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.

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

Where are you?’ I asked through our pack link but received no

lot of guts to show up here right now. Do you have any idea how happy the pack 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 for her and the

lights of varying colors continued

my side, but he didn’t. As I glanced around at all of the amused

in the back of my eyes as they

I think he went up to his

up to something, but I wanted to get to

and I could feel everyone watching me with amusement as I went up the

hall behind double doors, and I rushed toward it. I could hear people coming up the stairs behind me, no doubt being led by Savannah, but my salvation was only a

close the door and act as if none of them

be

cold door knob. It was a warning, telling me not to go inside. It wanted me to

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

breathe. The small spark of light in my life was extinguished, sending my mind into complete darkness as I processed what

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

My sister.

covered my mouth.

he didn’t want you,” Savannah whispered into my ear, and my sister laughed from beneath

you mind closing the door, Tilly?” Haylee asked innocently, but the malicious look in her narrowed eyes showed she was pleased by her victory over me. Not only had she stolen the love

Mate.

now. Jake had hated Haylee. He had watched how mean she was

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