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I grab my bag in a hurry, practically running through the corridors.
"Miss Comasin if you would restrain from running until you leave the school grounds." Mr Wiseman says blocking my path.
I nod back, trying to catch my breath, "yes sir, I'm sorry sir, it won't happen again."
He nods satisfied at my answer, after stepping out of my way I take off once again. Mr Wiseman's angry voice drifting into the distance as the doors grow bigger.
"Where do you think you're going?"
I hold my breath, please don't be her, anyone but her.
"Hey, you piece of shit I asked you a question." She clicks her fingers in my face and I open my eyes. It's Natalie.
"I'm leaving." I reply in a mumbled tone.
"Did you just talk to me like that!" She screeches in her annoyingly high pitched voice. "I am the future Luna of this pack, you have no right to speak to me this way." She holds her head high and I roll her eyes.
In all honesty I wish Natalie is right. My birthday is only a year away and the idea of becoming Luna makes me sick. I'm an omega for pete's sake! I don't know how to lead a pack even if there is a manual. "Just get out of my way." I say through gritted teeth keeping my eyes focused on the ground. I'm not an idiot, an omega isn't allowed to make eye contact to other members of the pack.
"D-did you just order me around?!" The shock in her tone is evident and I resist the urge to roll my eyes, drama queen.
"I-I."
"That's right, keep your filthy mouth shut." She sneers at me, daring me to retaliate. I've have a bad day and I can feel my restraint snapping at her words, "you're so worthless you the only reason you're still alive is because the Beta likes to beat you up. If you were my daughter you'd already be dead by now." Her laugh is so cold I can't help but shiver.
"SHUT UP!" I scream finally raising my eyes to meet hers. After a short stare off, Natalie diverts her eyes.
"Whatever, Isabelle." She spits my name like its poison before delivering a sharp slap to my right cheek and walking away an evil smile on her face.
I hold my cheek as I run down the street, looking down at my watch. Shit?! It's already 3:55, I immediately pick up my pace. pushing my weak frame with everything I'm worth.
I round the corner where a small dry cleaners stands in front of me. I walk inside at the owner gives me a dirty look, I shrug it off. No one's ever really valued me before so it doesn't bother me anymore.
He hands me my fathers drycleaning wordlessly and I thank him quietly before walking out. Checking my watch for the second time, It's 4:05. Already?!
I feel myself start to panic as I run back through the small town I live in. Every house is the same, if you were a stranger who somehow found our village you'd probably think you were crazy. All the houses are identical, all the stores are the same, basically everything is the same. The Alpha of the pack years and years ago decided that everyone in his pack would have an equal amount of belongings, well everyone but him, hence the matching houses. Of course the Alpha lives in a huge house that overlooks a beautiful lake in the middle of our territory. We basically all live in a dictatorship, of werewolves. I hope not all packs work like this one.
It's 4:15, holy crap! I sprint the rest of the way home, throwing open the door only to come face to face with a very mad Beta.
He grabs me by my shoulders and growls, my body instantly submits to his superior rank. "Why were you late, I?" My father whispers in my ear.
I shiver at the feeling of his breath on my neck, he's always called me I. The story goes that the moment the father realised his wife was having a girl he wanted me dead. When I was born he said I didn't deserve a name, apparently the Alpha took pity on me and gave me the name Isabelle. My father while not please had no choice but to listen to him, yet still he refuses to call me that.
"I-I got out of class late." I say shaking.
"You're trying to blame this on your teachers?" He asks and I don't reply. My body is frozen in fear and I couldn't move my mouth if I tried. "I SAID, ARE YOU TRYING TO BLAME THIS ON YOUR TEACHERS?" He yells in my ear, shaking my body violently and then throwing me against the wall.
My body hits the hard surface with the sound of a crack, I barely feel anything. Instead I turn off the pain and focus on my mate. The man who will love me unconditionally, the man who won't hurt me, abuse me, or yell at me. He will love me, I tell myself over and over and over.
He will love me.
"ANSWER ME I!" My father screams pulling me to my feet.
"N-n-no f-father I would n-never accuse my t-teachers of -t-that."
"Then why were you late?" He asks, his eyes turning red. I gulp, he's mad no he's beyond mad now, his wolf's taken over and the only person who hates me more than my father is his wolf.
"Because I'm weak!" I scream knowing that's what he wants to hear.
He nods his head slowly, "and?" He prompts, slapping me on my right cheek. The force of his hand is so much I collapse onto the ground. "Look at you, you're so weak. You're not even worthy enough to carry the Comsain name." I shake nervously, as he pulls me up by my hair. Pinning me against the wall.
"I'm sorry." I wheeze, gasping for air under my fathers death lock.
