Noctis

I have been staying with Uncle Chris for the past few days. I haven't met any members of the pack he is in since he doesn't live in the pack house. I got a tattoo on my forearm of my military number and I love it. It will keep my platoon close to heart. Today I am going to search for a place to stay on my own. My injuries are healing slower than expected and I haven't gotten the all clear from Sergeant Jones yet.

"Come on Xander!" I shout from the front door. I swear he takes forever to get ready.

"Coming, hold your tits!"

I roll my eyes and walk outside to wait my his car. He walks around to the drivers' side and starts the car. We go to no man's land and start looking at apartments. I finally found one after hours of searching that is in my price range. There is a good sized kitchen that is very while with black appliances. Brown hardwood floor covers the apartment floor. The walls are a light grey in most of the rooms and then in the master bedroom, the walls are a darker grey and then the bed is furnished with a black duvet. There is also a guest room, a main bathroom and then an ensuite in my room.

I walk down to the front desk with Xander and I sign the forms to take over the lease. Xander and I grab my two camo duffle bags that have the US flag as well as my Lieutenant insignia embroidered on them. We walk up the stairs to the second floor and I unlock my apartment door.

"I can't believe I am going to be living on my own. It's about time," I chuckle.

I leave my bags at the door and Xander leaves to go to pack training. I sit down on my couch and switch on the TV. I look at my phone and debate whether I should finish school or not. Werewolf school usually goes until you are twenty and I think I turn twenty soon. I have missed a year though and I should be in the last half of my school year right now. I don't want to be sitting around doing nothing, so I might as well enrol. The Royal Pack and Moon Pack don't go to this school so there won't be conflict of interests.

I pick up my phone and dial the schools number, "Hello?" A lady picks up.

"Hi, I want to enrol in the school for the last half of my school year. I am hoping I can graduate even though I missed a year."

"I can set that up. I will sign you up for final year classes and if you pass, you may graduate. What's your name?"

"Noctis Kilo, ma'am."

"Alright Noctis, can you start tomorrow?"

"Of course. Thank you ma'am."

"You are welcome sweetheart."

I hang up the phone and grab my cash, shoving it in my back pocket along with my phone. I guess I should say that the blast screwed with my scent. I can't sniff out people anymore. I learned this a couple days ago when Xander sneaked up on me and I couldn't smell him properly. I can still sense if someone if human or wolf, but that is the extent of my abilities until they heal.

I walk out of the apartment complex and start heading towards the main part of town. I duck into a general store to buy pens and a notebook. I then head to a clothing store to buy a leather jacket, jeans, shirts, and shoes. I walk into LuLu to grab some athletic clothing before heading to a coffee shop. I sit at the counter and order a large black coffee. I decide to sit there while I drink my coffee. I feel the waitresses eyes on my claw mark scars that litter my chest and shoulders. I should have worn a long sleeve. Oh well.

"Miss?" A waitress says.

I look to her, "Yes?"

"If you don't mind me asking, how did you get all those scars?"

The girl is a she-wolf, maybe seventeen years old. I respond with, "I was in the army."

"Wow. Thank you for your service," she smiles.

"Yeah," I sigh and sip my coffee.

I never understood why people say that. I mean, yes we are helping these guys overseas, but it isn't like we are saving the these people. After I finish my coffee, I rummage in my pocket and take out my money. I find two one dollar bills and leave them under the coffee cup before grabbing my bags and leaving the shop.

I walk back towards my apartment and hear someone struggling. I look down an alleyway to see a guy and a girl. The guy hand his hand around the girls mouth and he is taking off her clothes. He is a wolf and she is a human. I put my bags down and walk towards them.

"Hey!" I shout to get the man's attention.

His head snaps to me and a gross smirk crosses his lips. I know exactly what he is thinking and there is no way I am letting him rape me or that other girl. I walk closer, ready for an attack at any moment.

"Seems like another girl is asking for it," the man's licks his lips. Gross. If it weren't for the shadows, he would see all my battle scar and wouldn't be acting this way with me.

"Let the girl go," I say in a warning tone.

"Fine," he lets go of her.

"Go," I tell her. She seems reluctant, but does as I say. There is a stream of light coming into the alleyway not far from where I am standing. "I am giving you one chance to leave."

"And why would I do that?"

I step into the light and I see his smirk fade away and his eyes hold fear. "Because I am a soldier who can kick your ass."

That is all I say before I punch his hard in the jaw. He is so shocked by my movements that I get blows in easily. I punch him in the gut and then grab the back of his head and slam his face on my knee. I let him go and he crumps to the ground, unconscious.

I walk back out of the alley and pick up my bags. I turn to continue walking in my direction, but I see the girl standing there scaring me half to death. I really miss my sense of smell.

"Thank you so much. Are you okay?" She asks.

"It was no problem. Are you alright?"

"Yes, I am. Thank you again."

I nod and walk around her. I can feel her curious eyes on my back before she leaves in the other direction. I make it to my apartment and put my clothes away. I take one of my army duffle bags to put in my workout clothes and a sweater. I throw in my notebook and pens before throwing it beside my bed.

I take a nice hot shower while being careful of my wounds that are close to healing. I wash my hair with my coconut shampoo and use my strawberry body wash. After my shower, I change into my PJs and head off to bed.

I wake up laying on the ground. My ears are ringing and my vision is blurry. My body feels like it weighs a ton and I can't move. Some one touches my arm, but I can't seem them. I am lifted into the air and I feel immense pain shoot through my entire body.

My eyes finally find the face, but I don't recognize them. I then start to feel sparks spread throughout my body and I realize my mate is carrying me. My mate has been at the base all along?

I feel myself start to relax and the pain is bearable. I just snuggle into the arms of my mate and take a whiff of his scent. He smells like spearmint and chocolate. Such an amazing smell.

"I'm here Braelynn," he says and I get confused.

No one at the base knows my real name. I look back at his face again and I see a man who looks half dead. He is terribly burned everywhere and his eyes are white. I get scared and try to get away from him, but my body won't move.

"Stop struggling," he demands.

I continue trying to move until he drops me to the ground. Pain erupts all over my skin and I look up to see my mate in the ground, dead. I start to cry. I didn't even know his name and now my mate is dead. My one and only chance at true love.

I wake up in my bed crying. I wipe away my tears and think back over my nightmare. That never happened, but does that mean that my mate died in that explosion? Is my mate really dead and that was my brain trying to tell me? I wouldn't have felt the pain of him dying because I was passed out in a lot of pain at the time. I look at my clock and see it is only 3 in the morning so I tried to fall back asleep.