3 comments/ 16191 views/ 12 favorites Far From Ordinary By: PocketBlunt She ran down the stairs and barrelled through the heavy iron door, then halted to a stop. Fuck! I'm late again, she thought. Quickly looking at her cell phone, which read that she was in fact a little bit more than late, she cursed loudly. Well better late than never, she snorted. Odette was late for a meeting with her sister Claire, again. Claire is the younger sibling of Odette, different fathers, is in the midst of planning a mating ceremony to the leader of a smaller pack. Odette is still trying to grasp the fact her younger sister, by 2 years, has already found the love of her life before she herself even got the chance to start looking. When first meeting them, the two could pass for twins, with their mannerisms and personality. When actually taking a look at the pair, you would say they couldn't be more opposite in physical appearance. Odette is taller, about 5'8, and has got long straight black hair, with a lithe, but toned body, here eye's are an unusual and rare colour of violet, a colour she shared with her mother. In contrast, Claire with her oh-so intimidating height of 5'3, light blonde hair with blue eyes the shade of faded jeans, and a body with a little bit more curve to it then Odette's. Together, they are a force to be reckoned with. Inseparable since the birth of Claire, the two have endured quite a lot. Their mother died only but two years before. A terrible car accident, even with her healing abilities gifted to her by the were race, her neck had snapped and she died instantly. Although the wounds are still fresh, Odette & Claire have helped each other heal emotionally, & have become stronger sisters along the way. Well here goes, Odette sighed. She pushed the wide white doors open, her palms face up and arms spread out. "I've finally arrived!" She exclaimed, a little bit too enthusiastic, for the people in the room did not appreciate it seeing as she was already 30 minutes late. "It's about damn time, and my god couldn't you have dressed up a little for the evening?" Claire asked, as her eye brows rose. Odette had on a pair of sweatpants and a white tank top that plastered on her body, hair loose and flowing. "Sorry, everything was a blur on my rush to get over here on time." She laughed at her own joke. Even though she was mad at her sister for being so late, Claire laughed too. They embraced each other for a moment and got down to business. For the next couple hours, Odette helped Claire out with family to invite and friends as well etc. By the time they were finished Odette realized she was late for something else, a meeting with HER pack & their leader, Christian. "Shit shit, I got to go NOW. I'm late again, big surprise there. I've got a pack meeting, and Christian is going to be so pissed that I'm late!" She spoke quickly, while gathering her bag and almost bursting out the door, yet again. For someone so tardy and almost clumsy, she was quite a good fighter and had unique abilities that could match some of the best men in their pack, even Christian. She threw on the sweater she had in her bag, then bolted to the elevator and jumped in. While the door was closing a woman slipped through. One she was too familiar with already, Natalie. Great, this will be fun, she thought sarcastically. Natalie belonged to the same pack as Odette, but was of lesser rank. Natalie was drop dead gorgeous, and a total bitch to boot. She believed Christian was her toy, and she could play with him like a dog with a bone. But she was sadly mistaken. Natalie has been rejected publically by Christian more times than Odette would care to count, but she just kept going back for more. Even though her prissy behaviour was unattractive, she still managed to get the guys drooling over her like a big sack of meat. Odette had a higher rank because not only could she fight, she had some other special abilities too that was an extreme benefit to the pack, and Christian knew this, but that didn't stop him from taunting her with Natalie more often than necessary. As Natalie slipped in through the doors so gracefully, Odette could've sworn she heard her make a disgusted scoffing sound in the back of her throat. Well takes on to know one, Odette yelled in the back of her mind. Sometimes she envied Natalie, but then she remembered how much of a bitch she was and shook it off as a moment of hysteria. "I see you're late for the pack meeting, what a shock." Natalie simply stated. "I was busy, what does it matter to you, you're not there either." In fact why wasn't Natalie there? "I'm not there because I choose not to be there, it's always boring anyways. If Christian gets mad because I missed the stupid meeting he can just teach me a lesson later." Natalie winked at the end of the sentence. Ugh, Odette thought, you wish he would touch you. In the back of her mind though, Odette knew that it was time Christian did find a mate, in fact it was a bit late for him, he'd have to do it shortly or pack would have something to say about it. Odette had always thought of Christian as gorgeous, but all the bickering got in the way of what might become a future mating. He loved to taunt her, and more times than once he'd gone a little too far, and so had she. They've also gotten to the point where pack members have had to step in because they would actually start a fight over something small and insignificant like coffee beans. Even though Christian had rejected Natalie many times, she still saw the look of lust in his eyes when Natalie walked into a room, and that feeling struck a chord in her. She wanted that, she wanted to be the cause of that look in his eyes. But she knew it wasn't possible, she wasn't like Natalie, she couldn't catch men's attention like that, or so she thought. When the elevator door opened Natalie brushed past Odette in an almost rude manor, and glanced back at Odette's clothing and did another one of those disgruntled scoffs and added to it a wicked smile. Whatever. Odette stepped out into the cold night and started walking & thinking about her sisters mating. Then while she was walking, she just turned a corner, and then she was suddenly knocked to the ground brutally. Her back hit the ground with an ugly thud, which shot pain right up to her head. What the fuck, she thought. As she was being helped up with the hand of her bulldozer, she met the cold eyes of a young man. She knew that he was were by catching his scent, but she still felt an unfamiliar chill creep up on her while in his presence. