The day I turned 18 was supposed to be the happiest day of my life. The beginning of my future with my mate but it all turned to hell when I was rejected. He wanted someone powerful, someone equal to him. An accessory that could help him gain power...
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Once my eyes became clear again, I faced the sight of my home, the one I hadn't seen in a few months. I breathed in the forest's smell, feeling giddy to see both the boys and my parents who had also been living in Midnight. I looked behind me to see Arius have an impassive expression on his face, which only softened a little when he looked at me.
Arius said, "Go ahead, I will meet you there amare."
Looking at him suspiciously, I asked, "What are you going to do?"
Arius rolled his eyes and replied, "Don't worry, I'm not going to kill anyone. Just fly around the perimeter in case of any dangers."
I nodded and walked forward, towards the community area of the pack. Once I got into the area of residence, I couldn't see anyone around, so there must be a pack meeting going on now. I walked to the main house where all the pack meetings are held, to see that everyone was sitting in the auditorium with Aiden, Lukas, and Xavier in the front.
When everyone heard the door open, they looked behind to see that it was me that had entered. They all bowed their heads in respect towards me as I bowed my head back in return, a sign of acceptance.
"We will pause this meeting for the time being once we figure out what is going on. Please remain in your seats as we go to my office to talk," Aiden said, addressing the pack quickly.
Since I was closest to the door, I exited first and made my way back to Aiden's office. I sat down in one of the chairs in front of Aiden's desk as the three boys entered. Aiden went to his seat as Xavier took the other, leaving Lukas taking the sofa in the room.
Before Lukas walked to his seat, he kissed me on the forehead and said, "Missed you, squirt."
Smiling at him, I turned to the other two boys, who I knew had multiple questions for me.
Xavier started and said, "Where the hell were you, Ana? Sinclair and Adonis exited the forest with neither of you, Karisa, and Leo just saying that you guys were gone."
Aiden interrupted him and said, "God Ana, you have no idea how worried we were."
Lukas was silent during all of this as I said to them, "There were complications."
Before I could continue a pack member barged into the room saying urgently, "The black smoke is back."
The boys ran out of the house as I followed behind them slower.
"What the hell is he thinking?" I thought.
Once we got outside, the boys were in front of the pack as we watched the smoke in front but not moving forward.
"Behind me now" Aiden screamed out to the pack.
Everyone followed his order but for me as I stood there waiting for what I knew would come next when the smoke cleared.
