Secrets of the past

Brielle’s pov: I am ripped awake out of my dreams by the sound of the bell. The more I awaken the more I am saddened that I am back into my awful reality. I get out of bed and realize its already 7:00am and I overslept. I rush downstairs and begin preparing breakfast for my “family”. My adoptive family to be precise. My aunt adopted me when I was just 5 years old after my mom Trish was killed in a rouge attack. My aunt Lucy’s family consisted of her husband Kyle ,who is in charge of warrior training, and her kids; Stephanie who is seventeen like me, Chloe who is fifteen , and Gavin who is three. I place breakfast on the table at 7:30 and see Stephanie smirking out of the corner of my eye. “Yes Ms. Stephanie” (Its required I use respectful names for all of them or else I will be punished) “Its 7:30 breakfast is supposed to be ready by 7:20, I wonder what mom will have to say” she basically shouts as she skips off to my aunts room. Just great. Lucy shortly after barges into the kitchen “Stephanie says you didn’t have breakfast on the table until 7:30. You know the rules of this house Brielle.” “Yes Mrs. Lucy, I am sorry, it won’t happen again” I say with my head hung low hoping that by some miracle my punishment won’t be awful as usual. Hopefully its not no shifting as shifting is my escape from reality. “Three lashings to the back” Lucy hissed. I bow and head down to the basement and take of my shirt off with her following behind me. I place my hands onto the railing Kyle built for my punishments. She grabbed the whip that had small pieces of silver melted into it, also courtesy of Kyle. She lashed me and I did my best to keep my tears back. I knew if I made a sound it would be worse. As she finished she held her head high as if she was proud of her work. Lucy heads upstairs and I begin addressing to my wounds. Once I finish up I head upstairs to feed Gavin. Gavin and I aren’t allowed to eat with the rest of the family. Gavin is considered a runt because he was the smallest born pup in our entire pack and had to stay in the NICU for months after he was born. As the only male child this was a huge disappointment and he was viewed as I was so I have taken care of him since he was brought home. I pick Gavin up and place him in his high chair. “One day it will just be us little bug.” I stated as I airplane the spoon to him. Though he may not understand me just yet he beamed at me as if he did. This little boy was the only reason I hadn’t ran yet. Once he is done I clean him up and am off to get ready for school. I wanted to be comfy today due to the open wounds on my back. I threw my golden hair into a ponytail with a braid and put on some hand-me-down sweatpants and hoodie and headed towards the bus stop. Gavin was following behind me “You can’t come to school bug, I will be home soon” I said as I looked into his deep blue eyes that were just like my mothers. “I wanna go wif you” Gavin pouted. I pick him up and carry him inside. “One day you will.” I say as I squeeze him tight and place him in his playpen. Once I arrived at school I saw my only friend Piper waiting for me like always. “What a gorgeous morning wouldn’t you say Bri.” Piper was a beautiful girl with long curly hair and beautiful tan skin. She was Gamma Lucas’s daughter. She had no reason to befriend me due to her status but she did. I was so thankful one person chose to look deeper than the little maid girl who had to be saved. “I only received 3 lashings this morning so indeed it is” I stated. Piper’s face became stern. “When are you gonna get out of here Bri, no one deserves to be treated that way” Piper said as we walked into our first class. “I can’t leave until I know I can get Gavin out too.” I said. And the school bell rang. I am realizing I really hate bells. The rest of the school day was uneventful. As I began to walk towards the woods behind the school to shift and run home I felt as if I was being followed. I hurried and shifted into my large sand colored wolf. I tell myself my large wolf comes from my mom as she was a warrior in our pack. I begin running as fast as I can and hear a twig snap to my left. I bare my teeth and pick up my speed.The lashings from earlier unfortunately made me slower. As I slow down to take in my surroundings I smell mint and sense someone still near lurking in the shadows. Then I see him. I large solid black wolf with glowing yellow eyes looking directly at me. I freeze wondering if this is the end. The wolf doesn’t move. He watches me almost curiously then turns and sprints away. I make it home and rush inside and lock the door. Just as I am about to begin my chores I hear a bell coming from Chloe’s room. I rush upstairs and knock on her door. “Brielle, I want my snack” she shouts through the door. “Yes Ms.Chloe.” As I am walking back towards the stairs I overhear Stephanie on a phone call. “I can’t wait till Brielle is finally rid from us, I can’t stand to have someone so weak and stupid in my house.” I place my ear to the door and I know I could get in a lot of trouble but whatever Stephanie is