16 comments/ 27864 views/ 66 favorites To Love a Wolf Ch. 01 By: sexipoet Hey guys! This is my first attempt at writing so let me know what you think. Comments and feedback are welcome. The first few chapters are build up and the good stuff should come soon Notes- Avani: Ava-onee Traceon: Tray-son Avani- I was dreaming again. I was running through the woods surrounding the compound in my wolf form like I always during this dream. My sensitive ears picked up on the fact that whoever was chasing me was gaining on me. I heard the howls coming from behind me and was praying that it was my pack coming to save me but I knew it wasn't. They didn't give a fuck if I lived or died even if it was in dream. I leapt over a fallen tree catching my hind leg and tumbled across the forest floor. I had this dream often enough to know what was going to happen next. Three large wolves and a smaller one surrounded me as I struggled to get up from my fall. The largest of the four growled bearing its huge teeth at me as it raised its paw to strike me. Just as it was getting ready to serve me the blow I woke up to the sound of my own screaming. I shot up in my bed, drenched in sweat shaking uncontrollably. My father rushed into the room glancing around wildly before coming to my side. "Princess what's the matter? Was someone in here?" he rushed out. He looked me over like I was still a small child checking for injury to make sure I wasn't harmed. "I'm okay daddy. It was just another nightmare" I panted out trying to control my breathing. I heard the omegas burst through the door ready to take on whatever had been in my room. They instantly calmed at the sight of their alpha in the room. "What's wrong Alpha? We heard the screams during our patrols." Greg one of the security guards said, his eyes scanning the room for an intruder. "Everything is fine Greg. Avani had another nightmare." My dad said rubbing his hand on my back in circles. "Is there anything we can do to help sir?" the other man asked glancing at me with the same look I got from everyone else in the pack: disdain. "Yes you can call the pack healer up so that she can help Ava get some sleep, then you all can go back to your patrols for the night. I'm sorry you had to leave your post." my dad said dismissing them waiting until the last omega left and my door was closed again before turning his attention back to me. He didn't say anything until he heard the five men trample down the stairs and out the door of the house. "Avani you have got to get a hold of this. I hear what the pack says, so I'm sure you have too. Their concerned that your constant nightmares are a reflection of your mental stability and how you will be to handle the pack. How do you expect to control the pack if you can't control your own mind?" he asked laying into me. This wasn't the first time we had this talk about my nightmares. They happened almost nightly now and talks about my mental competency weren't the only thing buzzing through the pack. My name was constantly on the lips of the pack, from my nightmares down to my figure. Sure they had no choice but to except me considering there was nobody fit enough to take my father's place as alpha, but that didn't mean they had to like me. I was the outcast. I wasn't a full lycan because my mother was half human, and some genes weren't as strong as others. I ended up with my father's eyes and of course the shifters gene but I got my mother's everything else. Her wavy hair, her beauty and grace but the worse thing was I inherited her body type. The other women in the pack had long, lean, willowy figures where as I ended up with my mother's full medium top- XL bottom figure. That often made me the brunt of everyone else's jokes, well that and my peanut butter colored skin. My mom was African American and my dad and the rest of the pack were white. It's funny how you can grow up some place around these people and yet they still tease you. I was the lone speck in a sea of sand. I pulled myself from my thoughts and focused on what my dad was saying. "You have to try and get ahold of yourself princess. You're going to be a wife and an alpha soon. Our pack and the Andretti's need to know that you can handle being a leader of not just one pack but two." he preached to me. I winced at the mention of the Andretti name. Before I was even born I was engaged to Traceon, the son of my father's closest friend and nearest pack leader, James Andretti. As soon as they found out I was a girl, he and my father had written up a contract and plans were set in motion. The contract agreed upon was year of my 20th and Trace's 21st moon risings, we were to be wed and that was only a few weeks away. I rolled my eyes at my dad and pulled the covers over my head. "Dad you don't have to keep reminding me okay? I know that I need to get this under control. I also know what the pack says about it." I mumble at him. "Princess I want you to be prepared for anything. That means that you have to have your mind together for the sake of the pack!" he said, his voicing getting higher. I heard the frustration in his voice and felt it rolling off him in droves. I shut down and rolled over on my side away from him, "I wish mom was here." I whispered knowing that he would hear me. I felt him stiffen at my comment. He didn't say anything else to me except, "get some sleep" before walking out of the room. I felt bad for throwing salt in the wound that was still fresh for the both of us but there wasn't anything that I could do to take it back. I heard the door reopen and heard the soft footsteps of the elderly healer walk across the hard wood floor. "Avani, the guards and your father tell me you're having a hard time sleeping," the old woman said more as a statement than as a question. "Yes I've been having this reoccurring nightmare the past few weeks." I say softly siting back up in enough time to watch the disapproving look flash on her face before it disappeared. "You should have to come to me sooner, Avani. As an alpha you need to keep your head about you and stay on your game. Lack of sleep is a hindrance that you can't afford." The healer scolded as she started mixing herbs together with the gross tea that she always gives me when I'm sick. I wanted to yell, to scream at everyone that I was more than an alpha, more than this pack. I wanted to tell them all that I am a woman with feelings and just once wanted to be treated as such. But I couldn't do that. I didn't want to have to deal with the fallout from me uttering those words. Instead I sat there silently watching her as she added the last ingredient and passed me the cup. "Here drink every last drop. This should help you sleep tonight. Tomorrow I want you to come down to the clinic and I'll give you something to take every night that will keep the bad dreams away and keep you calm." she said watching me with her beady eyes. I knew she wasn't going away until I drained the cup so I held my breath and downed the shit tasting drink, trying not to twist my face up. I handed the cup back to her and she grabbed her little medical bag and walked out the door without saying anything else to me. I flopped back on my pillows and stared at the ceiling thinking about my pending marriage to Trace. I hadn't seen him since I was 10 years old, when I was young and naïve and thought the idea of marrying one of my best friends was the best idea in the world. It had always been Trace, Tyree, Trace's fraternal twin Blaze and me growing up. When I think back on us I remember having the biggest crush on Trace. I always wanted to be around him. Tyree and I followed him and Blaze around when they played games that they wouldn't let us play, I even wrote our names together during tutoring sessions. He was one of the only people in the world that didn't treat me any different like the rest of the pack did. But that was 10 years ago. Things could be and defiantly were different now that we were all grown up. I felt my eyelids getting heavy as I continued to think about my marriage to Trace. My last thought before I drifted off into a dreamless sleep was wondering if Trace's lips were as soft as they appeared to be when we were younger. Trace- I couldn't sleep once again. My wolf was still too agitated from my earlier conversation or should I say argument with my father. I slid gently out from under Rachel, my current girlfriend and snatched my sweats of the floor to cover my nakedness from the cold night air. I glanced at my bed to make sure Rachel was still sleeping before I quietly padded out of my room. I had lived in this house for most of my life so I knew what floorboards I needed to avoid so I didn't alert any one especially my parents that I was up and about. I took the stairs two at a time before darting through the hallway and out the front door. I nodded to the omegas doing the nightly patrols before heading in the opposite direction into the woods. As soon I cleared the first lines of trees, I pushed my sweats from my hips dropping them down to the cold earth before shifting, my bones breaking and reforming. I dropped down onto my paws and started running into the forest. I could hear someone heading over to where I had shifted and picked up my pace. I didn't want to be bothered by anyone right now. My father had made it appoint to tell me again that I needed to cut Rachel lose tonight at dinner. As the time came closer for my mating to Avani to merge our packs as one the more my father seemed to ride my back about my responsibilities as an alpha and to not get caught up in the thrill of being in a relationship with a woman i couldnt keep. He didn't seem to understand that I didn't want to be pushed into a mating like the alphas that came before me. It may have worked out for most of them, my parents included, but for a lot of mated pairs the match was hell sent and I didn't want to be stuck in that type of relationship. I wanted to be able to choose who I gave the rest of my long life to instead of being forced to be with another. I kept running until I reached the clearing a few miles away from the compound. I dropped into the cold tall grass, staying in my wolf form to keep warm, and rolled over onto my back to stare at the sky going back to my thoughts. Granted I couldn't necessarily see myself mating with Rachel either but I wanted the choice to be mine. My thoughts turned back to Avani and the time she spent here on home base when were little. I always got this weird feeling when she was around and could never place what it was. She had been one of my best friends along with my twin brother Blaze and Tyree, another little girl from the Chambers pack. We were the only ones who hadn't picked on her over her African American heritage and had been extremely close. We had done everything together up until it was time for her to go back home when I turned 10. That was the year that I started my training in both taking over my father's position and how to protect the pack. I haven't seen her since the day she left base 11 years ago. My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of running paws hitting the ground coming toward me. I knew instantly it was my brother, Blaze. We shared a bond that I assume most twins, fraternal or not, had with their siblings. I saw his wolf stride into the clearing and shake his head at me. "Shouldn't you be in bed?" he asked me through our telepathic bond, plopping himself down next to me. "Shouldn't you be as well?" I shot back not bothering to get up. My wolf was enjoying the comfort of the cool grass. "Yeah I should but my stupid older by 10 seconds brother ran off and I was concerned," he said sighing mentally. Blaze and I were like night and day. He was patient, level headed and thought things through vs. me, who wanted things done like yesterday, was slightly hotheaded and impulsive. I rolled my eyes at him, "Let me guess mom heard me sneak out again didn't she?" I asked knowing the answer. "Of course she did. I don't understand why you think you're getting over on her. You were never able to when we were little so you think you would have learned. Now what's going on?" he questioned. "Nothing. I'm still mad over my argument with dad earlier so I needed to breathe." I told him rolling off my back and onto my feet and started troting back toward home. "Stop being a big ass baby Trace. You won't know what being mated to Avani will be like, but you know her enough to know she won't make your life a living hell." Blaze said following behind me back through the forest. "Knew, B. I knew her when we were little. I don't know her now. Time changes everybody." I said, breaking out in a sprint. "Whatever you say brother," he called out. "Whatever you say." To Love a Wolf Ch. 02 Hey guys enjoy chapter 2 and as always leave feedback and comments!! Trace- The next morning didn’t bring any relief to my savaged mind or my anger over my situation. I stretched my tall frame out in the bed feeling the spot next to me was empty. ‘Rachel must have snuck out before her parents woke up.’ I thought to myself pulling myself from my bed. I heard the sounds of the base waking up, everyone rising to start their jobs that kept our home running as I shuffled off toward the bathroom. A lot of the pack members worked in the company’s we owned in the closest town but most of them preferred to find jobs such as building new houses or running communications and security. Some of the women worked here in the main house cleaning and cooking while the others either watched over the pups or helped aid the infirmary. I glanced at my appearance in the mirror appraising myself. Strong jaw line, slightly crooked nose from having it broken during training, piercing blue eyes same as always. A lot of people say that I resemble actor Nolan Gerard Funk but I don’t see it. I reached in the shower stall turning on the hot water before I hopped in drenching my head, watching the water beads slide down my chest. I grabbed my bar of soap from the shelf and started washing my chest. I heard the door to my bedroom open and someone walk in. “Babe?” I heard Rachel call out to me. I pulled the shower door back, “In the shower Rach!” I called back to her lathering my hands through my hair she walked into the bathroom naked and slid in the shower naked, her small perky breasts rubbing across my chest. I wrapped my arms around her waist cupping her bottom, “Looking for me?” I ask picking her up tapping her thigh to have her wrap her long legs around my waist. She did as I requested her pussy rubbing against my dick in the movement and she whimpered softly burying her face in my neck. “I needed to tell you something baby.” “Well tell me,” I said to her rotating her hips. Her breath caught as I increased the friction moving one of my hands from her waist reaching between us to grab my cock, rubbing the head across her clit. “Trace baby…” she gasped her hands sliding from my soapy hair down my back sinking her nails in my shoulders. I lean in and graze her neck with my teeth causing shuddered to run through her. “What is it that you want to tell me huh Rach?” I whispered. She moaned “Trace I need you to stop teasing me and fuck me please?” “Gladly baby.” I positioned my cock and pushed into her tight heat abruptly causing her to cry out. I pushed her against the shower wall roughly pumping into her her cries echoing off the walls as the water fell over us. I moved one of my hands up into her hair pulling on the blonde strands. My other hand slid from her hip to her ass squeezing hard enough to leave a bruise behind. I picked up speed thrusting into her over and over again harder each time making sure I hit the spongy set of nerves with the head of my dick with each stroke. “Oh my god… Trace baby that’s my spot, you’re gonna make me cum!!” Rachel cried out banging her head against the tiles as her nails dug into my back drawing blood. I pulled my hand from her hair and reached between us to rub her clit. She released a silent scream as she clenched around me. I felt my balls tighten and quickly pulled out of her pussy. I growled coming on her stomach before resting my forehead against Rachel’s both of us trying to catch our breath as we came down from our explosive sex session. Rachel slowly slid her legs back down until her feet hit the floor and she was standing on her own. “Now that’s a good morning!” she panted out giggling running her hands through my still somewhat soapy hair. I stayed silent still breathing hard before I asked her, “What did you want to tell me?” “I found a way for us to be together. So you can get out of marrying what’s her face. If you get me pregnant then they have no choice but to let you out of the mating.” she gushed smiling up at me. I yanked away from her putting myself further under the luke warm spray, “Rachel have you lost all parts of your mind? I’m not getting you pregnant!” I all but yell at her. “Trace baby it’s the perfect way for us to be together!” she said coming toward me, but I push her back before shutting off the water and almost running from the bathroom. Rachel scrambled after me but before she could say anything more on the subject I heard Blaze call to me, “T you might want to hurry it up in there. Dad is calling an emergency meeting with us and the Betas.” “I’ll be out in a few minutes. If I don’t get away from Rachel I'm liable to kill her.” I responded. Not even bothering to glance at Rachel who was standing naked in the middle of the room dripping water on the hard wood floor. I pushed past her to go back into the bathroom to grab my towel off the rack drying off before strolling back into my room. “Trace please just think about it then we could be together,” she pleaded softly. I didn’t say anything to her I just dressed myself quickly and walked out of my bedroom. As soon as I had the door closed I noticed Blaze leaning against the wall across from my room. I could tell he had been there for a while. He didn’t say anything to me; he just shook his head at me. I stomped past him and down the stairs to the pack meeting and security room and plopped my but in the first seat I reached. My father, James, was sitting at the head of table with my mother, Claire, was to his right and his beta Travis to his left. Blaze sat down in the chair next to me and the other 3 security betas took their seats in the remaining chairs looking toward my father to start speaking. “I’m just going to get straight to the point I'm tired of bullshitting around. Since my stubborn son refuses to listen to me and break up his relationship with Rachel, I'm going to force his hand. Instead of waiting for your birthday, Trace, I have decided that the mating between you and Avani and the merging of the packs is going to be moved up. I've already spoken to Alpha Chambers, who is on board with the new change of plan. The mating will be this Saturday and were leaving today, specifically within the hour. I'm going to call an all pack meeting to get everybody together and load up the SUV’s.” My father said. I felt like I had running water in my ears clouding my hearing and I turned to my brother to get conformation that this wasn’t a dream. “Is dad being serious?” I asked him. “As a heart attack. Traceon you gave me no choice but to do this,” my father answered instead of Blaze. “Instead of thinking with your head as an alpha should your thinking with your dick. Well I'm taking it out of your hands. Now go pack!” he all but snarled at me. “Jim please stay calm.” I heard my mother say softly as I shot up from out of my chair growling as I stormed from the room. “That went well” Blaze commented as I left “Blaze shut the hell up and go pack!" Avani- I woke up earlier than everyone else the next morning and snuck out to the only place that ever made sense to me: the cliffs that over looked the ocean. I walked through my house as quietly as I could, sneaking out the front door past the guards and into the forest walking toward the cliff. I went and sat on the edge my legs dangling over the side inhaling the salty sea air as it calmed my frazzled nerves. After mother died this is the only place I felt at peace. It was my home away from home, the only place I could be alone without the taunting of my other pack mates. I couldn’t get the thought of mating with Trace out of my mind. We always had this weird connection when we were little and he was the one who comforted me when my mom died. When he left it was like a part of me was missing. Even feeling that way I never wanted to be forced into marrying him. I heard footsteps coming toward me and knew it was my best friend Tyree. She always knew where to find me whenever I disappeared. “Ava, alpha sent me to find you. He said it’s urgent.” She said stopping right behind me. “Did he tell you what the problem was?” I asked standing up wiping the dirt off my butt walking away from my peace back toward the woods, back to my responsibilities. “No he just said you needed to get back to the main house now,” she responded I picked up the pace walking faster. Whatever was going on had to be urgent if dad didn’t even tell Tyree what was going on. When we got back to the compound everyone was just waking up and getting ready for the day. My dad was waiting in the great hall pacing back and forth when we walked in the front door. “Avani you need to go upstairs and get ready.” He said stopping in his tracks. “Ready for what daddy?” I asked confused on what he was talking about. “Your mating has been moved up. The Andretti pack is coming tonight.” To Love a Wolf Ch. 03 Hey guys I'm sorry its taking me so long to post updates. School is kicking my ass this quarter but thanks so much for being patient with me. I'll try and get Ch.4 up before 2/1 but I cant promise anything. keep the feed back and comments coming! Avani- "What do you mean their coming tonight? Why is my mating being moved up? What's going on?" I asked in a rush. My world was spinning as my father dropped the news on me. "James and I decided why wait and just merge the packs together now." he said nonchalantly. I started hyperventilating as I asked, "but I thought the council said that our mating had to wait until our birthdays...?" "We got the council on board with our plan. The Andretti pack is coming tonight. We're going to spend the week getting used to being a big happy family and discuss the logistics of the new pack, then on Friday we start the celebration and the wedding is on Saturday." My dad said like we were having a normal conversation over breakfast, not one that was altering my life forever. The room started spinning and he sound of water filled my ears. "Alpha she doesn't look to well..." I heard Tyree say before I hit the floor and the world went black. Trace- I sat in the driver seat squeezing the steering wheel until my knuckles turned white. Blaze was sitting in the passenger seat trying to find a song he liked. Rachel and her sister Aimee sat in the back seat pouting. None of us were saying anything to each other as we drove in silence each of us lost in our own thoughts. "T, you need to calm down. I can feel the anger coming off you in droves and frankly I'm tired of it smacking me in the face" Blaze said to me as he settled on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "White Walls" cranking the volume and the bass. I still said nothing to him and focused on the road. 'Why can't he just let this go? Why can't he just let me choose my own mate? Fuck why couldn't Blaze have been born first so that I wouldn't have to deal with this?' I thought squeezing the steering wheel even tighter. "Okay guys how about we stop for a minute and stretch our legs eh?" Blaze suggested tapping my hand signaling me to pull over. I sighed and did as he requested turning the car off before getting out the car. I stalked into the woods adjacent to the jeep and punched one of the huge pine trees, its trunk vibrating from the blow. I felt somebody walk up behind and put their hand on my shoulder. I knew it was Rachel who was trying to comfort me but she didn't understand that her presence didn't do anything but make the situation worse than it already was. "Trace it's okay. We can figure a way out of this." She said softly hugging me from behind. I tensed up and pulled away from her hold before silently stomping back to the Jeep. I didn't say anything to Blaze or Aimee I just got in and waited for them to pile back in the car so we could continue on our way. Avani- The world was starting to come back to me as somebody poked at me. I heard someone else pacing back and forth in the room but my head hurt too much to figure out who it was. I groaned as I forced my eyes open to find the pack healer staring down at me. I tried to sit up and my dad rushed to my side, "Avani are you alright?" He asked concern flooding his voice as he helped me slowly sit up. "I'm fine but my head hurts" "you hit your head on the floor when you fainted," the healer said as she reached into her bag pulling out a thermos, some weird looking spices and a large glass. She poured the strange pink liquid into the glass and sprinkled some of whatever spices she had and handed me the cup. "Drink every last drop. That should make you feel better in a few minutes." She explained as I stared at the cup. She narrowed her eyes at me, "Avani you need to drink it. We don't have time to waste, the Andretti pack will be here soon!" she barked out. I sighed and up ended the glass, chugging the foul tasting medicine before asking my father, "How soon is soon?" "About a half hour at the most." He said glancing down at