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to crash into you like that, I should've watched where I was going." She said, while idly rubbing her lower back. Her head was throbbing for it lightly bounced off the cement ground. "No, no it was completely my fault, are you alright?" He trailed off while looking her up and down, with a strange look in his eyes. Could it have been hunger? "Nah, I'm fine, but I must run I'm late as it is, good-bye!" She yelled the last word as she started walking in the direction of her home. When she arrived at the gates to the house, she leaned up against the wall and pulled herself together. "Fuck, my head hurts", she hissed at herself. She was beginning to slump against the wall, but she bolted upright and walked in the gates of the house and started trudging it up the driveway. I can't let Christian see me, he'll tear me a new one for being late, she swore loudly as the pain in her head kept throbbing. She finally got to the door, and walked inside. She had to walk right past the huge board room in which the meeting was being held, and of course the door was open. Although it wasn't really a door, just two huge pieces of wood, hung to the wall that were never really open or shut. As she started walking slowly towards the stairs that were steps away, when a loud voice yelled and scared her so much she jumped, but she caught herself. The voice was Christian. "Where the fuck have you BEEN?!" He roared. "I depend on you Odette, and you can't even show up on time for a meeting, get your ass in here and explain!" She turned around and tightened the hood around her shoulders so it didn't show the tears that had slid down earlier, making her eyes a little red and puffy. She walked in the room and saw all of the disapproving looks of her fellow pack members. As she went to go sit down, her head started spinning again and she wobbled a little bit, everyone in the room noticed. "Are you kidding me? You show up late for a meeting and you're halfway hammered? Please sit down and tell us this evenings events." Christian said in a dangerously low voice, but everyone could hear. "I-I'm not hammered, but-" she started, but didn't get the chance to finish, Natalie, the stupid bitch, cut her off. "Right, that's why I saw you stumbling up the driveway, and talking to yourself" she stated, with just a hint of smile to her face. "My god Odette, I'm starting to rethink your position, maybe I should take you down a peg or two for lack of obedience" Christian said, his anger still clear. Even though it was almost inaudible, Odette still heard it. Under her breath Natalie had said "She doesn't deserve her rank anyways." At this, Odette stood up, ripped off her hood and shouted, "I happened to hit my head off cement ground as a matter of fact, maybe that explains my wobbling because I can't fucking see straight!" Just as she finished the sentence she stepped back a little, wobbled then plunked down in the chair. She let out a painful noise as her vision blurred some more. Christian's eyes softened and he came around the table to look at her head, but when he put his hand near her, she slapped it away viciously. "Don't touch me" she spat. That's when the tears started leaking again. She rubbed her back, but the pain didn't ease "Odette, I'm sorry to have yelled at you, I was angry you didn't show up on time. Again." He sighed "It doesn't matter; I'll be fine in a couple hours. Just please stop yelling, my head is killing me and I think I have a concussion." She stated simply. She let out a sigh and turned around to start walking up the stairs to her room. When she arrived she stripped down to just her under garments, and the second her body hit the bed she was out like a light. ********************* Christian dismissed all the pack members and headed to his own bedroom. When he sat down on his bed he started undressing. How could I have been such an asshole? he thought to himself. "She was late AGAIN! Damn it, god what is wrong with me, I just yelled at a damaged woman!" he said out loud to himself. He had noticed the bump on her head, and the small trickle of blood that had leaked into her hair. Why had it hurt so much to see her in pain, and why was my wolf whining too? I hated seeing her upset, that's so strange. He thought. Although it should have, it never occurred to him why exactly he cares so much for her. I hope she's okay, I'll check on her in the morning, & just as that last thought entered his brain he laid his head on the pillow and passed out. That night both Odette and Christian shared the same dreams. Dreams involving both of them, sans clothes, in-between the sheets. Neither of them realising yet that they were meant to be mated, they just needed a little guidance. Far From Ordinary Ch. 02 Just so you know, I've never really written anything other than required school papers, and those don't take much effort. So please keep that in mind for the next couple chapters, because I'm really trying to get it done with as few mistakes as possible. To the few people who have started reading Odette, thank you for