Fatal danger - Lycan blood

I ran down the stairs as screams filled my ears and terror flooded my veins. I sprinted to the front door of the pack house and flung it open- revealing rogues and pack members everywhere tackling, biting, ripping, and killing each other. My eyes squeezed shut, and my hands plugged my ears, praying that this was not real. After taking a few deep breaths I peeled them open again, but nothing has changed, and I began to panic. With only one thing on my mind, I was now determined to fight with everything I had.

Sprinting across the open field, no one noticed me; they were too busy fighting, killing. I made my way through the endless trees searching for my siblings. I don't understand; they should have been in the pack house with me. How could they have been so foolish to leave?

Hiding behind a thick tree, I heard someone coming near. I peeked out from behind the bark; it was Stella's wolf.

"Stella!" I harshly called as I motioned for my sister.

Her wolves eyes went wide when she saw me, filled with pure terror and regret. She shook her head frantically, and tears slid down her face. All of the sudden another wolf tackled her, teeth ripping into her throat in a flash.

"Stella! Stella no!" I cried as her lifeless body laid limp on the forest floor. Prying my eyes off her, I couldn't make myself look for any longer. My sister, she's gone forever.

The wolf that attacked her turned towards me with pure evil and rage in its eyes. With no brake to even mourn the loss of my sibling, they started running towards me, and I waited for the impact with my eyes shut. I waited for my death like a weak wolf would, yet it never came.

Taking the chance, I looked to see the wolf that killed my sister now fighting with one of the pack guards. I didn't think twice and ran deeper into the woods. My sister's cold, dead eyes fogged my brain, making it impossible to stay focused. What am I supposed to do? How am I expected to tell everyone? I could barely take the aching pain in my heart as it slowly ate at my soul, but I kept running as tears fell down my cheeks, staining the dirt beneath my feet.

I came up to more rogues battling and quickly hid behind another tree. With a racing heart, I peeked out yet again and briefly glanced at the lifeless wolves on the floor. That's until I stopped breathing and became motionless. Oh, goddess. No, please.

My Mother laid on the forest floor slain next to my brother, their bodies ripped to pieces, my eyes stung with endless salty tears. I wanted to scream; I wanted to go out there and rip every single one of those damn rogues to pieces. They take my sister, my brother, and my best friend; my mom-my mother! How dare they do this to me and get away with it! What have I done to deserve this?

My heart jerked, and I couldn't breathe. Why? Why couldn't they take me instead!

I wake up covered in a thin layer of sweat with tears rolling down my flushed cheeks. I have this dream almost every night. I'm used to the sweat and tears, but the memories will never fade. My brain is forever tattooed with the images of their dead bodies. Over the past months, I've tried to forget about it all, but I wouldn't make it that easy for myself.

I peel the covers off my sticky body and head to my bathroom to take a shower. Stripping off my pajamas, I switch the shower on and step under the downpour. I relax as the hot water streams down my shaken body, almost as if it's washing away the visuals of my constant dreaming.

I wish I could just forget about the attack, but I can't accept that my family is gone. I found out after the attack that my father was also killed; his life meaning nothing to his murderer. The pack fell apart after the loss of their Alpha and Luna, but they will get over it, I never will.

I turn the shower off and dry my dripping body with a white, fluffy towel from the silver rack. I wrap it around my chilled frame and walk back into my room, glancing at the clock resting on my bedside table. It is five o'clock in the morning, so I might as well just stay up.

I trudge into my closet and sift through my clothes, scavenging for something comfortable and warm. I decided on a pair of sweatpants and one of my brother's old t-shirts that I wear constantly; it still smells like him in some ways.

Heading downstairs and into the kitchen, my stomach rumbles with the desire to be fed. So, giving in, I open the fridge and grab three eggs from the carton. Turning back around, I have a minor heart attack as Frank seems to appear out of nowhere, sitting on one of the counter stools. Glaring at the three eggs now splattered onto the floor, I internally groan.

"Jesus Frank you scared the crap out of me!"

"You're up early." Frank casually ignores my frustration as continues to sip on his coffee. Frank is like my personal guard; he lives in the pack house with me, so I am not alone. He's been there for me since the attack and loss of my family, him now being the only family I have left.

"I had a nightmare and decided not to go back to sleep," I explain while cleaning up the mess on the white tile floor tiredly.

"Sorry about the eggs."

"It's not your fault. I just get scared easily I guess." I throw the paper towel covered in egg yolks into the garbage and turn back to Frank. "What's up?" I ask, leaning on the counter.

"Anna, the pack, is going under, people are joining new packs, even becoming rouge. I don't know how much longer we can go without an Alpha or Luna. There's barely anyone left."

I stay quiet, absorbing the non-surprising information. People are going rouge? Maybe that's not such a bad idea.

"How many are left exactly?" I question, curious.

