I didn’t know how long Kyle would be but I noticed he left his phone on the bed so I decided it was the opportune time to call the Mum Monster. Looking through Kyle’s contacts I found the right one and waited for my mom to answer.
“Kyle, Kyle! Has she woken up? Is she okay?” she sounded frantic.
“Mom, it’s me. I’m okay.” I waited for her to say something.
“Oh my god Rennie! I was so worried! Honey I’m sorry I ran. I’ve seen first shifts before! Sometimes they are terrifying!” Her words were spilling out.
“Kyle told me mom. He said you have to learn to control your wolf. That it will take me time.”
“Yes honey, he’s right. I know your still upset with me. But I want you to know that I’m not afraid of you! Your dad is a wolf too, if you have forgotten!”
I smiled into the phone, “So I guess I just took everything all wrong?”
“No, honey you had your first shift unexpectedly. Your father would have been home for the full moon, he was going to shift with you. So, you wouldn’t be alone.” I could hear the tears in her voice.
“It’s okay mom. I’m going to talk to Kyle about some of this stuff until dad can get home and fill me in.” I tried to reassure her.
“Rennie there are things that Kyle and your dad don’t know. Things I don’t know either. A witch/wolf hybrid is nearly unheard of!” Her voice was becoming frantic.
“Well, I don’t know what to say mom. I'm wolf, I haven't showed any signs of magic. I’m staying with Kyle for a little while. He said it was going to be hard to control myself while I adjust. I don’t want to do something stupid that I’ll regret, so I think its best I stay with him. At least until dad makes it home.” I felt guilty leaving her alone, but at the same time I was ready to rip some girl’s head off just for knocking on Kyle’s door!
We chatted lightly for a few minutes; she was mostly making sure I wasn’t too hurt by her reaction over my shift. I could tell she was feeling better, telling me she would call the school tomorrow and get my class work for at least the rest of the week. Sweet! No school for a week! It did take a minute to get off the phone with her, I had to promise to call her every day. Even though I was just across town and at Kyle’s.
Some of the things mom said to me stuck for a few minutes. There are not many hybrids… Is that what I am? I don’t remember doing any magic, so couldn’t that gene have just passed me by? I kind of sat, pondering for a while. Then I started pacing, not really knowing anything about my new self.
I can provide some answers. I heard from inside my brain.
I’m Mika and I’m your wolf. And sometimes you have to let me out to play. Just me, with my Fenrir. She purred in my head. I took a deep breath, “I don’t know about that Mika. You just kinda took over when you got out today.” It was the first time you let me break loose. I took advantage of your confusion. Smart, I know. She giggled and yipped. “What else can you tell me Mika?” I’m not the only one in here. Great one conversation with my wolf and I’m lost again. “f**k me… Where is Kyle?” I slumped down on the bed.
It wasn’t much longer before the bedroom door open, “Hello beautiful!” Kyle said smiling, “You call the Mum Monster?” I nodded and just stared at him. He came over and put his arm around me, “A lot to take in, right?” I nodded again, I’m sure he could tell by my face how overwhelmed I was. “Well, I have another surprise for you.” He kissed my cheek softly and let his hand rest on exposed thigh.
With a deep breath he started explaining, “This was supposed to wait until your full moon phase, but Mika came early. I’ve been getting this ready for a while. Right now, my mom and dad’s house is the pack house. Meaning a lot of unmated members live here. And believe me, they can smell you.” He grinned.
“I stink that bad? Do I smell like wet dog?” I blurted out, worried I smelled.
Kyle laughed deep, his chest shook as his face lit up, “No baby. You smell really good to every unmated male in our territory. I’m not so concerned with our pack, but other packs might be able to smell you to. And that is where my surprise comes in.” He grinned wide, “I’ve been setting up my house… Our house for almost a year now.”
“Our house?” I looked at Kyle like he was crazy. I wasn’t ready to move in together. I mean yeah I wanted to wear my new ring, but I wasn’t aware that came with stipulations like moving in together.
“Only when you’re ready, no pressure. It’s just I have to be mostly on pack territory, I’m the next Alpha. I want you to be my Luna, but not until you are ready.” He rubbed my knee. “But I thought that if I took you home, maybe you would be more comfortable. You wouldn’t be cooped up in one room and I’d have you all to myself.” He eyed me devilishly.
