Rogue

Chapter 1

Silver POV

The sun gently caresses my face and wakes me from a short, restless sleep. I don't feel well at all. My little wolf has been restless all night. A dreadful pain quickly crosses my temples and I feel a wave of nausea throw me out of bed straight into the bathroom.

I manage at the last moment to catch my long silky old silver hair in a ponytail and bend over the toilet bowl shaking with convulsions. I don't have much to give out, I haven't eaten much for the last few days. After a few minutes of yelping in the nude, I get in the shower, the warm water soothing me for the moment.Although my legs are still soft I stand in front of the mirror and dry my hair. With a critical eye I measure my small, thin body. I can't say I'm disappointed with what I see. In the last few months I've blossomed overnight. The once non-existent breasts are now full and pert, the nicely rounded hips and bulging bottom have nothing in common with the flat, dry shape they once had. Nature has been kind and generous to me in the last year, if she had given me a few extra inches I would never have asked for anything. So, I remain the runt of the pack, I remain Puppy.

I throw on a stocking and a pair of shorts, black, stretchy, and I'm ready to go outside. A short run might calm my restless wolf. I carefully descend the stairs without making the slightest noise. Aiden, the Alpha of the Hunters Darkness pack has returned at midnight after a long and tiring journey, so I don't want to wake him. I can't say he scares me, but I don't spend much time around him either.Ever since Luna Blanche, his mother, found me more than 12 years ago hungry and dirty in the woods, I've grown up with him and Tayler, my youngest son.

Aiden is 24 and is older than Tayler and me by 6 years. When I was brought into their home, he looked at me with reluctance at first and then with indifference.He never hurt me on purpose but always, in my heart, I longed for his affection. By the time I was 15 I knew for sure that I was in love with him and I was terrified of losing him when he found his soul mate. I tried to stay as far away from him as possible and suppress my feelings. With Tayler it was a different story. We bonded early on and he was my playmate, my brother and my defender. We trained together.We covered for each other when we were up to no good and almost always.Detention buddies.Since he was elected the new Beta of the pack he has become more responsible and mature.

I lean my hands on the railing when I feel like my legs have turned to jelly and without being able to control myself I let a sharp whimper come out of my mouth. I collapse on the last steps and with my last strength I scream:

"Mom!"

It doesn't take long and I feel the tender arms of Luna, the arms of my childhood, the only ones I've ever known. She pulls me gently into her lap and looks at me worriedly with her soft brown eyes.

"Puppy, what's wrong with you, my little girl?"

The comforting voice yanks me from the haul I'm in and I cling to her like a life preserver. A new pang tears through my temples and I fight for a breath of air. My lungs are blocked and a cold sweat covers my body. My wolf is mad and I fight her for control. The office door, next to the staircase, is slammed against the wall and a devastated Aiden rushes towards me. I feel a new pain rip through my body and I let out a loud scream. I bury my face in Luna's chest and with the last of my strength I pull her into my arms.

A thick, sensual voice is heard near my ear, his massive body hot next to me. Long, strong arms wrap around my body and pull me from Luna's lap. I shudder like a child and try vainly to fight it. He clutches me to his broad chest and gently lifts my face to his. I squeeze my eyelids tightly shut and refuse to look into his eyes.A new tremor comes over me as I hear the unusually soft voice whispering to me:

"Puppy?"

"Look at me sweetheart and tell me what ails you?"

A strange feeling comes over me and I hesitate to lift my eyelids. A new pain, stronger than all, makes me open my eyes and drown in a sea of emerald, his eyes. The wave of high tension that engulfs us both leaves me gasping. My little wolf is in ecstasy. She's recognized her soul mate. For a second our eyes are the color of onyx and I feel the burn that prickles the skin on my neck.The wolf tattoo that has appeared below my right ear is the mark of our pack. Mine, like his, will be bigger than any werewolf's, we are Alpha and Supreme Luna.

I am waiting with bated breath for the words that will form the bond between us. And I'm waiting.........Nelicity slowly overwhelms me and I feel a cold chill freezing my heart. No emotion can be read on my frozen face, only my eyes seem to be filled with flames, flames that burn a frozen piece of me. I try to pull away from his arms, I'm afraid, but not of him, but of me, of what I might do. I would sell my soul to the devil for a small token of love, love I offer unconditionally. It holds me tight, burns me with hate, tenderness, love, anger. Unexpected tears flood my face as I feel thrown forward. The edges of the steps imprint themselves on my body trembling with convulsions when I feel rejection. A wailing howl is heard. It is the howl of the wolf inside me, drowned out immediately by the wolf's loud howl. The nightmare overwhelms me as my soulmate almost spits out the words:

"No, no way, not you!"

"Aiden, don't!"

Luna begs at her son's feet in terror. The helplessness, pain and despair are written on the face of my mother.

A small cry comes out of me, and without wanting to, I reach out my hand to it. I beg the harbinger that has become my beginning or my end. I beg for life.

He walks restlessly in front of me, runs his hands through his thick, long hair, raking it. The strong muscles of his arms twitch with tension. From time to time he gives me a loaded look of I don't know who. Mixed feelings, anger, desire, hatred, pain...

He suddenly yanks me off the ground and holds me tightly in his arms. I bury my face in the hollow between his neck and shoulder, I breathe in his heady scent and for a moment I'm in ecstasy. But it only lasts a moment. The happiness is shattered by his mournful voice.

"What shall I do with you? You can't be my moon!"

Grief suddenly explodes inside me and I lose touch with reality.