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Rainn POV

Running, running… always running through the forests. It seems like all we’ve ever been taught was how to run, how to hide and how to avoid those who are not like us, humans… witches and creatures exploding left, right and above the norm of our mythical legends.

Let’s be realistic here, our reality wasn’t part of what was considered “normal,” but we knew that our pack, our people, our wolves, and our beasts were more humane than humans ever could be.

I felt myself being pulled along the forest floor, like a wave of innocence being ripped away from a young child. Who cared? Not me, I didn’t care about the ones who got hurt, they were not my problem.

I was the daughter of the alpha of tribe Arcane, of the children of Gaia. My father was alpha Edgar and my mother was luna Gabriella, we were, no- we are the stronghold of the children of Gaia and we are here to restore peace.

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“Don’t tell me you’re actually going through with this bullshit theory of finding your mate?” Kai said as he let out a laugh while staring at me,

“What, no, why would you even think that. I don’t care about finding some mate given to me by the moon, are you serious. I make my own decisions in life, I refuse to be told what to do just because the moon is having her period, thank you very much.

“So what, you saying you don’t believe in mates?” Kai said now leaning closer into me than before. Kai was my best friend, has been since we were born.

The thing with Kai is, he doesn’t give a shit about finding his mate, as per his own words, ‘mates are stupid, you are mine, I’ve already claimed you Rainn,’ I always laughed at him when he sounded possessive.

I mean at the time we were like fourteen years old, now however we were a few days from turning eighteen and yes, I so wanted to lose my virginity to Kai. I mean who wouldn’t, every girl in our pack wanted him but because I was the daughter of an alpha, okay I was like the only child to an alpha, and he was the son of a Beta.

It was just obvious and clear to all that we would be mated. It meant that whomever I chose to be my mate, would automatically become alpha, and I wanted Kai.

It was a no-brainer, he was mine and I was his. Yes, we had to wait a few more days until it was confirmed but still, it was obvious that he would be mine, I could already feel it deep within my soul.

Kai and I spent every waking moment together, mother and father stopped trying to make sense of it a long time ago.

Because when they voiced their concerns over it two years ago both Kai and I had made it abundantly clear that we didn’t care if we were mated by the moon or not, come our eighteenth birthdays we would choose one another as mates and there wasn’t a damn thing anyone could do to stop it.

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“Rainn, please come downstairs real quick, we need to talk with you,” I heard father’s voice calling from somewhere down there.

Feeling annoyed with the current state of my one combat boot that has officially tore open on the side I just sat there as I huffed, ‘Damn it, these are my favorite pair.

I’ve had them for like the past four years.’ Removing both boots from my feet I chucked them to the corner of my bedroom before getting up and steadily making my way to my cupboard, scanning the bottom area I quickly found what I was looking for, ‘aha,’ I thought as I pulled out my black Dr. Martens boots. ‘these will definitely do,’ I smirked as I pulled them on.

I remembered Kai buying these for me a year ago, I haven’t ever worn them because I told him I was saving them for a special occasion, the occasion being the day we mated each other. Well, I guess we’re like four days away from having that happen so I might as well wear them now.

I swiftly made my way downstairs towards the kitchen as I grabbed a bagel off the kitchen table, plonking myself down on the wicker chair.

I was wearing a pair of skinny black jeans, a black tank top, and a red and black checkered hangover shirt. My brown hair hung down pin straight to my shoulders, I guess you could say I was kind of tomb boyish sorta maybe just a little.

But my form was tiny, I stood at only 5.4’ and Kai towered me by 6.2’.

Mother and father were both seated at the kitchen table having their coffee’s as they slowly looked to inspect my attire, mom was the first one to smirk when she saw the boots I was wearing, yeah, she knew about the boots and I guess there was no point in denying the fact that Kai and I were four days away from sinking our canines into one another, once that was done, then comes the fun part…

I lightly blush as I think about having sex with Kai, it’s been running around in my head over and over again like crazy for the past two years at least.

We said we’d wait until we were both eighteen, our birthdays fell on the same day, how freaked out was that, mom and Kai’s mom were close friends so when they both went into labor at the same time it was just fate I guess.

Kai and I had been each other’s first kiss, obviously right, I mean Kai knew he wanted me from the time we were still just kids. He was possessive and protective but in a really cute way, and with only four days to go before we could finally be together, the anticipation was killing me.

“So, are you ready for your birthday in four days?” Dad asked as a small grin spread across his face.

Rolling my eyes I blushed, why the hell was I blushing, this was like a normal thing for our kind, I mean Kai and I have seen each other naked many times when we shifted, being naked when it comes to being a werewolf is no different than wearing clothes, it doesn’t really phase us all that much.

Okay, maybe it phases Kai and me just a little, because when we went running two days ago something had happened, or at least almost happened.

