Cold Blood Novel – Sera’s P.O.V. Seventeenth birthday is special for every werewolf. It’s the day when you find your mate and shift with their help. “What are we going to do tonight?” I asked leaning against the locker. “Why don’t you come to my place? We will watch chick flicks for the whole night. What do you think about it?” She suggested and I found myself nodding my head. It’s the best idea. “I’ll need to inform Dave first.” I muttered to myself. “See who is coming!” Manny squeaked again and I rolled my eyes following her vision. My eyes landed on Dave. He was walking with Daniel and Trent. Perfect timing. I’ll inform about my night’s plan now. My eyes met Daniel’s and for a moment I thought my world stopped.
My heart started beating fast and something inside me stirred. I shook my head throwing the thoughts away. I might have a little crush on Daniel like every girl here but he is not mine. They walked past us and I immediately grabbed Dave’s arm to tell him about sleepover. A sudden spark of electricity shoot through my body and everything seemed to still at that moment. I realized that instead of Dave, I had grabbed Daniel’s arm. My green eyes locked with his blue eyes once again. The next words just came out of my mouth. “Mate,” My eyes widened and I shut my mouth instantly. Inside, my wolf, which I started feeling for first time, was howling with joy on finding our mate. I smiled at him but it faded when I registered his expressions. Daniel was frowning at me with his lips pursed tight in a thin line. “That’s the seventh one and it’s only morning.”
Someone said and I looked at Trent who was smirking at me and at same time giving me a look of disgust. “At least previous six were beautiful. She looks like she has just risen from her grave.” Another one said which was followed by a roar of laughter from students in the hallway. “What are you doing Sera?” Dave muttered and I blinked my eyes at him. “He’s my mate.” I stated as a matter of fact and looked at Daniel for help. I wanted him to tell everyone that I was right and that he was my mate. Instead of defending me, he pried my fingers off his arm and stepped back from me. “Listen, just because you are Dave’s sister doesn’t mean that I’ll go with your knavishness. I haven’t even touched you before and said nothing because you are his sister. So honor my generosity and don’t pull a stunt like this ever again. You don’t know what has happened to the previous six girls. I don’t think you’d like the same fate. I’m letting you go because you’re my best friend’s sister. Leave now.”
He said so calmly so coldly that my heart broke at his words. There was not even a single twitch of hesitation. “Leave Sera.” I heard Dave say and then everyone walked away from me. Trent gave me a once over before leaving and shook his head in distaste. “Hey future Luna.” Someone spat words at me and laughter followed. My eyes were clouded with unshed tears and I ran out of there. I heard someone calling my name but I wanted to be alone. Daniel’s P.O.V. ‘Why did you do that? She’s our mate.’ My wolf complained with a growl that resonated inside my head. I could feel the anger and irritation coming off him. But ignorance is bliss, and that’s what I did. ‘Go back to her.’ He demanded. “I’m sorry Daniel. I didn’t know what went wrong with my sister. She’s not usually like this.” Dave apologized for his sister, my mate. ‘You should be the one apologizing.’ My wolf growled again but I ignored him, again. “It’s okay, Dave. I don’t mind.” I dismissed him.
He seemed unsure and stared at me for a few seconds as if to see if I was lying. Well, she was his sister, his only family. Who’d he trust more – him or her? I kept my poker face on until he looked away. ‘You will pay for this one day.’ My wolf said again. ‘That day won’t come. I’m going to mark Shea tonight. She will be my mate. We won’t be alone so shut up. You will be thankful to me once you realize that Shea is so much better than Sera.’ I told him and he growled in protest. I’m throwing a party tonight, it’s my birthday, and a useless fight with my wolf is the last thing I want, especially when I’m going to shift tonight. Shea is going to help me and Sera will be out of the picture forever. Sera’s P.O.V. “Daniel’s birthday party was awesome.” I heard a girl say in the hallways. I didn’t want to hear anything about him but I couldn’t help myself.
Yesterday, that boy didn’t even acknowledge that I was his mate. “Yeah, it was the best part of the century. His parents were there when he announced Shea as his mate. She’s so lucky.” Another one joined. My heart broke hearing those words. So he decided that Shea was his mate and I was not. I can’t believe it. He is such a bad guy. How can he reject his own mate and go for another girl? Doesn’t he know that I’m here alone while he is bonding with another wolf? “Hey Sera. Are you okay?” Manny asked and I nodded my head. After what happened yesterday, the sleepover was cancelled. I wanted to spend time alone to forget everything but nothing helped. I cried myself to sleep. Dark bags under my eyes revealed how long and torturous that sleep had been. There was a sudden silence in the hallway and I became alert. “I guess we should leave now.” Manny said hastily and started pulling me. “What, Manny?” I followed her but my eyes managed to fall on the new couple or should I say the future Alpha and Luna walking hand in hand with smiles on their faces.