"Around thirty."

"Then what's the point, let's just close down the pack, give up."

"Are you crazy! Your grandparents built this pack on their own!" He shouts, taken back by my disturbing decision. "How can you just throw that all away?"

"Three-fourths of our people died in the attack almost a year ago, and the ones that survived are leaving," I say calmly. "You said it yourself; the pack is going under."

Frank sighs and rests his head on the counter. "Where will the thirty of us go?" He lifts his gaze to me.

"We can join another pack nearby, don't get me wrong it kills me to make this decision, but we don't have a lot of options left."

I spoke to the Alpha of the Moon Stone pack over the phone since they're the closest pack to us. He said that he would be happy to let us join his pack, my father made strong allies with the Moon Stone Pack and I'm thankful for that. My father always knew to have more allies then enemies.

The pack house was cleared out, and everything was placed boxes for storage. It was weird to see the place I have grown up in without pictures on the walls, or any signs of my family at all.

I've been thinking a lot about joining the new pack or becoming rouge. At first, I figured I was crazy to think I could become rouge and survive alone, but now it's all I want to do, to be free. I could travel the country, go to places I never got the chance to go because of the pack. Pretending to be a human just sounds like my best shot at a real life.

Of course, I didn't tell Frank about my plans because if I did, I'd get locked in a cell so that I couldn't leave him. So decided to escape when we arrive at the new pack and head south to California. Having a fresh start will be good for me, maybe I will forget about the gory attack that haunts me every day. Forget about how I lost everything.

"We're here." Frank nudges me as we pull up to the Moon Stone pack house, glancing out the window I examine the white mansion before me. It's quite fancy, surrounded by green grass and trimmed bushes. Soon we get out of the car and make our way up the front steps and towards the grand looking doors. I pushed on the doorbell and heard the chime sound on the other side of the walls.

It didn't take long for someone to answer.

It was a tall, lean guy; I sensed power radiating off him, he must be the Beta.

"Oh, your here, I'll take you to the Alpha and Luna." We followed him into the pack house and down a hallway till we came up to white double doors. He pushed them open revealing the Alpha at his desk and the Luna sitting on one of the couches off to the side of the room.

"Ah, you have arrived, welcome." He motioned us to come in and take a seat. Entering into the dark colored room, I sat down on one of the leather chairs in front of his desk as he ordered.

"Thank you so much for letting us join your pack, especially under these conditions." Frank thanked while I just continued to study the room. My eyes landed on the Luna, she was pregnant, at least seven months. Like many people say she had a certain glow around her like joy and happiness took over her soul.

"Congratulations," I say to her trying to focus on the present and not my escape plan.

"Oh thank you." She sweetly smiled. "Only two more months."

When we finished discussing joining the pack and other details they showed us where we would be staying. It's a lovely house, close to the pack house. The inside is spacious and modern, especially the kitchen which I adore.

When they left to give us privacy to unpack, I went upstairs and picked out my room, well more like a hotel room.

I sat down on the edge of the bed in the middle of the room, after I finished bringing my suitcases upstairs. Getting up, I sat on the floor in front of my bag.

Lazily unzipping it, I lifted the top, inside was my packed duffle bag full of clothes, food, water, and other essentials. I pre-packed so I would be ready to go and not waste any more time.

There was a light knock at the bedroom door, and I quickly zipped the suitcase back up and answered it.

"How do you like things?" Frank asked, leaning on the door frame.

"It's nice," I answer abruptly and rather awkwardly.

Giving me a funny look, Frank rolled his eyes. "Okay well, I'm going to go take a shower. Don't destroy anything."

Huffing at his stupidity, I shut the door in his face and got back to work.

Dear Frank,

I appreciate the friendship and comfort you provided me with throughout the years. I would like to thank you for taking care of me when I lost my family, you were there for me, and I'll never forget that. I have decided to leave and become rogue. I need to be free and replace my bad memories with happy ones. I'll never forget you.

Thank you,

Anna.

I didn't want it to sound too emotional and risk him coming after me.

Carefully placing the note on the bed's soft comforter, I grabbed my duffel bag and turned to the window.

It's time to go.

I quietly closed the front door and turned to face the forest, also know as my new beginning. The deep dark abyss of the woods during the night always gives me the creeps, but there isn't enough time to waste cowering over it. Hesitantly, I made my way down the porch steps and the driveway. I walked along the dirt road until I came to the forest line, I took a deep breath and walked into the dark city of green.

After a couple boring minutes of walking, I decided to shift into my wolf to speed up the journey. I set down my duffel bag and stripped off my clothes; I didn't want to rip them like most careless people. Placing my clothes inside the duffel bag, I shifted into my golden brown wolf, just like my mothers. Picking up the bag, I I carried it in my mouth, and continued deeper into the woods, heading South.

