Audrey's Pov
Charles Dickens once said: “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
At times, I did wonder if his character, Scrooge was an alien?
I mean, who hates Christmas? No one. Because it was a season of love.
Maybe it was because of how mum raised me. Let me take you to a little bit of my history…
We all started as a lovely family who had it all. Dad was an Alpha of a local pack called Snow Ball. My mum was his Luna.
During Christmas, we lit trees, sung carol songs as a pack. We even had feasts too. I loved Christmas, so did the whole pack.
I was not the first born. Emily was.
She died when I was 3. This left me with Chris, my little brother who dreamt of being an Alpha so he could rule a whole pack. Me? Bleh! I was not just interested.
I got my first dog at 16. Dad gifted me that. Even though we were wolves, that didn’t mean we didn’t love pets. I named it Blue because it was unique breed that had a streak of blue on its body.
Sad times came, mum died.
And, that hurt.
So bad that it tore me apart. I didn’t even get to tell her good bye.
Neither did Chris. I had to be there for him. I had to be that elder sister… Cause dad wasn’t. That incident made him lose his mind. As an Alpha, he made the pack broke. We became bankrupt.
My dad became a drunkard. He stayed out late and gambled every day. Whenever he came home, he cursed and called me a bitch. He said I should be grateful because I was the one meant to die. Not mum.
I never understood that.
I have a best friend. Her name is Britney. She is the queen bee of the pack’s school. She became my friend when she called a bully off, who tried to steal my snack. Since then, we’ve been so inseparable...
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“You owe me big time, Miller,”
It was a hoarse voice, masculine and rough. There was something sinister about that voice.
That sent shrills into my body even though I was far from it.
“I will be forever grateful, Adolf. I promise to pay next week before you could even think of it.” That’s my dad’s voice. It’s as fierce as usual.
“You better do. There might be a lot of consequences if you don’t.”
It’s that same hoarse voice. It’s like it’s warning dad about something that involved payment.
Oops, there was something I forgot to tell you.
Remember I told you that our pack loved Christmas? Well… Christmas season was far approaching. We were at mid-November and my dad needed a lot of money to celebrate Christmas for the pack if not they would over throne him.
This was why he needed to organize a very pleasant Christmas for the pack or else he would leave his position.
My stomach knotted in nervousness for what I have just heard. I had a feeling it won’t turn out well because dad was so useless. He was a big asshole who screwed up everything he laid his hands on.
What if he didn’t pay the money back?
I just didn’t want to imagine what would happen.
I dropped my things and opened a packet of my dog’s food. I placed it inside his plate and smoothened his house. He went in and started eating.
My stomach grumbled in annoyance. I had only fed it coconut juice from the beach since morning time.
I went out from my room.
It was at that moment, I sighted dad. He was basically coming out of his office, with the man who owned the hoarse voice I heard earlier.
“Ah, what a pleasant surprise. You have a stunning daughter. I must say, she took after her mum’s beauty.” The man mouthed off. He was a tall and lanky man. There was something about him that screamed power.
He had the aura of a Beta surrounded around him. That Beta aura.
“Daughter, it is. But it doesn’t matter. She’s of no use to me anyway,” My dad replied the man with negligence.
“Then why don’t we use her as a collateral, Miller. If you’re unable to pay, I take her. She’s such a graceful beauty.” He replied my dad. I arch my brows about what he was on about.
“Consider it done. I have not gotten rid of anyone sooner.” My dad responded, shaking his hands. I blink my eyes in confusion.
Dear Moon goddess, when did my dad become so irresponsible?
I observed as they walked out the door.
I ran to the kitchen to the fridge. I opened a bottle of water and gulped it very fast, down my throat. I felt hot knowing that that man would come for me next week. My dad never paid his debts.
It was as bad as that. Why my pack had even survived till now was as a result of the annual donations by the elites in my pack. Dad quit his job as a Painter when mum died. Ever since then, he had been miserable.
I quickly prepared something for Chris, myself and dad.
If I didn’t cook his food too, I should get ready for hell to be loosed.
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It was break time at College and I was under the huge tree that laid outside with my clique.
“Guys, guys. Has anyone heard the latest rumor that has been going on for some time now?” Britney suddenly exclaimed. I nodded and so did everyone.
“Well… I’ll have to tell you since it’s nearly Christmas.” Britney added.
“It’s a rumor of a very cruel pack called The Red Walkers pack. Their Alpha is a ruthless beast who kills any trespasser on sight. He is said to have a stone-cold heart and he also hates Christmas. Like he detests it and does not want to have anything to do with it.” Britney said.
We all stare at her in awe. She had a way of arousing people’s interest in just seconds. She was as sassy as that. It was no wonder she had millions of followers on I*******m and was the College’s Queen bee.
“What a mess!” Genesis lets out. She was the daughter of the Beta.
“I can’t ever imagine being a part of that pack. I love Christmas soo much.” I commented with my book in my hands. “I know right? We all do too.” Cole replied me. He was Genesis' mate.
“This is unbelievable! How could anyone hate Christmas?”
Tyler, Britney’s boyfriend, asked rhetorically.
“Perhaps a virgin like Audrey.” A distant voice suddenly said.
Everyone turned in shock to see who it was.
