Independent She-wolf novel Chapter 7

Again, I was torn by that. Daddy's little angel means nothing in this family. While he was all focused on my brother's I was left with my own things to do, which suited me just fine, but it still hurt. Never once in my life did he say he was proud of me, or that I did awesome. I worked on my music and did well in school, but those things didn't matter to him because they didn't involve a ball.

My mom just followed my dad's lead. She was very submissive. If this was a pack, she'd be the omega, the lowest of the low. I mean, she was courageous enough to do her own things. Mom was a follower not a leader. I definitely did not get my attitude from her, that's for sure.

When I got to my room, I immediately started my shower. Yeah, I had my own bathroom. It could have been a way my dad made up for never being there for me, but I didn't really give a damn. It gave me privacy, the only thing I look forward to at home.

As I washed over my body, I tried to clear my mind. Forget the pack, screw the alpha, and erase all the bad things about my family. When I realized that was impossible, I stopped the water and got on some pajamas.

That night I dreamt about Jace. Again, I blame him. The dream was so vivid, though. It started out with me being locked in a room. It had one door and no windows. I felt trapped and so scared. All of the sudden, I heard a fight break loose outside of the room. I pressed myself against the back wall. I didn't crouch into a ball because I wanted to be on my feet in case anything bad happened and I needed to shift.

I closed my eyes tightly as something came to the door. I held my breath and felt tears start to fall. Never in my life had I been so scared. All of the sudden, the door flew open and someone was at my side. "Dani," Jace murmured. "Shh, everything's okay. I'm here now. You're safe."

When I looked at him, I was safe. I went into his arms and he held me close.

Then, I woke up.

Shit. I buried my face in my pillow and tried to control myself. My wolf was howling for his presence. I told her no, again. I couldn't get involved in that. Packs and mates aren't my thing. Being in love also made you capable of having your heart ripped out. I've already had too many disappointments in life to have that happen.

For now, I was stuck. As I walked into the cafe, that afternoon for lunch, I was greeted by the smell of pizza. Let me get just one thing straight. Food in my school had all been frozen at one point. It was the cheap stuff that school buy and are able to just pop in the oven and serve. A lot of it was weeks old. Not once, did I buy.

The new wolves probably realized this, too, and of course, I let Katie in on the secret so she wouldn't have to suffer along with the other humans. I mean, hey. What are friends for.

I sat down at our usual table. "Hey," I said.

She looked at me and smirked. "So what happened last night?" she asked practically bouncing in her seat. I gave her a strange look there wasn't anyway she could've known about my run-in with the alpha. Katie caught on though and explained, not clearly though. "I have my ways."