Ricardo
"Your baby sister?"
I have known about the Starlight pack ever since I can remember. My father always said that they are our allies on the East Coast and it would serve us well to always have good standing with them. To my knowledge there were only two children born to the Alpha and his Luna, I have never heard about another child.
Maybe that is why he needs protection for the girl. She is probably an illigetimate child of the previous Alpha, and the pack didn't like that. That would explain why she needs protection.
Harry hasn't said a word, standing off to the side and watching our exchange with curiosity. Sometimes he picks up on things that I don't, a very handy characteristic of his.
Sebastian's eyes divert from mine for a brief moment. What was that? Guilt?
"Yes, I have another sister, she is seventeen-years-old." His eyes meet mine again, that flash of something I saw before gone.
I frown. "Did your father have her with another woman? "
"What, no!" Colour rises in Sebastian's cheeks. "You know my father was a man of honor, he would've never done that to my mother."
"We've never heard that you have two sisters." Harry finally speaks up.
See? He notices everything.
"We have been hiding her," This time sadness enters Sebastian's eyes. "She is a bit different than the rest of us. She is pure and innocent and soft, and we were scared someone might hurt her."
"So she has special needs?" Harry asks.
That isn't highly likely. It is very uncommon for a pup to be born with special needs. If a pup is too weak at birth, they usually die soon after. Maybe this pup was stronger and survived.
"No, her soul is sensitive."
"Don't bullshit a bullshitter Sebastian," I growl out. "Is she cursed?"
I won't allow a cursed wolve into my pack, that shit turns sour soon, so far we haven't had any problems with witches and other ungodly creatures entering our domaine.
"No, she is not cursed, but she is exceptionally beautiful, her wolf even more so." Sebastian sighs again like an old man that has seen too many injustices in this world. "Coupled with her personality, I simply don't have the time to keep an eye on her all the time."
"And you think she will be safer here?" I ask in disbelief. "I can't believe you came all this way to ask me to be a babysitter Sebastian."
"Your pack is notoriously known for its loyalty, I can't say the same for mine yet." Sebastian says fiercely. "My pack just lost their alpha, I have to prove myself to them first, until then all I ask of you is to look after her, here."
"Something is off here Alpha." Harry mindlinks me.
"I know." I say, but my wolf has reared his head inside me, sniffing around with curiosity and I must say my interest is piqued.
I have met a lot of beautiful women in my lifetime of twenty-five, they throw themselves at me daily. How beautiful can one be that her brother is seeking protection with another pack?
"And where is this sister right now?" I want to know. "If I'm going to house someone, I would like to meet them first."
Sebastian shakes his head. "I need your word first. Promise me you will look after her like she was your own sister, that you will do everything in your power to keep her safe while she is in your protection."
My wolf, Daemon, is now completely awake, sniffing the air and strutting around in circles in a predatory manner. "That is some promise you want me to make Sebastian. The problem is I have never had a sister, so how would I know how to protect one?"
He rakes his hand through his hair in frustration, mussing up the otherwise stylish strands. "Because I trust you. When you've given someone your word, you always make good on your promise!"
Well, I can't exactly argue with him on that point. I do always keep my word, even if it comes to bite me in the ass like right now.
"Please!" His tone is begging now. "If I could go anywhere else, I would, believe me, but you're my only option."
And that right there is why I don't believe a single word that came from his mouth. He is a desperate man, and desperate men tend to tell lies to save themselves. Something else is going on here and he most certainly won't just come out and say it.
"So you're seeking protection for your teenage sister because she's beautiful?" There's suspicion in Harry's voice. "There are plenty of beautiful wolves around that can take care of themselves."
"She is my weakest point right now okay?" Sebastian huffs out. "I need her away from the pack until I have gained all of their trust, until I know all the unmated wolves respect me enough not to dare touch her."
Daemon is howling now, growing restless by the second. He wants to get out and find this girl.
"She must really be a stunner." Harry says sarcastically and I raise my eyebrows at him in warning.
Sebastian may sound totally ridiculous right now, but he is still an Alpha, and a man who fought alongside us when he didn't have to.
Harry nods his head slightly in understanding and keeps his mouth shut.
"And for how long are you requiring this protection?" I want to know.
If I have to lock this girl in a tower until he comes back for her, then I will do it. I will give her the prettiest cage.
"She turns eighteen in three months, I will be back for her then, I promise." He lays his hand over his heart. "Maybe she will find her mate then and stop giving me grey hairs."
I nod. "Fine, but that then makes us even."
He nods back, his blue eyes shining with gratitude. "Agreed."
"So when do we meet this girl?"
