bruises all over my stomach. I was lucky that the blows didn’t break my rib.
“Hey, come on, open the door. Let’s have a good time.”
Yeah, how about no. When the door broke open, I tried to go back to sleep. Wade was a big man. He had muscles that scared me.
He started to walk over to me. He looked at my whole body. My nightgown was thin, so there was nothing to imagine. I pulled my blanket up so he couldn’t see any part of me.
“Oh, you don’t need to hide anything from me,” he said with a laugh.
At that point, I knew I had to leave right away or I would be raped. I took a look around my room. The lamp was next to my bed, and it was just big enough to break a little bit. I couldn’t let him get to me.
“Sienna, you’ve always had a nice body,” he says, and his eyes linger on my face. He began to walk over to the side of my bed. I could smell him; he smelt like booze and body odour.
For someone my size, I was pretty quick. Wade started to get closer to me. It was now or never. I took the lamp off the table, stood on my bed, and hit him as hard as I could. He fell down in a big pile on the floor. I took a look around my room. It was too early to go to school, but I had to get dressed. I took my backpack, put in some new clothes and ran to the bathroom to change. I had to hurry because he could wake up at any moment.
I put on my long-sleeved navy shirt and jeans. It was easy to take out my braids; I just ran my fingers quickly through the waves. I go to Wade’s room. He usually kept a box of condoms and cash in the drawer by his bed. I found this out last year when we needed food. I looked for money in his room.
I took the stack of hundreds and put them in my back pocket. I leave the house and go to school.
I feel like crying. I haven’t called since my parents did. I have to leave this place and get away from him. He wouldn’t care if I stole that money; he wouldn’t look for me.
I was by myself, and that’s fine with me. Things aren’t perfect in my life, but they might get better.
The schools are still empty as the hours go by. I sat on the ground under the beautiful branches of the Sycamore tree and thought. I was leaving. I had the job interview today, and nothing could stop me from getting the job. I knew that there was a motel about three miles from the school.
The school opens at 5:30. I go into the cafeteria and get breakfast for free. Today I had cereal and an apple. I was very thankful for the food. I hadn’t eaten in a while and needed to get my energy up. A little girl comes and sits in front of me just as I’m finishing up. She smiles when I look up at her.
She squeaks, “Hi, I’m Kayla.”
“Hello, I’m Sienna. It’s nice to meet you,” I say back.
Her face instantly lights up with a beautiful smile. She was good-looking. Kayla’s skin was olive and her eyes were golden brown. Her hair was dark brown and very smooth. Kayla ate her cereal quickly; she was thin like me. To the point where you look a little hungry. Her clothes were too loose on her, just like mine. I knew that wherever Kayla came from wasn’t much better than where I was.
We had a short conversation about our classes and teachers. We chose to walk to the library because Grace didn’t start for another hour. We did our homework quietly at a table in the back. I liked being with Kayla. She wasn’t loud, and it wasn’t weird when she was quiet.
We split up and agreed to meet for lunch under the Sycamore tree.
I smelt something strange as I walked down the hall. It was a great mix of cinnamon and spice. I turned around to see where it was coming from. That’s when I saw Zayn. Was it him? It couldn’t have happened because he was too far away. I couldn’t blink before our eyes met, and he was right in front of me in seconds. There was a big smile on his face. He was so pretty.
He whispered, “Mate.”
“What?” I said quietly. I could hardly talk. I was so fascinated by him that his smell was too much for me. His hand slowly went up and touched my cheek. His touch was soft and made me tingle all over. I felt like my body was charged. In that moment, one word came out of my mouth.
“You’re mine.”
Zayn’s point of view
“You belong to me,” she said softly.
My wolf howled with pride. She wants me. Her blue eyes are so beautiful that I can’t help but look at them. She let her long hair down. She looked beautiful with all those waves in her hair.
I was going to marry this lady. We will have s*x, have puppies, and live together until we are old. I could see everything. She was young, but I can wait. For her, I’d wait forever.
She gasped and her eyes got big all of a sudden.
“Oh my god! I’m so sorry. I don’t know what got into me. Did you need help with something?”
Her words made my chest sink and my pride go out the window. She doesn’t know who I am; she must think I’m a creep coming up to her.
“Mark her, and she’ll love us!”
Do you know how stupid you are? We can mark her in the hallway!
I want a mate! Asher growled.
