An Alpha Twice Removed

Our Little Secret (flash back)

It's Monday morning and Ellies first week of high school has already been more than she can handle, in-between Rebeckah's constant bullying at school and now at home, since she's decided to go after none other but MY older brother Ezra . and to make matter worse she's managed to turn him against me. I'm not sure what I did personally but one summer morning Ezra came home with that retched she-wolf clutching his arm as if it were gold and diamond-studded. he brought her home on chili and cornbread night, queenie started it shortly after mom and dad passed on. I think she thought it would cheer us up maybe bring us together starting our own traditions but things just weren't the same no matter how much we tried to go back to normal eventually we adapted to our new normal, that was until Ezra brought that she-wolf home. knowing she torments me. .. I mean WHAT WAS HE THINKING?? ALL THE DESPERATE SHE-WOLVES IN GREENLAND AND HE HAS TO PICK HER????!!! Wooo!! let me calm down and focus on my breathing as dad taught me. 

I use to lose control all the time back then, it seemed like the only thing that kept me sane was a good book. One day before we left our old pack, we don't talk much about it, but I sorta lost my cool and around the alpha's daughter no less.  See back then Penelope and I was best friends raised from pups. we did everything together. If you didn't know any better you would have sworn we were twins. Well everyone else did, servants of the packhouse could hardly tell us apart. Especially with our long ashy red curly tresses falling down to each of our waists. Back then our parents always dressed us alike, my mother and the Luna were really close. We use to play pranks, Penelope and I on our parents and the staff. overflowing toilets in the omega bathrooms to itching powder in the alpha`s bed ..Oh my gosh! there was this one time Penelope and I put lots of soap in the washer to see what would happen. It was the most fun we`ve ever had in the packhouse. Once we were caught we would blame each other (pack rules). Pack rules were something we made up when we were 6 years old, the first time I ever met Penelope we were in the packhouse during one of them, if I can remember correctly it was the war of the rogue's which lasted 4years and ended with 3 wars and multiple casualties on both sides. The rogue king had his heart set on mating our dear Luna Jessabelle. The name fit her perfectly seeing as rumor has it, our dear Luna had an affair with the rogue queen before she was to marry the alpha of river run pack. Rumor has it that our dear Luna and alpha weren't actually mates, to begin with, but no one knows for sure. On the night of the first battle of the rogues against the river run pack, mom, queen, Ezra, and I was sent to the packhouse by dad and alpha Lewis.. Penelope's father. We were tossed in a big ballroom full of whiney little she-wolves and rambunctious guy wolves and their mums when I first laid eyes on her. "Princess Penelope" they called her. She was in the middle of a group of miniature she-wolves answering her beck and call. When we locked eyes. I couldn't look away. "She looks like me," I thought. And then the strangest thing ever happened ..She got up and walked over to where mom, queen, Ezra, and I were sitting and asked "If I'd like to join her in her room for tea" seriously!! tea?  She asked me over for tea at a time like this. See Penelope was fearless. there wasn't a thing she was ever afraid of. After asking me to tea, her guards saw me to her bedroom. It looked as if the color pink waltzed right in and puked all over her room. It is just too much pink for me, from the tent in the middle of her room with the pink ceramic plates and teacups set out on the hot pink table with light pink napkins. Even all her toys were some sort of shade of pink. All this pink was giving me a headache, the room alone just reminded me of being perfect all the time … I mean who can live up to all that except maybe Malibu Barbie.. But even Barbie would feel plastic in here.

"Thanks for coming Ellie". she said. 

Ellie still confused looks around the room nervously.

"It's alright you know, you are in the most protected room in the house if I'm here". she said.

And she was right. I've only ever seen some of the biggest wolves guarding her all my time in the castle while dad talks to uncle Lewis. we sat there quietly both unaware where to start from here and how we should go about it, when suddenly there was a loud boom at the door sending the door flying across the room, breaking us from our awkward silent stare down.

"Ah yes. good that they are both here" said a voice from the doorway, both princesses he continued...

And it was at that precise moment that Penelope and Ellie felt they were no longer in the safest room in the packhouse. With the guards knocked out and help nowhere in sight, a figure stepped into the doorway of little Penelope's room. Leaving both girls alone and unprotected in a vulnerable situation trapped in a room with who they now know him to be as the rogue king. 

"The Rogue king!"

