Wendy

I'm second thinking this whole staying with my cousin thing. Maddi is fucking crazy, and- I'm not saying this to be mean- she's so annoying. Not like little siblings annoying. She's worse.

I've only been here a couple of days, but I really want to rip my ears off. She just cries so much. One minute, we're joking around about Ralph; the next, she's in tears, crying about how horrible of a mate she is. I'm pretty sure she cries more than actual babies. I know it's not her fault that she's so sensitive.

Actually, I take that back. It is her fault. If she didn't do the deed with Ralph, then she wouldn't be pregnant, and she wouldn't have all these weird and annoying mood swings. And I can't even get away from it! Because of the Dickwad that practically froze me to death in the cell, I'm sick. That just proves how shitty of a werewolf I am. I've never heard of a werewolf getting sick. Anyways! Guess who get's to play doctor.

Needless to say, Maddi was more happy about her taking care of me than I was. She said it's practice for when her baby gets sick. I might have snapped a little because she was completely treating me like I was actually a sick child; and that resulted in a crying Maddi, a frustrated Ralph, and an angry Wendy- well, more angry than usual Wendy.

Let me explain. Since I'm trying to keep the whole Mark thing a secret, I can't shift. Because when I shift, I obviously don't have clothes that will cover my body; so my mark will be clear for everyone to see. And for some reason, Liz is more quick-tempered, since I got here.

It was her idea to come to this pack; but when we get here, she's just a bitch. I heard her growl at me in my mind; which is something I've grown quite accustomed to. I find humor in irritating her. 'If we didn't share a body, I would kill you' she informed me relentlessly.

On the bright side! Since she's busy PMSing, I have one less person trying to turn my emotions back on. Wait. Does she even count as a person? I didn't ponder the question for long because my cousin decided to yank on my arm.

Groaning, I turned away from the kitchen island to face him. "Yes?" I mumbled.

"Why don't you go to training today?" he suggested. I quickly shook my head, denying his offer. Why would I go out when I'm so sick? "All you do is mope around my house all day. Shouldn't teens be partying?" he questioned. I forgot to mention that he and Maddi don't live in the pack house. They have a smaller house about a ten minute walk from the pack house.

I sighed and pushed my hair out of my face. "First of all, I do not 'mope around.'" I stated harshly. "Second of all, I'm turning twenty in a couple of months so I'm barely still a teen"

He rolled his eyes at me as he grabbed my hand to pull me off the stool. "All the more reason to party!" he exclaimed. I shook my head and pried my wrist out of his iron grip. Stupid Gamma. "Come on! You don't even have to party or go to training. Just leave the house. Go climb some trees like the crazy monkey you are. Being inside this much can not be good for you" he stated.

Reluctantly, I nodded my head in agreement with a loud sigh. "You probably just want to screw your mate" I muttered.

Of course he heard me. "I do not want to 'screw' Maddi. We will make love. And-" I covered my ears and started to walk out the house to avoid that disgusting conversation. Silently, I walked on the twigs and pine leaves that littered the dirt floor.

I can't believe that I got kicked out so they can do the dirty. Isn't he like 23 or something? I'm the teenager! I should be the one doing that and 'partying'. I don't want to, but its disturbing to know that my cousin in gonna do that today. I get that its his house and all. But come on! When your cousin is staying at your house, you decide to do that?

Shuddering at the thoughts, I walked into the forest with the different trees towering over me. I guess I'll climb trees. There was one tree that stood out to me. It was taller than the rest. The trunk and leaves were high in the sky before they disappeared behind the clouds.

"Well, its a challenge" I muttered to myself. There were little branches sticking out of the tree trunk. I could probably use them as pegs to get to the top. But if I fall; that will definitely suck.

I jumped up to grab the lowest peg. Using the little strength I had, I pulled myself high enough to grab the next peg. 'You're gonna kill us' Liz hissed in my head. I simply ignored her as I continued to pull my body up to reach the next little branch. I finally got high enough to rest one of my feet on a lower peg.

After resting for awhile to catch my breath, it got easier to climb. Hand. Foot. Hand. Foot. I steadily clambered up the tree. "Halfway there" I mumbled to myself. A Lifehouse song popped into my head and I had a urge to sing it. So I did.

"Cause you're halfway gone; and I'm on my way. And I'm feelin, feelin feelin this way. Cause I'm halfway in, but don't take too long. Cause I'm halfway gone; I'm halfway gone" I sang, rather loudly. I was still climbing as I sang, which made me lose my breath easier. Resulting in resting for a couple of minutes.

Slowly, I started to make my way up the tree again. 'I think we're high enough' Liz stated, trying to get me to stop climbing. Once again, I ignored her voice. 'Wendy! I'm too young to die!' she whined. I shook my head, slightly amused at her worrisome tone.

Neglecting the annoying voice to tell me to go back down, I defiantly continued to move up. Don't ask me why, but I want to go all the way to the top. Foot. Hand. Foot. I took my time going up, enjoying the fact that Liz was freaking out in my head.

