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
SalemI saw my father, the only family I had alive, hanging from the vine of a tree that was tightly wrapped around his neck, naked and lifeless. I was in such shock that I didn't know if what I saw was true or if my eyes were deceiving me."Rain, rain," I heard Madison's voice.My eyes opened, and I found myself in bed in my room. I looked around, confused."It was a dream," I said softly, relieved it was, but not for Madison to hear.I assumed I had lost my father, but I was just having a horrible daydream. A hand rested on the side of my head, trying to recall how I'd gotten in bed. I remembered lastly, trying to solace Madison after she chased my father away, discovering his lies to her.I heard Madison begin to cry, and I looked at her frighteningly now, knowing what I thought to be a dream—a disheartening daydream—wasn't. What I saw did happen. I did see my father's dead body.I knew it was him because of his scent and his eyes, which were no longer filled with sadness and pain b
SalemThe morning I woke up, Madison was still in bed, sound asleep. It was odd to see her still in bed, knowing she would have been downstairs cooking breakfast by then.I slowly got out of bed, not wanting to wake her, and took my time to open the door and lock it behind me.I went to the bathroom to tidy up and to my room to change from my nightwear into easy clothes to put on. I found a white dress I don't remember seeing in the closet. I immediately put it on. I looked at myself in the mirror, seeing that it was not my size; it was big. I decided to wear it anyway since it hid my fat belly and I wasn't too proud of seeing it, which was good.I went downstairs and into the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Madison. I've seen her prepare breakfast for me many times, so I decided to do so for her as well. I have planned to fry sausage for breakfast.I went to the unlit fire area, and she would start the fire before placing the pot on top of the fire. I paused and stared at it, not hav
SalemI looked at a vine, a similar vine my father used to hang himself from, now understanding how he had felt and why he had done it. He felt there was no point in living anymore. All he had was gone, and he felt alone.I, too, was alone again. I didn't have Madison anymore. Tears ran down my cheek, not wanting to live anymore. Life was too painful; my life was. I couldn't take it anymore. I didn't want to live another day going through another painful moment. I can't bear it anymore.I reached for the vine from the tree and pulled it to me until I had had enough length.I cried as I wrapped it around my neck. I began to climb to the top of the tree, but the heavy rain caused the trunk of the tree to be slippery. My body would slide down with each attempt I made to climb up the tree. I was not going to give up. I wanted to escape all the pain and hurt, and death was my way out.My claw emerged from beneath the skin of my fingers, and they dug into the tree as I made my way up. I stoo
SalemWhen I discovered I was pregnant, all I could think about was Madison. She would know what to do to help me get through this. I was certain she would.Jane and the male who saved my name—I didn't know—went to help a wolf that needed their help.I was alone, curled up in bed, wishing what was happening to me was just a nightmare. I pinched myself many times, wanting to wake up from the horrible nightmare I wanted to believe I was having, but I wasn't for what I was dealing with now.My head lifted from my knees as I heard someone enter the small building.It was him. The one who saved me. He was tall and looked as young as I was."Jane and I will help you deal with that thing inside of you," he told me.His voice sounds smooth and soft.I looked down at my swollen belly, which I thought was just from eating too much food, and a dislike feeling ran through me, hating what he said about the pup that was inside of me. As much as I didn't want to be a mother now, I didn't want anyone