Amelie is an Alpha wolf. She lost her parents as a pup. She was poisoned at a young age, and it is believed this poison had an impact on her wolf. Amelie is bullied, rejected, and decided going rogue is her only choice. Will she be able to trust a second chance at happiness? Will her second chance mate be her ultimate salvation?
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Shivering in excitement, I walk with Jaxon, Kate, and Colby to the clearing where I would have my first shift. Jaxon has been my boyfriend for this past year. I was turning eighteen in a month. Signs that I would shift tonight had started earlier in the evening. Nobody knew why but after the initial shock, many of our Pack members had come out for my first shift. I came from a long line of Alphas, and it was simply a question of what color my wolf would be. Jaxon held my hand as we walked through the forest. We would not know if we were mates tonight, but we would be able to be excited that we both had wolves and would be able to go for runs together. I hoped with all my heart that Jaxon was my mate. He was perfect. He was comfortable waiting for us to be intimate until we knew if we were mates or not. It mattered to me to wait. Not that anyone had told me I had to, I simply wanted something special with my mate.Jaxon squeezes my hand pulling me out of my deep thoughts, “Nervous?” he asks me in a whisper. “A little,” I reply quietly. I was anxious as I had not yet heard from my wolf. Kate assured me everyone’s wolf showed itself at different times and asked me not to worry needlessly. “You will be amazing,” he assures me with all the confidence in the world. I smile my thanks back to him.
Kate and Colby stop at the clearing and turn to look at me. “This is your time, baby girl,” Kate says to me. She has been calling me baby girl since she first met me when I was six years old. She was Colby’s mate and was more like an adopted mom to me, although I thought of her as my mom.
My parents had died when I was three, and my uncle Colby had raised me on his own, until he met his mate, Kate. Then they raised me together with their two pups Oliver and Olivia. I had thought I would be jealous of the twins, but we meshed as a perfect family would. They were too young to be out here for my first shift. Just as well. Shifting could take time. And it could be painful. I would not want them to be traumatized by my shifting.
Kate pulls me toward the cover of the trees. “You can leave your clothes here and just leave on your sports bra and shorts,” she suggests. I walk over behind the cover of the trees and shed my clothes. Although wolves are used to being naked in front of one another, I am not quite comfortable showing off my nakedness in front of the others in my Pack.
Ten minutes left and I would be an Alpha wolf. I felt nerves rolling inside my stomach as I patiently waited for my wolf to make an appearance in my mind. I was feeling antsy about the missing wolf but relied on Kate’s assurances that my wolf would come when she was ready. Five minutes. I could feel the excitement buzz across the Pack members who were present. I had grown up as the darling Alpha orphan my whole life. Many would have been spoiled brats, but both Kate and Colby had never allowed that.
Jaxon moves forward to give me a hug, “Just breathe,” he tells me as he steps back to give me space. Colby pulls me in tightly, “I am proud of you Amelie, you will always be my little girl,” he shares with me. I feel tears start in my eyes, but I blink quickly so they do not fall. He smiles softly as he wipes one lone tear off my cheek.
Kate steps forward pulling me away from both Colby and Jaxon. She will help me with the shift and talk me through the pain. “Ten seconds,” someone shouts from behind Colby. I feel a wave of calm wash over me. I am ready for this moment. I have been ready and prepared my whole life.
“Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one …,” everyone counted in excitement. I closed my eyes and waited. Nothing. Opening my eyes, I look to Kate who is excitedly watching me. Nothing. I heard nothing. I felt nothing. Tears started to choke me. Kate’s smile falters as I feel her move toward me.
I step backwards, wanting to give myself a moment. She was right there; I could feel her. She was struggling to break through. Suddenly pain consumes my body. I fall to my knees as Kate moves closer to me. I shrug her off not wanting anyone to touch me. I can hear everyone gasping as I start to writhe in pain. I could hear cries of alarm from the crowd. Kate was on her hands and knees trying to talk me through the pain. I hear none of her words as I was too focused on helping my wolf.
Nobody expected this. Nobody expected my shift would be so brutal. I felt more than saw Jaxon take a step away from me. Colby moved forward placing his hands on my shoulder, murmuring to me, “What is wrong?” he asks. “I do not know,” I reply. I feel panic start to rise in my body.
What did this mean? Would I be stuck between wolf and human forever? Colby looked to Kate, “We need to force the shift,” he says to Kate. Kate had tears streaming down her eyes. “Give her a few more minutes,” Kate replies simply staring at me. “It has already been an hour, Kate. It usually takes fifteen minutes at best for your first shift. We are torturing her, for Goddess’s sake,” he snarls as he tries to calm me with his Alpha presence.
Trying to remain calm, Kate nods to Colby. Colby, using his strongest Alpha command, “Shift now, Amelie!” he roars. I scream in agony as my body contorts into the shape of my wolf. I feel residual pain vibrating through my body as I lay there in the grass panting, unable to move.
