Crescent Night

Chapter 1

Sienna

“Beta Ted has agreed to claim you and make you his mate.” My dad said over dinner. He looked so excited as he was saying it and I’m pretty sure he expected me to jump for joy. I looked towards Mum expecting her to say something in disagreement instead she just nodded her head. “It will be a great opportunity for you and also be great for our family. We will be recognized as the in-laws of the Beta of Night moon Pack.” Dad finished off with a chuckle to himself. He seemed really delighted at the idea.

Not once did he bother to ask if I agreed with this idea, is that all I’m to this family? A tool to be used to raise our family status in the pack. I wonder if my parents ever loved me or if I was just an extra mouth to feed. After my brother was born I have been tossed to the side like an irritating couch that they couldn’t quite get rid off. I looked down at my plate before responding to my dad. “ I don’t want to be claimed Beta Ted. His mate just died last week. He should be mourning her instead of looking for a replacement.”

My mom gasped before she could say anything dad slammed his hands on the table. “ You are going to marry Beta Ted and that is final. You should be happy he has chosen you as his second chance mate.” My mom turned and smiled at me. “This is for the best honey. Once you get married to Beta Ted you will be performing a duty to this family and this pack. Plus considering Crescent Moon Pack are on rampage it will also serve to protect you.”

This won’t protect me. It will just serve as me putting my head in a guillotine and waiting for Beta Ted to chop it off. What am I even meant to say to Beta Ted, he’s an awful perv, from the moment his wife was sick instead of him taking care of her he acted like her sickness was putting him in misery and the only was to get out of that was to sleep with any she-wolf who was willing to let him touch them. It was disgusting to watch him do that considering his wife was such a sweet person and one of the few people who were nice to me in this pack. I don’t want Beta Ted to marry me.I don’t even want him to touch me with a eight foot pole. I hated this pack. I hated this family. My brother got up from the table and went to play video games. He was so spoiled he didn’t think about anything but himself. At the very least he could have tried to defend me ……his sister, his only sibling. But I can’t even expect a little pity from him. Ever since he shifted he has been acting all high and mighty. Dad keeps on saying my younger brother is special because he shifted early. They all act like I wanted to be in this family with them. They should have just thrown me out when I was little at least I could have become a rogue wolf. That’s it. Why didn’t I think of this, I will become a rogue wolf before Beta Ted can claim me as his mate. I will runaway from this pack and everyone…..only one problem, I don’t have my wolf yet. Most pack members got their wolf as early as thirteen like my younger brother who shifted on his birthday four days ago or if you were a late bloomer like I thought I was you would probably have shifted at sixteen. I’m turning eighteen in two weeks and I’m still yet to shift. If I don’t shift I will never find my mate which gives my parents and Beta Ted a golden opportunity to marry me off. Who cares about the wolf less i***t in the pack. I’m pretty sure I will never become a wolf shifter so even I was to run away I will have no where to go.I won’t be able to join our neighboring pack or even a rogue pack. But at the end of the day even dying in a ditch is better than getting claimed by Beta Ted. It was so revolting to think about.

I got up from the dinner table and headed to my bedroom. I threw myself on my bed before grabbing a pillow and beating the s**t out of my bed. What was I going to do. I don’t even have anyone to talk to. At least two years ago I was still friends with Jessie or Tessa, I would have cried in their arms while they comforted me. But now Jessie is mated to Jordan, the son of Alpha Luke who is going to be the next Alpha of our pack. She told me in very unkind word or bitchy terms as Tess will say how she can’t be friends with a wolf less i***t. Hurt as hell but I picked myself up and kept moving forward that was till Tess got mated to a wolf from another pack and ended up moving away. As much as I love Tess she’s bad at texting and mostly just sends me funny t****k videos. I could still call her and explain what I’m going through but I don’t think she will be much help far away from here and at the same time I won’t want to burden her with such news.

I just have to be strong and think of a way to get out of this. But not a single idea was coming into the peanut I call a brain. Gaahhhhh I’m just so tired. I have no one, no one to help me, no one to run to, no one to cry to. My room door opens and my younger brother steps in. He walks around touching stuff and whistling to himself. “What do you want Craig.” He turns to me and he has a s**t grin on his face. “Mom says I can turn your room to my man cave once you and Beta Ted get together.”

I jump off my bed. I’m going to strangle this t**t. Why did I have a tiny hope that he was going to comfort me. “I hate you. I hope you die.” I yell at him in pure anger. My mum bursts in and immediately hugs Craig who is gaping at me like a fish. I guess my outburst left him speechless. “How could you say something so cruel, Sienna. How could you?” Mom is screaming at the top of her lungs. Of course she doesn’t want her precious baby to get hurt. “You both should get out of my room.” I start pushing them out and once they are out I slam the door in their face. I can hear dad’s hurried step on the stairs, I’m sure he wants to find out what the commotion is all about. My mom mutters something which I don’t care to know. I go back to my bed and start ugly crying into my pillow. I hate my life. I wish everyone can leave me alone.