Morning breaks over the lake village of bainsville, the sun bouncing off the lake, sending sparkles dancing across its still flat surface. Bella wakes rubbing her eyes and shielding them from the bright light, she stretches only to then realise the space next to her that had been filled and warm last night was now empty and cold. She flops backs down on the emerald green grass with a sigh
"what am I doing?" she says to herself. She lies there for a further 5 minutes before pulling herself up and heading back through the forest.
As Bella reaches the door of her small cottage, she stops in her tracks as a familiar scent fills her nose. It's a musky oak smell that has a sweetness too it. Her heart skips a beat and she reaches excitedly for the door when she realises the scent is intertwined with the scent of her twin sister!. Bella turns on her heels to leave, she can't bear to walk into that this early in the morning. As she turns to leave she crashes into what feels like a wall of bricks and lands on her bottom with a thud. Bella looks up and sees the out stretched hand of Robbie. Robbie is the beta of the group and a childhood friend of Bella's. His dark curly hair hangs down over his eyes framing his strong features. He pulls Bella to her feet effortlessly.
"where are you off to in a hurry?" he asks Bella.
Bella stutters, fumbling to find the right excuse. Before she can answer Robbie c***s an eyebrow at her and shakes his head.
"this has to stop Bella. The only person who will get hurt here is you"
Bella looks at him but doesn't speak a word. She knows the pain she is setting herself up for, but no matter what she does she cannot stop herself from falling into the same mistakes over and over again.
Bella straightens hers clothes and turns back and walks into her house. Robbie follows close behind and Bella can feel his gaze. As soon as. Bella enters the room she hears her name being bellowed from across the way. She. Takes a deep breath and shouts back.
"morning sister"
Before the words have finished falling from her mouth, Chrissy has appeared in front of her with a wide grin.
"you dirty stop out, who's bed did you end up in last night? Chrissy eyes then look past Bella and land on Robbie. Her grin gets bigger and wider and she let's put a squeal. Before Bella can squash those thoughts...
" Troy! Look who I have found sneaking my sister back in!"
A muffled voice comes from upstairs and Bella's heart starts to beat louder and faster and she swears her sister will be able to hear it.
Troy appears at the bottom of the stairs wearing nothing but his dark blue jeans with his Ash blonde hair dripping from where he has stepped out the shower. Bella can't help but glance down to the perfectly chiseled abs and her mind casts back to the night before where her hands explored every bump and muscle.
"Bella! Stop staring!" Chrissy squeals at Bella snapping her glance back to her sister.
"what? I wasn't staring. I'm just tired that's all. I didn't get much sleep last night"
"I bet you didn't sister! I have heard how good Robbie is"
Bella reaches out and gives her sister a quick sharp jab into the top of her arm
"I was not with Robbie, we Bumped into each other outside".
Robbie steps from behind Bella, his expression suddenly dark and worry lines appearing on his forehead.
"Troy, you are needed with the Elders, right away"
Bella looks over to troy with a worried look he. Glances over with a Conforting smile. Troy throws on his shirt as he quickly crosses the room. He takes Chrissy's hand in his and places a kissUpon the back of it.
"i will find you later"
"you better had Alpha Troy, I missed you last night"
A pang of guilt passes through Bellas body and she looks away. Troy and Robbie leave together and head to the elders, leaving Bella and Chrissy to wonder what could be happening.
"so?...." chrissy asks with her eyebrow raised.
"how was he?"
"of for goodness sake" Bella shouts at her sister.
"I was not with Robbie, I wasn't with anybody. I went for a run and then joined patrol"
Chrissys face drops and an expression of boredom comes across it"
"my my sister, how boring. You really should get yourself mated"
Chrissy and Bella celebrated their 18th birthday 6 months earlier and Chrissy always had to find away to rub it in that she had mated that night and Bella did not.
What Chrissy does not not know is that when she mated that night not only did her future change but so did her sisters.