The Alpha Attraction

Ember

Tears rolled down my cheeks, feeling the pressure of the car sliding along the road as I screamed watching my life change in the matter of seconds. Hearing my mother say "baby it's okay breathe everything will be okay" then the world goes silent, the panic feeling rolling thru my body I jump up out of a deep sleep.

Covered in sweat crying again. sighing "Damn it Ember this is the fifth time in a week get a grip "I mumbled to myself. Remembering the car accident that took my parents was killing me, survivors guilt from what my aunt tells me.

Looking at the clock it's already 6am no point in going to sleep I grab my diary and start writing;

Dear Diary,

So, I had another one of those dreams again tonight, like I was there all over again, how did I survive and they didn't how come I keep blacking out before knowing what happened, mom and dad were alive they were talking to me this makes no sense how I survived but they didn't, dad and I are werewolves I know what you are thinking that I'm crazy they don't exist but surprise. We do, my dad was our alpha the strongest now I am to be the alpha when I turn eigthteen which I will in a year.

I'm already stronger than everyone else in my pack but I'm a halfblood as some would say my mother wasn't a "were" she was a spell-caster or "witch" as you might say, the strongest in her coven. It isn't frowned upon in our pack but in other packs eyes it is a disgusting immoral practice, and I am an imbalance in the werewolf community because there isn't anyone like me or at least that's what I've heard Uncle Malachi and Aunt Helaine talking about when they think I'm sleeping or not around. Most pack members can feel other members or smell each other read thoughts and no one can with me.

Aunt Helaine thinks it has to do with my mother but idk. Well it has been five months since I seen my mom and dad, I am now living with my aunt Helaine, she is crazy and always breathing down my neck. I really feel like I am living in a totally different world, how can my parents be gone, I mean they where young right? What does it matter what I do in school, or go to college since I could die young too..... I guess I just don't get it. Dumb ass Aunt is making me go to a shrink today YAY!!!! I go get my brain poked by someone name Rose Silverman she is going to"help"me transition into this NEW life.... I mean what new life? The life without my parents? Without my friends, my old room???

Aunt Helaine says it will make us look normal like we are fitting in, normal people get therapy when their parents die, which I find crazy, but I guess so, I wish I could run always and living with a friend I mean I'm seventeen years old why did I have to move from Vermont to Florida? No one in the pack will tell me why and only a select few came with us, Uncle Malachi is the go between my Aunt and the pack in Vermont he is acting Alpha since he was my dad's Beta and brother. I am being kept in this dark shadow about the whole thing which is crazy since I should be taking over next year. Anyway Don't get me wrong I love the beach, but what is the point in this I should be with my pack where I can protect thing and learn to be an alpha.

I guess I will......

"Ember it's time to get up for school." knocks at my door. "Aunt Helaine I have been up for the past hour. GOD!" putting my diary away I walk into the bathroom and stare into the mirror my long black hair is in a mess pony tail I have black eye liner running down my cheeks from crying. "God I look like death ran me over with a truck." laughing I turn the shower on and start getting undressed, while in the shower thinking about the new first day of school..*rolling my eyes under my breath I say Yay*

When the water starts to get cold, I get out of the shower, and stare into the foggy mirror eye liner is now running down my face worse, I look like a drench rat... "great" taking a washcloth I rub the eye liner off my eyes and cheeks, run a brush through my hair, reapplying my smoky eye shadow and a thick line of black eye liner on my eyes, put my hair up into a pony tail since I don't have time to dry my hair.

Running into my room I pick out a black punk rock shirt, I bought at hot topic yesterday and a pair of my tight black jeans, my favorite pair of black high boots, and a black sweatshirt, looking at the clock its 7:00am my bus will be here in 20 minutes. Walking into the kitchen I hear my aunt on the phone with work, yelling at some dumb-ass who can't seem to get his/her job right.

