Learning to Be Alpha

Queen Bee/A Fresh Start

**Jessie POV-Age 10

I was outside with my best friend, Trinity, playing soccer. Daddy had let us start a team after months of me begging. I was the captain, the Queen Bee, the top dog. What I said went. I picked our uniforms. We had bright pink Jerseys and white shorts. We looked awesome.

“Why can’t I be goalie, Jessie? I hate being a forward,” asked Trinity.

“Because I want you with me, duh. You pass the ball to me and I pass to you. I am the future  Alpha Female, and I am in charge,” I replied.

“Jessie, no one even wants to be on the team because all you do is boss everyone around. If you weren't so bossy and listened to everyone else, they would want to play with you and pass to you. But you are too mean to them so they don't want to. You need to be nicer to people, you pack will never be loyal if you don't.”

“Trinity, I am nice and you know it. Daddy said I am the Alpha Female and I am in charge. They just have to get used to that.”

“Jessie, you aren’t the Alpha Female yet, so you aren’t in charge.  No one will want you to be Alpha if you can’t even be nice to them and stop being so spoiled,” Trinity pushed. “You do this with everything single thing you do, and if you don’t get your way, you throw a tantrum until you do.”

“Fine, I’ll be nicer and I’ll let everyone pick their positions,” I responded sulkily.

Why can’t everyone just do what I said. Daddy said I will be charge of everyone someday. Why can’t they just start now. I am the Queen Bee.

**Axel-Age 13

I have been on the run for years now. I learned that when you have no pack, you are hunted down because you are considered a rogue. I have been running from rogues and packs. I thought my life would be better when I left but instead I am fighting harder than ever. At least I still have my freedom. I need to stop soon. I am too weak to keep running like this. I’ll stop at that lake and rest for a bit. I don’t smell anything so I should be ok.

I made my way to the lake and drank greedily. After a drank to my fill, I waded in the water to take a small bath. I would shift into my wolf soon so that I can rest. My wolf’s name is Duke, he is as black as night with white eyes. He is a badass with a very short fuse. He does not like when people challenge him at all.

I found a small cave to nap in. There was only one way in or out so no one can sneak up on me. 

Axel: This will be safe enough. I don’t smell any rogues around. Think we’re ok here, Duke?

Duke: Yes, I don’t smell anything either and I promise to protect you. You have to sleep and eat or you won’t last much longer. Our senses are already too weak.

I removed my clothes and put them in my backpack. I didn’t have much so I had to make sure I didn’t destroy my clothes by shifting in them. I already had to do that too many times and I am almost out of clothes. I shifted once I was naked and had my clothes repacked in my bag. When I finally completed the shift, I curled into a comfortable position, took one last smell, and fell into a deep sleep.

“Wake up, loner.” I heard a masculine voice but I couldn’t tell if it was in my dreams or real.

Again, I heard the voice, “Wake up little one.”

I jerked awake and started growling. I smelled pack...

Axel: s**t! Duke, what do we do?

Duke: We fight our way out of here. I won’t let them hurt you! Duke was ready to fight and he was growling very aggressively. 

“Calm down, loner. I mean you no harm.”

I looked at the man in front of me. He was huge. Tall, muscular, and clearly much stronger than me. Duke gave another warning growl.

“Shift, loner,” the man said but this time he said it in a way that was a struggle for me to not comply with. “I will not harm you, child. I am Alpha of this pack and none of mine will hurt you. Shift.”

Duke: I think it’s ok. He doesn’t smell like he’s lying. Shift, Axel.

Axel: Ok, but if you’re wrong we are f****d.

Duke: Don’t be a little pansy. Do it.

Axel: Asshole

I began shifting, and after a few minutes I stood in front of the man naked. I went to my bag and threw my clothes on. 

“How old are you boy?” The man asked.

“I’m 13. Who the hell are you and what do you want? I didn’t know I was on anyone’s territory, just let me go and I will be on my way.”

“Calm down, boy. I mean you know harm. When was the first time you shifted?”

“I have a name and it’s not boy, asshole. My name is Axel and not that it is any of your business but I was 11.” At this the man began laughing, like hold your gut laughing. What is happening right now?

“No one has stood up to me like that in a very long time,” he said when he finally stopped laughing. “Well Axel, my name is Zeus. I am the Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack. 11 is very early to be shifting.”

“What is an Alpha? And why is that young?”

“Did your pack not teach about our kind?” Zeus asked.

“I don’t have a pack. I was in an orphanage when I shifted. After that, I ran away and have been my own since,” I told him.

“Well, Axel, how would you like to join my pack? I will take you in as my own and teach you our ways. My mate and I cannot have children and she would love having you too. Though you will have to watch that mouth of yours, she will not like you swearing one bit. It is clear you are a very special wolf and that you are in need of training.”

I just stared at Zeus. Can I trust him? Is he being serious? What in the hell is happening?

Axel: Duke, what do you think? What should we do? Do we trust him or run?

Duke: I smell no lies, Axel. I think we should give it a shot.

Axel: What if he just gets rid of like mom did? Or abuses us?

Duke: Then I will kill him.

Axel: Alright, but if this goes south, it's on you.

Duke: Deal. Now quit being a little b***h and accept.

Axel: d**k.

“Ok, I will go with you but if you try anything funny, I will kick your ass,” I told Zeus. Another deep belly laugh came from Zeus.

“Oh Axel, I have much to teach you. Lets go home.”

“Hey Zeus,” I asked, “where exactly am I and where is home?”

“You are in Santa Fe, New Mexico and that is home. But our territory is all of northern  New Mexico.”

I put on some clothes and we began walking home.

Home......A fresh start. A chance to be happy.