"Are you freaking kidding me!" I hear the voice of the devil wake me from my sleep, light floods the once still and dark room "Everly! I told you to wake me up two hours before we had to leave! And your lazy ass is still in bed" my sister yells and I groggily open my eyes to see a pillow flying at my head.

I flinch and catch the pillow before it hits me "I'm sorry ok" I sit up and rub my eyes

I look over to my annoyed and irritated, hardly younger, sister who stands in my doorway. She's in a pink silk robe that cuts off right at her mid thigh, her long and smooth tan legs completely naked and toned. She frowns her pink pursed lips and rolls her eyes that glow in the brightness of my room. Her usual perfectly curled light brown hair with, as she likes to claim, 'natural' blonde highlights. Even though everyone knows that color is straight out of a box, is messy on her shoulders.

"Just get up, we're leaving for school in less than an hour" she flips her sooned to be tamed hair over her shoulder as she struts out

Whoever said the older sister controls the baby has never met Victoria. I guess baby is an overstatement, we're only 11 months apart. Our parents are soulmates, destined to be together forever, each other's one true love. The one that understands you and will love you for as long as you both live. When I find mine I'm hoping to get as far away from this pack as possible.

They met 18 years ago and nine months later I was born, my Mother got pregnant again two months after me. Victoria's supposed to be in the grade below me but as lucky as I am she and my parents decided she'd do better if she skipped a grade. Last week she turned 17, my eighteenth birthday is coming up as well....I could just leave, my parents would still have there princess. To them she's the smart one, the beautiful one, the one that they love the most.

I've always thought you and your mates children were supposed to be equal, they are the representations of the love you share for each other...at least that's what the other werewolves have told me. But those families are different I supposed. Victoria's the true representation of there love, I'm just...the other one. She has my mothers eyes and beautifully tan completion and fathers hair and smile.

I stand from my bed, knowing if I'm not getting ready and she comes back in here she's going to have a fit and nothing good ever comes from her fits. I sleepily walk over to my closet to choose another outfit to wear to hell. It's funny really, Victoria is queen bee of school and I'm the loser and weak link to the pack... that's what they think.

The only two people who have ever seen me in my wolf form are my parents. They refuse I run with any of my pack mates, so everyone assumes I'm nothing. My parents say my wolf is weak and feeble, I've been told it so many times I almost believe it but I feel so powerful and strong when I turn...maybe it's just in my head. My parents told me to never tell a soul about my particular wolf form, maybe it's a bad thing to be-....to be a black wolf. I've only ever heard of alphas having black fur. I turned on my sixteenth birthday and ever since then I've felt like there was something wrong with me.

I turn my head to the full length mirror against my cream colored wall, I stare down my body and features. Eyes grey like the moon, skin pale like clouds, my hair a natural silver shine , not a drop of dye ever touched to my head; even though my Sister would lie and tell otherwise. Ever since I was a baby my hair has been a white silver color. I look down at my wrist and hold it, moving my thumb across the birthmark shaped like a crescent moon. It's slightly raised and unlike usual birthmarks its lighter than my skin. I've never thought much of it but always though it was unique to me. I have my mothers petiteness and flawless skin. When she smiles, genuinely, but never at me, I even have her big white smile and deep red lips.

I face the mirror and adjust my tank-top pulling it higher to my neck trying to cover my small but enough cleavage for a girl of my hight and slenderness. I roll my eyes and quickly look away from the mirror. My sister could stare at her reflection all day, I'd rather not.

I quickly throw on a pair of cuffed ripped jeans and a T-shirt. Grabbing my bag full of binders, I sling it across my body. I walk out and head for the bathroom, praying Victoria has finished her pamper time. To her everyday is an event and she must look like a hundred bucks. To me it's just school, another day where us werewolves get together to learn...not. More like us werewolves get together and judge the ones who don't fit in. AKA my Sister and her clan judge me and anyone who talks to me.

But I survive, I have the friends I need to stay afloat there...her taunting hardly bothers me anymore.

