Nine

~Kyle~

I never gave her what she wanted, I have hurt both intentionally and unintentionally, being in a love triangle isn't easy, Kaylee threatening to kill Isabelle which isn't a threat because I know what she's capable of doing, the best way to avoid this unnecessary drama was to avoid it, if I acted as if she has been wiped from the face of the earth, her feelings will die eventually, besides, she's human.

Maybe, I'm bound to mateless, a curse of my fore fathers because of their sins that fell on me… Isabelle is human but I'm not too sure because I am drawn to her in a way, I can't explain it, Kaylee was an Alpha's daughter so therefore, she feels the need to be my Luna and I'm not going to let that happen, not after what she has done, she's a psychopath and I have to protect Isabelle from her.

If only Isabelle was a werewolf, she would have been able to fend for herself.

Humans were no match for werewolves except you are an amazing hunter and Isabelle isn't one of that, even if she is, Kaylee is ready to bring a team of vampires to destroy Isabelle's family.

Yes, she's that crazy.

More reason why whatever she has for me isn't real, it's obviously obsession, it's either she's power crazy or she's obsessed with me.

Wow, look at what her family drama has dragged me into, leaving a psychotic bitch for me as a responsibility.

Take care of her isn't the same as she's your mate but she doesn't seem to understand that statement.

Kaylee is that kind of a girl that her motto of obsession is If I can't have you, no one else will.

Geez, there are alot of people in the planet and alot of werewolves too.

She needed to understand that I'm not her mate, she knows that but she just wants to deny that fact, she knows there's no connection between us especially when hatred is from my end which wad caused by her.

I get it, I'm one of the hottest Alphas but there are others too, she can just become a rogue and one of them will find her or better still, become Aiden's mate.

Nah, it's just pure lust from his end.

"What did you say or do to Isabelle that made her cry?!" I pulled Kaylee forcefully to face me.

"I didn't do anything, the only thing I did was harmless, I told her the bitter truth." She shrugged.

"What bitter truth?!"

"That you are just toying with her emotions and you truly belong to me." She smirked.

I clenched my fist as I tried so hard to not hit her.

"You are very lucky that you are a girl, I would have beat you up, how many times have I told you that I'm not yours and I will never be! ." I yelled at her and she didn't flinch one bit.

"Well, I'm not going to believe that lie, we are fated for each other." She touched my arms.

I yanked them off, "Don't you dare drag the moon goddess into this, we aren't fated for each other, we aren't even mates, get this straight into your head, you are just my responsibility, to take care of you, to make sure you are always safe and I have been doing that for a long time, if you don't stop this irritating obsession that you have for me, I will be forced to kick you out of the pack and you will be homeless on the streets or probably the woods. " I warned.

She scoffed, " Come on, babe, it's not an obsession, I truly love you, you just blinded by hatred that's why you can't see it and I know you can't kick me out of the pack, you owe my father a promise and yes, you have been taking care of me, more reason why I can't help falling for you and I do not want some human to enjoy you. "

"Promise meant for you and made by me are bound to be broken, not kept and stay the hell away from Isabelle, I won't warn you again, if I see you one inch, near her or a tear in those beautiful eyes of her, you will find yourself on the streets." I warned with a glare that's enough to send her six feet below.

" You can't be mates with a human. " She commented.

" No one asked you for your opinion or permission. "

" Dogs are cute, wolves are dangerous and you think when she finds out that you are a werewolf, she would really accept you? Come on, I know you are smarter than this, you wouldn't want to get hurt again… but this time by a human? Give up the chase, she isn't the one for me. "

" Shut that trap hole you call a mouth before I help you, sometimes I wish you were murdered along side your father, I wouldn't be in this misery caused by you, I mean it, Kaylee! Do not push me to the wall, you obviously know you will hate me. " I told her before walking out on her.

" I can never hate you. " She shouted those words at my retreating figure.

After everything that has happened, I decided to give Isabelle the space she wanted, against my will though but it was best for the three of us, although my mind wasn't at rest because I wanted to find out something about her, I noticed that she's extremely good at sport, she can run for a long distance but she does not pant like a human when she stops which is abnormal and for some reason, aside the emotional trauma that Kaylee has been putting her through with her awful words, she doesn't seem to be scared of her.

I was going to give her space till her Eighteenth birthday which isn't far from now, I am going to find out the truth, her birthday fell under the perfect night, the full moon, that way I would find out if she's a werewolf or not, if she doesn't shift…. I might be forced to let go of her for her own safety.

~Isabelle~

I woke up with a smile plastered on my face like someone who had just won an award but the reason for my smile was more than an award, it was my Eighteenth freaking birthday.

Such a blissful morning.

Feeling of being an adult was quite unbalanced, on one side, I was happy that I am not a teenager and on the other, I have to be responsible for myself.

I have been always been responsible though so it's not a big deal.

"Happy Birthday." Carly and Mrs. Stanley walked into my room with a cake which surprised me.

"Oh my, you didn't have do this." I blushed.

"Come on, it's your special day, go ahead and make a wish." She urged me.