"Well well. would you Lookey here, what do we have behind door number one" he said *in a mocking tone* 

Penelope and Ellie turned to each other and silently nodded knowing they were in trouble now. 

"What should we do first," asked the rogue king. 

"Nothing!" Penelope screamed in fear.

"Ah but see my child I just can't let a great opportunity pass like this one," he said with a devilish grin.

And at that moment, with Penelope and Ellie backed against a corner and no help in sight, the vicious Rogue king thought he had won. that was until he said . . . "I've finally won I've got that bastard peters air, both the peters airs. and that stupid alpha is running around in circles still looking for a sent he`ll never find. cloaked with the best magic the witches had to offer. I've won I've finally won!" he exclaimed.

"But what do we do with the other princess boss? we only planned to kill the daughter of the alpha!." his henchmen said. 

"I guess the plan got rather complicated huh?" Ellie Spat. 

"Ehh kill them both," The Rouge king said turning to leave.

"No!" shouted an angry Ellie 

"No?" said the king of rogues

"I said no!" Ellie said in a more frightening voice.

But this time Ellie said it her claws extended and her arms grew bigger harrier, and stronger. a blue light started emanating from her clenched fists. Before she could contain her rage she sliced the Rogue king's ear completely off. 

"NOW LEAVE!!" Ellie yelled 

But the rogue king simply just stood there stunned, mouth wide opened at Little Ellie. Ellie shouted  "LEAVE NOW !" once more at the rogue king and his goons and still no one moved. 

Out of patience and on a short fuse Ellie let lose fully shifting and ripped the rogue king's three goons to shreds. After coming to 30minutes later Ellie was confused and tired. She had no memory of what happened in Penelope's room afterward. And an excited and grateful to be alive Penelope's cheering died down.

"OH! That was F***ing amazing!! you were so badass! you were all like "leave or ill drop every Rouge in here! like buffy, the wolf slayer"  "and The Stupid Rogue King was like "huh? what? how did she.. wait how did you?" she said.

"what? I did that?" she says confused.

"UH YEAH!," Pen says totally psyched*

"Uh ..uhmm..? I... I don't really know actually. one minute we were standing here, and I thought he was gonna kill us I got really scared then I got really mad . and then I don't really know what happened." 

"What happened was you went all Edward scissor hands on the guys attempting to kill us! ELLIE! you saved us! both of us. to be honest, there I really thought we were goners. don't know where that came from but I cant wait to do that!" 

"Penelope! this isn't cool, this isn't even good. if anyone found out. id ..id .. I'd be a monster! a freak! oh, my goddess, my mom's gonna lose it when she finds out." 

"Wait . what if we didn't say what happened here ? .. what if instead we say we weren't even in here..?" pen said.

"That will never work, and besides, I'm busted for sure when my mom sees I got blood on my new white gown. I hated this gown! made a whole fuss about it this morning. it took arguing with mom for 45minuts for dad to convince me to put it on. it was just "too girly" now look at it. how do I explain this? jam from biscuits and tea? I'm busted for sure." *she cried*

"Not exactly. see I invited you up here because I also have that same gown and figured we would at least have that to talk about unlike the she-wolves downstairs. honestly, anything other than mates and sports is a good topic for me. But I have an idea ill get the dress and you change quickly we have to hurry before anyone comes looking for us."

 Ellie switched dresses with princess Penelope as fast as she could and they quickly ran out of the room and to the pack library where the girls made their pack ..The cousin pack where neither of them would ever face trouble without the other again. They then decided that what had transpired in that bedroom never needed to leave that bedroom. from that moment on Penelope hung onto our dear Ellies secret, not telling anyone what actually went on during the first battle of the rogues or how those men were murdered. And every time that either of them got in trouble around the packhouse they blamed each other. and got away with it. The only person who could really tell them apart with confidence was queenie. They could never figure out why but she was always 10 steps ahead of them.  Although no one ever did find out Ellie and Penelope's secret that night. pack rules 101 never share your besties secret. Right? there were many different Rumors and whispers told to and by servants and soldiers the same about what happened that night in the alphas packhouse no one could ever find anyone who witnessed it. 

After a hard day of school and seriously sore muscles from Coach Avery and her pacer test. she had us running around the track field 50 times all cuz Rebecca was late to P.E third period. to make matters worse it's my own brother she's making out with causing trailer trash Becky over here to trot on in with no care in the world 15minutes past the bell. now we all must suffer.

