I followed Jane inside a building, and we took the stairs to the second floor where she led me to a brightly colored huge sitting room.
This does not look like a sitting room though, if my guess is right I'd bet that it is a meeting room for the pack. There were about ten white cushions arranged beautifully around the room, and a glass table.
The moment I stepped into the room, the smell of Lycans hit my nose hard, and surprisingly it was not as bad as I thought it would be. Considering the way my dad described how horrible their stench was.
“Take a seat and wait for me here.” Jane instructed and went outside leaving me alone to explore the room.
This sitting room was very huge and beautiful, the yellow colors on the wall exuded warmth, a direct opposite of ours which was painted white with black furniture.
The roof was beautifully decorated with tiny lights. Whoever was in charge of this design did a very good job, to be honest.
A large frame over the fireplace drew my attention and I went closer to look at it. My breath caught, and even my wolf jumped in excitement.
“down girl”
It was a man, the most gorgeous man I have ever seen. He was in a black tuxedo, smiling at the camera and his piercing blue eyes seemed to look right through me, and his dark hair was styled in a way that framed his chiseled jawline. His smile was infectious and charming, and I could not help but feel drawn to his good looks.
“That’s our leader, Blake.”
I almost jumped at Jane's voice behind me. I had been so distracted that I did not hear or sense her coming back.
She was wearing brown leather pants and white singlet, and her curly hair was styled in a messy doughnut with just a tiny strand hanging on her face.
“Sorry if I’m wandering. The picture drew my attention”
“Yeah, Blake has that effect on ladies. Sit down. The others should be back soon” She said with a frown and I nodded, sitting down on a nearby chair.
I could feel my nerves racing at the thought of having to face lots of Lycans. Obviously not all of them would welcome and believe me as quickly as Jane did, but I guess it’s good I have her on my side.
“Thank you, Jane,” I whispered and she nodded, taking a seat beside me.
She didn’t say a word to me, and I wondered what was wrong. Why was she mad at me, and why did she agree to help me, if she obviously did not want me here?
Before I could ask her however, I heard footsteps miles away and mumbling noises.
I guess we have company.
Few minutes later, the door burst open and I stood up immediately, preparing myself for the worst.
“What the hell is a damn wolf doing here?” A voice roared as a muscled blonde guy raced into the room.
“Calm your nerves Jared” Jane snapped, stepping in front of me, and my heart warmed at the sign of protection. Some things they say never change.
“Are you out of your fucking mind Lora?” He roared, his eyes almost red, and fists clenching in tension.
Lora ignored him, as a few others came into the room glaring at Jane and I.
“What’s going on here?’ a lady questioned, walking into the room with an obvious sneer.
Jane groaned and threw her hands up.
“I don’t owe any of you an explanation,” Jane said, folding her arms.
“Yes, you do Jane. Why on earth would you let a wolf in here. Are you nuts?” The lady said her black eyes flashing with rage.
“Watch what you say to me Sarah, if you don’t want me tearing off your tongue and handing it to you”
The lady gasped, a little too dramatically. “How could you threaten me Jane? How dare you? Is that what she is doing? Trying to turn you against your family?’
Jane scoffed, “like I need help and conviction before going against you.”
“That is enough for both of you” A deep voice said, and I turned to the direction of the voice.
I hadn’t noticed this one come in, and he was staring at me curiously.
“I am sure Jane would never do anything intentionally to harm us or anyone else. She must have had her reason” The man said, moving closer to me, his brown eyes still on me.
“Thank you, Max, for being the only smart person here” Jane responded, not taking her eyes off the lady who was now giving me death glares.
Everyone else in the room did not say a word, but I can see from the tenseness in their body that they were all preparing for anything.
“Why don’t you speak for yourself, stranger?” The guy, Max said. “Who are you and what are you doing here?”
I released a long breath “My name is Lora. I came here because I really needed you guys help”
“Why on earth would we want to help you?” Jared snapped and closed his mouth, fuming, when Max turned to glare at him.
“Jared is right. What made you think we would want to help you and why come to us?”
“Trust me, I’ve asked myself the same question since my wolf suggested it. But here I am. Shanty insisted that I…….” I trailed off when I noticed a movement behind me, and I turned immediately to catch a man launching himself at me from behind. I caught him by the neck and pressed tightly.
“Attacking an unarmed lady from behind? And here I was thinking that Lycans were men of honor,” I said and released him when I noticed the others drawing closer to me.
“We have more honor than the lots of you backstabbers” The man said in between coughs, rubbing his neck.
“That was a little low Dylan” Jane scolded the man with a glare and he looked away sheepishly.
“I thought I perceived the scent of a wolf here’ Another voice said, coming inside the room with a cheerful smile.
“Well well well, a wolf and a beautiful one at that.” He said when he saw me.