his watch. My eyes widened when I realized how little time I had left. "Fuck me!" Was all I said before I darted up off the couch and up the stairs to my room. I barely got my bed room door closed before I started striping out of my clothes. I padded naked to my bathroom turning on the hot water in the shower and stepping wetting my body down from head to toe. I grabbed my shower puff from the shelf and soaped it up with my favorite cherry blossom & wild bamboo body wash scrubbing my peanut butter colored skin until it had a slightly pink tinge to it. I proceeded to wash my hair with the same fragrance shampoo, letting my long tresses sit in a pile on top of my head so I could quickly shave before rinsing off and shutting the water off. I grabbed one of the plush towels off the counter and wrapped it around my body then grabbed another to wrap my hair before walking into my bedroom. I didn't even bother with panties and just grabbed a pair of tight black leggings that fit my hips, thighs and ass like a glove. I grabbed my favorite bra (black lace with dashes of purple and aqua blue) and hooked it together before tossing the damp towel in the laundry basket. I searched through my dresser drawers looking for a shirt long enough to cover up the fact that my ass would jiggle more without panties. I decided on a violet off the shoulder shirt that scrunched on the sides down at the bottom. The shirt showed off the tattoo I had gotten on my 18th birthday. The tattoo depicted a feather in the wind and the feather dissolved into a dozen or so tiny black birds flying away. This shirt wasn't my first choice considering the area exposed where my neck and shoulder meet is also the place where Trace would eventually- sooner than I was expecting- put his mating mark, but it was long enough to cover my ass so i dealt with it. I unwrapped the second towel from my hair and tried to quickly comb it but I knew it was no use. My long wavy hair was a tangled mess so I did the only thing I could by tying it up in a messy haphazard bun. I glanced at myself in the mirror and sighed at my appearance. I knew I didn't have time to put on any make up to accentuate my natural looks so I hoped my big hazel eyes, dimples and naturally full lips would be enough to impress. I glanced at the clock and quickly shoved my tiny feet into a pair of ballet flats and sprayed on some of my favorite perfume before dashing out of my room. I made it to the top of the stairs at the same time my father did. He looked over my outfit and sighed, "I guess that will have to do." "I'm sorry daddy, I did the best that I could in the time that I had." I said softly casting my eyes down. I knew I was making things harder for him. He sighed again before pulling me into a huge bear hug "I know your trying princess," he mumbled as he pressed a kiss to the top of my head "now come on I hear cars coming up the road." he released me and moved down the stairs at top speed. My ears picked up the sound of gravel crunching and flashed down the stairs behind him. The closer I got to the front door the more my nerves built up. I took a deep breath and walked out onto the front porch coming to a stop between my father and Tyree as the Andretti's SUV's pulled up one after another. The rest of the our pack stood on either side of the stairs all waiting eagerly to meet our new 'family'. Most of the Andretti pack had come for the mating, only leaving behind security to guard their compound. The car doors started opening up, woman and children filing out. They moved out of the way so that the elders, betas and what was left of the omegas could get out. Alpha Andretti and his Luna, Claire got out from the first car striding toward the group. My father hopped down of the porch and shook his hand before embracing like old friends, "Robert its good to see you!" The other alpha commented. "Its good to see you too James." My father said before looking around, "where's Trace?" "My son the bloody idiot is late." James said looking over my dad's shoulder at me, "Is that Avani? I haven't seen you since you were about this high." He said holding his hand out by his hip. "And I see you haven't gotten much taller. Come here." He called to me. I felt Tyree's reassuring hand pat my shoulder before walking off the porch toward the other alpha as snickers sounded off behind me. "It's a pleasure to see you again Alpha Andretti," I say bowing my head in respect. "Call me James dear Avani." He said pulling me into a big bear hug lifting my feet from the ground. As soon as he released me his wife snatched me up squeezing me tight. "Oh how I missed my girl," she said in my ear. As soon as she let me go a horn sounded as another SUV pulled up the trail. "There go my sons now," James muttered darkly as he walked toward the car as it stopped. 2 girls who looked like they just stepped off the model runway jumped out followed by a guy I recognized vaguely as Blaze. James walked around to the driver's side and was talking to the driver as he hopped out of the car unfolding his tall frame running his hand through his dark shaggy hair. 'That has to be Trace,' I thought as I watched James scold him over being late. "I'm sorry dad okay?! Besides it's not as if I have a choice on mating her any way so what does it matter if I'm late?" Trace's deep voice rang out causing me to stiffen in embarrassment. The sting of rejection from him washed over me hurt worse than anything else. 'Just another thing the pack can tease me about.' Trace- 'Shit I wasn't supposed to say that out loud.' I thought mentally kicking myself. I couldn't afford to make the Chambers pack back out of the mating despite what I may want. This was a pack merging that was 21 years in the making. I heard a growl from the crowd and I assumed it was Alpha Chambers. I would have to do a lot of ass kissing to make up for that comment as well as my tardiness. Blaze shook his head solemnly as I walked around the care scanning the crowd for Avani. My eyes instantly landed on her standing beside my mother and I had to fight to keep my wolf in check. Something sparked inside of me and wouldn't let me take my eyes away from her as I walked in line behind my father to stand in front of her, my mom and Alpha chambers. I assessed her from the top to bottom, her slightly bottom heavy hour glass figure, her sweet light cherry scent, her messy bun and make up free face gave her a relaxed look. 'Damn she looks good.' I thought as I tore my gaze from her to the growling alpha in front of me. "My apologies Alpha Chambers for my tardiness," I said bowing to the older alpha who shot daggers at me. "If you were going to be late the least you could have done was was the scent of your whore off." Alpha Chambers commented turning away from me leaving a stunned look on my face and my dad trying not to laugh at my expense. I saw Rachel stiffen out of the corner of my eye but didn't turn my gaze away from the two older alphas and the woman who had invaded my thoughts in less than 5 minutes. "James if your pack would follow me we will show you all to your room your family is staying in the main house." Alpha chambers called out causing his betas to spring into action leading my pack in the direction of our new home for the time being. My parents followed behind the other alpha into the big house looming in front of me leaving Blaze, Rachel, Aimee Avani, her friend and I outside. I glanced at my brother who I noticed for the first time was staring at Avani's friend with deep penetrating gaze. 'Shit what's her name again? Tyree that's right I remember her from when we were little.' I thought as I watched her finally look up at him. My brother's feelings slammed into me through the connection we shared as his wolf started growling, 'Mate! She's our mate!' His wild eyes met mine and he nodded slightly to confirm what I just heard run through my mind was in fact true before he walked over to Tyree and grabbed her hand. Blaze looked into her eyes and I guess whatever she saw there made her trust him because they shocked the both of us by silently walking out of the front yard area hand and hand into the woods leaving the rest of us behind stunned. Avani- I watched as Blaze led my best friend away in shock. 'What the hell is that about?' I thought to myself as they went out of view. I took my eyes away from the woods turning my thoughts back to Trace and the two girls that stood next to him. Appraising his tall frame I notice that he still looks the same way he did when I knew him just older and his body more defined. My hazel eyes met his intense blue ones and I tried not to get sucked into them as I spoke, "Do you remember me?" I asked mentally kicking myself for asking such a stupid question. 'Of course he remembers you, you dumb love struck bitch. He just announced to both of our packs that he hates the idea of marrying and mating to you!' "Of course I remember you," Trace answers back coming close to pull me into a tight hug. "Its been a long time Vonni." He said calling me by the nickname he gave me when were younger. I stiffen as I try to control my body's reaction to his scent as my soft body is pressed up against his harder one, my nipples pebbling against his chest. He let me go and I take a few steps back to put some space in between me and him, trying to sort out what was going on with me. 'I'm acting like a horny little pup.' I thought as one of the girls that rode in the same truck he did moved up to his side. Their unnatural good looks complemented each other's and they looked like a Hollywood model couple. "Babe maybe we can find some where quite for us to ... talk." she purred shooting me a look as she rubbed her hand down Traces bicep. "I'm sure your... friend here wouldn't mind showing my sister to her room." The girl continued. I fought hard to stomp down the jealousy that was rearing its ugly head inside of me. "Sure if you'll follow me I'm sure I can talk to my father or one of the betas and help you find where your family has been placed." I say speaking to the girl who hasn't said a word yet she shoots a look at her sister before walking past me heading in the direction the rest of their pack went. I drink in one last look of Trace before turning to follow the other girl calling over my shoulder, "I guess I'll see you guys at dinner tonight." Neither one of them said anything in response but I could feel Trace's intense stare glued to me as I walked away. Trace- I got a good look at Avani's luscious plump ass and the tattoo on her right shoulder blade as she retreated following behind Amiee. I couldn't make out what the tattoo was but I was intrigued and wanted to find out what it was. Rachel cleared her throat and started to say something but I raised my hand to stop her. "Not out here," I say to her stalking toward the opposite woods across from the ones my brother went into with his mate minutes before. Rachel walked silently behind me until we reached a secluded clearing then she laid into me. "Seriously Trace? That's who you're leaving me for?" she said letting hurt flow into her voice. I run my hands through my hair yanking on the strands, "Come on Rach don't do this to me. I told you it's for the good of the pack. And don't act like this whole thing was sprung on you. This has been known knowledge since before anything ever happened with us." I said getting frustrated. I was tired of going back and forth with her over this. "I figured if alpha saw how happy you were with me or if you got me pregnant he would let you back out and stay with me." She said softly wiping tears away from her eyes. "Rachel what you're not understanding is that this mating has been designed since I was born. You and your family are new to pack life but this isn't negotiable no matter how much we may want it to be. As soon as my father found out his good friend was having a girl this was planned. It's not gonna change and by this time next week Avani and I will be mates and our pack will be one. We can't be together babe. Not the way you want." I snapped at her. Rachel's tears stopped at once and an angry expression crossed over pretty face. "Fine if I can't have you then nobody can. You will regret this Traceon Andretti!" She growled at me before stomping deeper into the woods. "That went well," I muttered to myself. I didn't even bother to go after her. Instead I just sighed and headed back in the direction of the compound. To Love a Wolf Ch. 04 Tyree- 'Oh my god this hot piece of perfection is my mate. When I imagined what was going to happen when the Andretti pack arrived this defiantly wasn't it.' I thought as we walked quietly hand in hand deeper into the woods away from listening ears. When we reached an empty clearing he stopped and turned toward me his eyes boring into me. I tried