My wolf has told me multiple times to get away, and I've been considering it for months now. Tonight's the night. I'm leaving. I'm ditching this stupid place and leaving for good. When I told my wolf, she was practically jumping with joy.
I'm making the dinner right now. Although this pack has treated me like nothing, I'm gonna give them something to remember me by, and if that means food, then so be it.
I decide to make one of my favorite courses. For entree, bruschetta with mini prawn cocktails. For main, lasagna with garlic bread. Then for dessert, my personal favorite, chocolate mud cake with whipped cream, ice cream and chocolate covered strawberries on top. If it was me, I would just skip the entree and main and go straight for the dessert.
I set the table for the pack, and as soon as I finish placing the last of the entrees on the table, they walk in through the door. As soon as they get a whiff, they come barging into the dining room, taking a seat and digging in. No 'thank you' or 'this is nice', just like the usual.
I always keep a spare bit of dessert for myself after I finish cooking, so while the rest of the pack eats, I tuck into my mud cake. At least they let me eat, I guess.
When I hear the bell, I walk back out and collect the empty plates, taking them back into the kitchen. To let them digest a bit, I wash it all up and place it on the drying rack.
I come back out with the last of the mains and am about to walk out when Tina, the pack slut, calls my name.
"Celina!"
I slowly turn around, keeping my hands behind my back, and my head bowed. I'm wearing the correct uniform for serving dinner, and my hair is neatly pulled back into a high pony tail, so I'm not sure what she wants. Whenever someone in the pack calls my name, it's usually because I'm in trouble.
"Why the whole ‘fancy-fancy’ food? Is it a special occasion? Let me guess... Is it for Damon's birthday? A little present from you?" She snickers at me. I feel all eyes turn to me, but I obediently keep my head down. Damon is the soon to be alpha of our pack and is turning eighteen in about four days. It's a big thing and I'm supposed to cook for it...
"I guess you could consider it that. If the alpha is kind enough to accept my gift, of course," I answer in a small voice. I was told from the beginning to address Damon as alpha and nothing else, unlike the rest of the pack.
The room falls silent as every eye turns to Damon, who's sitting at the head of the very large dining table. I look through my long, black lashes to see his face. I'm met with a considering expression.
He nods his head once. "I accept your gift. I will expect a grander and more appropriate gift on my actual birthday though. Do you understand?" His tone's filled with power and authority.
"Yes, alpha, I understand," I say, returning to my former position with my head down.
"Good. Now, off you go." He shoos me off and as soon as I enter the kitchen, I hear their laughs and snickers. I will myself not to cry. I've shed too many tears over these heartless people.
They soon finish their meals and it’s time for dessert. I've finished mine by now, so I place theirs on the table with a blank face. They eat up and by the time everyone has finished and has stayed around talking, I've cleared the large table and washed up.
I enter back into the dining room, and wait in my usual spot by the door of the kitchen. Every night before I go to bed, I either get hit or nothing for the meals I've cooked. It's the same with breakfast, lunch, and any other meals they eat. As each one walks out of the room, I either get shoved or ignored. Which means they liked my cooking. Tina, on the other hand, slaps me across the face. You probably think that's harsh, but that's equivalent to someone else's shove. So just imagine what someone else's slap is to her. It's not a pretty sight.
Damon is the last to leave and he stops in front of me. I cautiously lift my head and stare into his beautiful blue-green eyes. He has a blank face, as do I. We stare at each other for a moment before he walks out and leaves me alone in the dining room to fix up.
Damon has been my crush since I was about ten, even though he treats me like the worthless thing I am. His brown hair and blue-green eyes are the main aspects that draw me and many other female wolves in. He hasn't found his mate yet either, which means he's available. He wouldn't go for me though. Not in a million years. I'm too different.
I head to bed in the early hours of the night. The pack no longer requires me after about 7:30pm, so I am ordered to bed, which I quickly oblige, so as not to get beaten. I still have bruises from the worst ones.