*Flashback to two days ago*

I felt my wolf Kala leaping forward as she playfully began running away from Kai’s wolf Tou, we had decided to go for a run this afternoon after all our chores had been met. We loved letting our wolves interact and spend as much time together as possible, Kala and Tou loved each other too.

As I sped up in the direction away from Tou towards the river’s edge I suddenly felt him pounce on top of me and playfully knock me to the forest floor, he pinned me down as a low growl escaped him before licking my face.

It was almost instant as my wolf form started to change back into my human one, I was laughing so much that I hadn’t noticed that Kai had also changed back into his human form.

We had always made this deal that we would run together and seeing each other naked was fine too, but that we wouldn't touch each other in our naked forms until we were eighteen, the reason for this was simple, obviously, we wanted to have sex and the temptation of being so close in our naked forms would just make it almost impossible not to.

I instantly stopped laughing when Kai leaned down and pushed his lips against mine, I felt his naked body pushing up against mine and it felt so good, he was so warm.

My breathing immediately sped up as I parted my lips allowing him more access, his tongue slid into my mouth and began caressing mine. I felt the sudden excitement of my body reacting to his as my arms wrapped around his neck, we began kissing each other with such vigor that I felt myself losing control of the situation,

“Rainn, I love you so much,” He breathed before kissing me again. A smile spread across my face as my lips tasted his, nipping at his bottom lip a groan escaped him.

I felt something big and rock hard pushing up against my inner thigh which made me gasp, almost as if by instinct I found my hand gliding down as it finally wrapped itself around his hard cock. ‘Wow,’ I thought as I looked up into his eyes, his beautiful green eyes, Kai’s black hair hung down in wet tassels just over his eyebrows as he stared back at me.

This was the first time that I had touched him down there, the first time that I had ever been brave enough to. It seemed that because we were six days away from marking and mating with one another, the strength to resist was going out the window so to speak.

Kai gently rubbed his thumb across my bottom lip as the corners of his mouth turned up into a smile,

“You’re so beautiful,” He whispered as he stared into my eyes. My heartbeat sped up drastically as I felt my hand tighten against his shaft, not exactly knowing what I was doing but also not being a complete imbecile my hand started moving back and forth while being wrapped around him as best as I could, my hand couldn’t go all the way around, and I couldn’t understand whether or not that was because my hand was just small or his cock was just really big.

Either way, I was getting lost in this moment with him, I wanted to let go and have him claim me right here and now, and as I began rubbing him back and forth I watched as he hissed, throwing his head back as his grip tightened around me,

“Fuck, Rainn,” He panted as he tried to control himself too, it wasn’t working though and instead he looked down at me, his green eyes had darkened as lust was taking over.

His hand gently cupped my cheek as he lowered a gentle needing kiss against my lips, “Would you be sad if we didn’t wait until our birthdays?” He asked in a husky tone, my heart immediately did summersaults and I expected my wolf to be thrashing against my rib cage wanting to get to him as well, yet she wasn’t, she sat there, staring out at me but not moving.

My brows furrowed just for a second as I looked back at her, seriously- was she going to honestly be little miss goody two shoes who wanted to rather wait until our birthday, really?

Shaking it off I gently shook my head as I gently bit down on his bottom lip,

“I’m ready, I’ve always been ready,” I whispered and for a second even my voice didn’t sound like mine, jeez was I really scared right now, scared of the unknown.

Smirking I merely smashed Kai’s lips against mine as I pulled him to me, “Please Kai,” I breathed. And at that moment he began to kiss me back with hunger and need, our bodies were taking over and I had never been this happy before.

Kai slowly yet firmly lowered his hand down past my navel before finally touching me, I parted my legs for him just a bit more as I kept tasting his lips against mine, in that moment of ecstasy I felt him push his one finger into my opening as it forced it through the small tight space, gasping I felt it burn for just a moment as he stretched it open.

I was already so wet for him so it didn’t take long before he could actually begin moving his finger in and out of me, the burning sensation was replaced with pure elation as I moaned into his mouth, my body was moving to the rhythm of his finger as his body was moving to the rhythm of my hand around his cock.

All I wanted was him, inside of me. To claim my body and mark me as his, I didn’t want to wait any longer, six days just seemed way too damn long for me.

And as our bodies kept moving to the rhapsodies of our hearts I knew that I was completely ready to be his, even if Kala was trying to act like the good little she-wolf I knew she definitely wasn’t. When suddenly I heard a loud thunderous voice shout over us, which made my insides shudder,

“Kai! Stop!” and at that moment both Kai and I froze as we stared at each other, blinking twice I immediately buried my face against his chest as my whole body tensed. Kai turned his face to look back at the intruder as he instantly covered my body with his to shield me from prying eyes.

