The alpha's defiant mate
Alexis

My mom made pancakes, bacon and eggs this morning for breakfast. I got up just a little late, tooka shower and made my way down the stairs. I could hear my parents discussing something in a verylow tone. I couldn't quite make out their words. I went to the table and sat at the table to the left ofmy father. He grabbed my hand and gave it a little squeeze. We waited in silence until my mombrought the food to the table. I immediately started loading up my plate with pancakes, bacon andeggs. As a werewolf we normally eat more than humans but it didn't seem to make me get fat. Iguess that's because we use more energy.

We were living amongst a few other families that are not a part of a pack. My parents explainedexplicitly that the reason we all lived away from packs was because by pack law if a female that hasturned eighteen and gotten her wolf can be made to be given to any male pack members for whatever they choose fit. The only way a female pack member doesn't have that fate is if she is mated toher mate by her fated mate given to her by the Goddess.

I know we are considered rogues but, unlike other rogues, we don't go looking for trouble. Wedon't go into pack territories and try to kill them. We all just live peacefully and away from any packlands. Not All packs live under the old pack rules where they use unmarked women for slaves and toproduce pups for the men in the pack. None of our people know exactly which packs treat theunmarked females right and which packs treat the unmarked females with respect and honor, theway we should be treated. We have only had a few occasions where packs have found out where weare living but it just meant we had to move immediately. We have lived where we are now thelongest without being found. All our families are very close knit. We are trained to fight in humanand werewolf forms.

My mom and dad told me that we needed to have a long discussion later today and that worriedme. Every once in a while I know that we've been sending some of the males around to scout andsee about other packs and see what their views on the old pack rules were. I'm not quite sure why Ihad this really bad feeling eating at me but it feels like I'm missing something. I had just turnedeighteen about three months ago and I have no idea what they could possibly want to discuss withme. I continued with my morning and went to training with my best friend April. April hasn't turnedeighteen yet but she will next month. As children we always thought about replaceing our fated matesand what that would mean. When we were pups we didn't know about the many packs that offeredwomen up as slaves and pup incubators. Since we found out we have been hoping and praying tothe Moon Goddess for a pack that didn't treat she-wolves badly.

Last night I even had a dream or nightmare of replaceing my fated mate and then being ripped awayby another pack that didn't respect she-wolves. I woke up sweaty and I couldn't slow my heartbeatdown. As I took my shower I remembered where I was and knew that it was only a dream. If only weknew of a pack where we would be safe then I would finally be able to replace my fated mate.

April and I were sparring partners during training which lasted about an hour. Once we finished upwe went back our own places. We had a plan to get showered and changed before we met back upat my house. We met up so we could go to the closest human town to do some shopping. We wentin my old Chevy Silverado so we wouldn't stick out, just like we have always have done. This is trulythe longest we've been able to stay in the same place since we were pups. We've grownaccustomed to being able to do what we want. This time when we went into town I still had thatnagging feeling from what my parents said. I'm worried because I still didn't know what theywanted to talk to me about.

As April and I were shopping at the mall we discussed the fact that my parents had made a point totell me that we needed to have a discussion later. "Maybe you can sit in on our discussion after weget done shopping and go home," I told her. I really didn't want to be alone in case I was gettingbad news. I'm sure that my parents will want to have our little discussion once we get back becauseit would be dinner time. "I'll let my parents know that I'm eating over at your house tonight and Iwill be home shortly after,” April told me. We went through the mall looking for shoes and outfits. Ifound some of the most comfortable boots that were on sale. They even had a furry overlap at thetop of them. April found a nice pair of thick black leather boots. Once we got done shopping wedecided to head home to have dinner.

As we headed home April called her parents to let them know she was coming home with me tohave dinner. It was normal for her and I to eat at each other's houses since we've been friends sincewe were young pups. April was tall with long ash blonde hair with a peppy personality. She wasalways in a good mood and easy to smile at others to make them happy. I was a bit shorter withblack hair that was shorter than her hair.

As we pulled up to my house I started getting that nagging feeling again. We unloaded the truckwith our purchases and headed into my house. The house smelled wonderful from the dinner thatwas cooking. April and I ran up to my room and left our bags there instead of in the living room.When we made it downstairs my mom and dad told us that we were expecting guests for dinnerand we would have to wait.