Sadly, I made it to the top too soon. I held on to the top of the tree to steady myself on the highest peg. Looking around me, I saw the clouds that just looked like puffs of fog. The trees went on for miles, and in the distance, I could make out the small silhouette of the pack house, with smaller houses surrounding it. "Its beautiful" I sighed in awe. The only thought in my head was that I was at the top of the world.

Okay. Maybe not the top because obviously there are things taller than a tree. But its the highest thing around me at the moment.

My legs unfortunately need to rest, so I looked around for a branch that would hold me. There was a tree not that shorter than the one I was on. 'Don't even think about it' Liz said angrily.

'Too late!' I responded as I jumped to the tree. I grabbed onto the branch and felt it slightly pierce my skin. Hissing, I hoisted myself up, so I could sit on the branch. After gaining my balance, I leaned against the tree trunk and examined my hands. The cuts weren't that bad. I'm sure they'll heal soon. I guess I'll just stay up here for a few hours.

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Four hours should be enough time for them right? I carefully made my way down the tree; occasionally swinging from branch to branch. I think climbing down takes longer than climbing up. I would just slide down, but there are small branches poking out of the tree trunk; so that's not an option.

I should take my time anyway. Ralph really wanted some alone time with his mate, so I'll try to give them as much time as possible. See, I'm a nice person! Liz cackled in my head. If I could glare at her, I so would!

Frowning at my annoying wolf, I got to the bottom of the tree. I watched the sunset about half an hour ago, so it was pretty dark. Besides the light from the stars above me. I started humming that Lifehouse song again because its been stuck in my head this whole time.

I bet you're wondering what I did for four hours. Well, it involved bickering with Liz and a shitload of thinking. I thought about my crappy past. Which Liz just had to remind me about it being my fault that it was crappy. I thought about my crappy present. I'm stuck with a pregnant woman who will not stop crying; not to mention my horny cousin.

But the thought that occupied most of my time was the future.

I never really thought about what would happen next. What would happen if I get caught with the Mark? What would happen if the Alpha didn't want me in this pack? Eventually, I came to the result that I would either die or become rogue again. I would rather have the latter.

However, there was one thought that I haven't gotten to a resolution. My mate. What would happen when I find him? Would he accept me with my Mark? Would he kill me himself? Would he reject me? Would I even find him?

Liz kept butting in saying that I will find him; which made me ponder over it more. What if the Moon Goddess wants me to pay for my mistakes, so she gives me a cruel mate. A mate so cruel that he will torture and kill me. But of course Liz is so positive that he will love us and he will be the best mate ever. Sometimes, I think wolves are so naive. All they ever think about is their mates. Sometimes, its better to just worry and think about yourself.

My wolf growled at me for my thoughts. But its true. There is a 50-50 chance that this will go horribly wrong. But no matter what; I know for a fact that I'm gonna tell my mate about the Mark.

If he leaves me, then that's his decision. If he wants to work it out; I'll do my part in the relationship, I'll try to be a good mate. If he wants to turn me in, I'll go to Asher without a fight. If he rejects me, I'll accept it and leave. If he wants to kill me, I won't stop him.

I'll make it his choice. He can do anything he wants, and I'll go along with it. I felt a slight pang in my chest. I was hurt. Because if my mate hates me, I know that I won't stop it. I'll have to live with it because of my selfish choices.

Before all the emotions came back, I closed my eyes and pushed it all out. I was left empty, without a single feeling about my mate. 'I was so close!' Liz huffed. Of course she would try to turn them back on. I'll admit, she's getting closer to doing it. But I'll do whatever it takes to keep them off.

Finally, I got to Ralph's house. Opening the door, an unexpected scent hit me. It smelt like fresh moss. Sounds completely disgusting; but for some reason, I liked the scent. Shaking it off, I got inside the house and quietly shut the door in case they were sleeping.

"Find her!" a familiar voice shouted with power. I recognized it as Ralph's voice, but he must've used his strong voice from being a Gamma.

Following the echo of his voice, I ended up in the dining room. "Honey, I'm home!" I said jokingly as I burst through the doors.

Immediately, five heads snapped towards me. One was my cousin's, the other his wife. Then there were three unfamiliar men. One of them had long-ish, dark-brown hair that was extremely messy and green eyes. He was the tallest of the men in the room. The man next to him had short, light-brown hair with blue eyes.

The last man was absolutely hot. He had green eyes, but they were greener than the tallest man. He had light-brown hair that was a shade darker than the guy with the blue eyes. And god. His muscles. I was about to shake the thoughts out of my head, when two of the guys opened their mouths.

One of the men was Ralph. "Where the hell have you been?" he shouted. At the same time, the hot guy spoke one word.

"Mate"

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Whoa! Its a school-day, and I'm updating! It's a miracle. I finally finished this chapter... so yeah... I'm pretty sure there are a lot of typos so, sorry about that. But I wanted to update, since I didn't finish writing this weekend.

Anyways! She found her mate!

I wonder how that's gonna work out...

But since this is a new story! You guys should comment names so I can use them for the characters! In Rejecting A Princess, there were a few people who got characters named after them; so that was fun.

I feel like I'm blabbering about nothing... So... I'm just gonna go now...

Kayyyyzzz Byeeezzz

~A.J.