waiting! I don't plan on taking long periods of time in between chapters, this was an accident. Have fun! ************************** Odette rolled over onto her side, facing the door. Someone was taping on it, seeking entrance. "Come in" She almost yelled. In walked her best friend Lucky. Lucky, not including Claire was probably the closest with Odette. They knew everything about each other, and had clicked instantly the moment they met at the age of 7. "I heard you got pretty banged up last night." She said, while coming around to Odette's side of the bed. She sat down and ran her fingers through her friend's hair, feeling the now very small bump. "Yeah, well shit happens. I'm fine though, didn't help very much that Christian nearly took my head off when I came in. And Jesus Christ, you think Natalie would ever mind her own business." Odette ranted, the whole time intertwining her fingers behind Lucky's neck. Lucky leaned forward and kissed her friends forehead. When she pulled back she said, "Don't worry about it, Natalie doesn't have the balls to actually stand up to you, and if she did try something, you know we could take her. Even without me you could probably hold your own, I guess." Lucky joked, smiling at her friend and blinking her eyes innocently. Odette laughed and gave her friend a hug, and a kiss on the lips. Odette and Lucky have always enjoyed each other's company in more ways than one. They thought it as a different kind of relationship, one that they were both quite comfortable with, seeing as neither of them felt the need to make it public. What happens in the bedroom stays in the bedroom. Both women just need to release tensions once in a while, and they were both quite happy with how they did it. They were in love with each other's bodies. Lucky stood up, and started walking toward the door. Then she said over her shoulder, "Careful when you leave your room, Christian is looking for you." Then she was out the door. Damn, what does he want now, Odette thought. She got out of bed and walked to her closet. Time for some food. She grabbed her sponge bob boxers, which were bright yellow with various characters on them, and a black tank top. Closing the closet doors, she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror. Definitely need a shower, she thought. She didn't do a thing with her hair, just slipped on some socks and started out the door. She was walking down the staircase, when she saw two male pack members arguing over something. When Odette reached them she saw a fight was about to break out. Now's not a good time for violence, she thought as she stuck her hand out and caught the fist that would've easily broken something. "Calm down guys. It's too early for this." She spoke loudly. The man's fist she had caught, also known as Rick, looked at her in shock as she had easily caught his punch destined for Jake. "Sorry Odette, but why don't you tell Jake here that he shouldn't eat what's not HIS!" He roared. "Grow some balls Rick, its food, not diamonds. Let it go." She eyed Rick then looked over at the shaken Jake. Jake was fairly young, especially compared to Rick. And not used to Rick's temper tantrums, as he was new to the pack. She let go of the fist she had caught so gracefully, and walked over to Jake. She patted his shoulder and whispered only loud enough for him to hear, "Be careful next time, and don't let him catch you!" She giggled, and he let out a nervous laugh and then she kept walking to the kitchen. Leaning with his back against the cupboards Christian was reading the paper, and looked up when she came in. Odette stopped briefly, and then kept walking to the fridge located right beside the cupboards which he was so casually leaning against. "Hey" He said softly "Hi" She said not looking at him at all, rummaging through the fridge. "Nice shorts, very quirky" He winked when she looked up, she then laughed. "I didn't know the sponge was your thing, but thank you." She left the fridge with some ham and cheese, then looked at him. "I need the bread, can you grab it for me" He turned around, grabbed the bread and threw it back at her. "Gracias" She smiled, then frowned. What's wrong with me? This is the same guy who taunts me endlessly and throws Natalie in my face every chance he gets, Fuck this! She didn't speak another word, after she made her sandwich she walked down to the gym on the 3rd floor. Christian noted the scowl that was set on her face after their last words were shared, but he didn't want to press on about it. He'd rather not upset her sooner rather than later, because the news he had for her, was definitely going to be upsetting. Hell, even he was gonna be upset. She had just finished her sandwich when Lucky came out of nowhere, skipping until she was right in front of Odette. She then yelled the words, "Fight, right now!" Everyone looked up from their equipment. This room was huge, taking up the entire third floor, and with a large pack to tend to, it was usually occupied by at least a couple men and women. Odette smiled, and started to back away into a corner at the far end of the room. People around them stopping what they were doing and preparing to watch this. It was unusual for Odette to shift in front of others, there was really no need to, therefore not many know what she looks like when in full change. Lucky started stretching, and began to take off her clothes. The entire male portion of the gym started doing cat calls, and whistles. Lucky just smiled and watched as Odette did the same. The second Odette's clothing hit the ground, it began. Not a second was wasted before Odette was shifting into full snow leopard. In this form, she was absolutely breath taking. Her size was intimidating, at 8 feet long, and with an even more terrifying height, she caused quite a few pack members to