Prologue

-Avril's POV-

I pulled my short brown-black hair up into a bun hawk hairdo. I threw on a pair of my short shorts, and my panda shirt. I don't bother on looking in the mirror; I don't like to see myself. I knew I was ugly, I knew I wasn't completely fit, but it hurts to have to constantly know it. And that is why my brother and his friends tease me. And that teasing lead my pack to tease me. Yes, I'm a werewolf, the omega of the Moon Bane pack.

"Avril, come on, we've got to pick up Landon! Get your fat butt down here!" My brother, Aden called. He always called me fat and ugly, even to his friends. I had to take constant bullying because of him being the popular kid in school.

"One minute Aden, I have to put on my chap stick!" I replied, grabbing my cherry lip gloss.

"No amount of makeup will make you pretty, so come on!" Aden called back.

I sighed, running downstairs, to see Aden waiting impatiently by the door. I always envied him. He eats everything, doesn't exercise, but has a better metabolism than me. I barely eat, I run all the time, yet I gain weight, for pete's sake! He got the shiny blond hair, and jade green eyes, but I'm struck with the dull black hair, and blue eyes. Blue! Everyone has blue or brown, but no, not Aden.

"Bye mom, we're going to drive Landon to school!" Aden called, before shoving me my backpack, and walking out. I slipped on my knee high converse, before running after him.

Landon is my brother's best friend. They've known each other since they were pups, and do everything together. Landon is the alpha's son, whose soon going to get the title as alpha.

I ducked into Aden's car, buckling up.

"Aden?" I asked.

"What?" Aden snapped, focusing on the road.

"Has Landon found his mate?" I ask. When a wolf reaches the age of 16, they usually find their mate. For some reason or another, their mate usually lives in the same town, occasionally the next town over. Landon's 16th birthday is today, the day he's supposed to find his mate. I'm only a year younger than Landon and Aden, so there is a chance I could be his mate. But its a slim, microscopic chance. We'll know today, because when Landon sees his mate, he'll know. He'll catch her scent, and follow it until he finds his mate. The femme mate usually doesn't know until they touch the male. When they come in physical contact with their mate, they are rewarded with shocks, and their mate's scent.

"No. What are you, stupid on top of fat and ugly?" Aden answered.

"O-oh. I was just wondering." I replied. Landon's house, the Moon Bane pack house, is in view.

"Look, Avril. I know you have your stupid little crush on Landon, but don't dilute yourself into thinking he might be your mate, okay?" Aden snapped harshly, before we reached the door. Aden knocked, which was immediately answered by Landon. He looked at Aden, a smile stretched on his face.

"Ready to go, bro?" Aden asked.

"Happy B-day Landon." I said sheepishly.

Landon nodded, before looking to me. His eyes go wide, his body stiffening up. He looked almost terrified of my presence. I scoffed, knowing it was another way of him bullying me. Before I could keep myself from speaking, I snapped at my future alpha.

"Yeah, I know I look like crap, get over it." I snapped, looking down. My wolf suddenly howled in my head, as if just waking up from a sleep. Her howl was melodic, not gruff and gravelly like usual. What was her deal?

Don't snap at the alpha!

She snapped.

I'll snap at him all I want until he IS the alpha!

I replied.

Sometimes, my wolf drives me insane, with her proper, do-this do-that attidute. One day she'll make a mistake, and I'll annoy her. Just to see how she likes it. I looked up at Landon, to see him glaring at me. His glare was so menacing, my head automatically snapped down, my wolf whining.

"S-sorry. I'll walk the rest of the way by myself. I'm so sorry my parents decided one pup wasn't enough." The words tumbled from my mouth, before I turned, and started down the road, toward school. I was used to Landon, Aden, and his friends hating me. Everyone does, so I keep to myself as much as I can. My phone buzzed. Another text from Gage. I looked at the text, a smile forming on my face. Gage is my pen pal. I met him once on a field trip, and ever since then, we've contacted each other.

Hey, Avril. I tried to email you, but my Internet went out, so I'll just post here. I got your last email, and frankly, I still think you should leave your pack. You could come stay here, after all, I am the alpha of my pack. Think about it. I can't stand the idea of any guy telling a girl as pretty as you that you're fat and ugly. Before you text me back arguing, I would know, I met you in person once, and you send pictures. Think about joining my pack. Please.

Sincerely,

Gage

I shook my head. Gage has been pushing me to join his pack ever since he found out about the bullying. I couldn't blame him; If the situation was flipped, I'd beg him to join my pack. But its not.

