A werewolf without a wolf

RILEY POV

I closed my eyes briefly and then opened them again staring at the whole crowd before me All keen and curious eyes were on me as also more than a thousand faces were eager to see me dance

"Riley the most beautiful and talented ball dancer is here before us "the MC said with the microphone from the stage to the audience while my head was bowed lowly as I stood on my toes.

All my life, dancing was the only thing I got, to my race I'm just a werewolf without a wolf. Yes, that's me, my father is the Alpha of Dark moon pack, I was supposed to meet my wolf when I turned 18, but unfortunately I didn't, so I was considered the only werewolf that doesn't have a wolf.

I was laugh at and humiliated, I could see the disappointment in my parents face anytime they look at me.

I knew I wasn't gonna meet my mate since I don't have a wolf, because I was just like a normal human, and I felt like a burden to my parents, so I ran away from home, I came to the human world to start afresh and I have been doing great.

I became a ballerina, and people loves me. So I decided to forget my life as a werewolf and focus on being human.

"Riley can you show us what you've got with those legs of yours "the mc said bring me back from my thoughts, I looked to the crowd

They all gasped and I smiled, I wriggled my hands listening to the beating which began to play softly while everywhere became calm while light was on me as I danced:

I stopped dancing immediately the song finished and standing ovation was done for me with everyone clapping for me I was proud, so proud of my legs, my hands and my face too, to me this was better than being a werewolf.

I smiled to them blew kisses at them before I went out of the stage

"You did so great today Riley"Sarah complimented when I came in to the dressing room so I could change my dress

"Thanks Sarah "I replied and she smirked

"its okay, I'm off to the stage too won't you wish me luck"she said teasingly to me as she turned to go I smiled before replying:

"Goodluck"

'Thanks Riley"

"Okay "I replied and then began to change into a simpler dress so I would go for my classes which were in the afternoon I prepared myself, hung my bag lowly across my shoulder and then left the room

As I stepped out of the building, camera men surrounded me immediately Please Riley, tell us about your leg skills, everyone is dying to know more about your magic legs miss....

My bodyguards shielded me from them guiding me into my car Allow her to speak to us please! C'mon let her talk!

I smiled waving at the cameras flashed on my faces, I didn't stop doing that until I was inside the car safely I stopped smiling and soon, my car (my chauffeur was driving) started moving while my fans and the interviewers clustered about my car and I started smiling at them again

The car moved slowly until it got out from the clusters of people, It zoomed off to the road, the car radio started talking :

RILEY IS DEFINITELY GOING TO WIN THE COMPETITION, SHE DESRVES THE WORLD BEST BALLERINE DANCER CAUSE OF HER MAGIC LEGS I beamed a bit, oh yes! I deserve it cause there's no one to be compared to me I was born that way...

Wanna know me?

I'm Riley Cartledin, am a werewolf, yeah! I left my world and came to the human world to start a new life.

I hope my family are having a good life without me because I am really having a fun life without them.

When I came to the human world I needed something to do in order to forget about my boring life in my father's pack, I enrolled into the ballerine school through the help of my friend I started like that, with a charming face, attractive smile and my magic long legs, I can command a whole crowd of guys to fall at my feet Not only that, and am not being boastful too, my ballerine dances made young ones so jealous, they wanted to be like me but they won't ever know

the magic in my legs And they won't ever know, the only thing I think am lacking in my life and my fans are curious to know so much about is... If I have a boyfriend but hell no!

I don't have one, I was supposed to meet my mate but I don't have a wolf so no hope for that

, I don't have any human boyfriend And am not planning to have too, I'm just so simple and I don't think any guy will be so charming enough to attract my attention to himself Enough about me!

Don't want to tell you guys so much about me though, am competing for the best ballerine dancer in the whole world and am so sure am going to win I never even cared for once to go for practice because I know I will surely win!

Am talented for that because my legs are magic and my hands are like strings while my face captured the audience to anyone who cared!

I'm so special! Really too special to be just a werewolf and I think that's why the moon goddess didn't give me a wolf Well... Sounds strange to you that I said that?... I guess the synopsis didn't tell you that am weird?

Am weird! Nasty! Can be cruel and pompous because I feel no one is upto my level, I hardly made friends in school because am saucy when I see ugly girls! They deserve to die for having faces like monkeys I'm sorry am like that but that's just me!