look in awe. Lucky was in full form as well, and as gorgeous as she was, Odette stood out like crazy. Lucky was Mountain lion, although her size did not equally match Odette's, which was near impossible, her speed and grace made up for it tenfold. Every pack member is somewhat aware of what Odette is capable of. Few actually believe it, but every myth has some truth to it. Odette's mother was full blooded were, her father on the other hand was something quite complicated. He had demon ancestry, but was a more pronounced Were. Odette loves her father, and is grateful for the gifts he had bestowed upon her. Her natural ability to fight with grace that is known throughout other packs, and the mysterious mind powers that can have the strongest of beings quaking in fear. The physical she inherited from both her mother & father. The abilities that have shaken the pack from its core, that's all dads. The gift bestowed upon her is mind control. She has the unique ability to control ones actions with the blink of an eye. Although this is one serious ability, Odette is still exploring her limits, and doesn't often use it unless necessary. Lucky & Odette are not exactly fighting equals, but they sure do make things interesting. Odette charges towards Lucky, leaping halfway towards her, she spreads out her paws and unsheathes every claw. Lucky is not blind, and dodges the lazy attack with ease. Lucky then throws her body weight in the direction of Odette, and hits her at full force. Odette stumbles slightly, but can take the weight. Odette swipes her legs and manages to get a surprised Lucky on her back. With her on her back, neck bared, it's no longer a fair match. Size alone is a factor but if they were actually fighting Odette would've won while Lucky was still running towards her. Shifting back into human form, Odette helps Lucky up then they both grab their clothes and start putting them on. Then, one man approaches the two and places his hands dangerously close to Odette's backside. She whirls around and finally realizes that it's Jesse. With his arms now surrounding Odette's waist he's in close proximity to her body. The sweating and heavy breathing did not bode well for Odette. "Hey O, that was some nice fighting. I bet you're a real wild one in-between the sheets. Why don't you come around to my room later and we'll find out." He winked, then started rubbing his hands up and down her sides. Odette's hands started pushing uncomfortably against his chest, trying to put as much distance between them as possible. "Jesse get away from me please, before I nail your balls to the ceiling" She snapped. More than once she's had a bad experience with jesse, and she would rather not have another in such a public place. "Oh no, don't say that Odette, I know you don't mean it," he then leaned in closer and whispered for her ears only, "I know you'd really like me to fill that empty space between your legs sweetheart, and one day your gonna come to me begging ." He expressed each word by travelling his right hand closer and closer to the front of her shorts. So close the heat of her centre it was was making his fingers tingly. At this, Odette pulled away from his grasp, and put enough distance between them that it was easy for her to take her right knee and slam it in between his legs. He let out aloud shout that the attention of every pack member in the room. He healed quickly though, because he then had her pinned up against the wall with her throat underneath his forearm. "Try that shit again, and I will not hesitate to take you right where you stand." He hissed through clenched teeth. Odette let out a bitter laugh and brought her knee up once again, but aimed it for his stomach. It was a lazy move and Jesse caught it with his arm. She was now pinned beneath this giant man and had nowhere to go and the arm over her throat was getting irritating. She didn't want to do it, but she didn't really care about the consequences. She forced him off her with her mind gently. He pulled both his arms away, all the while looking at them in shock. When he was completely off her, she turned and walked away, letting her control over him slip. Jesse was pissed, really pissed. He stalked up towards her, and just before he reached out and grabbed her hair someone yelled, "ENOUGH!!" All eyes were now on the man who belonged to that voice, Christian. "Odette I want to see you in my corridors right now." He said. Then he turned and started off in the direction of his rooms. Odette was a little relieved, now she had an actually reason to leave the gym instead o kicking the shit out of Jesse. She started walking in the direction Christian had left, only to realize she needed a shower. She switched directions and hopped in one of the stalls. When she was done she towelled off and walked upstairs to meet her leader. When she got to the top of the stairs, she heard voices, so instead of walking in she stood and listened at the doors. "Natalie, I don't have time for this right now, so will you get yourself up and off my desk. Odette is on her way up here, and I've got to talk to her about something important, so it would be really nice if you leave." Christian was saying, rather frustrated. "Fine, I really don't know what you see in her anyways. She's not exactly much to look at, if you know what I mean." As Natalie said this her voice was getting closer to the door, so Odette backed away and hid around the corner. Just as she got out of view, Natalie bursted out the doors, wearing next to nothing, unless you count the skirt she was wearing, which wasn't much to begin with. Or the little halter top which left nothing to the imagination. When she was gone, Odette could barely control her emotions. What did she mean by what he sees in me? I didn't even know he was looking close enough at me