Forever More

Chapter 13

Zander's p.o.v

I stand there in her bathroom dumbfounded that she was just flirting with me. "Z, dude? Did our mate just make us want her more and she wasn't really saying anything at all?" I have no idea what to say to that because it's true. She didn't outright say anything to make it look obvious that she was flirting but enough to make you wonder does she knows at all what she does to men? Half the men had already lusted after her and then felt terrible when I told them she was mine and mine alone. Half the women are jealous of her for her beauty and the other half are jealous of her being my mate. I haven't always been the best man but I want to be different for her. She makes me want to be a better man. To change my ways and not always jump to violence. She makes me feel whole. I know that's stupid but it does. I finally was able to pick my jaw up off the ground and raced to catch her. I gently scoop her up and toss her over my shoulder. She starts to kick and whine "Zander, everyone will see my behind." Shoot that's right I place her back on the ground after swapping her behind. "Owwww what was that for?" She asks while rubbing her tush. "For what you just pulled in your bathroom," I say smiling so she knows I wasn't mad at her but just pretending. She acts innocent and says, "well I have no idea what you mean by that." We both know that's a lie because she is smiling. "Oh, I think you do kitten... I think you know exactly what I mean." That does it she takes off running all the while giggling. For a small thing, she is pretty fast. I hear her laugh and it's like a choir singing. It's the best sound I have ever heard. I end up catching her at the bottom of the steps. I scoop her up and spin us around. "Where do you think you are going, little mate?" We then both start laughing. I hear a small giggle come from beside us and I realize it's my parents, waiting to meet my mate and the new Luna. I gently place her back on her feet and we walked forward. "Mom, dad this is Joelle my mate and the new Luna." Instantly, my mother is on her giving her hugs and weeping. "Mom, what's wrong? Did you call the Lite's and tell them you found their daughter, my father says?" "Yes of course father, I say." All I could hear coming from mom is weeping and her saying you found her. You brought her home. "What do you mean mom?" "Home, what do you mean?" "Don't you remember Zander? We have been friends with her parents since we were teens," my mother tells me while still holding my mate. "You don't remember Zander, my father asked?" "No, I don't at all," I tell them. "When you were about five we went to visit them I believe and Olivia was about four months old..." "Wait who is Olivia, I hear my little mate ask?" My mother holds her at arm's length and says, "Oh dear I'm sorry, your name was Olivia. You were named after your grandmother on your mom's side. And your twin was named after your grandfather on your dad's side." "What's his name, my Joe asks?" "It's Justin and he's next in line to be Alpha of the Lite pack, mother answers." "He's going to be an Alpha, I ask?" "Yes they are our allies and it seems they will forever be our allies now that the Luna is home, father says. When will her family be here, my father asks?" "Tomorrow, I say still looking at my beautiful mate." "Zander?" "Yes, little one, I say." "What are my sister and younger brother's names?" "Oh, I'm truly sorry I forgot to tell you. Isabella and Asher. They haven't got their wolves yet but that will come later, honestly, with your family I have no idea when you are supposed to get your wolves." "Come let's eat," I say after hearing her stomach growl. Haha, she laughs that beautiful laugh of hers. We all head into the dining room where our places and food have already been sat down. "Joelle, what is your favorite meal, my mother asks?" "Well, I only know the food that I cook. I haven't been given a chance to try much of anything." "Well do you like pizza, my father asks?" "I make a wicked homemade pizza, she states proudly." "I guess with what I only know now my favorite food is anything homemade." "May I ask what you did in the Firestone pack, my mother asks?" "Well, I cooked, cleaned, did laundry, and I was Lucas' punching bag. The other wolves would beat on me as well but not as bad as Lucas or his father. I will forever have scars left on my body from Lucas cutting me with silver, she tells us." I feel my blood start to boil. "We really need to make that punk pay for what he did to our Luna" Derrick mind-links me. "Yeah, I completely agree with you Derrick," I mink-link back. "I want to rip him to shreds, said Ben." At that moment my little mate stands and walks to me placing a hand on my head and starts to run her fingers through my hair. I know she can feel the rage coming off of me. She leans in and whispers, "I saw that you were struggling with Ben and that you were angry. I wanted to help take that from you. I'm here to help you, my alpha she says." I notice my mother weeping from the pain my little mate had to endure at their hands. "Let's visit over coffee and cake" my father suggests. "I've never had coffee Alpha, my mate states." "You have never had coffee, my mother asks?" "No Luna, I was never allowed anything extra like that, Joelle says."