His Little Wolf

NOVALIE’S POV — Today is the day right before my seventeenth birthday and my friends have a surprise planned for me . I drag my wooden brush through my blonde locks , my icy blue eyes complementing my tanned skin as I stare at my reflection in the mirror of my dresser . “Honey !” My mother’s high pitched voice comes from downstairs and I hurriedly fix my wavy locks , throwing my hair back behind my shoulders before getting up . I glance myself over , grinning at my outfit . I’m wearing a plain black skirt with a white crop top with this straps and a pair of ankle boots . I stride out of my room and the pitter patter sound of my shoes slapping against the tiled floor echoes down the stairs . My hair bounces as I skip into the kitchen where my mother stands behind the stove , cooking something . “What time will you be at home ?” She asks , guessing she heard me coming into the kitchen . “At twelve .” I pop a cherry into my mouth . My mother steps forward , her dark hair pinned to a bun and she swats the wooden spoon playfully in my direction . “That’s for dessert missy .” She rolls her eyes , a wide smile on her face . “Sorry .” I stretch it out , my eyes wide as I pad over to her , “I’ll see you guys later .” I kiss my mom goodbye . ‘Tell her you love her .’ Sofie mutters in my head . “I love you .” I smile as I stride out of the kitchen and I run up the stairs , cursing under my breath as I hear a car hoot outside . I grab my phone before running back down stairs , tripping , I land on my feet and let out a sigh , “Woah .” I mumble , feeling proud that I didn’t fall before I run out of the door anxiously . Excitement courses through me , it feels like electricity rushing through my bloodstream as I skip to Cassie’s white range rover . As I climb into the passenger seat , Cassie grins at me , her blonde hair pulled back into a loose ponytail , strands of her cascading down the sides of her face and her brown eyes sparkle with the white glitter eyeshadow she was wearing . “Looking hot Nova .” She winks at me and I playfully roll my eyes , “I can never beat you .” I scoff . Cassie was the definition of a model , she had the fanciest clothes and she even made sweatpants look good if she wore them . She glances down at her red mini skirt with a white crop top that practically just covers her boobs and shrugs . “I do try .” I glare at her , reaching for my seatbelt . “You absolutely don’t .” I don’t mean to be jealous , but she’s beautiful and I am always going to be in her shadow . I’m not Nova when I’m with her , I am her best friend , the one who has to say ‘ I don’t know’ when people ask me where she is . “Are you ready for your surprise ?” Cassie beams , her eyebrows bouncing up and down . “Always .” I beam , sitting back as she speeds off in front of my house . I had told her a million times not to , but she never listens and tonight is not the night to preach . Driving up to the woods , I frown , I thought they we were having a house party , not camping . “All the parents were home tonight so we thought of the next big thing .” Cassie giggles and as she rounds a huge tree , a big white tent was set up and lights were shining out of the entrance . I could hear the music from inside the car as we parked and I couldn’t help but smile . This was absolutely perfect . Entering the tent , everyone screamed happy birthday , even if my birthday was only mere hours away . It felt like twelve hours of drinking before I could feel anything , my friends were totally wasted and having fun though . Around eleven thirty pm , my body started to ache , my head felt a hammer was being slammed into it every time the bass of the music banged through the speakers and all the while I was drinking , it felt like it had gotten worse . With Cassie dancing in front of me , I stumble outside , “ I will be right back .” I tell her before stumbling out , but she was so drunk , she didn’t seem to notice or care . Walking into the fresh air , my headache faded , only a bit and as I walk further away from the blasting music , my headache fades more and more , leaving me feeling like I could breathe again . I pull my phone out of my pocket , checking the time to see it’s quarter to twelve and I need to go back . They will be looking for me a few minutes before midnight to yell happy birthday once more . As I turn to go back inside , my sound of something snapping rings through my ears and my eyes widen as a loud scream escapes my lips . It was my ankle . Did I just break my ankle ? ‘Relax , let it be .’ The sound of Sofie’s soft voice echoes through my throbbing head . “For once , you are delusional !” I yell , if someone saw me now , they would think I am talking to the god damn sky . ‘Trust me . I never betrayed you .’ Her soft voice pleads and as I stand on one foot , the same pain courses through me once more before I hit the floor , my other ankle breaking . “What is happening ?” I cry out , tears streaming down my face as it felt like I couldn’t even breathe . ‘The woods , go deeper .’ Sofie encourages me . “I can’t stand !” I grit out through the pain that was throbbing through my entire body . It felt like I was set on fire . ‘Do it !’ She growls and my eyes widen in fear . I hurriedly crawl on my elbows away from the tent , somewhere where people couldn’t see me and my back snaps , my entire body was aching in excruciating pain and discomfort . ‘Close your eyes .’ Sofie’s soothing voice echoes through my mind . “I’m delusional , it must be . This isn’t happening .” I shake my head , my wrist snapping into a weird position as they break , another scream escaping my lips . ‘Focus on me .’ Sofie demands in a soft tone and for some reason , I believe her . I do as she says and with every bone breaking , I feel them shift and connect with others . My skin itch and as my eyes flick open after the pain has gone away , I lay down on my stomach , staring at two ash blonde fury paws . “What the f**k ?” I freeze , my mouth isn’t moving . I can’t hear my voice . Why can’t I speak ? ‘I am in control now , but you can still talk to me .’ Sofie’s voice rings in my head just like my own . I watch us raise from the floor before she shakes herself . What is happening ? ‘Calm your t**s human , I am your wolf .’ Sofie explains and I feel like I can’t move , but I do , she does ? I don’t know how this works ! ‘ I have always been with you because I live inside of you . You are now seventeen and you are now able to shift into your wolf , AKA me . Want to see what we look like ?’ Sofie asks and I feel like I’m dreaming . I need to wake up . This isn’t real . I am going to wake up and this is going to be over . How do I pinch myself without hands ? Oh no . No , no , no ! We move and start to walk deeper into the woods , every leaf crunching under these heavy paws sound like they’re inside of my head . Every stick that breaks sounds like a tree snapping in two . Soon enough , we stand over a little water puddle and as Sofie and I glance down , a wolf reflects back to us . The wolf has beautiful ash blonde fur , green eyes like mine and sharp teeth . This isn’t possible . Don’t fight it , it is who we are .’ Sofie deadpans and I can not , for the love of god , accept this . This isn’t even real . I will wake up . I will wake up . WAKE UP NOVALIE !