*Kelly's POV*
Invisible. It was something I always wanted to be.
When you’re invisible no one could notice your flaws or the many mistakes you made. You couldn’t ever be judged for your actions. For my eighth birthday, I asked for it as a superpower. Unfortunately I received toy cars instead. I even asked Santa but, I guess he didn’t get the memo because I ended up with a bike.
It wasn’t until I got into high school that my wish was granted.
In a building full of nearly two thousand kids, it was easy to drift in the background and for that I was happy.
People always noticed me- of course they should, I mean, I am a not only cute, but I got the brains too, you know. But still, nobody paid much attention to these details or gave me the 'popular student of the year vibes', plus I didn’t do anything to get the attention. I considered that a win win situation.
My parents always wondered if something was wrong with me since I didn’t like to be touched and I never really had any friends, except one.
They tried many times, with therapy, to get me to open up, but it was all futile.
There was nothing wrong with me. I just preferred solitude over most things. I preferred being up in my room, reading all the books I can lay my hands on, or solving as many arithmetic as I can, to just stepping out into the sun and socialising.
“Kelly, are you even listening to me!?!” Rose groaned, slamming her coffee on the table.
Out of the twenty five years I’ve spent on this earth, I’ve only managed to have one friend, and that was Rose.
We met when I was in my freshman year in college. She basically forced her company on me and somehow I ended up enjoying it. The only thing was, when I was with her there was no fading into the crowd.
Rose demanded all my attention and, let it be known, sometimes loudly.
“Not really” I mumbled as I continued to type on my computer.
“Kelly, we just graduated college and the first thing you do is get a job? Don’t you want to have some fun?”she asked.
“Fun isn’t me and you know that. Besides I consider myself lucky that my dad offered me a job at his company. It helps me gain experience, added to my knowledge, you know” I let out a smile.
“I don’t understand you. You’d think you would want to go crazy before being locked down as an accountant for the rest of your natural born life”, she muttered.
“There is nothing wrong with being an accountant” I argued.
“Yeah right, I fall asleep just hearing the word” she laughed.
“Whatever. I don’t talk about how you want to be surrounded by smelly animals all day, Miss.Veterinarian” I grumbled.
“Okay fine, can you at least come out with me tonight for drinks, nerd?”Rose questioned, sipping her coffee.
“I don’t know. I've got some extra work to do today” I whispered, closing my laptop.
“Please. Pretty please, with strawberries on top” she begged.
“Alright fine, but after today you can’t ask me to do this again for the next two weeks” I said.
“Yesss!! We’re going to have fun and maybe I’ll get you drunk or, even better, laid!!!” she cheered.
I couldn't help but blush and shrunk a little in my seat as people stared at us.
A couple of minutes later, Rose and I left the coffee shop. I headed back to my apartment while she went to see her parents.
When I reached home I went in, walking straight to my bedroom. Changing out of my jeans and t-shirt, I pulled on some basketball shorts and a tank top along with my Nike’s.
Going to my kitchen, I picked up my water bottle and headphones.
As I was about to leave my apartment my phone rang, it was my mom.
“Hello” I answered, locking my door.
“Hi honey, I was calling to see if you were going to join us this week for Sunday dinner. Stefan is coming and Susan’s going to be there”, she said.
My mom was an amazing woman, considering she had me for a son, but she was constantly trying to set me up with her friends' daughters, no matter how many times I told her that I wasn’t focused on dating.
I’ve had a couple of girlfriends, sure, but none of them ever lasted long. They’d all get bored eventually and end up giving me the signature line, ‘I think we should just stay friends’.
The friend zone was where I occasionally vacationed until I decided to give up on relationships for a while.
I was young so, I didn’t see the need to rush, but to my mom I needed a nice woman.
Unlike me, my brother, Stefan, was a freshman in college and had been dating the same girl for three years.
Hell they were practically married already, I thought.
“Mom I don’t know if I’ll be able to make it. I have a lot of work to finish up for the company” I sighed.
