The Wallflower and the Alphas

Avery P.O.V.

I woke up with a pounding headache. I am still determining what is happening lately. I have been sick to my stomach if I smell something sweet. But I need to understand what is going on with me. I was thinking back last night. I was at the Lakehouse at Emilia's birthday party. I was trying to have a good time, but when I saw them walk through the door, the girls ran towards them and hung on their every word. I stared at them with murderous eyes. I wanted to rip off the sluts’ arms around my mates; they are mine! Then I ran away from the scene I didn't want to see.

But I found a room and ran in there and fell apart and cried my fucking eyes out. Even though I told myself, I won't cry because of them. But that was a fucking lie. That was when I let it all go when I heard the door open. That was when I saw Emilia walk into the room. "Hey! Who in here?" She said and turned her eyes to me. That was when she ran toward me. "Avery! What are you doing here? "I mean, are you okay." She asked me. I saw concern in her eyes. I shook my head, not looking at her.

Then they had to follow me inside the room. Then I saw Duke and Joseph follow her in the room too. They let her know they are her mate. That was a shocker because, just a couple of days, they were after me. But now I am glad they stop chasing me. But then I left the room and went outside. That was when I felt them following me. Because I heard Elijah talking to me. I knew it was my so-called mates. But something happened.

I felt really dizzy and felt pain in my stomach. Then I saw dark. I know I passed out. But I felt someone picking me up, and I heard Elijah whisper in my ear. Oh, so it was him. I am in his arms. Before, I was out like a light. I heard him say. Shh, it's an okay princess. I won't let anything happen to you ever again." I heard in my ear. I was out. I woke up in bed. This isn't my room? I look around and see I am in the same bedroom I was here before.

But where? Is this the lake house? Or somewhere else I have been to. When I heard the door open, I saw Elijah, Jake, Andrew, Matthew, Ashely, Jayson, Eli, and Natalie inside the room. But on the other side, I see my parents. What is going on? Ouch! My head. I grabbed the back of my head and rubbed it. I saw the faces surrounding me with concern and worried looks on their faces. "Umm, hello? Everyone?" I say with a nervous murmur. I can feel my face turning bright red.

I can feel my cheeks heat, and I hate when people stare at me. But I can't stop them because of what happened last night. I have been feeling sick to my stomach for about two weeks. But I just shook it off, returned to normal, and tried to survive in school. I should worry about that, not things out of school, stalkers, and wars. But it's hard not to think that something awful will happen. "No! Avery stops it! Stop thinking something bad is going to happen." I wasn't paying attention when my mom walked towards me and sat beside the bed.

"Avery, sweetie." I heard her say, and I turned my head and stared into my mom's beautiful eyes. She had a sweet fake smile. I could see she was trying to show me everything was okay. But she can't hide it very well. "How are you feeling?" she asked me, holding my hand. I didn't say anything, but I did nod my head at her. But damn it! My head is pounding and thumping. I shook my head again, trying to stop the pain. But finally, after a couple of minutes.

It stopped. "Hey, sweetheart, how's my baby girl." I heard my dad come by my mom. I saw him standing there, putting his arm on her shoulder, staring down at me with the same eyes as me. I saw the worry and concern in them too. I looked at him and my mom. I gave them a shy smile. I did say something because they were checking over me. I had to stop them. I know they are my parents. But they don't need to treat me like a little kid. "I thank you, Mom and Dad.

But I am okay. You don't need to fuss over me; I am fine, really, I am." I told them with a smile I was trying to hide what was wrong. They didn't believe me but didn't show I was lying. But they smiled and finally stopped fusing over me. "I just need to sleep," I told them. They nodded their heads and kissed my cheeks. I close my eyes and take a breath. Inhale Exhale. I felt myself falling into a deep sleep. After I woke up, I could see no one in the room with me. It's dark already outside. I could feel the cold air coming through the window was open. Why is my window open?

I get up and off my bed. I start walking over to my window, and I look out. But I didn't see anything out there. But I felt eyes on me. So, I shook my head and closed my windows. I stare out the window for a couple of seconds. I see the clouds are getting dark. It is supposed to rain tonight. That's when I saw the light up in the sky. I saw dark red eyes outside my window. I let out a scream and gasped when I saw what it was. I saw the biggest shadow. A man was staring at me. "Edward? I speak. No, it can't be. I just saw Edward, my brother. I thought he was dead. When I looked away, I returned to staring out the window, and he was gone.

I need to talk to my parents. I thought he died when I was six years old. How is Edward alive and outside where I am right now? By the time I was trying to find him staring everywhere outside. I didn't feel someone wrap their arms around my waist. I let out a scream. "Shh, it's okay. It's just me. I heard Jake whisper in my ear. I looked behind me, and I saw Jake, Elijah, Andrew, and Matthew staring at me with worry and concern on their faces. "Oh, I thought I saw something, but it was nothing," I told them with a fake smile. "Hey, come on, let go." We got dinner ready." I heard Jake saw pulling me away from the shadow outside my window. I really need to talk with my parents about what I saw and who I saw...