The Pack's Weirdo: A Mystery to Unveil

By Mudita Upreti

Aadhya lived the life she always wanted. She earned her identity, respect, acceptance, dignity, and fear in the world of supernaturals, even after being an outcast with no powers. She accepted the title of ‘weirdo’ and wore it like a queen, but when she thought that her life couldn’t surprise her more, that’s when she came to the path when her reality started unfolding in front of her eyes one by one. 

There is a truth hidden from her, an unknown connection from the legend that people only read about in books, an identity that she can never even imagine, a reality that is ingrained in her brain with a bit of illusion, and a certain unknown man behind that eerie laugh who never forgets to haunt her in her nightmares. She knows that there is something coming into her life—something that has been chasing her for a long time now, something that can either break her or make her like never before. Is she scared? Yes, but is she going to run away? Only time will tell.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers
• Release date: Oct 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9798890088093

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(The sentences in the‘)(’are the comments and

thoughts of wolves)

Chapter 1

CONFESSION

Iopened my eyes, but everything was blurry. I could hear familiar voices, but the one thing that I could feel most after pain and sadness was the warm and tingly touch that was covering both my hands.

She is going to make me insane for sure. I can hear Layla's voice.

Will you shut up, Layla? Can you please help me wake her up rather than just doing your drama? That was Matt's voice, and he sounded extremely mad. What did Layla do to make him so mad?

How can I sleep when you two rabid dogs are barking in my ears? I mumbled and wiped the tears away to see clearly. Why did you disturb my beauty sleep? I am glad that their bickering woke me up from that nightmare.

You call that beauty sleep?, Layla snickered. You have been screaming for almost fifteen minutes. I looked around and that's when I finally spotted everyone. Matt, Mia, Layla, Ellon, and a new person are standing near my bed, and all their focus is on me.

What are you guys doing in my room this early in the morning?" I asked them all and cocked an eyebrow.

Oh, we will surely play the question-answer round for sure and very soon, but firstly, get off that bed, Matt ordered me rudely, instantly making me rethink if I did something wrong.

Did I do something? I asked everyone and observed their expressions closely. Ellon had neutral expressions, while Mia and Layla were looking a little tense, and that new guy and Gramma had constant smirks plastered on their faces. Matt glared at me at the question, so I zipped my mouth, but as soon as I got up, that warm thing pulled me to the bed, and I again landed on my warm and hard yet soft bed. It seems like my bed also thinks that I should sleep more, I said while snuggling, but that stranger started to laugh loudly, and I looked at him in confusion.

I can’t hold back now, he says, now clutching his stomach. Finally, I caught this bastard, he said in between laughs.

Piss off, Jack, I heard Ryan's voice from my pillow, and I looked at others in horror. Layla, Matt, and Mia are looking scared, while Ellon is also tense.

I stood with a jerk and found Ryan lying on my bed in a sleepy state. I gasped and shifted backward. I was about to fall to the floor when Ryan got up and pulled me towards him, and I crashed into his hard chest.

Can’t you be a little careful? He scolded me, and now he is fully awake. What the fuck was I supposed to do in this situation, then?

What are you doing in my bed? I shouted at him.

It is all your fault. If you have not broken the rule, I don’t have to keep an eye on you, he also said in the same tone as mine.

You already knew that I would break the rule when you stopped me from meeting Dee, I shouted back.

So now you are blaming me for making rules? he asked me in astonishment, and I couldn’t help but become more and more irritated. Suddenly, the image of little Ryan flashed in front of my eyes, and I still remember my nightmare clearly.

Sorry, I mumbled timidly, and I went to the washroom without saying anything else.

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Ryan's POV -

She didn’t say anything. (I am also wondering the same thing: how can this happen? No taunts, no shouting.) I looked at others in confusion, and that's when I understood the situation. Jack was constantly laughing like an idiot.

Can’t you shut your mouth? I stood up from the bed in fake anger.

Don’t act in front of me. When are you going to tell me about your mate, huh? He asked me and slumped on the bed.

Shut up, let's go in my room first. I stood up and walked towards the door. I was trying to get away from this awkward situation when her grandma came in front of me with an excited expression. (Stop her from saying…)

Am I going to be great, grandma, soon? (I told you to shut her up; this lady is dangerous.) I looked towards the bathroom door, which was still closed. (Fuck, Aadhya is not here to save us.)

Can’t you just not shout and make assumptions in your mind? I told her irritatingly and took the water bottle that was on the table to avoid her.

