He is Number 4

5

Ashley

Cai’s wolf won and let out a loud growl, “mine.”

Gasps are heard all around the crowd, my heart races and I feel like I might pass out. I keep eye contact with him as he runs toward me, but then he suddenly stops. He tries to gain control over his wolf. He eventually gives up and shifts in the middle of my party. He is solid black. His pack was believed to be direct descendants of what are called hell hounds. His pack was the second most brutal pack after ours. We had a strong alliance with his pack. His father is the alpha and the most terrifying wolf. After their pack was brutally attacked by rouges, his father had us look after Cai while he looked for survivors.

I felt a tap on my shoulder. “You should go after him honey.” my mom says sweetly to me as her eyes followed him into the woods.

Nodding, I shift into my wolf and hear everyone wow in amazement. I was a rare silver wolf, only my blood line carries the gene for silver wolves. We're fast, strong and our senses are heightened to protect our pack. I quickly picked up his scent and ran in his direction. Weaving in and out of trees, his scent gets stronger and my wolf takes full control.

Quickly, I ran up beside him and he stopped. I could see him fighting for control again. My wolf nuzzles her head against his neck and the fight stops. His wolf won again and nuzzled his head against me. I ask my wolf for control to talk to Cai and she whimpers but lets me take control. I slowly shift back, cracking my neck and throwing on a hoodie behind a tree. It smells like my brother, so he comes over here often.

Walking up to him, I held my hand out to touch his head, I slowly run my hand from the top of his head to his back. He’s very soft, almost silky. His eyes are bright orange, that's probably from his descendants. Bloodhounds have red eyes and normal wolves vary in eye color, but yellow is most common.

“Cai, can we talk please?” I asked pulling my hand away.

Slowly he begins shifting. I look away as he does. He walks behind a tree to grab his shorts. “How long have you known?” I ask, looking at him.

“Why princess?” He smirks at me and walks closer.

“Cai..” I feel myself losing all self control. “ How long have you f*****g known!” I yelled at him.

He smirked getting closer. I backed up my back and hit a tree. He puts his arms on either side of me and dips his head down, whispering in my ear, “since the first time I saw you princess.”

His scent engulfs me, I breathe in deeply, I somewhat relax as my heart beat quickens because of how close we are. He runs his hand up my arm and I feel the tingles, it really does almost feel like electricity. I pull away, I can't and won't do this.

“We should start the rejection process.” He says before me. Well, at least we're on the same page.

“Ok, let's go talk to my parents about how to do it.” I say walking back towards the party. My wolf is whimpering because of the talk of rejection.

We walked back in silence. I’m about 100 feet ahead of him and I can feel him staring at me. I walk into the house, avoiding all the stares and link my parents to come in as well. Cai stands on the other side of the kitchen, my parents come up smiling proudly.

“I’m so happy for you guys! This is so exciting!” my mom says, coming to hug me.

I back away, avoiding her eye contact, “ we want to start the rejection process.”

“Are you sure sweetheart?” My dad asks asked. I can hear the disappointment in his voice.

I nod not looking in Cai’s direction, “Ok well it's kind of a long process, it takes at least 2 weeks to fully break the bond. First, you two need to spend the first week with each other. You guys cannot touch or be physical with each other or else you have to restart the process. During that week, if you're too far apart, your wolves will start howling and it will feel like they’re trying to claw their way out. The second week will be the hardest, normally. By the second week, that's when you'll get marked, but because of the rejection process, you don't and your wolf will go crazy. It will be quite painful, Ash, you’ll go into heat and, whatever happens, you guys can not give in to the temptation of fully mating. If you guys mate, you can not reverse it. You two will be bonded together.” my dad puts his hand on my shoulder. “If this is what you guys truly want, I believe it will work out.”

I nodded and turned to walk upstairs. “I’m not in the party mood anymore, I’m going to lay down. The party can continue because it is also Kyle's birthday. I don't want any cake and I don't want to see anyone. Not even Georgia.” Walking up the stairs I didn't look back. I’m sure my parents are just as confused as I am.