"Miss"I softly heard my chauffeur beckoning to me

"Yes?? "

"We are in school now"

"Okay stop the car now, I need to get out" He stopped the car and I took out my pair of sunglasses from my bag and then wore it on my eyes before getting out of the car with the help of my bodyguard who had been following me from behind with another car All eyes were on me...

I smirked, it have always been like this

They see me and they go crazy and wild because am a well known crazy dancer of the whole world!

Murmurs filled the air and my pride and ego swelled up as I catwalked my long legs into the class Eyes were on my face, legs, hands, tiny waist which wriggled each time I danced My butts which was small but a killer danced after them...

Oh my gosh! I can't believe anyone can just go crazy by looking at me

"Miss this way, fans are so clustered the other side"my body guard said guarding me into another way

"Okay thanks"I beamed following him to another way while people followed us behind murmuring ;

See those legs

Can you see the way she walks

Those magic hands too!

Oh my damn!

She's so beautiful!

I can't believe she schools with us I smirked hearing their murmurs behind me, I cleared my throat to make them go wild again since everything about me seems to get them crazy

Jeez!

Damn!

She's really Riley

"I wish she can dance for us"

"Who knows"

That speech caught my attention and I turned my face to them swiftly They halted clicking their phones to my face

"You mean I should dance for you guys? "I asked and they froze because they heard my voice

"One of you should play me a very soft song which I will really dance to" Their eyes and faces peered into mine I smiled posing at their camera while they snapped me unend Its so nice to be a special human being because almost everyone wants you,

it's more better than being a werewolf

A song started playing softly and I began to take off my shoes almost immediately it started playing while they gasped when they saw me standing on my toes with my face high up My hands stood up flexibly before relaxing itself following the dance of the lyrics and then following up with the legs movement which were swift and very magical I danced and danced till someone pushed into me,

I made to fall but he helped me into not falling down He was a guy and on a phone call

"I'm so sorry, I was in a hurry"he apologized and I scoffed

"Huh! What if you broke my leg? What if you injured me? Huh! Hey mr. Man do you know whom you just touched? "I raged as I stopped dancing I was so angry, whom does he think he is to even touch me?

"I'm really sorry, I have an important project with my prof... " My eyes travelled to his hands and I discovered that he was carrying a guitar in one of his hands

"Prof my foot! "I raged and mistakenly hit off the guitar from his hand and it landed on his foot

"Ouch! "He screamed dancing around the whole place and limping on one leg since the other one was hurting Everyone gasped...

I didn't mind

"Suit yourself! Next time, you don't push into me like that! What if it was me that got hurt like this, I will be ruined! Rubbish!! " I nagged walking off again while my body guards and students trailed after my steps....

CARSON POV

Damn! Ouch! My leg hurts so much! How can a girl be so heartless! Just because I bumped into her?

Who the hell is she in the first place? Oh my! Ouch! She brushed past me and it felt like everything went into slow motion until she walked past followed by other people.

Who is she? Why would she be so rude? Maybe she's from a rich home else she won't be so fucking rude! Ouch! Oh my... I crouched down to check if I really secured any wound but there was none.

I sighed cursing her a under my breath before I picked up my guitar and then hurried up to go and meet my professor

"Sir"I called running when I saw him already locking his office to leave

"You're late! I told you to be... Why are you limping? " He asked.

"I injured myself when coming"I lied and he hissed.

"Be brief okay?! I'm going to teach you only briefly about music and then am off! "He said sternly and I nodded.

This is really so important to me, I must learn musical instruments no matter what! We went into his office again and then he sat down on his chair while I sat a bit far away from him with his gaze on me to start playing the guitar.

I cleared my throat setting my guitar in motion and ready to be played on by me.

I stroke the first string and he shook his head in the negative cause of the weird song it made.

"No." he said afterwards and I sighed closing my eyes and opening them again so as to try again.

Pa-pam-paaaa-raaaaa!!!.. The guitar sounded at my mixture of string play and he shook his head again.

He stood up and came to my side, he took the guitar from me and then began to dance with the strings of the guitar.

The sound was so beautiful and romantic! He closed his eyes , shaking his head while his leg tapped on the floor.

