Salem"Rain, you got to get used to this new life. And quit eating the raw sausages!" yelled Madison.The raw sausages that were now half-eaten dropped from my mouth. I could feel their wetness as they fell to my bare feet. My eyes never left the alpha as they did, nor did his, as he held two bags of groceries in his hand.His unexpected present froze me."My sausages!" Madison ran to the pot, smelling like it had been burned.I've regained motion over my body, and I ran past the alpha running upstairs.What was he doing here? I thought as I closed the door behind me.I walked over to my window and looked out, wanting to see him leave.Within a few minutes, I heard a knock on the door."Rain," I heard Madison call.I went to open the door. In her hands, I saw grapes. I remembered seeing them in a bag the alpha was carrying."Sorry, I have burned the sausages. Eat on these two bunches of grapes until I've fried some more," said Madison as she gave me the grapes."No, I don't want them."
Salem I haven't left the room since the fight with Madison. I stayed the entire evening until the next day. The morning I got up early, feeling the need for a run. My wolf was dying too. Madison was still asleep in her room when I sneaked out and shifted into my white wolf. I covered my markings that screamed I was a member of the River Pack, a high rank, and then I ran into the forest. The Grey Pack was no more, and I had planned to run until my wolf had had enough. The surroundings weren't as brightly lit as yet. I had also awoken before the morning sun. I could find my way running through the forest without falling or hitting anything. It was a wolf thing, or was it dwelling in the depths of the forest for 18 years apart? It felt good to race through the forest alone. I felt a sense of peace; it relaxed me. The morning sunlight had finally arrived. I was panting and tired. I went to a small river and licked some water, quenching my thirst and preparing to head back to Madison
SalemI spun through another page, and I saw a picture of a female. Her hair was like mine, but longer. It was like an endless, beautiful river. She was gorgeous. I, too, had her bright blue eyes. A single finger touched the picture of her, observing her beauty."I'm sorry I had to leave you for a short moment," Madison said, returning to the living room.I stood up, frightened, and dropped the book. The book lay open on the floor, revealing the page featuring a female who resembled me.Madison looked at me as if she was surprised by the book I had. She then hurriedly came over, removing it from the floor."I'm sorry," I apologized, hoping I didn't offend her in any way, but still, I was curious about that book. It was about my kind, the River Pack."I see you've found the book; my ex-mate wrote about the River Packs while studying them before he fell in love with their Luna," Madison grumbled as she shut the book and angrily threw it back into the box.I knew it was about us. At that
SalemThe entire morning, Madison stayed in her room. I blamed myself for her sudden change of mood.I hurriedly searched through the book for more pictures of my kind, but there were only two pictures. My mom in her human form and her wolf form. The book was mostly words; sadly, words I cannot read because I am illiterate.I heard Madison's door close. I quickly threw the book back into the box and took up the small book she was using to teach me the alphabet before she could spot me with the book her ex-mate wrote about my kind.My head lifted from the picture alphabetical book as if I were looking through it as I heard her enter the living room.She smiled at me.I returned her smile."I'm sorry, I have gotten you all excited to start reading, and then my painful past will ruin things for you," she apologized."It's okay," I retorted. "Are you feeling much better now to start teaching me again?" I asked.I was very eager to learn how to read now. I needed to know more about my kind.
Salem"Rain, rain," I heard Madison call.I looked at her, sitting opposite me around the dining table."Didn't you want fry sausage as well for your dinner since you love it?" she asked.I gazed at her with a heavy pain in my heart. I wanted to be mad at her for burning the book that was the closest thing I had about my pack and learning about them, but she destroyed it because my mom and her ex, my dad, had fallen in love. I couldn't express my anger to her; she would be suspicious of my reaction to that book, and my secret could be out in the open."Rain, Rain," Madison again called, seeing I wasn't answering her."Fry sausage is fine." I finally retorted and took a bite at the sausage.Madison smiled at me and continued to eat.Dinner was over; she took the dishes and went into the kitchen.I went upstairs and laid in bed.Crushed, I watched as the fire consumed every page, leaving me with no hope of learning about my kind. The fire consumed every page.There was no point in me lea
SalemWolf by wolf, the lost laid their object to commemorate their lost ones, while the ones who had found their mate held each other closely, and the ones who didn't hoped for the next full moon they would be lucky to find their mate.Madison slowly walked to the trees and kissed the stuffed toy she had chosen for her daughter, laying it beneath the tree. I followed behind, placing the small container with the droplet of rain. We then held hands, leaving the tree together.I thought the event was over after we'd commemorated our loved ones, but it wasn't. There was an after-celebration within the alpha's home."I don't want to enter his home." I paused before the alpha's home as I told Madison sadly.Madison stopped and looked at me.As she was about to say something, a short, dark-haired female approached us.She ran to Madison and hugged her happily from behind.Madison turned around, returning her hug, delighted to see her."I thought you weren't going to come," said Madison to th
Salem"Rain, I've placed your clean clothes in the closet," said Madison."Yes," I answered as I studied my naked human form in the large bathroom mirror."Do you have a clean pair of clothes to wear in the bathroom?" Madison asked, now standing outside at the door of the bathroom."Yes," I again replied, glancing at the blue jeans pant and light blue blouse I had chosen myself to wear."Okay, I'll be downstairs. Don't take too long; remember, you have learning to do after breakfast," Madison went off.I touched my belly, hating how it had changed since my stay with Madison. My finger pressed into it. It felt hard, and it was round and fat. It's like everything I've consumed, the fat transferred only into that section.I hit it, loathing how weird I look with a bloated belly. I growled in pain and held my belly, hitting myself too hard."Are you alright up there?" Madison asked."I'm fine," I retorted as I started putting on my clothes.I put on my pants last. It was hard to button, bu
SalemAfter everything I've been through, I can imagine the amount of hurt my mom must have dealt with knowing my father never loved her, especially when she was carrying me.I lay sadly under a tree in the hopes that when I returned, he would be gone by then. Knowing the person he is, I didn't want to see his face again, ever. I began to wish he was truly dead and that my mom was the one living.Why do the bad ones live longer and the good ones die so fast? I couldn't help thinking with a heavy heart.My head rose quickly from the ground upon hearing a sound behind me. I looked around, and I felt a great instinct, as if I were being watched. I've been long enough in the hood; Madison must be concerned about my whereabouts, and so I ran back to her house. I went where I had hidden my clothes and shifted, redressing myself.As I went inside, an uneasy feeling swept over me, knowing my father may be inside still speaking to Madison. I dreaded having to interact with him again.My hand tr