Welcoming Chaos

By Kahla Bradford

Enter the mind of Luna, A girl coming of age in her werewolf pack and trying to figure out who she is and what she wants. Struggling to find her identity and understand her feelings towards her best friend Alysana, she becomes mated to Gabriel Stone. The mystery man pulls her in with his devilish charm and eloquence and she soon finds herself questioning what little things she was certain of. As her life swirls into a spiral of turmoil and struggle, she finds herself lost, becoming someone she never thought she would be, and though she never wanted to be wrapped in the chaos that is her new life in the end she may find herself welcoming it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kahla Bradford
• Release date: Jan 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311599247

Kahla Bradford

Kahla Bradford is an aspiring writer who likes to create alternate realities while dealing with relevant and sometimes controversial issues.

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Welcoming Chaos

Book 1 of the Chaos Series

By. Kahla Bradford

Kahla Bradford

Copyright 2013 by Kahla Bradford

Smashwords Edition

To Kimberlee for being my biggest supporter

Kayla for believing me and never letting me quit

To my family and friends who put up with my questions and doubts

I love you all

CONTENTS

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Acknowledgements

PROLOGUE

It’s a difficult, painful, and strangely beautiful to have a war with yourself. To constantly feel incomplete and torn between what you want and what you need. In my world there are two sides to every person, the soul and the wolf. Just as the heart and head don’t always get along, neither do the soul and the wolf, but they are one. These people don’t transform into big scary monsters, rather they embrace their wolf side and take on more animalistic qualities when it comes to finding love and running their community or pack. When they enter the chaos that is the mind, they’re left with more questions than answers. At times it won’t make sense, but like all of us, it’s not suppose to.

CHAPTER ONE

I’m suffocating; in the darkness. I couldn’t grasp one tiny bit of air if I tried and I can’t see anything. Everything is black and cold. My wolf is speaking to me, willing me to run but my soul is paralyzed by fear. It’s a fight I can’t win, I understand that, but I can stall my wolf until my soul caves. The need for protection is sending electric shocks through my whole body and I’m dripping in sweat. My senses finally start to come back as my wolf takes over, angry with me for my lack of trust. I run faster and faster though I have no idea why. Then there’s silence all around me. I start to hear random sounds, something screaming in the background. I will it to stop but it continues until my eyes are open.

Awake, I throw the alarm clock haphazardly. It lands on my dresser slamming into my books, sending them hurtling to the floor. I curse under my breath and roll back over in the bed. A dream, it was all a dream. I don’t even know what I was scared of, but as I try to recollect it, my wolf growls at me. I hear Alysana calling my name from down the hall.

Luna, you better be awake

 She busts in the room looking as beautiful as ever. I envy her optimism but at this moment I just want to sleep, so I toss a pillow at her. It of course, misses and falls to the floor. Alysana and I are two completely different people. She’s submissive by nature, sweet as can be, to know her is to love her. Where as I am strong, dominant, and some might say cold or heartless, but I know the truth? The meek don’t inherit the earth and in this dog eat dog world you have to be cold. Somehow, we connected when we first met during orientation. I hate the Academy, finding it all mundane, but she loves it.  She has been the only reason I have made it through.

 Luna! She says as she jumps on my bed and erupts in high-pitched giggles that set my teeth on edge but make me smile, at the same time.

 What are you doing in bed? We have to be ready do go in an couple hours

 I shoot out of bed cursing that I slept the day away and dreading tonight’s upcoming festivities.

 How can you be excited? I ask her as she leaps off my bed and heads straight for my closet, opening it up with as much enthusiasm as a child opening presents, grabbing the yoga mats and laying them out on the floor. She ignores me, going into downward facing dog and waiting for me to begin. I sleepily go over to my mat, badly mimicking her poses.

 Namaste

 Namaste

 Are you going to answer me?

 My wolf is eager to have an alpha, someone to love and care for, spend happily ever after with. I don’t understand how you can be so callous about the idea.

 My life shouldn’t be auctioned off to the highest bidder!

 Really Luna, must you be so dramatic? This is an amazing part of our lives, everything we’ve been doing and learning has been built for this. Now get dressed! I go to head for my closet but she cuts me off, running in, she comes out and lays a beautiful red and black gown on the bed, one I don’t remember being there before. She laughs, recognizing the confusion on my face.

 It’s a present, a well wish to your happily ever after. Now please cheer up and look at the positive side of things please.

 I smile at her, not wanting to ruin her good mood and head to my bathroom with the beautiful dress in my hands. I look at myself in the mirror, take a deep breath and take in my reflection in the mirror. 5’5", decent chest, slender yet curvy. I take the ponytail out, let my dark hair flow down my back, and begin rubbing the sleep out of my eyes.