Shit, you used protection. Kids these days. I was drinking water when she said that, so I don’t think I need to explain what my reaction was, but still, a good thing happened. Jack was standing in front of me, and I spit all the water on his face while coughing. We used to plan kids within one year of finding our mates, she continued blabbering while Jack glared at me.

Way to show your love, Ry. He wiped his face with his hand. You are not getting away from this. He took the other bottle and tried to throw water on me. (Why did she have so many water bottles in her room?) but I dodged, and all the water poured on Gramma’s face. Everyone gasped, but I was busy running while Jack was chasing me and still trying to throw water at me. I stood on the bed and provoked him to throw the remaining water, but when I again dodged it, he lunged at me. We both fell onto the bed with a thud, and we heard a loud crackling sound. I groaned in pain as Jack's whole weight fell on me.

"What the hell?'' Both of us turned our heads towards the voice and found Aadhya standing there. She is wearing a shirt that is extremely large on her. I am assuming that she just took a bath, as her hair is drenched and water is still dripping from it, while a few strands of her hair are touching her collar bones. (Our mate is surely a goddess.)

Your mate is cute, Jack said while looking at her, and this pissed me off.

Hey, you two lovebirds, are you planning to show us the whole R-rated film here? She shouted at both of us, and for a few seconds, I didn’t understand why she was saying this, but then I looked at Jack and noticed our inconvenient position. He is lying on me while we are both in the middle of the now-broken bed. (Get up fast, or how will you show your face to our beautiful mate?. You seriously broke the bed! she exclaimed loudly. (She is pissed.)

Get up, Jack, I shouted at him, but instead of getting up, that bastard hugged me tightly and pressed his face into my chest.

Who is she, darling? And why is she coming between us? I tried to push him and looked at Aadhya in panic.

Aadhya, he is Jack. He is our delta, and don’t listen to him. He is insane. Go away, you asshole. Now I am in full panic mode. She has not accepted me until now. I don’t want her to think I am interested in anyone except her.

Suddenly a smile came on her face, and she rubbed her hair. Take your time, but get up. You guys didn’t look good together, especially in this position, she said, walking into her closet.

Get up, Jack, I told him, and he finally raised his head from my chest, and his eyes had a mischievous glint.

Did I make her mad? he asked me, getting up.

Thankfully not

Shit, he cursed, but I will surely make it clear to her that you are mine. He again came to hug me, but I hid behind Ellon.

Hi Ellon, he said to him, and he gave him that bro hug. (I still don’t know why Jake's human is so obsessed with you.)

You are her mate. Suddenly, Matt came in front of me. (Is it a question?)

What are you all doing here? Do we not have any work? I asked others strictly, thinking that this would work, but this time even my rudeness didn’t help. While Layla became a little tense over this, others had blank expressions. Especially Matt. He is not even blinking.

So, you are her mate, He clenched his jaw and went towards the closet, knocking on the door hard. Come out, Aadhya, he shouted, and Aadhya was in front of him in seconds. She looks panicked.

What happened, Matt? she asked him worriedly, but no one said anything about this while Layla also went towards her and narrowed her eyes at her.

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Aadhya's POV -

I am giving up on her, Matt. I have nothing to do with her now, Layla said angrily, and I looked to others for some help. She turned to leave the room, but I hugged her from behind.

Don’t act like this, Layla. At Least tell me what I have done. I was trying to make her say anything when Matt removed my arms from her harshly.

Don’t say we are friends if you do not consider us as one. We have not interfered in your life and decisions till now, and we will not interfere in the future, but at least don’t make us think that we are nothing in your life. especially when we consider you our family. Matt's voice was so low that no one could have heard him if we didn’t have werewolf hearing.

You also know that's not true, Matt, and I didn’t need to say or do anything to prove that to you, I stated in a monotonous voice.

Then why didn’t we know that he is your mate? This time, Layla shouted at me and pointed at Ryan. I cursed under my breath. I already knew this day would surely come, but I was not expecting it to come this soon.

What do you want me to say, guys? Out of nowhere, I got another mate, and that was also not a normal werewolf but the alpha king himself. I was not even able to convince myself of this till now, and you want me to say this to you. I asked them, and Layla opened her mouth to say something, but I continued before she countered me. I also learned about this when I had exited the blue moon pack and was about to shift at the crescent moon. I am not a normal being with a normal scent, touch, or whatever you guys have. I also don’t know the reason for it, and none of us had accepted each other until now. When I said this, Matt was unable to shut his mouth.

Then what is he doing in your room? Ryan growled at Matt's question, and I glared at him hard. He instantly tried to hide it and coughed. He gestured to Jack to follow him outside the room.