to fight my wolf's growl of satisfaction as he looked over my tall frame. He still hadn't let go of my hand instead using it to anchor me closer in to him. Before I realized what I was doing my lips were pressed against his our minds connecting instantly. He wrapped his arms around me pulling me in even closer leaving no space between us. My hands fisted in his shirt anchoring myself as my knees went weak. Every kiss, every touch I have ever had was erased in that one moment with him. Our tongues ran across each other's before I pulled back nipping at his full bottom lip. His wolf apparently liked my roughness because he growled moving one of his hands from my waist to my shoulder length blonde hair. My hands went to his neck squeezing his shoulders trying to pull myself closer to him. My wolf fought for control as my nails grew in length digging into his flesh. He ripped his mouth away from mine and let out an ear piercing howl before moving his lips to my neck biting down hard but not hard enough to draw blood. I moaned out loud and felt the area between my thighs get damp at his alpha behavior. He nipped at my lips one more time before pulling away. I put my hand against my swollen lips and stared into his wolf's icy blue eyes. As they returned to normal a low growl rumbled through him as he breathed in deep, "we need to go speak to the alphas. Immediately." he said his deep voice sending shivers down my spine. He grabbed my hand and we started walking back out of the clearing toward the compound when I stopped suddenly. He turned and gave me a questioning look "we just... and we're... and I don't even know your name." I stuttered blushing beet red. My mystery man just chuckled "I'm Blaze Andretti, the future right hand beta of the Andretti pack. But you, love, can call me mate." Avani- After showing Aimee to her families set of rooms I wondered around the compound until I ended up back at the main house. As soon as I walked up the stairs I felt Trace come up behind me before I heard or smelled him "hey Vonni you mind showing me to my room? I know your father said my family would be staying in this house with you guys," he asked. "Its Ava or Avani," I snapped at him causing his eyebrow to raise. "And yes I can take you to your rooms." I said in a slightly nicer tone. I turn and jog up the short flight of stairs. I hear him stomping up the stairs behind me and without stopping I call over my shoulder "I think our fathers are in the conference room. I have to ask my dad where your room is." I head for the double doors to the left and wave Trace in ahead of me. Sure enough my father, alpha Andretti, Claire, Blaze and Tyree were all seated around the giant oval table in the center of the room. "Good we don't have to come find you two later to tell you the good news." Alpha Andretti commented with a huge smile on his face. "What's going on?" Trace's deep voice rang out in my ear. He unconsciously put his hand on my lower back just above my butt and the electric feel of his touch combined with his voice and his scent had my body on over drive. I just prayed that I could stay calm so that the others wouldn't scent my arousal. "It seems that us coming early held more blessings from the greats above than we originally thought. Your brother found his life mate," alpha Andretti gestured to Blaze and Tyree who was blushing profoundly. I ran over to my best friend and pulled her into a huge hug "oh my Luna Ty I'm so happy for you!" I said genuinely even if deep inside I felt an inkling of jealousy. "Thanks Ava," she said her smile threating to split her pretty face in two. "Avani," Claire called my name drawing my attention back to the pack leaders in the room. "We know that this weekend was going to be about you but we were wondering..." she asked glancing at Tyree and Blaze. "Of course. We can kill two birds with one stone. I would love to share my wedding day with my best friend." I smile brightly at the woman I consider to be a 2nd mother. "Perfect! We have to contact the elders and let them know of the change in plans," my father said to no one in particular. "We will have to re-work the sleeping arrangements now. Tyree don't forget to go share the good news with your parents." he continued. "Speaking of sleeping arrangements daddy, where are Trace's rooms?" I asked. "We figured it would take some time for you guys to get used to each other again so his rooms are the ones right across from yours." my dad said fleetingly not really glancing at me. I fought the urge to roll my eyes and muttered under my breath "of course they are," I didn't even bother to say anything else I just turned and walked silently toward the door before turning to address Trace. "Are you coming?" I asked trying to keep my eyes strictly on his face, 'how the hell am I supposed to sleep now knowing that him and that sexy body is lying right across the hall from me?' I thought to myself as Trace began to walk toward me. I walked out the door and quickly made my way up the stairs. I could hear his footsteps echoing behind me as I turned to the right down the hall toward my room. I stopped in front of the door right across from mine. "These are your rooms I guess for the time being. Or at least for the week." I say nervously waiting on him to open the door. Instead he just continued you to stare at me with those piercing blue eyes and I once again found myself trying not to become a puddle of mush at the man's feet. "Okay... well I'll just leave you alone to... get settled in. If you need anything I'll be across the hall." I stuttered out backing away toward my door. Trace's hand shot out and grabbed hold of my wrist pulling me toward his body. Before I could say anything he dragged me into his room and shut the door pressing me up against it. I glanced up at him questioningly. "Yeah I need something. I need to know why you don't like me." he said his eyes darkening as he stood pressed against me. "Wha...what do you mean why I don't like you Trace? I like you just fine. I could ask you the same thing? Why don't you like me?" Trace- 'I must be losing my mind.' I thought as I stared down into her hazel eyes. Watching her hips sway as she walked up the stairs with attitude after the episode in the conference room she had my cock harder than it had ever been before. She had to feel it pressed up against her slightly rounded tummy. My wolf beat against my mind trying to force his way out to get to her, to taste her. I decided to appease both of our desires and instead of answering her question I wrapped my hand in her hair pulling slightly to tip her head back. Her eyes dilated and the smell of her arousal got stronger than it was when I was standing next to her in the conference room. "What are you doing?" she whispered her breathing coming in rapid little pants. "This," I answered back before I leaned down and took her plump lips with my own. The hands that were in between us trying to push me back instead ended up curling into my shirt. I let go of her wrist and wrapped my arms around her waist my big hands grabbing her ass and squeezing the cheeks hard enough to leave bruises. She gasped and I forced my tongue into her mouth. Hers beat gently at mind as she slid her hands up from my shirt and into my hair. I used my hands cupping her butt as leverage to lift her up tapping the left cheek to signal for her to wrap her legs around my waist. She did as I wanted and started grinding against me my dick pressed up against her pussy, the kitten like noises that were coming from her fueled me as we kissed. Her hands were yanking at my hair, her body moving and begging for relief.I moved one of my hands from her butt to her stomach trailing my fingers down her stomach until my hand was caught between us pressing against her clit through her leggings. She ripped her lips away from min and banged her head against the door "Yes! Trace please I need... please don't oh!" she moaned out as I bit her throat. "Tell me what you need little one?" I growl against her throat, feeling like a man possessed as the wolf tries to completely take over my mind and pressed harder against her clit. "Shit I..." she tries to get out but the word got cut off by a strangled cry as her orgasm over took her body. She jerked in my arms before she slouched back against the door. My wolf was preening over the fact that I was able to make her come the way she had and was practically begging for release. Her breathing was slowly returning to normal but she kept her eyes closed. "Put me down," she whispered pulling her legs from around my waist landing gracefully on her feet. A frown crossed my face as I watched her reaction to what happened play out on her face. "What's wrong? Why do you seem angry?" "I'm not angry Trace. We just shouldn't have done that." she sighed pushing me back away from her. "Why not?" I asked confused at where she was going with this. "Because you have a girlfriend that's why. We just let our emotions get the best of us and..." she started off saying before I interrupted her. "Let our emotions get the best of us? Are you serious?" before I could get an answer a knock sounded at the door, "What?!" I growl angrily my eyes never moving from the mixed beauty in front of me. The door swung open to reveal Tyree and my twin, their eyes going wide as they went back and forth between Avani and myself. "Uh the alphas sent us to get you guys. The Dawson pack arrived early." Tyree said, her eyes still sending curious glances between us. "Why did everyone just decide to show up early?" I heard Avani mutter as she tried to make her escape out the door but I stopped her by grabbing her wrist "This conversation isn't over Vonni. Not by a long shot." I said before releasing her. She didn't say anything but hurried out of the room the other two stood there for a second but chose not to say anything as we followed Avani back to the main stair case. I was mid stride when it hit me why my reaction to her was so strong. "Holy fuck!" I said out loud causing my brother Tyree and Avani to look back at me. "Sorry I stubbed my toe," I quickly said to avoid having to tell them what I was really thinking. Tyree and Avani continued down the stairs but Blaze's questioning gaze stayed on me. I jutted my chin out in Avani's direction and his eyes got big as I waited for him to make the connection. I just nodded slowly as if to confirm the answer to his question. Avani was my mate. Fuck. Avani- "What is it with everyone coming early?" I mutter as I hurry down the stairs trying not to replay what happened up in Trace's room. "I don't know and don't think you're off the hook. As soon as we have some alone time you better tell me what happened in that room." Tyree whispered as we walked through the main hall out to the front where the packs have once again reconvened to welcome the Dawson pack. Standing next to my father and the Andretti alphas we watched as the Dawson pack unloaded their trucks "I was hoping we didn't have to deal with this asshole for a while," I overheard my dad say quietly to James. "Trust me I know how you feel," James responded just as Alpha Dawson, his Luna Emmy and their son Koda walked toward us. "Alpha Dawson this is a surprise. We weren't expecting any of the wedding guests to arrive until later on this week." My dad said as he walked down to shake hands with the older alpha. "I figure we could come up early and enjoy the weeks planning, even lend a helping hand. I also figure we can sit down and talk shop and logistics." Alpha Dawson said before turning to address Trace and I "There's the happy couple now. My how you two have grown." Trace gently pushed me forward toward the stairs to meet the newest guest, "Pleasure to see you again Alpha Dawson." I heard Trace murmur but I stopped paying attention to the exchange and focused on the creepy look and vibe I was getting from Koda. Without breaking his stare he moved forward and whispered something in his father's ear causing him to stiffen. "Are you sure?" he asked. Koda didn't say anything but he nodded. "What kind of logistics are you talking about Seth?" Alpha Andretti asked frowning. "Well one seems to be the fact that I can't let this wedding take place." The older alpha said sighing, his statement causing alarm to travel through our packs as we tried to figure out what the man was talking about. My breath hitched and I felt a tight ball of fear worm its way into my stomach. I felt Trace's larger hand squeeze mine trying to keep me calm. "What in the hell are you talking about, Dawson!?" my father roared trying to keep his shift under control. "Its a good thing we came early, Chambers, for it seems your daughter is my son's life mate." He said causing all hell to break lose between the packs and for the 2nd time that day, spots swirled in front of my vision and my world faded to black. To Love a Wolf Ch. 05 So I have no idea if any of you guys have seen the little notes I've written on my profile and I know a lot of you are more than a little pissed off at me for how long it's taken for me to actually have time to sit down and write Ch. 05. All I can say is the last 3 months have been super crazy. Special thanks to D3licious for helping me get my thoughts together for this chapter. :p - Sexi ***** Trace- After Alpha Dawson's announcement all hell broke loose. I barely had time to catch Avani before her body began its descent to the ground. I pulled her up into my arms and looked toward her father, "Should I take her back up to her rooms?" I asked enjoying the feel of her body against mine despite the circumstances. "No, take her to the conference room, the one from earlier. I'll be in momentarily to check on her." Alpha Chambers growled never taking his eyes away from Alpha Dawson and his son who just happened to be boring holes into the side of my head with his intense stare. I had to keep myself in check not to growl which would cause embarrassment to the pack. Instead I chose to ignore Koda and do as Alpha Chambers requested and carried Avani through the front hall to the conference room kicking the door shut behind me. I gently laid her down on the love seat in the far corner of the room and took a few steps back wiping my hand across my face. 