to notice I'm alive! Odette thought. Her anger was flaring too at what Natalie had said about Odette. "Bitch." She whispered. Stepping through the doors Natalie had just exited out of, she saw Christian standing & running his hands through his hair. He looked like he was about to kill someone. "Um, hi?" Odette said calmly. He turned around, and if she wasn't mistaken he was taking in quite an eyeful. She was more casually dressed than Natalie. She wore faded jeans and a white tank top. "You wanted to see me?" She asked, trying to ignore his gaze by looking around the room. It was filled with books, and papers neatly organized. "Oh, yeah. Sit down." He said, gesturing to the couch to his left. It was facing another identical to it. As she sat down, he joined her and sat facing Odette. "I brought you here to discuss something that has just recently been brought to my attention." He started. "what does it have to do with me?" She asked, getting a little bit nervous. "You remember last night obviously right? Well the were you had bumped into is actually an alpha of another neighbouring pack. . ." he trailed off. "Does he want me to like apologize again for what happened or something?" She fronwed, and looked at Christian trying to decipher what he was going to say next. "Well, this is kind of hard for me to say, and I'm having a hard time dealing with it myself." He was really struggling with this, he wasn't even looking at her now. "Christian, spit it out before I beat it out of you" She said, really nervous now. "He wants you as his mate. He's been searching for one for awhile now, and he thinks you are the perfect match. He told me pass the message on, and you will be expected tomorrow evening." Christian finished, and then exhaled a huge breath. He was waiting for an explosion, no, he was praying for one. He didn't want to give up one of his most trusted & strong pack members, a pack member who he has now realized he wants around. To his surprise, Odette was quiet. She was looking down at her hands, but when she looked up into Christians eyes, he realized she was quite angry "How could you just let him talk you into letting me go, does my place in this pack mean NOTHING to you, or the fact that he could not ask me himself. I am not just some object to be thrown around" She yelled. What Odette did next was totally unexpected. She stood up, walked over to Christian, and smacked him across the face so hard It made her hand sting. She stood there, and then turned around and walked out the door. Far From Ordinary Ch. 03 Hey again guys, I would just like to send a huge thank you to everyone for their amazing feedback, comments and for actually reading me! You have no idea how much it actually means to me, so THANK YOU!!! Here's chapter three, and I really tried to make it as long as I could but it's a bit harder than I thought, I end up running out of creativity nearing the end. So I apologize if it's not the desired length. Enjoy :) ************************* All Christian could do was sit back in shock. What happened only seconds ago was starting to register in his mind, so he stood up so fast he nearly knocked over the table in front of him. He whipped around the couch and out the door he just watched Odette storm out of. He was now speed walking towards Odette's room. When he reached her doors he threw them open with such force it bounced off the wall. "Odette!" He roared into the room. Out of the bathroom attached to Odette's room, came Odette, pissed off and storming right towards Christian. "Get out now." She said calmly, but her tone was crisp and full of anger. "No, I think you need to apologize for that smack across the face I don't think I deserved." He replied. At this, Odette raised her hand again, but Christian caught it with ease. "Tell me you're sorry, or I'll take you over my knee Odette, I am not above punishing your ass for disobedience." He stated, while gripping her wrist in a vice. He reached for her other wrist and kept both of them within the grasp of one of his hands. He used his other to turn her around so her back was to his front. Christian used this to his advantage and forced Odette onto her stomach. "Get the fuck off me, or I'll remove you myself!" She screamed at him, he was starting to hurt her arms. "Say it!" he yelled. Odette then kicked out at him and managed to get him in the leg, which made him loosen his hold on her arms. She turned around and smacked him yet again across the same cheek as before. "Screw you Christian, I don't deserve this shit, I've worked hard for my position in this pack, and you're about to throw it all away for some fucking alliance! You don't give a shit about me or my place, you just want to appear better to everyone else, well guess what Chris, You're a real shitty leader." She finished. She turned around and started walking towards the bathroom again, when suddenly arms were whipping her around to face this huge man. She let out a gasp, but it was muffled by Christian's mouth. Her eyes went huge, and she went completely still in his arms. He started moving his mouth against hers, trying to get her to open up. He nibbled on her bottom lip, and Odette let out a small sigh and finally gave in to the kiss. Sighing himself, Christian easily slid his hands right under her ass and lifted her so her legs were around his waist. With her in his arms he went to put her back up against the wall, all the while still kissing her with such passion Odette was curling her toes. Odette let out a muffled half moan half cry and tightened her hold on his hips. Reacting to this movement, Christian rubbed his groin right into her centre. This brought Odette back to reality. She pushed her hands at his shoulders, unwrapped her legs from Around Christians waist and slid her feet to the ground. "Why