Kai POV

I slowly turned my head back and scowled as I stared at him standing there half towering over us, his eyes were narrowed and his body tense, his fists were clenched and he looked like he was about to rip me off of Rainn at any moment,

“Beau, what the fuck,” I was now glaring at my brother as he still stood in a defensive mode like his wolf was ready to pounce. I didn’t understand why he was here, shouting at me to stop when Rainn was my girlfriend, my mate, and would become my luna. Smirking Beau just kept his stance,

“I should be asking you the same thing Kai, what the fuck are you doing,” all the while I could feel Rainn’s body pushing more into mine and I was pretty sure she was beyond embarrassed to have my brother standing so close to both our naked forms, all things considering.

“This has nothing to do with you Beau, get out of here, now!” I snapped. But Beau wasn’t moving, and instead of moving away, he took another step toward us, which caused a low and deep growl to reverberate from my chest.

“You know our laws Kai, you will not defile her before your birthdays, only then will you be allowed to take her as your mate,”  I could feel my wolf wanting to push forward and rip Beau’s head off, but I couldn’t move, Rainn’s exposed body was beneath me and I was still shielding her. Taking a deep breath I slowly let it out as I tried to compose and push my wolf back,

“Would you mind turning around Beau, I’m not exactly going to get off of my mate with you staring at us,” scoffing Beau just shook his head as he pulled his shirt off over his head and tossed it at me before turning around,

“Give that to Rainn,” He said now with his back toward us. I turned my face toward her as she looked up at me, her cheeks flushed and her jaw clenched, her brows were furrowed and so were mine. Shaking my head I smirked as I gently touched the tip of my nose to hers,

“Only six more days, baby,” and with that, I pulled away from her before handing her Beau’s shirt. It pissed off my wolf to have Beau’s scent come anywhere near my soon-to-be mate, but I didn’t have a choice, I couldn’t very well have her body exposed to him now could I.

Once she had slid the black t-shirt on over her body which she seemed to be drowning in, I pulled her onto my seated lap. After all, I was still naked. I didn’t give a damn if Beau saw me naked, but I knew Rainn would feel uncomfortable now.

“Okay, you can turn around now,” I said in an annoyed voice. Which he did as he crossed his arms over his chest with a raised eyebrow directed at us both.

Rainn POV

I just sat there unable to make eye contact with Beau as I wrapped my arms around myself for support, Kai had his arms around me as well and I could feel something really hard poking at my butt, yeah- this wasn’t an awkward situation at all, none whatsoever I thought, I internally cringed at the situation we were all in.

“So tell me again why you were in the woods looking for us Beau?” Kai’s voice sounded super annoyed, and I couldn’t blame him.

“Dad asked me to come to find you, there are preparations that need to be met before both of you turn eighteen, remember those things called responsibilities Kai,” Beau’s voice sounded equally as annoyed which baffled me somewhat, seriously, why did it even matter whether or not Kai and I had sex now or in six days’ time, it was stupid.

“So I suggest you get up, change into you’re wolf form, and get your ass home now, before dad himself comes looking for you,” the thought of that happening immediately made me squirm as I began moving around uncomfortably.

Beau however didn’t look away from us, his green eyes were intense and it felt like they were burning a hole right through me, I wondered why that was.

Within an instant, Kai lifted me up to stand as he immediately stood behind me, still with his arms snaked around my waist. Relief washed over me when Beau’s shirt fell down to my knees, it was more like a dress on me than anything else.

“I think I’ll take Rainn home first and then go see dad,” Kai said as a matter of fact.

“Yeah, I think not Kai. I’ll walk her home, you go see dad. As you’re future Beta am I not meant to look out for you,” Beau said raising his eyebrows at his brother. Yeah, so Beau is Kai’s older brother, like by two years older.

He’s also bigger than Kai, about 6.8’ or so, he’s built more muscular than Kai and his black hair is just a bit longer than his younger brother’s, all in all, he was born for leadership I guess, but it just so happens that he would become Kai’s Beta once Kai became my mate.

Beau and Kai were actually very close as brothers, but for some unknown reason, Beau has always treated me like I was this annoying pain in his ass. It was clear that he didn’t actually have much time for me other than telling me what to do whenever he got the chance. Just like today…

Reluctantly Kai placed a gentle kiss against my cheek as he whispered, “see you in a bit,” before turning away from us, shifting into his wolf and hauling ass back towards the packhouse. I was left standing in front of Beau as he kept his eyes on me,

“Come on kid, let’s get you home,” He said as he gently yet firmly grabbed my arm to pull me in the direction he had come from, but a strange electrical current zapped right through my arm which made me gasp as my eyes shot up to him,

“What the hell was that?” I asked now staring at him with my eyes furrowed, he too had his brows tightly knitted together as he quickly pulled his hand from my arm. But then as quickly as whatever thought had flashed through his mind happened, he then quickly composed himself as his face became indifferent as he shrugged,

“Just static electricity Rainn, nothing to get all huffy about,” He said as he began walking away. Reluctantly I started following behind him as I rubbed at the place I had just felt that zap go through my arm, leaving tingles running where his hand had just been, ‘that was so freaking weird,’ I thought as I huffed.