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MAYA

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Argh! I throw my pillow over my face as I try to drown out the annoying blaring of my step brother's alarm.

I stand up, puffing in anger as I press my hands against my ears!

My stepbrother's annoying alarm clock, I wish that I had burned it while I had the chance!

He is standing by the door, his sleek hair falling over his eyes. “Hey, little monkey, get up! I'm not going to be late to school on your account.”

I ignore him and turn to the other side of the bed, and pull the blanket over my face.

We don't have to be in school for another hour, but he always sets his alarm to annoy me every morning!!

He thinks I don't know that he wakes up three hours before I do, so that he could have his morning run, and also get ready in time to get to school because of his training.

He doesn't need the alarm, but he has it set up just to annoy me every morning, since we share a room.

Yes, I share a room with my stepbrother, even though I am sixteen years old, and he is seventeen.

It's almost a nightmare, but it wasn't my life three months ago….

Three months before, I was living with my parents, who were the Alpha and Luna of the Silver moon pack.

I didn't know that my parents were having fights, I didn't know that they'd grown apart, not until I returned from school one day and found my mother loading our luggage into her jeep.

She told me that we were moving to Los Angeles and that she had just signed the divorce papers with my father!

I was too shocked to ask questions, but got into the car and she drove away. I knew I was never going to see my father again…

When we got to Los Angeles, we went to the north, where the Storm ridge pack was situated.

The Beta of the pack, David, was waiting outside with his 17 year old son, and my mother told me that they were my new “family”.

“Don't worry, your father won't find us here.” She assured me. I didn't know what she meant, I still don't…

My parents divorce and our sudden move to Los Angeles caused a huge uproar in the world of supernatural for two reasons; divorce between leaders of a pack is still very unusual, and my mother chose to marry from the pack that's a notorious enemy of my father.

Silver moon and Storm ridge never get along like water and oil. Everyone knows this…

Living in Strom ridge is a cramped living situation, because I have to share a room with Ethan!

He is cocky, overconfident, the girls' sweetheart, and keeps bugging me– like he is doing right now!

Since he has decided to ruin my morning by ending my sleep, I am going to pay him back with a prank of my own.

I shut my eyes and go back to sleep. Knowing that Ethan hates to be in school late.

“Are you kidding me, Maya, you need to get the fuck up! Coach won't take it lightly with me if I am late!”

Yeah, right. Alpha training kicks off this week, and he can't afford to be late. The perfect way to annoy him.

I refuse to get up from the bed, because I want him to be late. That will earn him a punishment from the coach, and that will make my day.

Ethan understands what I am doing, I can hear him curse under his breath. I can't help but smile under the blanket.

“Hey!!” I yell as he sweeps me off the bed, throws me over his shoulder and starts to take me out of the room.

“Put me down, you asshole!” I hit his back with my hands.

“You are so lazy, I'm not going to be late because of you.” He mutters like a pissed off big brother.

Did he just call me lazy? When I always clean up after him because he doesn't have the sense to do so?

Am I not the one who has to do the dishes and keep the house clean to keep mum from getting angry? Am I not the one who has to deal with his Alpha-scent that keeps getting into my things?!

Ethan doesn't stop, instead he takes me into the bathroom, throws me into the shower, and turns on the water while I'm still in my pajamas!!! My favourite pajamas!!!

I gasp as the cold water drives all the air from my lungs, and leaves me shaking with anger.

My wolf stirs inside of me, and I feel my fangs elongate.

“You idiot!” I growl, showing him my teeth.

He chuckles and pushes my forehead playfully. “Am I supposed to be scared of your wolf, monkey?”

Of course he is not. He is the best student in combat in the entirety of our school (moonrise academy).

I smirk on the inside, I know of another way to get him. I take my nail and scratch myself in the arm.

“Aaahhh!! Mummy!!! Ethan scratched me again!!!” I scream.

“What the hell–” his eyes bulges.

“Mum!!!”

My mother and stepdad, David, rushes into the bathroom.

David takes my hand to see if I have been hurt too much. He sees the tiniest blood on the scratch, and immediately glares at his son.

“What did I tell you about being rough with your stepsister, Ethan? You are too strong to be this careless with her, she is just a girl!!”

Ethan's face stiffens with vexation, but he looks with remorse. “Sorry, dad. It won't happen again.”

“It better not, Ethan, or I will have to ground you.” He warns.

David's eyes soften once he looks at me again. “I'm sorry, Maya, your brother is a nut job.”

My mother laughs and slaps David's shoulder. “Don't be too hard on him, they are just kids and I'm sure that won't leave a mark.”

My mother's eyes wrinkles the deeper she smiles. Mine does that too.

My wolf purrs with happiness. I am glad that Ethan got a scolding after all.

My mother pulls at my cheek in a playful manner. “Alright, Maya, don't be a drama queen. Take your bath, and get ready for school.”

David asks Ethan to change his shirt, as they both walk out of the bathroom. It's just my mother and I now.

“You're okay?” She smiles at me.

“Yeah.” I run my hand over the barely-there injury.

“Good. Quickly have your bath.” She tells me. “Maybe a cold shower will help you calm down, your fangs are still showing. Remember, keep your wolf in check in front of the humans in school.”