Grabbing a bowl of cereal and the milk, I sit down and start eating, hoping Aunt Helaine doesn't want to have another "bonding talk" I hate when she tries to get me to talk about my parents' death. "Good-morning Ember, how are you feeling?" great here we go another round of the bonding talk..... Smiling at my aunt. "I am doing okay Aunt Helaine, how are you doing." my Aunt looks at me with concern like I am a soulless child who might break if she says something wrong. "I am doing okay too, I wanted to know what you wanted to eat tonight? Would you like to stay in, or should we go out after your appointment?" she smiles, "whatever you would like to do Aunt Helaine, I got to go bus will be going by soon."

Ember

Running out the door as fast as I could to get away from the poking upset aunt, I do not want to have a let's cry talk again every day she wants to cry or me to cry... I guess when a child doesn't cry from the loss of a parent it means the child is crazy, or insane. 3 minutes later the bus shows up I get on and walk to the back of the bus sitting by no one, God I wish I had my car.... but my aunt sold it because "city driving is so hard to handle and she didn't want me to drive here"...... honestly I think this was to keep me in a shell, or make sure I couldn't go anywhere without asking for a ride or needing her to take me places..... which is bullshit....Looking out the window watching the streets pass us by.....listening to my music on my phone, the 40 minute bus ride seemed really short.... However, as the bus pulled into the schools parking lot, the school seemed way bigger than Vermont Academy, I am going to have to run to get to classes on time....Crap....

Walking into the school, looking around at the paintings and statues that line the hallways and entrway I run straight into a really tall boy with dark brown hair, he had to be about 18 years old, wearing all black with chains, his eyes were so golden brown with a ring of orange/red around them, without thinking I look at him " sorry!" he stares at me like I am in his way " watch where the hell you are going newbie" pushing past me, thinking to myself "welcome to hell, people know I am new and this sucks...." I walk into the office and up to the over perfumed round-faced women with a tight perm behind the desk "Hello I was Ember Winters; my Aunt Helaine Blair told me to go to the office when I got to school." The women smiled and told me to sit down, and Dean Manson would call me when he was ready. My eyes and nose were on fire from the smell of the alcohol in her perfume it was overbearing but can't make it known humans can't smell what I can so. I sit down and pulling out my diary and start writing and drawing the bell to 1st period rang, smiling thinking to myself " yes one period down, 7 more to go!" In walks the same boy who yelled at me in the hall, "Sit down Lucian and keep your mouth shut, Ms. Teeter already told me you were coming here, Dean Manson is quite mad." I look up and see the boy "Lucian" rolling his eyes, I laugh quietly and continue drawing.

From the back of the office I hear a deep voice, out walked a tall man, in this late 30s maybe green eyes, and well dressed, this must be the new Dean, "Miss. Winters?" I look at him, and Stand putting my diary away, giving a small smile, he nods, "Hello Amber, Welcome to... I hold my hand up and Dean Manson stops mid-sentence " Sorry but you said Amber and it is actually Ember not trying to be rude but Ember like a what is in the fire after it has been lite for hours" I smile he nods and looks shocked " Well Ember I am so sorry for that mix up anyway welcome to Miami Prep School, my name is Dean Manson, lets go back to my office and talk, and you Mr. Lucian sit there and keep quiet me, and you are going to have a very long talk about respect!" I look over at Lucian and smiling a little. He sees me smiling and smiles back, turning around quick I walk with Dean Manson to his small office at the end of the hallway. "Well Miss. Winters, I see you where in college courses at Vermont Academy, would you like to continue doing this?"Dean Manson, says looking at me"I guess so, I mean as long as I don't have to pay for them all over again."I look at him with the thought of having to pay for it again not in the budget at the moment. "No Ember you can be transferred into the program here, to finish the class. How about Gymnastics? It shows here that you where the top in the team and same with archery and shooting." looking at me with wonder, dare to say Hope in his eyes. "Mr. Manson, I am done with Gymnastics, I don't want to try out please don't be like my aunt and try to get me to talk about my feelings!!!"