“I don’t know anything about being a wolf, or what a Luna is. I’m guessing an Alpha is the leader of the pack though.” I said softly.
“See your getting it already!” He shook my knee trying to stay up-beat. “Your dad is my dad’s beta. That means he is second in command, under my father. Gemma would be third in command.”
Ok, so just like in the wild. Maybe I could wrap my head around this afterall.
With a long sigh, Kyle stood. “I know you have a lot more questions, but right now I think it is best to get you out of this pack house.” I could see his eyes flickering blue to orange, then molding together. He grabbed a pair of joggers out of his drawer, “Put these on? We really need to go.”
I slipped on the jogging pants, way to big! They fell straight to the floor. I bent down to pick them up without realizing Kyle was standing directly behind me. I felt a hand caress my backside, he smacked it lightly. I turned in just enough time to see him lick his lips. Shaking my head, I tried tying the pants into a knot, hoping it would keep them up long enough to get where we were going. I tucked in my shirt for a little added thickness. I looked up to Kyle, “Ready?”
He looked down to my bare feet then turned his back to me, “Hop up. It will be faster if I carry you, we’re going through the woods.”
“Can’t I walk until we get to the porch?” I asked starting to feel slightly dizzy.
“Of course, but I’ll have to meet you down there because I’m going to have to fight every male in this house getting you out the front door. My scent will mask yours long enough to get though.” He pointed to his back, “Up, love.”
I placed my hands on his shoulders and lifted one leg, waiting until he wrapped his hand around it before lifting the other. “God, your tall.” I was hanging off his back like a saggy diaper, then he suddenly jumped. Catching my legs, he pulled me more securely, “And so f*****g strong.” I muttered in amazement.
I felt Kyle straighten, “Hold on tight, okay Kitten?”
Letting him know I was complying I wrapped my arms around his shoulders and made sure I was snug against him. I wrapped my legs around his mid-section, locking my feet. “Better?”
“Much.” I felt him squeeze my knees gently, before wrapping his arms under, “Okay, hold on tight.”
Kyle opened the door, took one last breath, and ran down the hall to the stairs. I could hear doors starting to open as we hit the bottom step. A blur flashed beside Kyle as he was opening the door, “Back to your rooms boys!” The voice spewed authority and dominance, I could tell it was Kyle’s father. We raced out the door and straight into the woods beside the house. After about ten minutes of riding on Kyle’s back, we came to a small opening with a little brown house at one end. A small barn at the other end and a garden between the two. The house wasn’t huge, but it certainly wasn’t small. It had a second story even! As we got closer and I brushed the leaves from my face. I could tell it wasn’t a brown house, it was a log cabin!
My mouth dropped and I struggled off of Kyle’s back, “Is this your house?” I couldn’t take my eyes off of the beautiful view, it had large picture windows in the front and a wrap-around porch. There was a swing already in place. I couldn’t help myself I ran to the porch before Kyle could answer me. I stumbled on the top step out of excitement, but it didn’t slow me down much. I made it to the porch swing and sat down, already swinging my legs. “I love porch swings!” I cooed like a child.
Kyle smiled and opened the door, motioning for me to come over. Before I could see inside, he scooped me up bridal style, “This is our place Rennie. No matter what, we will always have this place.” His voice wasn’t worried or stern, but I could tell this was a serious moment.
I slid my arms around his shoulder, “When I’m ready?”
He snuggled, into my neck, lifting me higher. “Mmhm..” Then he stepped through the threshold. I looked up, most of the living space was open. I could see the kitchen, dinning area, and a living room from the front door. Above us, I could see a loft area and a spiral staircase leading there. It wasn’t one of those cheap metal sets either, this one was made out of wood. It looked like it would last a life-time. The banisher twisted like branches, winding its way up. I couldn’t help but run over and touch it as soon as he put me on the floor.
“It’s so beautiful Kyle!” I ran back to him and hugged him tight, “It’s perfect…” I paused, “When I’m ready its perfect, I mean.” Kyle smiled at me and pointed to the kitchen. “I am hungry.”
“I thought you might be. You haven’t eaten since lunch and its almost nine.” He took my hand and led me to the fridge, “I got mom to make a few meals that we could microwave. Just to make things a little easier.” I felt his thumb rub the back of my hand gently.
