The Lycan Queens Dance with the Moon By Lenore Rose

Josh stood outside her classroom, making funny faces through the door. It was homecoming weekend, and the prep rally was starting soon. He had graduated last year but his girlfriend, Julia, was a senior in the high school still. The bell rang, and that was the cue to start the homecoming rally. Julia bounded out the door into her long-time boyfriends arms, and Josh was more than happy to catch her. Her thick blond hair was curly and bounced as if it were as excited to see Josh as she was. "Hey baby! I am glad you came early to help me set up for the prep rally." She smiled at him, holding on to his waist as they turned to walk down the hallway. A lot of the kids recognized him nodding at him as they walked by hurrying to get to their lockers. Josh and Julia had been the "IT" couple since she was a freshman. Your typical football player/cheerleader beautiful couple. Now he had graduated, and things changed a bit. His Dad was putting pressure on him to start learning to be the Alpha of the pack. Earlier that day "Josh, it's time you started hanging around with me. You need to start learning how to run this pack. Once you find your mate." "I found my mate, and I don't care what you say. She is my mate." Josh interrupted him. This was a point of contention between them. "You will not have a human Luna. I forbid it." Stan was done with his sons nonsense. He should've put a stop to that relationship when it started. "I warn you, boy. Do not challenge me on this. You WILL attend the meeting on Monday." Stan said in a low deep Alpha voice, and Josh couldn't do anything but agree and left to go pick up Julia. Back with Julia "I can help for a bit and stay for the prep rally, but my plane to St. Louis leaves at 5 am, and I have to be on it." Josh told Julia as they got to her locker. "Awwww. You can sleep on the plane, can't you?" She gave him a sultry pouty look. Her big blue eyes teased him. "Well, maybe." He smiled ear to ear at the prospect of s*x. He bent down and kissed her as she stood against the lockers. It was a familiar move for them. "Hey, hey, hey, I thought we were done seeing this scene here at school." Mark slapped Josh on the back, interrupting them. "Hey buddy." Josh turned to Mark, giving him a fist 5. Mark is going to become Josh's Beta when he becomes Alpha. They have been best friends since birth almost. "Here for the prep rally." Mark was stepping away. "I guess we are going on a trip tomorrow morning. Don't stay out too late." He was practically shouting as he walked away to get his own stuff. Later, after the prep rally, Josh and Julia were in the back seat of his quad Dodge Ram, and the windows were steaming up. He loved how she looked at him when he was about to c*m. Her blue eyes would pull him in like whirlpools. He pounded into her, getting deeper knowing it was almost his time. The seat of the ram holding her steady as he pounded her harder and faster. Sometimes he had to remind himself that she wasn't a shewolf and to be a little gentle with her. She met him with each thrust climaxing with him. He fell on top of her breathing hard and kissing her between breaths. As he sat back he pulled off his condom and tossed it in a bag to dispose of it later. "Well it's almost midnight I'd better get you home." He smiled at her not looking forward to dropping her off. "Yeah, I suppose." She gave him a pouty face as she slid her pants back on. As they drove they were both comfortably quiet. He was wondering when to tell her he was a werewolf. Being from a mixed school they had to keep their wolves in check all the time and nobody knew. They would know each other but the human kids had no clue. He wondered if she would even believe him. His wolf Trenton whispered 'don't bother she's not our mate.' He knew that Trenton dispised nights like this. He always felt like we they were betraying the mating bond that was out there. Josh quickly shut him down and turned off the connection. He reached over and took her hand in his and dropped her off at 11:55pm. Her father met her at the door and gave a wave to Josh in the truck and then shut the door and turned off the porch light. Josh got home around 12:15 Packed his bags and set them by his bedroom door. Crawled into bed to get as much sleep as possible. He saw Julia in his dreams laughing and dancing. He loved these dreams. The alarm blarred to wake him up. He slowly got out of bed, showered, dressed and showed up in the kitchen where breakfast and Mark were both waiting for him. "I told you not to stay out so late. You look like something the cat drug in." Mark laughed at him and tossed him some scrambled eggs and toast. Josh gave him the stink eye but was grateful for the ready breakfast. Josh and Mark flew to St. Louis. Josh wasn't sure why they had to be there for the weekend. Josh felt like his Dad didn't want him taking Julia to the homecoming dance