Chapter Five

Cassidy POV

I wake to the sun shining in my eyes from the open window. I felt exhausted from tossing and turning all night. I open y eyes to see Jordan watching me before he smiles.

“Morning,” he says. He pulls my hand off his chest. I didn’t even realise I was laying across him. Getting up he walks to the bathroom closing the door behind him. I roll onto my back relaxing into the soft mattress. It was like laying on a cloud, no wonder he always looked well-rested.

“Dad will be back this afternoon, he’s gone to meet with neighbouring pack Alpha’s about your parents,” Jordan yells out from the bathroom. I sit up suddenly, forgetting my parents were missing for a split second. Oh God. I jump out of bed and rush out of the bedroom down the hall to Reigns room.

I grab my clothes, heading to the bathroom I strip off and jump in the shower. Turning the taps on I hear a soft knock at the door. It was Jordan.

“Can I come in?” He asks.

“Ugh sure, but can you close your eyes?” I reply. Nudity was common amongst werewolves, but I didn’t have a wolf, so nobody had really seen me naked, and I planned to keep it that way. He laughs as he opens the door. Eyes closed he feels his way to the vanity before leaning against it. I grab some soap and begin to wash myself, feeling grateful I wasn’t alone.

“So, I asked dad if we could stay home today, I figured you weren’t up for school with everything going on and I wanted to be here for you if you need me.”

“Thankyou,” I reply as I rinse the soap off, watching the suds go down the drain. After a few minutes of silence, I decide to get out. Turning off the taps I open the shower door to see Jordan holding my towel out for me. “Thanks,” I say, taking it from him before wrapping it around my body.

“Can I open my eyes now?” He asks.

“Sure,” I chuckle at the question, appreciating the fact he kept his eyes closed. He looks at me, noticing a sparkle in his eyes before I see them switch to black.

“Cassidy.” Jordan says, but it was deeper, huskier than his normal voice. I take a step back. “Please don’t be scared. I wanted to introduce myself, I’m Koray.” He holds his hand out to me before I realise it’s his wolf. I’ve never seen the veil switch over before, not counting my parents. I wasn’t allowed to attend anything wolf related with the pack.

“Oh, ugh, hi,” I reply as I take his hand shaking it. His palm was soft and warm to the touch. A little warmer than when I held Jordan’s hand last night.

“I was hoping we could chat today?” He continues.

“About what?” I say as I walk out of the bathroom collecting my clothes on the way to get changed in the closet. I shut the walk-in door behind me, leaving it slightly ajar. Koray following me out and sitting on the bed.

“Well, you’re my mate now and I was hoping we could get to know each other. Bond.” Oh.

“Sure, what did you want to know about me?” I grunt as I put my jeans on, sticking to my skin as I pulled them up my legs.

“Is it bad if I say everything?” Koray replies. I walk out of the closet and our eyes meet. His onyx eyes were mesmerising to look at. I quickly look away embarrassed at the thought of wanting to stare into them all day.

“No, but it would help me out if you asked me specific questions, I could answer without giving you my entire life story.” I sit on the bed next to him, grabbing a pillow to put behind me as I lean against the headboard. A childlike grin crosses his face.

“Okay, when’s your birthday?”

“17^th June.”

“Next week? Are you doing anything to celebrate?”

“I was going to go to dinner with Lani and my parents...” I trail off, not wanting to talk about them. Koray cocks his head to the side looking at me as I look down fiddling with my hands in my lap.

“So,” he says after a minute, breaking the awkward silence. Even he didn’t know what to say. “What did you want to do today?” I hear Jordan’s voice push back through. Looking up I see hazel eyes staring back at me.

“Where did Koray go?” I ask Jordan.

“He didn’t want to pressure you into talking.” He shrugs before repeating his question.

“Can we just watch a movie or two?” I ask before getting up off the bed. “Plus, I’m super hungry,” I hear my belly rumble as I say it.

“Let’s get breakfast first and then you can out on whatever movie you want,” Jordan says as he gets off the bed, leading me out of the bedroom and downstairs to the kitchen where a spread of food was laid out on the bench.

“Do you have a food fairy or something?!” I ask, shocked at the variety of food sprawled out on varies plates and serving platters. I pick up a croissant before taking a bite.

“No, it’s just Flur, she likes to cook for us. She’s comes over a couple times a week to help dad out. After Reign left, he’s been slacking in the cooking and cleaning department. She always used to help around the house. Maybe that’s why she left…” he trails off as he fills his plate with food.

“Wait so you don’t know why your sister left?” I ask following suit before sitting at the table across from him.

“No. I woke up one morning and dad said she left. I tried to contact her through the mind-link, but I couldn’t feel her. When I told dad, he said she left the pack. Nobody has heard from or seen her since.” We eat in silence as I take this new information in. I wonder what made her leave. I think to myself.

After we eat, we head to the lounge room and Jordan hands me the remote. I look through Netflix before settling on Enola Holmes, a recent favourite of mine. Jordan sits next to me on the couch, and we watch the movie in silence.

The morning dragged on. Jordan went to play video games after the third movie, leaving me downstairs by myself. I usually liked being alone, but the past 24 hours I hated it.

“CASSIDY GET UP HERE NOW,” I head Jordan yell at me. I rush upstairs before Jordan grabs my arm pulling me into his bedroom. He pulls out a small remote and presses one of the little buttons. The shutters start to close and the door locks, trapping us inside his room.