Layla

I was in a shop trying to pick out a couple of camping gear items as a gift for Luke. He’d really appreciate my thoughtfulness and realise how lucky he was to have a girlfriend like me. The sleazy salesboy in the shop kept trying to hit on me. He got the message and backed away after I sent a few glares his way. These mundane idiots, thinking they actually have a chance with someone like me. No one would have even dared to meet my eyes if they really knew that I could rip their balls off with a single yank.

I got home and put away the shopping bags before settling down in front of the TV. I’d gotten a text message from Luke earlier saying that he’d be busy tonight without explaining why and he still hadn’t replied to my inquiries. It had something to do with that scrawny fucker I saw earlier joining the pack. I had no idea what Luke was thinking, inviting someone like him to join the pack.

I changed channels and settled on one where a few women were discussing pay gap and gender inequality in the workplace. I really couldn’t sympathise with them. Compared to the situation of werewolf women, these bitches had it easy in life.

There were no woman alphas, at least none that I’d ever heard of.

A she-wolf in the pack was always at the mercy of the alpha. If the alpha wanted to take her, there was pretty much nothing she could do unless she was an extremely talented aura user, which was very rare. There were many such packs in which the women served as nothing more than the playthings of the alpha.

It made my skin crawl just to think about it. Thank goodness I had Luke. I was the member of the pack who had known Luke the longest. I had known him since we were kids. He was the son of alpha Reynold and I knew he was my way to a better life. For someone like me, with only a secondary wolfblood line, Luke was like a lottery ticket. I had been trying to get close to him since primary school. We became friends, but I couldn’t get any further with him because he only had eyes for that bitch.

Peyton. He was always running after her, not sparing me much attention.

Thankfully, when we were 15, she went and got herself killed. The event was a double jackpot as the incident triggered Luke’s alpha transformation. When Luke decided to leave town a year later, I left with him. The rest, as they say, is history.

I am the queen of a strong pack now, even though Luke had so far refused to breed with me. We had plenty of unprotected sex, but unfortunately, for me to get pregnant with an alpha’s children, he’d have to take me while we were in transformed state, which he had refused to do so far.

Luke was a bit too worried about power in my opinion. But, sooner or later he was going to realise how much I loved him and how great we could be as a family. I was in a really good mood as I went to bed that night. I decided to surprise him the next morning with my gift. He would probably be feeling tired after inducting a new member to the pack. And I was always the perfect one to cheer him up.

As I was walking into the Auto shop, I saw Jay pulling up. I spared him a glance before walking inside. Of all the members of the pack, he was the least trustworthy. He didn’t join the pack voluntarily like Rob or Sam, he was ’acquired’ by Luke because of his superior warrior bloodline. I made a beeline for the office area of the shop. I found Rob and Sam in the office. Sam had to leave real quick because he forgot something.

I found myself alone with sleazy Rob who had a stupid expression on his face. I’d caught the guy staring at me countless times. As if any girl would look at him twice when Luke was around. He seemed like he was working up to something before he turned to face me.

Rob

‘Aw…man.. I really don’t wanna deal with queen bitch.’ I thought, before realising something. Something that any motivational speaker worth his salt will tell you. Every problem was an opportunity. This was no different. It was an opportunity for me to have some fun and possibly gather some information.

“Sorry Layla, Luke’s out right now, in fact you just missed him”. I saw her face fall a bit

‘Oh yes..’

“It’s a bit early for him isn’t it? Did you guys postpone the new member joining the pack or something?”she asked, looking sceptical.

“Oh no, we do have a new member in our pack.” I replied with a smile.

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‘Ohoho.. Here it comes..’

“Oh, Where is he? His name was Pete wasn’t it?I’m actually surprised he survived the transition. He looked about ready to keel over from a stiff breeze.” She said disdainfully.

“Don’t worry, She’s perfectly fine. In fact, Luke’s out with her right now, shopping for clothes and stuff.” I said with barely concealed glee.

“What…wait… What??.... What the fuck do you mean SHE? And Luke’s out doing WHAT??”.

“What I mean, Layla, is that the ritual last night was a double transmutation. A new female pack member was created from a mundane male” I said.

I watched her eyes go wider and wider until it was threatening to pop out of her sockets. Ah, yes, there’s the expression I wanted to see.

Layla’s face was changing colours rapidly as her expression changed from disbelief to anger.

“You mean to tell me you guys actually attempted a double transmutation. Do you know just how fucking dangerous that is?” She shrieked.

“I do, actually. I warned Luke countless times not to try something so huge with his present aura strength. But, you know how stubborn he can be. He was right though. He was able to pull it off successfully and improve his aura skills, which were lagging behind his physical”.

I saw her flinch at my dig about Luke lagging behind on his aura. Luke’s aura would’ve been better if she wasn’t below average in hers. She stayed silent for a while before sitting down.

“So when will he be back after escorting that faggoty guy?” She asked, venom dripping from her every word.

“That’s just it though, she looks nothing like he did before the transformation. She’s quite something to look at” I said with a smile.

I saw her face darken and her jaw clench.

‘Oh yes, queen bitchiness was definitely feeling insecure. Now, Let's see if I can’t get some info out of her’

“By the way, our new member has a new name to go with her rocking hot body”.

“What?” She asked through gritted teeth.

“It was a bit funny, we already had a name picked out, But, Luke decided to change it to Peyton”.

I saw the colour leaching off her face as she knocked over the vase she was fiddling with. She was staring at me with a horrified expression before getting up and turning away from me.

“That name means something to you, Layla?”.

“No” came her answer in an emotionless voice.

‘Liar, that name meant something to her the same as it did for Luke. It was a name from their shared past, A name that Luke loved and she hated’.

I doubted I could get anything more out of her. She seemed to have clammed up. This meant that Luke’s attraction to our new girl was more than just skin deep. That could become problematic down the line. I needed to think about this more. I left Layla standing in the office as I made my exit.

Peyton

It was evening by the time we got back from our shopping trip. I was trying to be frugal and get only the essentials, but Luke insisted that we get me an entire wardrobe. It wasn’t like we were shopping at discount stores either. He took me to designer stores and spent a fortune getting everything we required. He carried around a lot of cash. I would have never carried around so much currency for the fear of getting mugged.

But, someone actually successfully robbing the 6’4” alpha werewolf walking beside me was laughable.

I found out that I was a D cup girl now and the amount of interest he showed in helping me pick out lingerie left me not many doubts as to what his intentions were.

I contemplated the possibility of running away, but I had a feeling that he could use the connection tethering me to him to track me down. And if the money he was spending on me was any indication, he didn’t lack material resources either.

I wasn’t that better off than I was yesterday. I didn’t have many options. Which meant that I’d have to bite the bullet. As a guy, I stayed as a virgin for 18 years. Somehow, I didn’t think I'd have that option as a girl.

Sam and Jay were on the floor of the shop when we came in. Luke told them to help me with moving our cargo to my room. I heard Sam informing Luke that Layla was waiting in the office. Luke nodded before we set off. I’d guess his pseudo girlfriend/ fuckbuddy was not gonna be pleased to see me. The look I received from her as we entered confirmed my suspicions. While she obviously disliked me before, the look that she was giving me was one of pure hate.

Luke told the three of us to head on up. We’d barely reached my apartment before we could hear the sounds of Layla yelling. We focused on unpacking and in a little while we heard Luke come up and slam the door to his room. Jay and Sam left me soon afterwards as I fell down on my bed, trying to process all the things that had happened to me today.