Chapter 3 The Stranger

Malia's POV

A week before

"Come on Malia, You can do this" I whispered to myself with my eyes closed and taking a deep breath. I couldn't stop myself from listening to other girls talking, some were talking about shifting while others talked about finding their mate.

I've been trying to shift for a long time now all to no avail, my half-brother is a sixteen-year-old beta, and I'm twenty and still a wolfless Omega.

"Malia concentrate, don't think about anything just focus on shifting" Allegra's voice came from behind, she had been my best friend right from childhood and she also shifted at age eighteen.

"Yeah I will if you can just keep quiet and let me focus" I replied still closing my eyes trying to concentrate. "Well I don't think I'm your distraction," she said.

"You are now" with a tone filled with frustration, "Malia!, Malia look at me," she said as she grabbed my shoulders.

I opened my eyes as I turned to her looking like I was going to cry. "I know you're anxious, I mean I understand, but don't let it get to you, just close your eyes and forget about every thought, let the energy flow through you" I just nodded my head in a yes, and turned back to continue.

I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and suddenly I started feeling this energy, it was like electricity coursing through my veins, I let out a little growl as I could feel my fangs and claws come out. I could hear Allegra shouting in joy, "Yes Malia, yes! You're doing it".

All of a sudden I just felt the power die down, I fell on my knees to the ground and Allegra rushed to me, "Are you alright Malia?"

"Yeah, I guess" but with the sad look on her face I could tell something was wrong, "I didn't shift, did I?"

She shook her head in a no. I looked up to the sky lamenting "Oh Moon goddess, what have I done to you, why have you abandoned me, I...." I trailed off when one of the girls shouted "Run!! It's Kieran".

Kieran and his beta friends are a group of bullies who enjoy tormenting weaklings like me, they nicknamed themselves the fearless five. The girls took off leaving I and Allegra behind, they were so close to us and we couldn't run because they would catch up with us in a split second.

"Well well well if it ain't miss wolfless," Kieran said clapping his hands and walking towards us, he had this evil smirk on his face and felt so proud as he walked, "Leave us alone Kieran, we don't want any troubles" I said trying to hide my fears, because deep down I was very afraid of him.

He laughed out loud turning to his friends "Look at this bitch, telling me what to do?" "She is not a bitch dickhead and you heard her, leave us alone" Allegra responded in a fearless tone, chills ran up my spine as I was shocked at how courageous Allegra could be even though we were outnumbered.

"Or what? huh?" Kieran asked in a low tone, looking at us with that same evil smirk, "what are you gonna do" he asked, this time with a powerful tone, "I'll show you" Allegra said as her eyes turned yellow, "get behind me, Malia!" Allegra screamed and I with no bit of hesitation quickly stood behind her asking the Moon goddess for help.

"Wow, is that so? Do you think you stand a chance against me? Just because you're a beta?" "yes, yes, and yes" Allegra replied with her arms akimbo, Kieran scoffed and turned to his friends who also laughed. One of the guys said to him "I think we should just let them go, they're afraid of us already" "And since when do you think for me?" Kieran asked with a thunder-like voice.

I just stood shivering, I couldn't bear it any longer "Kieran, what have we ever done to you? Why won't you just let us go?" He turned to me as if surprised. "Come now, don't be afraid wolfless, I'm not gonna hurt you" "Don't call her wolfless" Allegra intervened and I was just quiet.

"Well then show me your wolf, shift and I'll never call you wolfless," he said flicking his fingers, "can we go now?" I asked, "Come on now, that's not polite, say please," he said raising his shoulders with a smirk on his face, he tried coming closer but Allegra growled at him with her claws ready for action "Stay back! Don't come any closer".

Kieran's countenance changed as if pissed, but aren't we the ones supposed to be pissed? Because we were being hassled for no reason, he raised his hands to strike and I just closed my eyes and ears in fear, I could hear the bullies scream, the sound of growls and punches, I began to wonder when Allegra got so powerful as I didn't hear her scream.

When I opened my eyes I saw the fearless five lying on the ground groaning from pain, and standing there was a man in a black hood, he had this tall and muscular figure, I couldn't see his face as it was dark and he had a hood on, I could only see his chin. I looked at Allegra and saw a very surprised look on her face as she just stared with her mouth wide open.

"Go now before I change my mind," the strange man said to the fearless five who picked themselves up from the ground and ran off without a word. In my mind, I was like who is this man for the fearless five to be so afraid of? Besides he single-handedly handled the five of them.

"Pussies" he said as they ran off, "ex...excuse me" I stuttered, "who are you?", "go home, they won't be bothering you anymore," he said as he turned to go "Why did you help us!" I asked in a more curious tone, but he just kept walking.

Allegra tried to grab his hood but he was so fast that he grabbed her hand "Don't worry about who I am" he said, "Worry more about staying out of trouble".

We just stood there in awe.