“You’ve thought of everything, didn’t you?” I smiled at his accomplishment, knowing it wasn’t easy for him to stay on task. The kitchen had mostly red appliances, there was a small island in the kitchen. It looked like a very large chopping block with a stove top in it. It also had a small sink for cleaning veggies. “Do you have coffee?”
“Yes, we have coffee. And your creamer.” He pointed to the fridge, “Check it out.” And I did. We had just about all my favorite foods stocked. Plenty of cheese and salad mix! I pulled out a couple containers and set them on the counter. Then I grabbed the salad mix, thousand island dressing and a block of cheese. I turned and grinned at Kyle. He was already starting the coffee pot for us, he pulled two large coffee cups from the cabinet. He set one to start brewing then grabbed the creamer, preparing the second cup. I heated up dinner in the microwave and prepared a quick salad. I couldn’t help but catch glances at Kyle when I got the chance.
After we ate, I washed our dishes while trying to hold up he joggers. Kyle dried and put them away. He grabbed two bottles of water, walking to the spiral staircase. “Now we need to talk about a few things, love.”
I stepped onto the first step looking up and grinning. Kyle wrapped his arms around my belly, “Some of the things we have to talk about, you might not be happy about. But I want you to know, I’m not going to make you do anything you aren’t comfortable with.”
I turned looking to his face, I found his eyes, “Some things I’m not going to like?”
“Some things are out of our control baby.” He let his arms fall to his sides but took one of my hands, stepping in front of me. I wasn’t sure exactly where he was leading me, but I had a really good idea this was the way to the bedroom.
“Right now, we each have an office up here. There are two bathrooms, one is a master coming off the master bedroom. He showed me the rather large offices, “We can decorate it however you want.” Then he showed me the bathroom, it contained a shower, spacious bathtub, sink and toilet. There were already towels and wash cloths matching the blue countertop. It had a small vanity hanging on the wall with Edison light fixtures. He led me down a hallway, “This is our room.” He pushed the door open showing me a very large room with a king size bed in the middle. It had a Red comforter with folded down orange. There were fluffy pillows with red and orange covers! He walked into the room and fell onto the king size bed. “This will be our bed, when you are ready.” He sat up and looked into my eyes, “I can sleep on the couch or in the spare room downstairs.” His hand came up to my cheek, “But we really need to talk about the things that are out of our control Ren.”
I went to climb up on the bed beside him, but realized it was pretty far from the floor. Kyle smiled, “I’ll make you a step stool tomorrow.”
I laughed and grabbed his arm to climb up. I planted myself face first in the pillows, rolling around feeling the little clouds I would be putting my head on soon. “I can sleep downstairs if you want Ky. You shouldn’t have to give up your big comfy bed for me.”
Rolling his eyes, “This is our bed Kitten, I won’t be sleeping without you in it.” He pulled me against him, and I laid my head on his chest. “The first thing you need to know about becoming a wolf is, you’re going to go into heat soon. Especially since you found me.”
…Heat… I stared at him blankly. Hormones! We gonna be frisky every three months unless we are carrying cubs. My wolf giggled in my head. “Every three months.” I repeated out load.
Kyle sighed, “Yeah, pretty much. Unless your pregnant. But after you have a pup, your body will relax, and it will come every six months. So, there is that to look forward to.” He paused, “But this is the important part about your heat, you can’t mate with anyone but me, after we are mated. But every male for miles will smell you if we aren’t mated, every heat.”
“Every male for miles?” I was suddenly scared.
“Yes. But usually once you find your mate, it’s only a matter of days before your marked. Showing claim to you, it’s a bite mark on your neck. The only way it will ever go away is if your mate dies or you reject them.” I could tell he didn’t really want to tell me this part. “You can reject me, leaving you to find another mate. But it will hurt, both of us. Sometimes it kills one or both of the wolves.”
“You literally die from rejection?” I asked.
“Not just me, you could too. But I don’t want you to be with me because of that. Ren you know I love you; you are the most important person in the world to me. You always have been. I want you to accept me because you love me and want to spend the rest of your life with me. Not because you are afraid I can’t take your rejection.” He raised up to look into my eyes, it was his serious face.
“Why do mates… mate. As soon as they meet?” I asked.
