Carina

I was roughly awoken by cold water being dumped on me.

“Wake up newbie!, we got work to do”. The other females began to laugh along with this evil one who thought it wise to dump water on me. I’m guessing she was the mean girl in this dormitory, a self proclaimed leader of the rogues here. I was fuming so much that the locker beside my bed was being bent inwards under the force of my hand tightly gripping it. I took deep breaths to calm myself down, I couldn’t show who I truly am in a fit rage, not yet anyway.

I took out my necessities for my morning routine out of the locker I was given and head towards the bathroom to freshen up. When I was finally ready, three male guards with tasers came in to inform us that we would be sent immediately to the main pack lands to help set up the place for the visitors. The rest of the girls hurried up to freshen up and we were all assembled outside where another group of male rogues like us were also led out.

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In the pack house, we were assigned various tasks , I was told I’ll be working directly under a woman named Rosario.

I was led to her and she was surprisingly the same woman I had bumped into when I was being led out of the Beta’s office. She still looked at me with a strange glint in her eyes which made me feel like she knows something I don’t.

“ You are going to help me prepare the meeting room”. She turned around and motioned for me to follow her. In an hour’s time, we were done. Surprisingly, she invited me for breakfast in her cottage. I’m still skeptical about her but... people seem to respect her a lot around here and perhaps if I get into her good grace, she may help me. So I decided to have breakfast with her.

Her cottage was cosy, with a homey feel. It was beautiful to say the least, I helped her out in the kitchen which I found comical. A Princess like me, demoted to doing such tasks. We sat down to eat after setting up the table.

”So, how did you become a rogue Carina?.”

” I run away due to certain reasons”. This is not a lie, just not the whole truth. She looked at me expectantly hoping for more but I kept quiet and she averted her gaze.

”Have you found your mate?” I said no and she looked at me in deep thought before speaking once more.

” If you’re lucky, you’ll find your rightful mate among these officials, or some might try to persuade you to be with them, especially those who have lost their mate. You’re a very gorgeous girl and I’m afraid there will be a fight to claim you. We’ll try to make sure you’re not forcefully claimed, however not much can be guaranteed since you’re not even a member of the pack yet. Make sure you protect yourself and don’t do anything to draw unwanted attention until the official claiming” . She got up afterwards to do God knows what and I’m left sitting there in shock, this is much more complicated than I thought.

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later in the day, I decide to go for a run. I have to be really careful though. In the woods, I make sure the coast is clear before I strip and shift into my gigantic yet majestic Snow White wolf. I stretched out before taking off in a sprint, I enjoyed the feeling of utter freedom, my wolf was elated as well. I stopped by a stream after running for about an hour, took a drink and rested. I ended up taking a short nap, forgetting I should be getting ready to meet the so called officials. I woke up because I could feel someone else around, somehow I didn’t hear a sound, but I was positive I was being watched. Either way I stretched, trying to look oblivious, I began to trot, increasing my speed gradually but I was suddenly intercepted by a silver colored wolf, I was instantly ready to pounce on him, releasing my baleful aura to its full extent, which caught the other wolf off guard, causing him to take a step backwards, just when I was about to pounce on him, I smelt something, possibly the sweetest thing I ever smelt, it was akin to the fragrance of sweet smelling flowers, but not too potent to make it sickly sweet. It was calming me down at an alarming rate and I suddenly didn’t feel the need to attack. I didn’t take my eyes off my target either, though I withdrew my chaotic aura. Internally however, my wolf was suddenly overactive, trying to forcefully take over, it was sending a message I was still unable to understand. I finally began to really look at the wolf looking at me, if I thought I was gigantic, this wolf was unfathomably enormous, about a feet or two taller than mine which stands at 6 feet 8, I was not intimidated by him though. When we finally locked gazes, everything clicked into place. The sweet fragrance, it’s unusual ability to calm me instantly and the erratic behavior of my wolf, it’s all clear now. I was intercepted by none other than my mate. All logic was thrown out the window when I tackled him to the ground and began licking him and showing my extreme happiness at finding him. He’s the reason why I came here, I defied my parents to find him, endured being treated like a commoner, he’s here, he’s really here. Gosh, I even began to imprint on him. He began to do same and I was so excited. My happiness was short lived though, as many people began appear in the woods where we are. I panicked and ran away. I still have my identity to protect, even though I found my mate, I can not afford to be discovered by others. I didn’t get too far and before I could react in time, another wolf of average size literally jumped and sat on me. I shifted immediately to prevent the others coming around from knowing I am a white wolf of alpha blood. Though whoever was seated on me as well as my mate have seen enough.