Anaka

I look around the small room with a twin bed, a dresser, a desk with chair, and one night stand. I toss my bags on the floor wondering how the hell I got here. Moving to Beldoore wasn’t ever in my plans. Hell, the human island isn’t where I believe I belong. Then again, as a half-breed do I even belong in the wolf island of Celeste? A half-breed, torn between two worlds that I don’t belong in either. I’ve never felt my half-breed status so hard before. There is so much I didn’t realize my dad protected me from, and in the wake of his death, my brother and his best friend who was my boyfriend shattered the colored lens my father put over my eyes. 

Losing dad was hard enough. I loved my father, and I was living life thinking I was accepted by the pack and kingdom. There are two islands, two kingdoms. Beldoore is the human island ruled by a royal family. The Celeste is the island of were the werewolves reside under a council. The council is made up of the strongest wolf of each class. Werewolves class systems is based off the wolf. Puberty is when we get our wolves and after our first shift we are compete in a series of tests from physical, mental, and even emotional. Fail or pass so many of these tests and that is your placement. The top tier is the Alphas. They are the strongest, fastest, they tend to be smart, and they heal the fastest out of us all. Their senses are unbelievable giving them an advantage. The next tier are Betas. Their skills are a bit lesser than an Alpha but they are powerful. Next is Gamma, they are the middle tier and basically they are the average werewolf. After Gamma is Delta. That’s where I fall in the ranking of wolves. Delta’s are notorious for trying to make names for themselves. They tend to be the trouble makers. Lastly, is the Omegas. The meekest and kindest of the werewolves. They tend to be healers, maids, and jobs where giving and pleasing are the center of the work. 

. My dad was a Beta, and on the council. My older brother, Reese is best friends with the Alpha councilman’s son. They are the next leaders. Reese is a full blooded werewolf. Our dad and his mom were mates, and totally in love until she died. Dad was devastated and in his grief hooked up with my mom a few times. Rarely she got pregnant and unfortunately died during my birth. Humans aren’t meant to carry a wolf pup, not even a half of a one. Dad took me in and raised me and Reese on his own.

Reese put on a good show making me believe he loved and accepted me. Everyone in our circle did. I was the fool because they casted me out like I was nothing when it came down to it. Dad’s death put in motion so much pain for me that I wasn’t prepared. On top of being shipped off to my aunt, Robbie, Reese’s best friend and my former boyfriend dumped me after taking my virginity. We has sex all of four times before my dad died. I feel even more of a fool because he was with someone else behind my back. 

Our friend group was Reese, Robbie, the flower triplets, Malcolm, and me. The flower triplets are Blossom, Lily, and Iris. Lily and Robbie are a couple. Blossom and Malcome are a couple. THen it was Robbie and me. Iris was the carefree single one of the group or so I thought. In truth, I was the odd one out. I always knew I was, but I believed the rose colored glasses dad put over my eyes. 

It wasn’t even twenty-four hours after the funeral when Reese told me I was leaving. He didn’t care about my grief, the pain in my heart. I pleaded with Robbie to help me convince Reese it was a mistake to send me away. Then I got the cold hard truth that Iris and Robbie were together, and I was the other girl they just didn’t have the heart to tell me because they thought it funny to watch me think Robbie and I were a real couple. My entire life, a charade put on by the ones I thought cared about me. So through tear filled eyes, I packed my shit up and came to my Aunt Judy’s. I have no clue how to make it in a human run world when the only human I know is my aunt. I kept in touch with her over the years through letters. She’s the only connection to my mom.