You are not going anywhere. I am not the only person to blame in this situation. You are their alpha; a friend can be reckless, but an alpha can’t be reckless with his beta, gamma, and delta couples. I scolded him, and he sat on the broken bed like a kid who got scolded by his mom.

Although our bond and other things are not normal like you guys have with your mates, our touch still calms each other down. Last night I went to meet Dee without his permission. When I came back, I found him in my room. Everyone is silent and listening to me carefully. His touch helps me sleep peacefully, and compared to before, the frequency of my nightmares is very low. I explained.

Oh, come on, you guys are adults, mates, and what do you need more to have some fun with each other… 'His touch helps me to sleep peacefully.'. Gramma mimicked me very badly. What should I do to make you understand that mates do a lot more than just touch each other, you fools? chhh.… I am going from here. You guys are just living a boring life, she said in disappointment, and she went away from the room.

Guys, ignore her. She will only be happy when she gets her great-grandchild in her arms. Ryan turned his head in my direction so fast that I was afraid he would get whiplash. But I have no plans to fulfil her wish shortly. Many things have changed in my life in the last three and a half months, and I need time to digest all that and search for answers to many questions. Do you seriously think I will accept any person, no matter whether they are the alpha king or the moon god himself? I can’t drag anyone into my chaotic life.

But I have already told you that I like you, and I don’t have any issues with anything, Ryan countered, and I couldn’t help but roll my eyes.

It's not about you, Ryan. What do you think? Did I not like you? Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror? You are the epitome of perfection, and I am not talking only about your physical appearance; except for being rude to people, there is nothing that I find bad about you. When you hurt me while performing your alpha duties, you treat me with chocolates later, even when I am at fault.

I know that you have sneaked to the hospital to be with me every night after your night patrol because you know your touch can help me with nightmares. He was stunned by my confession. If you think that I am not accepting you because there is something wrong with you, then you surely are dumb. And even if you have some limitations, Mate Bond will never let me see them. You will always be the man I would want in my life unless we reject each other. Every person presents in the room growled at me as if I had killed someone. All of their eyes are flickering between theirs and their wolves.

I am sick of your wolves taking control of you. All of you, give the control back to your humans or… I don’t know what I will do. I shouted in anger, and everyone complied except the king. Damn king, I swear I will not talk to you anymore; give control to Ryan now. With that, Ryan's eyes also became normal.

Wow, you can command us all, Jack said, and this time it didn’t shock me. It just bothered me.

See, here the problem lies. My life has become a mystery. Sometimes I can command people; sometimes I can’t. I can’t even tell if I commanded someone or not. I want to sort all these things before thinking about big things like Mate. I looked at Ryan and added, I am sorry, Ryan, but that's what I am. He took a deep breath, and a smile adorned his face.

It's alright, Aadhya. No matter what will happen in the future - acceptance, rejection, or anything else. I respect you and your decisions. I am not only your mate but also the alpha and a friend. I am happy with the things that we have between us. Whether it is bribing you with chocolates or not stopping you from breaking the rules when I knew what you were doing, He said it with so much purity that my heart fluttered.

Before anyone can say anything, Ryan's eyes become blurry, and after a minute, he and Jack are jumping in happiness.

What happened? I asked, and Ryan was looking so happy that it was becoming harder for him minute by minute to contain his happiness. Why are they suddenly acting like kids?

Dad is coming back. He just entered the pack's borders. He will be at home any time now. As soon as he finished his sentence, we heard the doorbell.

This time, I am going to be the first, Jack said, and he ran towards the door while Ryan grabbed his foot, and Jack landed hard on the floor. We heard a bone-cracking sound and Jack's painful groan. I gasped, but Ryan laughed and ran towards the door. I am not going to let you win this time." Jack took the bottle from the ground and rolled it on the floor.

Careful, Ryan. I was late in saying this. I closed my eyes in horror and heard the same loud thud and the cracking sound of bone. These idiots broke their noses.

I expected them to stop now, but they were tripping and fighting with each other to stop each other from reaching the door. I looked at others, but none of them looked bothered by that. Am I the only one who is concerned about these idiots?

When they finally reached the door, both of them were bruised and bleeding, especially their faces, and Jack did win this time. As soon as the door opened, a very familiar figure was standing there.

Chapter 2

BENJAMIN

Ryan and Jack threw themselves on semi-naked Ben, and all three of them fell to the ground with a very heavy thud. They will surely break his backbone.

Oh Dad, I missed you so much, Jack said and kissed Ben's cheek. Why did he call him Dad?

