My first memory of Jake Newman was not the person everyone knows at the moment but a sniveling brat of ten years old , I was nine years old at that time. He was snobbish and rude , he slapped me on my back with a please kick me sign stuck to my back.
Naturally the entire class was roaring with laughter as he not only humiliated me but also made me feel small and stupid. He thought that was hilarious, l naturally did not feel like that at all. We were both in the 3rd grade , I was advanced for my age. Everything worked against me when I was at that school. Jake's father was more powerful than my father , his father was from the Alpha family and mine was from a minor beta family. That was then as now ten years later my family had progressed to the Alpha group as well.
The progress made by my family clan was magnificent. My father had to break a lot of rules to get our family where we are today but other clans have not forgotten the insults and injuries caused by my family and my clan.
As an only daughter and no sons my father was extra protective towards me. The first time he was called to the principal's office was when I was almost suspended for hitting Jake Newman so hard he needed dental surgery. Instead of reprimanding me he praised me for my aggressive actions. That set off others in my clan following in my footsteps of aggression in fighting for recognition and a better foothold in werewolf society.
Looking back I can see myself trying to be the son my father never had. Don't get me wrong I was a girl, I definitely knew that it's just my angry feelings towards the Newman clan was always expressed with extreme anger and frustration from my part.
We were growing as a clan , my father fought hard to get us that recognition. As the leader of our clan my father was ambitious enough to accelerate our progress with a military camp . We were children then ,the kids of the clan ... We were also conscious of the progress we could have if we stood together and pushed the future of our clan. It had been nine years of hardworking boys and girls to achieve our goals but we got there.
I t was my father's drive and skill at combat that catapulted us as a clan. It was humiliating as still our strength was no match for the Newman family they still dominated the werewolf hierarchy. No matter how much we put into training we were not going to be the top clan. I was also a drawback as my father was the leader of our clan and I am the only child of a potential amount of children ,it was my father who was not going to take another wife but my mother. After she had me she only lived a month or two. This was very sad for my father as he was quite unhappy at loosing my mother as well as having a small baby to raise but he refused to take another wife. My father had dedicated his life to raising me. The least I could do for him was to work hard and do as much as I can in furthering the clan mascot. I had to bring myself into a positive light for my father as my goal was to prove my loyalty to him and my clan . I had stupidity assumed I would run my clan when my father retired. My stupid idea was I could be seen as good enough seeing that I had worked myself into a standstill at this stage.
My father dedicated himself to our clan and the progress of our clan ,I thought I could carry on his work . "How are you doing at your new job?" My father wanted to know. This was just a prelude to his "talk" he said we , him and me should have. I was shocked when he mentioned marriage to me. "What do you mean ,exactly father. How can I get married when the clan needs a leader?" I tried to reason with my father. He said the marriage was already a signed contract and he had agreed to the Newmans terms. "What do you mean by Newmans terms, father please tell me you did not do what I think you did." My fear was acknowledged when he said "You are now going to be a bride next week this time you will be married and .....What , why are you looking at my like that!" My father had gripped my arms and vehemently told me I was forced to marry the leader of the Newmans clan and that would be Jake Newman himself. I was stunned as this was the absolute last thing I thought would happen. Really out of all the men in the world my dear father had to choose the one person I had never been able to forgive over this past 9 years. I had never dreamed my father would stoop so low as to force me to marry into our rival and enemy clan. I was shocked when my mild mannered father became aggressive towards me. I knew it would be futile to go against my fathers wishes. I knew it was in my best interest to comply with whatever they wanted. I have no choice, I was being hung out to dry in this incident.
