**ORION**
We arrived at the packhouse in an hour, since I didn't know if she even knew she was a werewolf, which is so strange to me, I didn’t ask any werewolf related questions.. At a very young age, you get heightened senses and skills regardless of rank or age. She should be able to see in the dark, smell from miles away and run faster than humans at the very least.
'Hey Terrin, I have a guest. Make sure no pack members are in wolf form. I have got to investigate this new guest before I allow her to see everything.' I say through mindlink.
'Ohhhh a girl. Maybe she's my mate. Is she cute?' He jokes.
'Ughhhhh!! Don't even think about it. ' I growled. Wait, that must’ve been Zues. Couldn’t have been me.
'Oh is she off limits there, bossman? I thought we always shared everything. ' He jokes.
I can tell he's smirking and snickering through the mind link. What do I say to him to let him know I don't want her being harrassed by any other males but also know that I won’t be taking her as a girlfriend or mate or anything like that?
'Right now she is all mine, but just for fun. If I end up getting bored with her, maybe I'll let you take a turn. But right now, no. Only me. Plus, I am not sure she even knows she's a werewolf at the moment. But keep that between us, Future Beta.' I lied, hoping he caught it.
'Ohhhh I gotcha, Alpha. First come first serve. No worries. I can wait for somewhat fresh meat. These annoying she-wolves and humans around the pack have been boring me lately.' He says in another joke. Terrin isn’t the sleeping around type. He only sleeps with girls he is serious about. And even then, it takes him a while.
I had to cut the link right then because everything he said pissed me off. Shit, even everything I said pissed me off.
I went to touch her shoulder to guide her inside the packhouse. She flinched away slightly, she tried to make it seem unintentional, but I noticed.
"Look, I don't really know you well enough for you to touch me. So, if you could, please keep your hands in your pockets. Thanks." She said to me with confidence, but to me it was like she didn't like to be touched in any way. Hmmm. That will be something I have to work on if I ever want to get her into my bed. I retracted my hand. If I want her that way, then I'll have to play it her way. For now.
First, I gotta keep her out of view of others or she will be gawked at and everyone will be trying to swoon her since she is new and who am I kidding, she’s gorgeous. Plus, I have to try to figure out if she knows what she is but is hiding it because she can't trust me yet. Or if she just doesn't know at all? Will I have to break the news to her? Wait, why should I care? I guess we'll just have to see how it all plays out.
**DELANEY**
We walked for what seemed like forever. I have only eaten berries and basically bushes for the last week, so I am extremely exhausted and starving. I know I shouldn't have gone with a stranger, even if he is a gorgeous stranger. But being gorgeous doesn't make him any less of an asshole. Calling me a whore because the creepy guy he knew was chasing me. Then just killed him right in front of me. I think that I am still shocked that I didn't scream or cry. I think I am in full survival mode at this point. But even in survival mode, that should have freaked me out. But somehow or another, I felt like it was justice. And I don’t know why.
I'll just get some half-a.ssed sleep, a decent meal, a shower and a change of clothes. And be back in the forest by tomorrow night looking for where I am meant to go. I think. Hopefully.
We walked up to this huge castle-looking, 3-story building. All gray washed stone, with huge windows everywhere. Most of the curtains were drawn to where you can't see into the rooms, but some were open on the bottom floor, letting the moonlight from the night peer into this little mini-castle. It looked so homey and warm but also so modern and mysterious.
I looked at the gorgeous asshole, Orion. And he looked like he was having a frustrating conversation with himself. Hopefully, this isn't like one of those things I heard about watching crime documentaries. Like Wild Bill. Maybe he was thinking of a way to Hansel and Gretel me.
I take in my surroundings, just in case. The front of the castle has a beautiful white marble fountain with intricate details of wolves running under the moon chiseled into the bottom. The sprout of the fountain was a gorgeous woman with long hair and a nice flowy dress holding the moon above her head all made of marble. That is where the water was coming out onto the fountain, was the moon. It was lit up as well, not like with lights, but its own glow. I was trying to study it closely to see how it illuminated so well at night time. But it was so beautiful and mesmerizing.
