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,

not even my Alpha," I said trying to get past

my rules otherwise I will make getting you and your brother kicked off my territory the first thing I do when I become Alpha. And my 17th

me a

kid dressed as an Alpha. But the concept of being kicked off this territory wasn't exactly comforting. I was

letting me past and to my friends were already waiting for me by the

you so long?" My

said and

usual?" Charlotte asked

you got detention because of

still have to do that fucking assignment." I

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

you don't even have to write

"Knowing Mr Greggory, if you don't stick to the 12 pt font size rule he'd make you do it three times

facts," I said

were my only two proper friends. When I first moved to Kellington at age eleven, they'd been the first to take pity on my as I sat eating lunch at school on my own for weeks, not 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

surprisingly well. They said they always knew there

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

glancing at Abi

in Cameron wood?" I

that was all in the past Ella," Abi said

raised my eyebrow, "What a whole two weeks

fun. Loads of people are going and we might not even see

gone its been hard to juggle housework, homework and social life. But

Connor help with housework? Make dinner

I looked at each other

a kitchen trying to toast a piece of bread before," I said

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

Mom left, I've felt like the parent of the house. I gave him chores but I never let him anywhere near the oven for fear of burning the house down

only a year older and we moved in the same social circles so we went

we always came back together. He'd taken full advantage of the 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

was

but we didn't have it easy and I didn't

Easy.

wasn't a word I would

father died

was a car accident. We don't know how it happened. His car appeared to have just spontaneously flipped over and he landed dead in a ditch. But he was an alcoholic. The autopsy showed a lot in his system and it was

him for. He'd argued with 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 we still

too. After the accident, she was never

years ago she decided she couldn't face living 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

all

left to go and live as a rogue again. She wanted Connor and me to join her but we liked our lives in Kellington. We had friends, an education, a home. So we stayed, got jobs in a

I said, nothing

in the cafeteria, picking at the dry sandwhich I'd spent $2. It was limp and had one singular slice of cheese inside that sweated and moulded

of a

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

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

said sniffing the air. It smelt like they'd brought out some hot fries and my

always hungry,"

my fault I have an inhumanely high metabolism,"

the bell rang at 4 O'clock my

Detention.

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

Shit.

kind of hoping/expecting that he

rogue," He said in his usual

direction," I said sitting down as far away as possible from him. He immediately picked

the very

you two are no strangers to detention so I won't bother you with the rules," He said. "Just get on

homework and didn't go out my way to break the rules but my