"LATE! AGAIN! miss Stanfield! 50 LAPS! EVERYONE NOW!!" Coach Avery screamed.

"GREAT!" someone in the back yelled. 

"Nicceee! Did I mention I hate Becky?" Ellie thought to herself. 

"LETS! GO!. Let's GO!" the coach screamed. 

After running for what felt like hours the bell for lunch rang freeing us from the torture they call exercise. On my way to the locker room to change and wash up, I overheard Guinevere Christie and Rebecca talking about Ezra`s moon day. He was turning 16 in just a few days. I hadn't really given it much thought until now but dad promised to take him fishing right before his 16th moon. Guess hell just have to learn on his own now. Ezra has hardly been home lately and with his absence around here, high school drama, and queenie studying for her final exams before graduation it's been kind of hectic around here. I hadn't really had much time to worry about him. And I really hope the moon goddess can do better for my big brother than Rebecca Stanfield. She's just so cruel and she only likes him because he's strong Ezra's of alpha blood so he can't help but challenge his peers for authority and social acceptance (we learned about this earlier). And Ezra well he`s the total opposite. He's kind. Where Becky's a monster. He has compassion where the only passion Becky's concerned about is being the next Luna so she can boss people around like poor Christie. She actually thinks they are friends. I feel sort of bad for her but not as bad as she felt for me that night at the java café.  

{Later on that night}

After clearing the table with queenie and putting away extra chili and cornbread leftovers into separate containers to restore for tomorrow's lunch. We washed up the last of the dishes and headed to the family room for some movies and family bonding. 

Entering the living room I found my brother Ezra asleep in "Trailer trash Becky's" lap. All that training alongside the alpha Rowen's soldiers must really be taking a toll on him for him to fall asleep on that boney she-wolf. Ellie thought.

"Uh hey!" Queen said. 

"Hey! he passed out during Stuart Little."

"It always was a favorite of his. when our parents were around he used to make us watch it over and over again." Queen chuckled at the memory.

"YUCK! they're bonding" Ellie thought. 

 "Right ELs?"

"....."

"Ellie?"

"Huh?" Ellie said jumping out of deep thought.

If queenie thought id join in on her bonding with the enemy she had another thing coming. I'd rather be caught dead than "sisterly bond" with Rebecca Stanfield my mortal enemy since the 8th grade. She's made my entire existence from elementary school to high school a miserable journey. And now my only safe space I have left! my home she's decided to insert herself into that too!. She not only has Ezra but no not you to queenie. Not you too. It is like this crazy she-wolf wants to get rid of me. Maybe I'm a bit paranoid. I'll go have a nap try and clear my head and hopefully this pathetic attempt at "sisterly bonding" will be over by then. Hopefully is an understatement right now I'm practically counting the seconds till she's gone. 

once to my room I kick off my vans and start undressing maybe a nice warm shower will wash this long bad day away. as I set my phone down to charge it dinged in my hand. a palm book alert popped up notifying me I was just tagged in a new photo. 

"GREAT!" Ellie muttered under her breath. 

It read "Rebecca Stanfield tagged you in a photo"

"This Can't Be Good," Ellie thought as she clicked the photo. it was a photo of Ellie as a toddler no older than 1-year-old all dressed up in a white dress with white stockings and a white pair of shiny kitten heels. She looked as if she had just fallen into a deep comfortable sleep after a fancy party or a ball, the only problem with this photo was the wet spot underneath her spot on the old lounger, a clear indicator that the young pup couldn't hold her bladder while in her deep sleep. 

 "Attention everyone here comes the bed wetter" I can just hear her now. It's like she has nothing better to do than humiliate me, what could I have done to deserve such torment?!! why does she hate me so much! Ellie says feeling defeated. 

**palm book alert** 

- 428 new likes 300 new comments on a photo you are tagged in. 

"oh kill me now!." she says slamming her phone down on the nightstand beside her bed. 

"No matter what I do she always finds a way to ruin my day. first, she gets everyone extra laps in gym class for showing up late to a class everyone else was on time for. Now she invades my home. Does she not have anything better to do with her pathetic excuse for a life"

Ellie had enough of her crap, lately, She was getting to be a huge pain in the ass. Always so concerned with what Ellie had going on. Usually, people didn't notice her, almost like she was invisible or maybe just not worth seeing, but Rebecca always saw her.