Claimed by her second chance

Chapter Eight

Tylahs POV

I got home after a long day of training and school and thankfully it wasn’t as terrible as useual, Kyra sat with me at lunch mainly to discuss what I needed to work on in training but it was really nice to have some company for a change, we did get a lot of stares and Becca and her minions looked absolutely pissed.

As I walked through the door my mum was already rushing over to me “get up stairs and shower, I’ve laid your dress for tonight in the bed we have 45 minutes before we have to leave so be quick and I’ll be in shortly to do your hair” i turned and hurried off to my room to shower and change, I’m still really scared on what will happen tonight. “Lyric?” I asked hoping for a reply since she hasn’t spoken to me since training this morning, “yes I am here” she sounded a little tired, “so what’s going to happen , you know when we don’t shift?” She clicked her tongue in response “I’m so honestly sorry Tylah I’m not really sure but know I’m still here with you and it’s okay” well that didn’t make me feel any better.

I walked back to my room and mum was already standing by the dresser hair brush in hand waiting “quickly change” she stated and stepped outside the room , I turned to be bed and found the most beautiful long red dress, I slipped it on and looked in the mirror it hugged my small curves perfectly, the noodle straps adjusted nicely but maybe a little to much cleavage I’m not that confident, I turn and see mum had gotten me a small black cropped cardigan to slip over the top, she knows me too well, I smile, “knock knock” mum walked back in “ right let’s fix this hair” I giggled knowing she was 100% serious, my hair was a mess.

She started drying and styling my hair, think she’s doing a long French braid, “my wolfs name is Lyric” i stated softly “what a beautiful name darling, Nina and I can’t wait to meet her “ I close my eyes still unsure whether to say anything or not but I do “what if because I’m a runt I’m unable to shift? What if my wolf is of a higher rank thank anyone would even believe and I’m not strong enough to shift” mum finished the beautiful braid leaving two wavy straggly bits to curve round the sides of my face before she turned me around, kissed my cheek and held me softly in her arms “I know your worried darling but I’m sure it’s going to be wonderful, I believe in you sweetie, you don’t need to be scared we all go through the first shift “ right she thinks I’m scared of the first shift, did she even listen to what I had asked, obviously not.

We head down stairs to dads simple but reliable old school toyota, hop in and head toward the pack house for my very dreaded coming of age party.

When we arrived I saw some beautiful flowers and fairly lights leading from the beginning of the long drive way right to the large mahogany doors of the pack house, hundreds of pack members are wineing and dining already, sipping on fancy long stemmed champagne glasses, we park the car and walk towards the pack house doors where Alpha Ryan and Luna Stella are greeting the pack and waiting for us to arrive.”that’s strange, isn’t it mandatory for the entire alpha family to be here to greet the new wolf of the pack?” Daxton is no where to be seen, Lyric must have heard my inner thoughts as she huffed and went back to the back of my mind where she spent most of the night.

As the evening went by, everything was just getting a little too much for me, to many handshakes and welcomes to many fake smiles too and from many pack members who have been rude to me or hurt me, I excuse my self from my parents side and head off across the room as if I’m headed to the bathroom then squeeze through a set of doors leading outside, “wow Lyric this garden is beautiful”. I said, she yawned and went back to sleep in my mind, we were out in the Lunas special flower garden it’s so beautiful, I walk through the garden to the other side of the courtyard and sit down on the small wooden bench, I pull my cardigan over my shoulders better as there was a chill to the nights breeze, I looked up toward the moon and just prayed to the goddess “please moon goddess, please let me shift tonight, please don’t make my life so much harder then it already is, I need this please help me” I heard the crack of a fallen branch as I look up, I see a figure standing in the shadows watching me but somethings different… what’s that … smell? It’s almost like, fresh flowers and rain and earthy, Hold on i know that earthy cologne… he emerges from the shadows at the same time we made eye contact we both say “MATE”