Christian?" ******************************* Andrew Cullen walked through his bedroom doors, only to be stopped in his tracks by the sight before him. A red head and a blonde were on the bed naked and enjoying each other, almost oblivious to Andrews entrance. "Rita, Chantelle get out. I'm soon to be mated, and I don't want to fool around right before she gets here." He sighed at their behaviour. Both females were hoping to be chosen as Andrews mate, and with the recent news of his mating proposal for another pack, they were rather disappointed and desperate. Every chance they got they tried to get him to change his mind. This was just another failed attempt. Rita got up and off the bed, strolled towards Andrew and put her fingers up and around his neck. "Baby, why don't you come and join me and Chantelle on the bed, have some fun." She practically purred. "No thanks Rita, I would've thought you would've given up by now, and realized I'm not interested and I never will be. Soon enough you'll have to bow down and pay respects to the Alpha bitch, so get used to getting rejected more often." "I don't bow down to anyone, and especially not some disgusting freak like Odette, don't expect anything from me Andrew, when she walks through those doors I will challenge her for the position of Alpha bitch and I WILL win." Her voice went from soft and sensual to cold and bitchy. Andrew grabbed a fistful of her hair and whispered into her ear, "Watch your tongue when talking about my mate Rita, if you want to remain a part of this pack you'll shut your mouth." He then let go of her hair. Both girls got up put on robes and walked out the doors. Andrew went right behind them, closed the doors and locked them. Finally, he thought, some peace and quiet. "Only a matter of time Odette, before you're mine." He spoke to no one in particular. Andrew was a bit late in choosing a mate, and figured it was destiny when he bumped into the gorgeous raven haired were that night. Even in the dark he knew she was breath taking, he couldn't wait to see her without the wetness and cold and in some light. Soon enough, he thought. ******************************* "Why what?" Christian asked. "Why would you send me away to mate with someone I don't even know, and then do something like this?" She said, waving her hands at the space between them. "I don't know, I- I have no idea . . ." He trailed off. "Just get out, I think you've complicated things enough already." She said "Odette, don't cut me off now. Not after what just happened, I think we should sit down and talk about this. Because if you're feeling what I'm feeling, then there's something we've been missing all this time." He said and then let out a shaky breath. "It doesn't matter now does it Christian? You've sentenced me away from this pack, this is almost worse than arranged marriage. No, this IS arranged marriage! There's nothing you can change about that now, so suck it up and get the fuck out." She said, the anger returning again. Christian knew what she was saying was right. This mating had to work, if it didn't it could start a war between the two different packs. This mating was to create an alliance, not a war. If he took it back now, who knows what could happen, and how Andrew would react. The meeting tomorrows that was set up between Odette and Andrew was just that, a meeting. To get to know each other, the plans for the mating would be done after they are better acquainted. The pack that Andrew was from was on equal level with Christians. Meaning they had a similar number of members, and equal strength, making an alliance a benefit for both. Messing that up would not bode well. Christian lowered his head in a nod, and then turned around, walked out and shut the door quietly. When the door clicked closed, Odette sank down to her knees and started to let the tears fall silently down her cheeks. Why NOW?! Why did all of this have to happen so fast? I'm expected to go off and meet with someone who wants me as a mate, and then all these feelings for Christian came out of left field. God I'm messed up. She thought sadly. She pulled herself together enough to get from the floor to the bed. She didn't bother to take off any clothes, just passed out on top of the covers. The next morning Odette woke up with a headache, and a sore arm. Everything came flooding back to her, and she regretted even opening her eyes. Today's the day that will change my life, she thought with a bitter laugh. She got up and walked towards her closet, pulled out a pair of shorts and a tank top. Putting them on, she heard her phone ring off in the background. Screw it, she thought, they can leave a voicemail. She put on her running shoes and went out her door. Getting to the main floor, she noticed a lot of stares and odd looks from a lot of the pack that was up already. Hmm, they must've heard the news. Because the mansion was on a coupe acres of forest and land, the backyard was her play ground. It was perfect for running and exploring, so it never failed to make Odette feel a little better. She stopped, took off the cap of her bottle of water that she grabbed while in the kitchen, and took a sip. When she was done she threw it on the ground and started stretching. While she was in mid-stretch a couple of guys from the pack approached her and started talking quietly until they got a little bit closer. Odette knew these guys pretty well; she saw them around enough to know their names and what their strengths are. "Hey O, we all heard about the news. We were not only a bit taken back, but disappointed too. I was hoping we could get it on before something like this happened, it's a shame really." One of them spoke up, his name is Trevor. All the while grinning like an idiot, all of the guys started laughing. "Hilarious guys, really. If you don't mind I'm gonna go for a