"Come on Eve!" I hear her irritation all the way from down stairs

I sigh and run my hands under the cold water, splashing it on my face. I brush my teeth and apply minimal makeup feeling the need to look a little better today. Maybe my mom won't comment about my appearance.

I walk down stairs slowly, kicking the ground a little as I walk, not wanting to leave the safety and vacancy of upstairs. I walk into the kitchen to see Victoria holding a handheld mirror to gloss her plump lips, my Mother standing in front of the granite island, packing my sisters lunch.

I smile wearily at her as she looks me up and down with green and brown eyes but thankfully makes no comment. Not even about my messy bun that's missed some of my silver strands. Her hair is blonde and shoulder length, she's tan like my sister and beautiful like her too.

"morning" I say, not expecting a response

As expected no one replies as I walk to the fridge and pull out a sandwich I made last night and an apple. I pull my bag around and place the two items in a pocket away from my heavy books.

"I'm leaving" Victoria says walking over to our Mother, there matching eyes turn to each other and she hugs her

"Bye sweetie have a good day at school" my Mother says and kisses her head while handing off her lunch

"Where's dad?" I ask, she turns to me as Victoria walks away without even a glance in my direction

I don't understand, we used to be friends, she was my sister. We played together and laughed together but about five years ago everything changed, at first she just avoided me then she started to hate me. I try not to dwell upon the past but sometimes I wonder what happened.

"He went to go see your Uncle, he wasn't feeling well last night or this morning" she says, not making eye contact with me

"Oh, is he alright?" I ask, trying to make conversation

"He'll be fine, he's Alpha after all" she says and walks away before I can say anything else

"If you don't mind I'm going to go see him after school!" I call out to her but she doesn't answer, I sigh "alright then"

Yes my mothers brother, or my uncle, is Alpha of our pack. He's been Alpha ever since my Grandfather was killed in battle, a neighbouring pack tried to take over our land ,we lost my Grandfather in the process of winning. My uncle, Lucian, didn't find his mate till later in life. He was 26 and she was 19, he's forty five now and didn't find May till a couple of years before I was born. May is pregnant now with a Son, they had tried earlier in there relationship but had a few bumps in the road, people were getting worried he didn't have an heir and neighbouring packs saw that as weakness. When they found out they were finally pregnant the whole pack rejoiced.

I adjust my bag and walk out of the kitchen and to the front door. The cool air of morning breezes past my cheeks and the yellow light of daybreak leaks through the dense pine trees that surround our pack, it sends a chill down my spine. Our pack is a community in the forrest. All our houses are built next to, or near, each other. I look to the huge house next to ours, the largest house in the pack belongs to the alpha of course.

Alphas are the leaders of everyone but are also head warriors, the warriors of our pack train daily and have a mind connection. All wolves have a mind connection with there pack, when you find your soulmate and become one you get a private mind link. You can link with the rest of the packs mind with permission or at a certain age. I haven't. Honestly I'm glad no one can hear my thoughts and I can't hear there's. I don't even want to know what the pack thinks of me, they say enough.

I'm pulled from my daze of the space around me when my sister rolls down the dirt driveway with her red mustang convertible "what are you doing?" I call out to her, walking quickly down to the car

"Catch a ride from someone else, I can't deal with you this morning" she says and backs out before I can stop her

I'm to dumbfounded to speak or move, I watch her drive away "are you freaking kidding me" I groan and clench my fists

I quickly pull out my phone and dial the one person who's got my back "Scarlet I need a ride" I tell her, hearing her answer

I hear her laugh on the other end but I continue to frown "the devil leave you again?" She uses her nickname for Victoria

I pout "yes" I say quietly

She laughs again "I haven't left yet, come on over" she says and I sigh and let out a sigh of relief

"Ok, thank you" I say and hang up

I walk two houses down and still see her car in the driveway. Just as I start to walk up to the door I see her walk out. Her dark brown wavy hair is pulled half up, letting the rest flow down her back and shoulders, her curled bangs frame the sides of her face. She faces me and smirks, her lightly tanned skin complemented by her white tank and black jeans. She skips her way over to me with a smirk plastered on her face.

