Chapter 4

Jeremy POV

“Hurry up Louis, I need a shower!” I bang on the bathroom door. Louis and I share the top floor of the Alpha mansion with a separate room each but share a bathroom.

“Just use Willow’s bathroom, she’s not back from training yet.” Louis huffs in response.

I walk down to the middle floor where there are four bedrooms. Willow’s, our parent’s room and 2 spare rooms for visitors. One of which is constantly used by Brett, we are his second home. Willow has a bathroom next to her room, whereas the 3 other bedrooms on this floor have an ensuite each.

I walk into the bathroom and start to run the shower. I open the bathroom window to stop the hot water steaming up the windows and mirror. I can see Willow walking back to the house with one of the young warriors, Jason, and our beta Thomas. Thomas is in his mid 20’s and took on the role last year after his father passed. He never got over losing Thomas’ mother, they were fated mates, and his father was never the same afterwards. A great loss to Dad I know, but Thomas has always been great and I have no concerns in him supporting me when I become Alpha.

Thomas walks away towards the training grounds whereas the warrior grabs Willow’s arm to stop her walking back to the Alpha mansion. I strain my ears to listen to their conversation, my wolf surfacing to offer his enhanced hearing.

“I’m driving Samantha and Pete to the party, did you want to hop in with us?” He asks.

“Oh, erm, I hadn’t really thought about getting there. Yeah, sure that would be great. Although is there room for Lizzie? I said we’d go together.” She replies. My sister seems to attract attention from male wolves, even she-wolves at times. She is very naive to her charm, and I remind myself I need to have a word with Louis to keep an eye on her when I go to university. It would be just bearable if the men were also 16 but Jason is 23 and it angers me that he thinks he can ask the pack princess out on a date.

I also don’t like the idea of her and Lizzie driving offsite to my party location without me or Brett. The party tonight is at a rented large manor with a pool, and marquee for the dance floor. Having gone to a human school in the local town I’ve also made non-wolf friends and wanted to invite them without them entering our pack. I’ve also invited other wolves from school in surrounding areas. Although we go to a human school, we keep our pack lifestyle on the low so that the humans do not suspect anything unusual.

“Great, I’m sure we can make room. I’ll see you both outside at 8pm?” Jason suggests.

“Ok, thank you.” Willow politely replies with a sweet smile.

She’s 16, 16 I say to my wolf. He is 7 years older and should know better. It’s not even as if he is her mate, he would have known at the age of 18. Even if your mate isn’t of age yet, you just have to be patient, but even still, there would be a connection felt between the two mates and the eldest would have to manage that until the younger mate reached 18. It isn’t always handled well, and the mate bond is treated more as a suggestion nowadays than a love match from the moon goddess. Some she-wolves marry without searching for their mate just to improve their social status.

I am almost finished in the shower when I hear a knock on the bathroom door.

“Hello? You have a bathroom upstairs.” I hear Willow chuckle through the door.

“Just hopping out. What did Jason want?” I ask.

“Oh, he has offered me a lift to your party, that is all.” She quietly responds.

Wrapping the towel around my waist I pull open the bathroom door.

“I don’t think so!” I say.

“Jeremy, I’ll be fine, I’ll have Lizzie and Samantha with me too.”

“Definitely a no then.” I smirk at her.

She rolls her eyes clicking her tongue.

“Can you stop being the almighty Alpha for one night and let me have fun?” She quips.

I sigh, holding her hands in mine, looking down.

“I’m protective not because I am your Alpha but because I am your big brother. I know what men are like and we can be jerks. You are precious to me and I wouldn’t want anything to happen to you.

Brett is coming over in a minute, why don’t we take you and Lizzie and then you can drive my car back?” I offer.

She takes a deep breath in, considering my option.

“Are you not coming back tonight? I thought you would want to wake up on your 18th at home?” She asks confused.

“I’ll be back for late morning for brunch, but the lads wanted to have a kick about in the morning. I can get a lift from someone else.” I suggest.

“I don’t mind picking you up in the morning?” She sweetly offers.

“There’s my wonderful sister.” I beam.

“Why do I feel like I’ve just been manipulated into giving you a free ride in the morning?” Willow huffs, as walks off to her room.

I laugh and head back upstairs to pack an overnight bag with my sports kit.