After about two more interminable hours I was exhausted, I guess that's what I get when I leave at ten o'clock. Prancing up to a soft brush of bushes under a giant tree, I curled up under the foliage and relaxed my aching body. I peered up at the full moon, high in the sky with stars scattered around it, my eyes slowly shut and soon enough I drifted off to sleep.

My eyes fluttered open, and I was greeted by large trees, jade bushes, aged rocks, and a girl about my age... Wait, what. Immediately I got up, shaking the leaves and dirt off my wolf, ready to defend myself.

"Can you shift back?" She asked politely.

First I thought this is just a plan and she's going to attack me, but scanning her carefully I noted a few things. She has nothing with her, she doesn't seem like much of a fighter, and she has Alpha blood. I could sense her power as soon as I calmed down.

I nodded and grabbed my duffel bag going behind the tree that doubled as my temporary bed. Shifting, I put my clothes back on and walked out.

The girl was now sitting on a medium sized boulder, but when she saw I was done, she jumped off the rock and came closer.

"I'm Katy." She held out her hand, and I shook it.

"I'm Anna," I stated nervously, what was she doing in the middle of the woods? What if I crossed on her land?

"So what are you doing out here?" She asked curiously.

"Uh, I was just about to ask you that." I countered raising an eyebrow.

"I'm on my way to Blood Moon pack, just farther South." Her arm stretched out and not surprisingly pointed South.

"Oh. I'm going to California." Picking up my duffel bag, I decided that it's better to keep moving.

"We're going the same way; I'm going to Oregon."

"Oh ya, I guess so." I nodded and started to walk.

"Why don't we walk together, we're almost at the Washington, Oregon border?" She asked with puppy dogs eyes. "I've had a lonely trip."

Amused by how charismatic she is I smiled. "Sure why not." She did seem kind of cool, and having company would be nice. She had long Blond hair cascading down her back and bright blue eyes, making my dull brown hair seem boring.

But we started walking and got to know each other.

"So are you from Washington?" She asked looking up at me.

"Yeah."

"Are you a rogue?" I could hear the regret in her voice, but I didn't mind her question.

"I guess, I left my pack last night." I sigh, I wonder how Frank is doing. Hopefully, he understands why I made this decision, I mean I already made a friend which is a good sign.

"Why did you leave?" She asked curiously.

I glanced down at my feet and took a deep reassuring breath.

"Oh I'm sorry, you don't have to tell me."

"No it's okay, my pack got attacked almost a year ago killing most of us, and the pack was going under so we split up, and I decided to become rouge. I wanted to be free." I lightheartedly explained, ignoring the gruesome details.

"Oh, I'm so sorry about your pack."

"Thanks." I continue to watch the dirt and leaves covering the forest floor. "So what about you, why are you out here and not at your pack?" I ask changing the subject.

"My bossy brother the Alpha-" She said in a funny voice. "- made me go and talk to the Alpha of Moon Stone about some alliance." She says in a bored tone.

I'm surprised I didn't see her while she was at Moon Stone, well I was only there for an hour at the most.

"So don't you have family or a mate that you're supposed to be with?" She asks looking up at me again.

"Oh um, my family died in the attack, and I haven't found my mate," I mumble, so much for no gruesome details.

"Oh. I'm so sorry." She peers down at the floor, apparently thinking she hurt me.

"No, it's fine, it happened a while ago." I brush it off like nothing, even though it was. Who knew a couple of months, was as long as a while.

"So have you found your mate?" I ask trying to lighten up the conversation.

"No, but it's not that big of a deal." She shrugs. "How old are you?"

"Nineteen."

"Oh, then you should find him soon." She smiles.

We kept walking for about two more hours until we reached the border, we kept walking after that for at least another hour talking about her pack and school, even though I graduated last school year. I learned that she loves to sing, so I told her how I loved to dance. I've been dancing since I was five, it took my mind off pack business and rouge issues. When I was eight, I got into ballet and stuck with it since, but I stopped dancing after the rouge attack, I'm probably pretty rusty.

"Oh, the Blood Moon territory border is just up ahead." Katy motioned further ahead. It was getting dark out, so I checked my watch, it's eight o'clock. We kept strolling until a man came into view.

"Come on; they don't bite." Katy chuckled. I followed her up to the tall, muscular, intimidating man and started to get a bad feeling.

"Hey, Mikey I'm back!" She calls to him, his face softened, but when he saw me, he became alarmed. Katy noticed and rolled her eyes.

"She's my friend, and we're just going to the pack house."

"Katy I better go-"

"No I won't let you sleep in those creepy woods, plus there have been rogue sightings close by." She argued. I just sighed, but I am a rouge.

"I don't want to be a burden."

"Hey, I could use some company, it's not like my brother will paint nails and do each other's hair with me!" She whined dramatically, using it to her advantage.

