BACK STORY
I don’t want the life someone else chose for me, I want to choose my own life, my own path. I want to have what everyone has. I want to find my place in this world, and I want a chance to find a mate. I’ve always heard from everyone who has a mate how amazing it is to be loved and appreciated and to know the bond you share is more special than life itself. I’ve looked at my parents for years, admiring them and what they have. They’ve always seemed so in love that nothing in this world can ruin what they have… well, so I thought.
When I was 7, my father died protecting me and my mother was never the same. I became the cast out, the lowest of the lowest. My mother blamed me for his death, and I hear it every day. I’m the youngest of the three. My sister Karlie is the oldest. She is 23 and will be 24 in a week, my brother Josh is 22 and he will be 23 in three months and then there is me. My name is Mayson and I’m 17 today. I’ve grown used to being alone on my birthday, since everyone just pretends that I don’t exist… unless they want a punching bag, or someone to clean up after them, then they know my name. My mother threw me out of the house after I turned 10, saying “I just can’t look at you anymore. I can’t look at you and not get angry, I can’t look at you and not wish it was you that day.”
I went to live in the packhouse where I became a slave… an Omega.
I’ve cried for days when the reality hit me, and my mother really didn’t want me anymore. My father used to be the Beta of the Blue Shadow pack and I was supposed to take his place one day, but like I said… that will never happen.
I used to be very close with my brother and sister, and I used to have a lot of friends, including Alpha’s son Tylor. But after the accident, everyone left me. I got used to the reality of ‘I will always be alone,’ but that doesn’t mean I liked it. No 10-year-old likes being alone and having no friends. I was beaten most of the time, I was constantly bullied… sometimes so badly that I ended up in the hospital. It was made clear that I’m nothing but a nobody. Someone they can use and treat as they please.
I was 12 years old when I started cooking and cleaning. And I was 15 when I was banned from training. I’m not allowed to train or do anything other than be an Omega. The bullying at school became so bad that I left school to do homeschooling.
Alpha Tyrone and Luna Astra never abused me, but they didn’t stop the abuse either. When I tried to tell them what was happening, they accused me of starting fights, but that day they saw what happened and just turned a blind eye. I knew that I was truly alone.
Our pack is called the Bule Shadow pack because of the reflection of the moon and the ice. We are located on the outskirts of Canada at the edge of the forest. Because we are wolves, we don’t mind the cold and we don’t get cold easily, but it’s the safest place to be since the hunters came back.
We don’t really have problems with rogues, since this area is surrounded by the strongest packs.
Our pack is the second strongest and the strongest pack will be the Blood Stone pack. Their name explains everything and if it doesn’t, I will explain it to you.
The Blood Stone pack is the most feared pack in Canada. There isn’t a pack out there in the world that doesn’t know them. They live up to their name by painting the stones with their enemy’s blood and stacking them around their border. The first time I came across them I was frightened to the point of shifting.
There are three reasons wolves shift earlier than they should. 1. They have strong blood flowing through their veins. The Royals shift when they turn 10 and an Alpha shift when they are 15… if they are the Alpha.
2. Anger can be a cause too, but you must be angry enough to trigger the shift.
3. shock, fear and high emotional experiences can cause someone to shift early. That is what happened to me. I was running away on two legs until I wasn’t anymore. I didn’t even realize I shifted. There was no pain, no bones breaking and if there was, I think I was too high on adrenaline to feel anything. All I can remember is as soon as I stopped running, I felt weird and that is when I realized I shifted. I was stuck in wolf form for a while, afraid to go home. I didn’t want everyone to know that I was so weak that I shifted due to fear. I stayed in the woods away from sight, but close enough to not get lost. A few days later, I finally met my wolf Ace. To have another voice in your head makes it difficult to hide.
Ace taught me many things, things I didn’t know and if it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have known anything. Ace is a part of me, yet we are separate. He has his own mind and thoughts and I have my own mind and thoughts. When I don’t want him to be part of my thoughts, I just put up a barrier and he can do the same. When I’m in human form, I have control of my body, but when I’m in wolf form, Ace has control of the body. It’s what separates the human side from the animal side. If Ace gets angry enough, he can take control of my human body. It all depends on the strength of a person’s mind.