I was in love with the beautiful song he was making out of the song. By the time he finished playing, I had already started clapping for him.

"How did you do that? "I asked really surprised that someone can play the guitar so well apart from my elder brother Damien.

"Well, do you have feelings? "He asked Feelings? I can't lie to him that I understood what he was getting at,

"what does that mean? "I asked and he began to lecture me.

"You know, in guitar, piano, violin and all other music stuffs like this one... "He pointed at my guitar which he was still carrying in his hands.

"It have to be played with your whole heart, no hard feelings and you shouldn't let anything bother your thinking, You have to be free and allow the feeling of love to overcome you like the holy spirit in the bible You have to... "He began to gesticulate with his fingers while he spoke like he was speaking to a crowd while he was speaking to me alone.

"... to love, you have to be swift with your hands, form songs in your head and allow emotions, feelings and pleasures to interprete it firmly for you You have to be free I repeat, be free from stupid thoughts like hatred from your mind else you won't make a good and lovely song everyone will love to hear from your guitar

" He looked at me sternly, I get his messages and I understand it but the problem is, stupid thoughts?? Like how am always wronged and denied in my family? I'm a block head of the house, no one sees anything good in me apart from my face which they described to be handsome and romantic.

Every praise goes to my elder brother Damien, he's intelligent and smart in everything he does and my younger sibling Rudy too.

I'm always left out, I struggled so hard at everything to please them but it seems like am not doing anything at all.

I feel like an unwanted thing in my own house all the time, sometimes I'd think that I'm adopted or something.

If they knew that am trying so hard to learn how to play guitar, piano and violin, they'd laugh so hard and predict that I will fail.

They never make me feel so happy and to add to all this, they don't try to spend anything on me, they said I'm not worth it! Like the hell! I know I never took first positions during my high school days for once even in my primary classes but at least am trying!

Am fucking trying to make every seem okay and right! And he's saying silly thoughts? When I work part-time jobs to get myself in school!

Working and reading at the same time to make ends meet, last year, I began to live on my own, not like they hate me so it seems but I'm a block head who doesn't know anything and someone who's fine face is for nothing!

He began to pat my back to calm my nerves, I was really pissed so much by what he said, does he know the meaning of having parents but it feels like you're an orphan? Maybe that's why am cold, maybe that's why my girlfriends always left me cause am poor and can't give them anything but work!

Work and work! But I won't give up! I will really not give up until I made it, I want to show them that there is something in me which they haven't cared to appreciate about me.

"Its okay Carson... "He patted my back saying so and I let out a forced smile.

"Let out all those hurting feelings away from you, think and be free and I assure you that your skills will improve okay? ".

I nodded at his kind advice and then stood up shaking his hand.

"Thanks so much prof" "Its my job to help students out with these kind of stuffs "he said smiling.

"Thanks so much " I was really happy and relieved, at least I knew the root of my poor skills in playing my guitar.

"I think I will take my leave now "I told him after I had collected my guitar from him.

"Okay, remember be free! "He reminded and I nodded my head repeatedly turning and hurrying out of his office Be free!

I have to be free! I really have to be free, yes I have to be free! So engrossed with my guitar which I can't wait to play when I reach home, I bumped into someone again just like before.

"I'm sorry "I bowed lowly at the girl who was surrounded by bodyguards.

She was different from the girl I'd met before in the morning but she's rich too because bodyguards and fans gathered around her.

Do they school both school here? Whoa! I wonder why some parents are just double rich!

"Its okay but mind how you nudge or bump into people"she spoke nicely flicking her eyes lashes before she stepped away the next second while everyone scampered after her.

She's nice, acted nicely too! I made to step forward when I noticed that someone was standing infront of me again but I didn't get scared because it was my friend.

"Bro!! "He shouted putting his arm across my shoulder.

"Hey what are you doing here? "I asked as we both trudged along, he was looking at me with some respect in his eyes.

"Mehn! I saw you on the news! "I frowned at his nasty statement

''News?? "

"Yup? You bumped into Riley!! That ballerine dancer!!...and now Sarah!! Come on, you've got to teach me your skills of bumping into popular girls! "

Hold on! Something caught my attention, wait! I bumped into Riley? I didn't... Oh no!