"If it's not too much trouble..."

"It's not now come on!" She grabbed my arm and dragged me towards a big mansion like house, which I'm guessing is their pack house. We hurried inside and into a living room with comfy looking white couches and a big flat screen tv. She pushed me down on one of the couches, and I snuck into the plush cushions. Katy turned on the TV; we watched Friends and Full House for a while. She was laying down on the couch next to me and laughing hard whenever something funny was said during the shows. I decided to loosen up and laugh along with her, she noticed and turned around smiling at me. Talk about an instant friendship.

We continued watching TV and laughing our butts off until someone interrupted our giggling fest.

"Katy whose your friend?"

We turned around to see a muscular guy with shaggy dirty blonde hair.

"That's Jackson, our Beta," Katy informed me not caring about what Jackson asked her.

"Katy, did you at least ask Tyler?" He sighed massaging his temples with his fingers, seeming stressed.

"Um no, but I'm his sister I don't have to ask, she's my friend it's no big deal." Katy waves her hand motioning for him to leave.

"Fine but if you get in trouble, it's on you." He points to her, turning on his heels he walks away.

I tense in my spot and sit up straight.

"Hey it's no big deal, Jackson can be such a rule follower." She rolls her eyes.

"Katy am I allowed to be here?" I ask her seriously.

"Anna there's no need to be worried just chill okay? My brothers out of town anyways, he's visiting one of his Alpha friends."

"Okay...but if I get in trouble, it's on you." I point at her.

"Wow, I've been getting that a lot lately."

After another episode of Full House, our stomachs started to rumble and made monstrous noises, so we headed to the kitchen.

"What would you like to make for dinner?" Katy asks me.

"I'll eat anything." I shrug, and that was the truth.

"How about pasta?" Jackson pops his head into the kitchen.

"Okay, then I guess we're making pasta." Katy glances to me, and I agree.

"Oh and make extra, Michael and Nicole are coming over too!" He popped his head out of the doorway and yelled thank you from the other room.

"Okay then, let's get started!" Katy cheers, grabbing packages of Bow-Tie noodles out of the pantry.

"Who's Michael and Nicole?" I ask leaning against the kitchen counter.

"Michael is the third in command and Nicole is his mate."

"Oh okay, where are the pots?"

"Down in that cabinet." She points to a white cabinet next to the large fridge.

"Let's get cooking!" Looking at her weirdly, she just continued to act like we were suddenly on a televised cooking show.

Together we decided to make chicken Alfredo pasta, using the recipe that my pack taught me. I used to help the pack members make dinner when I was younger, they adored my help and taught me secret pack recipes which made it all worth it.

When we were finished, we poured the pasta into a big glass bowl and set it on the dining table along with plates, silverware, and glass cups.

"Jackson dinner is ready!" Katy called from the kitchen.

The doorbell rang, and I heard talking, as it grew louder Jackson and two other people entered the dining room. "Oh, Anna this is Michael and Nicole." They waved at me, and I waved back. "This is Katy's friend Anna."

"Hi," I mumble, ignoring the fact that in one day I went from a lonely rogue to having dinner with the Beta, third in command, and Alphas sister of Blood Moon.

They greet me back, and Katy joins us in the dining room. "Okay everyone we shall eat!" She cheers again, and we chuckle as we pick our seats at the table. I sat beside Katy and Nicole, across from Jackson.

"Oh my god it's incredible!" Nicole moaned while eating her food.

"It's Anna's recipe," Katy tells her.

"Anna this pasta is the best thing I've ever put in my mouth!" She complements, not noticing the hilarious looks from her mate.

"Oh, thanks."

During dinner, we chatted about random stuff, whenever someone would ask me about my pack or family Katy would change the subject, which I was grateful for. It turns out Nicole is pregnant; she said she's almost at two months. We talked about baby names and their plans; it cheered me up to talk about babies instead of deaths.

When we all finished, I helped Katy clean up the plates and put away leftovers. I also received many more compliments on the food. For once after the attack, I was... happy.

After we had finished cleaning up Katy and I joined the others in the living room. We just chatted more until we heard a car door shut from outside. I started to feel funny, but I couldn't put my finger on what was causing these uneasy feelings. The air filled with an irresistible scent, it was musky, woodsy, and sweet. I started squirming on the couch like I was being held down.

"Anna, you okay?" Katy asked me with a concerned look.

"Yeah, yeah I'm all right." I breathe out, but I was lying. The scent was starting to become stronger, making me more restless. I could hear my wolf whimpering on the inside, wanting to go to something.

Trying to control myself I took deep breaths and attempted to clear my mind of all thoughts.

All of the sudden the front door swung open forcing me to turn around.

