Fates Must Be Kidding

Lying in wait

The next two years of my life are quite eventful in a very normal way. At least normal for a warrior teenager living in a werewolf pack. My crew fits in amazingly, both in the pack and at school. The Alpha gave us a house, so that we could all be living together. Damon and the rest of our training friends spend a lot of time with us, so do Leo and Ryder when they are around. They actually just finished their fancy school, so they are back for good. Tomorrow is our graduation ceremony as well, and we complete our part of the deal - going to school, doing homework, hanging out with our peers, dating and getting a driver's license. 

Oh yeah, you might be interested in the dating part. After I came back from my road trip, Ryder and I started going out. We had two wonderful summers and quite a lot of not so fun long-distance thing. We missed each other like crazy, which obviously made all our reunions that much more exciting. When he came back a week ago we got all hot and heavy and almost did the deed. It freaked me out, if I am being honest. And it's not just because I am not ready to have s*x, Ryder would have no problem waiting. But I got extremely close to doing something that my brain was telling me not to do, only because my other body part was at the wheel at that moment. That's something that terrified me, because it was so out of character for me. I am a very sensible person who doesn't let emotions and some primal needs stray me away from doing the smart thing. And I almost allowed that to happen during a picnic date on a blanket at our favorite spot near the lake. As soon as Ryder's hands slipped under my clothes I knew that I had to stop him, but it took me quite some time to get the message out. I did want him very much.  

We were kissing with him on top of me, like we had done a million times before. Believe me, this guy is really good at making out! Soon we were basically dry humping each other, which was nothing new for us either. I allowed Ryder's hands to wander exploring my body, but doing it over my clothes wasn't enough for him. He slowly and carefully slipped one of my top straps down my shoulder, taking a bra strap with it. My brain was telling me to stop, but I didn't. I was enjoying it too much. I loved seeing the lust in his eyes when he saw my naked breast. He released the other one with a quick tug on my top, and latched on like his life depended on it. He bit, sucked and licked, making me moan and my panties leak. I think the smell of my arousal egged him on. He pressed his hardness against me, and suddenly slipped his hand into the back of my shorts. He squeezed my butt cheek hard, coaxing another loud moan out of me. At that moment I wasn't thinking. However when he started pulling my underwear and shorts down I finally woke up from my daze and grabbed his hand stopping its movement. I shook my head at him and sat up fixing my clothes. He plopped down on the blanket and closed his eyes for a bit.

"I'm sorry," he said in a hoarse voice.

"It's fine, I was enjoying it as much as you were," I reply honestly. 

"I love you, and I'll wait as long as you need to be comfortable with this..." 

That's when the lightning struck me (not literally, don't worry). That was the first time he said those words, and I knew he meant every single one of them. That's what freaked me out. I realized that I was falling for him too. That's why I couldn't have s*x with him, that's why I couldn't continue dating him. It would only lead to a disaster, at least for me. He will be twenty one in a year and a half. At that age werewolves start feeling the mate bond. And what if I am not his mate? He'll leave me heartbroken as soon as he meets his soulmate. His love for me will be forgotten, it won't stand a chance against the mate pull. This realization sobered me up right away. Before that I chose to ignore both our feelings, convincing myself that we were just having fun. Bullshit! We already got it too deep, and everything got real when he said those three words. So we talked and broke it off then and there. 

We are still friends, both he and Leo are very protective of me. That's why they absolutely hate what they know is coming. When Ricky, Teddy, Rose, Knox and I graduate, we will start actively looking into the Facility and people behind it. I have given the Council plenty of time to handle the matter, but they somehow managed to do nothing except lose the guys we left tied up for them. They said that when their investigators arrived, the place was empty. Riiiight! I'm not sure what's happening in the Council, and it's none of my business, since I'm basically a human. But the Facility is ours to take care of, and we are ready to do it.

We have finally graduated! The girls and I will start getting ready for the party soon. Have I mentioned how happy I am to have them by my side? They are responsible for helping me prepare for the party, clothes, make up and hair. If I were on my own I would probably just wash my hair and let it air dry, throw on a pair of jeans and a top, and maybe put on some mascara. I have a feeling Rose and Knox have something else in mind though.

Right now we are gathered around the kitchen island to strategize a bit. Starting from tomorrow we will settle into a new routine. We will start and finish each day with a training, in between them we will all help Lucas with training other groups. We will also work with the Alpha on developing a new defense system for the pack, he has been getting reports about increasing rogue and hunter activity in the region. And on top of all this we will be conducting our investigation. It's not like we weren't doing anything before, but we had too little time to make any real progress because of the school and other distractions. However, Teddy did create a program that will be searching the Internet and the Dark web looking for any clues. Rose has created a few sketches of people who ran the Facility, so we will be running those in hopes of identifying and locating them. Talking about Rose, she claps her hands interrupting the discussion we are having.

"That's enough for today. It's time to get ready and party the night away!" she glances my way challenging me to try arguing with her. But I know there is no point, I have already waited for so long, waiting a little longer won't kill me.

Two long torturous hours later we are done making ourselves drop dead gorgeous, like Knox put it. Right on time, I can already hear ruckus downstairs, sounds like Leo and a couple of other guys have arrived for a little pre-party celebration. Yes, there will not be any alcohol for us at the pack house party, so we had to get creative. Shots are going around when we join everyone else in the kitchen.

"You girls look hot!" Derek comments with a whistle. 

"We know," Knox brushes past him and grabs a drink.

I feel a hand on my lower back, it's Ryder looking handsome like always. "You look beautiful! Congrats on the graduation!"

"Thank you. You don't look so bad yourself," I respond with a smile. Once again I have to remind myself that we broke up for a very good reason. I still like him a lot and hope that maybe I get lucky enough to be the one for him. But something tells me it's not going to happen, so getting involved with him again would be like jumping off a really high cliff without knowing if you have a parachute on you or not. Suicidal I know. But it doesn't mean that I can't have fun with him at the party tonight and maybe flirt a bit in the future.

The party is amazing, by the way, which is not surprising at all, since the Luna organized it. I think she could make a very successful career out of event planning if she ever wanted to do so. But she is busy enough as it is! I relax, have fun with my friends and dance until about three in the morning. Adults left us alone around midnight, after that alcohol got passed around and the party got crazier. I'm pretty sure I spotted Ricky and Knox making out, it's been a long time coming, if you ask me! If they do decide to get together for real, they will either kill each other or live happily ever after. I remind my crew about the training at noon and take my leave. I drift off to sleep thinking about Ryder and that day near the lake. Even though we didn't go all the way then, it doesn't mean I can't fantasize about doing it in my sleep. Like I have done so many times already. Stupid teenage hormones and stupid amazing Ryder! Why does he have to be so perfect?!

The next morning I wake up around ten. I go downstairs and start cleaning the mess we make last night. Rose joins me soon, and we are done in half an hour. After that we start making breakfast, letting the others sleep a bit longer. Around eleven I leave her to finish cooking and go wake Ricky, Teddy and Knox up. They aren't too happy to see me, but their groaning seizes once I say "It's time". And they know that I'm not talking about getting up for the day. It's time to stop lying in wait, we are predators and they are our pray. It's time for them to learn that! It doesn't matter how well they hide or fast they run, we are coming after them...