Fierce Nervous Beta

Haunted Treasure Chest

It's a warm and lazy Saturday afternoon. I'm lying on Olivers listening to the soft music while he types of his computer and runs his fingers through my hair. We're decided to sit on the soft grass outside.

"Do you want pups?" I ask softly.

"Yes love. Remember we were talking about it the other day?" He looks down at me with his pretty stormy eyes.

"Noooo. I mean now. Do you want to have pups now?"

"We can start having pups whenever you're ready. I've always been ready to start a family with you." He places a soft kiss on my lips. "Why the sudden swing to pups?"w

"I'm pretty sure over the past few days you put a pup in me and I just want to know if I should get plan b and a contraceptive or not." I say simply. Oliver looks down at me with a huge smile on his face.

"Definitely not." He says with that goofy smile. I can't help but laugh a bit.

"So were trying for a pup then." I can't help the smile that splits my face. Oliver pulls me up and lie down so I'm lying on his chest.

"We're trying for a pup." He rolls me over and showers my face with kisses which makes me giggle uncontrollably.

A throats clears next to us and we look up to see Alpha Cohen. "Do you mind if I steal you away, Kat?" He asks with a half smile on his face.

"Of course." Oliver stands and helps me up. I walk with Alpha Cohen while Oliver packs all of his work away. We head into the pack house and up to the offices floor. We stop at my dads office, his name plaque shining on the door. I can't help but smile. Alpha Cohen opens the door and allows me to walk through first. My steps slow till I stop when I see what's on the desk:

KATERINA IRIS ANGELICA ANDERSON-FINLEY, BETA

"It's yours. The office, The title, the life. It's all yours if you want it KitKat."

"Come now KitKat!" Alpha Cohen fakes disappointment.

"I'm telling you, I don't want kids." I say from my lazy spot on my dad's couch. I'm stretched across it like a cat. "Goddess help me if I end up with a kid like Matt."

"Matt is not that bad." My dad says from behind his desk.

"You have no idea how bad Matt is!" I say.

My mom and Luna Dawn walk into the office laughing.

"Shame on you Kitty!" My mom playfully scolds. "Getting Matt in trouble like that." She sits on the arm of the leather couch and runs her hands through my hair.

"I was doing no such thing." I pretend to be a saint.

"That is exactly what you were doing." She gives me a knowing look. "And after all the times Matt's covered for you." She shakes her head with a smirk. She knows she's gotten me in trouble when both my Dad and Alpha Cohens head snap towards me.

"Katerina Anderson, what has Matthew had to cover for?" My dad says firmly.

"Oh look at the time!" I say trying to change the subject. "Isn't it time for driving lessons?" I grab my mom's arm and rag her out of the office.

"We will talk about his later young lady." My dad shouts after us.

My mom tilts her head back and lets out a belly laughs. It is the sweetest sound in the whole world.

"Why would I want this f*****g office?" I turn with a scowl on my face. "I hate this office!"

"You always wanted this office." Alpha Cohen says confused.

"I haven't stepped foot in this office in years!"

"You spent so much time in here. Before you left you were always in here with your dad and me."

"Do you know when the last time I was in this office was?" Instead of replying he just looks expectantly for the answer. "The last time I was in this office, was when I was dragging my mother to her death."

I turn on my heels and walk out the door.

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I trek through the woods. The terrain becoming rocky and uneven. I don't notice as flashes go through my head.

"I love you, turtle."

Her voice echos through my ears.

"Hahahahah. That's not how I remember that evening."

Her voice rings like church bells.

"Oh dolphin. Life isn't so bad."

I can feel her touch on my skin.

Her head tilted back. Her hair flying in the wind. Her eyes closed as the salty spray hits her perfectly tanned skin. A small smile gracing her lips.

I can see the sun shining through her glittering eyes.

"KATERINA!"

I stop walking before I almost fall off of the cliff. I was lost I hadn't even realised where I was going. I look over the raging ocean. The sun glistens on the wrestles surface. I can see the pod of dolphins in the distance. I can almost see her boat being tugged by the unsettled waters.

Why does every path I take always bring me back here? To this beach? To these waters?

The waves feel like they're calling me. Like they're reaching out to me.

Who am I to ignore them?

I strip and take one last look back at the green memory prison behind me before running.

I run and leap off of the cliff. I dive head first down the 800m drop. Once my finger tips hit the water I feel like I can breathe. I keep moving deeper and deeper.

Once I am so far under the surface I can't even see it, a form appears infront of me. It looks so much like my mother. Her hair floating around her like a crown. The Queen of the Ocean.

