Chapter 239


    : Serenity


    Serenity sat in her assigned seat and reflected on all that had happened since she first woke up this


    morning. The events of the day shed through her mind like a movie. Starting from the moment


    she woke to her radio rm clock ring ‘When Legends Rise’ by Godsmack. Jerking awake she


    had sat up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes like any other


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    morning.


    However, it was as she stumbled towards her own private bathroom in her satin spring. green boy-


    shorts and spaghetti strap top night set, that she remembered this morning was not just another


    morning. The realization had jolted the sleepiness right out of her. Her hair was a wild mess that


    flew around as she ran the rest of the way into her bathroom.


    As soon as she remembered today was the first day of school after her eighteenth birthday, she was


    in a panic to shower and dress in something attractive. After her shower and with one towel


    wrapped around her torso, and another on her hair, she rushed into her walk-in closet to choose


    what to wear that day. Searching through her nicest clothes, Serenity had remembered that today


    was also the first part of their final exams.


    They would be taking the fight training final today, which meant Serenity had to have an outfit that


    was not only attractive, but functional in a fight. That was when she finally settled on the shorts, tank


    top, and sandals she currently wore. Her hair went into the high ponytail instead of the artfully


    messy bun she had originally thought to put in. Her jewelry had been chosen with shifting in mind.


    Serenity debated wearing perfume, then decided against it. While she did like some, she rarely


    wore them. Like most Werewolves, her sense of smell was sensitive, and most. perfumes bothered


    them. There were very few perfumes Serenity could tolerate, and she had the few she could. Today


    she was okay with just smelling like her body wash, deodorant, and hair care products.


    It was as she was starting to leave for school by herself in her own vehicle that she ran into


    problems. Her brothers usually only rode with her during the Halloween season, and that was to


    prevent her from pranking them with something gruesome again. Today they insisted because


    again, it was the first day of school after she turned eighteen.


    Her brothers nned to stay glued to her side all day so they could grill whoever might be her fated


    mate. That was if he were even someone at their school, there was a chance her fated mate would


    not be. Serenity had blushed when she kept thinking about who she had been hoping was her fated


    mate. Serenity had a crush on Darien Moonstar since she firstid eyes on him.


    Serenity had told herself so many times over the years that there was a difference between a dream


    and reality. Still, she had continued to crush on Darien despite all those lectures to herself. At first


    Serenity had balked at her brothers being with her for this, worried they would chase off whomever


    her fated mate was supposed to be.


    Then she decided that any fated mate of hers that could be chased off by her brothers, was not the


    mate for her. Thank the Goddess that when she got to school, her hopeful crush turned out to be


    her reality, instead of an unfulfilled dream. Darien Moonstar was her fated mate, and he epted


    her with open arms and obvious delight.


    With Darien as her fated mate, she was offered a kinship with a female she had wanted to reach out


    and befriend for years now. The joy of finding her mate and finding out it was the wolf she had


    always wanted to be hers, had been overshadowed by a tragic moment. Not her tragic moment, but


    her new sister’s tragic moment. Alora had been rejected by her fated. mate as she was being


    epted by hers.


    It had been so heartbreaking watching that happen to her. Then Alora was attacked by her own


    blood rted sister. Serenity had disliked Sarah immensely before, but now, she truly hated the


    bitch. She wanted to punch Sarah in the face again, and revel in the feel of her bones breaking


    against her fist. Serenity thought she just might be a little bloodthirsty when. it came to her sense of


    justice.


    Not being able to stand the injustice of it all, she had challenged Matthew Stonemaker. Matthew had


    seemed surprised that he had been challenged by her, but there had also been a look of


    understanding in his eyes. That look had piqued her curiosity, but not enough to deter her from


    teaching Matthew painfully just how powerful her fists were.


    Matthew had been unprepared for the hits she had delivered to his face and ribs. Powerful blows


    meant to pulverize giant boulders, had his ribs, jaw, and cheek bones breaking under her fists.


