Chapter 11: Consequences (POV LIV)
“Then maybe you shouldn’t act like one.” I shot at Leigh. The moment I said it I regretted it. Her face looked as though I had smacked her. She is my friend, I think but, she has totally ignored me since the pack party. Not a single word since I left her to go yell at Ollie for f*****g her over.
Sam moved towards me but Ollie stepped in her way. Garrett growled but held her back. A roar erupted from my future Alpha but I ignored it. I saw Sarah quickly sit down from the corner of my eye, so it was just Leigh and me. I stood up nose to nose with Leigh. I know she could destroy me with one hit but I was daring her. We stared each other down breathing heavily. She never made a move.
Jace gently grabbed onto my shoulder and pulled me into him. “Stop Liv. Please. Not here. Okay?” I turned and buried my face in his chest. I heard Leigh and Ollie run out of the cafeteria.
“Thank you, Jace,” I said turning my face up to Jace. I thought for a second there was a look of longing there before his features turned cold.
“You shouldn’t be talking about Leigh like that.” He said ripping his arms from me. He stared at me this time with black orbs before he turned and walked in the other direction. Tears started to form in my eyes and I ran for the nearest girl's room. I sat in the stall and cried.
When I was finally calmed down, I walked out to my car. I spotted Ollie’s truck parked at the stop sign leaving the school and thought it was odd. I didn’t get to think about it long before he took off. I saw another person in the truck with him. I’m assuming it was Leigh.
I sit in my Jeep and wallow in self-pity. Everyone is against me now. Garrett and Sam. Leigh and Oliver. And finally Jace. He was so cold. For all of five seconds, I thought he had my back, but now he was back to being the asshole, he has been for years.
He is acting strange this week. I heard he broke up with Sarah, and for the last few years, all I have heard about is complaining about Leigh. Before that, he talked about her like she was the f*****g Messiah. I was jealous of her when we were younger because Jace talked so highly of her. I felt bad for her when they had their fall out. And now that she is here, he is acting like her personal bodyguard.
I heard that he flipped s**t when he found out what Dakota had done. It was a good thing that she was already knocked out.
Since I was still sitting in my car I caught Jace leaving for the day too.
“Hey” I yelled to him. “Can we talk?”
“I have to meet my dad about Dakota. If I can I’ll stop by the house later.”
“Okay,” I said dropping my head.
He came up to my door, I still had my window rolled down. “I’ll try Liv.” He said brushing a hand against my cheek before racing off to his truck. My heart fluttered at his words but I was still saddened that we couldn’t talk then.
As kids, it was always Jace, Ollie, and me. Even once they both started sleeping around we stayed close. I could always go to Jace. That was until this summer.
There was a party for Garrett being made Alpha. I got stupid drunk and kissed him. He was dating Sarah at the time but I was too drunk to care. He kissed me back with a passion. That was until we broke apart and he came to his senses. He literally ran from me and has been distancing from me ever since.
I want him. I always have. He is what I dream of when I think about my mate. Not the asshole he is now. But the boy who has always been my best friend. Today when he held me it felt right. Until he turned cold. Until he turned from me again.
I finally got back to the packhouse. It was quiet. Most were still in school or at work. I changed into my comfy sweats and sat on one of the many cozy couches in the shared space to watch Netflix. A few hours later more wolves filed in. I stayed where I was. Due to my status, no one really bothered me. They would either watch what I was watching or find something else to do.
Around six Ollie and Leigh made an appearance. I wanted to talk to her but all I could do was stare back at her. It wasn’t until Ollie growled at me that I broke the connection and ran for my room. They looked very comfortable with each other. Like a loving couple. I know he has feelings for her. He has never acted this way about any girl before. I wish he wouldn’t torcher himself about not being good enough for an Alpha female. I hope they are mates.
I decided to stay in my room. I didn’t want to be stuck in another round with Leigh. Later that night there was a knock on my door. I opened it to find Jace on the other side.
“You wanted to talk?” He asked with a shy smile.
“Yeah. Do you want to come in or…”
“It’s fine here. You have things set up nice in here.” He says before sitting on my new bed.
“You can thank Ollie. He bought it all after f*****g Dakota on my bed and leaving her there in her puke last weekend.”
“So that’s what the dickhead did.” He said tightening his knuckles like he wanted to go find Ollie and beat his ass.
“Yeah, he regrets it. He really does like Leigh.”
“I just don’t want to see him hurt her when he finds his mate.”
“Who says they're not mates.”
“It just doesn’t seem likely. Leigh is special. Her mate is going to have to be too.”