that weekend. They checked in at the hotel and went to change into their workout cloths and hit the hotel gym. Monday morning they arrived at Data Select. It was going to be the Packs newest investment with all the up and coming online avenues this was definitely in their wheelhouse. Josh and Mark dressed as business men. Josh was slightly taller than Mark standing at 6'4" with Mark.coming in at 6'2". They both towered over the owners as they greeted them and started their tour before all the worker bee's came in. Nicole Nicole had been up for a few hours watching the news, making breakfast and cleaning up. Usually she went for a run in the mornings but this morning it was rainy and cold. She snuggled with her black cat named Shadow. He just purred and leaned into her. "Well, I guess it's time to hit the shower." She set Shadow aside and walked across her little apartment to the bathroom and shut the door. Nicole had been alone for a long time. Her parents had been killed in an airplane crash when she was just a baby. Her mother's 3rd cousin was the only next of kin that would claim her. He raised her with an iron fist and no affection at all. He trained her to be self sufficient in both mind and body. It wasn't that he didn't love her he just wanted her to be able to protect herself and trust no one. She pinned her beautiful auburn hair up in a tight French Braid, put on an oversized sweater and a long baggy skirt. The cloths hid her body and her oversized glasses that she didn't need hid her face. Her light brown eyes still shone through the glasses and the cover up. Why she felt the need to hide she was not sure but it was a deep desire to stay hidden. She walked to work with her raincoat and umbrella and got there in a few short minuets. She made her way toward her desk and began her work day as any other. Her desk was number 5 in a row of 10 cubicles and she rarely left it. She didn't want to make friends and she had been successful at that for the past two years. Once in a while Debbie stopped by with her chipper self and talked about nothing with her. Nicole appreciated it. She would get lonely and wanted a friend. Once Debbie came over and they went to a kick boxing class. Nicole loved it and started going once a week. Debbie comes with once in a while. It's almost like she knows when Nicole really wants someone around. Debbie stopped by around lunch "Did you see the hot potential owners?" She was all smiles. "No." Nicole asked looking at her like she should already know the answer. "Well you missed out. It's all we are talking about." Debbie walked on and Nicole went back to work. Around 4pm Nicole walked away from her desk for the first time. She had to go get her reports from the copy machine and then it was time to head home. It just happened to be kick boxing night. Josh and Mark sat in the big conference room listening to presentations and going over papers and such. Josh was bored out of his mind hoping he never had come back to this place. Mark was trying to keep him focused as best he could. Josh watched a girl walking down the hallway toward the room. She was wearing and oversized sweater and a long skirt. He wondered what kind of person dressed like that. Her oversized glasses didn't hide her perfectly carved face from him tho. She looked bald to him with her hair in a tight braid against her scalp. She wasn't even looking up as she walked towards them and as she turned and walked past the open conference room door Josh was hit by the most luring scent of Peonies and Mountain pines. He heard his wolf growl "mate" and his heart stopped and he just stared at her. He took note of the long Braid down her back. She didn't even acknowledge him, look over her shoulder nothing to respond to him. She soon disappeared down the hallway and was out of sight. Her scent lingered in the air teasing him. He shook his head side to side and leaned forward as if he was interested in whatever it was they were talking about. "Go get her." Trenton said, almost demanding him. "MY mate is Julia! Now, shut up about anyone else being our mate." Josh almost screamed back at Trenton in his head and slammed the connection shut. He watched her walk by again with her hands full of papers. With Trenton locked out, he could focus better on her. Her delicate features, her graceful walk, and her posture all screamed at him to pay attention too. He couldn't see much else with all her clothes so big and bulky. "Isn't that right, Josh?" Mark noticed his dilated pupils and heavier breathing. "Absolutely!" Josh said enthusiastically, not knowing what they were talking about. "Great! We will be back in a month Mr. Johnson." Mark stood up as did Josh and everyone shook hands, ending the days activities. Josh looked back down the hallway Nicole had returned to, and he saw her shutting off her light and pulling her jacket on. He wanted to follow her, but he pushed that feeling aside.