After school ended, I silently packed my bags, walking out of the campus. I kept quiet, hoping no one would bother me if I did. I searched the parking lot for Aden's car. Aha, found you. Aden and Landon leaned on the car, a crowd of pack members talking to them. I walked over to them, my head down, so no one could bother me. Without looking, I went towards the backseat, but bumped into someone. The first thing that hit me was the strong masculine scent of incense cedar. I coughed, the smell seeming to gag me. Shocks followed, making my body strangely numb.

Mate!

My wolf cheered.

I froze, looking up at the person I had brushed past. Please no, not here. Not in front of the pack. I thought. It was Landon. His eyes widened, fear taking over his face, which he quickly masked with disgust. My wolf took over, as she usually does at the mention of a mate. She controlled my body, turning my head to him.

"Mate." She purred at him.

Landon looked disgusted, as the group just laughed at me.

"You're not my mate. Why would an ugly, stupid, fat nerd be my mate? Stop making things up, it only makes you look worse." He growled, his eyes turning black. Usually, I would have shrunk back at the alpha glare, but my wolf stood her ground.

"You are my mate, you idiot. Stop lying! I can feel it!" She growled desperately back at Landon.

Could he not feel it too? The shocks? The pull? None of it? He shook his head, obviously annoyed at my wolf.

"Get in the car and shut the hell up, before I make you." Landon growled.

My wolf allowed me control again, so I walked, my head hung, to the back door, before sliding in. I was greeted by a fuming Aden. I should've expected him to be angry. He had witnessed the whole thing. I was just as surprised when he didn't smack me for embarrassing him. He usually does.

"I told you this already, you stupid, good-for-nothing nerd, Landon. Is. Not. Your. Mate. You need to stop with your creeper stalker crush on Landon, or so help me, you'll regret being born." Aden growled at me. I stared in shock at him.

"You don't believe me." I gasped.

"Of course I don't, all you do is lie, Avril! I stopped believing you when you were five!" He shouted.

I looked down, refusing to say anything more.

I jumped out of the car, racing home before Landon or Aden could stop me. I raced upstairs, collapsing on my bed. They were mean before, but now, they crossed the line. I grabbed my phone, sending Gage a quick text.

Hey Gage, just got out of school. Worst day of my life. I've decided I'll take your offer. I'm leaving now, so by the time you get this text I'll be on the train. I still have your address from the last time I considered it. C U soon!

I emptied my backpack, shoving as many pairs of clothes as I could in it. I threw in my cell phone, Ipod, my car savings, and some headphones in, before zipping it up. I grabbed a piece of paper. Better tell Aden. After all, he is at Landon's house with Landon's friends. I wrote a note, setting it on the kitchen table. It was surely going to be found if I left it in the kitchen. Having a teenage brother means they eat more, having a teenage werewolf brother means you never have food. I walked out of the house for the last time, before heading towards the train station.

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Chapter 1

-Aden's POV-

"Dude, what was up with your sister?" My friend, Tyler laughed.

At the mention of Avril's stunt, I growled. My sister is so stupid! Saying shes Landon's mate, thats like me saying I married an egyptian goddess! And that, is impossible.

"She's stupid. We all know Avril's desperate to be liked. It was a creeper attempt to get attention. Huh, Landon?" I bumped Landon's shoulder, to get his attention. He'd been acting weird ever since this morning, when he saw Avril.

"Huh? Yeah." Landon replied, with a dumbstruck face. The guys laughed, Jeremiah and Alek snapping a picture of Landon's expression on their phones. I went to do the same, before realizing. I left my phone in the kitchen at home!

"Want me to send that to you? It makes a good caller ID picture." Jeremiah asked me with a chuckle. There was no way Landon was going to live that expression down. It'll be the thing we remember his 16th birthday by.

"I forgot it at home." I said simply.

"I'll go get it. I don't mind having to be scarred by your ugly sister." Alek shrugged, grabbing my keys from my hand, and heading for the door.

A few minutes later, Alek ran back in, his face pale. In one of his hands, my phone was clutched, the other held a piece of crumpled up paper.

"Guys, we have a problem." Alek panted. We all jumped up, ready for attack by some rogues. Usually when Alek said 'problem' he meant 'attack'.

"Not that problem. This." Alek opened the piece of paper, reading it aloud.

"By the time you see this, I'll already be gone. Don't bother checking my room for me. This isn't a joke, Aden. I'm really leaving. I've learned that I'm not wanted, so..I guess you get what you wanted. Tell everyone I said bye. This will be the last time you hear from me. By the way, I know I'm horrible at note-writing.