“Well, your father can wait. I haven’t seen my oldest son in forever. Your mother misses you” she said.
Damn, she really liked to lay the guilt on thick!
“Okay, I’ll be there”, I exhaled.
“Great. You're going to love Susan. She’s a really beautiful and polite young woman”, my mom hummed happily.
“I’m sure. Mom I’ll see you on Sunday, I’m about to go running” I said.
“Alright, call you later and do not forget”, she repeated.
We said our goodbyes before hanging up. That was the second time today I’ve been conjured into getting involved in what I don't have plans on.
I was going to have to spend a day locked in my room for all these activities.
Hopefully tonight with Rose will be quiet, most likely not, but I’ll pray because I don’t need anything else happening to me right now.
I wanted to stay, as always, invisible.
*Anita's POV*“Go over and talk to him. Your staring is becoming borderline creepy”, Caroline said.She was right, but I didn’t care. This was my mate, the person I have been waiting for. The other half and the one I belonged with.Ever since I was younger, I knew this would happen, but now that I’ve found him it was kind of surreal.I couldn’t fathom it was happening and truthfully I was shocked.“I will. I... I just can’t believe this” I sighed.“Me either. You finally have found your mate” she hummed.“Yeah, and he’s human” I mumbled.“Who’s cares? You need to go over and speak to him” she urged but, I didn’t move.It was like I was glued to the floor and all my confidence evacuated the building.I had never felt like this in my life. I was an Alpha, so confidence was a necessity for me, but now it was all gone.“What if he doesn’t like me? Or what if he does but finds out that I'm a werewolf and rejects me?” I mumbled nervously.“No, we are not playing the doubt game, Anita. You'r
*Kelly's POV*“Okay what is your problem? You’ve been silent this whole time and I already apologized for what happened at the bar. Ven dropped by and we reconnected” Rose said smirking as I continued getting dressed.“Although that was pretty messed up for you to ditch me for your ex, I forgive you, but that isn’t the problem”, I muttered pulling a button up shirt out of my closet.“Then what’s the problem?” she asked.“Well I met a girl at the bar on Friday, or actually she was more of a woman. Her name was Anita”, I replied as I fastened the buttons.“Well, did you and Anita have sex?” she questioned, sitting up on my bed and looking at me coyly.“No dummy, we didn’t have sex", I said, eyeing her. "But, our meeting was kind of unusual. I've never encountered someone like her before. She was very bold, and confident” I explained.“Well the girls you usually deal with are sluts, that's why”, Rose said, frowning.“No, they are not. They are very nice girls. It’s just that Anita seemed
“First rule is you never change in front of a human, Brayden!Everyone knows that! We can’t allow humans to discover our existence. It’s too great of a risk and now we have people to worry about. What explanation do you have for that!?!” I snapped staring at the young wolf.“He was kissing his mate and I couldn’t control myself” he argued.“That’s no excuse. You put this whole pack in danger!” I yelled.This was a serious problem because the last thing we need is hunters.Especially since rogues have been noticed near the borders. It was my job to keep everyone safe and I wasn’t going to fail.“You don’t understand because you don’t have a mate, and may never have one!!” he yelled staring at me.My wolf pushed forward at this sign of disrespect, causing me to growl.“Know your place. I am your Alpha and you will respect me” I hissed showing my canines.He tried to stay bold but eventually he dropped his head as a sign of submission.“Sorry Alpha” he mumured.“You will be running midni
This date was horrible. I had been looking forward to meeting up with Kelly and learning a little more about him.Though I could have just ran a simple background check at the pack house, but I also wanted to spend time with him.Unfortunately I’ve been here twenty minutes and the only thing I learned was that Rose liked my mate and couldn’t keep her hands to herself.She was constantly touching him and he didn’t seem to mind.I was two minutes away from jumping over this table and ripping her throat out with my teeth but, I had to tame myself no matter how difficult.I usually had amazing control over emotions but, the mate bond had a way of messing with a wolf’s rationality.All your feelings are heightened when it comes to your mate; Jealously, anger and possessiveness all rise to maximum lengths which is why it’s critical to keep your self control.That’s also the reason I won’t allow Brayden to see his mate.He needed to calm down before he did something he’d regret.“Anita, are
