The Black Alder Series

tiful garden full of rose bushes and white dandies. I turned around and saw a you

name, I asked. " Mom always told me

d", she replies with

curves, but what draws me in the most is her eyes. They are the bluest blue eyes I have ever seen and feel at peace. Her

I replied with the hu

Child, I have come to tell you someth

I said, getting scare

ground and put

t be patient and have courage." You must never give up, even when it seems like all hope i

, her voice is starting to fade. I'm strugglin

, I ask?", as my e

is all I hear befo

s so familiar as if I've had that dream before, bu

om and dad talking downstairs, making breakfast for me and my older brother Lynx. It is an average day here in Charlotte,

Most of us have shifted, some of us have not like me. The shifting age isn't until 18, but you can get your wolf conscious a little earlier than that. It's different for everyone. A wolf consciousness is like a voice in you

bout us, and we prefer to keep it that way. Humans knowing about the supernatural can get them killed very easily, so we prefer to stay by ourselves. I glance at myself in the mirror as my messy brown curly hair falls over my face. I can't help to think about how my bod

no one ever says anything to my face about it. Probably because my dad is the gamma of my current back and any insults towards me are an insult to him. My dad is very overprotective of me, which is something I love

being a bit taller. My brother and I have a strange relationship. He isn't mean to me, but he isn't nice either. It's like he only tolerates me because our dad does. Sometimes he ackno

ound. It's always like she is trying to punish me for something, though I've yet to figure out what that something is. I have just learned to stay out of her way. My brother, however, is the apple of her eye. He knows how she treats me when dad is not around, but he does not say anyth

shirt, some skinny jeans, and white forces. Better to keep it casual. I climb down

e", he says. "Re

ar mom grunting something but, as

your birthday nex

been looking forward to my 15th birthday

to anyone who messes with her or me. I am so happy to see her, as I have not been able to see her all summer due to her being at her grands over the summer and she has changed. She used to be short and chubby like me, but over the summer, I can tell her blonde hair had gotten darker and she wears it straight now instead of wav

ways nice to me. He and I do not really talk much as he is always spending time together with my brother, but when he sees me, he gives me his lady killer smile and I

are you read

g," I t

ast with you,"

e, daddy,

you too,"

ting for him. They usually carpool together bu

leather jacket as it's part of his bad-boy vibe. As soon as he is downstairs, he locks eyes with Jen and growls. Marcus stands protectively in fr

hat that'

rother getting hotter with

en," I

just saying he can growl at me

nking about her sexy brother Marcus. She knows I've

nior year. All the boys are taught to control their shift starting the first year as guys, especially alphas and betas, tend to shift as early as sophomore year. Girls must wait until

his mate. I would hate to be mated to someone like him. I was told he bullies and beats up random people here. They can't fight back since he is the alpha's son. I will be doing my best to stay out of his way. I also hear he sleeps with a different woman each day, and they just give themselves to him. He al

building, but Marcus just has a beautiful smile on h

her gaze is not focused on me. It focused on their direction, specifica

one is watching me. I turn around briefly but because I don't see anyone watching me, I keep walking and I enter the building. As Jen and I get our school schedule, I still feel like I am being watched, but I keep my f