Sincerely,

Avril."

My heart crumbled. Sure, I was a jerk to Avril, but I never wanted her to leave! I am so dead when my parents find out. All the guys gasped, except for Landon, who froze, before crumbling to the ground, clutching his chest as if someone shot him.

"Are you okay, Landon?" Silas asked.

Landon gasped, before looking up at me, his eyes full of pain.

"She's so stupid. Sh-she shouldn't have left!" Landon stuttered in a pained voice.

Dang, Landon was taking this the worst. Why did he care about her? Last time I checked, she embarrassed him, the Alpha, in front of the pack!

"Why do you care?" I asked him suspiciously, cocking one of my eyebrows up.

Landon froze. "S-she's your little sister. I grew up with her. She's like family...Plus we need the numbers in our pack, because, you know, with the rogue sightings."

I shook my head. This must be the worst day of my life. I am so dead when my parents find out...

Chapter 2

-Avril's POV-

I got off the train, walking towards the house Gage told me to go to. I walked faster as I saw the huge gray house in front of me. I stopped at the door, hesitating.

I was really here. At Gage's house. A place I thought I'd never go to.

I raised my hand to knock, but the door opened, revealing a boy with blond hair, and gray eyes. Instantly, I recognized him. It was Gage.

"Avril? I was just coming to pick you up." He said, as I embraced him in a teary hug.

"They were mean to me, Gage. Jerks!" I cried into his chest, tears misting in my eyes.

"Come on. I'll introduce you to my friends." Gage said softly, breaking the hug. I slid my hand into his with a shaky smile, before letting him lead me into the house.

Gage lead me to the living room, where four guys sat, joking and laughing. My heart broke. They reminded me so much of Aden and his friends, the people who bullied me the most.

"Guys, there's someone I want you to meet. I've been telling you about her, remember?" Gage spoke up, causing all of their heads to whip to me. They looked at me, confused, before turning to Gage. I noticed that two were identical, both with brown hair. Twins.

"Hi." I said quietly, my eyes averted.

"These are Derek, Shane, Jesse, and Silas." Gage said.

"Hey." One of the twins said. "I'm Shane. Don't get me confused for my dim witted brother, Jesse."

The other twin, Jesse, pouted. "I am not the dim witted one. Only a dim wit would think I'm dim-witted."

Jesse and Shane both hair short brown hair, and greenish eyes. I would be having trouble telling the difference between them.

"I'm Derek." A guy with sandy blond hair and gray eyes said.

"That would make me Silas." A guy with brownish-black hair and blue eyes like mine said.

"I'm Avril." I said weakly, in a cracked voice.

"So, what, are you Gage's little bed toy?" Jesse asked with a smirk.

I turned red. How would they get to that so quickly?!

"Jesse! I-its not like that!" Gage cried, while the other boys laughed at our reaction.

I looked to Gage, once the color remained normal in my face. Gage was full on flushed, looking at the ground. He reminded me of Aden, before he turned evil. Shy, often blushing, embarrassed. I missed my old Aden.

"You look like Aden." I muttered to Gage. That snapped Gage out of his embarrassment.

He rounded on me, backing me to the wall. A few of the guys whooped, thinking Gage was going to kiss me, or something. Gage put his hands on the wall, at both sides of my head. He caged me in.

"Don't ever compare me to that ass-face of a brother you have. You know, I am nothing like that jerk-"

"I meant before he turned crap evil." I replied, pushing Gage away from me slightly. "Besides, I know nobody is as mean as my brother and his friends...E-especially after t-today."

I started to break down. I slumped to the ground, putting my head in my hands, willing the tears to dry. I just couldn't help but feel torn up when I thought about Landon and Aden.

"Whats wrong, Avril?" All the guys asked, as I shook at the thought of today. I had been rejected by my mate. In front of the school, in front of my brother, because I wasn't slutty enough, because I wasn't pretty, or stick thin.

"L-Landon-" I broke off in a sob. I couldn't get the words out. The only one who seemed to understand was Gage.

"Calm down. Why don't you explain to the boys why you're here." Gage said.

I sat on Gage's lap while I explained, since there was only enough room for 5 on the couch.
I contacted my wolf.

Please, don't be angry at me. He rejected us, so I ran. Explain to these boys why we ran from him, and we can go running soon.

I heard a humph, before my wolf took over to explain.