This guy looked like he was in his early twenties, lean and with very dark eyes. His cheerful smile and childish smile were charming, but I could sense that there was a lot more to him than a mere charming face.
“This is not a time for you to play around Lock.” Sarah snapped and his smile vanished immediately as he turned to Sarah with a growl and baring his teeth.
My brows raised in amusement when I saw Sarah’s eyes widen in fear, as she took a few steps away from the guy.
Hell, I like this guy so much already.
“Right back at you sugar” He said turning back to me with that smile and I frowned, not realizing that I said that out loud.
“Now you and I, we have a very interesting future ahead of us my dearest Lora”
“How did you….”
“Ignore Lock” Jane said, smacking his head fondly. “He is the weird kid in the pack”
Lock chuckled and blew her a kiss, before turning back to me again.
“Now it's nice to meet you mon Cherie '' He said and took my hands in his, and stared into my eyes before placing a kiss on my hand.
But the moment his lips touched mine, his whole eyes turned white and I drew hands back in shock.
What just happened?
“uh oh,” Jared muttered and I saw Max grinning at me.
I turned my eyes back on Lock's face, his eyes were normal again and he was staring at me weirdly.
“What is going on?” I asked and his face broke into another smile.
“The thing my dear is that your life is about to take a very interesting turn. And the day is about to get really really interesting” He said and I frowned.
“What did you see Lock?” Jane asked and he shook his head, sitting down on a chair beside me.
“Patience ladies and gentlemen. You all will see what I mean in a few minutes. In the meantime, I strongly suggest no one touches her till the big dawg comes in, or else blood will flow” He said, and I started getting very nervous.
Everyone grew silent as they all sat down around the room still staring at me with pure hatred.
“Come sit with me sweetheart, I want to get front seat when everything goes down,” Lock said, and I went to sit beside him.
“Can you tell me what’s going on?” I asked again.
“You will see soon enough”
“What are you? A seer?”
He smiled, “Something like that.”
We all sat for the next few minutes, no idea what exactly we were waiting for.
After what seemed like a lifetime of awkward silence, I heard a low footstep outside the room.
Lock clapped his hands in glee with a grin.
“Let the show begin, in 5….4….3….2…. go”
The door flew open and a man walked into the room. The man in the picture. But hell, he looked way better in person.
As he walked into the room, my eyes were immediately drawn to his piercing blue gaze. His dark hair was styled in a way that made him look both rugged and sophisticated, and the aura in the room changed immediately with his presence. The smile on his face faded away when he saw me in the room. I could not help but feel a flutter in my chest as I took in his handsome features.
As he walked closer to me in powerful strides, eyes locked on my face, a scent hit me. It was not the Lycan smell that filled the room, but something different that smelled like ambrosia, and I felt a knot on my stomach.
Then Shanty purred, and moaned too.
“Mate!!!” I growled before I could stop myself and everyone in the room gasped apart from the Lycan who held my whole gaze.
I heard a clap beside me, “And that, ladies and gentlemen is the most interesting match of the century”
Then my mind slowly registered what just happened’
I just fucking found my destined mate. And worse, it’s a fucking Lycan!!!
I turned to stare at Jane who was obviously as shocked as I was, hell everyone in the room was shocked except Lock who was just grinning ear to ear.“What just happened?” Max asked, staring at the guy, my mate…. who hadn't said a single word, but was just staring at me with a blank expression?“Blake just found his mate,” Jared said, almost sounding amused, and Blake glared at him, but still didn’t say a word.“That is impossible,” Sarah muttered. “She is a werewolf. Lycans cannot mate with wolves. It does not happen.”“Actually, it does” Lock interrupted “it happens but it's very very rare.”“But Blake can’t mate with a werewolf, it can’t be.” Sarah sputtered again, staring at me with hatred but I couldn't care less.“Who are you to decide who he can or cannot mate with?” Jane snapped.They did not seem top like Sarah too much.Sarah looked around the room in shock and stood up to approach Blake, “Blake honey, please tell them that this is ridiculous. It can’t be” she said and touche
Blake’s POV“This is very ridiculous,” Sarah sputtered, face red with rage, and I can’t believe that you are actually supporting this to begin with.”Lock bared his teeth and she paled immediately.Sarah knew better than to snap at Lock. “C’mon Blake, you have to do something about this. She is a werewolf for God sake. You can’t be mates with a freaking wolf”Honestly the only thing I wanted to do right now was go lay down my head and rest or sleep. But obviously Sarah was having none of that. The idea of me having a werewolf mate seems to upset her more than it worries me, the victim.I do understand her perfectly. This is a very unusual turn of events. We are Lycans. We don’t talk with werewolves, talk more become mates with them.Then how the fuck did this werewolf…. a breath takingly beautiful one at that…. waltz into our corner, looking so fucking helpless and calling out to me soul?What trick was the mother goddess trying to play on me right now?“I will think about this later,
