Chapter 1.

The weather was cool yet windy with little raindrops falling from the sky. Gemini walked through the mall with her mother on her right side picking every item that caught her eyes.

"Sweetie you haven't told me what you wanted for your birthday." Her mother said as she a cloth off the hanger.

"I don't know, anything I guess." Gemini was not excited about her 18th birthday as she should be, her upcoming birthday as a werewolf was the most important year of her life giving her the exception to join the pack and even more. Her mother was yet the reason why she was neither excited nor happy for her birthday as she wanted her to act more human-like than her supernatural self.

"At least tell me your friends are coming over." Her mother said breaking the silence. Gemini shrugged.

"I guess, I wouldn't blame them if they didn't it's not like anything special is gonna happen." Gemini's bored attitude annoyed her mother, her mother knew what triggered her daughter's attitude before they knew it they were out of the store and into the open road.

"Look Gemini I just want the best and only the best for you but you are making this difficult!!" Her mother yelled. Gemini thought it was great that she sat at the back seat and away from her mother.

"Mom am not human like you!! If only dad was still here he would understand!! Gemini yelled back creating an intense atmosphere.

"I know your not that's why am doing this!! This world is cruel Gemini what do you think would happen if they knew what you are!!" Gemini felt her mother's anger and her wolf woke, knowing Gemini tried her best to keep her and her wolf calm.

" I'll be with them, they'll protect me, mom. I have to do this it's my responsibility." Gemini said with a calm voice. Her mother grew tenser.

"Is marrying a stranger your responsibility!! I want you to be something big and not a housewife!!" Her mother was someone who didn't want to lose an argument so Gemini knew it was best if she didn't answer back.No matter how much she tried her mother would never understand her.

They drove into their compound and each of them walked parted ways as soon as they walked into the building. Gemini's mother headed to the kitchen while Gemini rushed to her room where she locked herself in, she felt her breaths shorten as she struggled to tame her threatened wolf inside her. She made her way to the shower where the sound of the droplets seemed to have calmed the beast down, this was one of the reasons why she had to be with one of her kind, her beast can't be tamed especially when threatened. She stepped out of the shower and walked towards her closet when her phone rang.

"Hello? Gemini are you there?" Kate her closest friend asked.

" Yeah, it's me."

" Herd it's your birthday tomorrow are you finally going to go?" Kate giggled over the phone.

"My mom would never let me go, she thinks I'll be some housewife," Gemini complained.

"Of course your mom wouldn't understand she's pure human, she confuses our world with hers. Gemini you have to go or else." Gemini knew what her friend meant if she didn't go, she would be unmarked which would give out negative signs. The event will happen right after her birthday preventing her from any excuses and her mother would notice her absent presence if she left.

"So what are you going to do? Diana and I are going. Just ditch the party and come with us." She thought heavily if betraying her mother means she would keep her safe so be it.

"I'll go if it means keeping everyone I love safe but I gotta be there to cut the cake so my mom wouldn't try to follow us," Gemini said as she dressed up.

"All right we'll be there, just pick the best outfit." Kate giggled again then ended the call. Gemini went downstairs to where her mother was as she knew that this might be the last dinner they'll have together. Her mother turned towards her and greeted her with a warm smile.

"Dinners ready." Her mother said as she sat on her seat in the dining room. There was complete silence that the smallest sounds could be heard, Gemini felt the urge to speak but couldn't. Once done Gemini found herself heading back to her room without assisting or talking to her mom, she found it useless and time-consuming.

The sun finally came out and the scent of flowers filled the building causing Gemini to wake, all the stress she had forced her into a deep sleep, she got up and took her daily shower then thought of improving her usual clothing style. She later made her way to the dining room which was decorated with party ribbons that wrote:

‘Happy birthday Gem.'

The thought of leaving her mother sent a sharp ache to her heart and tears gathered in her eyes just then her mother walked in holding pink roses. Gemini smiled holding in a tear.

"You remembered," Gemini spoke meaning the flowers.

"How would I forget. Is there anything you want to do before the party starts?"

"Yeah, I and my other friends were thinking of going shopping," Gemini said as she ate her breakfast.