My eyes opened slowly, afraid of what they would see, a breath of relief escaped from my lips as I saw only my blue ceiling above my bed in which I laid.

I tossed the covers from off of me to sit on the edge of my bed to contemplate the strangeness of the dreams. Why do I keep having those dreams? Can't I have at least one peaceful night free of things that make my heart beat out of my chest? The last few months have been hectic, perhaps that is why these dreams have inhabited my mind at night.

The Alpha of nearly twenty-six years had decided to retire, giving my father the rights to become the next Alpha. My older brother had finally found his mate, leaving the house to find a house for just the two of them. A rumor that rogues were silently gathering together to join forces against nearby packs or possibly even our own. The latest, and most recurring, were the strange dreams that seem so real.

But I know they're not for I wake up in the same bed that I had fallen asleep in, plus I've never met the people in my dreams. Not a single one even looked remotely familiar, well maybe that's not entirely true.

Hearing a demanding shout from outside, my attention snapped to the window of my room. And being my curious self I stand and walk over slowly and look out the window that already had the curtains pulled to the sides.

It was beautiful outside, clear blue sky with maybe a white cloud in the distance. The trees on the opposite side of the clearing below were swaying gently to a slight breeze. The clearing was full of people setting up decorations and laughing already, reminding me that today was the day my father would be named Alpha.

I turned away from the scene outside and pretty much run for the bathroom that was adjoined to my room. I took a quick shower and when I felt clean enough, I wrapped a fluffy towel around my body and walked back into my room. Going to my closet I opened the two bi-folding doors and looked around for a more formal dress.

With a smile, I reached for a royal purple dress that hugged my torso and flared out at my waist, stopping just above my knees in a lighter shade of purple that border lined white. My brother had given it to me last year for my seventeenth birthday, yet I've only worn it once before. I should really thank Tony for this again.

I towel dried my hair while I walked back into the bathroom, looking into the mirror. My wavy brown hair fell past my shoulders and framed my face, I threw it up into a quick ponytail to step into the beautiful dress before and zip the back before letting my waves fall back down. Yup, I sooo have to thank him. The dress complimented my hair and made the blue in my eyes stand out even more.

A knock on the bedroom door made me jump while I had been admiring the dress, "Who is it?" I inquired while walking to my bedroom door and listened for a reply that soon came.

"It's Ray, your mom said to be down in ten. Do you need help with anything?"

I smiled at hearing the man's voice, opening the door to a reveal a flustered man with dark brown hair that I knew to be Ray, "Actually I do. If you don't mind of course." I stepped back from the door to allow him to step into the room, he looked down shyly as he did.

"No I don't mind, what do you need?" His gaze rose back up to me when I grabbed him by the arm gently and lead him to my closet, looking up at the top shelf before letting his arm go to cross my arms over my chest and glare up at a shoe box.

"Could you grab that box? The pink one." With a quick nod, he stepped closer to the closet and reached up easily to grab the shoebox I had indicated.

Once he had it, he turned back to me with a confused expression as he held it out to me. "No offense or anything, but couldn't you have worn one of the pairs that are set on the ground?"

I smiled and gave him a quick peck on the cheek after having taken the box from him. "Thanks Ray, and none taken. Tony had put this up there so I couldn't reach it. Saying that I should wear the ones he bought instead of these."

Ray shook his head with smile playing on his lips, "Anytime." His arm reached back to rub the back of his neck, "Uh... I'll see you in a few." It seemed like he had more to say, so I walked with him to the door.

He said nothing more. So instead I gave him a quick nod as he left, "See ya later Ray." Once the door was closed, I went back to my bed and opened the pink box.

Gingerly taking out a pair of white, battered converse and a necklace that my grandmother had given me. I put them both on and walked back to the door to leave my room, heading out to the clearing for my father's ceremony.

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Chapter two had been lengthened from 'round 500 words to 900. The chapters to come will begin to combine together to make longer chapters.
Happy Reading!
~Melonie