“Usually because they are in love and its instinct. Other times as with a chosen mate, they want to be bonded. And having a mate’s bond is the ultimate bond.” He sighs again heavily, “I almost marked you tonight. Fenrir tried to take over when we were in my room at the pack house. He could smell the other males and being an Alpha, we knew what they were thinking.”
“Why didn’t you?” I think I was still missing a few things about mates and being a mate.
“I could have marked you, but I want you to accept my mark. I don’t want to force anything on you. I don’t want you to regret being with me.” He softly spoke removing the hair from my eyes.
“I don’t think I could regret anything with you Kyle. I don’t remember a time that we weren’t in each other’s lives.” I raised my lips to his, “I know that I love you and that is all that matters to me.”
We laid quietly for a few minutes before Kyle spoke again. “I knew at sixteen that you were my mate.” He confessed, “But your wolf hadn’t showed herself and I didn’t know how to tell you anything. I avoided you at first, sometimes it hurt so much to be near you. But every time it hurt to be without you.” His lips crushed mine, possessively, “I’ve waited so long for you to see me.” I trailed my arms around his shoulders, letting my hands rest on his back.
“I saw you before my wolf did Ky. I loved you before my wolf did. She just showed up today to confirm you are mine.” I stared into his eyes. “I know I know don’t much about this wolf thing, or the witch thing for that matter. But…” He put his finger to my lips.
“The witch thing? As in magic and covens?” He clarified.
I nodded, “Mom told me today then touched my forehead and I saw her past. Next thing I knew, Mika took over.”
He sat up for a quickly, “Your wolf should have come to you no later than fifteen Ren, and you shouldn’t have shifted until the full moon.” He shifted on the bed slightly, “But I didn’t mind waiting.”
I pulled him back down to lay with me; but decided to straddle his hips instead. “Mika said I kept her locked up, that I should let her run free more. With Fenrir, she made that clear.”
“I don’t let Fenrir run free a lot. He’s mischievous and it took a long time to tame him. But sometimes he still gets away from me. Fenrir came to me when I was five. That’s when I started my training to become Alpha.” I could tell he was sifting through his past, “When he smelled you the first time, I had to stay away for almost a month. He wanted to make you so badly, but your wolf hadn’t appeared, and I didn’t want too cage you in.”
The Moon Goddess made this mate just for us, Ren. He’s our perfect match. I smiled at the know-it-all in my head. “The Moon Goddess makes a mate just for you. Your other half. The one that completes you.” I stated placing my hands on his chest. I could feel his body heat through my jogging pants, and it made my insides ache. “Tell me about the mates mark?”
He placed his hands on my hip with a low growl, “To complete the mate bond, the male bites the female on the neck usually. His distinctive marks show everyone that she has a mate. It’s painful from what I hear, and most couples do it during s*x. It’s in our wolf nature to bite and claim what is ours. It doesn’t mean they own you though, not how it sounds…” He shifted slightly under me and I could feel him growing beneath me, making my breath catch. “To me it’s a sign of love. It means we were made for each other; I will protect you with my life, you will be the only woman I love for the rest of my life.”
I leaned forward on his hips then sat back up, “How do you know you will love me for the rest of your life?”
“You were made for me Ren. There has never been another, that will not change even if you reject me.” He stilled my hips with his hands. “Even if you reject me, I’d still protect you. Because you’ve always had my heart.” He pulled my face to his kissing me. I felt his tongue on my lips and they parted giving him access. His tongue whirled lightly against mine, a moan escaped. I raised up from him and giggled, “Sorry.”
I could see his eyes swirling between the beautiful blue and orange. It was like waves crashing on the beach at night, the moon reflecting through them. His facial features changed and I could see lust in his eyes, “Do women mark their men?”
“I’d be proud to wear your mark kitten.” His voice was thick as he untucked my shirt and placed his hands on my hips beneath the shirt. I felt tingles moving from between my legs to his fingertips. I felt flushed and excited, but I also knew I had a lot to think about. Sitting straight up, pressing my hips down against him a devilish smile crossed my lips, “I need a shower.”