saying about me has to mean something considering she never has anything to say about me at all. “I overheard my mom talking the other day and she said she hired someone to execute her just like her mom. Ironic isn’t it.” Stephanie basically laughed into the phone. The hairs on my neck stood up at the mention of my mother. I had been told my mom was killed in a rouge attack but her own sister hired someone to execute her and I was next. Something was off about this and I had to get out of here and quick. I rushed downstairs to prepare Chloe’s snack and returned upstairs to her room. I knocked and the door flew open “Took you long enough” she growled as she took the tray and slammed the door in my face. It didn’t bother me as my mind was already winding with the information I just heard. I need a plan and I need it now. I wondered if the person who was following me today was planning to kill me and it sent a chill down my spine. Tonight I would make my move and nothing was going to stop me. As Night fell I began packing everything I could into a bag. My mind is all over the place. I wanted to take revenge on my aunt for hiring someone to kill my mother and I. I knew I couldn’t yet but even the thought brought peace to me and my wolf who had been unsettled since we overheard Stephanie’s phone call earlier. I need to find out more but I can’t stay here to find out. My thoughts also kept going back to Gavin. I couldn’t leave him here but he is still to young to be living without the protection of a home. I was torn but I knew what I had to do. I would leave and come back for him once I have a decent life made somewhere else no matter how much it hurt to leave him behind. As I quietly went to Gavin’s room I kissed him goodbye and a tear fell from my eyes onto his cheek. He fussed a little but went right back asleep. I crept to the front door and stepped into the cold crisp night air. Goosebumps filled my skin as I stepped onto the damp grass. I begin heading towards the packs borders. Once I know I am at a safe distance in the woods I shift into my wolf and begin running. I was running for awhile until i smelt the same mint scent from the man in the woods earlier. I froze in my tracks and began looking around. He slowly came out of the shadows in his human form. I recognized him almost immediately as Alpha Ryan’s Eldest son Theo.(Theo is 22, still unmated as he believes in waiting for his fated one. This is why his father remains Alpha) His deep voice boomed through the woods “shift.” The power of his command was waving off of him and I obeyed. Though he was comfortable being nude I tried to cover my body as it was exposed in the moonlight. I couldn’t help but let my eyes wonder over his toned body. He was easily 2 foot taller than me and had jet black hair. He was definitely easy on the eyes. “Where do you think your going” he said with a smirk. “Just out for a stroll, and you?” I return the smirk he previously gave me. “A stroll? In the middle of the night with a backpack?” He stated almost laughing at how ridiculous my excuse sounded. “And as for me” he stated “I just can’t seem to get you out of my head. Ever since I overheard a conversation of my fathers.” he looked down almost as if he was embarrassed. “about me?” I said. “Why me.” “Brielle, you may not understand yet but there are things of your past that you do not know” he said as he started coming closer towards me. I backed away until I bumped into a tree. He stalked towards me like a predator looking at me with a hungry expression in his eyes. He tucked my golden hair behind my ear and cupped my face in his hands. “This is just the beginning.” and he disappeared into the night. Theo’s pov: *Twelve years ago* Eas dropping outside the office of his father Alpha Ryan’s office Theo tries to make out what his father is saying.“where is she” Alpha ryan boomed into his phone. “We lost eyes on her sir” Beta Connor replied. “Do you understand how important it is we find her.” He gritted through his teeth. “She is the key, she is everything and YOU LOST HER.” he growled unable to keep his beast settled and hung up the phone. “Trish Martin. You will not get away from me.” Trish Martin? She sounds familiar. He begins thinking about who he knows with the last name Martin. Brielle Martin! Thats it. She is in my sisters class. What is so important about Brielle’s mom? As far as 10 year old Theo knew Brielle was a normal girl. Her family had lived in this pack for generations. Her mom was a great warrior for the pack. Theo wondered what had happened with Brielle’s mom until a few weeks later rumors at school proved to say her mother had been killed in a rouge attack. *Present day* Brielle’s pov: I awaken in a cave where I seeked sanctuary from the night. I am going to find Nunu (pronunciation: new-new) She was mentioned many times by my mother. If anyone knows of these secrets of the past it would be her. It was said that she lives secluded along the North River. My mother always told me Nu-nu knows everything. As I set out to find Nunu. I smelled a stench. Rouges. Rouges are known