"What are you doing here, Pumpkin?" My dad asks before he sees Alpha Eric coming in behind me and quickly lowers his eyes.
"Eric drove me home and I need to pick up my things. I will be living at the pack house from now on." Shocked, I guess they thought that I would be staying there and have my things sent for. Walking in, my mom smiles at me but then immediately looks down.
My dad nods to Eric and then says warmly with mischief in his eyes, "I see you met our Alpha Eric finally. Did you get acquainted last night during the Full Moon event?" Knowing full well that we did by his flared nostrils, he chuckles and then gives me a big hug.
Offering a firm hand, he says to Eric with respect, "Welcome, son. You are not only our Alpha, but you are our son now too."
Watching this odd exchange, my mom stands back and waits till I turn to her. She says lovingly, "I have waited for a long time for you to blossom into a woman, but when you did you came home with the greatest prize. I would have never suspected that you were going to be the Alpha's mate, being so young." She smiles at me with tears in her eyes and hugs me tight.
Dad and Eric move to the library for a drink and mom helps me pack my things. After packing almost everything in relative silence, she touches my shoulder with her hand lightly, "Raven, did he treat you well last night when you were mating?" Her eyes are filled with something I can't quite figure out, but I turn around and give her a hug before answering.
Trying not to blush while thinking about our love making, I smile and it makes her laugh. She stops me and says, "Honey, the deliriously happy look in those eyes tells me everything. I am happy that he completes you and takes care of you. Trust me, moms don't want to hear all the delicious details of their daughters mating. After all, I might get jealous." She giggles and I can see the mice running around in her head as she thinks of all the positions we must have been in last night.
If she only knew that we started out in the car and then let our animalistic tendencies take over by going into nature, she would be shocked by everything we did. Alpha Eric filled every need I had and then some, every way possible. Teaching me the meaning of pleasure and giving me so many orgasms that at one point in time, it felt like one continuous one.
He is everything I have ever wanted and more. As long as he wants me, I will be his. Matter of fact, I am pretty sure that as long as we both are alive we are a mated pair, the bond is so strong.
Getting more boxes and packing the rest of my things, I listen for Eric and dad to come and rescue us. After the last box is sealed, they show up and I comment with a satisfied look, "Perfect timing, if I say so myself."
Everyone laughs, before my mom and dad exit the room to leave us alone. Eric gently cups my chin and leans down to kiss me. His lips just barely touching mine, feel like I stuck my finger in a light socket. The electricity flowing between us is surreal and more importantly, I feel the bond between us the most when we touch.
Ironically, I also hear every thought in his head when we have skin contact. Like now, he is thinking that I am going to get him into so much trouble if he keeps kissing me like this, but he can't help it. I wonder if he can hear alll my thoughts too and quickly try to hide them.
Since he seems oblivious of my desire for him right now, I am guessing that it must be one sided and that I love my gift my wolf gave me for becoming a woman. I smile seductively when he breaks the kiss and sighs. Turning quickly, his nostrils flare and he becomes alarmed.
Lately, we have had a couple rogues coming and going in our territory and I can tell it has made him on edge. Normally, he won't let anyone outside of our pack in, but he is trying to expand and that means introduce new members into it.
My dad runs in with blood on him, already starting to show his wolf, he yells, "They have your mom, but she is giving them hell."
Hearing this Eric's eyes turn wild and he starts to change. Before I know it, my wolf howls and I feel the change coming. Adrenaline courses through my veins like fire and my bones begin crunching as they reform, forcing me onto all fours.
My skin begins to get covered with fur and I look over to see Eric and my dad already transformed, heading out of the room. Feeling so hot, my transformation completes and my animalistic side takes over. I am ready for a fight, as I growl and launch myself into the mass of fur and limbs in the next room.
Leaping into the action, I snap my fangs around the rogues neck and draw blood, ripping the throat open. The metallic taste in my mouth fuels me further and I end up ramming the other rogue who has my mother. Proud of my mother for putting up the good fight before she went down, I rip his head clear off and watch as the blood sprays clear across the room.
Noticing that Eric and my dad take on the other two and finish them, I hurry to my mother who is on her last leg. Reverting to our human forms, she lays there in my arms and smiles while she says, "You have made your mark and turned into an absolutely powerful alpha queen. I will miss you, but I know that you are in good hands. I love you." She smiles one last time and then she takes her last breath.
I watch as her eyes loose their spark and her head falls to the side. Closing her eyes, I lean down to kiss her forehead and hold her tight. When Eric and dad revert back to human form, they stand next to me and mom.
The tears that form in my eyes never fall, but I do make myself a promise. When I find out who is responsible for this, I will make them pay with their lives.
