Chapter 1:Scarlet- Broken in the stars

“To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by somebody deeply gives you courage”

-Lao Tzu

“It’ll be fine, sis. You’ll go to school like usual and I’m sure we won’t even run into each other with all those advanced classes you take.”

I paced in the hallway while I tried to come up with a solution that didn’t ruin my entire day. It was already hard enough being the Beta’s sister but today I would be treated differently because he would be there with the Triplet’s. I gulped, feeling the sweat trickle through my hands while I weave my fingers through my long blonde hair.

It’s hard being the beta’s sister. Everybody that you could ever run into thinks that every single thing that you have earned or just have is because of the Beta or the Alpha’s. It was actually the opposite neither my brother or my Alpha’s give me free passes on anything and that includes lunch.

There was no point trying to argue with my Beta about what he could do to avoid running into me. If the Alpha’s decided that they wanted to make my life hell as a freshman then there was almost nothing he could do but ask nicely. I was one of the select few freshmen that had nothing in common with any of the students except my best friend, Laguna.  Both of us stood out like sore thumbs with our advanced classes, raging IQ, and long-sleeved shirts. She’s the only one that knows the truth about how my parents treat Blaze and me. The only one who knows why I compete with the other werewolves and wear stupid long-sleeved shirts even when it’s a hundred degrees outside. If it wasn’t the emo look that kept the other werewolves away from me then it was my tiny frame and high status within the werewolf community. My brother wasn’t just the Beta of this pack he was the beta to the Alpha kings, they rule over all the other Packs.

I guess that’s what my parents wanted though. Isolating both Blaze and me from anybody who could actually want to be near us. We don’t know how to socialize with other packs, there are about a thousand different things that can trigger an anxiety attack and I have almost none of the tools to deal with it.

I stopped pacing. How long have I been pacing for? I looked up to see my brother with his usual big goofy grin on his face waiting for me to come back to the real world, “Okay, I know you’ll try your best with the Alphas. Good luck.” I sighed, thinking about the million things I needed to do before school.

“I always do, Scar.” He smiled, giving me a tight squeeze before he left the room. He didn’t understand half of the pressure that came from being a female werewolf alone, on top of that my brother is the Beta, and his best friends are the Alpha kings. There is all this pressure to get your wolf and find your mate and then... Well. mate.

“SCARLET KINSINGTON GET DOWN HERE NOW!” Mom exclaimed, her voice shaking the walls of the house. Did she want every single werewolf within a five-mile radius to know that I was in trouble? Again? What did I do this time? Forget to make her coffee at 6:00 instead of 6:01? I looked at myself in the mirror and brushed away some of the bedhead before running down the stairs and falling on my face. Dammit.

“Yes, mom?” I whispered, trying to make myself smaller. My hands squeezed together in front of my stomach while I tried my best to look as presentable as possible.

SMACK.

Her claws pierced into my skin as her palm connected with my cheek, blood covered her nails while she did the exact same thing on the other side. I could feel the stinging sensation in my eyes while everything continued to grow blurrier. I took in a deep breath and counted back from twenty in my head, “What did I do wrong?” I whispered, my voice trembled.

“You didn’t tell me the Alpha Kings would be at the school today!” She screamed, her loud voice rupturing my ear canal. I took in a deep breath, I should have known better than to think that shouldn’t be something that I had to tell her.

“Yes, and if the Alpha Kings are going to be there with Blaze don’t you think I should be making myself presentable in case I run into them?” I clenched my jaw looking up at the person I call mother.

“She’s right, honey.” My dad glared at me with hatred. I don’t know why they won’t let me go live with my brother, they both hate me.

A few minutes later they gave me the herbal tea that always helps speed up my healing abilities and then sent me upstairs to get ready. I pulled out a blue long-sleeved short dress that stopped mid-thigh and paired it with a pair of blue flats.  I hated it. I hated the way I was dressed right now but this would get me out of the house with the least amount of injuries and I’m not healed from yesterday.

I got to the high school like usual and ran into my best friend, Laguna. She was the opposite of me in so many ways that I couldn’t keep up. Unlike me, she had shorter wavy black hair and was on the short side of werewolves at five feet and five inches. She got along with almost nobody except me.

I could hear her ranting about some guy who caused her issues at the coffee shop when I felt a surge of pain hit my stomach. A fire burned through my stomach with a knife piercing through my heart. I grabbed on Laguna’s arm, “So- AH! Some-something is wrong.” I whispered to her. Pulling her closer to me so I could lean on her.

I winced feeling the skin-to-skin contact, “Okay, tell me what do you need?” She whispered, trying to not make it obvious. It was still super early but there was still one or two students walking by. I took in a deep shaky breath, “Just help me sit down, please.” I winced.

She pulled off her jacket and placed it over my legs so I could bring my knees to my chest. I took in another shaky breath, “What’s wrong with me?” I cried out, feeling my tears fall down my face and onto my chest.

“I-I don’t know, Scar,” she whispered, pulling out a bottle of water and opening it for me. I drank the water until the Alpha triplets came out of the classroom across from me with an eagerly happy young she-wolf. She looked around to see if anybody was nearby,“Scar, do you think?” She paused. No-no, that would be impossible. I am fifteen years old and they are like twenty-something years old.

“Don’t even think of answering that question and help me up. I feel a little bit better.” I clenched my jaw in agony while she grabbed our bags and helped me to our nearest classes. We didn’t have the same first period, tragically. Laguna bit her lip and tried to think out a solution before she sighed, “This is as far as I can take you.” She said trying to give me a reassuring smile. I nodded, “I know, thank you.” I groaned, using the wall for support. I could feel eyes behind me, they had been following us since the moment we started walking over to the classroom.

I took a few slow breaths in and out while I watched her walk away, “Whoever is following me needs to leave me alone.” I whispered, trying to make my voice sound reassuring and confident.

“Little Scar.” Levi’s gruff voice filled the empty hallway. Shivers ran down my spine and goosebumps traveled over my warm skin as his footsteps got louder and moved faster.

“Alpha Levi,” I whispered, trying to find the air in my lungs. I could feel my heart hammering in my chest.