The sad thing is, I believe everything my pack had said since my parents died. That I'm not beautiful, but ugly. That I'm not unique, but different. That I'm not a part of their family, but their slave.
I sigh as I enter my makeshift room. It's bare, except for a large window that lets the moonlight from the full moon flood into my room. My bed is pretty much a sheet on the hard, splintered, wooden floor, and my pillow is a pillow cover stuffed with newspaper.
I won't be sleeping there tonight though. Not anymore. Not ever again.
I pack what little belongings I have into a sack. A pair of worn out jeans, an oversized shirt with holes in it, a skirt, one other shirt that appears to be clean, and a pair of socks. I don't own any shoes.
I grab the only piece of jewelry I have, my mother’s silver necklace, with her and my father's names engraved into the heart-shaped pendant. The pendant has a yin and yang symbol in it, but it's made with little black and white crystals. I slip it into my shirt and proceed to the window.
I open it wide, and without a glance back, or second thought, I jump. I jump to my freedom and my new life.
I shift into my snow white wolf and take off with my sac in my mouth. I don't know where I'm going. I don't know if I can survive. I am only a newly shifted wolf at the age of sixteen.
What I do know? I'll never have to see my 'pack' again. That is enough to make me smile slightly in my wolf form. As I cross the border of the territory, my wolf lets out a howl, filled with happiness and joy.
We're free. I'm free.
Never again will we have to face the Moonlight pack.
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Acknowledgements
This story is a work of fiction. Everything from the plot to the characters have all been created by my imagination and solely that. I thought one day, why not write down one of the stories going through my head? So I did and look where that got me.
Firstly, I would like to thank my friends. They were there for me when I first started writing this book and they were there when I finished it. They have been my rock and I'll be forever grateful to them for it. They never gave up on me and when I gave up on myself, they hauled me back up and pushed me to go on.
I would like to thank my parents and older brother. They supported me every step of the way with enthusiasm and happiness. I'm glad they were with me on the journey that I didn't even know I was walking down. They halted their plans to encourage me and motivate me to get this book published and I will always love them with all my heart for that. So, to my parents and brother, thank you so so much because without you, I wouldn't be here.
I would also like to thank my dedicated and amazing readers on Wattpad. If it wasn't for them, my book never would've hit one million reads and it probably would've never been published. They helped me to continue writing and not give up when writers block got in the way. They were always there with their amazing encouragements and awesome attitudes. Thanks Wattpad and I hope you guys continue to achieve the max.
One of the most important people in the process of publishing this story though, was my agent Le-an Lacaba. She's been a wonderful agent, always being there to help me through the process and actually giving me the unimaginable opportunity to have my story published. She helped me overcome fears and uncertainties along the way. I will always hold her close to my heart for everything she's done for me. Thank you Le-an and
I wish for you to have unmeasurable success in the future.
Everyone in my life has helped me write, create and publish this story and I couldn't be happier. It makes me cry knowing that all these people have given me the opportunity to do something I never believed I could do.
So, I don't have one specific person to thank for everything, but I have an immense amount of wonderful, inspiring and thoughtful people to thank because without all the people involved, I never would've achieved what I have today.
I love you all and you will always be close to my heart. Thank you so much and please, never forget the amazing fortune you have given me to be able to publish. For everything everyone has done, I am eternally grateful.
Thank you and I love you,
Violet
About the Author
Violet Samuels lives in Australia, being half Australian and half Portuguese, and is a young girl/woman that is still in her youth. Even for being young, she's never lived in one place for more than two years.
However, the favourite place she has lived was on the Whitsunday's.Violet loved the Whitsunday's because it's where Unique Different Found all began and it's where her friends convinced her to go for it and have a go. Look at where that's brought her.
Violet Samuels is a bubbly and energetic girl/woman who is kind, caring and has a big heart. She loves to dance, sing and act and can't wait for so many people to read her book to let them escape from the rest of the world, even just for a little while.
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