"Don't laugh" I frown crossing my arms

"I'm sorry it's just I can't believe your parents just let your Sister leave you" she shakes her head, blue eyes turning from humour to anger "it's ridiculous" she says as we walk over to her car

"Yeah I know" I say softly with a shrug "but I have a free ride anyways" I say and hug her neck from the side

She laughs and shrugs me off as I step over to the passenger door "who said it was free" she raises a perfectly arched eyebrow and smiles, holding out her hand. I just laugh and get in.

*

As she parks in front of the school we both sigh, neither of us wanting to be here on a Monday. I grab my bag and begin to get out. "wait" she says and I turn back to her, enjoying the warmth of the car for as long as I can "let's get out of here, let's text Logan and then go for a run" she grabs my arm and shakes it "come on, my dad had me on lock down all weekend since that mini attack-" last week there were two wolves who tried to enter our pack, somehow they skipped past our defences and got in. They didn't attack anyone or steal anything but both ran off before our warriors caught them. Everyone's been on pretty high alert since "I need to run" she practically begs but I just smile and shake my head

"Alpha doesn't allow us to skip school just so we can run" I smile

"How's he doing? I heard he was sick or something" she ask and I shrug

"I'm not sure, I'm going to go see him this afternoon" I tell her "and my parents would kill me if I skipped....plus you know I can't run with anyone else" I say quietly

"I'll never understand your parents, just because you're a weak wolf doesn't-"

I perk up at her words "I'm not weak" I say harshly, cutting her off

Her eyes widen as she registers what she just said "I'm sorry Eve, I.... I didn't mean that" she say, her shoulders slump but I just chock down the tears and shake my head, I can hear it from others but not my best friend

I grab my bag and get out of the car before she can say anything else. I'm not weak, I'm not, I wish I could prove to everyone that I'm not. I don't care what my parents claim, I'm a strong wolf....I feel like a strong wolf.

I sigh and shake my head, I walk up with the rest of the students and try to head to class without an incident with any of my lovely pack mates.

*

After first and second goes by slowly I step out of the classroom. Someone bumps into me and I stumble forward "watch it weak mutt" I gasp at the insult from the boy who sneers and passes me, a boy I recognise as one of Victoria's man whores and also a pack warrior. I frown and watch him walk away. I've heard commented like that from practically all of my peers....I try to ignore it.

The students bustling to there next class while I look for a familiar and friendly face. A smiling, waving boys walks over to me and I return the smile "hello Everly" he says in a teasing tone

"Logan stop, you know how much I hate my name" I say with a smile, him putting me out of my bad mood as he nudges me with his elbow

Like all male werewolves he is extremely attractive. His dirty blonde hair collects in waves on his forehead, his brown eyes are soft and teasing as he smirks his pink lips, hiding his pearly whites, tan skin glowing in the dim hallway lights. His jeans hug his toned legs and his grey T-shirt hides his muscular chest. He's the one other friend I have who has never judged me or looked down on me.

"Sorry Eve, you ok?" He asks as we walk to class together

"I'm fine... Victoria ditched me at home today and I had to catch a ride with Scarlet, she just said something to me this morning" I shake it off and look down at my feet as we step through the halls of students

"What did she say?" He frowns and pulls me to the side, cornering me against the wall

I shake my head "it doesn't matter, nothing I haven't heard a million times before" I try to down play it as much as possible, I look away from his eyes, knowing he can read me practically better than anyone

He pulls me into an unexpected, but welcomed, hug. I smile against his chest, his tall figure cocooning me in. His presents is warm and comfortable, we've been friends for so long, he's just so familiar.

"Wow" I hear clanking of heels as the voice travels to my ears and I step out of Logan's reach "not saving yourself for your mate? I wish I could say I'm surprised, but you'll probably never find him anyway and even if you do he won't want you" my sister sneers, flipping her light brown hair over her shoulder "get a room you two" she starts to walk away and her three groupies follow after her. They are the popular, or as I call them 'bitchy', group of the pack. Yet the boys still chase them like dogs....appropriate I guess.