Why would the mood goddess do this to me? Out of every possible wolf in this world, she puts me with Cai f*****g Anderson. Yes, he's a great fighter, good looking, and he's part hell hound, but he's also an asshole who fights every moment he can, f***s anyone with a v****a, and fails school. The plan was for him to graduate, then build up his pack with his father and become an alpha. He's already been held back once and shows no promise.

“Why?” I screamed, slamming my door shut.

I ripped off the hoodie and threw it across the room. “Why can’t things just f*****g go right for me!” I screamed again.I lay on my bed and turned on some music.

I didn’t realize I had fallen asleep until I woke up howling in pain clutching my stomach.

Cai

“Thank you Mr. Jacobs.” I said after Ashley left.

He looks at me. His eyes keep changing colors. f**k hes pissed. I started backing up slowly when his eyes turned to an icey blue color, letting me know his wolf was in control. I start to panic, looking for the nearest exit when he grabs me by the throat and pins me against the wall. I’m pretty sure I’m going to die right here.

“Why do you want to reject my daughter?” He growls, his canines extending.

“Sir… we.. both.. Wanted .. this..” I managed to squeak out. He’s strong, stronger than my father. I respect them both, however.

“Bullshit!” He growls in my face, tightening his grip around my neck.

“Sweetheart, let him go so he can explain.” Mrs. Jacobs put her hand on his arm to get him to calm the f**k down.

His eyes are still black but he releases me. I drop to the ground gasping for air. As he kneels down, putting his face close to mine, he slowly growls “explain.”

I rubbed my neck where his hand was, “ Sir, with all due respect, I feel like I will be stronger being a lone wolf. As soon as my mom died, my dad got stronger and I really don’t want a mate holding me back from my duties as an alpha.”

He laughs, a genuine laugh from deep in his soul. He looks at me like I have grown 3 new heads. “You don’t pay any attention do you?” he questions.

I glared at him, “what do you mean?”

“Lone wolves are only strong because the moon goddess has made it their destiny to protect our elders. They didn’t choose not to have a mate. For us, the only way to harness our true strength is to find our mates. When the bond is completed, then our wolves grow. The reason why it seemed like your dad got stronger was because when your mom died, he felt like he had nothing left to live for, so he got reckless. He didn’t care and wanted everyone to suffer as he did. That's why your pack got attacked.” he shook his head.

“You and my daughter are both extremely rare wolves, fated to be together by the moon goddess.” her mother started. “You have more hellhound then any of your family members. My daughter is a silver wolf. In our bloodline there have only been 4. She is the strongest, fastest, smartest, and most agile wolf you will ever meet. There's a reason you two have been mated together. I think it would be smart to not reject her.”

I’ve had enough of talking with them and hearing their lies about my father. I storm out of the house and go back to the woods for some peace and quiet.

“You upset our mate,” my wolf said.

“I know, I don’t want her, how could you?” I seethe.

“The moon goddess put us together for a reason. Talking to her wolf, she is my mate. I want our mate.” He says calmly. “She will be the greatest luna.”

I heard twigs break behind me and turned to see a girl on the cheerleading team. She walks up to me and sits down.

“Hey, you look like you need a release.” She bites her lip and puts her hand on my leg.

Smirking at her, I leaned in and whispered in her ear, “well are you willing to help with said release?'' I put my hand on her thigh and slid towards the hem of her dress. Her breathing quickens as she nods.

I quickly pulled her onto my lap and started attacking her neck as I put my hands on her hips, helping her grind against my lap. She tilts her head back exposing her neck more and moans softly, she runs her hands down my chest and stops when she gets to the button on my pants. I slowly move my hands to her ass and squeeze.

She starts to unbutton my pants and pulls out my member. Eagerly, I pull her panties to the side and lift her slightly so I'm lined up towards her entrance. I thrust into her fast and hard, she moaned and held onto my shoulders. I thrust into her again just as hard and fast.

There's a blood curdling howl like someone is being attacked. Without warning, my wolf takes over and pushes the girl off of me. I jump up and shift before I can think about it. I started sprinting towards her house.

“You hurt, mate,” my wolf said..