"What did you say about Riley and Sarah? " "You bumped into them!... See.. "He brought out his phone,,

"I don't know when you will get yourself a phone dickhead "he insulted but I wasn't bothered about that, Bumping into Riley?

That famous ballerine dancer who can dance to any slow music and beatings?

Gosh! I didn't even look at her face properly if its really her,

"Here look, see yourself "he pointed while I watched myself the way she was shouting at me earlier.

"Damn! That's me!... So that was Riley? "I asked,

"For God's sake! Stop being dumb! That's Riley! I don't know when you will start having a phone and acting like one who has." he scoffed yet again at me.

"... And this one I bumped into minutes ago is?? " "Sarah!! "He called in a loud voice and they stopped walking,

It happened that they haven't gone far and Ben was really loud enough to attract their attention.

My eyes widened when she turned her eyes falling on mine because Ben hid behind my back before I could know it.

"What's it? "She asked in a loud voice referring to me and I gulped real hard,

"Uhm... "... She began to advance towards us and I can't believe it, Sarah and Riley schooled here with us all these while, I never cared to know and that's why I didn't notice too, she stood infront of me, Her eyes fell on my guitar and then touched it.

"Is it yours? I mean... The guitar? "She spoke to me and I cleared my throat before nodding. "Hmmmm, I'm Sarah... "

"I know whom you're "I interrupted already feeling uneasy at the cameras flashing about on my face.

"Okay... Hope you can play this? " "Yeah sure " "I want you to play this for me tomorrow "

"What! "

UNKNOWN POV

I don't want her to win

Sir??

Yes??

I paced about the room smoking my cigarette earnestly, I can't kill her and you know that! I smirked sitting down on my couch.

I don't want her dead either, but I don't want her to perform on the finals two weeks from now.

That's... An accident I interrupted as I picked up my glass of wine which was on the table all these while, I sipped slowly waiting for his reply.

The pay is gonna be huge right?

Sure, name your price and am gonna get that done for you.

Okay, I will make sure she doesn't win that competition.

I gave a short laugh before I hung up keeping my phone down on my table.

After watching that Stupid girl dance the ball more than my daughter, I got so angry.

I know she's unbeatable by anyone but my Sarah must surely win that competition and I'm going to see to it.

"Dad!! "I heard her voice as she came into the empty dark room turning on the light in a flick of an eye.

I ignored her, she came towards me and then stood before me,

"Hope I performed so well today? "She asked and I scoffed.

I don't know why she have to lose to Riley all the time, is she that bad at ballerine dances? I stood up in my rage and slapped her across her face which got her cheek painted with reddish color, I threw my cigarette to the floor and then stamped on it glaring at her still,

"Dad... " I slapped her again for calling my name and I heard her soft sobs as she fell to the floor,

"How dare you!

How dare you not win over her again? "

"Dad its... " I made to hit her again but she covered her face screaming into my ears to stop hitting her to the extent that her mom rushed into the room,

"What's wrong honey? "She asked rushing to her daughter's side and helping her to her feet, I ignored her my full attention focused on my daughter,

"Look Sarah, do you know how much I spent to train you in that ballerine school? What's so hard about winning over someone? " I yelled and she sobbed silently hugging her mom who protected her from me just incase I hit her again,

"Stop this honey! She's young! "

"Did I hear you say young?.. " I chuckled devilishly staring at my wife with a mocky look in my eyes

".... Young? Riley is old then? Huh! Riley is her age mate!! Riley is her age mate!! " I banged the table while she screamed again hugging her mom tightly,

"Honey stop scaring her away from us!!! "

"Then she should win over her for once!! All her life she never won over her for once!!!! They dance together, Riley wins! World famous ballerine dancer... RILEY!!... Most talented legs ever... Riley's legs!!! Aren't you ashamed!! Come on!! I'm so ashamed to be your dad!! What's wrong with you? I wasted my money for this weakling.... "

" Stop!! "My wife interrupted me,

"She's a baby, Riley is gifted and your lust... "

"What did you just say? Lust?? Lust for what?...

"Her word moved me into slapping her too while Sarah gasped at the way my hand sounded on her cheeks,

"How dare you! Whenever I'm talking to my daughter, I told you never to bring that up! "

"And you hit me? "

"And?? "

"Be ready to see my lawyer tomorrow! I can't marry you again!! "

"Fine and see if I will look for you bitch!! " Silence descended in the room while breath and sobs was heard all around the room.

