Hopefully Happily Ever After

Chapter 3

Some time later....

We were all lined up to receive our guests, or rather see who had the most money to offer my father in exchange for my hand.  There were wolves from all over bidding for my hand, apparently a virgin could get top dollar to any of these perverts vying for me.  I could see the dollar signs rolling in my father's eyes.   It was never about me, it's always been about him.  

He doesn't care who gets me or what they do with me once they own me.

A creepy old man came up and squeezed my ass and whispered in my ear,  "I can't wait till I get that wonderful ass bobbing on my hard c**k!"  He grabbed himself and I wanted to gag, he was older than my own Father.  I put on a fake smile and willed for Isaac to do what needed to be done and to get me away from here forever.  There were more creeps as they came in.  I fake smiled as I tried to keep the vomit in my mouth.  I heard my phone go off.  It was like my heart stopped.

~On way.~

I smiled to myself and braced myself for the bang and slowly made my way to the stairs.  This was the beginning of my new forever.  My Hopefully Happily Ever After….  All at once there was a loud bang and I ran to the front stairs.   Suddenly the lights went out and I felt a hand in mine.   I followed in the dark, I stepped out of the evening gown once I realized I was safe and we took off into one of the many tunnels that ran under the house.

"What happened?"

"I faked a rogue attack. And then they killed the lights."

"How did you know where to go?" I asked, still running and holding his hand.

"Most of these buildings are built very similar, I've been sneaking in since yesterday planning a route to take. "

"You could have been caught, or worse.." I choked back the tears.

"No one could see me.  It's a benefit of being a fae, I can go invisible for periods of time."

I smiled, "Where are we going?"

"Somewhere safe, that much I promise you."  We took a turn and I could see light up ahead, anxiety built in the pit of my stomach, he sensed it and squeezed my hand. "Don't worry, that's my pack, there guarding the exit for us. "

I stopped before we got to the end, I noticed something caught my eye.  I saw a piece of cloth, it looked familiar. I looked closer and realized it was my mother's dress, looking closer, a dusty skeleton was inside it and as I looked around there were more and more skeletons stacked on top of each other.  I started to cry, "My father is a Monster!"  He wrapped me in his arms and carried me the rest of the way and cradled my sobbing frame in the back of the truck and we drove to some undisclosed location.

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I cried myself to sleep as we drove.  Isaac cradled me in his arms and kept wiping my tears.  

When the truck stopped Isaac touched me gently and woke me up.

"Where are we?" I yawned.

"Home." He said proudly.  "Welcome to Red River Pack." He grinned. 

"How far did we drive?" I asked.

"We have been driving for about 4 hours, give or take. "  He reached for my hand and led me from the truck.  I looked up to see a huge stone structure, it looked more like a castle than a pack house.  "Red River is an old pack.  It's been around for close to 400 years." He said as we walked up the stairs and stepped inside. I was taken back by the house inside, it was all carved wood and stone.  It was so beautiful,  the entrance went up to a double staircase, the landing paired off to both left and right.  "My parents live in the left wing, my room and the guest rooms are to the right." He said pointing.   " Come, let me show you." He took my hand and led me up the stairs. 

The hall was decorated with pictures which I can only assume we're family.  The first door we came to he opened and I looked inside.  A tall mahogany carved 4 poster bed stood in the center of the room and a dresser and dressing station were to the right. There were 2 doors,  one led to a huge walk-in closet, the other to a bathroom with a huge ornate soaker tub.  I looked around and started to cry.

"You don't have to stay in this room, love, we can find you another." He said, pulling me into his arms.

I lifted my shirt and withdrew the small pouch I had secured there.   Inside was a picture of me and mom right before she died, and a locket and a beautiful hair pin that was my mother's.  There you have it,other than the clothes on my back, all my worldly possessions.   

I passed them to Isaac.  "This is all I brought with me besides what I'm wearing. " I sniffed. 

He leaned in and kissed my forehead and I could feel sparks.   "I guess our first order of business is a shopping trip." He smiled and cradled my head in the crick of his neck. "Come, I'll show you the rest of the house." He took my hand and led me down the hall.

The next room was Isaac's, it was similar to the previous room except it has a more personal touch and smelled like fresh rain and cherry blossoms, the smell invaded my senses and I let out a soft growl.

