Not My Normal Birthday   The next morning, I was reluctant to make my way to the dining hall for breakfast. Today was 18th my birthday. I was now a mature wolf. I was now an adult.  But today was nothing like I thought it would be. There was no ritual knock on my bedroom door from my parents. My mother isn’t entering with a triple chocolate cake. And my dad doesn’t have a small present in his hand, specially wrapped by him. No, this wasn’t the birthday I had been looking forward to. My phone chirped a few times with a few happy birthday texts from my friends back home. Even Luke texted me a simple ‘Happy Birthday.’ Having almost an hour before breakfast started, I took a nice long shower and washed my hair. Since today was a big day for me, I decided to get cute. I searched through the outfits Miss Gillery gave me and found a short, burnt orange sundress. I blow-dried my hair allowing my red curls to set as they flowed down

Turning The Page   My boyfriend for the last 2 years just walked in the coffee shop. I couldn't believe he was here. It's not that I thought I wouldn't see him in town. But I definitely wasn't planning on it. And with another girl. I wondered if that was the girl who answered the phone. She definitely wasn’t from our school, which had a population of five hundred. “When did Luke start coming to the coffee shop?” Clara looked extremely guilty. “Did you call him and tell him I was here?” “I might have said something.” I grabbed my coffee and got up from the table. “I cannot believe you called him and you know we just broke up. I don’t want to see him. Anna let’s go.” Luke and the girl on his arm, made their way towards us. The girl, yelled, “Clara, hey girl.” And then they hugged. I could not believe my eyes. My bestie with my ex’s new girl. What was going on? I decided I didn’t want to deal with this right

The King and I   Alex gave me a lot to think about during our dance. He first corrected my assumptions about Sophie and Godric. Then he showed me how important the ring I wore was to his brother. The only gift he has ever given is to me. As always, a simple conversation with Alex set me straight. As soon as the song was over, I decided I was all partied out. I was full of ‘Happy Birthdays’ and well wishes. The day ended perfectly. As I turned towards the house, Alex grabbed my arm. “Where are you going?” “It’s getting late,” I said feeling a bit nostalgic. It was a night just like this that I met both Alex and Godric. And just when I tried to retreat to my room, Alex stopped me in the same manner. “You can’t go to bed just yet. We haven’t even had cake.” “Cake?” As if on cue, the crowd parted, making way for Anna to walk through holding a triple chocolate cake. The same cake my dad would make for m

Getting Settled   Security guards were surrounding the Alpha's gate when I approached the house. One of them grabbed a walkie-talkie and said, “She’s here Alpha.” I didn’t have to look around to know they were talking about me. They all moved to the side to let me by. I could feel their glares on me as I passed with my head held low. I took from Annas comment that Godric may have made a big deal about me missing. I promised him months ago, that I would only run near the inner perimeter. I broke that promise today. I wondered what kind of hysteria he caused during my absence. But I didn’t want to see him if he was mad. My need to see him was now shrinking. All I needed to do was make it up the stairs and around the corner. And I would be in the clear. I entered the house, hoping to make a beeline to my room. But instead, I was greeted with that scent. That sweet scent. Only this time it was stronger than ev

The Next Luna   I was surprised to see more people joining us upon our return from the burning of Alpha Kens body. Neighboring packs had come to pay their respect to his family. Most of them were not scheduled to arrive until tomorrow to attend Godric’s ceremony. But they decided to come early for the funeral. The procession line made its way to the dining hall, which was now dimly lit. The long table that always sat in the middle of the dining hall was broken down into many small tables. And a few extra tables were brought in to accommodate the guest. The tables were draped with black table clothes and a vase full of flowers was placed in the middle of each. Luna Ariel and her family were placed at the end of the hall to have a full view of everyone and everything. Godric, being the new Alpha sat in the middle. With his brother and new Beta sitting on one side and the old Luna sitting on the other side. A few reserved ta