I smiled at her, I am so grateful to have a guardian like her, ever since my parents died, she has been trying to fill up that hole in my heart, emphasis on trying because no matter how hard I tried, I will always miss them, I never even got the chance to spend at least two to three years of my life with them, maybe I would have some memories to hold on to, no feeling of having a nice father-daughter relationship or even having a mother as your best friend.

"No need to cry, my love." Mrs. Stanley wiped the tear off my face.

I sniffed, I didn't even realized that a tear had escaped my eyes.

I closed my eyes to make a wish, if wishes were horses, I would definitely ride on them to bring my parents back but there was no use, they are never going to come back.

I decided to wish for myself whatever they have always wanted me to become… at least, to fulfill their last wish.

I blew the candles as soon as I made that wish in my head.

"Yaayyy!!" Carly squealed.

"Welcome to adulthood." Carly smiled at me.

"It sucks big time." Mrs. Stanley added and I laughed.

The happiness was temporary because there was someone I just wanted to be around me on my special day, it would make me really happy, I have missed him so much, I couldn't reach out to him, not after what I told him that way.

"Ummm… we have one last surprise for you." Carly declared.

"What is it?" I asked curiously as I looked around for the surprise.

"You will have to go downstairs to see it."

"Okay…." I stood up from my bed and wore my flip flops before heading downstairs with them following.

My pace slowed down as I ran downstairs… the living room was decorated with golden balloons that spelled Happy Birthday Issy, red balloons were all over the place as if it was valentine, I saw a human sized teddy bear seated on the couch with some chocolates, gifts wrapped in a box and another chocolate cake.

"Oh, my gosh! Guys, you didn't have to do this for me." I cried.

"Darling, I wish I was the one who did this but we aren't," Mrs. Stanley said.

"Then, who did?" I inquired.

"You darling crush, Kyle." Carly winked at me, her statement made my heart skipped a beat.

He actually did this… after words I told him… he still cares….

I'm so love with this boy.

Just then, he opened the door with his hands filled with gifts as if he was Santa Claus.

He dropped the gifts on the couch and his freakishly hot self came into display, how could he look so good in the morning.

His hair was messily hot, his sharp jawline made me weak in the knees and his eyes… oh my, his eyes are so alluring, I could stare into them all day and get lost.

I want nobody else, other than him.

His smell was like a charm that keeps drawing me to him.

I'm so in love with him, that I can smell him from miles away.

"Happy Birthday." He smiled at me from across the room.

I walked slowly to meet him, this was more than a dream come true, the best birthday ever, the guy I have been crushing on for the longest finally cares about me.

Kyle Wesley cares about me… how the hell did I even do it… the same guy who never gave a fuck about the female gender, the boy with the black iced heart cares about me.

"You came." I uttered as soon as I got to where he stood.

"Yes, I can't miss your birthday for anything in the world."

"You came even after what I said to you."

"Look, I was the one that hurt you and I'm really sorry, the words you said were in response to my action, I was a douchebag and I'm going to make up for it." He confessed with assurance laced in his voice.

"You didn't have to get me this many gifts, it's not Christmas." I told him.

"Gifts are for special occasions and people and you are special to me, so, don't complain about the gifts."

"I hope we aren't hosting a party."

"No, we aren't, I'm going to take you out today." The charming smile was still plastered on his face.

"Isn't he the best?." Carly asked nobody in particular and it sounded like a question that just needed confirmation.

"He is certainly the best." Mrs. Stanley replied her.

I couldn't help blushing because of their comments, they were right, he was indeed the best.

"So, I won't be around this morning and afternoon, I got things to do, so the earlier I finish them, the better for our evening date."

"A date?!" I asked in disbelief.

"Yes, a date, so, have fun because tonight is going to be a new beginning for us." He whispered into my ears and it sent shivers down my spine.

"There's a pretty dress, I would like you to wear tonight, have a nice day, I will be back to pick you up before you know it."

He even got me a dress, wow, Kaylee is going to be super jealous when she finds out what she always wanted Kyle to do for her, he's giving that treatment to someone else.

Someone special.

"Okay." I pouted my lips as I watched him leave.

As soon as the door shut closed, I turned around with a beaming smile to see a smirk on Carly and a creepy smile on Mrs. Stanley.

"Yeeeee!!!!" Carly ran to me as we squealed in excitement.

"I can't believe it! My heart is beating so fast." I confessed.

"I swear, aside these gifts, he's the best birthday present I can ever ask for." I cried and Carly pulled me into a hug.

"It's like a dream, a dream that I never want to wake up from."

"Trust me, darling, it's not a dream." Mrs. Stanley assured me.

I ran to hug her, "Thank you so much for being the mother I never had, you are the best, you gave me assurance that everything is going to be okay and it turned out you were right, I love you so much."

"Awwn, such a cute mother-daughter moment." Carly remarked and we laughed.

"I'm going on a date!"

"Yes, your first official date!." Carly announced.

"With Kyle! Yaaay!"

We packed the gifts upstairs to open them one by one, my favorite of them all was the teddy bear, my new cuddle partner.