Page 2 of Resisting Fate

I’ve had a thing for my best friend for years. Max was everything I wanted in a man. He was sweet, kind, good looking, and funny. He was always there for me.

He was a shifter though, and they had fated mates who they were able to discover after completing a test when they came of age.

All the kids spent their time around the pack, but they didn’t find their place in the pack until completing the Rite of Passage ceremony.

I tried to learn everything I could about shifters when I first found out about them. I had accidentally stumbled on Max and our other best friend Ryker shifting. Honestly, I wasn’t scared. They were the closest people in my life. I knew they would never hurt me.

Then I had learned about fated mates and I hoped Max would look at me and realise I was the one for him. I had stars in my eyes when it came to him.

The test lasted a whole month and, when I finally saw Max for the first time after that, I was devastated that he felt nothing when he looked at me. His shoulders slumped like he had been hoping that I was going to be his fated mate too.

I knew nothing would happen with us from there. Max had always said he wouldn’t take on a relationship with someone else because he knew his fated mate was out there. There was no way he would put someone through the heartache of losing him.

I didn’t know how strong the pull was until Ryker had fated Penelope.

Penelope was the alpha’s daughter, and every guy wanted to be fated to her. Being her fated would move your place to the top of the pack.

To everyone’s shock, Ryker and she were fated to one another. She rejected him at first, but it didn’t take long for her to give in to fate.

I always thought she would fate Isaac who was her on and off again boyfriend for years. I knew he had hoped he would be fated to her. He was self-centred and only made decisions that would benefit him.

I saw nothing good about Isaac, and I didn’t know how he had managed to end up with the alpha’s daughter in the first place.

I had seen him outside when I was running late for class. He was glaring at me with so much disgust that I had to wonder what I did.

He spit my name out like it left a bad taste in his mouth and said, “I can’t believe fate thought I would mate someone like you.”

His words hit me like a ton of bricks.

I didn’t know why the words hurt so much. I have hated him my whole life. When he utters the words rejecting me, I want to crawl into a ball and cry. I felt a devastation that I never knew was possible.

Was this how Ryker felt?

I didn’t go anywhere for the next week. I laid in bed and cried for the one man I hated.

When I finally pulled myself together, I felt nothing but numb as the days passed by.

I faked being happy with everyone, even though I felt nothing but empty inside. I couldn’t explain this feeling to anyone.

Isaac still looked pissed at me every single time we saw each other.

The days passed until we all graduated from the local college and Ryker dragged me to the after party and dinner that the pack was hosting. Since I already knew about them, it wasn’t a problem with the alpha for me to join them.

One minute we were all having a good time, at least I was pretending to, and the next we were under attack.

I was pushed into the middle of the room while everyone else was fighting shifters who had clearly come to kill.

I don’t know who was protecting me. I had my head down in my hands to protect myself as I heard growls and snarls around the room.

I had never been more terrified in my life.

My eyes widened as a wolf came out of nowhere and swiped a claw at me. My vision went white as I felt instant pain. When I touched my side, blood started to pour out of me.

Teeth latched onto my leg as I screamed in agony. I hear my name being screamed.

I don’t recognise the voice as a cold shiver runs over my body.

I never thought this would be how I died.

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