Her Alpha Soulmate

Chapter 14: Damon POV

Chapter 14: Damon POV

Clara surprised me. I had no clue she had any s****l desire let any desire to take care of my sexually. I'd gotten used to the idea we wouldn't mate for probably a long time. After she made me orgasm I offered to do the same for her. She blushed and said she wasn't ready. I backed off. I knew I needed to do things at her pace.

"She has a lot to learn about the birds and the bees, sweetie." When my mother told me that I realized I didn't know what she knew or where her actual comfort level was. Despite her not being a virgin I got the vibe she didn't know much about mating. I got upset at first when I found out my mother had had "the talk" with my mate but then I realized it was probably better coming from an experienced woman than me. I didn't know anything beyond what I was told and what I watched in porn. My parents told me porn was not the same as traditional s*x education and to not treat my mate the way women were treated in the videos. When I was 15 I thought "why? They seem to enjoy it." Now at age 18 the idea of doing the things in the videos makes me cringe. I could never do those things to Clara.

After we dressed for the party I told Jay my plan to carry Clara up the mountain. He said he would take the Jeep in case we needed a ride later. "Works for me, good buddy," I linked to him. When we got to the yard I handed Clara our backup outfits. She put our clothes in her backpack and watched as I shifted. She stared in awe. Once again my wolf got excited and expelled his scent into the air. Clara was in a daze for a few minutes before recovering enough to climb on to our back.

I felt her rub her face into our fur as she clung to our body. "Mate gets me excited," my wolf linked to me. "Calm down. You definitely can't be getting too excited," I told him. "You're no fun," he said. "You ready?" We asked in the mindlink. Clara tightened her hold and said yes. We started out jogging and then picked up speed as Clara held on tightly. "We'll be there in no time," I linked to her as we climbed the mountain. My wolf and I were both enjoying having our mate cling to us. It was like our new guilty pleasure.

We approached the entrance to the caves. I let her down and shifted back. We were past the point of hiding from one another. I had not seen Clara naked yet but I was okay with that. She handed me my clothes and changed into her clean ones. I won't lie, I stole glances while she changed. She was wearing a camisole so I only saw her legs and panties. Goddess, were her legs beautiful. When she was dressed a whistled. She was wearing tight jeans and a plaid top with the lace camisole showing at the bottom and just below her cleavage.  The sight of her got my heart racing. This was going to be a long night, my wolf whined.

"Damon!" The group exploded with energy when we walked in. The guys greeted Clara as well. The girls seemed hesitant. I got the same vibes at school. The girls were being standoffish. Clara's face dropped. She noticed it too.

I linked to Billie, Natalie, and Jenna asking why they were being quiet. "We heard things," Billie linked back. "What things?" I asked. "People are saying she has been around the block a few times." I snarled. Were they calling my mate a slut? I told Clara to sit with Jay and the guys while I talked to the girls. They were sitting on the opposite side of the cave with their drinks in hand. I sat down on a rock and glared at the girls.

"This conversation stays here and doesn't go beyond this mindlink." The three girls nodded. "Clara had a boyfriend at her old school who abused her. He would hurt her and he made her have s*x with him. He is a werewolf who is not her mate. I am her mate. She is a good person and she is still healing from the abuse. I'd like it if you ladies took her under your wings. There is a lot she needs to learn and as ranked females I expect a lot better of you." They all nodded and shared glances. "Any questions?" I asked, annoyed by their silence. "Is she okay?" Natalie asked. I nodded, "She is doing better, yes. Thank you for asking." "We're sorry" they linked in unison. "You're forgiven. Just remember that not everyone is what they appear to be." They nodded.

Natalie got up and invited Clara to join her and the girls. That made me smile. She looked like she was finally enjoying herself. She was finally acting like a teenager.

As the night went on the girls joined the boys around the fire. Natalie sat on Riley's lap. They are mates. Billie flirted with Donnie. They are not mates nor are they mating. They just like to flirt when they drink. Jenna sat next to me and Clara stealing glances at Jay. They were both 17. I didn't tell him but sometimes I wondered if they were mates.

"So Clara, are you excited to be Luna?" Jenna's question caught us all off guard. "I don't really know what that means," she answered as she fidgets with her fingers. "I know Damon's mom is Luna but I don't really know what that entails. I'm sorry." Jenna smiled, "That's okay. It means being a leader and a healer to the pack and supporting your Alpha mate. You seem very capable." That made my mate smile. "Thank you," she whispered.

"Are you going to let Damon turn you?" Donnie asked. He was drunk. I felt like hitting him and face-palming at the same time. Why would he ask that? "Turn me? What does that mean?" Everyone looked at me. "You haven't had that conversation yet?" They asked me via mindlink. I shook my head and sighed. "Clara, I wasn't going to have this conversation with you for a long time but turning is when a werewolf bites a human and they become a werewolf." She stared at me with shock in her eyes. "What? Why would anyone do that? Aren't I fine the way I am?" I knew this would happen. "Of course baby, but there are certain advantages if you were to be turned." She glared at me, challenging me. "Such as?" She asked. "You could mindlink with other wolves, you would have heightened senses, and well...." "Well what?" Billie took a swig of her drink and said, "He is saying the s*x is better and having pups is easier on a wolf body versus a human body." Clara's eyes widened. "Pups? Like babies?" I nodded, "Again, Mate, this wasn't going to be a conversation for another year or two. We aren't even close to having pups or anything like that." She looked nauseated. "Take me home," she whispered. I thought she was overreacting and needed a moment to calm down. Nope. "f*****g get up and take me home or I'm climbing down the damn mountain on my own!"

Without another word I took the keys from Jay and drove down the mountain. What the f**k just happened? Is she repulsed by the idea of being a werewolf or having my pups? Am I that bad? She didn't talk to me until we were parked outside her house.

"Are you that disgusted with the idea of having s*x with a human?" She suddenly asked me. I gasped. What?! "No, of course not! I can't wait for us to mate. I wasn't lying when I said you turn me on so often I hurt. That's not an exaggeration." She stared at me and made an "oh" face. "Why are you so disgusted with the idea of having my pups?" I asked in return. I was getting angry now. "I'm not, not with you at least." I gripped the steering wheel, frustrated. "I've had multiple pregnancy scares," she said, her voice shaky. I loosened my grip and turned to look at her. She looked so hurt. It broke my heart. I pulled her into my embrace and kissed her mark. She sighed as if feeling relief.

"He found me." She said it so suddenly I wasn't sure I understood. "Who found you?" I asked, confused. "Brent did. He found this house and left me a message in my bedroom. For some reason he thinks I'm pregnant with his pup. For the record, I've never been pregnant." I stared, shocked. "You can't stay here then." She shifted uncomfortably in her seat. "But I have nowhere else to go." I shook my head and restarted the engine. "Not true. You have me and my pack." We sped off into the night. I couldn't risk her life. I couldn't risk losing my soulmate.