Chapter 1: Beginnings
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Nyx’s POV
“I’m so glad we only have one week left at this hell hole!” I screeched as I stood on the steps at the front of the academy. My curvy, slim silhouette, reflecting on the academy doors.
It was graduation week and the week of my birthday. I was finally turning 18. A whole new world was about to open up to me, because this was the week I finally got to shift.
Graduation was like a birthday gift since it was the day after my birthday.
“Friday and Saturday are about to LIT!” Deanna yelled bumping into me and pulling on my hair causing it to break free from the scrunchie I had holding it up. Moon Goddess knows this weather recently has cause me constant shrinkage. So it only touched right below my shoulders at the moment. “You’re about to be a whole wolf, 18 and a graduate!”.
We walked down the stairs to the parking lot adjacent to the entrance of the academy to Deena’s car. Deena was my only friend I had. Her dorky persona and humor attracted me to her. She’s cool despite being apart of the Frey Pack on the east side. Their relationship with the Crown Pack was a bit hot and cold due to some rival 50 years ago. Yeah I know. Who holds a grudge that long?
“Look. We are about to turn up Nyx. We have to outdo my birthday party last year.” Deena nudged me.
“How exactly am I going to do that? I don’t have the money. I don’t have the place, and I definitely don’t have the friends.” I explained while getting in her car.
“Deena. What is Jax’s jacket doing in here?” I said holding up his varsity jacket.
Deena grabbed it fast trying to make some excuse. “He needed help with his Anatomy assignment so, I helped him out.” She said pushing her hair behind her ear.
“You’re so disgusting. When are you going to find your mate and stop being the Academy’s student body?”
“HA! YOU GOT JOKES!” Deena laughed. I’ll find my mate when you do miss do girl. I don’t think you’ll be even within 10 ft of enough people to find yours. You’re always running errands for your Alpha and Luna. You have no time to find a mate girl.
“That son of theirs will be the death of me.” I rolled my eyes. How can someone so handsome have such a nasty attitude? He gets on my everlasting nerve.
“I’d let him get on me any day. I need that Italian sausage.” Deena closed her eyes and day dreamed.
“Girl! Open your eyes! I’m not trying to die before I even SEE a penis.”
We arrived at the Crown Pack House. We resided on 15 acres of beautiful woods and grassy plains. There’s enough land to build a city of our own. Every pack loves coming to our pack house for events.
As we pull into the pack house driveway we’re cut off a blue Lamborghini. Not just anyone’s Lamborghini, the pack’s “prince”, Santino. He’ll be Alpha of the Crown Pack next Month.
It’s like life switched to slow motion as he gets out of the car. Deena’s mouth is wide open staring at his beautiful sculpted body, his freshly cut and styled black hair. The stubble of a beard compliments him so well. His tan skin glistens in the sun and the moon. His all black attired makes him look like a bad boy mobster.
“Damn. He is fine. Nyx how can you focus while being around that?” Deena said not blinking once.
“Because of that.” I pointed
A pretty blonde girl with a pink babydoll dress gets out the passenger side. Santino didn’t even open the door for her. He has her stumbling with shopping bags into the pack house.
“That’s Meli. She swears she’s found her mate.l, but he just treats her like a girlfriend he’ll drop the moment he finds his and I’m positive it’s not her.” I said while breaking Deena’s gaze.
Santino notices we pulled up and the same time and immediately decided to ruin my day.
“Ah. Nyx, help Meli with her bags, then come and see if you can get a Fettuccine al Pomodoro going. It’s been awhile since I’ve had any real dishes.” Santino ordered.
“Cooking isn’t apart of the job, but I’d gladly help Ms. Meli with her bags.” I quickly went to grab her bags and take them in.
Santino is staring me down. He analyzes me from head to toe as I walk up the stairs leading into the front door. I can tell he’s mad mad.
As I’m entering he puts one arm up blocking me from going inside, looking at me with disgust.
“Listen and listen very closely. Don’t ever disrespect me in front of anyone. I’m your soon to be Alpha and I like to punish.” He whispered in my ear. Now get your a** in there and make me my f***kin food.
I turned around and looked at Deena. I waved at her goodbye.
“Deena. I’ll see you at school tomorrow.”
Deena got in her car and drove off fast leaving tired marks on the ground. On purpose of course.
Meli joins him and walks in the door before me. He smacks her on her butt and giggles.
He’s such an a**hole.
I take Ms. Meli’s bags to living room for her to grab when she’s leaving. I head into the kitchen to get started on the food. I have no clue what the hell I’m I’m doing so I get my phone out and head to YouTube.
I look at the fridge and I see three. Why are there three fridges? I looked through all of them and I don’t see half of the ingredients I need to make this.
I let Peter, one of the other errands boys know I need a few things from the store. I hand him the list and send him off.
About two hours pass and no sign of Peter. What the hell? Santino comes downstairs to inquire about his food.
“Nyx! Where the hell is my food? It’s been almost three hours!l Santino said angrily
“I sent Peter to the store to get some of the ingredients. He never came back.” I explained.
“Why didn’t you just go?” Santino snarled
“I had already started boiling the pasta Sir.”
Santino went into the kitchen like he needed some evidence.
“Please tell me you did not break the pasta in half.” Santino put his hands on his hips and shook his head.
“Was I not supposed to? I don’t know how to make Fettuccini Mr. Santino.
He looks at me disappointed because I’m not able to make a da*n Fettuccine.
I gather up all of self composure. “Mr. Santino. What would you like me to do in this case?” I said with the biggest, fakest smile.
“Just go?” He shooed me away. I heard him calling our chef Paulina in the distance. That’s who he should have told to cook in the first place.
I took my leave and went to my room. I got to stay in the main pack house, because I was a personal errand girl for the Alpha and his family.
My parents were off somewhere doing Goddess knows what. Last week they said they were in Australia having the best time of their lives.
Meanwhile their daughter was about to turn 18 and finally graduate!
- Writer