“That’s a horrible thing to say about your best friend,” I say sitting next to him on the bed.
“I’m not trying to be mean. Just realistic.” He said putting his head in his hands. “I’m trying to see the world for what it is.”
“And what is the world,” I asked looking him in the eye.
“A place riddled with responsibility. While the most important choice of your life is out of your hands and in the hands of a Goddess.”
“If you had a choice, do you think that you would make the right one?”
“Do you?” He asked looking down at me and putting a hand on the bed behind me. This causes him to lean closer to me.
There were only inches between our lips. All I had to do was lean up. But I would not be the one to make the first move this time. “I don’t know.” I finally answer.
His arm took this moment to wrap around me so now his hand was on my hip on the opposite side he was sitting on. My breath hitched at this and his breathing had quickened. He moved his whole body closer to mine but still not closing those few inches to my lips.
He was so warm with his body pressed against mine. I could feel that warmth heading south and pooling in my panties. He chooses this moment to take a deep breath and his face turned up into a deep dimple popping smile. He finally leaned down but moved to my ear instead of my mouth. “Is this what you want, Liv?” He asked.
“Huh.”
“Because I want you.” He whispered while grabbing my hand and placing it in his lap over the bulge that had been forming there. I felt it twitch under my hand. I could feel his hot breath panting against my neck. I bite into my bottom lip.
His hand left mine in his lap and moved to my knee. He slowly moved that hand up my inner thigh. “Do you want this?” he asked in my ear again his voice deep and husky now.
His hand had made it to my center and he started to make circles over my covered c**t. “I want you, Jace.” I barely breathed out the words before his lips were on mine. Soon I was pushed back on the bed with him on top of me. I felt his hardness press into me as I moaned into his mouth.
I wasn’t a virgin. I made the mistake of sleeping with the future Alpha, Mychael, from Red Star two years ago. He kissed my neck as his hands slid under my shirt until he met my chest. His finger kneading them before finding my n*****s. Twisting and pinching at them causing me to cry out his name. He pulled my sweats down and found his way into my panties with his hand.
“So wet for me baby.” He growled back at my ear. I whimper as he enters a finger in my slick hole followed shortly by a second.
“f**k Jace… I’m about to…”
“Not yet baby.” He said removing his hand from me. He reached up and removed his shirt. Then unbuckled his pants. They soon dropped to the ground. My sweat pants and underwear were both fully removed quickly.
He returned to kissing me. I could feel his girth pressed against my stomach. He reached down and positioned himself against me. Rubbing his tip up and down my slit coating it in my juices. This caused a low growl to erupt from his chest and me to moan.
He took this as his chance and slowly sunk into me. I know he felt me tense at the intrusion. He pulled back and pushed a little further in. He continued this until he was all the way inside me. I was panting by the time he had managed it.
“You okay.” He grunted. My only response was a moan as he started to move. “f**k you feel so good.” My legs were moved to rest on his shoulders as he pounded into me faster and harder than I thought possible. I saw stars after just a few minutes when my orgasm ripped through me.
He wasn’t done though. He continued to thrust until he brought forth a second round from me. He cursed as he finished inside me, trying to pull out but failing miserably. “s**t. f**k. It didn’t mean… I gotta go.”
“What? What do you mean you’ve got to go? Jace!” I yelled as he pulled his pants up and was out the door. I rolled over and curled into a ball before crying myself to sleep.
The next morning I showered off the night's mistake before dressing for the day. I needed someone and I was hoping that they were upstairs still. I walked up to the top floor and pressed the call button. Tears were still flowing free, as my brother answered.
“Yeah.”
“Ollie.” I cried “Is Leigh still here.”
The door opened quickly. Leigh was at the door in what looked like Ollie's clothes. When she took in my appearance, she pulled me in for a tight hug, before leading me into the room.
“Can we have a minute?” She asked Ollie.
“Yeah. Take the bedroom. I’m going to go make you some breakfast.” He said before kissing the top of her head and moving out to the kitchen.
***(Leigh's POV)***
Last night was perfect. This morning was even better. I woke up to my 4 am alarm to find myself still in Oliver’s bed. He was wrapped tightly around me. His head was resting against my neck. With one arm above us and the other wrapped securely around my waist. His legs were tangled with mine and his chest was pressed flush against my back. There was also his morning wood that was being barely contained by his boxers pressed against my bare ass.
“The sun isn’t even up yet. Why do you have an alarm going off?”
“Because I am usually up training at this time.”