    When Matt was nothing more than an unconscious and bloody mess on the fighter’s tform, the


    ref had called the match.


    Serenity had heard Sarah screeching at her during the entire match. She had been unable to resist,


    giving Sarah a re that held a promise of a beating for her as well. Sarah had cowered back, and


    a hand went quickly to one cheek. It was the cheek she had hit thatst


    time Sarah had crossed her line.


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    Then so much more happened during their lunch break, besides just a meal. Alpha Andrew and


    Luna Ember had greeted her as their son’s fated mate and not as another the Pack. Then the


    Dragon Master had arrived, Serenity still could not get over that. Getting to witness Alora receive


    everything her grandfather had left for her, had ted Serenity.


    Soon after that Alora fainted, and the Dragon Master discovered the ck magic binding spell that


    had been ced on Alora. Everyone had been worried and distressed as Alora remained


    unconscious. While Alora had been passed out, the chains of the ck magic binding spell broke,


    with a powerful rebound that had managed to injure the Dragon Master.


    They all watched, fascinated, as the regalia that marked Alora as the Moon Goddess”


    granddaughter appeared on her body. Shortly Serenity’s parents had arrived with her brothers and


    cousin Jaxon. Alora had woken up and they were all introduced to Selena. It


    was at that time that Serenity decided to put in her second challenge fight.


    Serenity was determined to graduate with an Alpha ss fighter rank. She wanted to be able to


    stand beside her mate as an Alpha in her own right. Her brothers had caught her


    issuing the challenge and issued their own challenges as well. They were not about to be left


    behind by their little sister. Now they were going to be the first fighters up for this round of


    challenge fights.


    Serenity was now looking forward to her battle with Garret Shadowtail, she wondered how


    long he wouldst against fists. She had chosen two songs in the electronic music genre for this


    battle, ‘Arena’ by Snavs and Fabian Mazur and “Power” by Turkum. Serenity liked her


    choices, she also liked that she did not have to wait long for her battle.


    The sooner she could sit in the same fight ss as her mate, the better. When the


    announcer called her name and that of her opponent’s, Serenity jumped up from her seat to rush


    down to the arena floor for their battle. She ignored her brothers as they hissed demands for her to


    behave herself. When they started to get on her nerves like this, she would y a prank on them to


    get them off her back for a while.


    The best part was that her mate’s gaze was on her as she took her ce on the fighter’s tform.


    Serenity wanted Darien to watch her win this match, she wanted him and everyone else to know


    that she was strong enough to stand by his side. Serenity looked up at her opponent when he took


    his ce across from her.


    Shedding all distraction and focusing fully on this challenge, Serenity and Rose merged their


    consciousness. It was doubtful they would get through this fight without transforming into their


    Lycan form. Raising her fists up, Serenity got into a boxing pose and waited. Garrett smirked at her,


    his expression one of surprise and disbelief that he was going to have to fight her.


    The bell rang and the ref called out “FIGHT!”


    The moment it happened Serenity moved, she was fast andnded her first blow to


    Garrett’s jaw. It would have broken under her fist if Garrett had not turned with the punch. The move


    lessened the impact of her fist, and Garrett was made aware that Serenity meant business. The


    fight was on from there. Serenity did not want a tie, due to the clock running. out while they fought,


    she wanted it truly clear who the victor was.


    As soon as her first chosen song was over, her and Rose shifted into their Lycan form. Now that she


    and Rose had shifted, Garrett having shifted with them, their battle reached a whole new level.


    Garrett lost ground quickly, their blows to him far stronger than the ones he just barely managed to


    land on them. Their battle ended quickly after that, when one of her punches sent Garrett, in Lycan


    form, flying off the fighter’s tform and into the wall of the


    arena.


    With her battle ended, the crowd roared in approval, but there was only one roar of approval that


    mattered above all the others. That roar came from her mate, Darien, and she felt it seal her and


    Rose’s fate to his. Hearts, bodies, and souls, they are now his for all


    eternity.