The Beast And The Blessed

Chapter 1

One: Natalie

Natalie’s P.O.V.

I felt uneasy as soon as I entered the pack house. The way my pack mates were smirking at me, laughing behind their hands… I knew they were up to something. Their pranks and bullying had been getting worse and more painful each time they managed to get me alone. My bruises still hadn’t gone away from the last time.

My body ached from the beating I had taken two days ago, but I was only a few hours away from it all ending.

I just needed to get to Jake before they set their plan into motion.

Jake was my boyfriend of four years. He was the only one that cared for me, and the only one I could trust.

We were high school sweethearts. He was also the next in line to become the Alpha of our pack. That didn’t matter to me, but it did matter to the other women in the pack. They hated that he was with me. They felt that they deserved a stronger Luna than I would be, and they all wanted to be his chosen one.

I hadn’t even shifted yet. To them, I was no more than an omega…a runt as they liked to call me, the weakest of the litter.

It should have happened three years ago when I turned sixteen, but it didn’t. Now I was nineteen, the age at which we could recongize our mates as our wolves should have matured by then. Had I shifted, I would have known Jake was my mate already, but we had to wait the extra two months until today, his nineteenth birthday, for him to recognize me as his mate.

Jake didn’t care that I hadn’t turned. We had been together since before either of us were old enough to shift, and we were both positive that we were mates. He stood by me and protected me from the cruelty of the wolves around us when I failed to shift with the others.

He didn’t have the authority to use the Alpha command yet to get them to leave me alone all the time, but he made sure to be there for me and defend me every chance he could.

Everything about being with Jake made my shitty life feel like a dream. He made all of the bad disappear when he held me, and I always knew that I was going to be okay when I was with him.

Today would be the day that would change the rest of my life.

the crowd, desperate to find him. He would probably be looking for me too. We had talked about this

you?’ I asked through our

is? Having you here will just ruin it. This party is for pack wolves only.” Savannah, my sister’s best friend, said as the crowd parted

colors continued in

disruption and step forward to my side, but

whispered, but I could feel the heat building in the back of my eyes as

for yourself. Where is Jake, hm? I think he went up to his room. You should go

narrowed my eyes. She was up to something, but I wanted to get to Jake more than I wanted to deal

Savannah stepped to the side, and I could feel everyone watching me with amusement

toward it. I could hear people coming up the stairs behind me, no doubt being led by Savannah,

as I got in his room, I could close the door and act as if none of

just be the two of

knob. It was a warning, telling me not to

loud moan of the female beneath my boyfriend made me freeze, and I stared wide-eyed at the couple tangled together. Jake thrust into her quickly, releasing

a knot and it felt hard to breathe. The small spark of light in my

was in control. His canines extended just before he latched onto her neck, puncturing

My sister.

my hand covered my mouth. Jake pulled back snarling at the

want you,” Savannah whispered into my ear, and my sister laughed from beneath my boyfriend as she reached up and ran her hand through Jake’s short blonde

victory over me. Not only had

Mate.

now. Jake had hated Haylee. He had watched how mean she was toward me and resented her. Now, he was baring his teeth at me, defending

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