*Kelly's POV*
“Okay what is your problem? You’ve been silent this whole time and I already apologized for what happened at the bar. Ven dropped by and we reconnected” Rose said smirking as I continued getting dressed.
“Although that was pretty messed up for you to ditch me for your ex, I forgive you, but that isn’t the problem”, I muttered pulling a button up shirt out of my closet.
“Then what’s the problem?” she asked.
“Well I met a girl at the bar on Friday, or actually she was more of a woman. Her name was Anita”, I replied as I fastened the buttons.
“Well, did you and Anita have sex?” she questioned, sitting up on my bed and looking at me coyly.
“No dummy, we didn’t have sex", I said, eyeing her. "But, our meeting was kind of unusual. I've never encountered someone like her before. She was very bold, and confident” I explained.
“Well the girls you usually deal with are sluts, that's why”, Rose said, frowning.
“No, they are not. They are very nice girls. It’s just that Anita seemed different. She gave me her number, got mine, and told me to call her”, I muttered.
“Knowing you, you probably haven’t yet, right?” she chuckled.
“Well, I’m not ready to have a relationship and something seems weird about her”, I said defending myself.
"You can’t hold onto your v-card forever Kelly. It may do you some good to talk to this woman, she may bring you out of that tight shell of yours. Pry that shit open with a crowbar because Lord knows I’ve been trying!” she groaned.
“On that note it’s time for me to leave”, I mumbled, grabbing my jacket and keys.
“You can’t always hide from the world”, Rose sighed.
“I don’t hide from the world. I just prefer to keep to myself. Now if you’ll excuse me I have to go to my parents house”, I responded.
“Your mom still playing matchmaker? If I was her, I would have given up on the job. All the girls she sets you up with are spoilt bitches”, she laughed.
“Not all of them, and what’s with all the animosity. You're the one that said I needed to start dating” I said walking to my door, with her behind me.
“Yeah but, not people like them. You need someone who’s kind of your opposite. Then you’ll balance each other out”, she murmured, staring at me with this weird look.
“Okay, well I have to go. Lock up after you leave” I told her before walking out.
I took a taxi to my parents house and, the whole drive, all I could think of was Anita.
I don’t know why she was in my thoughts a lot lately. The memory of the sparks on my skin when we touched and the dominative energy that surrounded her was something I couldn’t rid my mind of.
When the driver pulled up in front of my family home, I paid him and got out.
Glancing in the driveway, I noticed that everyone was here.
“Kelly, we have been waiting for you”, my mom said, grabbing me in a huge hug immediately I walked through the door.
“Sorry. It was kind of hard to get a cab”, I breathed.
“It’s fine. Come on, I want you to meet someone”, she said, leading me to the living room.
When we entered, I saw my brother sitting on the couch, but Elena wasn’t glued to his side like usual, which was weird.
They were always with each other like siamese twins.
“Hey brother. It’s good to see you”, Stefan hummed, standing up and giving me a hug.
“Where’s Elena?” I questioned curiously.
“She’s laying down upstairs. The drive tired her out”, he explained.
Before I knew it, my mummy had started her matchmaking moves.
“Alright Kelly, this is Susan. Susan, this is my son, Kelly. He’s very single” my mom spoke as I managed a smile.
She walked away, leaving me to fend for myself.
“Hi”, the pretty girl said.
She looked like 'the girl next door" type. My mom always tried setting me up with these nice church girl types but, it never worked out.
They always seemed happier with me as a friend and I’m sure this wouldn’t be any different.
“Hi. Please excuse my mom, she has a tendency to be very embarrassing” I groaned.
“It’s okay. My mom is kind of the same way. Once, she tried to put an ad in the newspaper to find me a prom date. I nearly died” Susan chuckled.
“Yeah well, I keep telling her that I’m twenty three years old and I have plenty of time to date but, between her, myself and my best friend, the argument is kind of redundant”, I sighed.
“Maybe tonight will go well enough that they stop messing with you for a while” she mumbled, giving me a shy smile.