Gorgeous- asshole Orion went to raise his hand to my shoulder, I guess to guide me inside.
"Look, I don't know you well enough for you to touch me. So if you could, please keep your hands in your pockets. Thanks."
I do NOT like being touched in any way, shape or form. Years of being abused and tortured by so-called "families" will do that to you. He didn't overstep though and retracted his hand.
I kept chewing on my lip and him putting his hand away put me at ease for a second but also made me sad immediately after.
What the hell is going on with me? It has to be exhaustion hitting me. I don't even know this murderer. But here I am just as jolly as I can be, walking next to someone that not even thirty minutes ago snapped a man's neck in front of me.
But ever since I met this handsome asshole, my sense of panic has died down a lot. I am still nervous because I don't want to be killed since I know he's capable of it. But I also feel sort of safe. Which is weird because I can't remember any time in my life when I felt that feeling. Safe.
All I know is I will NEVER depend on anyone else for my happiness or my life. I only have myself to depend on. I have to move forward, for me. I know no one is looking for me, which is okay. And I seriously don't know how, after all the years of torture and abuse, I still have a strong confidence and will to survive, or a gut feeling that I am meant for something more.
But whenever you have so many unanswered questions about your life and where you come from and where you will end up, that kind of gives you the push to keep going. Just for the answers.
Let's just make it through the rest of the night and tomorrow and see where my road will lead me. I can only pray it'll be a little easier from here on out. As long as I stay in survival mode and don't let people think they can push me around, I should be okay.
Being a little lost is better than being walked on. I think.
**ORION** We walked into the pack house at around 1:45am. Still really early for me. I mind linked because I knew he would be doing patrol tonight, so any of our pack members that were in wolf form roaming around the pack house would hear his link about shifting back. I may not see women as more than an object, but there were things about this mini firecracker I wanted to learn. And I wouldn't be able to do that if she was fainting from seeing wolves ten times as big as normal wolves. I already had an omega prepare a guest room on my floor. Luckily for myself and my reputation, no one other than the patrols are up at this hour. So bringing her in was the easier thing. Talking to her tomorrow with numerous ears and eyes would be quite a bit harder. But I have to let her rest. I keep stealing looks at her and she is so hot. I just don't know what about her that is drawing me in like this. Her wavy dirty blonde hair falling down her back. Her light green eyes are shining as if the moon
**ORION** Last night was completely dreadful. I am currently taking a cold shower right now because it was THAT terrible. I was going to call Heather, but just the thought of her made me want to gag. And how come I have not noticed that smell. Like sour lemons.. *Bleghh* It’s so weird. Yesterday we had a quickie before I felt someone on our land, and today I can’t stand the thought of her. I wanted to be in that bed with Delaney so badly. It was more than sexual though. And that is why it is terrible!! I do not want any female to have that type of hold on me. Not to be able to control me with a smile, or a giggle. To distract me from my Alpha duties, or to make me think of ways to always protect her. You would think because I have amazing parents who are in love I wouldn't be this way. But I am this way because of them. 3 years ago on the day after I turned 16 , we were attacked by rogues. My mom was in the backyard when it happened and was trying to get the children inside t
**DELANEY** Well that was a little crazy. I always knew I was different. I didn't think it was going to be as crazy as that. I am a supernatural creature. But that just kind of proved that I was pathetic. I wasn't even good at being a baby werewolf, so my parents discarded me. The way Orion talks and looks at me I am assuming my wolf will be coming soon. I am both pretty excited and scared honestly. I didn't think werewolves existed. But when Orion told me that what he was telling me wasn't a joke, I knew he wasn't lying. Why lie to me? I am no one. There is no reason to try and scare me. Or to impress me. So I believe him. Plus I can usually always tell when someone is lying. It's like another sense to me. Like I can almost hear someone's heart speeding up. I'll ask Orion more later when we finish our questions. I still am wondering how all those flowers bloomed and the plants just grew like that. It was a beautiful sight though. I saw Orion look at it, but only briefly. Then h
**DELANEY** I feel extremely