Eli took me to a room and specifically told me not to leave it. I, of course, didn't listen. The room was huge and decorated to perfection. It was a beautiful room to have, but I couldn't stand it. The white walls made me feel trapped, and the feeling of being trapped in another place again made a sick feeling settle in my stomach.
After trying to sleep in there for about an hour, I just couldn't handle anymore of the constant tossing and turning I had been doing. Every part of me wanted to see Kieran and not being able to was driving me insane. My hands were shaky and I honestly felt lost.
Deciding that I didn't care whether or not Eli found me in the room, I walked out and headed toward the only other room I felt somewhat comfortable in.
The halls were quiet but considering it was probably about eight in the evening, I knew there were still a large amount of people still awake. I crept down the hall fairly quickly, but I was also trying to stay aware of everything around me.
I had no clue where I even was in this huge house, so I naturally had no clue where my old room was. I tried to sneakily walk around the house. I kept my head down and speed walked past random pack members who gave me weird glances. This house was huge,'and I knew I'd be lucky if I were even in the same relative area as my childhood room.
I rounded corner after corner until I found a hallway that I was familiar with. A smile crept it's way to my face as I ran to the room that I knew was mine. I looked around before slowly twisting the door knob and entering the room.
I was greeted by the same scent and scene that I had left it with. There were a few random tapes on the floor from the home movies that I was watching before. I shut the door behind me before walking over to the television. I opened the cupboard that the tv was placed on searched through the tapes. I picked up one that had the date 2018 written on it in blue marker, which I assumed was permanent.
I placed the movie into the tv and waited for it to play after turning it on. The screen turned a blue color while the television made a few noises. Then, the video started playing, and a small child was the first I saw.
"I don't wanna go to school today," the boy mumbled as he belly flopped onto the couch. The person behind the camera chuckled and you could tell by the feminine giggle that it was a girl.
"Riley, you have to go," the woman said. Hearing Riley's name made me sit up a little straighter.
Riley huffed and let out a loud groan making me chuckle. Strangely enough, Riley reminded me of Bolton. A sudden pang of sadness hit me when I thought about Bolton. My heart hurt because the thought of Kieran also came with the thought of Bolton. I just wanted Kieran to hold me or scold me again or something. Anything but be away from him.
I sighed and leaned forward. I pressed about on the tv making the video jump forward. A younger Greyson appeared on the screen. He was sitting at a desk reading something. It wasn't a book. I assume it was a letter.
"Hey there, sexy," the same woman's voice said from the last video. I could easily say that the woman behind the camera was Alex, my mother. Greyson looked up from the paper and flashed who I assume is Alex a bright smile.
"Hey there, beautiful," he said making Alex scoff.
"Wow, you ruined it. I was trying to make a sex tape, and you ruined it," Alex said, and I could just hear the sarcasm dripping from her voice. Greyson's eyes lit up, and a smirk graced his young, masculine face. Greyson looked like he couldn't be any older than twenty-two. Twenty-three or four was pushing it.
"Let's just not record it then," he said cockily. He stood up and grabbed the camera from Alex before the screen went blank. In the blank, black screen I saw the horrified grimace on my face. I looked away from the tv thinking of just how close I was to accidentally seeing a sex tape of my parents.
I hurriedly grabbed another movie from the cupboard not caring what it was. I was just hoping Alex and Greyson weren't being horny teenagers in it.
I took out the video that could have been classified as porn and inserted the new one. The video began playing and a woman's face that I recognized as Vivienne from the videos I had watched previously appeared.
"Alex and Greyson have been in bed all day, and it's literally," she looked down to check her phone and then hold it up showing the lock screen, "2:07 pm. Time to wake up," she whispered evilly. The camera turned around to show a door. Vivienne quietly opened the door and walked in. Laying in bed were Alex and Greyson. You would expect them to sleep together so beautifully considering how in love they were, but honestly it was a pretty weird sight. Alex had one leg under the covers and one one while her head was laying on Greyson's chest. Her arm was laid across Greyson's chest as well while the other arm was laying on the pillow. Alex took up most of the bed while Greyson just stayed on his small portion of what he had.
"Romantic af," Vivienne mumbled to herself while the camera zoomed in on Alex's sleeping face.
"What the heck is af?" I muttered to myself thinking of how stupid the term sounded. "And fun? And flexible? Always fun," I mumbled as I scratched my head, "after fun?"
