I was about 100 feet away from that front porch when I saw her standing there just watching me as I ran and wouldn’t you know it rain began coming down. I stopped for a moment in fear and then really tried to take the high priestess, the woman who dared try to say she was my mother, Melina. Her face was expressionless and almost porcelain. I realized at that moment she was no more than a doll who the priestess dressed and I knew I would never be her. I took off in a dead run towards the towering house and made a decision then and there that I would not let that be my life and I would fight back however I could. I started puffing as I ran as it wasn’t easy running in my outfit of choice and it wasn’t as I was accustomed to running but I could feel in my body the heat rising, my wolf telling myself I could go faster and I was stronger than everyone had thought. I felt my strides becoming longer and faster and it wasn’t more than a minute more I was making one large leap up the stairs t
It had been hours now. Well into the night with not a single soul coming to my room. I was terrified to go out even though my wolf inside begged me to go eat. “Patience, just wait until we know it's silent.” I felt more relieved and calmer talking to the damn thing inside me that could not wait at this point to come out. “Three days, three days and we can be together.” I stopped to think to myself if I was talking about myself and my wolf, or Rogan and me. I ignored Reese and his texts the entire night not wanting to admit the truth I knew to myself. I would not see them again until my wolf and I was one. I couldn’t stop wishing Rogan had his birthday first as he could then declare me as his mate and I could just go to the Wolf Packhouse and stay there until I was 18 instead it was two weeks later, he would turn 18 and we would both know. I laid back trying to imagine the enjoyment of being out of this house and close to him. Knowing that we would be together as mates forever still
I woke up to my phone buzzing over and over again. I looked over and realized Reese, Rogan and even Alex had sent me more messages and way too many missed calls to count. I looked over at the time and saw it was passed 8:00 am and realized Laura, my mother (funny to be able to think that even in my head now) was not there. I rubbed my eyes and saw a note now on my phone. Good morning, Today we will persevere and make this day our best knowing that we have plans to get away. So please know no matter what is said or done we are together and will be forever from this time forward. Now get ready and come to the reception hall no later than 9:00 am. All my love, Mother I felt her love from the moment I touched the letter and after starting to plan last night with her I for the first time did not feel helpless. I was so surprised by how well she handled the situation with Rogan and me and even gave me some hope that perhaps our feelings being as strong as they were could very
The morning was a blur and I wasn’t sure if it was because of how many hands were on me perfecting my dress but also the fact that the High Priestess had pretended as if nothing had even happened yesterday. I could see through some of the smiles and nods as I passed by the priestess of the house that many approved with a few glares here and there that I couldn’t help but laugh at. Most of those priestesses were either very young or the ones that had never really spoken to me my entire life so that was easy to do. I tried to stick to being stiff as a board and not letting my mind wander even when I was being poked and measured. I just wasn’t sure why there was so much that needed attention. Once the morning of being fitted again was over there was the awkward lunch with the High Priestess. Neither of us said much but she did have a few words that let her believe she was in control. After my night with Laura last night and the loving pats on my shoulder as she helped me deal with
I was in complete shock and was told to get ready and be sure I looked on point for dinner with the Alphas. I raced to my bedroom and grabbed my phone. I am going to figure out a way to see you. This is not how this going to go down. I will not give up that easily. This was just as I had thought, this was Rogan finding a way. My head was spinning and I wondered what the hell he was thinking. I quickly grabbed my phone. Is this you at work with dinner? Ding! It was a quick response. 😊 See ya soon. I was debating how to respond when Laura came in. “So, this Rogan seems to have some plays up his sleeve, huh?” “I told him that we needed to not do anything right now and just be done.” “Well clearly he isn’t going to take that as an answer, is he?” I threw my arms, “I don’t know what to do. How could this possibly play out?” “Kellina, relax. I think this could be a good thing." “How can this possibly be a good thing? I don’t know what Rogan was thinking!”
The bathroom was in the hallway behind a closed door to the dining room. It was full of doors to priestess rooms and there was a bathroom in the middle luckily the kitchen was on the other side where the priestess was cooking and prepping for the meal. I walked quickly and did not say a word as I was unsure of what to say to Rogan at this moment. “Hey wait up, little priestess.” His hand reached for mine from behind and I snapped my hand up to my chest before he could get a good hold. “Well, that wasn’t very nice, “he pouted. We arrived at the other side of the door and I folded my arms leaning on the other side so he could open it freely. “Here you are future alpha, do you need me to wait so you don’t get lost?” I glared at him trying to ignore the fantastic smell of his cologne and his chiseled smile looking me over. He reached out to the top of where my arm was showing and traced his finger down. “Are you going to tell me why you are so angry and not at all excited I
Christ this woman was more nuts than I had realized! She was going to keep Kellina tied up in the basement if you weren’t careful about the words you spoke! Not let her go back to school! I mean it was one more week and we would be done then two more weeks before my birthday. That was three weeks without her and I couldn’t make it a fucking day! I thought I had a good plan when I had put into my father’s mind that as I was coming of age that we needed to start visiting all the houses and how we should start with the white wolves with their special ceremony coming up. I needed to get to Kellina and it was my only idea and I thought it had been working well with our quick bathroom break I felt her kiss me and I knew deep down she wouldn’t give up on us but three weeks away before I’d ever have power to get her out of this stupid white wolves’ house, fuck, it was too much! I was grateful that my mother deflected and they began distracting themselves speaking of the charm of the
Kellina was nervous and excited twirling her bracelet Rogan had given her as her mind faded away while the Alphas and the High Priestess spoke to each other. In some ways, she knew it was a good thing if the alpha family came and especially Rogan, but she wasn’t even sure what her wolf would look like. What if Rogan didn’t like her? What if she wasn’t ready for all of what was to become? If only there was a way for her to just hide in the woods and have her birthday all by herself so she could decide when everyone got to see her. Now it was turning into more of an intimidating moment with the Alpha family now being present. His breath behind me sent chills went down my spine, “I like that bracelet on you.” I could hear the smirk in his deep voice. I turned to him taking him in and then surveying the scene to assure nobody was listening. “Why are you doing this?” Rogan’s hand went up to brush a hair from her face but she backed away subtly because it would be far