He is just blabbering shit, Dad; he has not even shown his face in the last ten days Ryan smacked Jack's head, and Ben laughed at their antics.

Fine boys, fine, we will talk about everything later first; get up from me. I know I am still young, but you guys weigh a ton he pushed both of them, and Jack pouted while Ryan gave his hand to Ben. Oh, I was not expecting everyone here at this time Ben looked at everyone.

Well, we kind of got stuck into something. How are you, uncle Ben? Ellon went towards him while smiling, and Ben hugged him tightly.

And here comes my most wise son Ellon laughed at this, and Mia also went towards him.

Don’t forget about me, old man, she said to him, and he chuckled.

How can I forget you, sweetheart? he said dramatically and kissed her forehead. I can never forget any one of you, Layla cleared her throat, and obviously their sweet mates Layla also went towards him and hugged him. What's with Ben and all those hugs? Does everybody like him so much? Even Layla also. She is never this frank with even Alpha Aiden. Matt went towards him and shook his hand.

Hello, Alpha Benjamin Ben chuckled and engulfed Matt in a similar hug.

Oh, come on, Matt. No need for formalities. You can call me Ben, Uncle Ben, Handsome Ben, Brave Ben, etc. etc. But leave these alpha formalities for Ryan he looked at Ryan and smirked. Ryan is obsessed with these formalities, not me Ryan rolled his eyes while Jack chuckled, but other than that, none of them reacted.

Oh, we have company Ben came towards me and extended his hand for a handshake, And you are he is still in the previous shape as I had seen in my nightmare. Same brown hair, black eyes, and the same face cut as Ryan, but still, there are a few things that are missing and a few new things. His skin is not as clear and bright as it was before. I can clearly see in his eyes that although he is happy, he is still missing a significant part of himself. His face has many lines and few wrinkles, but still, he is not looking tired or sad from his life. No matter what he misses, he is still content and happy in his life.

Hey, you there I came out of my thoughts when Ben waved his hand in front of my face. I don’t know why but an instant smile came on my face, and instead of shaking his hand that he was still offering to me. I encircled my arms around his torso, and I knew that I had surprised him….That’s I know he is hesitating, but I didn’t let him go.

It's good to meet you, brave Ben I let him go, and he is looking at me with shock written on his face. He took a few seconds, but that very familiar smile again returned on his face, and he patted my head in a kind of love that I had missed for years.

It's good to meet you too, little lady, he patted, and Ryan came towards us.

Let's go inside, Dad from the time Ben came, Ryan was smiling like an idiot.

All of us went inside the house, and I closed the door behind us. Both Ryan and Jack are going to sit on the sofa in their bloodied forms. I wanted to stop them, but then I remembered that this would sound extremely rude and it's not like Gramma is nearby who will scold them. I looked around, but Gramma is nowhere, I think it’s good, I don’t want her to sprout nonsense in front of Ben. I don’t want him to place any hope on me for his son, at least not for now.

"Come here '' Ben told Jack, and he scrunched his nose in dislike and winced in pain instantly. Obviously, it will hurt, he has a broken nose. Jack was on his knees in front of Ben while Ben was sitting on a sofa. Ben did something to his nose, and with a cracking sound and a very painful groan from Jack, I knew that Ben had again replaced it in its position

If he had not placed his nose in the right place on time, then his werewolf genes would have repaired the bone on the wrong spot, and his beautiful face would have been ruined. He did the same thing with Ryan, but that time I turned my gaze in another direction, I can’t see him in pain.

What were you thinking? Ryan whispered, which startled me. I placed my hand on my heart.

Can you not give me another heart attack? I also whispered, and he smirked.

Why? Is your heart not able to take my handsomeness? he asked cockily, and I rolled my eyes. If he ever will be able to hear or feel my thoughts, then he will surely know how many times I have changed the gender of the moon goddess only to picture Ryan on the moon god's place.

You know I have thought previously that even your skeleton will also look handsome, he raised his eyebrow with that cocky smirk plastered on his face, but today, Jack proved that even the alpha king himself can look like a rabid dog with a broken nose I can’t help but tease him. He glared at me for a few seconds, but I could see those cute dimples trying to make their way on his stubbled cheeks. I poked his cheeks, and he finally smiled. You can’t hide your smile with these dimples he shook his head, and we both smiled like idiots.

When I looked at Ben again, everyone was silent and was looking at us as if we had grown two heads.

Ben came towards us and stood in front of Rya. No, no, no… don’t tell me you again fell in love with someone who is not your mate. He placed his hands-on Ryan's shoulders with extremely serious expressions. Oh, Chandra, what should I do with this stupid kid? He was looking alarmed.