Matt POVIt had been a week since I had been let out of the hospital. Amelie has been treating me with kid gloves and it has been frustrating. I am still recovering, but with the help of Thorne, I have improved dramatically. I missed my mate, and I am determined to have her tonight. “I have a ton of work to get done,” Amelie murmurs at the dinner table. We are all together, Amelie on my right, Blake and Rosie on my left, Zack beside Rosie and Shane beside Amelie. I take her hand on the table, “That can wait until tomorrow I am sure,” I say with a smile at her. She does not look at me and I am starting to wonder if she has been making excuses not to be with me. Is she bothered with the scars on my chest? “I can help you, Amelie; it will get done faster,” Rosie offers much to Amelie’s obvious annoyance. “Great, thanks,” Amelie mutters. “I am putting my foot down, nobody is working tonight,” I say much to the surprise of Amelie. “Anything you have to do can wait until tomorrow
Amelie POV“You are lying,” I say to her continuing to tighten my grip on her neck. “Did you think you were so special Amelie? That you would be the only one?” she spits out. “We will find them,” I murmur as I continue on my quest to cease her existence.“Don’t forget your sister, Amelie,” she gasps out. I stop the pressure on her throat feeling nauseous. “What?” I demand of her. She smirks, “You have a baby sister Amelie. She is like you, only she is suffering with her injections,” she says as spit dribbles out the side of her mouth.“What happened to you?” Colby yells to her from behind me. She looks frantically to him, “Tell her she needs me, Colby,” she begs as I continue to hold her throat tightly. “She is just trying to buy time until she is at full strength,” Rosie says calmly beside me.She looks to Rosie. “You surprised me little Rosie,” she says while I start to tighten my hands wrapped around her throat. “You were a little fighter but how your wolf survived was so
Amelie POVI turn around and the woman moves towards me grabbing my arm and pulling me closer to her. “Now you and I are going to take a quick walk down the hall and out the door to the waiting SUV,” she says as she tugs me along.“Wait,” I say looking to the nurse. “Drop the needle,” I say to her. “What?” she asks. “Drop the needle now and step on it,” I say. She does what I ask and the needle with the poison in it is broken. Satisfied I look towards the woman, “Okay, I am ready,” I say.She smirks before moving forward and looping her arm through mine “Now do as you are told and nobody will get hurt,” she threatens. I am pulled forward towards the door. The guard opens the door and I notice the hallway is deserted. “It is amazing what people will do when they think their Luna is not in control,” she murmurs as we walk down towards the door with the guard close on our heels.I look around for opportunities to escape this crazy woman, but nothing is presenting itself. I need
Amelie POVI race back to the entrance of Matt’s room and find Blake and Rosie still there. “Take her to the dungeons,” I say quietly. “Who?” Blake asks going on alert. “The woman claiming to be the victim,” I say as I turn to go into the room. Grabbing my arm, “Are you sure you want to do this, Amelie?” Blake asks.“Matt just said that a woman who was the head of it all claimed to be my mother,” I share with him. Immediately Blake’s face changes and he takes off back to the waiting area where we left Colby, Kate, and my mother.I move back into the room and take Matt’s hand. He is back and that is all that matters to me.Blake POVRosie and I take off back down the hall. When we reach the waiting area it is empty. Looking around I try to see where they may have gone. I head towards the nursing station, “Have you seen Alpha Colby and Luna Kate?” I ask as they are familiar with the couple. “They left about ten minutes ago,” the nurse shares with us as she turns back to her wor
Rosie POVI sat there holding Blake’s hand. I did not get the answers I had hoped to get. I felt less relevant now than I had before. I held onto Colby’s words about my mother and hoped he would be able to share more with me before he left.I see Colby pull Kate into his lap as she rested her head on his shoulder. He was murmuring how he was so proud of her, and I looked at them and, in that moment, I knew I wanted that type of relationship with Blake. One that would stand the test of time and would see him proud of me, whatever I did.“I already am,” Blake says through our mind-link. I look at him in surprise, “You had your thoughts open to me. I am proud of you every day,” he says through our mind-link with a smile. I go red in the face but squeeze his hand tighter as I appreciate that he always knows how to make me feel stronger than I believe I am.“Rosie, I am sorry I did not have more information for you,” Beth says. I look at her and nod, not wanting to pretend I unders
Amelie POV“I am not interested in what you regret. Give Rosie and Colby the answers they need and then leave,” I reply. Colby looks at me starting to speak when I cut him off. “I am not a child; I have an adult opinion. All I ask is that everyone respect it,” I say quietly as I sit back in my chair crossing my arms over my chest.“So, my mother was killed after I was born?” Rosie asks softly. “Yes. I am sorry Rosie. I wish I knew your mother better. I know that what she did was for her family. You included,” the woman says.“I do not think she did it for me. She needed to save her family, but it resulted in my torture,” Rosie says calmly. The woman looks saddened hearing these words. “I knew your mother, Rosie. She was kind and funny,” Colby says to Rosie. Rosie is interested in hearing what Colby has to say and perhaps it would be a way for them to bond. For him to share something about her mother before she made that fateful decision that had changed the course of Ros
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