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### Chapter 1: Chapter I
Growing up in a pack was not an easy thing to do when you're the only human. They knew from the moment I was born I wasn't a werewolf. I was overdue and born without breath as they like to say. I was practically dead when I was born which is something that rarely ever happens to werewolf babies. Wolves are born fast without any difficulties. There are hardly any cases with a werewolf baby born with any defects or issues. People accused my mother of cheating because my father wasn't really her mate. He left us thinking the rumor were true, but it ended up being a good thing because my mom found her real mate a when I was ten. It was a family little family with my mom, stepdad and my two younger brothers. Almost. I would say there was times I could tell I was the odd one out. My uncle is the alpha of the pack. Sometimes I would feel not part of the pack, but they are all I have, they are family in a way. I never knew anything else but pack life. I can never really be part of the pack; I can never run the full moon with them or even have a mate. I am just a human. It's not only the fact I can't turn wolf, it's just me. The pure blood wolves usually are darker, dark hair and eyes. If hair is lighter or eyes and skin that means they're not pure wolves, that there has been humans' gene in the family, like a great grandmother or something. It wasn't rare for a werewolf to have a human mate so the genes would mix. But in my pack, I stood out like a fat kid in PE class. Not only is my hair light blond and my extremely pale skin. I literally screamed human. I got my name after my dark blue eyes, Navy. "Navy!" I heard my mother yelling from downstairs. I groaned as I rolled off my bed hitting the floor with loud painful thud. That was going to leave a nasty dark bruise. I bruise so easily even for a human and that doesn't help when you're as clumsy as me. I got up from the cold hardwood floor and made my way downstairs to the kitchen to see my family already up. "Yeah?" I asked as I sat down at the island pouring milk into a bowl of cereal. "So, there is a pack meeting this evening..." My mom started which I rolled my eyes. I have only been to a few meetings in my life. They weren't even important ones, just like small ones that don't really matter or the kind where it involves my family, like the coming of age, a transformation or even a wedding. But I was never really allowed to go to the important ones about pack things, whatever pack things are. I felt like my mom tried to bring me to as many as she could so that I felt more part of the pack. All her life she tried so hard for me to fit in here, and I do sometimes but other times I don't. Our town is large and is all werewolves. We live twenty minutes away from the nearest city, so we weren't that out in nowhere. "Do you need me to stay with the twins?" I asked looking at Nate and Nick. They were almost nine and they looked a lot like Jacob, my mom's mate. They had his brown hair and my mother dark gray eyes. My mom had light hair like me but that was due to the fact her mother was human. "No, they are going and so are you." She said giving me the look. I could not get out of this one. Pack meeting where so boring. It's not like I don't care about the pack, it's just that I don't understand most of the things that goes on. "What time?" I asked as I gulped down the sugary cereal. "We leave to the pack house at five" my mother said as she took my dish away. I loved the pack house, well more like my uncle's house. He's the alpha and my mom's older brother. I had three cousins. They were my best friends honestly. They were the people in the pack that didn't. care if I was human or not. Alexander the oldest was going to take over the pack when his father steps down. He was so smart and strong he would make the perfect alpha. He's twenty-four so his time is approaching. Then there was Maximums. My best friend. He was twenty, and he couldn't care less about this werewolf alpha thing. His father wanted him to be beta, but he doesn't want it. But I think he would make a good beta. And Juliet, I would consider us as sisters. We even looked alike. Same dark blue eyes and facial features. But her hair was a deep chestnut color, and she was tall, tan and slender. She looked like supermodel. Her father hopes she mates with an alpha so we could join pack to expand territory. The more territory a pack had the more powerful. Growing up going to an all-werewolf school was hard. Not all accepted me as a member, but Max was always there to start fights. They were my friends when no one else wanted to even talk to me because I was a human. Mostly everyone avoided me like the plague. Kids didn't want to play with me because I could easily get hurt. They avoided me at all costs not wanting to get in trouble for getting me hurt. But I understand I was a human, how much in common was I supposed to have with them. High school was weird, even weirder in a high school of werewolves. A Lot of wolves start find their mates when puberty hits. It's normal to find a mate before the age of 20. Alex found Annie when he was in sophomore year. I don't really understand the mate concept. I grew up being told stories of how two wolves are made for each other. Their souls are one. That everyone has a mate but me. I remember all the sleepover I was forced to go by my mom. All the girls seemed to only dream about their mate. Each already had the perfect image in their imagination on who their mate was going to be. They seemed so eager to find the one that they'll be with forever. It crushed me. When I was nine, I thought I was always going to have a mate like any other girl. One day in class I was talking with Juliet about wanting a mate who was funny or something. But this girl interrupted saying I would never have a mate. That mates are for werewolves. She said I was a mere human who would have to settle for another human. She said I was unable of the type of love werewolves had. It honestly shattered everything in me at the age of nine. I now know I most likely won't have a mate. What are the chances of a wolf would have me as a mate, slim to none? I gave up my childhood fantasies of a perfect guy. But yet I still dreamed of him. Of someone who would love me more than anything in this world. To be someone's first and only love. I would kill for the type of love werewolves shared with their mates. It was so magic so pure
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### Chapter 2: Chapter II