run, why don't you guys go play with yourselves as usual hmm? Kay thanks." She said while putting her long hair up in a bun. "Aw sweetheart, were only just playing." Another one said, John. "We're all just gonna miss your fine ass around here when you leave." Trevor said aging, while staring at her backside. In fact all of them were eyeing her up and down. "Trevor, John all of you quit bothering Odette." Christian's voice boomed from a couple metres away. "Piss off Christian; I'm pretty sure I can handle myself around them." Odette snapped back. All the guys were staring at her with shock, no one talked to Christian that way. One of them coughed uncomfortably. "Watch it Odette." John Warned. "Careful of who you're talking to." "Asshole." She swore. She then took off into a run down the pathway that went through the forest, hearing all the guys whistle and call out to her. She flipped them off behind her back though, making them all laugh. When Odette finished her run, she went straight back into her room and cleaned up a bit. She slugged it to the bathroom. Turning on the shower she began to strip down, when she was fully naked, she jumped in and started to wash her hair. She got out of the bathroom and checked the clock, 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Wow that run took longer than I thought; she began getting dressed in something casual, just jeans and an army green t shirt. We'll save the more dressy stuff for tonight, for when I meet my mystery man; she let out a short laugh and began descending the stairs down to the main floor again. On her way down she happened to bump into Natalie. "Hey Odette, heard about the news. I know I act like a bitch to you and everything, but I just want you to know I'm a little bit sorry to see you go, and especially under these circumstances. I'll miss fighting with you." She winked and kept going up the stairs. Holy crap, was that Natalie being nice to me? This must be much worse than I thought. With Odette's Stomach in knots not she avoided the fridge, and went to the sink to fill a glass of water. In mid gulp, Christian walked into the kitchen. She swallowed quick, put the glass in the sink and began to walk out of the kitchen when he blocked her way. He was staring straight into her eyes as she said it, "There will be a car waiting out front for you at 6 30 tonight, just so you know." He said, and then got out of her way. She didn't say one word, just brushed right past him and headed for the family room, where the TV and other stuff was located. Spotting Lucky on the couch already she went to sit beside her. When she did, Lucky looked up with pity and sadness in her eyes. "Don't say it, I know it's really shitty but I don't want to hear it right now." Odette pleaded while leaning into her friend. Lucky wrapped her arm around Odette's shoulders and hugged her tight to her. They watched TV together for about 10 minutes before Odette was already napping with her head on Lucky's lap. Not that she minded, she was really going to miss her friend and any moments between now and the mating will be cherished so Lucky can commit them to memory. She naturally assumed she wouldn't see very much of her best friend, it's not often packs combine with each other, and this was no exception. They stayed like that for awhile, Lucky ended up crashing there too with her head on the arm rest. When Odette woke, she looked at the clock and was a little bit shocked to find that it was already 5 in the afternoon. We must've slept for a while, she thought. She grabbed a blanket and threw it on a still sleeping Lucky. Odette got up, leaned down and kissed her friends head. Walking upstairs to get ready Odette realized that this whole mating thing was taking a toll on her, she never would've napped in the middle of the day. It was just so draining, the worrying, the fighting, and the crying. No wonder she was exhausted. Opening her door she saw her voicemail flashing. She walked over and picked up the phone to check it, it was her sister. Of course she knew already, who the hell didn't? "Hey Odette, it's me Claire. I heard the news and sweetheart, I'm really happy for you, even though I know you're probably scared shitless. I want you to know it won't be that bad, I'm here for you if you need me. Sean says hi, we both want you to be happy. All I want you to do tonight is go there with an open mind, and not be negative. I love you so much and I want to see you happy, good luck, and have fun!" I love my sister so much, she thought as one tear fell. I hope I can see her after all this. Who knows what this guy is like, maybe he's psycho. Nah, she thought, he can't be, he's an alpha. Maybe everything WILL be alright. God I hope so. Going to her closet, she decided on getting in something that's not to flashy, but pretty. She ended up picking her black suede boots with her black jeans tucked into them. On her top, she wore a v neck sweater the colour of her eyes, violet. She put on some light make-up, and left her hair flowing down her back, and shaping her face. She looked pretty damned good. Okay, now just to make it down the stairs, she thought. Open mind, positive, she chanted in her head. She let out a large breath, flipped her hair, grabbed her bag and walked out her bedroom door. She actually made it down the stairs before anyone saw her, but when she got to the doors the same guys as before happened to be walking in. "Damn O, you look fine." John said, all of them nodding in agreement. "Thanks guys, wish me luck cause I'm definitely gonna need some." She winked and walked down the stairs to the car that was already waiting. Okay hold it together Odette, you can do this. She opened the passenger side of the black SUV, and sat beside a man she assumed was the chauffer. "Hi, I guess you know where you're taking me." She