I am his mate I don’t know what got into me, but I wanted him not to misunderstand anything in Ryan's and mine case. He was so shocked to say or even express anything, but we have not accepted each other. If I am reading his expressions correctly, then I think he is surely going to cry very soon. ONE…or is he going to scold us? … TWO or worse, what if he will be mad that his son got mated with a human? THREE…. damn, why have I not thought about this before telling him the truth? FOUR…. FIVE…Suddenly, he hugged both of us in a bone-crushing hug. Ok, I was not expecting this.

That's the best news I have heard in years I bet he is crying.

Dad, did you not hear the last part? Ryan asked him in confusion.

Let me be happy, Ryan. Finally, my little boy met his mate I can’t stop myself from laughing at this. His definition of ‘little’ is surely wrong.

Fine, Ryan said grumpily and looked at me and then at Ben. Dad, could you at least wear a shirt or something, he said to him, and Ben chuckled at this but let us go.

Is my little boy getting possessive for his mate? he teased Ryan and ruffled his long hair, I think you should have a haircut now, Ryan rolled his eyes, and maybe you also need to shave or at least trim your beard.

I am not going to change these, Dad, he said and about to turn towards the kitchen, but Ben stopped him in mid.

Oh, come on, boy, you have a mate now. At least groom yourself for her. Do you want her to think of you as a rabid wild dog? Why am I getting a feeling that this conversation is soon going to come to me?

I am a werewolf Dad. How can you even expect me not to be wild? he asked him and looked at me. Do you have any issues with my hairstyle, Aadhya? both of them shifted their focus on me.

I think… I am hungry. I ran into the kitchen, and after a few minutes, another pair of footsteps followed me. I turned and found Jack. Did they ask the same question to you? I asked him, and he took an apple from the fruit basket.

Yeah, Dad has been trying to convince him for a long time now, but Ry likes his style, he said casually.

Actually, I also like his style, but I can’t say that Ben is wrong either. My gramma is also like that. Wait, where is Gramma? I asked no one in particular and looked around the kitchen, but she was nowhere to be found. I went outside and crossed the hall where Ben and Ryan were still arguing and went directly to her room. Gramma, I called her, but no one replied. I also checked the bathroom, but she was nowhere to be found.

Ryan, did you know where Gramma is? I asked Ryan and went towards my room to check if she was there. I closed my eyes and tried to sniff her scent to guide me to he. she is not at home; her scent is very mild.

Ryan was by my side now. I am going to look for her he was about to jump from the window when someone mind-linked him. Shit, he cursed under his breath, Amara's health deteriorated suddenly as soon as he said that, I couldn’t stop myself from panicking. Don’t panic. I got this. I am sending someone to search for Shira. No one is going to hurt her. Do you want to go into dungeons or to search for Shira? he asked me, and I knew the clear answer.

I am going into dungeons. Increase the security there. I didn’t wait for him. I took the keys to his motorbike and, without his permission, rode his bike at full speed towards the dungeon.

Chapter 3

HE IS COMING

AAadhya's POV-

I am riding the bike through crescent moon pack roads at full speed. I knew that riding through the woods would have been a better option to reach the dungeons faster, but I also knew that it is not safe. I don’t know what is wrong, but I am feeling extremely tense. I can feel the same nagging feeling that I felt on the day of the attack on the blue moon pack, and right now, an attack on the Crescent moon pack was the last thing that I wanted to face.

How can your timing be so wrong, gramma? I can’t help but curse in helplessness.

Addyyy I pulled the clutch and applied the front brake while I leaned forwards and shifted my weight on the front wheel. The rear wheel of her bike lifted in the air, but it again came to the ground with a thud when I released the brakes, and the bike stopped. I was so startled that I could hear my heartbeats easily. That was Dee's voice. He is calling me for help…but how can I hear his voice?

That nagging feeling is already giving me both a brain haemorrhage and a heart attack. I have to be at Dee’s hostel now, I can’t take the risk of avoiding any feeling when it’s about him.

Woah, that was a great stoppie, A teenage wolf came toward me in excitement. This time I knew clearly what I needed to do. No one can hurt anyone dear to me

Can you please mind-link your alpha? I need to inform him about something urgent, I requested. He looked a bit confused. Please, I think he already went towards the dungeons. I need to go to the school's hostel; someone is in danger I again tried to persuade him, and he finally nodded. Tell him that Aadhya went towards school, Dee is in danger, and also tell him to send warriors on the pack borders. There are chances that we are under attack. I turned the bike towards the school while