Alpha Loren

October 10th

It was a couple of weeks after the great break up and life had moved on. 

To begin with I'd felt lost and betrayed and spent many hours staring at the ceiling of my bedroom wondering what on earth happened to the boy I thought was so right for me. But after a bit of time, I began to see it for what it was. Just silly teenage romance. 

I was a wolf. He was a human. I hadn't even told him my secret. 

Deep down I always knew we'd never last. There was a man or woman out there destined to me and no matter how much I thought I loved Cameron, nothing would compare to how I'd feel about my mate. That gave me a sense of guilt everytime I looked at Cameron because I knew if we stayed together, one day I'd just suddenly end it and he'd have no idea why. So in hindsight, I'm kind of glad he turned out to be such a douchebag. It's worked out for the better.

And from now on, it's no more pointless relationships. I've decided to wait for my mate, whoever he or she may be and however long I have to wait. 

Meanwhile, I'll focus on school and trying not to murder the boy sat behind me in American history class with his own ruler as he repeatedly prodded me in the back with it.

"Hey rogue," I heard him say.

It was Logan Wilson. He was a sixteen-year-old wolf boy who was heir to the Alphaship in the Cerridwen pack. It's territory covered the whole of Kellington but after my family had been forced to relocate from our previous pack we'd been permitted by the Alpha, Logan's father to settle there peacefully living as rogues alongside the humans of the town.

But whilst his father took pity on us, Logan certainly did that.

In fact, he had taken it upon himself to make my life a living hell. 

"What?!" I hissed.

"You free tonight, little miss Feisty?" He asked with a smirk.

"No, fuck off," I answered bluntly as I turned back around, trying to focus on what our history teaher was telling us about Rosa Parks.

"Are you sure babe? I was thinking maybe you could come round now that you're single and everything," he said, leaning over and whispering in my ear, "How is Cameron by the way?"

I ignored him. He was trying to provoke me and I wasn't going to give him the satisfcation of a response.

"Hey rogue, don't ignore me. Answer my question," He demanded,

"Excuse me Mr Wilson, Miss Jones, I do hope I'm not interrupting anything?" The teacher, Mr Greggory asked.

"Yes you were actually," Logan said. 

My mouth gaped open. And so did Mr Greggory's.

"Well, in that case, maybe you can finish whatever ever it was in detention. You too Miss Jones." He said writing our names on the whiteboard under the detention box.

"But-" I started.

"No buts Miss Jones," He said.

"I didn't do anything!" I protested. 

"Unless you want a week of detention, you will be back here at four o clock sharp," he said.

I sighed with exasperation and injustice.

"Yes, Sir," I murmured before shooting a glare at Logan who still wore the same cocky smirk.

The bell rang and my mind had a little moment to rejoice before I quickly got up and grabbed my books and bag.

"Everybody, before you go, I would like to hand you all this homework sheet which explains the essay which I would like to be handed to me during our lesson on Monday," Mr Greggory said just before I escaped.

A groan rumbled through the room.  After taking my homework sheet, I started to make my way to the door when something blocked my way. Logan.

"I'm sorry, Ella. How about I make it up to you and give you a lift home after detention?" he said looking down at me like I was some tiny scrap of broccoli he just picked out his back tooth.

"Logan, leave me the fuck alone," I said trying to push past.

"You are aware that I'm the Alpha's son right?" He said still towering over me,

even my Alpha," I said trying to get past

the first thing I do when I become Alpha. And my 17th birthday is in a few days so you should

can give me

concept of being kicked off

and finally letting me past and to my friends were already waiting

long?" My

said

jerk as usual?" Charlotte asked

believe you got detention because of him," Abi, our other friend

still have to

hours during the day isn't enough," whined Abi looking down at the essay sheet whilst madly trying to get her crazy dark blond waves

so you don't even have to write that much," Charlotte replied with her

the 12 pt font size

I said

quite sure how you're supposed to socialise in the human world. I'd been moved around constantly as a kid and never once been to a school. My parents taught me the basics of reading, writing

surprisingly well. They said they always knew there was something odd about me and my family. But they still treated me as normal and refused to

in Junior year of high school, we were a solid trio who occasionally brushed along side some of the

invited to Cameron's party tonight," Charlotte said glancing at Abi

Cameron wood?" I mumbled in return. "Fuck

the past Ella," Abi said

my eyebrow, "What a

Loads of people are going and we

said firmly, "Besides I have loads of homework and since my Mom's been gone its been hard to juggle housework, homework

Make dinner or something?" Abi

at each other with half terrified half,

a kitchen trying to toast a piece of

boy doesn't give him an excuse to learn to cook. This is the

gave him chores but I never let him anywhere near the oven for fear of burning the house down - something we definitely couldn't afford

friends except each other, we were pretty close. He was only a year older and we moved in the same social

absence of a real parent at home and usually stayed out until the buttcrack of dawn before stumbling home. This was either because he had a habit of either staying with his friends after the party still drinking far more than

was alright.

responsible, smart or focussed kid in the world but we didn't have it easy and

Easy.

word I would describe any

father died four years

landed dead in a

every Alpha who'd ever let us into their pack and was the reason we never had a place to call home as a kid. But he was still our Dad and

the accident, she was never quite the same. She'd lost her mate. It

in this house any longer. Sleeping in the same bed she'd shared with him, seeing his photos, smelling the lingering scent on his clothes, seeing post come in the mail with his name

all

our lives in Kellington. We had friends, an education, a home. So we stayed, got jobs in a little diner on the edge of town and started

said, nothing was

Charlotte in the cafeteria, picking at the dry sandwhich I'd spent $2. It was limp and had one singular

what, you're right," I said chucking the poor excuse of a meal down onto

before bringing me into a bone-crushing hug. Abi and laughed as she watched my eyeballs almost pop out my

Charlotte I think we get it, now let the poor girl go," she

starving," I said sniffing the air. It smelt like they'd brought

hungry," Abi

I have an inhumanely high

bell rang at

Detention.

to Mr Greggory's classroom to see Logan already sitting at a

Shit.

was kind of hoping/expecting that he

hey, little Miss rogue," He

and don't even fucking breath in my direction," I said sitting down as far away as possible from him. He immediately picked up his rucksack and scooted across a few desks until he was next to me.

the very edge of my chair before

the rules," He said. "Just get on with some work and make use

to break the rules