Shewolf

Chapter 12: brotherly love

"How you feeling Benny boy?" I sit down with a humpth next to Ben in the the common room. He's nursing his stomach with a bag of peas but i can see the bruising has already faded. Bloody wolf healing. 

"I've been worse. There's nothing I can't handle titch" he puffs his chest out and flashes his boyish grin at me. Titch is his new nickname for me which I'm still warming to. It stemmed from his joy in holding things above my head where I can't reach them, much to his amusement.

"Steady on big boy it was only a stomach punch" I giggle. 

"You should have heard him when you left, he wouldn't let me touch him" Freya teases from the armchair rubbing her bump.

"You big baby" I poke his cheek playfully. 

"So... you met the alpha" he wiggles his eyebrows making me laugh.

"Yeah, he's... nice" I search for the right word. 

"You mean... fuckable?" I gasp slapping his bicep, although he ain't wrong. 

"Ow! Nah I'm happy for you titch, alpha's a good guy" Ben side hugs me and I smile. I can't stop my mind from wandering to Kade and I'm not sure how I feel about it... I'm so intensely drawn to him, it's nothing like I've ever experienced and with still coming to terms with the werewolf world and everything else, it's a lot.

"You know what this means, right luna jasmine?" Ben's teasing me but the comment makes me freeze dead in my thoughts. I do know what it means and it frightens the s**t out of me.

"Oh Ben shut it you're scaring her" Freya scolds. "Don't worry about all that Jazz, Kade won't rush you into anything. He's not a monster". I nod in response lost in thought again. This is something I need to talk to Kade about.

I smirk at Ben. "Oh I know what it means Benny boy. It means I get to boss you around" I laugh as his face falls and I pat his chest, standing up. Bidding my farewells, I shuffle out the room and head to the library, my happy place. The place is HUGE and I've learnt that werewolves aren't big readers so I normally have it all to myself.

I don't know how long I'm in there for but before I know I'm on the last page of my current read and tears are welling in my eyes at the emotional ending. I'm the kind of person that cries at the end of every single film ever made, and don't even get me STARTED on mamma mia 2, I don't think I'll ever recover from that barbaric scene.

I move to put the book back on the shelf but I can't reach no matter how much I stretch. I hop hopelessly, launching myself  but to no avail. Damn these short legs. I grunt in frustration, reaching up again just in case and I freeze when sparks erupt from my waist. A strong large hand wraps around me as another travels up my outstretched arm, taking the book and placing it effortlessly on the shelf.  I shudder at the electricity coursing through me where he touches me and turn to smile up at those beautiful stormy eyes.

"Thanks. How did you find me?" 

"Freya said you'd either be in the kitchen or in here". I gasp to protest.

"Hey! That's not- no wait, she's right. Damn" I gaze off into space reconsidering my life choices. 

"You like to read then huh?" 

"Oh man I love it, it's like magic. What about you?"

"Meh, books take too long. I'm a film guy."

"My oh my. Favourite film?"

"Bringing up baby" he peers at me through his long eyelashes. It's so unfair how guys always have such long and thick lashes whilst the rest of us are stuck with short stubby ones. I tilt my head at him in surprise.

"What?"

"Oh nothing" I laugh, "I just thought you were going to say fight club" I laugh. He ponders this.

"That's a close second." I giggle turning towards the pile of books I left on the coffee table.

"What about you princess?" My eyes widen: I hadn't thought this through.

"Erm... Don't laugh but... Finding Nemo" I mumble.

He grabs my waist and spins me around, my hands landing on his hard chest.

"You mean to tell me that my beautiful, amazing mate's favourite film... Is finding nemo?"

"Maybe..." He throws his head back in laughter and I can't help but laugh with him. "You can't tell anyone though, I have a reputation to uphold!" He holds me closer as we calm down a bit, studying each other.

"You know you are driving me crazy right?" He whispers. "You just smell so... delicious" He brushes his nose against my neck, a little moan escaping me. I can't help but stare at his full lips as they inch closer to mine, Sapphire howling in my mind. I move to close the distance between us fully when The door if flung open with a loud bang and our heads whip around to the source of the noise. I swear to God if one more person interrupts us I am going to scream. 

I groan as I see non other then my dear brother standing there, resembling a furious tomato as he storms towards us. Kade's strong hand pushes my behind him as I groan at my brother.

"GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY SISTER YOU d**k" he roars, stepping up to Kade menacingly. I had to give it to him: although Kade had the height advantage he was very scary when he was mad. 

"Matt calm down" Kade tries to stay calm.

"Calm down?! That's my baby sister you're holding! She's not allowed to date!" I scoff at this which is completely ignored.

"Don't forget who you're talking to pup" Kade booms in what I'm guessing is his alpha voice. Is it weird I'm turned on by it? It's so low and dominant it goes right through me to my core. As if sensing my dirty thoughts, Matt snarls loudly which Kade reciprocates and I groan and roll my eyes, stepping out behind him. 

"Ok, well when you're done arguing who's d**k's the biggest, I'll meet you downstairs for dinner" I walk off tiredly, not bothering to look back.