Emerald

Avril’s POV I was born the Beta’s daughter, Avril Alexandria West. I was to be their greatest pride and joy, but instead I was born blind. I know my parents love me, but I can’t help the nagging feeling that I’m actually their greatest burden. Afterall, my parents defied the Alpha’s suggestion that I be raised by an Omega couple instead. That put a strain in the Alpha’s relationship with my dad. Apparently they were best friends. In the end, the Alpha ordered that they not bring me around “mixed company” like when other Alphas visit. He did not want ranked families to appear weak and my eyes convey just that, weakness. My parents are especially protective of me. I had to beg and plead with them to let me go to regular high school, instead of being homeschooled like I had been my entire life up till then. In the end, my older brother, Aaron, was finally able to convince them, by saying he’d keep an eye out for me. While grateful, being followed by my older brother was hardly ideal.

Wesley’s POV He looks furious. I guess the doctors must have informed him of my betrayal of my mate. He has always impressed on me the importance of mates. “Is it true?” He growls at me. I sigh. “Look… she isn’t 18 yet. How was I supposed to know she’d feel the pain of betrayal?” “Not that!” He roars. “You’re mated to that useless, blind wolf! That bitch is the future Luna of our pack?” He takes some deep breaths. “I know I’ve told you about the importance of mates, but clearly the Moon Goddess has made a mistake. You need to find a second chance.” My own wolf starts to surface. “You will not insult my mate! She is our Luna!” I felt him shout at our father before I could stop him. “She cannot be the Luna of this pack!” My father shouts back. He breathes in again. His eyes narrow at me. He recognizes her scent in my room. I shift uncomfortably, guessing at what he smells. I brace myself for his roar again. He chuckles instead, with a glimmer in his eye that is somehow worse than

Avril’s POV After I heard that Tori was planning on separating herself from Aaron, I knew I had about a week to convince them otherwise. At least try to get Aaron to come with us. It’s not right for fated mates to be apart. I mentally formed the argument I would bring up to my brother. Tori seemed set in her decision so it will be more worth my time to persuade Aaron. Not that a male wolf needs a lot of encouragement when it comes to staying close to his mate. It truly consumed my thoughts as I shared my meal with Tori. I wonder how Shadow Mist would treat me. My wolf says I’m special, but I can’t shake the feeling that I’m a burden. Sure, there’s a lot I can do on my own, but I can’t help but feel like Tori, Aaron and even Wesely are being dragged down by me. We were his mate. Emerald reminds me. He was supposed to cherish us, no matter our weaknesses, strengths, looks, or whatever ideas he had in his head. The Goddess made us for him, and he threw us out. I mean technically I re

Avril’s POV Tori drives all day, determined to make it to Shadow Mist before nightfall. She seemed even more motivated when she heard that it was a co-Alpha pair. I could tell she was determined to do the same. I, on the other hand, just wanted to forget Jade Pack and move on. I know that if Tori becomes the Alpha, things will change for me, but that pack now gives me a bad taste in my mouth. Perhaps I could find a chosen mate in Shadow Mist pack, since I for sure wasn’t getting a second chance after I rejected my first. Emerald whimpers at that thought. I can tell she misses Hyde, even after he tried to force himself on us. She explained that he was frustrated at his human’s lack of backbone when it came to standing up to his father. She again gives me a vision of the soft brown eyes I’ve seen so many times now. I yawn as the sky darkens to dusk. How long had we been driving already? I hope the Alphas have a place for us to crash as soon as we get there. I’ve been working hard to k