Why can't they get it? Sarah must make me a proud father just for once!

I sighed and dissappeared into my room to cool my head off....

SARAH POV

He hit me again... Just like other days after each ballerine dances which involved I and Riley.

I sobbed running upstairs to my room, I was happy that I met a friend today who can play guitar but then, my dad ruined my day for me again.

Why? Why can't I win over Riley for once?! Why can't I beat her and stop being hit by my dad every day?

Each time I had a ballerine dance and Riley was in the dance show with me, I'd get a bad day.

Not only that, I wake up every morning to meet scars on my face. Why? What does she have in her legs and hands that I don't have? Aren't I beautiful? Aren't I flexible? What then? Damn! I sobbed the more lying down on the bed, tonight my dad hit my mom because of me, because of me!

Gosh!

It hurts me a lot, My door bell jingled...

"Don't come in"I snapped in a heavy crying voice, That person didn't seem to hear because I heard its footsteps coming into my room, I looked up angrily only to discover that it was my mom, she smiled reassuringly at me and then made me sit up and lean on her.

"Mom.. "

"Its okay"she patted my shoulder,

"I can't win over her"I confessed and she hushed me,

"You can and that's what your dad is trying to teach you, Don't hate your dad no matter how cruel he is to you, he's just trying to be a good dad "

"How? By hitting you infront of me"

"Its not that... "

"Then what!? "

"Just calm down "she patted my shoulder while I sobbed still, No matter what she said,

it will never make me to stop hating that man called my father!!

RILEY POV

After my classes, I left for home under the care of my bodyguards, I came into my house (penthouse) and headed upstairs to undress my self.

Which I did so quickly before coming downstairs, My Nanny was already setting food in the dining for me to eat, I sat down on the dining chair and smiled briefly at her as a sort of greeting for the food.

She placed a plate infront of me and then scooped some steamed rice into it and then another plate which she added some stew in it, and another filled with fried eggs and fried meat, Another much bigger filled with fruit salad just for me alone,

"Its okay, I'm good with these ones, thanks"I said and she stopped serving providing fork and spoon for me,

"Thanks"I mumbled collecting the spoon and fork from her and then inspected it because of dirt,

"Did you... Did you wash this? "I asked sternly peering into her eyes

"I did or you want me to wash them again? "She asked cheerfully, I keep on wondering why such a middle aged woman like her is always cheerful and ever smiling towards me, Is life that simple to her? Always free and any little and slightest insult I gave her, she'd laugh it off as if it was nothing.

Psst!

"No, don't bother am hungry and I won't wait up for you to do that "I replied turning my attention to the food infront of me so I could eat.

An hour later, I was done, she packed up the plates while I left for my room to do what I knew best which is sleeping since I wasn't going for any practice today.

I lay down on my bed and then slept off the next minute... A tap on my leg woke me up from sleep later, I yawned and stretched on my bed before I sat up to know who woke me up, It was my nanny as i came to know. I scoffed,

"Now what! Didn't you see that I was sleeping?? Huh! How can you be so clueless about... "

"There's a problem and your bodyguards needs you out of here right now! "She interrupted me.

"Problem? What kind of... "I didn't speak again when I saw one of my bodyguards coming into my room and I swiftly covered my bare hands and shoulders with my duvet.

"Can't you knock! What if am naked? " Gosh! How can they barge into my room like the hell! What if I was undressing?

"Riley there's... "

"Go out and knock first! "I interrupted him and he stood staring at me,

"Get the hell out and knock! That's what I said!! "

"Its really urgent... "

"How urgent when you... Like what the hell! I said get the hell out and knock! "I raged glaring at him with so much anger in my eyes, Who does he think he is? Who made him think he can lord over me just because he's my bodyguard when am the one paying him for his job? He didn't even listen to me, he stepped closer to me against my warnings,

"I said you should get out!!..(I was still speaking when he climbed into the bed and grabbed me into his arms)

" Let me go!! " He hung me on his neck and made away with me while I hit his back repeatedly as he rushed the stairs with me on him.

"Open the car door!! "I heard him command and then the next minute, I found myself inside the car and before I could even shout or get out, The car zoomed off....