"Navy!" "Wake up!" "Navy..." I heard a soft feminine whisper. I groaned flipping over shoving my face back into my warm pillow. I did not want to wake up from my nap. Waking up means I have to go to the pack meeting, and I really didn't want to go. All of a sudden, I was flipped over with Juliet hovering over me with a wide grin. I would never get used to how strong they really are. She could easily throw me around like a rag doll. "Can I help you?" I asked her as I opened my eyes to see the bubbly girl sitting on top of me. "It's time for the pack meeting." she said as she got off me laying down in the bed next to me. "I don't want to go." I complained making her growl at me in a playful tone. But her little wolfy growls held no real threat behind them. "But I'm getting my engagement announced tonight." she said poking at my side. My breath hitched at her announcement. "How do you know if he's your mate or not? " I ask looking at her. How could she just drop everything and surrender it all for some guy. "I just know. He met me when I was eight. He was twelve so he could tell that we were mates. He's an alpha's son, our fathers made an agreement for us to marry a month after my 20th birthday" she explains with this stupid lovestruck smile on her face. It was almost like she was stuck in a dreamland of a fantasy. It honestly sounded kind of scary marrying someone you don't even know. "But you don't even know him." I mumbled as I finally got out of the bed to get dressed. I knew I couldn't get out of this meeting, so I gave up my protest. "But I love him already." Juliet explains as she plays with her curled hair. I sighed as I slipped into my pale blue gown. It was a formal meeting, so dress and heels. I left my natural wavy hair, did my makeup and slipped into a simple pair of heels. "Ready?" She asked fixing her creamy laced gown. She really did look like a bride. We laced our arms together and made our way out the house and down the road. The pack house was barely a ten-minute walk from my house. When we got there, mostly everyone has arrived. There were members from Julie's mate's pack. But there were also other pack members from our neighboring packs. The alpha called Juliet to the stage. I strayed to the back of the room avoiding the werewolves from the other packs. The alpha started talking about how the two will join the packs together in the future. Then a tall honey brown haired man came to the stage. That must be her mate. The way he looked at Juliet made my heart melt. He looked at her like she was the most perfect thing in this horrid world. Juliet had a big smile plastered on her face as her mate made his way over to her. They looked really good together, like some fairy tale couple. I only hoped for someone to have someone to care so much about me as they cared about each other. I would probably never have what they have, the mate bond but I hope for a man who would love me and care for me. I just wanted to be someone's number one, the first thing they think of when they wake up and the last thing, they think about then they go to sleep. I wanted a mate bond even though I could never have that. Even if I was someone's mate it would be different because I'm not a werewolf. It won't be the same. Mates feel each other's emotions, they can communicate with each other through a link, they are each other's halves. I won't have that because I'm human. Yes, there where human werewolf mates, it wasn't anything rare, it was probably a very low percentage. The alpha went on with a speech that probably was planned a while ago. Out of nowhere the door busted open with a loud crack getting every ones attention. There stood one of the border controls, clothes ripped and bloodied. The look in his eyes screamed horror and panic. "They're here." he mumbled before he collapsed to the floor. Everyone started panicking as the lights in the room flickered. It almost seemed to be like a scene from a horror film as children screamed and adults panicked in need to help the dreaded situation. "We are under attack! Warriors stand your grounds! Children and non-warriors go to the safety room!" The alpha commanded. Our pack has never been under attack, a few rogues here and there but nothing like this. We had always had friendly treaties with all the neighboring packs. The pack wasn't even a large one to be on anyone radar. I tried to get through the people, but no one noticed me and kept pushing through. I had to get out of here and go hide somewhere. I slipped out among the warriors. I rushed down the path to the pack garden. I turned back to see huge wolves jumping out from the forest. They were bigger than any other wolves I have ever seen. Most were dark gray or dark brown meaning they most likely are purer and aren't mixed with human genes since their colors were so close to black. There were so many of the surrounding the house. Our warriors tried keeping them tamed but they had no chance. We weren't a fighting pack, we lived in peace never getting involved in any wars. I was frozen in my spot as I saw a group of wolf like monsters submerged from the woods. They were Lycans. Wolves that stood on back feet, large murderous claws, and well a monster mix of a human and wolf. They were the strongest of any creatures known. Most have been killed off because of their power but there were some. I never seen one before. I remember my gram told me stories about Lycans. Her stories were different from other stories told about Lycans. Every story made them seem ruthless, but my gram made them seem like proud hero's that were mistreated. A lot of them where used to fight the most gruesome wars then pushed to the side. My eyes froze on the Lycan that stood in the middle. He must be the alpha. He was the tallest and had a lot of scars covering his body. His fur was completely black and so were his eyes. He gave of an intimidating aura that was bloodcurdling. His snot scrunched up as if he was smelling the air. His dark eyes widened, and his head snapped up towards the garden. I gasped as those black hole eyes locked on me. His eyes narrowed and a wicked smirk grew on his wolfy face. I snapped out the daze and turned around running into the garden. I should have never stopped; I should have kept running. I dashed through the hedges as I went farther into the garden. I just wish for my family to be safe. There was nothing I could do but get out. I'm just a human, I would make them worry because I couldn't protect myself. A deep desperate howl echoed through the night sending a chill through me. It was the Alpha. I felt my heart race way too fast almost as if it were a ticking time bomb about to explode. My whole body felt like it was trembling uncontrollably. I feel to the ground gripping my heart. I gasped for air. I let out short painful breathing trying to compose myself and trying to stay quiet. Behind me was a deep throaty growl. I slowly looked behind me to see the black scarred Lycan tower over me with all of his power.
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