My name is Mayson and I’m 17 years old. I’m small for someone who has Beta blood, but that is because my training was stopped, and I wasn’t allowed to take part in any physical activities. I’m 5.9 feet tall with semi-muscular arms, a flat stomach, and a small waist. I have light brown hair that falls over my forehead and I have green eyes with specks of brown in them, high cheekbones, and a semi-sharp jaw. My skin is a bit pale, but it’s understandable because of where we live. I’ve never complained about how I look. I just wonder what I would’ve looked like if I still had training and my life was different.
Just another Monday morning…
Mayson POV
“Mayson!” Tylor yelled and I could tell he didn’t sound very happy. From the tone of his voice, I knew what was coming. I dressed quickly and left my room, running down the stairs like hell hounds were chasing me. I know from experience that the beatings will be worse if I take too long.
I walked into the lounge where I found Tylor, Karlie, and Josh. I looked at the three of them with wide eyes. If they are together, then that means I have trouble coming.
“Yes?” I asked, looking down as soon as Tyler took a step forward. He isn’t an Alpha yet, but his command is as strong as an Alpha’s, and I forgot that his command doesn’t work on me. I don’t know why, but no command has ever worked on me.
“Why isn’t our breakfast done?” Tylor asked and I stood staring at the ground confused. I was too afraid to speak up, let alone look up.
“So?” Karlie asked, stepping closer. She put her hand under my chin and forced me to look up. I looked at her and I couldn’t even recognize her. Her long summer dresses turned into mini-skirts and crop tops. Her natural beauty was washed away by layer upon layer of make-up, and her natural floral smell replaced with too much perfume.
“Tylor asked you a question.” Karlie said, leaning closer to my face as her grip on my jaw tightened.
“You said that you wouldn’t be here for breakfast and that I shouldn’t bother.” I said honestly. That is what Tylor told me right before he pushed me, and I fell down the kitchen stairs while they stood there laughing.
Tylor looked at me with a sadistic smirk and I knew something was coming when he nodded his head towards Josh in a silent signal. I looked at Josh waiting to see what he did, but it wasn’t him that moved. It was Karlie. She let go of my jaw and stepped back, crossing her arms over her chest. Tylor looked at me with no emotion behind his eyes and Josh… I don’t know what he was thinking, but his expression was blank.
“Well, since you didn’t make any, allow me to make some.” Tylor said as his smile grew, and his eyes darkened. I looked at the three of them with wide eyes filled with horror and anticipation of what was coming.
I’m used to having bruises and broken bones, but whatever they are planning will not end very well… especially for me.
“ Let’s go.” Tylor said, grabbing my arm, dragging me outside and towards the front yard.
Tylor let go of me and I saw a few wolves standing around us. I looked at each of them, trying to figure out what he was planning, but I couldn’t because with them they have something new every day.
“ Don’t you think this is too much?” I heard Josh ask and I looked his way. I saw him talking to Tylor and turned my head away and listened. No one knows that I shifted, so they don’t know that I have a wolf’s hearing.
“Are you turning soft? This was your idea after all.” Tylor said,
“I know, but I made a mistake, and I don’t want to do it anymore.” Josh said.
“Then look away.” Tylor said, and I heard someone approach. All this time I thought everything was always Tylor, but now… this is all Josh’s idea… I know they hate me, but to what extent are they willing to go to prove that?
I stood there with my eyes closed and only opened them when I heard Tylor’s voice.
“I’ve always wondered what boiled flesh smells like,” Tylor said and stepped away. Before I could speak or move, I felt something hot splatter against my back, and I let out a painful scream, falling to my knees. I leaned forward, trying to make myself as small as possible, as I tried to ignore the pain. ‘This is what they wanted. To hear me scream.’ I thought to myself as I ignored the pain and slowly stood up on shaky legs.
I looked at Tylor and Karlie with so much hate and resentment, but when I looked at Josh, all I felt was pain and betrayal. He looked at me and I saw regret in his eyes, but it was too late. The damage is done...