Chapter 1
Wolf£ 1
"I just can't do it!" I sighed, shaking my head.
"Can't do what?" Callie smirked at me.
"How the freak do you beat me at this game every flipping time we play it?" I scrunched my nose up.
"Sorry April," she laughed, "I'm just naturally good at candy land."
"But I was just about to beat you!" I threw my card on the ground.
"And I just about won... Wait, nope I did win." she smirked.
"Careful chick! I will smack you so hard not even Google can find you." I pointed a finger towards her direction.
"What can't Google find?" My brother Asher walked into the room.
"Callie," I hiss, "because she won't let me beat her." I pointed at Callie again.
Callie held her hands up like I was going to shoot her.
"Wow," Asher laughed, sitting down on the floor with us.
"Do you want to play with us?" Callie fluttered her eyelashes. I almost threw up. Honestly, yes my brother is... Hot. His dark messy brown hair that was always tossed, and his grey and blue eyes that trapped you, completed his muscles and creamy tan... EW.
I can't believe I just thought that way about my own brother. LORD KILL ME NOW!
I shuck my head and smiled at my brother. My ugly (if only) brother.
"So how's your day been going Pre- Birthday boy?" I asked, stretching my arms a bit.
"Good, though I just wish I would hurry up and shift."
"Why? Isn't it like... painful?" I asked, raising my eyebrow.
"Yes, but I will find my mate." he smiled at me. Damn, his perfectly straight white teeth!
"That's sweet." Callie cooed. GAG.
"When will you shift?" I asked, changing the subject... saving my friend from any further Embarrassment.
"Any minute I could go all Wolf" he fake growled. I just rolled my eyes and stuck my tongue out at him.
"Do you want to play with us?" I asked, stacking the cards back up for the next round of candy land.
"Sure, why not." He shrugged.
We played 3 rounds of candy land... I lost all. ALL. How does this even happen? Why can't I win just one? I only ask to win one game! And guess who won all? Yep, you named it... Callie...
We were on our fourth round. Asher was about to beat Callie. I of course was sent back like 20 spaces! I was losing AGAIN. So personally I was voting for Asher.
"Come on Asher! You can beat her!" I cheered.
I glanced at Asher beads of sweat coiled on his forehead. It's probably nothing.
"Come on!" He pulled a card and had to move back two spaces, letting Callie catch up to him.
A sudden growl ripped through his chest, and no, not the fake one.
"Asher, are you ok?" I asked him backing away from him.
"I'm fine" he snapped at me.
His eyes met mine, and for a second I felt true terror. His eyes were no longer blue and grey, but a dark dark Grey, almost black.
"MOM, DAD!" I scream tears threatened to spill over the rim of my eyes.
A loud scream suddenly cut through the air. I couldn't tell if it was mine until I opened my eyes. Callie shot up jumping beside me.
The tears pricked at my eyes as I watched my brother. His hands shot up to his hair he began to grunt and moan. He clutched his sides then jerked back screaming again.
The door burst open and my mom and dad scurried over to Asher, soothing him, Or at least attempting.
Asher's eyes shot open. I watched in horror as they went from blue to a dark grey. Then the room went silent the only thing we could hear was the sudden SNAP of Asher's spine. "He's ready to shift," my dad yelled attempting to pick Asher up.
"No s**t John, how ever would you think that?" My mom hissed.
Suddenly Asher jerked back again screaming at the top of his lungs.
"Finish it."
"What!?" I screamed at my parents who was now scrambling, and grabbing Asher's arms and legs, grunting as they picked him up. Also ignoring my question completely.
"Call the alpha" my dad grunted carrying my struggling brother.
"On it" Callie scrambled out the door.
Asher thrashed and growled snapping at dad’s arms and attempting to claw dad in any place possible.
"Asher stop!" I yelled crying. It suddenly fell silent.
I glanced over at my parents who were frozen in place. we all looked at Asher his eyes were a dark grey, and they were locked on me.
"April?" He asked tilting his head a little. He cracked a smile his new sharp canines piercing his bottom lip. "Why are you crying?"
I was just about to respond with a 'you’re trying to kill our parents, and you look like your dying dumb ass' but just like that he snapped out of this peaceful silence his back arched and he let out once again another pained scream.
"Let's go," dad commanded.
I stud stunned and shocked as I watched my older brother being carried away.
A pain hit me somewhere deep inside of my chest.
This was different. It wasn't a "My poor Brother." Pain it was a "He left me" pain. and it tore my insides up.
Wolf£ 2
The screams lasted about two hours; then they finally stopped.
The painful screams were replaced with the most beautiful howl I had ever heard.
The melody of this wolf’s howl had me standing by my window. However this howl had shifted something inside of my body, something I had never felt before. I felt a pull, and I also felt a tug at my mind. I refuse to let this tug through my barrier. It was like pebbles being chunked at thin rubber. The rubber has only stretched, nor will I ever let it be more than a stretch.
