mona's test story-2022-07-22

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That’s pretty stupid. Dash snorted. If she could roll her eyes, I’m sure she would.

You’re telling me. I finished soaking and washing and finally got out, wrapping myself in a fluffy black towel before putting on some ripped skinny jeans and a plain black turtleneck sweater. I brushed my hair and put it into two side French braids. It was Friday and I wanted to do a bonfire.

I slipped on my combat boots and headed downstairs, my stomach grumbling as the smell of barbecue filled my nose. I took my seat and filled up my plate. Soon the warriors came back from training and everyone quieted down as Alpha Leo stood up to make an announcement. I swallowed the food in my mouth and stared at him, waiting for him to talk. He looked me directly in the eye, pointed, and started singing, Luna Addison joining immediately.

“Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you!” The Pack sang, and my eye shone with tears. My parents hugged me as soon as the song was over, and Thalia placed a large cake with 18 candles on it in front of my. I blew out the candles and smiled at everyone, thankful that my pack loves me.

After dinner and the largest piece of cake I could ever eat, I headed outside. The crisp winter air filled my lungs, and I headed over to the large stone circle in front of the pack house. Throwing a few logs from the nearby pile into the circle, I lit them up and the fire started crackling. A few people joined me and we all sat down around the fire, smiling and laughing. After a while, Sherri joined me along with a couple of warriors we trained with and my brother.

“Well, this has been great guys. Thank you for hanging out to end my birthday. Same time next week?” I said after a few hours. The circle was now large, with the Moon high in the sky. The adults were chatting away and drinking, genuinely having a good time. My friends nodded and I walked inside, heading up the stairs. Making my way into my room, I closed the door and turned around, gasping.

“Happy birthday, babygirl.” Wyatt said, kissing my hand. He looked amazing in just a black crew neck and a pair of basketball shorts with his hair messy like usual. He smelled of fresh forest and I wanted to run straight into his arms and never let him go. Instead, I took a step back.

“I, Lilith-“ I tried again before he jumped forward, smacking his hand over my mouth. His eyes were full of hurt and confusion. Dash whined in my head.

“What are you doing? I thought you were going to give us a chance. It hasn’t even been 24 hours!” He shouted. My heart squeezed, and I pushed him away from me.

“And you already proved you were messing with me within those 24 hours!” I shouted back angrily. I shouldn’t be yelling at one of our future Alphas, but I didn’t care how much trouble it got me in. As a Beta’s daughter, I couldn’t get into too much trouble, right?