At least one of us is happy. I thought, ignoring that tears that started to pool in my eyes. Time flew agonizingly slow. Every passing day was like a stabbing pain in my heart. Daniel didn’t even reject me. He plainly refused to believe I was his mate. I didn’t know what to feel. Relieved, because I don’t have to spend the rest of my life with him, or sad, because he doesn’t find me worthy enough. Dave had started spending more time with Daniel for pack business. Beta only had a daughter, who is not eligible to hold an important position yet, and Daniel is planning to make Dave his Beta. It’s an achievement and I’m happy for him. He can’t spend more time at home now and is mostly at the main house of the pack. Now Daniel is keeping my own brother away from me. Dave would call me every night and I’d tell him everything is okay.
When he asked me about the whole mate thing, I told him it was my fault, and that created a rift between us. I didn’t want his position of future Beta to be snatched away because I was miserable. He deserved the best and I would give it to him. I would protect him as long as I’m alive. I had to see Daniel and Shea in school hand in hand with a smile on my face. He never even looked at me. This hurt me even more. Every night I’d cry myself to sleep. I could hardly see Dave at school and when I did, he would make sure to talk to me. Manny was always there for me. I didn’t talk about my mate to her and she also didn’t push me for it. She’d try to make me happy but my happiness was long gone. “It’s your birthday next week.” I heard Manny say and smiled weakly at her. I’ve started looking more like a corpse recently. “What have we planned…” I didn’t listen to her rant anymore. What am I going to do for my birthday? My mate has already refused me.
There’s nothing I’m waiting for. Only a transformation to my wolf which will definitely kill me because I won’t have my mate with me. Other wolves can help me transform but he should be the one who’ll become my future mate and mark me. I don’t think I’ll find anyone here. And I don’t have any great urge to continue my life. There’s only Dave I care for. Once he finds his mate, he will also forget me. A plan formed in my brain. At home, I took a piece of paper and a pen. Dear Dave, I always wanted to be a good sister to you. All these years have been awesome to me just because of you. I wanted to tell you that I’ve found my mate and he’s a rogue. He can’t stay here so I’m leaving with him. I’m sorry I won’t be there for your seventeenth birthday. I hope you find the best mate ever. I love you. Your sister, Sera After writing that short note, I picked up my bag and filled with my clothes and money. I couldn’t take much and left most of it for Dave. I can’t take anything much with me, after all, I’m going to die in a week. My seventeenth birthday will be the last day of my life.
Daniel’s P.O.V. My eyes raked over her voluptuous body. She was nothing like this before. Why didn’t I notice this? Her skin was different than before. Paler. I never cared how she actually looked but I could see she was never so hot like this. Her body had the perfect curves at all right places. She was wearing a shirt and jeans. After a year, her fashion sense had changed a fraction. I mean her figure was always hidden under her baggy shirts and jeans. This time she was wearing a shirt that hugged her curves perfectly. Her dark jeans made her look hot, and worn-out sneakers were replaced by expensive shoes. Her hair was cascading down her shoulders and blew with the wind. Silence settled between us as we walked through the gardens to the woods. Neither of the two us spoke a word. So many emotions attacked my brain that I was unable to form a coherent sentence. I couldn’t get over the fact that she was here. It made me feel so elated. But something was still missing. “I don’t have my wolf.” She said and I stopped in my tracts. The first sentence she spoke knocked the breath out of me. My blood ran cold at her words. It was my wolf which suddenly felt dead. A sorrowful howl numbed my senses for a moment. Emptiness filled my heart. “What do you mean?” I asked her in a strained voice.
My wolf was hurt. I couldn’t look at her. My eyes were finding sudden interest in the dried leaves. “You should know it better. You were not around for my first shift so I lost my wolf. I couldn’t transform properly and my wolf died.” She told me in a cold voice. I could feel her hateful stare on me. I felt as if someone had stabbed me in my heart. I clenched my jaw and fisted my hands in order to stop any signs of vulnerability from showing. She is my mate and she lost her wolf. “Why did you leave? You shouldn’t have left. I was thinking of helping you to shift on your birthday.” I told her in a commanding tone, a tone only Alpha could use and a tone which would make pack members cower under my gaze. I didn’t want to use it on her. It just came out. “Why did you refuse to say I was your mate? And you found another mate for yourself the same day and marked her.” She argued. I narrowed my eyes at her, anger rising inside me. My wolf was not doing anything. It was as if it didn’t exist at all. “Everyone knew Shea was my mate. If you were not born, she would have been my mate.”
