Chapter 2

The reason they say that is because of my name, my name was apparently supposed to be Azealia as per my mothers wish but my father kept putting off naming me for some reason to the point my step mother made remarks on the colour of my hair, it's an incredible shade of red which I know I inherited from my mom, so my name became Roho, dumb I know right? no thought whatsoever, okay let's just call her Red but instead of making it too obvious because then it sounds stupid let's call her Roho, despite that I do love the bright and vibrant colour of my hair.

My dad had given me a locket which is now my whole world for my Thirteenth birthday, it has a picture of my mother inside, he told me not to let my step mother or siblings see it so it has always been our secret, before  receiving the locket there  had been times I  caught him staring at me and his eyes would be filled with tears when he looked away, it was after I received the locket I knew why, I was the splitting image of my mother with the exception of the colour of my eyes which were his, I guess he still missed and loved my mother and I reminded him of her.

We didn’t have a close relationship, my father and I but he has never directly ill treated me, he’s just been there simply existing while I was degraded and ridiculed by his mate and children which really made me feel like crap growing up, I ensured I excelled academically as well as physically but noting I did got recognition from him and his mate just made me feel worthless because she complained I had been trying to outshine her children, which I never understood because we did not have the same classes, interests or even in the same age group, eventually I stopped showing him my achievements and just lost interest in trying to have a relationship with him, because what’s the point if only person is trying to make it work?

It’d be like pulling on a rope that’s tied around a building or a tree, hurt more than it help.

My siblings ran their mother's store with her, she owned a Boutique which did quite well in the pack, and in the neighbouring packs, I naturally had no interest in that sort of thing, I learned medicine during the day and on afternoons into the night I learned combat which I do prefer doing even though I am very skilled in the medical field, I also made time to learn about poisons, treatments and antidotes because you just never know, that aspect I had to learn outside of the pack on weekends, as I have the weekends free.

I met a witch by chance a few years ago while out in the woods, she was wearing a cloaking spell to conceal her scent and even prevent others from seeing her, she was outside of our borders but I did scent her and saw her not knowing she was hidden away so we were both surprised to say the least, I was naturally cautious and wary of her but once she proved no harm to me or the pack and inquiring as to what was her purpose there she told me she was gathering herbs and thus peaked my interest and over time we became friends and she began teaching me about poisons, potions and natural herbs that can heal and hurt.

Tabitha is her name and she has always told me that I'm of a different kind and called me Salvadora or Sala for short, go figure, I know what it means but who the heck am I saving, I don't even have my wolf yet at the age of Twenty Three, I growl like a wolf when upset, I have the speed, scent, hearing, sight and strength but never shifted which made things a bit more difficult for me at home as my step mother and step siblings have all made fun of me for it but over time I got used to it and when they saw it no longer phased me, they stopped.

Of course that also means that I have yet to meet my mate, that too is more than fine for me as I quite enjoy my freedom and not having anyone to answer to, worry about or be bound to, I've never pursued any sort of relationship, neither romantically nor physically, it's a waste of time to me and if there really is a mate out there for me I'd like to be pure for him/her because you just never know what or who you're going to get when it comes to the Moon Goddess and Sun God pairing, although the idea of having a mate makes me shudder, being tied by the heart, the most unreliable part of the body when it comes to emotions and rational thinking and make matters worse is the soul tie, your well being, affected by another person, your sanity, peace of mind and existence.