He was tall and muscular like a warrior. His face was chiseled with a jaw like stone, and his eyes were a dark blue oasis. This man standing in the doorway was the most handsome, perfect, sexiest person I've ever set my eyes on. Our gazes connect, and I'm in a trance, my wolf keeps yelling at me over and over again one word.

Mate

It's my mate.

This perfection of a person standing in the same room as I, driving me insanely crazy, is my mate, my other half. My heart stops and doesn't plan on acting anytime soon. I couldn't read his expression, was he disappointed that I am his mate? Did he not want me? Am I not good enough? My wolf started to panic as these thoughts ran through my mind continuously. Just being in the same room with him I felt safe, I felt needed.

"Oh, Tyler you're back early," Jackson mutters surprised.

I tear away from his hypnotic gaze and stare at Katy wide-eyed. She notices my staring and shakes it off turning to face Tyler.

"Oh yeah, Tyler this is my friend Anna, she's going to sleepover." She states not even caring about his answer.

I glanced back at Tyler-my mate. His eyes are still resting on me, only causing me to become hotter and bothered.

"Tyler!" Katy yells trying to get his attention.

"Tyler." She waves her hands up in the air.

She gazes back at me, then him, then me, then him. I think she's finally catching on.

"Oh."

"Oh."

The room fell silent; I could hear the crickets outside. My heart was beating out of my chest, and I felt like I couldn't breathe while staring down at my hands resting on my lap. I wanted to get up and run into the forest, and not dare to come back.

My mate.

My mate is standing five feet away from me, and I can't move, I want to run into his arms, I want to be his. But I can't move. Katy is sitting on the couch opposite of mine completely shocked, like everyone else. I feel like I'm going to puke, the tension in the room was slowly suffocating me. I stood up and looked him right in his piercing deep blue eyes; I did not run into his arms. Instead, I left the room. I speed walked into the kitchen and took a deep breath; the air was fresh and untouched by emotion.

This isn't how it's supposed to be! He was supposed to run up to me, hug me, kiss me, but all he did was stand there, emotionless, come on I'm not that bad!

Katy ran into the kitchen and when she saw me her face softened. "Anna?"

I didn't answer I just kept looking at the white tiled floor beneath my feet. A tear splattered on the tile-I didn't even know that I was crying.

"Anna, what happened?" She asked soothingly while walking towards me, as if she has known me long enough to calm me down.

I kept my stare on the floor. I wish I would just disappear! I could hear Jackson's voice from the other room, but I couldn't comprehend what he was saying.

"I-I should g-go," I mumble.

Katy ran to me and held me in her arms.

"No, no don't talk like that!" She then held me at arm's length, looking at the tear stains on my cheeks.

"I don't understand." I sigh.

Her face falls, and she drops her arms from my shoulders. "None of us do." I can hear the sorrow in her voice.

Nicole enters the kitchen and walks towards us with a sorry frown. "Oh, honey." She wipes a tear from my cheek.

"Is he going to reject me?" I softly ask, though, on the inside, I'm screaming it. Would he reject me? Well, I already feel rejected.

"He won't even try because if he does, I'll beat him up," Katy warns severely.

I chuckle and rub off the rest of the tears from under my eyes; I have to be strong, even if he does reject me I already lost my mom, dad, sister, and brother. What's one more person, but I feel if I lose my mate, I might just crack. If I lose, my other half life isn't worth living.

"Come on let's go back into the living room," Katy suggests. I guess it's time to face the music. What am I going to say? What will he say? Well, hopefully not the word reject. I walk back into the living room with Katy and Nicole at my side, but Tyler is not longer here.

"Where did he go?" Nicole asks Jackson and Michael.

"He said that he was going for a run." Jackson answers.

"He just found his mate, and he's going for a damn run!" Katy yells at the boys.

"That's what he said before he left out the door!" Michael yells back.

Did he leave? I could feel it, the emptiness inside me started to grow. I have to go after him-even if he does reject me-I can feel my wolf howling at the thought of being abandoned.

"I'm going to go find that son of a-"

"No, I'll go find him, so we could at least talk about what happened." I cut Katy off.

She glances at the boys then back at me. "Are you sure, it can be dangerous out there with the rouge sightings recently."

"Ya I'll be fine, I got Alpha blood." I joke, trying to lighten the mood.

"Okay just be careful."

I nodded then went out the front door, shutting it behind me. The crisp Autumn air blew past me causing me to shiver. I walked across the driveway and followed a dirt path leading to the tree line.

I walked through the woods freezing, and over emotional. I past tree by tree hoping he'd appear when I passed the next, but he never did. I walk over and sit on a rock on the now faded pathway. I try to relax and calm myself down, stupid werewolf emotions making me go crazy.

A gust of wind blows agents my face, but I can smell him, the musky, woodsy, sweet scent that drove me crazy. I stand up and run following his addictive scent. I start to hear voices the further I run, I can tell one of them is my mate. I start to see him through the trees with another man, I try and quietly sneak up on them but of course, I step on a twig, and it makes a snap noise causing them to stop their aggressive sounding conversation.