*Kelly's POV*“Stop ignoring me Kelly! I said I was sorry already a million times” Rose whined while following me around my apartment as I got ready for work.Ever since that stunt she pulled two days ago on my lunch date with Anita, I haven’t been talking to her. Though that was kind of hard, since she had a key to my apartment.“Rose you need to leave. I have work to attend to” I blasted, putting on my blazer.“I’m not going until you say you forgive me. I’m sorry for ruining your date with that woman” she grumbled.“Hey! That woman has a name!" I yelled. "Her name is Anita and I don’t forgive you. Once again, you were sticking your nose in a place it doesn’t belong. My love life is mine and I don’t need you or my mother messing around in it” I told her.“What love life? You haven’t dated anyone in months!” she sighed.“And that’s my business, not yours. Instead of worrying about me, go and get yourself a boyfriend. That way you can bother him and not me” I frowned, placing my lapto
*Anita's POV*“Please shut that damn thing off. It’s annoying the hell out of me” I groaned as the heart machine continued.“Sorry Alpha but, we need to keep it on” Leila said going over the clip board she had in her hand.After the rogue attack, Henry and David brought me to the pack hospital. I was badly injured and the wolfsbane wasn’t allowing me to heal.But, that wasn’t my only problem. I hated going to the doctor, always have, ever since I was little and learned what shots were.“Are all these really neccessary?” I mumbled as I tried to sit up, but was hit with a harsh pain in my side.“Yes. Until Charlie comes back from his supply run, you’ll have to stay in this bed." Leila chastised. "The wolfsbane was a strong dose, which is why you feel so weak. It’s going to take you a while to recover, even though you're an Alpha” she explained.“Can someone at least bring me the papers from my office so I can continue working?” I questioned.“Ignore her Leila. My daughter is always rest
*Anita's POV*“Let me get this straight, there is a bounty out on my head?” I asked, looking from my father to Henry.“Yes. The hunters want to wipe out our pack and they’re using rogues to try and do it." My dad started. "Plus, other werewolves are trying to take over this land and that means putting you down”, he explained.“This is crazy. I have people trying to murder me from all sides?” I groaned.“We need to keep you are safe, and that means you can’t leave the pack grounds from now. We have to crank up security too” Henry spoke.“I can’t stay here” I told them.“Anita this is no joke. Twice they’ve tried to kill you in one day. Who’s to say next time they won't actually succeed? Then what?” my dad argued.“I can’t stay here because my mate is out there!" I shouted. "He lives in town and how am I supposed to build up our mate bond when I’m on lockdown?!” I countered furiously.“Your mate, is he human?” Henry asked.“Yes, and we have a date tonight which I cannot cancel on. There
“Anita are you sure about this? Your dad said it wasn’t safe. There are people trying to kill you” Caroline said.“I know Caro but, this is my mate I’m talking about. I’ve been too long without him and I refuse to allow some human bitch to best me." I replied. "If she wants him, then she’s going to have to get through me first. For years I’ve been alone and I’m tired. I know that everyone thinks I’m strong and have handled not having a mate. The truth is I’m lonely, Caroline. I hate going to bed by myself. It’s a horrible feeling” I explained.“Anita, I’m so sorry that you have to go through this. You don’t deserve it” she breathed, wrapping me in a hug.“Sometimes I wonder if I’ve angered the Moon Goddess and that’s why it took so long for me to find Kelly” I sighed sitting on my bed.“Don’t think like that. Everything happens for a reason. Maybe she wanted to wait until you were ready” she mumbled.“Maybe. I know that now, I’m ready. More ready than I’ve ever been” I hummed.“Just b