'When the hell did this situation go from bad to out-fucking- rageous?' I thought to myself trying hard not to start pacing. The door to the conference room crashed open as Alpha Chambers, followed by my parents and my brother, strode into the room, with Alpha Dawson, his wife, Koda and the beta's not far behind. One of the omega's brought in a tray with glasses and a pitcher of water before quietly closing the door behind her leaving the eleven of us alone in the tension filled room. "Alright cut the shit Dawson. What are you trying to do?" My dad questioned breaking the silence that had filled the room. "I'm not trying to do anything. We came early because my son has been eager to return since our last visit a few months ago. Now I understand why." Alpha Dawson said putting his hands up in defense. The older man stayed wisely on the far side of the room away from the two angry men on the other side. "I call bullshit. He would have known if my daughter was his mate beforehand and frankly so would she." Alpha Chambers said plopping down in the closest chair to him. "Yes sir I knew before but I just didn't say anything. I wanted to be absolutely sure and now I am," Koda spoke for the first time "that's why we came early is to make sure that what my wolf was feeling is correct." He continued. His tone cause my wolf to growl as he began to beat me to get lose so he could attack the man who was claiming our mate was his own. "Well it's not," I say without really thinking. "What?" Koda frowned taking his attention away from the alphas to me. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Blaze inch his way closer toward me just in case anything happened. "Your wrong Dawson, Avani isn't your mate. She's mine." I said. "What?!" was chorused around the room and I'm pretty sure a squeal of delight came from my mother. My eyes never left Koda as he bared his teeth and growled his body shuddering as he shifted, lunging for me, knocking over the glasses that had been sitting on the table. The women screamed as the glasses shattered on the floor behind the light gray wolf that now stood growling and snapping in front of me. Avani- I could hear voices yelling around me. They sounded thick with frustration and stress. I was trying to get my mind to concentrate on what the angry voices were saying but I was too tired, too numb. The voices got louder and then the growling began. I heard someone scream and glass shatter on the floor. I desperately wanted to find out what was going on. 'Later' I thought to myself as I continued into my deep slumber. Trace- "I'm not going to fight you Dawson." I said not moving an inch form my spot. The wolf in front of me growled baring his teeth in my direction. "He's right Dawson. There is not going to be any fight over my daughter. I've had enough of this kind of disrespect! I invite you into my home to share what is to be considered a joyous time for my pack and you come here and act like untrained animals! Now shift back!" Alpha Chamber's roared from his post across the room next to my father, both looking as if they were going to explode at any minute, his tone leaving Koda no choice but to obey the command and change back. "I'm sorry Alpha's. I meant no disrespect but for men who have actually been lucky enough to have found your mates in your long life times you should know that the wolf wants to lay claim," he said throwing a look my way. "Any way I didn't mean to show you and Alpha Andretti any disrespect I just wanted him to know that Avani is mine and I will fight for her." Koda continued. It took everything I head to keep my wolf under control so that I didn't attack the smug little bastard. "Leave us. We have much to talk about. Trace, neither you nor Koda are allowed to have contact with Avani until we have come up with a solution. Blaze take her up to her rooms and send your mate in there for when she wakes up to explain all of this mess to her. We are to be informed the minute she wakes up. We also are to be informed if Koda or Trace tries to force their way in to the room. Are we all clear?" Alpha Chambers asked looking around the room to see if there was anybody who had anything to say against him. Koda wisely kept his mouth shut but that didn't stop him from clenching his jaw tightly as he nodded slightly. "Alright clear out." I watched as my twin came toward the love seat I was standing in front, sharing a look with him as he scooped her up. Blaze stuck his chin out ever so slightly signaling he understood he had precious cargo in his arms before disappearing out the door. Koda was already halfway out the door with me right behind him when my father's voice rang out: "Absolutely no fighting you two knuckle heads. That's the last thing we need to have happen now." We didn't say anything in response but he knew we heard him. My eyes drifted toward the grand staircase that my brother had just disappeared with Avani. Everything in me called to me to follow just to find out if she was okay or even if she had awakened yet. My feet began moving in the direction of the stairs when my brother's new mate, Tyree, put her slim 5'6 frame in my path blocking me from continuing. "Alpha's order's Trace. You and Koda are not allowed anywhere near upstairs or Avani until a decision has been made regarding your situation. Please don't make this any harder than it's already going to be." she pleaded with me. My wolf wanted to howl and attack the woman who was keeping him from his mate but rationally I knew that she was right. I only acknowledged her words with a small nod before turning on the heel of my foot hoping that a run through the woods would help calm my temper. Avani- My mind was beginning to snap back into focus after being stuck in darkness for I don't know how long. The only thing I heard in the silent room was the sound of my breathing and someone else's too. Struggling to open my eyes I felt someone shift on the bed next to me. "Ava?" I heard the tiny voice ask and recognized it belonging to Tyree. The world stopped spinning and I was able to slowly sit up and noticed that we were in my room on my bed. "What happened Ty?" I asked rubbing my eyes. "I don't remember how I got up here" I continued. "Blaze carried you up here on your father's orders after you fainted." She said. I remember being outside and Koda dropping that huge bombshell saying that I was his mate, who caused uproar with the pack. I also vaguely remember Trace claiming that I was his mate as well in the conference room. My wolf beat at me at the thought of Trace being my mate but she also got excited at the thought of Koda being our mate as well. "Ty, can you please tell me I'm dreaming and that this whole arranged mating didn't get a whole lot more complicated." I pleaded as I watched her eyes fill with sympathy. "Sorry babe I wish I could. But on the bright side you get to pick from the two most eligible Alpha's to be your mate. You already know that the others are going to be jealous beyond belief." She said excitedly. "yeah great just what I need: another reason for the pack to hate me." I mutter stretching my muscles out that had been stuck in the same position for the last few hour. Before Tyree could respond there was a knock on the door before Blaze poked his head in the door, "Hey Avani glad to see your awake." He said before coming all the way in the room standing next to his mate. Once again envious feelings ran rampant through my veins as I watched the new couple interact with each other. I had no idea why I was so jealous of my friends relationship. 'Because you want that for yourself and now your caught in the middle of a big fucking mess.' I thought to myself. "Your dad needs to see you immediately. They are trying to put together a solution to your... ah... situation." Blaze said pulling me out of my depressing thoughts and back to reality. I had two men claiming to be my mate and I don't know which one was going to be chosen for me. I slowly threw my legs over the side of the bed trying to make myself stand up so that I wouldn't break my face. I had no idea how long I had been out and didn't want to chance me falling. Tyree stood up and held my hand as we shuffled toward the door. "Are you okay to walk? You've been out for a while..." Blaze asked in a concerned tone as we walked out into the hall way. Tyree closed the door behind us and my legs began to firm up so that I could walk normal. "Yeah I should be fine. Thanks." I said as I speed up toward the stairs. My wolf caught the scent of earth and man and got excited as I descended the stairs. That could only mean that either Koda or Trace was nearby. I ignored my wolf's urge to go and track down the owner of the scent and continued to the base of the steps before throwing over my shoulder. "Are they in the conference room again?" "Yes." I walked to the door on the left and opened the door peaking my head in the room full of pack leaders. They stopped their conversation and the three alphas looked up from their perch in the front of the room. "Princess you're awake. How are you feeling?" My dad asked standing up walking toward me. "I'm fine daddy. I was told you guys needed to talk to me about how to deal with this situation?" I say meeting him in the middle of the room before meeting the eyes of the other two alphas and their wives along with the betas. Pretty much anyone of power between the 3 packs was in that room to help decide my fate. "Yes princess we came to an agreement about how to proceed with this whole mess and we decided to send you to the city." My dad said leading me to the table so I could sit down in the seat in between him and Alpha Andretti. "The city? What's in the city that will help with this whole crazy mess?" I asked super confused. "What your father is trying to say, Avani is that we are going send you, Trace, Koda and a few of the others from the packs to the city for you to make a decision about who you want as your mate on your own." Alpha Andretti said picking up where my father left off. I let lose an unlady like snort as I answered back sarcastically, "So what am I supposed to do? Date both of them like on those cheesy reality TV shows and pick the one I like best to be stuck with for all of eternity?" "That's exactly what you need to do. Date them both, get to know them and see which one you connect with and that's who your mate will be." My dad said. "You guys are kidding right? You seriously expect me to play Bachelorette- werewolves edition? You guys are nuts! That plan would never work." I screech. "The fact is we need you to make it work. Sure we could force a choice by having them fight it out but in all honesty the 3 of us," my dad said gesturing between himself Alpha Andretti and Alpha Dawson, "Feel this is the best solution. This way nobody can claim that any of us are influencing your decision. This is strictly between you and your wolf as to who you choose" he finished. Trying to wrap my head around this whole situation was making my head hurt as I tried to sort through it. "So basically your sending me, Trace and Koda to the city to try and sort this out ourselves? What happens when those two idiots kill each other?" I question skeptically. "That's why we're sending Tyree, Blaze, Rachel, Amiee, Louis, and a bunch of other pack members with you. That way they can act like buffers to hopefully keeping the fighting between them to a dull roar. Now I need you to go upstairs and get ready to go. You need to take at least two weeks' worth of clothing with you. Claire has already taken care of all the hotel arrangements. While you're doing that, we will be informing the rest of the group of the change of plans and have them start packing as well." My dad responded effectively dismissing me with my packing orders. I was still skeptical about this whole situation but I nodded anyway and left the room. I didn't get very far before I heard familiar voices in the hall next to the stairs. Without letting myself be seen I listened... "Lucky bitch" Sara spat with malice. "I know. Leave it to the fat midget to not get not only one of the hottest alpha wolves but both of them. And don't even get me started about her little sidekick. In less than 4 hours the top 3 most eligible wolves have been snatched up." Nessa replied sadly. "Don't remind me. All the luck always goes to least deserving." Sara sniffed. 