"Who's there!" The other man calls into the trees.

Tyler's eyes go wide, he knows I'm here, he can smell me.

"If you won't come out then I'll drag you out!" He calls again.

I peek out from behind a tree and suddenly come face to face with the unknown man. He grabs my arm roughly and drags me out towards Tyler.

"Let go of her!" Tyler yells using his Alpha voice. "Or I swear I'll rip you to shreds!"

His grip tightens around my arm, and his nails dig into my skin causing me to whimper.

"You're a pretty little thing aren't you." The unknown man trails his hand over my cheek, I try to face away, but he grabs my hair pulling it to face him. "I might just keep you."

Tyler lets out a deep growl. "Jaxton I warned you."

"Oh no, please don't tell me his your mate?" He asked me while chuckling darkly. I wince as his canines emerge from his mouth. "Well, we can change that." He laughs.

I shut my eyes as his mouth comes closer and closer to my neck, but all of the sudden I feel him being torn off me. I open my eyes and Tyler has him pinned against a tree.

"I warned you." Then Tyler snaps his neck, and Jaxton's body fall limp on the forest floor. I take a deep breath and look at Tyler.

"Let's go." He commands. I don't think twice before I follow him back to the pack house. That man was going to mark me; he was going to use me. I shutter at the thought of being marked by a complete stranger. We walk back in silence, not even a sigh or a cough. He opens the door for me, and I walk into immediately be hugged by Katy.

"Anna your arm, it's bleeding! What happened?" Katy questions. I guess we're instant best friends now.

"I ran into Jaxton, and he saw Anna, he was going to... Mark her," Tyler informs Katy tensely.

"What! That psychopath!" Katy screams. She turns back to me and has a closer look at the scratches on my upper arm. "Did he grab you or something?"

"Uh ya," I answer blankly, trying not to seem over emotional.

"Let's spray some disinfectant on it to get his pervert germs off you; I'll be right back." Katy left to grab some disinfectant or whatever and I was left alone with Tyler. I faced away from him as my nerves surfaced.

"You should stay away from me." He says, his voice husky. "I'm not good for you."

My heart cracks a bit at his words; he's going to reject me I know it. I turn to face him, but he was the one looking away now.

"But you're my mate," I whisper.

He turns to face me, yet again his face shows no emotion.

"You're supposed to be good for me." I continue.

We stand silently looking into each other's eyes; I felt complete just being around him.

"I'm supposed to, but I'm not." He turned around and left the living room, leaving me with an aching heart.

"I found the-where did Tyler go?" Katy asked holding a bottle of disinfectant spray for my wound.

"I don't know."

Katy cleaned up my scratches and showed me to the guest room upstairs beside Tyler's room. It was a large room with a king-sized bed in the middle and a bedside table on each side with a window above them. There was a big bathroom connected to the bedroom and a walk-in closet. The room had other stuff in it like a desk, dresser, and a giant mirror. It was well decorated with a gold and white color scheme; it gave it a more elegant feel.

When it got later, I told Katy that I was going to head off to bed. I came into the guest room and the en-suite. I took an inebriating shower and brushed my teeth with the new tooth brush and tooth paste that Katy kindly gave me. I finished up in the bathroom and turned off the lights, I walked over to the bed and climbed in cuddling one of the pillows, wishing it was my mate, his guy I don't even know.

I couldn't sleep he was sleeping in the next room, my wolf was hurting, and I was starting to feel it too. I tossed and turned in between the covers getting frustrated with myself.

I threw the covers off my body and stomped out of the guest room to the room down the hall, which Katy said was hers. I opened the door, and she was peacefully sleeping in her bed.

"Katy." I loudly whisper from the doorway. She didn't move.

"Katy," I call I bit louder. She just rolled over on her other side. Ugh.

I walked up to her bed and shook her.

"Katy wake up."

"Frgmachh." She mumbled, and her eyes popped open. "A-Anna what, what's wrong?" She asked, sounding tired while rubbing her eyes.

"I can't sleep, my wolf is restless."

She sat up on her bed and rolled off, she walked over to her closet and pulled out a large t-shirt and threw it at me.

"How is your shirt going to help?" I questioned her dumbly.

"It's Tyler's; it smells like him now go to sleep." She crawled back into her bed and waved me off. I left her room closing the door on the way out. I walked back down the hall and back into the guest room, I shut the door and brought the shirt up to my nose and sniffed it. My wolf relaxed at the intoxicating scent of our mate. I got back into the bed and put the pillow on the shirt using the shirt as a pillow case. I rested my head on the soft fabric and fell fast asleep.

