Katie woke up the next morning determined to stick it out for the next few days. She would try to distance herself from Dan. Again, she wasn't afraid of him. She could simply call upon her wolf side and Dan would with he had never been born. She just felt a betrayal that ran extremely deep. It was Dan who helped her to find her new path and helped her in a fatherly type way. That was probably why her hurt ran so deep, her own father had told her mother he no longer had wanted her as a mate over ten years ago. She watched her mother go through physical pain that could be described as excruciating. It has been said that the severing of a mate bond was one of the most painful experiences a werewolf could experience. Dan had shown her the fatherly caring that she realized she had deeply missed. Katie shook her head as if she could shake away the memory of her father and the pain Dan had caused her. She dec
Ethan believed his father was probably right, Thomas Conway had found out his father was human and that he had been put down by Charles Reid. He wondered exactly how the story had been relayed to him, but in the end it didn't really matter. Thomas had declared war between the packs and they would be ready. At his father's words he found out just how ready they would be, "Call in the warriors, all of them." he began. "If that mother fucker is looking for a war, he just found one." Ethan had never heard his father use that tone or those words. "Ethan, you're in charge. Make sure the troops are called in." After he said this, he and the other five men he had chosen to go with him, took off in the direction of the breach.
"You're young, you'll love again." although Ethan knew his sister had nothing but good intentions, Emma's words still stung him all the way to his core. He needed comfort from his twin, he was now coming to the realization that this was a journey of grief that he would be traveling alone. With that realization came a feeling of despair it would have been impossible for him to imagine just three days ago.Pushing past his pain and anguish he squeezed his sister's hand. He looked her squarely in the eye and said, "I love you bug, I'm just so tired. Can I call you later?" Emma gave him a skeptical look "Are you sure? I can stay with you as long as you need." With just the slightest, almost unnoticeable quiver he replied, "I really need some rest. Honestly bug, I'll call soon."
There was nothing more exciting for any member of the pack than your eighteenth birthday. That is if the Moon Goddess has mated you with someone who has also reached their eighteenth birthday.Ethan feigned annoyance with the excitement emulating from his little sister, younger by exactly seven minutes. The Reid household was buzzing with a nervous excitement that could only be described as quiet chaos, if it weren't for the fact Emma hadn't stopped talking since she tumbled out of bed barely past dawn. Afterall, there were two members of this family who may potentially find their life-mates this very day."Do you think he'll come to the party tonight? Do you think he'll feel the pull? Do you think Goddess will make us feel the same for each other? What will happen if he's not there? I'll feel so ashamed. Maybe he's not eighteen yet. Oh my Goddess, what if he won't be eighteen for months or even years?" Emma performed this stream of consciousness so quickly it was diff
"Oh, your brother! Goofball, really? You know what? He's actually never said my name! It's always goofball, clumsy, klutz or butterfingers! Do you even remember the time he called me ham-handed? Do you know what ham-handed means? I do! I had to go home and look it up. It's, it's it's...the same as the rest of them! Just who does he think he is? OHHH!" Katie groaned and quite literally stomped her foot.Emma sat quietly and listened to her best girlfriend's rant. As she was putting the last curl in her hair she said, "Katie can you check the back and curl anything I missed?" She knew this would divert Katie's attention long enough to tell her what she had been thinking for quite some time."Katie, there's som
"Thank Goddess we're taking separate cars" Katie told Emma. "I really can't stand your brother. I will say calling me weirdo is a new one. I don't know how in the world you could ever think we would be mated. But, enough about all of that. Tonight is all about you. I just know your mate is at the party. You've waited so long I don't know how you did it." Emma had decided many years ago that she would never have a boyfriend, sure she had guy friends but never even a date, not one. She said that she wouldn't have her heart unnecessarily broken by someone she wasn't mated with. Even her mom tried to convince her that dating was all a part of growing up but she would have none of it.Emma smiled at her friend as the realization that tonight really could be the night that would change her life forever. As t
"This can't be happening, he's my mate." Katie had this thought running through her head over and over again as she ran down the street. She didn't know where she was going, she only knew she had to get as far away as possible. "What have I done that Goddess would be so cruel to me? My best friend and my boyfriend mated." The plans Katie had for her life began to disappear from her own mind. What would she do? Where would she go?She then did something she had only done a handful of times in her young life, she shifted. Her wolf was stronger than her human form and was sure to cast away the pain. Only Katie still felt all of the anguish she felt before the shift. Her wolf began to run, she ran until Katie's human mind was exhausted and Katie submitted fully allowing her wolf to take her wherever she wanted,
Ethan was a little sad when he realized Emma was all grown up. He'd never called her anything but Bug their entire lives. He knew that soon it would be up to someone else to protect her and surprisingly that seemed okay to him. He was lost in these thoughts as he started to head upstairs to get ready for their party, he was actually more excited for Emma than himself. Just as his foot hit the bottom stair the doorbell rang.He knew it would be Katie as he yanked the door open, in an attempt, to scare her. This was a little game they played together. He would scare the shit out of her and she would stumble, drop something or knock into the closest object. It worked again! He yanked the door open and as if on cue, she dumped out the entire contents of her bag.
"Let's forget about the mate stuff for tonight. This room is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen and the music is perfect. Let's just dance, mingle and have some fun." Emma said to Katie as Katie gave her a skeptical look. Katie told her how much she loved her and that she was there to make sure her friend had the greatest night whether she found her mate or not.Emma said hello and thanked every guest she passed on her way to the dancefloor. A few times she slowed down while speaking to her guests who happened to be over eighteen, single and of course attractive, taking her time to take a deep breath. She still smelled a mixture of chicken marsala, lilies and frosting. "Never mind", she thought "I'm just going to make tonight fun all of these people are here to celebrate me and Ethan. They deserve to have more than a mopey birthday girl." She was actually proud of herself for feeling and acting so mature. "Come on Katie", she shouted over the music. "Let's have s