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(DISCONTINUED) I walked all the way to the park. I waited every day for at least thirty minutes. I walked back my confidence withering. Every. Single. Time. I was tired of waiting, I had my hopes up for way too long. One more walk, one more wait. He will be there. And he was. Lost on the path of not only life but her own decisions, Harlow Swan takes a chance to find her long lost friend, or crush, should I say. Meeting up with him again after two years, she realizes that maybe life wasn't so bad after all, and maybe there were some things that weren't as horrible as she thought. But not long after, things begin to go downhill, and her hopes begin to crumble. Harlow thinks that maybe once she's put her life back together, along with her hope, maybe everything would be normal again. But maybe everything wasn't meant to be normal, maybe it was all meant to be awful and way too truthful for her liking. It isn't just any normal story, after all; it's hers.

My father is the Alpha of our pack. The Midnight run pack. He is the most respected man that I have ever known. All that matters to me is me pleasing him. I want to be like him when I am Alpha. I am standing in his office nervously. I have to tell him but I am scared. He is all the family that I have since my mother died. His hair is short and black like mine. He looks up at me with his brown eyes. That is the difference between us. Our eyes. Mine are emerald green like my mothers. He looks at me curiously. " Milo son? you ok?" he asks me I nodded my head and my hands are shaking. "Dad? I have to tell you something! I don't know how to say it... I kinda figured it out today..." I spit out quickly. "Well? What is it?" He laughed at my hyperness. "I'm gay." I spat out. His smile dies on his face and his face went cold. I shiver in a little fear but brush it off. "Are you sure? You could be going through some phase or something." He asked kinda carefully. "I'm Positive. I know I might be really young but I promise that I am." I say proudly. He stands up and walks over to me. He lifts my face up and stares at me. I get more nervous. What the hell is he doing? He brings his hand down across my face. His wolf claws extended. I feel them cut down across my face. I lift my hands to my face and see blood on them. I whimper and look up at my dad. "You are no longer my son. Your rights for being the next alpha have been revoked. Anything that was rightfully yours its mine now. You are nothing to me now. You are the lowest in the pack and will have to ask for everything. Get the fuck out of my sight." He threw me into the wall. I whimpered and ran out. I was ten years old when that happened to me. My life has been hell ever since. There is nothing I can do about it. I've been beaten burned and have other things done. My wolf hates me and I don't blame him. I hate myself..

It started when the rain fell. As it hit the windows rhythmically, I fought my sleep. Fighting off the demons in my dreams. I hadn't realized how real that dream became. Waking up to terrified screaming. My heart racing, the lighting striking and my family begging for their lives. I claimed myself as a coward that very same night. I hated myself. My depression became the best of me. What's worst then your family being slaughtered? Hiding in the closet from the killers. I should've helped, I should've been there for them. The pain between my chest and stomach was growing guilt. So I started thinking smart. Looking at everyone differently. I decided to reopen their cold cases. And when I found the truth it hit me deep.

There are many questions in the universe. Some are answered within seconds, others take longer. Some are never answered. Some are hard to answer. Some are impossible. Some just rely on opinion. Others on experience. But there are questions that are a mix. Questions based on experience, feelings, thoughts, facts and opinions. This is one of those questions. This is a question that nobody knows the true answer to, but they answer it anyway. Do you believe in love at first sight?

"Everyone has scars, just not all of them can be seen" 12 months is only a short period of time to heal. A short period of time to forget everything that you've been through. "Pain changes people, it makes them trust less, over think more and shut people out" Yet, those 12 months have been the best days in a long time. Things are finally looking up. The family is all together again, everyone is happy, everyone is smiling. Until a phone call, a phone call that changes everything. "Keane...I...I need you, my Dad, he's been..."

(UNDERGOING THROUGH EDITING) My life was once a monotonous routine of work, work, and more work. The excitement was nonexistent, and my relationships were strained, especially with my mom. We'd fight constantly, and I'd often say things I'd later regret. But one argument stood out - the one where I told her I hated her, only to realize those might be the last words I ever spoke to her. That fateful evening, I returned to our shared apartment, expecting my mom's signature gesture of frustration - her pointed shoe. Instead, I was met with an eerie silence. Her favorite book lay open on her cherished couch, and her phone remained untouched. My mom's quirks were legendary, but this scene was unsettling. As I stepped further into the apartment, the air greeted me with an ominous scent - blood. My heart sank, and my mind racing, I wondered what had happened. Was my mom okay? Had our last argument triggered something irreparable? Little did I know, my life was about to take a drastic turn, one that would shatter my mundane existence and plunge me into a world of uncertainty and chaos

Walking into an empty house is normal to me. I guess I got tired of saying 'I'm home' when nobody is home to reply. It wasn't always like this. I remember when our family was close. Now we don't see each other any more. We don't talk to each other. We don't eat with each other. We don't ACKNOWLEDGE each other. This all happened after my 'Mother' killed herself. My father blames me. This is my story about how I learned to not count on anyone else but myself. I'm broken. I'm used. No one can fix me. But when the New Boy in town tries to fix me, everything will change. Good change or Bad change, I don't know. Only time will tell. I want to enter this story in the #Wattys2015 please help me out and vote and comment on my story. I'll really appreciate it!!! #Wattys2015 COPYRIGHTED © 2014 BY Anallely ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ®

It wasn't a question but I answered anyway "Of course. They are family." "What if they don't feel the same way?" "Then that's understandable. They had their trust broken at a very early age by the people who were supposed to protect and love them. I have been very open with them and have told them several times that they are family to me now. I have also said that if they don't feel the same then that's okay. Either way it's my job to protect and love them" This story embodies the trope of Found Family. I originally wrote it as a comfort story for myself, but figured someone else might also need the same comfort I get from it.

I started writing this when I was 14; I'm now an adult. I tried to revise it, but... ehh. Decided to say "fuck it" and post it anyways. Have fun. "You know I'll protect, love, and cherish you. No one can hurt you anymore, you're safe with me." He holds my bruised shoulders and body in his arms. Sparks flow through me when he pressed his lips to mine, and I sink in wanting more. For once, I trust every word from someone's mouth. I feel safe, I'm safe, finally safe. --------------------------- Zane Williams is a 21-year-old alpha who has just found his mate. There's one problem. The boy is a 17-year-old human who is also hiding something in his personal life. Zane knows his mate is in danger and needs to do something, but how can he do it without causing more problems? Seth Grey is a 17-year-old human boy who's been abused for the past 5 years by his father. The boy has transferred schools, where he meets a strange man on his first day. He quickly grows attached to the man, without knowing why. And it all started with a simple question... "You need a light?"

Little did I know that a knock on my front door on a Wednesday afternoon would turn my life upside down. It would change everything. Had I have known this ever-so-useful piece of information beforehand, I would never have opened the door. In actual fact, I would have made sure I was as far away from it as possible. Unfortunately I don't happen to possess mind-reading powers, so therefore, the knock on the door came. And the one person who would singlehandedly destroy my life and make me question everything I've ever known, appeared. Right in front of me. He was RIGHT there. And there was nothing I could do. _______ Mature themes & some coarse language.