I woke up and laid in the warm bed for a couple of minutes before I got up to brush my teeth and my hair. I slept like a baby; I haven't had slept like that for a long time. I slugged downstairs and into the white, bright kitchen. Katy was standing at the stove cooking eggs and bacon; she turned around when she heard me enter.

"Good morning, did you fall asleep?" She asked while sliding the food on two plates.

"Ya, right away." I trudged to the table and chairs in the kitchen and sat down.

"Good, I was thinking that we could go shopping to take your mind off things." Katy set the food at the table and sat down herself.

"Oh... I should probably get going." I mumbled shoving food in my mouth so I couldn't talk.

She started to laugh, what's so funny?

"What?" I ask confused while swallowing my eggs.

"You think you're going to l-leave." She giggled.

"Um, I thought." I dropped my fork on the table.

"Anna, you just found your mate, the Alpha, so that makes you the Luna."

"Come on he practically told me to stay away from him. I don't think I'll be the Luna anytime soon." I pointed out.

She sighed. "I know it feels like he doesn't want you, but believe me on the inside, he can't control himself around you."

Could she be right? If she was, then why would he tell me that he's not good for me?

"Now go get dressed we're going shopping!" She cheered.

"Ya, okay." I nodded smiling. I need some girl time.

"I got the plates just go get ready." She grabbed my plate and brought it to the sink with hers. I've been here for twenty-four hours, and I already made a friend.

I headed upstairs and grabbed the cutest clothes that I brought with me and got dressed. I was wearing a black skater skirt and my flowing white, thin strapped, crop top. I also put my black leather jacket on, it reached just above my hips. I went back downstairs with my small cross body purse with my wallet in it.

"You ready to go?" Katy asked while zipping up her boots.

"Yup, let's go."

Katy drove us to the mall in her cute yellow Volkswagen Beetle. Katy told me that she could have got any car that she desired, and she chose a yellow Beetle. Why? I have no idea.

When we arrived at what I'm guessing is the mall we got out of the car and headed inside. Katy lead the way past stores till she stopped in front of a lingerie shop, I gave her a confused look.

"You want to get Tyler don't you?" She asked in a 'duh' tone.

"Not like that!" I yelled. I grabbed her arm and dragged her away from the store. I saw a shop up ahead and dragged her into it instead. I let go of her arm and started looking through the clothes on a rack.

I ended up picking out some things to try on. I went to the changing rooms and hung the clothes on the hook in the stall. First I tried on a sweater, it was gray with white polka dots. Next, I tried on a red velvet pencil skirt. I tried on all the clothes and ended up getting the sweater, skirt, some tops, and dress. I made my way through the clothing racks and displays to the check out counter. I placed the clothes on the counter and grabbed my wallet from my purse.

"Cash or credit?" The tall blonde woman asked.

"Credit." Katy barged in and handed the woman the card in her hands.

"Hey!" I yelled at her putting my hands on my hips.

"What? When I asked Tyler if we could go shopping, he gave me his credit card and told me to use it for you." She shrugged.

My eyes widened.

"See, he cares about you even if it's money."

"Is that all?" The man behind the counter asked in a bored tone.

"You know what change the diet coke to a sprite." Katy scans the menu.

"Katy you've been ordering for fifteen minutes, there's people waiting for us!" I scold her.

"I'm done!"

Behind us, you can hear people sighing and mumbling 'finally.' She turns around and glares at the other people in line.

"Come on, let's go sit down," I suggest.

Katy grabs her chicken sandwich, fries, and Sprite off the counter and carries her tray with her chin up high. We pick a table by the fountain in the middle of the food court and sit down.

"Are you sure you don't want to go back to Victoria Secret?" Katy asks while munching on her fries.

"I'm sure," I grumble for the thousandth time.

After I had got my clothes from the first store we kept on shopping for three more hours, my arms were killing me! Every time Katy swiped Tyler's card through the little machine I felt guilty. We at least spent three hundred dollars. Throughout our shopping trip, Katy would constantly ask me if I wanted to go back to Victoria Secret. Why did my mate's sister want me to get lingerie for me to wear, for her brother! Maybe she felt bad for me.

"Are you almost done, it's getting late?"

"Ya, I'll carry my drink with me." Katy got up and threw away her garbage; then we walked back to the front entrance of the mall.

"Are you sure?" Katy asks as we pass the lingerie shop.

"Katy! Yes, I'm sure!"

We hopped in her Beetle and drove back to the pack house; it's already nine o'clock. When we got back, we had to grab all our bags from her car. When she opened the truck door, some of the bags started to fall out.

"Why did we buy so much?" Katy cries as she try's to grab all her bags off the cement ground.

"Your the one that said, oh let's go to this store, then that store, oh how about the store over there!" I mimic her.

"Hey, I might have a small shopping addiction."

"Small!" I motion to all the bags.

"Let's just get them inside."

