The white werecat

Chapter 14 flashbacks

Hope’s P.O.V

  No, no this can't be right. There is no way that this is right or true. It just can't be, can it? What's going to happen now? This is all just too much, I finally shift for the first time and now I’m a white tiger.

  “Queen of all werecats? I doubt that, Rachel. This just means I’m a white tiger, that's it and there is nothing more to it. It does make me wonder what happens now, will I get rejected from the pack because I’m not like them. I think they are jaguars or panthers.” I said, starting to panic again. What if they do reject me? Where will I go?

  “I know that we were hunted down for hundreds of years and that there are not many left. I know that when we find our mate, we will try to have kits straight away to make our pack bigger, but sometimes it works and other times we have miscarried and so we try not to have babies.” Rachel replied and I was so into talking to Rachel and finding out as much as I could that I didn't even hear what Roman was saying to me. I looked up into his amazingly beautiful eyes and I didn't know what made me do it, but I licked his face. Everyone started laughing, including Roman, but when everything calmed down, Roman kneeled down beside me again.

  “Hope, can you shift back to your human form? Just think about your human side and how you look, I’ll be right here.” Roman said and I nodded, which I bet looked really weird and closed my eyes. I felt my body begin to shift back and it was nowhere near as painful when my legs and arms went back into their normal places. I only felt a small dull ache all over and when I opened my eyes I was back in my human form, but I was also standing here naked in front of everyone. Roman stood in front of me, with his back to me, shielding me as Shelly quickly gave me a dress to put on. I quickly slipped it on and once I was dressed I stepped forward and tapped Roman on the shoulder, getting his attention. He turned around to face me, smiling and took my hand, pulling me forward.

  “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our first white tiger to the pack. Our new pack member and Luna.” Roman announced and then turned to face me again, smiling. He had told me that he knew I was his mate, but how did I know that he was my mate? No one ever explained that to me and Rachel was a new cat, so she didn't know either.

  “Can you smell my scent?” Roman asked, looking deep into my eyes. I nodded because I could smell something, but I wasn't sure if it was him or not.

  “And what scent do you smell?” Roman asked and maybe this was how I knew we were mates.

  “I can smell oranges and lemons, is that you?” I asked, my eyes wide with excitement. He quickly smiled and nodded, taking both of my hands in his and bringing them up to rest on his chest.

  “Will you be my Luna? Will you be the Luna of the pack?” Roman asked and my smile was from ear to ear as I nodded.

  “Yes, I will.” I replied and he picked me up, twirling me around and making me giggle.

  “Roman, put me down, we have an audience.” I said and he chuckled as he put me down. Everyone cheered, clapped and whistled for me, making me blush. I had never felt so much love for a very long time. I remembered my parents and they once loved me, until the third year when I still couldn't shift.

Flashback…..

  I was standing on stage for the third time and this time only half of the pack were there to watch me. My parents were sitting in the front row, urging for me to do it and then Alpha Cole walked on stage and raised his hands for everyone to quieten down.

  “My family, this is the third year and we are here yet again to watch and see if she will shift. Lets pray that she does.” Alpha Cole announced and then stepped back, leaving me in the centre of attention. We all watched as the moon reached its highest point in the night sky and the light shone down on us. I closed my eyes and stood there, praying for the Moon Goddesses help to shift, but minute after minute went by and nothing happened. Everyone started to hiss at me, calling me names as my time was now up and tears sprang from my eyes, falling freely down my cheeks. I ran off stage and straight to my parents, hugging them and begging my mom and dad to help me, but they glared at me. My mother shoved me away from her and my father pushed me down on the ground, glaring angrily at me.

  “Mom, dad, please, help me, please.” I begged, sobbing.

  “YOU ARE NO DAUGHTER OF MINE!! YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A FILTHY HUMAN!!!” My dad angrily shouted at me and there were only two things I could see in his eyes, hate and anger. Did my father really hate me because I couldn't shift?

  “But….but…..” I started to say, but my mom just shook her head, not even making eye contact with me. I got to my feet and ran to my best friend Lovey, but as soon as I reached her she slapped me hard across the face.

  “GET OFF ME YOU HUMAN DOG!! I WAS NEVER YOU FRIEND!!!” Lovey shouted, shoving me away from her. I looked at everyone that was around me and saw that Alpha Cole was approaching me with his arms raised in the air.

  “My dearest family, there is no need to be scared. Yes, she is a human, but she can still be of use to us, she can do all the cleaning and cooking.” Alpha Cole announced and I was shocked. He had just declared me a slave in front of everyone.

  “WHAT?!! NO!!” I shouted, not wanting to do this, but Alpha Cole and everyone else just glared at me, like I was something on the bottom of their shoes.

  “Guards, take her to the pack house and get her started.” Alpha Cole said and two guards came up, grabbing my arms and trying to lead me away.

  “NO!! WAIT, I HAVE A HOME!! I WANT TO GO HOME!!” I shouted and my mother held her hand up to stop them. She walked right up to me and slapped me hard across the face.

  “YOU DO NOT BELONG IN MY HOME!! YOU WILL NEVER STEP FOOT IN MY HOUSE EVER AGAIN!! YOU ARE f**k ALL TO DO WITH US!!!” My mother screamed at me.

  “Guards, take her to the pack house attic, she will live there from now on. Out of sight, out of mind.” Alpha Cole said and I was stunned. How could they all betray me like this, my parents, my best friend, my Alpha. I was supposed to be able to trust them.

  “Wait, what about my things, my clothes, my bed, my blankets?” I asked, but they all just laughed at me.

  “You don't need clothes or a nice bed, those are only for pack members that can actually shift, you will sleep on whatever there is in the attic. I’m sure you will find something in there for you to use, you….you human. Besides, your parents will have to throw out everything that you have ever touched now anyway, since you will not be living there anymore and they wouldn't want your human side to infect anything and anyone else.” Alpha Cole said and everyone laughed as he nodded for the guards to continue. The guards dragged me away, crying and took me all the way to the pack house, up the stairs and laughing as I bumped my head on the door. They took me all the way to the attic and tossed me inside.

Flashback Ends…..

 I lived like that for years, doing everything the pack wanted me to do, years spent all alone being abused and ridiculed by the ones I was meant to trust the most.