"You have become an incredible woman, my turtle." The voice sings clear. "But you need to move on. Set down the chest you carry. Open it. Let the demons out and fill it with gold. Fill your life with gold. You set me free, Katerina. It's time I do the same for you."

She places her hand on my cheek and I close my eyes. Everything becomes hazy but I don't care. I let the sweet darkness consume me.

A blinding light flashes in the dark. I walk towards the glittering metal. It's

treasure chest. It's so pretty. Someone left it unlocked. I slowly open the lid with a loud creak. The moment it open, dark demons push the lid the rest of the way open. They whirl and twirl around me. One morphs into a car. The car rolls around my head, glass shattering in my face. The other one sets on fire and burns buildings down, people's screams filling the deathly silence. Another one grabs at my hand, the moment contact is made it turns to dripping thick blood. The next one leaps into the beyond. It starts descending towards me. Rolling into an all consuming wave. Instead of stopping it, moving away from it, I left it break on top of me. I close my eyes and embrace it. The moment the wave breaks, it shatters into pieces of gold, each piece has a good memory on it. I scoop all of the pieces into the trunk and close it with a sigh. I will forever fill the trunk with gold. Glistening Gold.

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I wake up spluttering on the beach. I need to fill my life with gold! I stand on sea shaken legs and head back towards to the pack. It's getting late and the air is a bit nippy. I wrap me arms around my mostly n***d body. I find my way onto the running track and head towards the training grounds. I hear footsteps coming from behind me.

"Hey KitKat." Matt says. He must have been doing a heavy workout because he doesn't have a shirt on and is dripping wet with sweat.

"Hey Matt." He takes one proper look at me and concern consumes his whole body.

"What happened?" He asks and wraps his arms around me.

"Ugh! You stink!" I pull away from him and he pushes me away a bit.

"And you're soggy!" He pulls a face at me. I just stick my younger out at him.

I can feel Oliver linking me.

'Hey love.' I say.

'Were are you?' He sounds panicked.

'I'm almost home. What's wrong?'

'Just get him now!' He all but shouts.

I immediately begin to sprint. I run so hard my lungs feel like their bleeding. My feet burn. I burst through the fdoor one door and follow Olivers scent up to the study. He's sitting at his desk with the landline in his hand. Conner, Alpha Cohen, my dad, Luna Dawn and Gina are scattered around the room. But all I can see is Oliver with the phone in his hand.

"I am so sorry love." He says and reaches the phone towards me. I snatch it and pull it to my ear.

"Hello." My voice is shakey.

"Nina It's gone. It's all gone." Misa voice is thick with tears and she's barley controlling her sobs. I place both my hands on the desk to keep myself upright.

"Wha…" I can barley get the words out. "What happened?"

"Rouges attacked. And then there was a fire… All the houses… and so many people…" nothing could ever have prepaired me for what she says next. "And Kendrick…" a sob racks through her. "I felt him die."

I slide to the floor as tears stream down my face. Oliver tries to put a jacket around me but I shrug it off. I shoot him a deathly look. His scent shoves down my lungs and suffocates me. All of their scents do. The tears stop as anger takes over. I should have been there. Maybe if I'd have been there things would have turned out differently. My eye catches Alpha Cohen and this unchecked burning rage takes over. I want to rip his head off his shoulders. No. I want to t*****e him. I want to rip him limb from limb.

'Iris! Focus on Misa.' Carmela says. I go into Beta mode and take control of the situation. I stand and all emotions fall away.

"Get everyone together. I'm sending planes to fetch you know. You'll stay here while everything is being rebuilt. It will never be the same but at least you will be able to go back home. I'll see you shortly." I don't wait for her argument and put the phone down. I turn to walk out of the room.

"Their not our allie pack. They can't come here." Connor protests with a scowl.

"That's to your dad, I want there when this happened because of our little deal." I turn to look at Alpha Cohen. "Whatever it takes right Alpha?"

Alpha Cohen has a proud look on his face before he speaks. "She's back."

I walk out of the door and to my room. Oliver close behind. I dig though my bag and pull on my black pants, top and boots before strapping on some weapons.

"Where are you going?" Oliver grips my shoulders when I try to leave.

"You don't leave family to drown Oliver." I say as I stare into his stormy eyes.

"There was a rouge attack and I fire. I am not letting my mate purposefully put herself in danger!" He growls.

"No one lets Kat do anything." Gavin says from the door. "Ready?"

I nod and kiss Oliver passionately, "I'll be back before you know it."