Isaac laughed at the sight of me.    "Something you like?" He asked grinning. 

"It smells like you.  It's very comforting. " 

He pulled me into a hug and kissed the top of my head.  "Come, let's sit and talk,  a lot has gone on in the last couple days." I nodded

He held my hand and sat beside me on the bed.  We sat in comfortable silence for a few minutes,  I didn't even know where to begin.

"If you live this far away, what were you doing at the mall in my town?"  I asked curiously. 

"I was doing a supply run.  It's not a big town here,  so about once or twice a month someone goes and does a supply run.  It was supposed to be someone else, but they got sick at the last minute and I ended up coming instead.   The rest was fate." He smiled kissing the back of my hand.

I smiled back.  "So tell me about your family."

"Mom is half fae, half wolf.  Her kind tend to stick to more remote areas.  The fae have been around for hundreds of years.  My dad is a 10th Generation Alpha, he comes from a very old family."

"And what about you?"

"What about me?" He asked.  "What do you want to know?"

"How does shifting work as half fae, half wolf?"

"I can shift to my wolf,  or I can shimmer and go invisible for short periods of time."

I frowned.

"What's wrong?" 

"I've never shifted,  I've never met my wolf,  I don't know anything about it."

"I'll help you." He smiled.  "My wolf's name is Thakas, would you like to meet him?"

I nodded.  He stepped aside and started unbuttoning his pants and I looked away.  I heard snapping and cracking and when I opened my eyes I saw a beautiful black wolf with the most Beautiful icy blue eyes.   He nudged me with his nose and licked me. I got the strangest sensation and I could hear a voice in my head.

"HI Katelyn, I'm Kai, your wolf, would you like to meet me?"I nodded.  "You will need to remove your clothes so we can shift.  The first shift is going to hurt, are you ready?"

I nodded again and stripped off my clothes.   I took a deep breath and my body started burning and I thought for sure I was going to die. Next thing I look down and see 2 silver paws in front of me and another wolf sniffing and licking me.

"Are you ok?" The voice asked.   

"Yes." I spoke back to her.

 "OK, to shift back,  just take a deep breath and think of your human self."

I breathed deeply and next thing I knew my paws became hands and feet and I was on all 4s. I stood up and then realized I had no clothes on.  I tried to cover myself as I reached for my clothes on the floor.

I looked up and saw one of the most beautiful bodies I have ever seen.  Rock hard abs, a nice tight round ass and I came face to face with his semi erect manhood.

I stumbled on my words. "Um...a....um.." I said turning and getting dressed.   When I turned around this time he had his pants back on slung low on his hips showing off his perfect abs.

"Sorry about that. " he said hesitantly.  "Most wolves are ok with being naked,  it doesn't really bother most of us."I could feel my cheeks turning red.  "It's nothing to be embarrassed about.  My body was reacting to seeing my mate naked.   You are beautiful, by the way. "

My cheeks flushed again. "I'm not really experienced." I stated softly. 

"What do you mean?" He asked innocently. 

"I've never been with a boy, until you I hadn't so much as kissed a boy.  I had guy friends, but nothing ever happened."He was silent. I took that to mean he was disappointed.  "Look, I'm sorry, thanks for rescuing me,  I can figure things out from here." I said standing up.

"I'm not experienced either." He patted the bed for me to sit back down. "I was never interested in hopping from bed to bed.  I had faith I would find my mate and we could learn together" I couldn't wipe the grin off my face. He pulled me into his chest. "Let's get you tucked into bed, it's been a long day and you must be tired." I nodded as I yawned.  

He got up and grabbed a tshirt and passed it to me. "This should do for now." I nodded and padded to the bathroom to come out in his tshirt and my panties. A low growl escaped his mouth. I couldn't help blushing. "Do you want me to take you back to your room, or do you want to stay here?"

"Do you mind if I stay in here?" I asked softly. 

"Not at all," he said standing up and pulling the covers back. "I'll sleep on the floor."

"It's ok, you can sleep in the bed too," I said and surprised myself.

"Are you sure?" He asked. I nodded.  He undid his jeans and dropped them to the floor and slid into bed beside me.  His scent slowly lulled me to sleep as I curled into his hard body.