Lucian -

Waking up in a bad wasn't even the reason for me being a horrible mood, walking into the school I ran into the new girl who was cute as hell and her eyes oh my.. but without thinking my wolf was in just a mood from earlier, " watch where the hell you are going newbie" Shit, she had the look of hurt/pain crap well congratulation Lucian you won't be getting her number anytime soon. Dumbass. Getting to my locker Trent came over and stood by me "dude have you seen Rachel yet that bitch still stalking you?" I look at him with a look for fuck off and he can tell I am not in the mood to deal with his bullshit too, dealing with the pack always wanting to talk or be on my good side is annoying, Trent is my Beta's younger brother but Jesus he is annoying in the morning. Jordan is my Beta which in human terms he is the second in command.

My uncle Abraham and Luna hold down the fort while I am in school this is my last year of high school, education was important to my parents, so it's important to Luna. However, I am officially the Alpha of the pack of 40 werewolves and this morning three of them decided it would be a grand idea to piss me off by causing drama we mate for life, if we find your mate or true mate, a mate is a close band a true mate you can feel everything see everything basically you are each other's other half I say this because its rare so rare you are better off winning the lottery anymore then this. A mate is just someone you feel a small connection too. Well, this morning we will just say a possible mated pair one was caught with someone other than their mate and I had to deal with this at 2am. So, myself and my wolf are not happy about this. Is love a dying thing?

Walking into Ms. Teeter's classroom there stood Rachel, in a short pink mini skirt with a white shirt her normal I am so hot and popular outfit to get all the boys looking, right by my desk again, she looking right at me and smiling, "Hey hot stuff, why didn't you answer any of my messages?" I look right at her but not caring at all..... god she needs to go away and get over this crap....."Hello Rachel.......Can I ask why you are by my desk" I sat down, and she leaned over trying to be flirty... jesus christ.... and looks at me "because I wanted to ask you if we could hang out later tonight." Rachel says with a smile. I snickered and looked at her " Listen for the last time, I know you have cheated on me, and I know with how many people we are over remember, I want nothing to do with you or anyone else.. Why is that so fucking hard for you to get through your fucking head? Acting like a slut with how many guys Rachel? Now crawling back to me because I found out isn't going to fix it or make me some how forget what you did."Feeling the hatred growing inside me i growl at her to back off and she runs from me out of the room to the bathroom to cry or tell her friends how much of a dick I am... I really don't care because as the last fuck came out of my mouth in walked crazy gray haired Ms. Teeter who just stared at me and pointed at the door. " I will call the office Mr. Lucian and letting them know you are coming."

Rolling my eyes, I left and walked to the office yay again for the 8000th time Rachel got me in trouble. Walking to the office I saw the new girl inside the office and smiled maybe I could redeem myself from earlier opening the door and getting hit with the lovely smell of overly perfumed office lady Jesus this woman needed to stop. "sit down Lucian and keep your mouth shut, Ms. Teeter already told me you were coming here, Dean Manson is quite mad."laughing in my head sure he is quite mad..... right..... his daughter is the reason I am here..... rolling my eyes and sitting down and pulling out a book to read acting like I wasn't staring at Ember, she was so beautiful I wanted to know everything about her. I needed to know everything about this girl...I felt like this girl was someone I have known my whole life, but I hadn't.....Trying to get a read of her... maybe a thought or an emotion... I couldn't read her which was strange because I could read everyone even the office smelly lady, I knew almost everyone here and could almost just by looking at them know what they were feeling or thinking. The office lady was thinking about her cats wondering if they were having fun at home without her or if they were okay..... that lady was strange.... eye roll wonder why the school hired her..... someone really needed to ask her not to wear cheap perfume, maybe one of the spell-casters could get her to wear the natural stuff like rose, cinnamon, peppermint..... reminding myself to asking them to bring it up later... But nothing from Ember not even a favorite color...... this is strange.......