Now the higher ranks usually shift, a Delta will shift around 16-17, a Gamma will shift around 15-16, a Beta will shift around 14-15 and an Alpha can shift as young as 10 but that is very rare and usually only if they are in extreme danger forcing their wolf to come out and help them survive, otherwise they shift at 12-14. After I have been over what I have learned, I ask Arthur, "Have you shifted yet?" "Yes, Luna. I am the second son of the Delta. I shifted at 14..." My eyes went wide for a moment as he said he was a son of the Delta, which made him my half-brother if their mother was indeed my mother. I cover up my overly high emotions. Maybe I can talk to him about his mother later... I take a deep breath and ask the entire group instead. "You are all so young. How did you end up babysitting me?" Leo steps forward. "We have all just come out of the fighting camps. We are at the top of our class. Even though you are a high-priority prisoner here, he didn't believe that some of
I nod and go to get to my feet, but sway as a dizzy spell hits me. Both Leo and Arthur rush to my side and wrap their arms around me to stop me from collapsing completely. I see that confused look on Leo's face again, as he takes a deep breath and they help me back inside. I am surprised that I don't feel those burning spiders at their touch. Maybe it is the intentions behind the touch that make the spider sensation appear. Or could be because they are family? Once inside, they steady me and then let me go. I then walk over to the bookshelf, pull out the journal, and pass it to Leo. He opens the small book and skims through a couple of the pages. I then turn to Arthur as he holds out a glass of water and some toast. I take both and then turn back to Leo as I say, "I know it may not be the right person, but I was wondering with what you said the first time we met if your mother might be my mother too?" Leo stands up straighter and seems to get all serious and anger slides over his fa
"No, no, your father never attacked me. He loved me. What I did with your father I wanted to do..."*** KAREN'S FLASHBACK *** (This is the story behind Yasmine's Mother and Father.)I jump out of bed as the sun rises like I do every morning, but for some reason, I have a good feeling about today. I quickly make my way over to the tub that is full of cold water. I take a deep breath and jump in. I quickly wash and then get out and get ready for my day of chores. I exit out of the bedroom and into the kitchen, where my mother has already started on the day's bread and pastries. She wasn't the baker, but everyone loved her cooking, so the baker asked if she was willing to provide him with some. She received payments for them, of course. I sing and dance around the kitchen, helping her where ever she needed me until it was time for me to go to school. I give my mother a kiss goodbye and make my way to school, where I meet up with my best friends, Cass and Misty. As well as a few of the
*** KAREN'S FLASHBACK CONT' ***I can't make any sense of what he is saying, but I knew that his words had a lot of meaning behind them. The next time Wes pulled back, I looked into his emerald eyes and see so many emotions I don't know what to make of them. I step back out of his arms and then run; he doesn't stop me this time and I don't stop until I am home. All afternoon and throughout the night, I couldn't get his kisses and his touch out of my head. He even entered my dreams, making me wake up all hot and sweaty. We have the next day off from school as it is closed due to the celebration. I do something that I have never done, and that is, stay in bed. I don't want to see anyone as I try to understand why I feel for Wes the way that I do, because I haven't known him for that long. But I should have known I wouldn't get the day to myself because at around lunch, my mother knocks on the doorframe to the bedroom and says, "Cass, Trent, Misty, Mike, and Max are at the door wonderi
*** KAREN'S FLASHBACK CONT' ***He runs his hand down my arm until his hand is over mine on his chest. He then pulls back, breathing hard from his kiss and locking his eyes with mine. "You are the only one for me..." He smiles as he slides his hand back down my arm, down my body, stopping briefly to squeeze my hip once more, then he continues down my thigh. He squeezes my thigh in one place, moves his hand up a little further, and does it again. He continues this until he reaches my hip once more. He then slides his hand up along my body, making me arch my back, wanting more of his touch. I let out a small moan as unexpected pleasure runs through me. He then goes back to using only his fingertip as he slides his hand over my shoulder, carefully moving the thin strap of my dress off and down my arm. He then tilts his head a little as he watches his fingertips skim back up my arm, over my shoulder, to stop at my neck. I let out another moan as he then leans down and places kisses do
*** KAREN'S FLASHBACK CONT' ***Once his release is finished, he then rolls us over so I am lying next to him but laying on his chest. I am surprised to see that it is dark when I look up and see the moon and the stars looking down on us. Just as I am drifting off to sleep, Wes rubs his hand along my arm and whispers, "Don't fall asleep, sweetheart. It's getting late. We should head back into the village..." I sigh as I come back to reality. Realising what I had just done, I sit up, pulling my dress up to cover my breasts once more. I then pull the thin straps of my dress back onto my shoulders. I look over at him with tears stinging my eyes and whisper, "I guess you are going to leave now..." He stops what he is doing and looks at me with surprise. "Karen, what do you mean?" "You're a newcomer and once a newcomer gets what they want, they leave... Soo! You will leave now..." Wes moves and places his hand on my cheek, using his thumb to wipe away the tears that managed to escape
*** KAREN'S FLASHBACK CONT' ***He sat down next to me, but something was off. Normally as soon as he was in my company he relaxes but this time he hasn't. As he passes me a bowl of pasta, I ask, "Wes, is everything okay?" He seems to shake himself as he says, "Ahh... Yeah, everything is fine..." I don't push and take a bite of the pasta he gave me; I give a little moan at the taste of it and hear a chuckle come from next to me. I open my eyes which I hadn't realised I had closed and looked at him. "What? It is good.""I'm glad you like it." Once we have finished, Wes packs up the mess and moves it to the side. I lay down and look up at the moon and the stars. I laugh as all of a sudden Wes's face comes into my view. I look into his eyes and see something that I haven't seen in them since the first time we made love. I see worry in them. I put my hand on his cheek and whisper, "Wes, what's wrong?" "I have never felt like I do when I am with you, and when I am away from you, I f
(** WARNING ** Please read at your own discretion, as this chapter contains a group forced scene and may trigger some readers...)*** KAREN'S FLASHBACK CONT' ***He then slaps me, making my head snap to the side. I look at Wes with tears in my eyes. He struggles against John, but John has a really good hold on him. Robert then uses the small knife in his hand to cut one of the straps of my dress, allowing him to rip it down to expose my breast. He then leans down and wraps his lips around it, sucking and slobbering all over it. I shiver in disgust as I sob, "No... Stop... Get off of me..." He then sits up again, moving his legs from side to side as he pulls and yanks on my skirt, pulling it up and around my waist. He then uses the knife to cut the sides of my underwear and pull them free, I move my hips but it doesn't seem to make a difference as he then leans forward to slobber over my mouth and along my jaw as he stabs the knife into the ground next to my head. As his lips reach n