'Great this is exactly what I didn't need was more grief from them. Their voice started getting closer so as quickly as I could I slipped from my hiding place and jogged up the stairs to my room. I stared at Trace's door with a look of longing as I walked past it. My wolf was begging for me to go and see if he was inside the room, begging just to be near him but I ignored the urge and went to my room to begin packing. ?????- Everything about this plan was going right along schedule. The seeds of doubt have been placed. Soon they will be so overcome with the issue over the precious pack merging that no one would know what hit them. I just had to wait it out. Ch.06 Coming Soon To Love a Wolf Ch. 06 Avani- Tonight was my first date with Trace. We had been here two days and already I wanted to go home. Everybody who came with us including both Trace and Koda was rubbing me the wrong way. The only ones who didn't seem to be bothering me was Tyree (no big surprise there) and Blaze. They were the only ones who didn't have something smart to say nor did they have a macho male wolf pissing contest going on like everyone else. When daddy told me who he picked to come with us I wanted to be mauled by a bear or even ask one of the omegas's to bash my skull in. I should have known better than to think the fates would have been nice to me after the situation I was in now but I figured our precious Luna would intervene. Nope instead I got stuck with four of my worse tormentors. Sara, Nessa, Duke, and Johnny have made it their life mission to torment me every chance they got from the time I was 4. They were the ring leaders, starting up nicknames like half-breed and midget. My favorite was half-breed midget (they were so creative. Not). At least my dad had picked other people from the other two visiting packs to come along as well, although I wasn't too happy about Rachel being one of the people that he picked. There's just something about knowing she used to fuck my potential mate up until 3 days ago that makes me uncomfortable. A soft knock on my door drew me away from the unhappy thoughts I was having, reminding me that I have a date to get ready for. "Come in." I called out not bothering to stand up from the crossed legged position I was in on the floor on the other side of the bed. "Girl don't you have a date to be getting ready for? Why are you sitting there instead of getting ready?" Tyree asked closing the door behind her. "I'm sitting here because I don't want to do this. Why couldn't the fates have found someone else to mess with like this? Then everything could have gone on as planned and I wouldn't be forced to be here, having to date two men at the same time and I wouldn't be stuck here with one of the men's ex-girlfriend as well as a group of people that hate me- present company excluded. I wish this whole thing never happened." I pout, leaning forward to rest my head on my crossed legs. I hear a sharp sigh before Tyree wrenched me back into an upright position. "Hey..." I start to say but the look on my best friends face caused me to shut my mouth. "Listen up Avani because I'm going to do something that should have been done a while ago: pull your head out your ass. You want to know the real reason the others pick on you despite the fact that you're the Alpha's daughter? Because you're an easy mark, that's why. You're naturally kind and sensitive and still broken up over the disappearance of your mom and those blood thirsty wolves prey on that and you allow them to. I'm not saying that being sensitive and kind and nurturing is a bad thing by no means am I saying that you need to forget your mom either but it's going to continue to make you an easy mark until you learn to put your alpha bitch on and not let them see it hurts you. You need to grow up and stop letting them run your life!" She snaps at me causing my eyes to widen. Hearing those things from anyone would have hurt but hearing them from someone who is supposed to be my sister was killing me. I tried my best to keep a straight face and not cry but it was hard. A single tear ran down my face and I guess it broke Tyree down because she sighed again before plopping down next to me on the floor with her face in her hands. "Shit Ava I didn't mean for it to come out like that, I..." I never even gave her a chance to finish before I darted up off the floor and practically ran to the door. "Ava! Avani wait I'm sorry!" Tyree called out trying to grab my arm but I let the door slam behind me before she could catch up. I started to run again before crashing into someone's chest in the midst of wiping tears that now at this point were pouring down my face. Strong arms wrapped around me keeping me from hitting the ground from the impact. I knew from his scent alone that it was Trace before my teary hazel met his questioning stormy blue-grey ones. Before he could even open his mouth I whimpered out, "Please just get me out of here." He took my hand and we ran through the hallway of the five star hotel that we were staying in making it around the corner before we heard Tyree calling for me to come back. "Come on hurry up before she catches up to us" I say in a panic. Trace looks around before noticing the stair way door to our right and pulls me in that direction. "Come on we can take the stairs and hide on another floor." he said throwing the door open and shutting it quickly behind us. Since our room arrangements were on the 25th VIP floor there was no place to go but down. "Come on I hear somebody coming and if Tyree hasn't already it won't be long before my brother gets involved in our search. Plus since we're on the top floor we need to go down before were caught and from the panicked look on your face I'd say you don't want that yet." Trace said pulling me in the direction of the stairs. Trace said pulling me in the direction of the stairs. I finally got my feet to move and I followed him as we jogged down the concrete stairs. I was semi-worried because of the amount of noise the echoes of our footfalls were making but I tried to stay focused on my sexy savior instead. We stopped once we got down to the 12th floor stair cases and he turned around to look at me. "I know there's another elevator bank on the other side of the hotel. There's a chance we can make it out before they can catch us. That may be the best option because it won't be long before they think to check the stairs." he said guiding me out the stairwell and into the hallway. It was quite for the most part but with our enhanced ears we could hear people moving around in their rooms and the faint sounds of TV's. Our feet soundlessly shuffled across the carpeted floor until we made it to the eastern side of the hotel where the other set of elevators were. I stabbed at the button hoping that the car didn't take too long to get here. Luck was in our favor and the doors opened immediately letting another couple off before we hurried on. It didn't take long before the elevator arrived in the lobby and we started for the front door. I just wanted to hurry up and get away from the hotel, from the people who were looking for me from everything. As if sensing my despair Trace took my hand and we walked quickly through the main lobby around the other patrons milling about. We were almost to the door when I heard my name being called, turning my head slightly I saw Tyree coming toward us. "Shit lets go now!" We broke out into a sprint pushing past the remaining people that stood between us and the door just barely making our escape as we dashed out in to the night. Tyree- 'What on earth would possess me to say that to her?' I thought as I waited for the elevator to come pick me from the lobby. I had spent the last 10 minutes searching for my best friend only to find her running away with my mate's brother. I was so engrossed in my thoughts that as the elevator opened and I walked in, I didn't see my mate standing right in front of me until I crashed right into him. "Did you find her?" he asked wrapping his arms around me after pressing the button for our floor. "Yes. She was with your brother. They disappeared outside. What am I going to do, Blaze? She thinks I'm just as bad as the others who are constantly putting her down. What happens if she never forgives me? She's my best friend." I sob into his strong chest. "Shhh baby it'll be alright. She'll forgive you especially if what you told me about her is true. What you said hurt her yes but it needed to be said, especially if she chooses my brother to be her mate. You said it because you love her but your delivery frankly sucked. Just give her some time" Blaze said to me as the elevator arrived on our floor. He picked me up and carried me all the way to the door of our room. I rested my head on his shoulder as he swiped the key card to let us in before kicking the door shut. "Come on love. Let's try and get some sleep. Maybe you'll feel better after taking a nap." Blaze said laying me across our bed. I pull him down next to me and snuggle up against his chest before closing my eyes and while trying to make my mind stop worrying about what could happen later, I drifted off into a dreamless sleep. Trace- The sound of the waves apparently calmed Avani down immensely. She was no longer crying and wiping tears from her face but instead staring across the sound at the Seattle skyline lighting up the dark, the space needle sticking out like a beacon. After we ran out the hotel doors we walked around the block before coming back to get one of the SUV's. We decided to make the drive out to Alki beach and sit along the water, to try and clear Avani's mind of whatever she was running from. I still don't know what Tyree said to her. Part of me doesn't want to know because I would be tempted to choke the day lights out of her for hurting my mate. That would not go down well with my brother either. The other part of me wants to know so that I could make her feel better, ease her pain. It's crazy how I went from not wanting anything to do with this whole arranged mating thing a few days ago and now suddenly I care enough to want to see Avani happy. It pains me to even see her cry. I feel her start to shiver as the temperature continues to drop and I turn to look at her noticing in depth what she has on. A pair of black denim shorts that stop mid-thigh, a white tank top and a pair of black converse. Ironically we matched. For our date tonight I had chosen a pair of black cargo shorts, a plain white tee, black converse and a dark gray hoody. Without really thinking I pulled my arms out of my jacket and yanked it over my head before handing it over to her. She gave me this weird little side eye before taking it and putting it on. "Thanks." she murmured. The silence was slowly starting to drive me insane. "Want to talk about it?" I ask reaching for a rock sitting beside me in the sand before chucking it into the sound in front of us. "Not really. I mean it was something that probably needed to be said but her timing and her delivery sucked." She said while chucking a rock of her own. "Let's play 20 questions and try and take your mind off all that drama for the moment. I'll go first. Favorite color?" I ask digging around for another rock to throw. "Purple, blue and black. Favorite food?" We went on like that for a while, getting to know each other as adults vs the kids we once were. We continued with our little game until the sound of Avani's stomach growling cut us off. 