years l

hipper voice woke me up. I grabbed m

, five more min

he said, "Come on,

nd grumpy. Jackie hugged me and said, "I'll m

ackhouse. I had gotten a summer job at the restaurant my dad had worked at many years ago. The new ow

rushed back to the packhouse to clean up the kitchen,

d my face and splashed the cold water on myself. Wow, what a wake-up call. I was no longer in need of coffee

parents died in the car accident. My stomach churned at the memory. I was only seven years old and had no one to care for me. In

exiled from the pack as a result. She was only five when that happened, so she knew what being an orphan was like

me since she took college classes. On the other hand, I didn't mind the extra shifts; it allowed me to save money. Money which I wanted to use to

ossible. I wanted to see places I only saw in magazines. However, most of all, I des

or sure that LOVE didn't exist, and if it did, then the Moon Goddess didn't want m

I wasn't paying attention and bump

fuck you're goi

" I said, lowering m

stupid," he said

has always hated me, although I never understood why. I never did anything to him, and it

he kitchen, where Jackie had al

she said, popping her hea

said, shaki

e's always been a douche t

igg

ted me since I arrived her

Luna Helen said as sh

Luna," Jackie

poured herself a cup of coffee, too

usand guests that have already RSVPed, and we must ensure they are all accounted for. Cal

rned to each ot

our summer vacat

. I returned to my room to grab my jacket and my bag. As I stepped into the room, I was pushed against the wall. The

somewhat attractive, but the fact that you're nobod

lips barely a few inches from my neck. I could feel

in a single movement, he turned me around to face him. His green eyes were filled with lust and hatred

I said, my voice ba

is hand agai

as your Beta, do you understand?" He grow

face. He stepped back away from me and smirked; just as he was about to walk out, he turned

miserable than it already is," he said, shoving me one last time