Shadow of the Wolves

Chapter 7

My bags were set for my trip, and I had no way out of it if I wanted to keep my mate situations secret. Caspian arrived at twelve on the dot in a black Porsche .

"Your brother has that!?" James asked as he stood by the porch.

Calypso shrugged,"I like his Bugatti better."

James choked,"Bugatti?!?"

"Though his Lamborghini is awesome too."

"Calypso stop or you're going to kill him." I said as I took my duffle bag over my shoulder.

Caspian exited his car , and my eyes involuntarily trailed down his perfectly crafted body. He was wearing a black pair of jeans with a grey polo that made him look so-

Stupid, god damned, mate bond inflicted hormones.

I smiled forcefully and said,"Hello Alpha Shade."

"Thea." He greeted with a small nod. He opened the trunk and I placed my duffle bag in it.

"See you in a week, James, bye Calypso. "I said to them and hugged them briefly.

"Good luck", she said and added while we hugged, "You'll need it."

"Gee, thanks I love you too."

The awkward ride was more that excruciating. Imagine sitting in a close space with the more desirable sent in the universe, then imagine the most attractive person in all of the universe, then multiply it by infinity , then. . . divide it by rejection. Yeah, it sucks.

"Why don't you want a mate, Caspian?" I asked , breaking the silence.

"Well who would want me as a mate?"

The story became clearer, how he threw a girl who pretended to be his mate off a cliff, "The girl who pretended to be you mate-"

"Of course you heard about that rumor."

"So is that why you are denying me?"I asked with anger laced through my words.

"You should have a better mate, Thea, and if you haven't figured it out by know, I am a monster." He said bitterly.

"Why? What made you like this, at least let me understand. "

"My past is dark,Thea."

"So is mine." I said .

His eyes flickered to meet mine,"This is different."

"Okay, could you at least tell me why to called yourself Shadow Wolf?"

A small smile appeared on his face before it vanished in a blink of an eye,"Isn't it self-explanatory?"

"Shadow Moon, Shade?. . .Yeah, pretty much." I smirked and I played with the sleeves of the hoodie I wore. But then I realized it was my best friend's hoodie, this was James hoodie,"She is so going to kill me. "I muttered lowly.

"Who is?" Caspian asked.

I shook my head and took off the grey hoodie,"Your disowned sister. I'm wearing James hoodie." I told him a bit awkwardly.

A small, yet adorable and noticeable smile formed itself on his handsome features before he went back to his stone self.

"He's alive. "I said quietly .

"What?"

"Nothing."

"Tell me." He insists with a touch of authority .

I sighed,"Well you rarely show any emotion, so when you do, it reminds me you're actually alive."

He smirked,"You're very observant." He pointed out.

"I'm a warrior, better to know the next possible hit, than to be hit by not knowing the move."

A few silent minutes later we arrived at the Pack House as the night fell, and I was awed . The five story pack house stood in the center of a large clearing , it had a medieval look to it,the wooden doors with a touch of rural decor .

"Woah!" I said as we drove into the driveway.

"Thank you." He said in his monotonous tone.

Castor walked out of the house and smiled as he saw me exit the car, "Hey beautiful. " Castor said as he picked me off the ground and hugged me .

I smiled,"Hey Castor."

"Castor, show Thea her room and explain to her our schedule." Caspian said through his teeth .

I got by bag from the trunk as Castor eyed his brother,"Okay, come on Thea. "

"Coming. "I said and ran to catch up with him.

If the exterior design was so impressive, the interior was breathtaking . The main living room had a magnificent leather couch and plasma TV . Some of the pack members were watching it and looked away to look at the new comer, me, like prey . I ignored the creepy look and kept walking, Castor lead me to a set of ivory stairs then to the fifth floor.

"So there isn't much to this, " He said,"My brother is trying to change the Packs ways since our number of females is increasing, so if the women learn to fight ,we could have a backup plan. Our schedule is simple too, we wake up at 6 a.m. sharp and go to our regular jobs. Some go to the kitchen, others to the training grounds. At eight they go to the cafeteria and eat, but you still eat with us in the dining room. You'll be heading to the training grounds with me tomorrow."

I nodded,"Everything is so organized." I said as he stopped by a door.

"This was Calypso's room, mine is the one across. Then the one at the end is Shade's. Don't go in there unless you have a death wish."Castor smirked, "It used to be so fun and reckless, but then Dad- nevermind. See you tomorrow. "

"Okay, bye." I said in confusion and went inside the roo. I settled in and got ready for bed, hoping I could get through this week.