Chapter 4: Mate

I woke up this morning feeling like a completely different person. For the first time, I knew who I was. Nevertheless, I felt empty and deserted. Rune submitted to my request but has now become dormant. She doesn't respond to words or even acknowledge her own name. I know I can force her but I refused until absolutely necessary. Instead, I act as if everything is the same.

I took a shower to get prepared for yet another attempt to go to school. My body has completely healed after I accepted Rune so at least I can look forward to that.

Today my father has breakfast waiting for me but had already left when I woke up. So much has changed in just a day. The cold stranger of a father suddenly had a heart.

Today I have to entice a mate so I wear one of my mom's old dresses. The dress makes me feel closer to her and gives me a piece of nostalgia. I need to feel close to her today. Not long after I trudge myself to school and enter its grand doors do I understand that my father had striteagicly picked this school for a reason. Now that Runes power serged through me I can distinctly smell other werewolves among the children at this school. I could smell two different packs here. Thier must be kids from both packs of this region attending this school. Unfortunately, The packs could smell me as well. As soon as I entered I was greeted by a familiar group of people. The kids from the forest. That smell. I gave a few more sniffs to be sure. I know why it's familiar now. They are definitely from the Blue Blood pack. The dormant rune suddenly awoke. She growled at the threat. The beautiful brunette smiled. "Oh good, you remember us. We were expecting you to have forgotten because, well..." she gave an awful giggle... "our friendly warning we gave you is being ignored. So I'm going to ask again, what are you doing in our territory, girl?"

This time I won't allow these rowdy pups to get under my skin. I need to achieve my goal. I need one of theses trash to mate with me. Then I'll slaughter them all.

"I'm here for a mate and to settle into a nice little pack. If i believed cowering in front of potential pack members from the first threat was a suitable way to join a pack then I would have run but im here and here to stay." I looked at the girl and her packmates for a response.

The pack's faces softened almost in unison. I noticed their males sent had changed and they were very interested in my proposal. This was a promising outlook. The girl couldn't deny her male pack members a chance to mate so she undeniably had to accept me, especially on the day of the red moon ceremony.

The brunette gave a wicked smile. "Good answer. Now walk with me."

The brunettes name was Bellamy but her friends called her Bella. I still yearned to smash her teeth in. Actually, I caught my self fantasizing about it but i needed a way in.

Bella had big brown eyes and a killer body. There is no doubt that she will be mated off tonight if a male hasn't already claimed her yet. I gradually met the other kids when Bella allowed it. There were four boys and two other girls beside Bella. Bella only existed to be the Queen B of the school, she escorted me around like I was an exotic pet until the first bell rang. She and the two other girls excused themselves to freshen up in the bathroom and I ran off to find my first class. This school was larger than most. I barely found my class when the late bell rang. The class looked up at me when I walked in and the instructor's rather large uninterested eyes turned to face me. "Delaney I presume?"

"Yes sir."

"Very well. I'm an Instructor Tallonobe. I'll have you take the seat in the back."

I spotted the empty seat and rushed to fill it. I've had to introduce myself to many classes in the past so I take k it as a gift that this instructor lacked any interest at all.

I passed by many students and could smell a pack member from blue blood tainting the rooms breathing air. Disgusting. I sit down and can immediately tell I'm sitting next to the culprit. I decide he smells like leather. But then I look into his eyes. My blood starts to boil. the boy sitting next to me has a strong presence. Like alfa or bata strong. I don't understand but I can't help but lookup. The boy is staring at me. His eyes look dark blue and his black wavy hair made him look like a cut out from a magazine. He had amassed mussels that a regular boy his age would never develop. A true werewolf. My heart automatically thumps. No. It's just his strong aura, Delaney. Ignore it. I try to look down but I hear him bark an order and I can't help but obey. "lookup." he says.

The class moves forward but I stay in the same spot for what seemed like forever. "Who are you?" he asked in a demanding tone.

"Im Delaney..." "I'm new to the territory," I add after he stays silent.

"You're a rouge?"

"I won't be after tonight's red moon ceremony," I said almost embarrassed but still I gave him a soft smile.

To be a rogue after having such a large happy pack felt humiliating. Anger and rage-filled me. It's because of this boys pack that I'm a rouge! I suddenly wanted to tear his heart out.

I hear Rune growl. She feels my anger. Or is this anger because I smiled at a boy that wasn't our true mate?

I have to force myself to look at him again. He was now so close I can only assume he was taking in my sent.

"You smell familiar. I like this flavor." He licked the edge of his mouth. He got even closer now. I felt my cheeks flush. I've never let anyone get this close before.

He breathed in deep and offered a seductive smile. "Mate."