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BORA

My hands run over my bed, touching the fabric softly as mixed feelings play inside of me. I hate the fact that we have to leave this place and on a short notice too. My mother had not given me a chance to say otherwise and a week later, we were all ready, having packed our bags and arranged them in the trunk of the car.

“Deborah, what are you doing?” I look up to see her, staring at me with soft eyes.

“Nothing.” I say quickly as I pull my hands away from the bed and pick up the last bag I had to carry.

“Look,” She stops me at the door post, running a hand over her face. Mum looked mostly frustrated, not at peace for half of the time I’ve known her. “I know you don’t want to leave. But…I can’t stay here. It’s hectic and it’s toxic for me.” She releases a sigh slowly.

“I know.” My voice was quiet. She wants me to understand her –which I do– but I also want the same. Understanding was meant to be mutual.

We have lived here all of our lives and then just changing environment, changing everything I have tried to adapt to, it was crazy and confusing at the same time.

She looks at me for another moment, before giving up. Then, I walk out of the door and out of the house, putting the last of my bags into the trunk.

“You should cut your hair when we get to the pack.” She observed as soon as she got into the driver’s seat.

“I’ll braid it.” I say uninterestedly. She wanted me to have shoulder hair length like her. It looked…. professional, in her words. But I wasn’t interested. I place my earbuds in my ears and blast full music, drowning out her voice as I lay back on the passengers seat.

I watch the normal human world disappear and soon replaced with trees, forests and all other things that defines a good werewolf habitat. Moonthorne was a pack that kept itself out of the matters of human nature, couldn’t blame them. No one knew when the human would attack wolves with all the new hypothesises going on in their minds. But it was strangely where I was comfortable, largely because I grew up there all my life. I’ve never been to Moonthorne and I never thought I’d be either. But here it was.

My stomach churns and my hands turns clammy as I rub them against each other. This is going to be another strange phase of my life and I can’t help but hope it’ll be better than before, especially at school.

I think I fell asleep because the next time I opened my eyes, we were already packed in front of a small portable bungalow. I stare at the house with something less than interest and the mixed feelings remained in my heart. I didn’t know what to feel about this.

“Come out and help me, Bora.” My mother says as she opens the door and hops out of it.

I sigh, pushing my anxiety to the dustbin of my mind before I get outside the car, pulling my earbuds off. Outside the gate, I hear people making a hell of a noise and judging from the sounds, they seem to be students.

“Deborah.” Mom stares at me frustratingly and I turn, walking towards her.

The house was clean as we place our things inside. My head made a mental judgement that my mom must have hired someone to clean it up before we arrived.

“Drop your bag. We are going to greet the alpha.”

“Can’t we do that tomorrow?” I ask.

“No, Deborah. I don’t want trouble on our first day here. Moonthorne is not a place to mess up.”

“Are you trying to scare me?” I place my hands in my pocket as my mom looks at me. She sighes, walking forward to touch the bangs in front of my hair.

“I’m not, Deborah. I just want us to leave a good life here. Is that so much to ask? Be good, hmm. Please. You are no longer a child. You have to grow up. In a few months time, you’ll be 18, you’ll have to meet your mate. Do you want to keep acting this way forever?”

I stare at her for a long time, feeling her hands brush my hair down, before I finally open my mouth to speak. “I’m sorry.”

“It’s fine. Now, let’s go. Alpha Dryus’s house is just a five minute drive.” She says and pull me along into the car.

On getting to the large mansion with lights that lighted up the whole street, I met Alpha Dryus and his wife, Luna Monica. She has the most pleasant smile in the world.

“Come, take a seat.” She pulled us enthusiastically into the beautiful mansion, interiorly designed like a white palace. Flawless, too clean. It feels heavenly, the kind of place I’ll love to be without a single disturbance from anyone.

“Evelyn, it’s been so long.” She shakes her head at my mother who gives her a small smile.

“How many years did you take to decide whether to come back or not?” The Luna asks and then, before my mum could speak, she turns.

“ Hold on, let me get us cups of coffee. Anna! Anna! Oh God, where is this girl? Sama–” She turns to me, “What’s your name?”

“Bora.” I reply quietly.

“Bora. Darling, why don’t you go into the kitchen and get us four cups of coffee? You are good with the coffee maker, right?” I barely nod, before she adds, “The kitchen is that way.”

I glance at my mom and the quiet Alpha Dryus before I get up, walking towards the kitchen. Their voices drown out behind me.

“Aah..” I heave a sigh the moment I get into the empty kitchen. I was the only living thing in it, just exactly what I need after going all around since morning. I wish it could be like this forever…me and me alone and maybe…my dad.

Realizing that the Luna must be waiting for me, I quickly made the cups of coffee and place them on a tray.

Call me stupid for I didn’t see the hindrance standing right at my front before I emptied four cups of hot coffee right on it.

“Damn it!”

Oh great! The hindrance speaks.