“Maybe” I repeated.
Susan and I talked up until my mother called everyone for dinner.
It was kind of fun being around my family again.
They were the only people I didn’t want to be invisible to.
Elena had joined us after her nap and she seemed to click well with Susan.
I was watching them laugh about something when I felt my phone vibrate.
When I pulled it up, I saw it was a text from Anita.
"Would you join me for lunch tomorrow?" Her question came with a rush.
"Hey, what happened to waiting for me to contact you?" i asked
"You were taking too long." She fired back.
"I was just thinking it over..."
"And?" she retorted.
I glanced up towards where Susan was talking with my mom. She seemed different from the others, but so was Anita. don't know why I couldn’t get her out of my head or why her touch made me feel the way it did.
I wanted to know why, no matter how much I’d be stepping out of my comfort zone to do it.
We continued on the phone.
"Lunch tomorrow at Chilli’s. Would you join me?" I offered.
"Of course. Have a good night, Kelly", she replied, seemingly happy.
"You too, Anita. Goodnight." I replied.
“First rule is you never change in front of a human, Brayden!Everyone knows that! We can’t allow humans to discover our existence. It’s too great of a risk and now we have people to worry about. What explanation do you have for that!?!” I snapped staring at the young wolf.“He was kissing his mate and I couldn’t control myself” he argued.“That’s no excuse. You put this whole pack in danger!” I yelled.This was a serious problem because the last thing we need is hunters.Especially since rogues have been noticed near the borders. It was my job to keep everyone safe and I wasn’t going to fail.“You don’t understand because you don’t have a mate, and may never have one!!” he yelled staring at me.My wolf pushed forward at this sign of disrespect, causing me to growl.“Know your place. I am your Alpha and you will respect me” I hissed showing my canines.He tried to stay bold but eventually he dropped his head as a sign of submission.“Sorry Alpha” he mumured.“You will be running midni
This date was horrible. I had been looking forward to meeting up with Kelly and learning a little more about him.Though I could have just ran a simple background check at the pack house, but I also wanted to spend time with him.Unfortunately I’ve been here twenty minutes and the only thing I learned was that Rose liked my mate and couldn’t keep her hands to herself.She was constantly touching him and he didn’t seem to mind.I was two minutes away from jumping over this table and ripping her throat out with my teeth but, I had to tame myself no matter how difficult.I usually had amazing control over emotions but, the mate bond had a way of messing with a wolf’s rationality.All your feelings are heightened when it comes to your mate; Jealously, anger and possessiveness all rise to maximum lengths which is why it’s critical to keep your self control.That’s also the reason I won’t allow Brayden to see his mate.He needed to calm down before he did something he’d regret.“Anita, are
*Kelly's POV*“Stop ignoring me Kelly! I said I was sorry already a million times” Rose whined while following me around my apartment as I got ready for work.Ever since that stunt she pulled two days ago on my lunch date with Anita, I haven’t been talking to her. Though that was kind of hard, since she had a key to my apartment.“Rose you need to leave. I have work to attend to” I blasted, putting on my blazer.“I’m not going until you say you forgive me. I’m sorry for ruining your date with that woman” she grumbled.“Hey! That woman has a name!" I yelled. "Her name is Anita and I don’t forgive you. Once again, you were sticking your nose in a place it doesn’t belong. My love life is mine and I don’t need you or my mother messing around in it” I told her.“What love life? You haven’t dated anyone in months!” she sighed.“And that’s my business, not yours. Instead of worrying about me, go and get yourself a boyfriend. That way you can bother him and not me” I frowned, placing my lapto