“Are you going to leave me or can I persuade you to stay in this bed for a while longer.” He says pressing his hips into me.
“Depends. What do I get if I stay?”
“For starters, two more hours of sleep. This was followed by an edited version of my shower fantasy. That is virgin approved. Then I will make you breakfast. Waffles and sausage sound good.”
“It all sounds good. Go back to sleep. I’ll see you in two hours for that shower.”
Our shower was an interesting one. Oliver’s edited shower fantasy consisted of him gently washing me from head to toe before kneeling in front of me in the shower. My back was placed firmly against the wall and my legs were over his shoulders. I think I heard him mumble breakfast of champions. He jerked himself while he ate and when I came he let me down but was still yet to finish himself. I knelt to finish him off, but he had other plans. He came on my chest the moment I was in range. He reached down and rubbed it in with a satisfying growl emitting from his chest.
Once we were out of the shower, I realized that I had no clothes here, but what I wore yesterday. For the time being Oliver threw me one of his t-shirts and a pair of boxer briefs. Saying it was safer for me if I was wearing clothes. Just as I had fashioned the boxers to stay without falling there was a chime signaling someone was at the door.
Oliver called to say Liv was requesting me. I made my way and quickly opened the door. There Liv stood balling her eyes out. What happened who did this to my friend. As if the events of yesterday never happened, I pulled her in for a tight hug and guided her into the living room where Oliver was.
“Can we have a minute?” I asked Oliver.
After taking in his sister's appearance he nodded and said, “Yeah. Take the bedroom. I’m going to go make you some breakfast.” before kissing the top of my head and moving out to the kitchen.
I guided Liv into the room, but after looking at the bed she shook her head and went into the bathroom. She didn’t want to sit where her brother and I had been previously. We walked into the bathroom and she sat on the counter. She had stopped crying but looked like she would start again any minute.
“What happened?” I asked.
“Leigh I’m so sorry about yes…”
“Stop. It’s already forgotten. What happened?”
She started to cry again. She was trying to say words, but I really was not fluent in girl cry language. I waited for her to calm down. I did manage to catch one word. Jace.
“What did that asshole do?”
“ He… He… came over last night… and we… we…”
“You and Jace slept together.”
She nodded yes.
“And you didn’t want to?”
She shook her head no.
“You did want to?”
She nodded yes.
“Then what's the problem.”
She took a deep breath, “He didn’t wear a condom.”
“Oh.”
“And then he… then he… just left…”
“f*****g jackass. I will wring his neck.” I stopped and looked at Liv. She looked broken. “Are you ok? I know emotionally, your not, but do you think you guys…”
“I don’t know. I’m scared, Leigh.”
I didn’t know what to say so I just wrapped her in a hug. There is no morning-after pill for wolves. Birth control works, if you are on it. If she’s was fertile it was already too late to stop it.
“He couldn’t have left any faster. What if he's not my mate? What if he is? Do I really want someone so dumb as my mate?” She laughed sadly at this before continuing her rant. “What if he doesn’t want a pup? What if my mate rejects me because I’m having another man’s pup? What if he finds his mate and doesn’t want anything to do with me?”
“Shhh…” I cooed her while rubbing her back. “We don’t know that there is anything to worry about yet. But I promise you I will be here for you no matter what.”
This caused her to start crying again, “Leigh I’m so sorry. I was being such a b***h…”
“I told you not to worry about it. We are friends. We will have dumbass fights over stupid s**t. It doesn’t change the fact that I am here for you.”
At this, she just hugged me harder. Oliver knocked on the bathroom door.
“Breakfast is ready. There is enough if you want to eat Liv.”
“No, I’m going back to my room. Thank you, Leigh. Your my best friend I am so lucky to have you.” Oliver walked out and let us finish up.
“Is he a pod person or something? Or is the s*x just that good?” Liv asked with a small smile.
“What?” I said with a smile.
“He made you breakfast?”
“Oh. He didn’t want me to leave so he bribed me with food. And we haven’t.”
“Oh. I’m sorry. I just assumed.”
“No. We’ve done other things but I’m waiting.”
“I really feel like even more of a b***h now. I’m gonna go though. f**k school today.”
“Okay. Call me if you need me. I’ll bring you some comfort food later.”
“Thank you,” Liv said before leaving.
I went out to eat my breakfast.
“So are you going to tell me what happened?” Oliver finally asked as we got into his truck to take me back to my house. I needed clothes but I had already decided not to go to school. I had to hunt down my Beta Alpha and stomp a mudhole in his ass.
“Jace f****d up big time.”