Forbidden But Bound

Cordially Invited

James walked through the front door in the early hours of the morning holding his smart leather shoes and black suede coat. His mother Lauren was already in the kitchen, dressed for the day. His feet were clearly covered with dirt. And his hair was no longer as well kept as the night before. The aftershave he had on the night before was masked by both sweat and blood.

“How did it go, honey?” she asked while pouring coffee beans into the grinder.

He threw his things onto the couch and walked toward the kitchen sink to wash his hands.

“The date was a s**t show. Surprise, surprise,” he said and plonked himself at the table for breakfast.

“Oh, no. What happened?” Lauren sat down with him.

Stacy was James’ fiancé. Blue eyes, blond hair, a real drop-dead gorgeous babe. When she changed she was just as exquisite. Her white fur was desired and envied by all the females. She comes from an aristocratic family and her father is the richest wolf in our pack, so he had to make sure she was treated like a queen. The night before they went for dinner at one of the top restaurants in New York City. The kind that you need to book months in advance for a meal the size of a golf ball. They had a lovely diner.

The whole night at the dinner table the s****l tension grew. Stacy was a beautiful women with the perfect physique, perfect proportion of breast and derrière . The tight, burgundy, maxi dress she wore showed off her hour glass figure leaving him lusting for her. James couldn’t resist her, she turned him on with every word she whispered in his ear, every brush of her warm chest against his arm and her every touch.

Stacy was melting with pleasure as James hands came to life between the slit on her dress. Their bodies pressed against each other in the back seat of James’ black Audi. It’s red leather seats cold against Stacy’s bareback as James rubbed himself on top of her. The lack of space was uncomfortable but they didn’t notice it. “ James!” She moaned as she arched against him as he lavished her breast. Every point in her body kindled desire. James heard the ringing from his jacket pocket but chose to ignore it. The phone rang again.

“f**k!!” He jumped up and grabbed the phone.

It was Caltan. , the leader of the Crystal Luna Pack. He has been the Alpha of pack for ten years. Caltan was a very strong leader and his intelligence of the human world and the wolf world made him a valuable one too. He is known to have been born a werewolf. Others would say he was vicious and didn’t hesitate to dish out harsh punishments to those members, especially his Betas that did not follow the rules that were set in place. No one, in all the years tried to defeat him and claim the place as Alpha, they knew that they would not make it and sacrifice their lives. James had to respond to his call or suffer the consequences which he didn’t want to.

“Hello, James speaking.”

His night with Stacy was cut short. Caltan had new recruits that were joining them and needed to be put through initiation and the only person he trusted to do it was James.

“So I had to give her some lame excuse for why I had to leave her at the restaurant. Then I went to Green-Wood forest and met him there. He then asked me to shapeshift in front of the new recruits.” James complained.

James and his family were part of the Crystal Luna Pack. Alpha Caltan chose James to be one of his Betas just a year before, both as a favor to James’ father and because James was unique in comparison to the others.

“I am getting really tired of Caltan. He has no right ordering me to shapeshift. I feel he is making me do things that he would not request from the other clan members like Tom or Gerald. Just because I can shapeshift at will does not mean that I can be abused.” He walked towards the breakfast table, pulled the chair, and sat down.

“Well unfortunately sweetheart you have a very unique power over the others being able to shift when you desire, even when the moon isn’t full. This just means that you can do more to help the pack. You make us stronger,” Lauren said trying to cheer him up.

“Yeah, so Stacy is fuming,” James said, throwing his hands in the air.

“You will have to see how you can make it up to her. Maybe you guys can go to the wedding together.” Lauren chuckled and picked up an envelope from the counter top.

“The wedding? Which wedding?” Said, James.

James’ father Edson was sitting across the table reading the daily newspaper not commenting on his son's clear irritation. He was a person of very few words. He had been an active member of the pack, many moons ago,now he is retired and only takes part in the hunt when there is a great need.

“This came in the mail for you,” Lauren handed James an envelope. It had a very floral scent. It was an off-white envelope that had James’ name engraved on the front in gold. The back had a red wax seal with the initials C&J stamps on it.

James opened the envelope.

“Oh wow! So Jo and Catherine have finally decided to seal the deal I see.” He handed the envelope back to his mother.

“Catherine? Isn’t she one of Julia’s friends?” Lauren asked James without really realizing that she had struck a chord.

Edson looked up from his newspaper at his wife and then back at James to see what his facial expression says about how he feels about the situation.

“Well, I guess I will probably see her there.”

He hasn’t seen Julia for years. He did think of her from time to time.

“Well, I’m sure she hardly remembers me, it was such a long time ago, “ he said brushing the thought off.

“Where is the wedding?” Lauren asked.

“The Caribbean Islands!” James said, imitating dancing.

“Fancy,” his father went back to reading the newspaper.

“Do you want to be my plus one mum?” James joked. Lauren wasn’t impressed.

“I guess I will take Stacy with me. I just don’t think we are going to be together much longer to be completely honest. Things just don’t seem like they are going so well,” James looked at his mum to gauge her reaction. Her eyes widened.

“What do you mean? You’re engaged!” Lauren set down her coffee cup.

“She doesn’t seem happy. I feel the same way. I’m looking for my mate mum, and I do not think we will make it long enough to know if she is the one for me. She just needs someone more established in the pack. I feel we are more sexually attracted to each other rather than emotionally.”

James' mind wandered to Julia. He loved her and never stopped loving her. She was his first girlfriend and the first girl he had been so intimate with. They were inseparable. Julia was not aware of the fact that he was a werewolf. It was the main reason why he decided to push her away. He knew that he couldn’t be with a human. Both his pack and parents had made it very clear that this was not acceptable. From time to time he would remember her sweet scent, her beautiful smile, and her infectious laugh. He would remember all the fun and crazy things they did together every summer holiday and he would secretly miss her. He always wanted to get in touch with her but didn’t want to disrupt her life for something that can never and will never be.

Unknown to Julia, Catherine was a werewolf and so was Joseph. They were both part of The Crystal Luna pack. They had kept this secret under lock and key away from the rest of their human friends. This secret was a challenge but they did it because James had sworn them to secrecy. Anything thing to keep Julia from knowing who is was.

Often he thought about the past and wondered what would have happened if he had just told her. Maybe she would have been ok with the idea of being bitten. But he didn’t have the courage to ask her. He had to go. He had to take this opportunity to see her even if its just one time. The thought of seeing her made him excited. He was aware that she was with someone, Joseph had mentioned a couple of times while they met up at a party. And i mean he is technically engaged to Stacy. But at that moment he didn’t care. He just wanted to see her to take in her scent.

“Mum i will be attending this wedding.” James said trying to hide his excitement.