"Well, First off, I'm from the Moon Bane pack," Jesse and Shane gasped. "Well, my older brother was friends with the soon to be Alpha, and they did everything together. So, in their minds, they had to be like, REALLY popular,"

My wolf paused and growled. "So, they did everything, even, even bullying me. Soon, everyone followed, and there wasn't a day in my life that I was beat up, made fun of, or left by my brother. I tried to stay, because, well, I had no where to go."

"And then today, well, my brother's friend, Landon, he's the Alpha, turned 16, so he was supposed to find his mate. I'm

his mate. I didn't find out until after school, when my brother gave Landon a ride. I was waiting for the popular crowd to leave, and I brushed past Landon, and I knew. He rejected me in front of everyone. And then my brother didn't believe me. He just yelled at me about how much of a stupid freak I am, and that my crush

had gone out of hand. I was never going to hear the end of it, so I just...left. And then I got here." My wolf growled, before giving me control.

I looked up at the guys, to see all of them pissed off. But Gage, he was fuming. He had that kind of look Aden would give me before he'd smack me for something I did.

"That BASTARD!" Gage growled, his eyes turning gold, the color of a wolf. "I'm going to go kill him. Whats the address."

We all looked at Gage. His wolf was ready to take over, but it was obvious Gage was fighting it the best he could.

"Dude, come on. Don't scare the poor girl away. For all we know, she could make a good bed toy." Shane smirked, before laughing at the menacing glare I gave him.

I sighed. I've seen Alphas fighting their wolf before. Landon was my friend before middle school. I knew just what to say.

"Gage, calm down. Me leaving is going to make Aden in crap trouble, and once I'm ready, we can go back, and you can savor the sound of Landon's neck breaking, okay?" I said, brushing hair out of his eyes. Silas, Jesse, Shane, and Derek looked at me as if I grew another head. Slowly, Gage gained control, his arms around my waist.

"Okay, Gage, you couldn't make it more obvious that you want a bed toy." Derek laughed.

"I do not! Come on, let's see how trained she is." He got up, changing the subject. I fell from his lap, landing on my feet.

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"Okay, Avril, try to pin Silas down. Nothing else." Gage called. "Change."

I just looked down at my clothes, than back at him. Did he expect me to strip naked out in the open? Gage sighed, pointing to a large oak tree.

"Behind the tree. I thought you figured that out."

I walked behind a large oak, peeling off my clothes, before turning into my white wolf. I trotted back to the porch, a smile on my wolf face. I was smaller than most femme wolves, because I had no training early on in my wolf life, thanks to my brother who raised me. Fighting Silas is going to be hell. I looked at Silas' wolf. He was big, bad, and brown furred. The opposite of me.

"Well, I'll be damned. White wolves do exist." Derek muttered. "But they're small as hell."

I gave him a look that said I've been insulted enough for one life.

"You're just pinning him down."

I gave him a look that said I get it.

"Go."

I leered at Silas. He lunged, and my wolf instincts took over. I dodged, leaving Silas confused. I mentally did a happy dance.

I didn't get tackled! I didn't get-OOMPH!

Silas pinned me, his brown wolf eyes seductive.

"Silas, stop eye fucking the girl. Give her another chance. She seemed to have zoned out." Derek said.

I pushed Silas off of me, getting back on my feet. Silas tried to circle me, like a vulture, but I knew better this time. When he went to lunge at me, instead of going left or right, I jumped over him. I turned back around, to see him charging me. He hit me, sending both of use rolling. I snapped at him, getting close to his skin, but not biting. Finally we stopped, Silas on top and me on bottom. I pushed him off of me, trying to get back up, but he pinned me down again. I growled, before doing something that caught him off guard. I licked the side of his face, in the form of a wolf kiss. He jumped, giving me time to tackle him to the ground. Before I could pin him, Gage's voice stopped me.

"He pinned you first, you should have stopped then."

I looked down, at Silas, when he changed back. I hastily changed back too. Even if I was a small werewolf, regular sized ones were twice the size of a normal wolf. Surely if he changed back, I would crush him. And then I realized I'd be naked. I ran back behind the tree, before I was completely human again. Coming back after dressing, I saw Silas in just a pair of cargo jeans.

"S-sorry about the licking thing. I wasn't thinking-"

"Silas and Avril sittin' in a tree K-I-S-S...AHH!" I chased after the twin boys before they could finish the song. They ran up to the house, locking the door. I sighed. This would be my new family. I was certain of it.

Impressum

Texte: This novel is from the Wattpad original. All Scenes, Characters, and Chapters are a result of the authors imagination. Any real life similarities to any real life situations or people is entirely coincidential.
Tag der Veröffentlichung: 24.07.2012

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