My door open revealing my parents.
I gasped when I saw them, dad’s cloths were shredded, and mom had a cloth wrapped around her entire arm. They looked tired, but when they saw me watching them they gave me a small smile.
They moved over to where I was and sat on my bed.
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"His wolf is beautiful." My mom whispered.
"Yes, it was more painful for him than most." dad shook his head frowning.
"Why?" I asked, "I mean why did Asher yell 'finish it' when he was shifting?" I still wanted my answer.
"Honey sometimes our wolfs control our body's and what we say." my mom smiled and patted the spot on the bed beside her. "and?" I asked sitting on the spot she tapped.
"Well we don't know what his wolf was trying to say." She shrugged.
"Only Asher knows."
"Oh" was my response.
"Go to bed sweet heart." Both my mom and dad kissed my forehead then walked out of the room closing the door on the way out.
I laid down closing my eyes.
The dark eventually took over causing me to drift asleep.
The sun shone through the window, I moaned and sat up rubbing my temples.
The little nagging and stretching of something on my mind didn't leave. Matter of fact it was 1,000 times worse.
I dragged myself out of my bed and trudged down stairs. I turned the corner. Asher was sitting at the table eating breakfast. He was only in basketball shorts. I'm guessing he just got back.
I went to the Medicine cabinet and grabbed some Advil.
I went back into the kitchen and grabbed a glass of orange juice. I sat next to Asher his body immediately tensed.
"Do you smell that?" He asked smelling the air, as he picked up his own orange juice and started to chug it.
"Smell what?" I asked sniffing the air.
It happened all at once. first there was a loud shatter as Asher dropped his glass, and second he started choking.
"Asher are you ok?!" I asked jumping out of my seat to pat his back, but he jumped out of his seat before I could help him.
"No," he yelled "what?!" He jumped out of his seat grabbing his hair. " no no no no no!" He yelled and ran out of the room.
I felt the tug stretch even harder.
"Oh right!" I sigh and take the Advil. I knew I had a weird brother!
"April." My mom called from upstairs.
"Yes mam?" I called back drinking the rest of my juice.
"Get ready for school." She said.
"Ok." I rolled my eyes.
As quickly as I could I got ready. and skipped down the stairs.
"Asher can you drive your sister to school with you?" My dad asked.
I’m guessing Asher was back from umm his mental break down?
"No." Asher growled there was a loud bang.
"What's wrong with you?!" My dad growled at my brother.
"What's wrong with me?" Asher yelled back. "What's wrong with me, is that you expect me to tend to April every time you can't!" He growled back.
"She's your sister!" Another loud crash.
I know I'm supposed to feel 'pain' that my brother is arguing with my dad about me. And believe me I do it's there! It's just that my love of a good fight was just umm even more there? Yeah.
'Way to go April your grammar is spot on.' I rolled my eyes at my OWN comment. And Asher's the one with mental problems?
I was so caught up in my own mind war when I heard Asher's response.
"No she's not!" Asher yelled back.
He did not just say that! He might be agitated or whatever started this, but he will not disown me!
Shits going down!
I stomped into the kitchen glaring at Asher as I do so.
I stomped all the way over to the key rack grabbed his Mazda’s keys and chunked them at his head.
"I will be in the car" I hiss
"YOUR CAR"
Then I proudly marched towards the door and jerked it open.
When I got to his car I realized it was locked... Damn my luck.
I did the only reasonable thing and climbed on top of his car and crossed my legs. I didn't even care if I dented it with my weight.
"Whatever!" Asher snapped at dad stepping out the door; fuming as he walked down the steps.
"What's going o-" he stopped talking to himself when he saw me.
"April?" He asked sorrow and pain flashed through his eyes.
"The cars locked." I mumble.
"Listen I'm sorry!" He started
"Save it." I mumbled.
He squinted... he looked so cute when he does that.
'You didn't' I mentally slapped myself.
"Let's just go." I mumble again. Scrambling of the cars roof.
As soon as we started driving he tried to talk. I of course being the b***h that I am clicked the radio on turning it up to 35.
He growled and slammed on the breaks making me jerk forward.
He turned the radio off, then started driving again.
"Like I was saying-" he started to say.
I quickly straightened myself out and snapped the radio on.
Off
On
Off
On
Off, On
I quickly snapped the radio back off. wait...
"Damn it!" I yelled
"Great thanks for turning off the radio." He laughed to himself.
"Shut up and just say what you need to say." I hiss. "that way I can stop being your sister." I added.
He went silent.
The stretching and tugging became even more annoying. Then we pulled into the school.
"April-"
"Never mind." I smirked and jumped out of the car. I ran straight into the school not even looking both ways before crossing the parking lot! HAHA just kidding! I totally looked.
"April!" I heard Asher growl slamming his car door. I still didn't stop, I ran straight to my locker then to 1st period, where he can't get me.