Without another thought I shot up from his lap, jumping off the bed. Taking my first step after landing on the floor, my joggers fell to the floor and I stumbled slightly, “f**k me!” Steading myself chuckling, I stepped from my pants. Glancing to Kyle I could see a tent in his pants making me crack an even bigger smile, I turned and went to the bathroom. I didn’t close the door behind me, but I did turn on the water in the bathtub. I grabbed some bubble bath, putting an ample amount in, I adjusted the water again. Before removing my shirt I walked back into the bedroom, Kyle was face down on the bed. Huffing lightly I walked back over to the bed and tugged on his leg. “I think you need a bath too.”
Looking at me funny, Kyle c****d his head to the side. I turned, took a deep breath then peeled his shirt over my head and walked back into the bathroom. I could feel his eyes on me and heard a deep growl before the thud of his feet hit the floor. I stepped into the bathroom and over to the tub. Getting ready to step in, I felt Kyle’s hand in mine, giving me stability. I sat in the middle of the tub waiting to see what he would do. It didn’t take anymore prompting, Kyle peeled off his clothes, climbing in behind me. He wrapped his arms around me, and I leaned back into his chest resting my head. “There is a lot that I don’t understand, but I do know that you were made for me Kyle.”
I felt him press his lips to my temple, “These things you say Ren..” I could feel his smile against my skin, making me smile. My heart felt full and complete for once in my life. There were no longer gaping holes. There was no nervousness laying naked in a bubble bath with him. It was just us, relaxing. Taking in the day and all the new things I learned. I let my hands drift to his thighs resting around me. Running my nails along the inner part until his leg curved around me, then back down. I enjoyed as he kissed down my neck, licking the sensitive spot in the curve. “This is where I will mark you, when you ask me.” He stated firmly, plotting his future course. He let his teeth graze the sensitive area and a moaned softly. I took his right hand in mine under the water and brought it to my lips, I kissed his palm and then each fingertip. Taking my time, I nibbled lightly. He took my ear lobe between his lips and I squeaked, stiffening slightly. His hand went to my neck, tilting it back to the side.
“You smell so good..” He murmured, his bottom lip trailing back up my neck.
I giggled. “It’s the bubble bath that was in here.”
“I’m not smelling the bubble bath, kitten.” His voice seemed to be getting gruffer, making me grin. His arm got tighter around me; I could hear his breathing getting heavier. His hand traveled down my sternum and rested above my pelvic bone, his fingertips pressing into my flesh. I raked my nails down his outer thigh, he bit my neck a little harder. “This is not a good idea,” his hand moved to cup my D cup size left breast. I sighed into him and let my head fall further to the side. I didn’t want him to stop. I liked feeling the sparks running through my body. His fingertips igniting every nerve ending he touched. My body was comfortably on fire!
My wolf whimpered and yipped in my head excitedly. I could hear her practically purring. I pulled forward sloshing water in the tub, twisting I faced Kyle. I straddled him, leaving just enough room between us our centers so they weren’t touching. I placed one hand on his shoulder, using the other to guide our lips together. I kissed him deep with the passion I’d hidden from him for so long. I demanded his kisses to appease my appetite!
Suddenly we were closer, his arms tight around me, I could feel him bumping against my core lightly. I moaned and bit his lip, probably a little to rough. But his growl turned into a groan vibrating my chest against his. His hands went to my butt squeezing, his fingertips pressing into my flesh. A moan formed in my throat, but it caught causing me to purr instead.
Kyle broke our kiss, one word rolled from his lips…. “kitten!” His head dipped to my neck devouring the tinder skin there. I felt his hand come to my stomach and down to my public bone softly. I could hear him murmuring as he butterfly kissed my neck, until his fingers found my sensitive nub. Grabbing his hair, I guided his lips back to mine, stifling another moan. The contact of his fingertips touching me in such an intimate way made me flush. But it felt so good, I didn’t want him to stop. He started making tiny circles at my c**t, my hips bucked involuntarily. I purred pressing my fingers into his back, I couldn’t get him close enough. My body burned everywhere; his touch trailed. It was pleasure and pain at the same time. I could feel an aching need growing deep inside me. A pressure building that I couldn’t control. I felt Kyle pull from my lips, whimpering I opened my eyes.
His eyes swirled, I could see a need in them. But before he could speak, I whispered, “Will you take me to our bed Ky?” He didn’t answer instead he tightened one arm around me and placed the other on the edge of the tub. He stood, holding me in place, just above his… Jesus God! Is it really that big!? My wolf snickers, Alpha babygirl!