"You are not worthy of this pack, you're not worthy of this name and you sure as hell don't deserve a mate!" He screams at me finally letting me fall to floor gasping for breath. He starts to kick me over and over again but I can't feel anything, my mind is elsewhere, my mind is with my mate.
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I wake with a jolt, my eyes spring open and I clutch the bed sheets desperately.
My eyes lay on my sleeping mate, he's curled up on a chair beside me his hair his dishevelled and he looks a mess.
Not wanting to wake him up I lay in the unfamiliar bed trying to calm myself down.
"It was just a dream, it was just a dream, it was just a dream, it was just a dream, it was just a dream, it was just a dream, it was just a dream, it was just a dream, it was just a dream, it was just a dream, it was just a dream, it was just a dream." I whisper the words to myself over and over my body still shaking from the clarity of the memory.
"Isabelle?" A husky voice asks, warm shivers run down my spine as Theo places his hand over my fist. "It's okay."
"T-theo?" I ask softly.
"It's me, I'm here." He nods his head and I study his face briefly. Hie green eyes are bloodshot and purple bags sit under his eyes.
"You look tired." I murmur.
"That's because he hasn't left your side since you blacked out." Theo and I both turn around to see James standing in the doorway. He walks towards both of us a smile plastered on his face, "good to see your finally awake Isabelle."
"Finally?" I repeat stupidly, has it been that long?
"You've been out for over a week." Theo confirms.
I stare up at him, "w-what happened?"
"I asked you what happened but before you could finish you blacked out." Theo says his eyes never leaving mine.
"You should've seen Theo, he was such a reck yelling at everyone because you wouldn't wake up I thought he was going to have a heart attack." James says laughing, Theo gives him a glare but his eyes soften when he sees me.
"I'm sorry." I say automatically, "I didn't mean to worry you I'm not sure what c-came over me, I-I stopped blacking o-out a long time ago."
"It must've been shock." James suggests, Theo gives him a look and James raises his hands in surrender, "okay okay I'm leaving."
"Belle." Theo says turning back to face me after he was sure James couldn't hear. "While you were asleep the pack doctor ran some tests on you and it came to his attention that you didn't wake up for such a long time because of your wolf."
"My-my wolf?" I repeat in shock from his words, no one knows about that not even my father could beat that secret out of me.
"Where is she Belle?" Theo's words frighten me and I find myself hiding under the thin sheets in the hopes that I won't have to answer the question. "You were found in wolf form and you smell like a wolf."
"I-I don't want to talk about."
"Belle you don't really have a choice." Theo says pulling the covers back from my face.
"P-please don't make me."
"Belle I don't care you can tell me."
"N-no I can't."
"Why not?" Theo's' voice is soft and patient, that's what hurts the most. Knowing that he cares and would be there for me.
"I barely know you I c-can't just tell you my l-life story."
"Yes you can, you're my mate my other half."
"Th-that's not what you told the r-rogues." I reply watching for his reaction. I've never been the sort of person to lash out or use someone's words against them but I'm so sick of being pushed around by everyone.
"I only said that becaus-."
"Because you're ashamed of having s-such a weak mate." I finish for him, hearing myself say it won't hurt half as much.
Unfortunately Theo can't take a hint and continues, "no it's because I don't want you to become a target."
"Target?" I repeat questioningly, my father already wants me dead who esle could possible care enough?
"I have a lot of enemies Belle, if word got out that you're my mate there would be a target on your back by morning."
"T-that's going to be a problem." I murmur quietly.
"What do you mean Belle?"
"I might've already told the rogue's that you are my mate." I say flinching at Theo's expression.
"WHAT THE HELL BELLE?"
"I-I'm sorry I just thought it w-would help."
"You thought it would help?" Theo says almost laughing it's amazing how fast his mood goes from caring to raging.
"It d-doesn't matter they didn't believe me anyway." I say trying to reassure a fuming Theo.
"Belle it's not about belief it's about fact and whether it's true or not all of those rogue's would've gone home and told more rogue's eventually everyone will be buzzing about it." He sounds more calm now but barely.
"I-I'm sorry are you mad?"
Theo takes a deep breathe his eyes studying face intently, "how can I stay mad you Belle?" His voice is soft and that's when my Theo is back he reaches forward to hug me but I pull away.
"I-I can't." I say, the hurt look in Theo's yes breaks my heart but I can't do it.
"That's okay I can wait."
"A-are you sure? B-because you can reject m-me I'm used to it." I reply and instantly regret my words. What if he rejects me now? My whole world everything would disappear, he wouldn't, would he?
"I'll never reject you Belle your mine." His voice is full of love, all I want to do is curl up in his arms and listen to his heartbeat.
Instead I smile weakly, "you barely know me."
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Look another edited chapter... Jk I went back through my writing and it really picks up here but after about chapter fourteen it goes down hill again oops :/
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