We managed to hook all of our shopping bags on our arms, and we looked ridiculous. We couldn't open the door, so Katy attempted to knock, but it wasn't loud enough.

"Hurry my arms are dying," I wine.

"How about you try!" She yells at me.

"Use your head," I suggested.

"Hell. No. You use your head."

"No! My mates in there!" I protest.

"So?" She questions.

"I don't want to get a mark on my head and look... ugly," I mumble quietly.

All of the sudden the front door swings open revealing Jackson with an amused smile.

"How did you-"

"I heard you guys yelling, and Tyler asked me to go see what it was." He chuckled.

"Whatever." Katy pushed past him with all her bags, and I followed her inside.

"Did you guys buy the whole store?"

"Where's Tyler?" Katy asks ignoring Jackson's comment.

"In his office, why?"

"I have to give him back his credit card." Katy holds the plastic card in her hand.

"Tyler gave you his card?" Jackson asks, amazed.

"No this is a sandwich." Katy jokes flatly. "Here, go bring it to him." She holds the card, trying to give it to me.

"No way." I shake my head.

"Why not?"

"The third time I talk to him won't be to give him back his credit card."

"Do it, or I'll say bad things about you," she threatens.

Jackson comments, "That's cold."

"Katy," I beg, "don't make me. I thought we were friends."

She stares me dead in the eyes and hands the card to me once again. I huff and rip the card from her hands. "You'll thank me later." She calls to me as I walk to his office.

"I sure hope so," I whisper to myself.

I walk down the wide hallway. His office is at the very end. I walk slowly giving me time to think about what to say.

'Thanks for the money.'

'Katy told me to buy all that stuff.'

'Here's your credit card' Then sprint out.

I sigh as I stand in front of the double doors, I take a deep breath and knock. I here a low 'come in' and I twist the door handle and push the door open. Tyler was sitting at a large desk in the center of the office; there was a small stack of papers on his desk. When he looked up, I could see bags under his eyes, even when he's tired he's irresistible. I walk to his desk trying not to embarrass myself.

"Thanks," I murmur while handing him the card. His hand lightly touches mind as he takes the card from my hand. I feel electricity flow through my body, pure pleasure. I quickly move my hand and hold it to my chest.

"Why didn't you reject me," I mutter out loud not thinking about my actions.

He doesn't answer, but he stands up from his office chair and walks towards me.

"I told you that I'm not good for you." He breaths out, I know his wolf wants him to hold me, touch me.

"I don't care," I say my voice filled with emotion.

"Anna I-"

"I don't want to hear 'stay away' or 'I'm not good for you,' you're my mate!" I shout as a tear slides down my cheek. "We were made for each other."

"If you're unhappy then reject me." He said with a straight face.

"No."

"Anna reject me." He orders.

"What... no, I won't."

My back ran into the wood door as he held my arms at my side. My breath was heavy and my knees weak.

"Say it," He demanded.

I shook my head and tried to free myself from his firm hold. But I had no luck. "Say it!" He hollered again. I look him dead in the eyes as his grip on my wrists tightens.

"No!" I cry, praying he would let go.

"Anna I said-" I cut him off mid-sentence.

"I won't reject you!" More tears roll down my cheeks.

He lets go of my arms and turns the other way, facing away from me. "If you don't want to be my mate, then you reject me!"

He takes a deep breath and turns back around. "I can't." He states directly.

"Why not?" I question crossing my arms.

"I can't because from the second I saw you I knew I didn't deserve you." He walks closer. "I wanted you so bad; I wanted to make you mine." Our faces are inches apart. "You're so beautiful." His hand caresses my cheek, and his thumb ran over my bottom lip sending shivers throughout my body. "But as I said before I'm not good for you." His minty breath fans my face.

"How many times do I have to say I don't care." I move my lips closer to his, millimeters apart.

He runs his hand from my thigh up to my neck, sending shivers through my whole body. "I love the way you react to my touch." He breaths out.

I can't take it anymore; I want to touch him, I need to feel his lips on mine. I move closer, our lips are barely touching, and I gently press my lips to his. I know he's trying to control himself. I press harder.

He grabs my waist and starts to move with my lips in sync. I moan into our kiss; it's like nothing I've felt before, its fireworks, electricity, that spark. I know my moan drove him over the edge, he presses harder against my lips and slowly walks us over to his desk. I jump up on his desk, and he stands in between my legs. He gently bites my bottom lip asking for an entrance; my body can't refuse.

He suddenly pulls away and whips his hand down his face. "This was a mistake." He sighs.

My heart breaks at his words. I get off his desk and run to the door, slamming it behind me I run down the hallway and upstairs. I run to the guest bedroom, my tears hitting the wood floor. I swing the door open and shut it behind me, sliding down the door my butt hits the floor. Tears start to pour from my eyes. I thought for a second; he took down his guard.