bad for hurting Orion like I did. All the blood pumping through me with him holding me like that I really didn't realize the force I put behind it. It wasn't intentional at all. Then he got mad that creepy Chris had me in the same hold. Which I thought was sweet and also strange. Why would he get mad about that? Was he feeling upset that a pervert was going to harm another child? Was it because it was me? I mean I don't see why. I am nothing. A pathetic werewolf orphan. But he could've killed me in those woods but chose to help me. I think I want to ask him why but I'm not sure if I want to know the answer. I hope he isn't expecting anything from me. And then there was the handsome Kylo. Trying to butter me up, there is obviously some beef between him and Orion. I should ask him about it. We walked back up to the pack house garden when I finished my thoughts. I even think he was faking for the last few minutes we were walking. I take a deep breath bec
**DELANEY** That was not where I expected this whole day to go. I have an attraction to Orion. That I knew. But here is Kylo, the only one who is acting on his urges. Having a small dinner in the same garden I was sitting with Orion earlier feels a little cliche. But I am not sure why I feel this way. Even if I have some sort of feeling towards Orion, he is just being nice, he is the future Alpha. He found an orphaned 17 year old girl in the woods who thought she was just a mere human. He helped me not to be killed and ra.ped by Creep Chris, and brought me to his pack so I wouldn’t be alone.. He fed me, gave me clean clothes. Now I have a job and a home if I want it. I am trying not to think if this means anything, but I really want it to.. I want it to be more than hospitality. “Hey Miss Laney, Are you okay?” Kylo asks me over a plate of spaghetti. I look at him and can tell he is worried. “I am okay, Kylo. Just so much to process from the last week and a half. “Well, if you want
**DELANEY** Kylo starts leading me down a lit trail. For some reason I don’t think I want to go here. I don’t know why but I feel like I need to just go back to my room for a bit. My stomach starts turning every step we take. Like something in the pit of my stomach is telling me I shouldn’t be here. “Kylo, I am not feeling so well. I think I need to go lay down for a bit.” Kylo stopped in his tracks and didn’t face me. I started to feel slightly scared but I didn’t budge. He turns to face me, his brown eyes are glowing with a golden glow. “That is okay, Delaney. I’ll take you back. I will show you this place another time.” He says sweetly, extending his hand to have me follow him. I smile sheepishly at him. Something is telling me that wherever we were going to go, I shouldn’t be going. Not right now anyway. ‘Good girl.’ I hear that feminine voice again. “So, while we walk back I have a question.” I said to him, never looking up at him. “Of course, Miss Laney.” “Do you and yo
**DELANEY** Feeling myself in Orion’s embrace has me experiencing more feelings than I ever had in my entire life. I don’t know why I didn’t notice it before but he smells like sandalwood with a mix of freshly brewed coffee. Something you wouldn’t mind waking up to every single day. When the door slams open, we are still half embraced. The girl that is standing in the doorway of Orion’s office is quite beautiful. For whatever reason, I shrink slightly because she is probably his girlfriend… I try to completely move when I realize Orion isn’t wearing a shirt, and on top of that he won’t let go of me. I don’t want to be a part of any squabbles between lovers. And I definitely don’t want to witness Orion talking to his lover, trying to explain away him comforting me. “What the fuck do you want Heather?” He asks. He sounds pissed. “Is that any way to not only speak to a pack member, but also your girlfriend.” She growls. Hearing her call herself his girlfriend enrages me and hurts me
**DELANEY** In an abyss of darkness, I feel cold. I don’t know if I passed out from exhaustion or if Heather came back in and killed me. All I do know is that I want to be near Orion. I have no idea why. But I have this deep seeded need to have him with me at all times. “Hello, anyone here?” I ask. Stupid, but can’t blame a girl for trying. I suddenly feel my feet smack a road. And I am now standing on a dirt trail that looks like it leads to a beautiful meadow. Field full of wild flowers next to a small running river. A weeping willow tree and a blanket underneath. If I didn’t just walk out of some sort of darkness I would think that this was a date… But as I get closer to the blanket I see an animal. I walk closer and I see a white wolf with purple and pink hues in her coat. She is the most gorgeous animal I have ever laid my eyes on. She puts Zeus to shame and I hate even saying that. She's laying down with her head in her paws. All of a sudden her head pops up and looks direct