'We're neglecting our mate. She needs food now' my wolf growled at me. "Somebody is hungry" I said holding back a laugh as I stood up, brushing the sand off my shorts before reaching down to help her up. "Yeah sorry to ruin the moment. I haven't eaten since earlier this morning. I guess I was nervous about tonight." Avani said wiping the sand off of the back of her legs and shorts. I bent over to help rubbing my hands down the smooth, soft skin of her supple thighs and strong calves. She shivered again but this time I knew it had nothing to do with the cold air. My hands continued to travel up her legs over her hips to her waist where they settle pulling her to me, leaning my forehead against hers. "What are we doing?" she whispered. "I have no fucking idea. Just go with it" I reply before kissing her. Just like the first one, this kiss was burning with a fierce need that once started couldn't be put out. The taste of her on my tongue made the man and the wolf want-need more. Moving my hands to cup her ass I picked her up causing her to moan in surprise before she wrapped her legs around my waist. Holding on to her with one hand, I used the other to dig in my pocket for the car keys hitting the button to open the trunk and set her down inside. Moving my hands to the front of her shorts I flicked the button open causing her to rip her mouth away from mine in surprise. "What are you doing?" She gasped out as I pulled her shorts down her thick thighs. "Your lips taste so sweet that I have to taste your pussy." Avani- "Your lips taste so sweet that I have to taste your pussy" Trace said roughly as he moved my lacey panties down to my ankles to join my shorts. That sentence alone made my nipples tighten and my pussy flood with want for him. His fingers found their way to my clit causing my back to arch as they grazed across it. "I take it you liked that huh?" he asked rubbing small circles against my pussy. The sensations felt so good that all I could do was bite my lip and nod. "Then you're going to like this even more." He said as he gently pressed one finger into my pussy, moving it slowly in and out, letting my body get used to the feeling. It isn't long before he adds a second finger to my sopping wet pussy as he catches my lips in another kiss. His fingers moving faster now as my hips move trying to take them in deeper as they continuously hit a sweet spot inside of me. "Oh god what are you doing to me?" I groaned against his mouth licking at his lips as I pressed my body closer trying to relieve the pressure building inside of me. All he did was chuckle and say "If you have to ask I'm not doing it right" before pressing even harder. The pressure kept mounting and the sensation of having to pee came upon me causing me to panic. "Wait please I need you to stop... I have to... oh god" I cried out trying to move Trace's hand but I knew it was too late. His fingers hit that magic spot once more before I came in a gush of fluid around his fingers. It soaked my outer thighs, Trace's hand as well as creating a huge wet mess underneath my ass. My cheeks flushed with embarrassment over what happened. "I am so sorry I tried to hold it but..." I stammered out but once again Trace's mouth cut me off his hand grabbing hold of my hair yanking my head back to make the kiss deeper before pull back leaving me breathless and wanting. "Is that the first time you've squirted baby?" he asked. I nod weakly before covering my face with my hands. "Hey don't do that," he said. "Why not?" I asked peeking out between my fingers. "Because if I could make you squirt for me, it means I was doing my job right!" he said cockily causing me to giggle before my stomach interrupted us again. "My hunger strikes again." I say putting my hands on his shoulders trying to push him back so that I can fix my clothes but he wouldn't budge. "I'll feed you. As soon as I taste your pussy and make you squirt for me again." He said as he bent over pressing his tongue to my clit. As my eyes roll back in my head the only thought I could process was 'I can wait a little longer for food.' ?????- 'That little whore!' I thought to myself as I watched the scene play out in front of me. I was furious at the way things were happening. The little bitch was supposed to be repulsed at the sight of that Andretti mutt but instead this is what happens. I guess if you want something done right you have to do it yourself. This little sex thing they have going on is just a small bump on the road. If nothing else this whole fucking episode showed me that I have to revise plan. The only person I can trust is me, myself and I. To Love a Wolf Ch. 07 Kathy Lee (Nurse from Harborview Medical Center)- "Good morning dear how are you feeling this morning?" I ask walking into the hospital room. The patient in the bed doesn't respond. She never has in the last 10 years of her being here in the hospital. Our resident Jane Doe has been in a coma since she arrived. The grime day sits on my mind as if it was just yesterday. She had been found close to death right outside the hospital doors. My shift had just finished I normally didn't leave out of the west doors but something kept pulling me at me to take that exit and I couldn't put my finger as to why. It wasn't until after I walked out the sliding glass doors and spotted the poor young woman's naked body lying. She couldn't have been no older than 25. I realized I was pulled to take that exit for a reason. I was pulled here to save her. Running back through the doors I hit the alarm button to draw attention of doctor medical attendants I start screaming for the receptionist to use the intercom to call a code red at the west entrance before going back outside to where the woman was laying. Her entire body was covered in bruises and cuts. Her face was swollen from whatever and one of her legs was bent at a weird angle letting me know immediately it was broken. Her breathing was shallow and I was afraid that help wouldn't get to her in time. Luckily doctors and some of my on duty nurse colleagues come running out all of them shouting orders over each other. One of the doctors, Dr. Remington, pulled me to the side as I watched them pick the woman up on to the gurney and rush her inside. "What happened Kathy?" he asked as the sounds of sirens came closer. I took a deep shaky breath before speaking, "I was on my way out, when I had this feeling to come out the western doors instead of going the way I always go. When I got to her she was already here on the ground." I say franticly wishing my husband was there holding my hand. "Okay well you're going to have to come up to the waiting room on the surgery floor and wait for the police so they can investigate. Since she has no next of kin that we know of right now you're designated to call the shots. You might want to call your husband, Kathy. From the looks of her it's going to be a long night..." Coming out of my memories from the night I found the woman, I do what I have done for the last 10 years and I spoke to her. "You know, I really wish you would open your eyes. I'm pretty sure you have a family that's missing you. A husband, kids, your parents. Somebodies got to be lost without you. You've been sleeping long enough." I say while checking all her vital signs. Still great as always. Dr. Remington said that it was normal for people who have been through severe trauma to want to shut down but this was ridiculous and concerning. I felt for the family who thought that their loved one was dead when in reality she was in a coma in the hospital and couldn't be identified. As I watched the monitor to copy down her blood pressure and heart rate, I noticed movement out of the corner of my eye and turned to see what or who it was. The woman on the bed was still lying there but for the first time in 10 years she moved. It only her hand that moved and it wasn't very much but it was something. "Holy shit!" I said in shock as I watched her fingers twitch followed by her legs moving. Yanking myself out of the paralyzed state I was in I quickly hit the emergency call button on the wall next to her bed as her eyes popped open. As if on cue the attending doctor was running through the door seconds later followed by a few more nurses who were all in the same set of shock I was at the twitching woman lying on the bed. "Somebody call Dr. Remington now!!" I yell before pressing a calming hand to the woman thriving on the bed. "It's okay darlin' try to stay calm. As soon Dr. Remington gets here we can have the breathing tube removed. Just try and stay calm for me okay?" I say trying to soothe her back into a docile state. My words seemed to do the trick because her body relaxed and she stilled her struggling movements enough for me to be able to check her vitals again. The other nurse came back with Dr. Remington in tow and while the surprise was evident on his face he kept his composure which is more than I could say for myself at the moment. "Good morning ma'am! I'm glad you're finally awake. I hear you would like your breathing tube removed is that correct?" he addressed our mystery patient who merely nodded yes. "Well before I can do that I have a couple of things I would like to check first considering the amount of time you were in your coma." He said coming closer to the bed. You could see the confusion swirling in her chocolate colored eyes at the mention of the word coma but we didn't have time to answer her questions at the moment. Dr. Remington checked her ears, eyes and her reflex before declaring that she had the all clear for her tube to be removed and called for the respiratory specialist to come up. Dr. Chen, a pretty little Asian woman came in the door 10 minutes later. "I hear we have a patient eager to have their tube removed" she said smiling at the woman as she washed her hands and pulled on gloves. "Now miss I want you to try and make the motions as if you're going to cough to help the tube dislodge from it's place okay? Are you ready?" she asked and the woman nodded. "Okay on the count of 3. 1... 2... 3... cough" the tube slid free with a pop leaving the woman coughing and gasping for air. "Now don't try to talk for a few hours so that your throat has time to rest and heal properly. I'll be by to check on you later." Dr. Chen said as she striped her gloves off and washed her hands again before walking out. Dr. Remington moved back to his place beside the woman's bed. "Okay ma'am I'm sure you have a lot of questions for us just like we have a lot of questions for you but for right now I want you to relax and rest. I know you just woke up but sleep will be best for you to avoid talking. Nurse Kathy will administer something for the soreness of your throat and I'll be by to check on you within the hour." the woman nodded before lying back in the bed. Dr. Remington inclined his head toward the hallway indicating me to follow him. "I'll be right back" I say before following the doctor outside. "Kathy I'm going to pass your patients along to some of the other nurses and I want you stay in the room with our resident Jane Doe just to monitor her. The extent of her injuries were server as well as the amount of time she was in a coma state could have left lasting effects and I want to monitor her just in case." He said writing down his notes on the woman's chart. He handed me the vial of pain meds he wanted me to administer and walked off to give his orders. I walked back into the room and added the medication to the protein mixture that has been feeding the woman for the past 10 years. "This should help ease the pain and allow you to rest. I'll be here in the room with you if you need anything okay?" I say to her as she nods, the medicine already beginning to take affect her eyes drifting closed. I hope when she wakes up we all would be able to get the answers we had been waiting 10 years to receive. Avani- The smell of corn dogs and funnel cakes wafted around us along with the sounds of people screaming on the carnival rides as we walk hand in hand through the fair grounds. After our sexual escapade along the beach we ended up at this family owned pizzeria not too far from the beach. Turns out we had a lot more in common than we had originally realized. We both liked the same kind of pizza toppings as well as having the same taste in music to having similar tastes in hunting styles. We were having a great time in each other's company but one question keeps nagging at the back of my mind, feeding at my insecurities. It wouldn't go away so I forced myself to ask him. "Can I ask you something?" I ask shyly afraid of what he was going to say to me, before taking a bite of my food. "Ask away darlin'" Trace said said in a cheesy southern accent causing me to giggle. "Okay so you seriously loose points for that horrible accent Trace" I say after I stop laughing. "My accent was not horrible you just don't appreciate fine comedy love" he teased before getting serious again. I decided to ask before I lost my nerve "Why were you so opposed to mating with me?" He stopped in mid bite his eyes going wide as the smile