"We'll get a room as soon as you keep both your sets of lips shut" he calls out loudly across the hallway, ending with an angry growl

Victoria stops and I can hear her gasp from three yards away. She growls at us but stomps away, her fake friends still standing, shocked at Logan's words. They scurry off after Victoria calls after them angrily....I'm going to get punished for that.

Watching as they walk away, I hit Logan's chest "why did you do that?" I whisper yell as people continue to stare "now people think we're like....together" the last word is hardly audible but with our hearing I know he heard me

He smirks "would that be so bad?"

I'm extremely surprised at his statement, he's never said anything like that before...what did he mean by that? Before I can ask someone jumps beside us and makes me jump "what'd I miss? Victoria just slammed passed me, she looked like she'd go full wolf any second" Scarlet laughs but I frown and look away, still a little hurt by her comment

First Scarlet then my sisters comments, this won't make my top ten days of school "you fill her in, I've got to get to class...I'll see you in there" I tell him and he nods with a frown...is he sad because I didn't respond? I shake it off, not needing anymore to think about today.

The rest of my classes go by with no problem, thankfully. Even my fourth, which lucky me I have Victoria in that class. What Logan said this morning really spread but I'm sure by tomorrow she'll come up with some rumour about me and everyone will forget about her slutty ways. Logan seemed to drop whatever he meant before, after he came to third period we were fine and he kept my mind off my bad morning by making me laugh.

"You need a ride home?" He asks as I meet him outside my sixth period

"No I'll just catch a ride with Scar, she's been texting me all day trying to apologise and I know I can't really hold it against her" I tell him as we walk down the white tile hallway with students running to there cars

He stops me for the second time today by stepping in front of me "Eve you're not weak, I know you're not, you're too strong as a person to be weak as a wolf, it doesn't matter if you're small I'm sure your wolf is strong" he says with brown eyes boring into my grey orbs and I know he means that

I smile and find the urge to hug him for his kind words but I'm afraid Victoria will say something again "So she told you what she said?" I ask and he shakes his head

"She didn't need to, I know that's the one thing that hurts you. She shouldn't have said that" he steps a little closer to me and glances down at my full lips

"I just wish I could prove to everyone I'm not weak" I say quietly and push past him, he follows behind

"So do it, why don't you?" He asks

I sigh, pushing a loose strand of silver hair behind my ear "I'm afraid what people will say" I tell him honestly, what if a black female wolf is bad? What if it means there's something wrong with me?

"come on, I'll run with you-" he pauses "actually might not be a good idea" he says and I raise my eyebrow as he opens the door for me and I walk out into the afternoon air

"Why not?" I ask him

He turns to me, face straight and debating, but his eyes turn darker than usual "because I might-" he doesn't finish before my phone starts to ring and I dig it out not knowing if I want to hear him finish

"Hello?" I say before looking at who's even calling

"Hey...you need a ride?" I hear Scarlett's soft voice

"Yeah I'll meet you out there in a minute" I tell her and we both hang up

I look back up at Logan his eyes still dark and breathing heavy "I've got to go, I'll see you tomorrow" I tell him putting my phone back and turning for the parking lot

"Wait Eve-" he calls out to me and I turn back, his eyes widen like he didn't mean to say that "Never mind, I'll see you tomorrow" he says, I nod and walk away

*

"What's wrong with you?" Scar asks as I get into the car

"I just..." I stare off trying to go over Logan's actions and words today "was Logan acting weird today?" I ask turning to her, her words this morning forgotten for the time being

"What do you mean?" She asks as she backs out and starts the drive

"I don't know he just made a couple of comments today....almost like he was hitting on me" I say softly

She gasps "are you serious! Oh my god" she laughs "what did he say?"

"Well after the whole Victoria incident I said 'now people think we're together' and he was like 'would that be a bad thing' and then just a couple more small comments" I tell her

"Holy shit....his eighteenth birthday is in a couple of days do you think-" I cut her off

"You don't think-" I gasp throwing my pale hands over my mouth

"He could be your mate!" She says loudly but I'm too shocked to respond "maybe he's feeling the pull early"