"Dad, are you feeling O.K.? I think you need to get that checked out." I say truly concerned after he was swiped especially hard by one of the rogues last night just before mom died. Sad and missing mom, he answers, "Yes pumpkin I am fine, but if you would feel better knowing that I got it looked at I will go over there now." Preparing for my stuff to arrive, Eric orders everyone to clear out and make room for all my things. Last night, my dad stayed at the pack house with us and we stayed up all night long trying to figure out who is the master mind behind all of the attacks lately. Piece by piece, we gathered the details and still having no clue are back to the drawing board. "Yes dad, I would." I smile warmly at him before Eric walks in and leans down to kiss my forehead. Seeing the look in Eric's eyes, my dad decides that it would be best if he left to get his wound checked and leave the two of us al
The doctor checks my wound after taking off the bandages, declaring me all healed up. He reminds me, "Now, don't forget to still be careful twisting and turning for a couple of days, otherwise it will reopen." He points at me, looking sternly and then smiles because I can't help but laugh. Of course, it still hurts when I do, so I immediately regret it. Today is the day I get to start to feel back to normal. No more getting carried everywhere by the Alpha and worshipped by the Alpha and hugged and kissed by the Alpha. Oh who am I kidding, I loved every bit of it. After the last attack, everyone has been on high alert, but since there haven't been anymore for at least a week, Eric hopes that it has ended. There are several of the pack that doesn't believe that and are blaming it all on me. They figure that because I am so young and Eric has been preoccupied with me that he has let another Alpha into the territory b
"Are you alright?" Eric asks, genuinely concerned for my well being.After Tiffany died in my arms last night, I have just been moping around and in a state of shock. I couldn't sleep or even eat, instead I just sat in the recliner and stared out the window. Closing my eyes for a few minutes, I kept hearing the screams and the look of agony on her little face. Knowing that they meant to get to us, it makes it even worse and all I want to do is find those responsible and rip their heads off.Listening to Alpha Ryder at the council meeting, I sit at my rightful place next to Eric and try to figure out what to do next. "We have to be careful of everyone we let through our territory. Double up on security and be advised that some how someone is sneaking their people in." He looks around the room carefully at each and every one of us.The whole room is quiet except for Steven, who is tapping his finger nails on his arm
"We have to do something besides sit on our asses and wait for an attack." Eric stands up and exclaims to the council angrily. Everyone else seems to want to wait, but they haven't been attacked as many times as we have in the last several weeks. Not realizing that I can hear everyone's thoughts, a few of the council members think to themselves that Eric is just being stupid and that he isn't thinking this through first. We talked about it all morning before coming to the last day of the council meetings and we figured the only way we are going to get ahead of this is to start discussing attacks against the surrounding territories. Maybe then, we won't be so caught off guard next time. Ryder stands up and speaks, "My brother is right, but first we need to secure what we do have before we go into attack mode. Defending should be our first priority, because if we don't have anything to come back to when we are done attacking, t
"Please." I beg for him to take me. Watching as Eric kneels down in front of me, he spreads my legs and his face disappears. Feeling his tongue lick my folds, I let out a small whimper and beg for more. "Please." He continues his assault on me. My fingers tangle in his hair while I throw back my head in ecstacy and I feel my wolf threaten to take over. Not now, I think to myself and force my inner beast to stay down. Eric stands up and suddenly picks me up, throwing me over his shoulder. I yell out, "Help help." then giggle. Pretending to kick and scream, I thrash around and he laughs as he carries me to the bed. After throwing me down, I stare into his wild eyes and watch as he loses his clothes quickly. When he stands in front of me naked, I realize that he is absolutely perfect. His sculpted body reminds me of those statues you see in the museum of Roman Gods. Handsome and stro
"Who made lunch?" I ask smelling something cooking in the kitchen.Ever since the mate bond hit me, I have felt connected to Eric on such a deep level that I have never felt with anyone else before. In a way it is wonderful, but in another it makes me weak and I know this now. Being alpha's mate makes you stronger, but it also subjects you to being scrutinized by everyone.Never feeling good enough, I sit back and watch others in the pack and the way they react to me. Most of them treat me like they did before the bond, but there are some who are always watching everything I do and I hear their whispers when I'm not looking. Especially those closest to Eric it seems.Perhaps if I had been older, they wouldn't have minded so much, but as it is all I ever hear is a constant chatter of she is so inexperienced, young and she doesn't have a clue how to be a leader of a pack. They wonder why me and I often wo
"Raven, you are pregnant." The doctor announces with excitement in his voice. Shocked, I stand there not knowing what to say. The only time this could have happened was when we first met and I went into heat. For us, the only time we are fertile is when we are in heat and only with our bonded mate's. Realizing this is a horrible time to be pregnant, I don't quite know how Eric is going to feel about this when I tell him. He could take it one of two ways, either tear my throat out or be the happiest man alive. I won't know which one until I tell him though, unfortunately. "Is it safe to change form or fight pregnant?" I ask concerned, because I know full well that it will be necessary some time in the near future to do one or both. He looks at me hesitant and answers cautiously, "Honestly you shouldn't, but we both know that you will have to. Just try to stay out of harms way. After all,
"Are you comfy, Raven?" Ryder asks, looking extremely concerned for my well being. "Yes, you are spoiling me. I will have to tell Eric when I get back, that you treat me better than he ever has." I say with a mischievious grin. Playing the two brothers on each other might be fun. After all, Ryder is treating me as if I am his mate. I could get used to this attention from two men. Laughing, I am just kidding myself, because I know full well that I am so in love with Eric I could never cheat on him, even with his twin brother who looks just like him. Ryder is the more passionate and caring one, but Eric is my total Alpha male. He is strong, confident, egotistical, possessive and intelligent. If I had the two combined, it would make the most perfect male I could have ever imagined. So when I sit here and stare at Ryder wishing Eric was more passionate and caring, I also would wish that Ryder was more co