slipped from his face. He lowered his pizza slice to his plate and looked at me as he tried to figure out how to answer my question before he adverted his eyes. "It was never really nothing against you. I wanted to be able to make my own choice as to who my mate would be but instead the choice was taken from me. I wanted to be Blaze so badly in that instant because even if the fates choose who our perfect partner is he still got the choice of going through every other woman to find her. You were picked for me. But the fates had a sense of humor because not only were you picked for me by our parents but also by the gods as well." he smiled running his finger across the top of my hand. "I can respect that I guess" I say giving him a small side smile as we polished off the last slices of pizza. We hadn't wanted our night to end just yet after dinner so that's how we ended up here at the carnival. We had ridden every ride on the grounds and Trace had even managed to win me a little stuffed puppy by filling a balloon with water the fastest. It wasn't until 1 AM that we finally decided to call it a night and head back to the hotel. We drove back in happy silence, holding hands over the middle console until we made it back to the city. Parking the car neither of us were eager to get out and join the rest of the pack. "I had a lot of fun tonight Trace. Thanks for rescuing me tonight. Your different when it's just me and you." I say turning toward him. He sighed before answering me, "I guess when its just me and you I feel like I'm not being forced to be someone I'm not. it goes back to what I said earlier about being forced to choose you. When it's just us I feel like I can just be me. We aren't put into the position where we always have to live up to the expectation of everyone else. We can just be Avani and Trace." He said gripping my hand in his tighter. "In this moment right now I feel like a normal 21 year old man instead of a werewolf prince. I would..." he started to say before a loud knock interrupted his words. "Fuck!" he muttered under his breath as we turned and saw Rachel, Aimee, Tyree and Blaze waiting on us outside the truck. "If you two are done with your lovers get away we need to talk!" Rachel yelled. "So goes our night" I say softly before opening the car door. Trace- Avani and I got out of the car, making sure we grabbed whatever was left behind from our night before facing the small group surrounding us. "Rachel what is it that you feel we need to talk about?" I ask her folding my arms across my chest. "How about the fact that you said you were going to make time for me on this trip. How about the fact that you ran off all night with this fat bitch who isn't your girlfriend!" she yelled getting in my face. Tyree moved to say something the same time that I did but before we could even get words out of our mouths Avani pushed her small body between Rachel and I. She was standing toe to toe with her which wasn't an easy feat considering the fact that Avani was a good 8 inches shorter than Rachel. "First off bitch who are you calling fat? Just because I choose not to miss a meal unlike your anorexic ass doesn't mean I'm fat. Second last I checked he wasn't your man anymore. Reality check he never was. All you were was something to keep his dick wet until it was time to fulfill our duty to our packs." Avani said pushing Rachel back out of our space. Watching her go into alpha bitch mode for the first time had to be one of the biggest turn ons I had ever seen. Over Rachel's shoulder I saw Tyree and Blaze fighting to hold back their grins and Aimee's indifferent face and had to fight back my own smile. "Oh please. The only reason he's even paying your short, fat big bootyed ass any kind of attention is because he has to. Its his job to keep you entertained so that you can combine the packs but I'm the one he really wants" Rachel said matter of factly. "Oh really? Because that's not what he was saying earlier when he had me spread out in the back of the truck eating my pussy like it was his last meal. Isn't he good at that?" she said with a smug side smile. By this time their argument had attracted more people and a chorus of oooh's and laughs came up from the crowd. Next thing we all knew a loud crack echoed around us as Rachel slapped Avani across the face. Before any of us could intervene, Avani let out an in human growl and launched herself at Rachel sending them both tumbling to the ground. Avani- I had no idea what had come over me. It's like seeing Tyree brought her word from earlier rushing back to me and for the first time ever I decided I was done taking shit from everybody. For the first time I was going to fight back. When Rachel slapped me it was like a blanket of red draped itself over my mind and my wolf took control, propelling me toward her. We hit the ground and I started swinging landing blow after blow on the woman I had pinned underneath me. Rachel wasn't even trying to defend herself really she was just trying to protect her face until she realized that her legs were still free. She pulled her legs up to her chest and planted them full force into my stomach, kicking out sending me back into the SUV that wasn't too far behind us my back hitting it with such force I'm surprised I didn't feel some ribs break. Standing back up ignoring the pain I felt in both my stomach and my back, I was about to launch myself at Rachel again when somebody grabbed me around my waist. I fought against them trying to get free but their grip on my body was too strong. "Vonni you need to calm down, it's over, you won look at her. I'm pretty sure you broke her nose." Trace whispered in my ear as his hold tightened some more pulling me to his chest. That was when I noticed the blood pouring from Rachel's nose. Seeing that I drew blood was enough to get my wolf to settle done and under control. I sagged against Trace as the last of my fight left me, my body becoming a rag doll finding it hard to stand on my own two feet. "Tyree can you help me get her to her room please?" I hear him ask but my mind is shutting down becoming a huge blank. I honestly don't remember them walking me into the hotel nor do I remember the elevator ride or even getting into my room. Tyree gently guided me down on the bed, my muscles screaming in protest as the bed dipped under her weight as well. "Hey Ty can you stay with her for a little bit?" he asked standing in the door way. "Yeah she'll be fine go one and do what you have to do. I'll stay with her and help her get to bed. Don't worry." Tyree said. Trace just nodded, coming to lay a gentle kiss on my forehead before walking out of the room leaving Tyree and I alone. Tyree- Avani was the one that broke the silence first. "You know I really want to be mad at you Ty. You hurt my feelings badly. I can take a lot from a lot of people but hearing that stuff from somebody who is supposed to have my back hurt a lot." She said from her position stretched out on the bed. "Avani I am so sorry. Sorry for how it came out not for what I said. I've known you since we were little kids and I've sat here and watched the others treat you like your less than you are. They treat you like you're not the alphas daughter they have no respect for you and I'm sick of watching you have to go through that and not standing up for yourself. You are an alpha, meant to lead. Don't be comfortable to just stay in your bubble and let everyone else lead you." I say. She sighed "Ty I forgive you. I understand that you only said what you did to get me to pull my head out of my ass. I do need to start acting like the alpha I am. Its like when I attacked Rachel it snapped something inside of me, some primal desire to be in charge and dominate over her." she said sitting up. "Girl you were kicking her ass until she decided to bring her feet into the mix. Trace just about had a fit when you hit the truck." I say giggling. "That may have something to do with how we bonded tonight. I'm m pretty sure it's Trace." She said smiling before grimacing in pain. "Come one girl. Let's get you soaking in a nice bubble bath to ease the pain. You can tell me all about how he ate your pussy like it was his last meal from there" I say laughing. 'I'm glad I got my best friend back' I thought as I helped her into the bathroom. Trace- I caught up to my brother and Rachel outside in the hall way and immediately pinned Rachel against the wall cutting off her air supply. "Trace man let her..." Blaze started to say before I shot him the look of death over my shoulder. 'Keep quiet little brother. I have business to settle' I thought to him as my grip on Rachel's throat tightened. Blaze put his hands up in surrender backing away from me as I turned back to the woman against the wall clawing at my hand to get free. "I'm going to say this once and only once if you touch or even speak to my mate the wrong way again I will kill you before you have a chance to blink. Do you understand me?" I growl squeezing even tighter until she nods before I release her throat, leaving her gasping for air on the hotel floor to ponder my words. Avani- A knock on the door is what drew me out of the light sleep I was in. my muscles screamed in protest as I got up off the bed and shuffled slowly to the door, already having a good idea who was on the other side. "Can I come in?" Trace asked softly when I opened the door. I moved to the side allowing him access into the room letting him shut the door behind him before I started my painful walk back to the bed. "Hey champ how are you feeling?" he asked jokingly taking a seat on the floor at my feet. "I've never been better." I say trying to crack a smile but my facial muscles were aching in pain. "But in all seriousness who knew fighting could be so painful." I say to him as his hand came up to stroke my bruised cheek. "Avani I am so sorry. I could kill her for doing this to you. Just say the word and I'll end her..." he started to growl his eyes glowing a golden yellow as his wolf threatened to take over. "Hey! Look at me. I'm going to be fine. I didn't break any bones nor did she draw blood so in my book this is a win. I've already begun to heal. I'm just tired more than anything," I say. "If you're tired I should go and let you get some rest." He said getting up. "No wait please... Can you stay with me tonight? I really just want to fall asleep with you... that is if you don't mind." I say softly feeling stupid for needing him around me. Trace didn't say anything, instead kicked his shoes off and pulled off his shirt before pulling the covers back on the bed allowing me to get in before sliding in after me. He pulled my body close kissing the top of my head. The last words I heard before I drifted off to sleep were "good night pretty girl. Sweet dreams." Kathy Lee- Jane Doe woke back up a few hours later just as Dr. Remington walked back in the room. "How are you feeling now ma'am?" he asked checking her vital signs again before pulling a chair up to the other side of her bed. To Love a Wolf Ch. 07 "I...I... I'm okay. How did I end up here?" she asked in a soft voice almost too low for us to hear. "You were found outside the hospital beaten almost to the point of death by Nurse Kathy here. I was and still am your attending Dr. Your injuries consisted of a fractured femur, a broken collar bone, several broken ribs as well as a fractured skull and a severe concussion. You've been in a coma for the last 10 years." "I don't remember anything leading up to that. The last thing I remember is spending the day with my husband and our daughter. We had taken her with us to go shopping for things we would need for... out of town guests and spent the day together as a family in the city before going home." she explained looking between Dr. Remington and me. "That's good that you can remember things that happened before your accident. When you were found you didn't have any form of identification on your person and no missing persons claim has been filed for some one that fits your description. Can you give us your name if you remember or your husband's name so that we know where to start looking to find him so we can notify him and your daughter of your where abouts?" I ask her, excited to finally have a name and a story to the woman I had taken care of for so long. "Of course. My husband's name is Robert Chambers and my name is Trinity Chambers." Shocking isn't it? I know a lot of you guys are happy Avani finally put her alpha bitch on and more of that is certainly coming. Hopefully in Chapter 8 I can help you guys dig a little deeper into who the mystery person is and what they have against Avani and Trace. I'm shooting for having that done before my school quarter starts at the end of the month. As always leave feedback and comments -SP