My Tormentor, My Mate

Growing Up Fat

Briella Mae Langston was the second born of the Amber Falls Pack Gamma Marcus Langston and his wife Emily. Her older sister Julianna was the perfect gamma daughter 5'6" with long brown hair, the perfect body and had been married to the Beta of the Red River Pack for two years by the time Ellie was in her senior year.

**Ellie age 10**

Mom took me for my well check today, I asked if we could go for ice cream after. "No Ellie, ice cream is no longer allowed! The doctor said you are in the 90th percentile for weight for werewolves your age. Today you start a diet. You have to take better care of yourself!" she growled at me. "Yes momma." I whispered as I turned my head to look out the window so she wouldn't see the tear fall.

That night everyone else had lasagna while mom gave me a salad with grilled chicken and fat free Italian dressing.

**Ellie age 13***

"Briella Mae! why are we having to buy size 15 jeans for you?? Your sister was in a 00 at your age!" mom fussed.

"That's it along with pre-work outs with me before training, you are starting what the the humans call Zoomba after school." Dad growled.

"You look like a pig not a wolf." Jules snickered.

I poured the three fourths of a smoothie I had left for breakfast in the sink, as I grabbed my backpack and left for school.

**Ellie age 16**

Morning work outs with Dad are grueling. He has me up at 3 am running on 5 miles a day on the treadmill, followed by core workouts, weight routines alternating between leg day or upper body. At 5:30 am we stop for a quick water break then it's straight to pack training. Beta Brown is my trainer now thank the Goddess. The day I turned 16 was the best day of my life, no longer was I in the Gamma's training group. My father being the Gamma and me being the obese disappointment I am, he stayed on my case, pushed me harder than anyone else.

After pack work outs, I dashed home to shower and change before biking to school. I made it with 10 minutes until first bell. I hurried to my locker and grabbed a stick of sugar free gum to curb my appetite until lunch. I no longer ate breakfast. I honestly hadn't ate breakfast since I was 10, mom started me on smoothies, but at 13 when I poured one down the drain after yet another round of let's berate Ellie over her size Mom said obviously I didn't deserve the privilege of her smoothies she "made with love" every morning.

I slammed my locker shut and turned around only to run into them. Jensen, Sherry, Natalie, and Caston. Sherry whispering to Natalie, "oh my goddess who told that cow yellow was a good color for her?" "Haha I know right she looks like a bus." Natalie replied. "Hey Ellie can I get a ride?" Jensen chortled. "Oh my Goddess Jensen! That is disgusting!" Sherry said. Jensen laughed as he bumped Caston into me causing me to drop my books. "Sorry" Caston said as he and I bent to retrieve my books. Smmmmmmack My face went pale and turned red at the same time. Jensen smacked my rear end so hard it echoed down the hall. Caston mumbled another apology as he hurried to catch up with Jensen and the girls.

I scurried in to the bathroom to wash my face before the tears betrayed me. It wasn't the first time and it won't be the last time Jensen and his crew embarrass me.

**Ellie age 17**

Mom and dad have given up on me. I am hopeless and a sorry excuse for a gamma wolf.

I wake up at 3 am and run to the ranked wolf gym. I sync my headphones to my phone and start blasting my music. "Emo trash" my dad calls it. The deep voice drowns out the hate that plays on a constant loop in my head. I get on the tread mill and run 6 miles to warm up and stretch my muscles out. Next is weights I run through my leg day routine before I head out to the training yard. Beta Brown, leads training for my group. "Look Sherry, Ellie Mae worked up a sweat just walking down to training!" Natalie pretends to whisper. The whole group erupts in laughter. Caston, the Beta's son over hears from his own train. He lightly jogs over to his dad whispers something and runs off towards the ranked gym. "Briella, you need some extra work on the take down techniques from yesterday. Head to the ranked gym for remedial lessons before you can move forward with your group." Beta Brown barks at me. Everyone laughs louder before he growls at them to line up.

I hurry into the gym, "Future Beta Caston I am so sorry you have to miss your training do to my shortcomings, I will try my very best to learn quickly so you don't have to...." I start word vomiting an apology. "Shhh shh shh take a chill pill silly girl. I asked dad to let me train you I need to practice instruction if I am going to take over training next year when I take my Beta vows and I am so sick of how Sherry and them pick on you." he tried to stop me. "Oh wow thank you Future Beta Caston. I will do my best to be a good student for you." I gushed. "Cas, Ellie. Just call me Cas. I am sure you will be my very best student, not only because you are my only one, you have been doing 2.5 hour warm ups since you were what 13. They don't see the work you put in. I do, Now let's get started." he said with a wink.