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Amethyst

Have you ever wished for something so unattainable?

I have.

Only at the time, I didn’t think of it as being unattainable. It was within reach for my tiny hands but as the years passed, I realized wishes aren’t meant to come true. They are purely there to provide us a sense of comfort to move forward, a false hope.

From the beginning of this miserable life, I have only ever experienced pain. Whether its physical or emotional, it all hurt the same. Dumped at the doorstep of the Stone Hearts Pack for orphans, my pathetic life was solidified. It wasn’t a huge house but over the years, it housed over twenty pups.

Only ten remain now.

There is a stigma attached to being an orphan in this pack. You are unwanted by your parents and casted aside like dirt. Everyone in this pack, whether they are adults or kids – they treat orphans like slaves. Since I was five, I have been ridiculed and tortured. Hence why the numbers have dropped from twenty to ten, because not everyone can survive the torment we are subjected to. It’s a miracle that I have survived till sixteen or maybe it isn’t.

Today is the day that I find my mate.

And I want it to be Mason Price – the Alpha’s son.

No, I’m not delusional.

Mason and I used to be best friends when we were younger, he was the only one to protect me from the torment. He used to beat up anyone that hurt me and Mason often said that he prayed for us to be mates so that we can be together forever.

However, when his Alpha training began at eight, everything changed. He became like everyone else, maybe even worse. I’m living in a fantasy because I’m still holding onto that wish, that he is my mate and will finally realize that we are meant to be.

I avoided going to school today because the mating ceremony happens tonight. I’m clutching onto the only source of my happiness; Mason. Everything about him is intoxicating, his charm is contagious, and you could never say no to him. He is attentive and kind but never to me anymore. I’m on his shit list and I don’t know why.

My best friend Esmory didn’t want to come tonight. I don’t know which is worse, facing the future leaders of the pack or staying in that haunted asylum we call home. Esmory welcomes the ghosts and demons more than Mason and his gang.

Well, because they are assholes who pick on orphans. It isn’t just teasing; they beat her up to a pulp that she couldn’t move for a month even with her healing abilities. She keeps her head down, avoids all contact, and barely comes to school anymore.

The dark sky highlights the glow of the moon, illuminating us. The scent of fresh leaves and rain hits my nose, and I can feel Jade purr in my mind.

‘Have a feeling this is going to be where our lives change Jade’ I smile.

Jade nestles closer towards me. ‘Same here purple’

I chuckle at her nickname for me. My name takes after the unique colour of my eyes, some believe it’s the work of dark magic since no one has the same colour as mine. Its one of the many reasons that I’m picked on the most, the girl with freak eyes.

That’s when I smell it, like pine and berries. Unfamiliar to me, its addicting and making my mind disorientated. I can’t help but be drawn to it, Jade on high alert as her tongue darts out in anticipation.

Following the drug induced scent, each step making it more potent than before. Until I come face to face with my wish.

‘Mate’ Jade declares.

His sandy blonde hair dishevelled, concealing his forehead. A plain white shirt that curved around each muscle, his biceps threaded with green veins. Grey sweatpants and bare feet on the soil, ready for a night of hunting for his mate.

Only, the look in his dark chocolate eyes makes me want to burn to the ground.

Its not one of love, its one of hatred and anger. Molten lava pooling at those eyes as he growls. “FUCK NO!” he yells in that Alpha tone.

It cracks at my bones, terror creeping up my spine. My heart is racing, his anger is doubling until his tan skin turns red. “Mason-“

“SHUT UP” he roars.