Ricardo "How could you make such a blind decison?" Harry hisses at me as soon as Sebastian closes the door behind him.Daemon growls inside me at my Beta and I frown. What is wrong with him? He's been restless and on edge ever since he heard about the girl. He's not talking to me either, so I don't know what he's thinking."We owe him remember?" I remind my Beta and drink the last of my whiskey, the liquid burning a welcome path down my throat, warming my stomach. "And you know me, i don't like owing anybody anything, so the sooner the three months are over, the better."I don't tell him that I'm curious as hell to see what this girl looks like. It's not every day someone asks protection for a wolf that is almost an adult. Warning bells are going off in my head too, telling me there must be something wrong with this girl, but I've never been known as someone who backs away from a challenge. My instict is t
IantheMy body is stiff and sore. I'm not used to going outside my house apart from thirty minutes a day to have Natalia run aroud a little bit. Now I've been on a plane and I was terrified, tense the whole flight. Wolves are not supposed to fly, I don't know how my brother was so comfortable for the whole journey.They're sending me away. I killed our parents and now I'm paying the price. My fate has been decided by my brother and I have no say whatsoever. I have never had a say in my own life. I'm supposed to hide away so that nobody can see me, but they know I'm out there somewhere. If I wasn't, they wouldn't have had tales to tell. Where there is smoke, there is a fire and vice versa."I'm scared."I only realize that I have said the words out loud when my brother looks briefly at me before he concentrates on the road again."Don't be." He says soothingly. "I will be back to get you b
Ricardo I'm completely stunned. Air whooshes in my ears and my blood is pumping at an extreme pace, my heart threatening to stop completely. Daemon is howling and jumping inside me like he has lost all sense of rationality. She is indeed the most exquisite thing I have ever seen. When Sebastian said she was exceptionally beautiful, I thought she was model-like, someone who could grace magazines, but she is so much more than that. Her hair is the color of finely spun light-gold, her eyes the lightest of blue I have ever seen, appearing almost ice-like. Her nose is slim and straight and her cheekbones high, her lips are full and tinted a natural pink. I want to feel those lips underneath mine immediately, but I'm too shocked to do anything. Could it be? Could she be... It's not possible, is it? She is only seventeen and wouldn't be able to find her mate unt
Ricardo Ianthe Her name is perfect, ethereal, just like her. Why did she only have to be seventeen. Is this a to test my patience? To torture me? Wolves are naturally very sexual beings, an alpha even more so. I have women in between the sheets on a regular basis, but now that I have found my mate, that is no longer an option. Even if she doesn't know it yet, I will respect her, but as soon as she turns eighteen, she will be in my bed, forever. The thought of her in my bed, me inside her, has my skin itching all night. It doesn't help that I can smell her lavender scent even with the walls seperating us. I almost don't get any sleep, my erection keeping me up all night, so I get up an hour earlier and take a long cold shower and then I step outside, inhaling the fresh air, the woods beckoning me. Daemon takes over and he runs into the woods like a wolf possessed. I sup
Ricardo She's faster than she looks, but Daemon stays behind her. She's clearly upset about something and he's giving her space, but she would still know that he's there. She runs straight to the house and Daemon looks away as she shifts from wolf to human form. I don't even know my own wolf anymore, he has never shown this much restraint before. I wait a few minutes before I shift too, making sure she has already entered the house. Nudity has never been a thing for werewolves, we shift in front of one another without being self-aware, but I'm not sure if that's the case with her. There are so many things about this girl that I don't know. Maybe Harry was right, maybe I made the decision to take her in too quickly. I should have asked more questions first. But when you're presented with your mate on a silver platter, what are you supposed to do? Say no? I pull on the pyjama pants I left at the kitc
Ianthe Ricardo doesn't come back to the kitchen for breakfast and after waiting on him for about half an hour, I decide to go back up to my bedroom. I'm used to being confined to the house, which isn't ideal for a werewolf, but it's become a safe haven for me. At least this house is very pretty. I'm a little confused too. Did Sebastian not tell him about my disposition? I've been caged all my life, for someone to tell me that I can do whatever I wanted, made me feel emotional and slightly off-balance. When Sebastian told me I was coming to stay with this pack, I thought that it would just be me being hidden away again, just a different location. Now I'm being told I can go out and have friends. Not that I would know the first thing how to get a friend, I've always just relied on Natalia's company. "Take a shower and get dressed." Natalia sing-songs in my head. "Life is waiting girl!"
Ricardo Ianthe's lavender scent is surrounding me in the car when we drive to the office. I've been quiet ever since we left, my head a maelstrom of thoughts and confusion. She doesn't have a scent. Which is impossible because all I can smell is her. Her scent is everywhere I turn, I can't even smell my own bodywash anymore. When I closed my eyes in the shower, I saw a field of lavender with her wolf as white as snow amongst it, why is it that I can smell her and not Colt? As wolves we rely heavily on our senses, and I have never encountered one who doesn't have a scent. Sebastian lied to me about something, but I'm not going to call him and just ask. I first want to unravel this mystery on my own. Her hand is soft and small in my own when I open the door for her and help her out of the SUV. She's wearing appropriate clothes today, and I can't help the sweep of my eyes to her ample breasts. She's dressed modestly, the tee covering everything and her jeans not too tight, but there
Ricardo I watch Ianthe and her guards leave with a ton of apprehension. This is a test today, if they screw anything up and not follow any of my orders, they will be fired not from only being her guards, but from the army as well. They're going to have to find new careers. It might seem I'm overreacting because our town is extremely safe, we literally have no crime here. There's of course the teenagers that get up to nonsense, like stealing their parents' liquor and getting drunk by the river. We usually let them be because we were all that age not too long ago and kids are supposed to have fun. Everybody living in the town are werewolves. There were humans living here once upon a time, but after the rogue attacks, I gave every family a nice settleman and they left. If another attack comes, I don't want to be responsible for the deaths of innocent people. Werewolves at least have the abilities to protect themselves and their families. Harry and Colt wait patiently as I watch Iant