I took a deep breath as I approached my room, my heart was heavy with disappointment and anger even after the lovely long ride by the human who could not stop ranting about his grandma and her cookies.Were all human parrots or what?But as I drew near to my room, my heart picked up another pace. Perceiving my dad’s scent from my room, I instantly knew that I was about to face another challenge. How was I supposed to explain my whereabouts to him?With a deep breath and self-reminder of my adulthood I pushed open the door and tried not to wince when I saw him, sitting on my bed, legs crossed and face hard. He looked stern and imposing, with his arms crossed and his expression unyielding."Where have you been?" he demanded.I hesitated for a moment, walking over to my desk to drop my purse and remove my jewelry. Then I took a deep breath to calm my nerves and forced a smile, "I went to see a friend."My father's eyes narrowed. "You don't have any friends," he said coldly.I bit my l
“Come on, open up wider,” My heart was beating very fast, increasing with each passing second, with every touch of the man standing very naked before me.I did as he asked. Really how could I not? I was on fire.Every inch of my skin was burning up right under his touch.With a little gasp, I opened my legs a little bit wider, anticipating, oh Good Lord, anticipating his touch.His finger trailed very slowly down my stomach to my waist and I held my breath, feeling like I could explode any moment from now.“You are so hot…” He whispered into my ear and bit my earlobe.That feels good. I thought with a moan. Everything he does feels good.At this point I was already past reasoning.All I could think about was this fire that I needed him to quench so badly.I could feel wetness gathering between my legs rapidly and he had not really touched me yet.Damn….“You like this huh? You are enjoying it aren’t you? “Did he need to ask? I wanted to scream that he should just touch me. Stop th
The next day was not all sunshine either, to be very honest. After Blake’s incident I had tried as much as I could to get some sleep before daybreak, trying to ignore the horniness and the pain brought by this blatant request.But all were to no single avail. And by the time day broke, and the first light of the day streaked into my room, I already had a severe headache.Mother fucker.I groaned as I got up from the bed and went straight to the bathroom.After long minutes of soaking myself in a cold bath and washing my hair I was already feeling much better with energy renewed for the day.I still had lots of things in mind to take care of, and my own problems to handle which seems to keep piling up every day.First the threats, then my mating dilemma now, my mate wants to reject me and render me useless for life.And to think that I never did anything wrong to deserve all these.SighA knock on my door interrupted my thoughts and I groaned in frustration. I honestly did not want an
LOLA’S POVDamn it.I stormed into my room, my heart racing, anger burning in me. I slammed the door shut behind me, relishing the loud thud it made as it hit the frame. I couldn't believe it. How could he?How could he disrespect my mother this way?It was not fair; no, it was not.How could he just give Yvonne what was rightfully my mother’s?And this would mean a lot of things.The leadership would not be my family’s anymore.My maternal grandmother was the Luna, and so was my mother. The next should be mine. Marrying Yvonne could mean that the leadership would be shifted to merchildren not mine.Not that I really cared about being the Luna of the pack…I did not. But that does not mean I'll comfortably let my legacy and right be stripped away from me like that.I clutched the plate of bread tightly in my hand, my knuckles turning white with the force of my grip. How could he do this to me? How could he so callously betray my mother's memory like this?I paced back and forth, my
BLAKE’S POVI was shocked. Yeah, shock was one of the feelings my brain registered, as I felt Lora’s lips on mine.For a moment, I froze, my mind racing with confusion and disbelief. But then her lips opened up, her tongue licking at my lips and all the thoughts and doubts melted away.It was like an electric shock went through me, a jolt of pure sensation that I felt from the tips of my toes to the top of my head. I felt her fingers on my cheek, the touch gentle and tentative, and I knew that I had to respond.I kissed her back, my movements hesitant at first, but then surer and more confident as I felt the passion between us growing.As our tongues twirled together in an exotic dance, I felt a mix of emotions swirling inside me. There was desire, of course, but also confusion and doubt. I had never felt this way before, never been so close to someone in this way.Perhaps it is the mating heat. Definitely the mating heat.Somewhere in my mind I knew that I should not be doing this.
LORA’S POVThe next morning as the bright rays of the sun penetrated the room from the open window, I woke up with the taste of Blake's lips still lingering on mine. It was like the memory of our kiss was etched onto my tongue, and I couldn't shake it off no matter how hard I tried.As much as I enjoyed the kiss, I couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed about practically jumping on him and initiating it. It wasn't like me to be so forward, but there was something about Blake that made me feel whole again last night. The way his lips had brushed against mine, so soft and gentle yet undeniably electric, had made my heart skip a beat.I knew that I should not be thinking about that, given our predicament. I should not be thinking about the length of his beautiful manhood and how good it had felt pressed between my legs.I moaned slightly as I felt a little wetness start gathering between my legs.You have to focus Lora, I scolded myself and got up from the bed, bones still weak fr