How my childhood was stolen.
The sun is shining in my eyes. As I looked up between the trees, I heard a sound coming from the ground. Looking down from the tree house, trying hard to hold my giggles in so he doesn't hear me. My strawberry blonde hair flowing in the wind. Come out, come out wherever you are, he calls me. With a carefree world of a 6 year old and a 9 year old. Playing hide and go-seek. I noticed his blonde hair two trees away. Without fail, he found me, his blue eyes looking back into my green. They were an amazing ice blue color. What a puppy love summer. Screaming followed in the darkness of my nightmares. Wolves are everywhere. As my own voice ringing in the air as someone pulls me out of our lake house. The blue eyes were watching as I took away. Unable to save me. I hear him calling out my name every night, repeating my once beloved life. Into the nightmare I live now. As I jump up from what little of a twin mattress of a bed I have in a little closet. I found myself crying and breathing heavily. It's OK, Skyler. I try to calm myself before anyone hears me. My 12th birthday was yesterday. My dreams hunt me every night now. For some reason, the moon goddess won't let me forget what happened. It was almost 6 years to the day. I was stolen from my parents. Alpha Adam and Luna Lilly of the Night moon pack. We were at our lake house working on a pack agreement with my father's long-time friends, Alpha Derek and Luna Grace Carmicheal of the River stone pack. Their son Cole was with them. I thought for sure he was my mate. I realized now nothing more than puppy love. That was the best and worst summer of my life.
Seeing as I had an hour before, I had to start breakfast. I decided I would get up early to get some of my chores down before others started to awake. I ended up overseas in a new country. Sold to another pack ocean way from everyone I ever knew. I almost died on the journey here. Because of that, you should know I'm not a normal wolf. I can see ghosts. No joke. They just pop up everywhere. Once they find out, I can see them. They seem to like to stay around talking. So far, my best friend is a ghost. Amy is her name. She is about 16 years old. She died few years back. There was an attack on the Evergreen pack. Where I am living now. She tells me how she was in love with the soon-to-be alpha, Josh. I find it weird to know no one talks about her around here. Other then her talking to me. She is very pretty with dark brown hair and honey brown eyes.
Once I was dressed, I headed for the laundry room to start a load before heading to the kitchen to start breakfast for the whole pack. Amy jumped out at me halfway down the hallway. She tries to scare me doesn't work anymore. Being used to seeing ghosts for the last 6 years takes that out of you. As she goes on and on about Josh. He sleeps so cutely, you should see it sometime. I have seen him sleeping a few times. Nothing cute about a 20-year-old man drooling on his pillow. He isn't the most motivated soon to be Alpha ever. He sleeps until like 10am. Most wolves are up and moving by 6am. Me, on the other hand, I'm up by 4am. Today I'm up at 3 am. I can tell Amy was happy to see me. Once loaded, both washers and dryers. We headed upstairs to the kitchen. Amy was still talking about a few other boy wolves. I started breakfast. Lots of bacon and eggs. French toast was my favorite. Set out everything. Coffee, juice, and milk are already for everyone to enjoy. I became friends with the alpha's youngest pup, James. He eats a lot of food, mostly because he brings me his leftovers. I don't get much if he isn't around. His father had yelled at him before over feeding me more then I needed. I, on the other hand, was locked in my room for two days because of it. His words were you shouldn't take advantage of a sweet boy like my son James. Mind you, his son James is 14th years old. Two years older than I am. His mother doesn't understand why he likes me so. She says I'm using my s****l nature to try to get a leg up in the world. Whatever lady. I'm just trying to stay alive. I'm much skinner than most wolves my age. And I'm an Alpha Wolf. My father's first born. One day I will get out of here. Find my way home. Today was another day I thought of dealing with the drama of this pack. After hearing a few wolves talking about the traveler, wolves come to town. Interested, I tried not to seem like I was listening to their conversation. That's when James came out of nowhere and scared me half to Death. He laughed. Then he asked me why I was listening to the other wolves' conversation. So as we walked into the kitchen, I then told him what they said. He just smiled a little then asked why I was always trying to run away. It never ends well for you, Skyler. You know my father would never just let you go. Well, James, I don't care what your father wants. I'm not his to begin with. I was stolen from my family. I know what the liar told your dad. I am not a orphan. I didn't steal anything from him. As I looked up, I saw James just shaking his head. He will never believe you. Besides, once my brother takes over, he will let you be with me. We can come and go anywhere we want. What about our true mate, James? You don't know if we are going to be mates.. The moon goddess only knows.
Of course, his mother over heard our conversation. And rushed into the kitchen yelling," you stupid little b***h, you will never be in our pack or family.' my husband would hear about this. Your welcome is well over done here. James, you need to go to training. Once, he left the room. That's when his mother's ugly side came out. She grabbed my hair and dragged me all the way down the hallway to Alpha's office. Yelling all the way. About no orphan mutt will be mated to any of her children.