Alex opened her eyes slowly and narrowed them on the camera, or I guess Vivienne.
"What the hell are you doing?" Alex said in a very deep, groggy voice. Her words woke up Greyson who didn't say anything rather just let out a groan.
"Wake up. It's two in the afternoon," Vivienne replied making Alex groan a lot like Greyson.
"Well you wouldn't want to wake up if you were up 'til four in the morning either," Alex mumbled turned to Greyson and snuggling her face in the crook of his neck.
"Doing what?" Vivienne questioned. Alex sharply turned her face to Vivienne with a smirk.
"You know what," she said before turning back to Greyson.
I didn't want to witness anymore of what my parents were like when they were younger at that moment. I leaned forward and just flat out shut the tv off hoping to clear my mind of everything I had just watched.
My rubbed my eyes feeling more tired than I had been earlier. I leaned back and laid on the floor staring at the ceiling. It was white with some random pattern painted into it. I started dozing off as I stared at the ceiling until I hear something, or-should I say-someone.
"I have to go. Let me go." I sat up and could hear my hearing go from zero to one hundred real fast. That voice sounded exactly like Marilyn.
I stood up and walked carefully out of the room making sure to shut the door. I followed Marilyn's voice that I only heard two other times when she said "stop it" and "I know". I walked down a set of stairs and came to a hallway the split off at the end allowing you to make a left or a right.
"Marilyn?" I whisper shouted knowing that her voice was coming from this floor. "Marilyn?" I continued saying her name as I got to the end of the hallway. I looked left and said her name again before turning right. as soon as I did that, I collided with something. Well, someone.
I stumbled backward as my heart beat raced. I looked up seeing a tall, built, blonde-haired man staring down at me. His arms were crossed and he didn't look happy in the slightest.
Beta, my wolf said assuring me of something I was hoping wouldn't happen. I remembered from what Kieran had told me that the Beta was basically just a second Alpha only he couldn't dominate the Alpha himself.
"What are you doing out here?" he questioned with stoic features much like Kieran's and what I could remember of Jale's from our brief encounter.
"I, um, just was, uh, don't know," I stuttered out not sure of what to say. How was I supposed to say 'oh yeah, thought I heard my friend talking who is supposed to be locked in a cellar right now. Ha, sorry'?
"Obviously, because it sounds like you think your sick friend is going to be out here roaming the halls," he said staring down at me with pity. I felt anger bubble inside of me the way he called her 'sick'. She's not sick. Trust me, I know sick. "Get back to your room. I have orders from your brother to make sure you stay there."
"Which one?" I questioned feeling my anger come off in waves. He obviously didn't like how I was standing up to him. His eyes flashed to a much darker shade of green than they originally were making me shrink back into my small little self.
"Both of them," he growled out giving me a shove intending me to start walking back to my room.
Jokes on you, buddy. I don't know where my room is.
"God damn psycho," I heard him mutter making anger resurface. Usually a comment like that wouldn't affect me. I've dealt with it for years, but I could have swore I heard her. I was not crazy.
A low growl erupted from my lips as I could feel my wolf overpower my human side. I didn't even fight it. I let her do it.
I turned to him with a clenched jaw as my canines extended. My vision narrowed in on him. My wolf chuckled darkly as we watched the beta's face go from stoic to fearful in seconds.
"I'll show you psycho," my wolf said with a smile. We took a step forward towards him, but before we could reach him a loud crack signaled throughout the hall as my head snapped to the side.
I didn't have anytime to react before it was lights out for me.
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Short BUT I UPDATED.
Listen guys I'm so so so sorry but this summer I just did not have the time or energy to right. I was working and really honestly planning for this book and future books.
I haven't even really been on Wattpad but just recently I started reading some new book and was like yes I need to update. It has been on hold long enough.
Hope you enjoy and sort of remember the plot. If not then I'd suggest going back and rereading but to summarize:
Arden Eldridge was an orphan who was sent to a mental institution for being 'mentally insane'. She ends up getting out and is taken by shredders which one of them happens to be her mate. Shredders are one of the worst and most dangerous categories of werewolves but they're extremely rare to find. She as well as her shredder friends and mate (Kieran, Bolton, and Marilyn) are taken by a pack who are expanding territory and end up crossing with them. Arden later finds out that the pack that had taken her was really her parents (Alex and Greyson) and brother (Jale and Eli).
Hope that somewhat helped.
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Ps photo is of the beta who u guys will know soon
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