to have awful scents because they do not belong to a pack. First I smelt one, then it was two, then it was three. They smelled younger probably ages seventeen to twentyish. I had to get out of here. I began to ran as fast as I could away from the trails of their scent. I heard howls come from behind me. They were chasing me. My heart began to beat fast and my head was on a swivel. I saw the female first. Tiny and fast as h**l. She began closing in on my left. A howl came from the right as a Large brown wolf began closing in. I was going to have to fight. I decided to head for the female first. She lunged for my throat but I dodged just quick enough and grabbed her back leg and I swung her as hard as I could into a tree next to us hearing her bones break as she fell to rest on the ground. I sprinted away from the two larger wolves coming my way. I needed a trap. I began looking at my surroundings trying to find anything that could help me. I could hear their growls growing closer. Think Bri think. I noticed a few large rocks sitting up on top of a steep hill. I ran as fast as I could the two wolves gaining on me. I made it to the top and pushed and pushed until the first rock began tumbling down to the bottom. It took out the one on the right and the one on the left howled painfully. They were brothers. He wanted blood. He charged and I managed to push more boulders at him. He dodged the first and lept over the second. I began to back away from the edge and was ready to fight. As he made it to the top the hair on his back was standing straight up and his canines were on full display. I growled giving him a last warning. He lunged for me scratching down my side. I turned quickly and latched my teeth into is back taking a huge chunk. He winced in pain and Slashed his claws across my face. I raised my gaze slowly to meet his and felt immense power rolling off of me. I lunged for him tearing my claws through him, I bit his throat and ripped it out. His body fell limp to the ground and I spit the flesh from my mouth. I walked down the hill searching for my backpack that I lost sometime during the fight. (They have special bags that adjust to fit both of their forms.) I found it laying by a tree and shifted into my human self. I needed to get some ointment on my wounds before they become infected. I wrap them up and realize I need some rest. I find the cave I took shelter in during the previous night and laid down and began eating my food I brought. My mind couldn’t stop traveling to my conversation with Theo last night. Had he really been thinking about me that much. I had always had a crush on him. He was 5 years older than me. Part of me always hoped he would be my mate because then no one would ever hurt me again. He would protect me. He was a strong and smart man. Easy on the eyes too. He still hadn’t found his mate and I always hoped it was because I was his fated as I hadn’t came of age yet. Though his sister who was in the same class as me and was always rude to me and thought of me as my Aunt Lucy did, Theo was always kind. I closed my eyes and pictured a day out at my favorite swimming hole when I was 15. Theo had came upon me swimming and asked if he could join me. We spent the entire evening talking and we lost track of time. We spent hours there and it almost felt like he felt the same way I did. However I knew these were foolish thoughts because he would never love a maid girl of such low titles. Just an Omega. I eventually drifted off to sleep. The next day I had some major ground to cover. Due to the little rouge attack I was a day behind on my journey to see Nunu. I traveled day and night finally coming upon the river. My mother said look to the north star once you have found the river and follow it as Nunu lives directly below it. I walked for 2 days straight until I came upon a small cabin. Smoke was coming out of the chimney and there was a beautiful flower garden. I shifted into my human and put on a loose sundress that cut off just before my knees. I walked onto the porch and knocked on the door. An elder woman opened the door hesitantly. “Who are you” she spoke. “My name is Brielle. I believe you were a friend of my mothers. Trish Martin” Nunu’s eyes welled with tears and she pulled me tightly into a hug. “My granddaughter” You have returned. “Grandma?” I shook my head in disbelief. I never thought I had any family left. How? She doesn’t even smell like a wolf? Come, Come my child. I have prepared for this day for many moons.” She said sweetly. As we walk inside I am overwhelmed by the smell of baked goods and my stomach grumbles. “Oh my dear, lets get you clean and something to eat and then I will tell you everything” She showed me to a guest room and I jumped in the shower washing off the dirt and dried blood. Once I was done I made my way to the kitchen where she had me a meal already on the table. I stuffed my face with the steak she gave me and the fried asparagus. It was the best food I had had ever. I couldn’t get enough. Once I was done I knew it was time for business. “Tell me everything Nunu.”