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“Mine,” That was all I heard the person saying. Ripples of electricity immediately passed through the areas of my body that connected with his. I reflexly looked up with an intention to figure out who he was. He had a brown hair properly gelled to the back.His face was so smooth. He was beautiful. That kind of person that would make other men feel bad for not looking good enough. Gently, the person who had caught me in his hands, let me go. This was all so knew. I wasn’t used to any of this. Therefore I did the one thing I was good at. I ran away. As I was running, I had only one intention.I needed to get the fuck out of here. Just as I was about to run into the bush, my head slammed against something. From the impact, my head hit the ground. I wanted to stand up but I couldn’t move. My eyes closed weakly and my body succumbed to a total darkness… *** I woke up in chains. Lookin
Bane Adolf My brother had definitely ran mad. With his actions of abducting my mate from her home, he had totally lost it.“Why did you abduct my mate from my home?” I asked with so much anger, pinning him to the wall with my hands around his neck.“What are you talking about, Bane? We both know I'm still searching for your mate,”“Lies! Tell me you didn’t know Audrey was my mate all these while,” I breathed out. He didn’t reply me.“Answer me!” I exclaimed. I could hear him grunt out. “I-I can’t breathe, B-ane,” I instantly let him go. He dropped to the floor, immediately.“I didn’t know Audrey was your fucking mate. If I did, I could have brought her to you since. But, guess the package comes in two. She's your presented and mate too,” He said.In my pack, there was a tradition of a female being presented to me, the Alpha, at the beginning of every December. The female was to remind the pack of how a wo
I decided to go around the pack. I wanted to know the surroundings I was in and what they were really all about. Besides, I was jobless. I really had nothing to do.I knew it would take me days when I convinced the Alpha to allow me go to school. But, I would.“Audrey,” I heard someone call the moment I went out in the open space. Staring at the direction the voice was coming from, I saw a redhead with a bulb hairstyle that suited her cheekbones. She looked really pretty.“I’m sorry but how do you know my name?” I asked, intensely startled at the way she had called me. I took in her outfit, a navy blue crop top and a ripped black jeans.What was with the dark colors everyone here wore?“Who doesn’t? You’re the Luna who came to Alpha in form of his Christmas present, aren’t you?” She asked. I took in whatever she had just said.Was that what people said about me? Just wow.I didn’t nod or anything because
I was clueless. So fucking clueless of why Bane would leave me with words like, “Not too bad for a learner,” after we had kissed.What did he mean by learner?Why was he messing with my head?These were the questions I had asked myself. Britney had left few minutes after that incidence. I had told her to changer her outfit to avoid Bane getting more angry but she said she was going to instead leave.“I hope you change all this rules as Alpha Bane's mate.” She told me. With that she had given me my dog and walked out.I patted it, taking in whatever she had just said.… Night had far approached. I could only say today was fast. Following the events that had happened. As I sat on the room's sofa, I silently pondered the sleeping arrangements that was going to take place this night.Bane had not showed up in the room yesterday night. He probably had ha
It was a warm evening. Every material for the party had been prepared just fine. Ladies and gentlemen stood at every nook and cranny of the forest. The Omegas took care to make sure that every bits of decoration wasn’t left out. People were mostly dressed in dark outfits because they didn’t want to defy the Alpha. A part of me felt happy because of a totally different thing.Today, I was going to see my crush, Damon. I knew that since his parents were one of the influential people in our pack, they were going to show up tonight.This also meant that Britney was going to come, Genesis was also coming because she was the daughter of the Beta. I looked forward to having my clique here tonight.This waswhy I had pulled Bane for a hug this night. Crazy him, he definitely thought I was becoming used to him.Too bad I couldn’t feel that yet. Even though Genesis was practically screaming to me that I should stop thi
There were just times I was left in situations I never planned for. Times like when mum died and I had to be that elder sister to Chris. Times when dad spent all his money on gambling and I had to work on part time to keep up with our bills.I had always believed in that quote that mum used, “When life gave you lemons, throw it back at life,” That was what mum had raised me up with.It all hurt.The fact that she died early and I didn’t get a chance to tell her goodbye. I never wanted to be this way. Never!That was the thoughts that ran through my head as my clique watched me, waiting for an explanation. Britney had gone to help her brother up, leaving me to explain it all. My eyes moved to theirs. It appeared confused. Like they had trusted me to tell them everything about my latest life and I didn’t. “Are you just gonna stare at us or are you actually going to explain us what just happened or what?” Gene
Just as we had taken out bath with the waterfall, we had settled down for some time. It was just as the sun was about to set he called me.“Sunshine, look,” He said as we laid down on the grass. I directed my eyes to where he was pointing. My eyes were awed at what I saw. Behold, it was the sun setting from the East. I watched as it beautifully moved.“Wow,” I let out. “It’s beautiful,” I added. An expression I couldn’t quite read, formed on his face. It all made me feel comfortable though. But, I reminded myself that I needed to go home and falling for anyone even though he was my mate won’t help.“I brought you here to see this specially but I got distracted,” He said, taking my hand in his and locking it together. We had put on our clothes the moment we had gotten out of the water.The sun was really beautiful while rising. We both watched as the rays seeped through the trees and out poured on our faces. I nervously wat