Chapter Two Emersyn Quarles Dawson. I wrote my name on the first page of my mathematics book. I love to do maths and everything humans do. I'm born into a shifter family. My cousin, Jasper Quarles is the Alpha, my stepbrother, Luke is the beta, and my brother Drake is the alpha too. Katherine Dawson and Lancelot Dawson are my parents on paper. They adopted me from my real parents, Carla and Charles. My mother, Carla Quarles baptized me. My father, Daddy C, has one son from his first wedding and my mother has three children from her first wedding. Her middle child, Emersya Nelson Dawson died after breaking the curse. She was a queen. A queen cursed her. Everly, my elder sister told me this. Mother C said I reminded her of her. So, she gave me her name. I was okay with that. If my mother was happy. I was happy too. We weren't alike in any matter. She was a fire queen and a werewolf. When I was five, our house caught fire. My skin burnt, on the inner side of my left arm. The p

Chapter Four I nodded and hummed loudly. Keeping my steps slow and measured, I paced toward her room. I hated my habit of listening to everyone. I should start making my decision. I started it an hour ago. As a result, my mother has locked herself in her room. Great start, Ember! I patted my back. There is an empty place in my chest. That feels strange to me today. Daddy L said that that was my Wolf's place. Gathering the little encouragement that I had in me, I knocked on my mother's room. "Mom," I waited for her to open the door. I tried to hear anything but nothing. These wolves made no noise. That made them perfect hunters. She would also have sensed me. "Momma," I slapped my palm on the door. I heaved a deep sigh when I didn't get any reply. I spun to leave. Sadness engulfed me. Would she ever try to know what I want? "Emma, here, dear." My head snapped hearing her sweet voice coming from my room. It made me frown. She used

Chapter Six I nodded my head and drifted my eyes around. I had seen some faces from the pack meetings. I wasn't allowed there until I turned eighteen. Rules were different for me. My mother set all the rules. I could understand she lost her daughter years ago. She was more human, less wolf. She was the queen, reborn to break the curse. We weren't equal in any way. Still, my mother gave me her name. Jasper never interfered until today. According to him, it was Queen Reina's plan. It doesn't sit well with me. Why would she need a person like me in her academy? I wouldn't be any help in war or anything compared to powerful creatures. Perhaps she wanted us to feel safe and important. Well, there won't be any war. I have heard Daddy C repeating it most of the time. "Here you go, Queen." Laura smirked at me, shoving the same drink in my hand. They nicknamed me after the first day they came to our house to meet Everly. There was a function at my school. My mother dressed me

Mom forwarded her feet, her eyes flashed as her wolf pushed forward. I tensed, and dread fisted my stomach. I shuddered. She raised her hand to hit me again. Fear took control of my body. I lifted my hands to block her slap and squeezed my eyes shut. I was stupid. She's a wolf. I will definitely die today. The difference would be that she was my protector and now would be the cause of my death. I heard the solid noise of slapping but I did not feel the pain. I cracked my eyes open. I grasped seeing blood dripping from the scratches of her nails on his cheek. My heart slammed into my ribs. My pupils dilated as horror grasped me. "Brother," I squealed with fear. My trembling hand lifted before I could do anything. His wolf healed his wounds. "It's okay, kiddo." Jace smiled down at me. The scowl over his forehead looked permanent. He was fighting against his wolf to take control. Tears ran down my cheeks. What did I do? "I'm sorry," Mother forward

I could hear howls in the wood. I stared at my wrist. It has been more than an hour since my wandering in the woods. I don't think this is going to end any soon. All I could see was wood around me. My lips turned upward when I heard the soft sound of running water. My feet moved toward the direction of the sound. My gaze stayed ahead, waiting for the view. The sound of running water got louder with every step closer to it. My smile broadened seeing the shimmering water under the morning sun. "Wao.." My lips parted in shock. I hadn't seen such a beautiful place. Extending my hand, I brushed my fingers over the soft petals of the flowers. "This is heaven." The calm stream was enclosed by thousands of flowers and plants from both sides. On the other side of it, I could see meadows and more flowers and butterflies dancing while hovering over them. Nothing could be more beautiful than this. My feet kept moving. I stared at the water. It wasn