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 you okay?” Kelly asked drawing me out of my thoughts.
“Yeah, sorry. I was just thinking about something” I said taking a sip of my water.
“It’s fine. I sometimes get lost in my head too” he commented with a shy smile.
I reciprocated one back causing his cheeks to redden a little.
“So, what is it you do?” Rose spoke.
“I come from a family of successful doctors. My mom and dad have built countless hospitals across the U.S. I’m not much into the medical part so, I stick to the business side of things now that they’re retired” I responded smirking.
“Hmm, that’s amazing” Kelly murmured, looking surprised.
“Thank you” I breathed.
“Yeah that’s cool.
“I am 23 years old” I said trying to control a growl that wanted to escape.
“We’re 25. You're almost 25 and haven’t been married? You're very pretty, so why not?” Rose asked.
The more words that left her mouth, the more I wanted to shove my fist down her throat.
“I haven’t found the right guy I guess. Work has kept me a little busy, and taking care of everyone else around me. Now I’m at that point in life where I’d like to focus more on myself and what I want” I answered.
“No offense but, wouldn’t you like to date guys more your age?” she questioned and that was the last straw.
Kelly may have been my mate, but I refuse to entertain someone who clearly didn’t like me. I needed to leave before my wolf showed this bitch what the meaning of respect is.
“Rose that’s enough. You don’t even know her!” Kelly barked, glaring at her and as much as I wanted to smile at him for defending me, I was still pissed.
“I would say that I enjoyed this, but I’d be lying." I started, addressing Kelly. "A little advice maybe, never bring a guest to a date. Especially one that obviously likes you as more than a friend. Bye!” I sighed, standing up and leaving.
As I walked out the restaurant, I pulled my keys out of my purse. I was going to get in my car when I heard Kelly calling my name.
Ignoring him I pressed the unlock button and went to open my door, then I felt someone grab my elbow.
By the sparks that spread along my skin, I could tell it was Kelly.
“Wait” he breathed as I spinned around to look at him.
“Yes?” I mumbled.
“I’m sorry about Rose. I expected this to go differently” he explained.
“You're not the only one” I whispered.
“Can I make it up to you? There’s a place I’d like to show you” he asked.
“I don’t know” I said.
“I promise we’ll be alone this time” he told me.
At that, I nodded and allowed him to take my hand.
I didn’t speak as he led me away, just enjoyed his touch all the way. Before I knew it, we were walking down a path of what seemed to be a park.
It was very beautiful and reminded me of certain places of our forest at the pack house.
"What do you think?” Kelly questioned as we stood on a small wooden bridge over a river.
“It’s gorgeous” I sighed flashing him a smile.
“I like it up here. It helps me calm down when everything and everyone becomes too much, which is quite often. Plus, I have never brought anyone here” he spoke staring at the water.
“So, does that mean I’m special?” I laughed.
“I don’t know yet. You feel different, even though this is only my second time meeting you” he breathed clutching my hand.
“I hope it isn’t the last” I whispered.
“Definitely not” he hummed and at that I smiled because I could feel the bond becoming stronger.
We stood there for a while, talking and getting to know each other better. To be honest, Kelly is actually a cool, nice guy. Very much nice for a nerd, I thought.
This date started off rocky, but, you know what they say- It isn’t so much about the beginning, but the end; and I intend for our ending to be perfect.
*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,
“You need to calm down Anita. You're scaring some of the pack members and they look up to you for guidance. Plus the blood covering you isn’t really reassuring” my father said as I paced back and forth in the pack hospital.“I can’t worry about that right now. My mate is hurt and there is nothing I can do. I thought they were after me but, they wanted him” I let out.“Someone must have figured out he was your mate which meant they must have been tailing you for a while. They killed the two guards watching you which was what allowed the rogue to even get that close” Henry spoke.“Right now I don’t care much about the rogue. I just want to know if Kelly is okay. I told him to leave so he wouldn’t get hurt, but instead he stayed” I sighed, taking a seat.“He may be human, but that doesn’t mean he can’t feel the mate bond. Probably not as strong as you do but, he’ll still feel protective and he’s a man. It isn’t your fault, Anita” my father told me.“It is my fault. His life was normal be
*Kelly's POV*I’m a werewolf.I come from a long bloodline of werewolves.Those two lines ran on repeat in my head like a record.The more I thought about them, the crazier it sounded.For some reason, what Anita had told me yesterday was still registering in my mind.If I hadn’t seen what she did to her hand, I was going to think she was high on weed or even crack.Werewolves. I mean seriously they were something you read about in a trashy romance novel or in fairytales.They weren’t supposed to exist in real life, but apparently they did.This was reality, and in reality my girlfriend and her whole family were fairytale creatures.Getting up out of the bed, I walked over to the window.I could see people walking around. Some even entering the woods that seemed to be all over the place.They all looked normal, just like regular people.“You shouldn’t be standing” someone said from behind me.I turned around and saw a blonde woman. She had her arms crossed and by the look on her face,