*Anita's POV*“Please shut that damn thing off. It’s annoying the hell out of me” I groaned as the heart machine continued.“Sorry Alpha but, we need to keep it on” Leila said going over the clip board she had in her hand.After the rogue attack, Henry and David brought me to the pack hospital. I was badly injured and the wolfsbane wasn’t allowing me to heal.But, that wasn’t my only problem. I hated going to the doctor, always have, ever since I was little and learned what shots were.“Are all these really neccessary?” I mumbled as I tried to sit up, but was hit with a harsh pain in my side.“Yes. Until Charlie comes back from his supply run, you’ll have to stay in this bed." Leila chastised. "The wolfsbane was a strong dose, which is why you feel so weak. It’s going to take you a while to recover, even though you're an Alpha” she explained.“Can someone at least bring me the papers from my office so I can continue working?” I questioned.“Ignore her Leila. My daughter is always rest
*Anita's POV*“Let me get this straight, there is a bounty out on my head?” I asked, looking from my father to Henry.“Yes. The hunters want to wipe out our pack and they’re using rogues to try and do it." My dad started. "Plus, other werewolves are trying to take over this land and that means putting you down”, he explained.“This is crazy. I have people trying to murder me from all sides?” I groaned.“We need to keep you are safe, and that means you can’t leave the pack grounds from now. We have to crank up security too” Henry spoke.“I can’t stay here” I told them.“Anita this is no joke. Twice they’ve tried to kill you in one day. Who’s to say next time they won't actually succeed? Then what?” my dad argued.“I can’t stay here because my mate is out there!" I shouted. "He lives in town and how am I supposed to build up our mate bond when I’m on lockdown?!” I countered furiously.“Your mate, is he human?” Henry asked.“Yes, and we have a date tonight which I cannot cancel on. There
“Anita are you sure about this? Your dad said it wasn’t safe. There are people trying to kill you” Caroline said.“I know Caro but, this is my mate I’m talking about. I’ve been too long without him and I refuse to allow some human bitch to best me." I replied. "If she wants him, then she’s going to have to get through me first. For years I’ve been alone and I’m tired. I know that everyone thinks I’m strong and have handled not having a mate. The truth is I’m lonely, Caroline. I hate going to bed by myself. It’s a horrible feeling” I explained.“Anita, I’m so sorry that you have to go through this. You don’t deserve it” she breathed, wrapping me in a hug.“Sometimes I wonder if I’ve angered the Moon Goddess and that’s why it took so long for me to find Kelly” I sighed sitting on my bed.“Don’t think like that. Everything happens for a reason. Maybe she wanted to wait until you were ready” she mumbled.“Maybe. I know that now, I’m ready. More ready than I’ve ever been” I hummed.“Just b
*Kelly's POV*"Are you sure this is okay? I know it’s kind of basic for a first date. We can always reschedule and I promise it’ll be better. More romantic” I spoke as we entered the ice rink.“Stop worrying. This is perfect. The romance comes from who you're with, not what your doing” she spoke, grabbing my hand.She looked so beautiful and I wanted nothing more than to pull her into my arms for another one of our mind blowing kisses.Whether it was because it’s been a while since we saw or it was just an effect she had on me. All I know is I didn’t want to release her lips from mine until I was on my last piece of air.We headed over to the counter and grabbed some skates.Sitting on one of the benches, I helped her lace them up before doing my own.She seemed pretty eager to get onto the ice as I watched her eyes follow some of the people out there already.“Have you ever done this before?” I asked standing up.“Once. There was a lake near my house and one time when it froze over,
*Anita's POV*“So, I’ve told you plenty about me, but I barely know anything about you. What’s with all the secrecy?” Kelly asked grabbing my hand.We had been spending a lot of time together after our first date at the skating rink.Day by day we grew closer and our mate bond stronger.The more I was around him, the harder I was falling.At the moment we were walking through the park where we first kissed.It was night time so, we were the only ones around.“You're not the only one with a strange upbringing, you know?" I started. "I come from a big family that practices unique, umm, customs. You wouldn’t classify us as normal” I breathed.“You guys aren’t satanic worshippers are you? Cause that would be kind of difficult to explain to my parents” he said jokingly, causing me to laugh out loud."No, nothing like that” I mumbled, pushing a piece of hair behind my ear.“Anita listen, normal is boring. Trust me, I’m an accountant for a living. I could use a little strange in my life but,