I told her intending to hurt her. I spent the past few months only thinking about her. Her scent called for me just moments ago but then anger took over me. My wolf is not talking to me. I’m in full control of my human form and I blame her for being my mate. If she was not my mate, I could have had a happy life. I could have been a good Alpha. I could have been a good mate. Just because of her existence, I couldn’t get what I wanted. “Don’t put the blame on me, Mr. Alpha.” She glowered at me. I was expecting her to blast with anger. The fire inside her eyes could burn ice. But her voice was so calm and so cold that it could freeze the sun. She was so composed. Her eyes were glaring back at me. They were the only signs of her anger. She blinked her eyes and fire in her eyes vanished. It was replaced by coldness. She wanted to be cold but the passionate fire in her eyes told me that I was able to crack the shell she had built. She might have been preparing for this moment for the past year. She might have been planning to come back looking all hot.
She wants to make me feel guilty and accept her but I don’t want to. I want a Luna for my pack and she can’t even shift because her wolf died and she is blaming it on me. Only if she had stayed a little longer, things would not have been like this. “You are to be blamed. It was your fault.” I countered. She kept her gaze cold. “How is it my fault?” She asked through gritted teeth. She was not losing the cool of her voice. “You left,” I told her simply stepping towards her. “Why?” “Because you were foolish.” “Wrong answer. I left because my mate couldn’t accept me. I left because he humiliated me in front of everyone. I left because everyone was taunting me with the remarks of future Luna. I left because my mate was with another girl and it physically hurt me to see them both together. I left because of my mate who happens to be you.” Her voice was colder than before staring at me with so much intensity, challenging me to contradict her.
“Tell me what would have you done if you were at my place, Mr. Alpha?” She asked me. “Tell me what could have you done if I was with someone else. What would have you done if I slept with another wolf? What would have you done if someone else pleasured me? What would have you done if someone else marked me?” I couldn’t imagine that. I couldn’t. The images of an unknown dark head man with Sera popped out of nowhere inside my brain. I could feel anger and jealousy bubbling inside me. Those images were so strong that I couldn’t focus on anything around me. It got worse when Sera mockingly winked at me. That image in my head was so vivid. My heart constricted and I closed my eyes and shook my head to get rid of all those hurtful images. “That won’t happen,” I growled opened my eyes again to find Sera staring intensely at me. Her eyes were dark. “And you did everything I just said.” She countered with calmness and another emotion I couldn’t decipher. Her words made me feel guilty. I did that. I caused her mental pain. I caused her emotional pain.
Of course, she would have left. She was not always strong. Sera and Dave had lost their parents. She had seen so much in my life. I couldn’t blame her for her insecurities. “What’s done is done,” I said, surprising even myself. I can’t dwell over my past now. “I can only say sorry. I’m sorry you lost your wolf. It was my fault. I take the responsibility. You don’t have your wolf so I put you under my wing. Being the Alpha of this pack, I give you my protection.” I told her. That’s the most I can do. “Don’t you think there’s more?” She asked coolly. “I didn’t reject you. I know it causes pain for both of us.” I took a deep breath and continued, “I, Daniel Wayne Osborn, reject you as my mate.” There was deadly silence. She didn’t say anything to accept my rejection. I can’t accept her. She has lost her wolf. I can’t make her the future Luna. She won’t be able to protect herself. And she will be a constant worry to pack. Her bond with pack members won’t be as strong. A couple of minutes passed. The only sound could be heard was of wind blowing and rustling of leaves.
I guess she is under shock. But I can’t do this now. I’m with Shea. I have marked her. Her father was Beta and my dad’s best friend. If any of them come to know that Sera was my mate and not Shea, I will be in great trouble. Pack members will also hate me. Shea was rejected by her mate because she was wearing my mark. I can’t do this to her now. I can’t abandon her and replace her with Sera. It will complicate things. I’m not an ideal Alpha and I don’t want to give rebellions a reason to overthrow me. “Whoa Mr. Alpha! What makes you think that I will accept your rejection?” She asked.
My head snapped at her to find her smirking evilly at me. “You always do what you want to do Alpha. You can do that now too. But it doesn’t mean I will go along you. And don’t dare to pull a stunt against me. You have given me your word that you will protect me. I am under your protection. I am not going to accept your rejection. Live with that.” She said ready to walk away. “It will cause you pain,” I told her. If the bond is not broken, it will hurt both of us. “You’re wrong Alpha. It will cause pain for you. I will make sure of that.” The venom in her voice made me flinch. I watched dumbstruck at her retreating figure.