18th Birthday 18 Debut Program Novels & Stories

Hayden “ Come on we are going to be late guys, Kayden will start his presentation very soon.” I tap my fingers on the table impatiently. When we turned eighteen earlier this year, Kayden was finally able to get his tech company launched which we are all supposed to be attending but Mum and Dad seem to be having time in reverse. “We are coming! Pick Maya up please” Mum says and I roll my eyes. Maya may be my little sister but she can be annoying as hell as right now, I want to be on my best behavior because beauty will be there today.

I can't believe the fact that I had not cleaned my room for two weeks, Elektra would kill me and what would Alcinder think of me. He loves me too much. As a Friend, of course. I started picking up my jeans into the laundry basket while the loud music I played blasted in my ears. I turned to the calendar and the date was July 31st, 2022. Oh shit! I'm eighteen today. Eighteen and broken Eighteen with pills Eighteen with pains and holding on to the past Eighteen with broken dreams and spiteful family Eighteen and depressed... I wasn't going to celebrate anything. Today my fate was going to be decided. The healer was going to mock me again and speak coldly, telling me I would die without a mate.

I finish the urgent paperwork and then head to bed as tomorrow will be a busy day, I will be helping with the birthday celebrations as well as my normal schedule. I am up early with my daughters preparing for Sarah's birthday party; we do this for every female when they turn eighteen; I like them to have fun celebrating with their friends and pack mates before I initiate them into the breeding program, any males turning eighteen become part of our patrol guards and pack fighters all other males are normally sold as soon as they are born, for the buyer to bring up however they saw fit. Once the party is in full swing, I make my way over to the birthday girl. I wrap her in a hug, saying out lo

She was utterly bored—rather than going out with her friends, she had to come home early because Cristy picked her up. "That's good to hear, then," Cristy replied with a smile. "Just a few more weeks until your 18th birthday. Do you have any plans? Your nanny told me you don’t want a party—" "Yeah," Aviannah quickly cut her off. "Yaya is right. I don’t want any party on my debut." "May I know why you don’t want one? I mean... you know, a girl only turns 18 once. It would be nice if you could also experience having a grand debut party—"

Suzie asked. Most of the students started when they were seventeen. Every semester, new seventeen-year-olds could enroll. The only reason a sixteen-year-old is able to join is if their birthday is really close to the entry date for the program. It would be a shame if they had to wait almost four months to attend. “When is your birthday?” Zev asked. “Um, next week.” Atalanta said softly. “And you’ll be going home this weekend to party?” Lisa said excitedly. “My seventeenth birthday was great! I can’t wait for my eighteenth birthday, though. Meeting my wolf is going to be so amazing. And then I can finally, -“

Suzie asked. Most of the students started when they were seventeen. Every semester, new seventeen-year-olds could enroll. The only reason a sixteen-year-old is able to join is if their birthday is really close to the entry date for the program. It would be a shame if they had to wait almost four months to attend. “When is your birthday?” Zev asked. “Um, next week.” Atalanta said softly. “And you’ll be going home this weekend to party?” Lisa said excitedly. “My seventeenth birthday was great! I can’t wait for my eighteenth birthday, though. Meeting my wolf is going to be so amazing. And then I can finally, -“

he spoke, prolly repeating what he'd said before. My stomach flipped. Oh. Right. Two days from now. My eighteenth birthday. "Hold up,"Xavier cut in, frowning. "Your birthday's in two days?" I nodded. "And you weren't going to tell us?"Dickson added. "Oh, c'mon guys. It's not that big a deal." Red frowned like I just cursed his entire future. "Not big a deal? Like, you're being serious right now? This is your 18th birthday, sweetheart. It's like...the most iconic milestone before twenty-one."

Maybe the full wolf moon is affecting me too, or is it just because of my birthday who's coming near. "Wow, sounds like your hungry already." Beta Derek chuckled behind the wheels. "Yeah, I don't understand why but it's been like this since the full wolf moon." I smiled and looked at the clear window of his car. "Oh! That could be affecting you if your debut is near. So when is your eighteenth birthday?" "Uhm..please don't tell anyone but it's next week." Beta Derek's jaw dropped and his face turned to looked at me. "Does Alpha know about this? We ought to give you a good celebration Princess. You will only celebrate debut once."

My soul longed for a time long past, for a celebration, dancing, and sweets. As the gap between an Unfortunate's birth and their eighteenth birthday closes, we grow more anxious. It's a day we pray never comes. To us, our eighteenth birthday doesn't equate to freedom. It means servitude. It means death. Overnight, we become tradable goods. Livestock. Disposables.

"Happy birthday!"Jill yells, waking me from my sleep. She had a cup with a candle lit on top of it. "Happy 18th birthday", "Thank you,you didn't have to",I say, blowing out the candle. I've finally turned eighteen,this is what I wanted more than anything so I could get away from my father and start a new life. It's been a month since Syrus rejected me and banned me from working inside the house so he can't see me.