asked "Of course, you're in for quite a night Miss; I bet that you'll like Mr. Cullen right away." He smiled and started to pull out of the drive. For and older fellow, he was quite clever. When they pulled into the drive of an even bigger mansion than the one she was accustomed to, she looked around. This place was massive, made of brick, looking older but beautiful. Surrounded by forest, but not hiding the beauty of this architecture. Odette was a little bit surprised by such a beautiful landscape. When they stopped, the Chauffer, who she found out was named Jeffery, came around the side and opened the door for her. "Thank you Jeff." She said with a smile. "Oh my, he really did a good job picking you, if you don't mind me saying Miss." He said, grinning. "You're too kind Jeff, but thank you again. Now do I just walk through these front doors to meet him, or what?" She asked curiously. "Oh no, he'll come to get you right here, just you wait." He laughed and got back into the car, pulling away and down the drive where they just had come from. That's odd, why would he want to come and get me out here? She pondered. The light from the doorstep was bright enough that it lit up the small set of stairs and flowers around them, it was quite pretty actually. Just as she bent to look at the flowers she heard someone chuckling behind her, she turned around and saw a man standing in front of her, smiling and gazing at her sidelong. "Well hello Odette, I am Andrew. The man who requested you're company this evening." He said in a deep, sexy voice. When he stepped into the light, she got a full view of this gorgeous man, Standing at the same height as Christian, with dirty blonde longish hair, a build that screamed pure male, and a smile that was infectious. Odette smiled right back, she couldn't help it. "Oh, hey there. You have a lovely house; you look a lot different in the light as opposed to in the middle of the night and when it's pouring rain." She grinned, and he grinned back. "You're more beautiful then I remember, I'm so happy you're here. Shall we?" He put out his arm, and Odette took it. They strolled through the big oak doors of the mansion, and into a beautifully lit entrance. He took her bag, and put it down on a bench. When they took about 10 steps into the house, they were greeted by several other people, she assumed pack members. They were all just starring at her, making her uncomfortable, and she started to fidget. Andrew took notice and sent them off with a wave of his hand. "Thank you, that was a bit awkward." She said, blushing. "I know what you mean, and it's okay. Now, what would you prefer, we go for a walk or wait until after dinner?" He inquired, still smirking. "How about after dinner?" She answered, smiling back of course. "Sure, I hope you like steak." "I definitely do." They got into the dining room, and it was neatly set up for two people. They sat down and began conversation, about 10 minutes into it someone burst through the doors yelling and screaming. It was Rita unfortunately. "You think you can come in here and take what is rightfully mine, you stupid bitch." She yelled in Odette's direction. Rita's screaming had brought quite a bit of attention, and many pack members had come to find out what was going on, before anyone had noticed there was a crowd of people in the living room. Andrew stood up, and started walking towards Rita, but before he could reach her, before anyone could reach her, she reached behind her back and pulled out a knife. She pulled her arm back and threw it forward, aiming for Odette. Odette had stood up when the commotion started, so her entire body was unshielded and defenceless. She didn't know what to do, she had no time to react, even her mind couldn't function properly. Then, a pain filled scream pierced the air. Far From Ordinary Ch. 04 Hey there everyone. I would like to apologize for the long delay in posting this chapter. School sucks right now, and so does life pretty much. But I would like to send a massive thank you to everyone who emailed me curious about when I'm gonna update, it feels waayyy too good. I know what it feels like to find that an author has walked away from a story for a while, and again I am so sorry. I hope this can satisfy your curiosity. I still haven't gotten an editor, so I apologize for any mistakes but this was a little bit rushed. THANK YOU ALL SOOO MUCH =) I really hope you enjoy this. ************************** Christian paced the length of his room so many times, he lost count. I shouldn't have let her go so easily, I basically told her to leave, Christian thought to himself angrily. Running his hands through his hair, he stopped pacing and looked out his window into the dark and cloudy night. What I wouldn't give to be in Odette's mind right this minute. . . ************************** Shock, that's the only thing Odette's mind was registering. Only then did she realize the loud scream that had pierced the air, was from her. When Rita had flung the knife at Odette, Rita hadn't put enough force into the throw to have done serious damage, but that didn't stop Odette from using her mind to stop it before it made it's way to her. Odette had stopped the knife just in time and it now stayed just inches form her upper body. She started to shake and then let the knife fall to the ground. The remaining people in the dining room just stared at Odette, jaws wide open. She looked down at the now ruined dinner, and sighed. "Well that was interesting." She said "Odette I am so incredibly sorry for that outburst. Are you alright? ." He asked. His voice was full of concern and anger. He strode towards her and reached for her arm, but she jerked it back. "I think I've overstayed my welcome, and extremely so by the looks of it. If you'll call Jeffery I'll be out of your way in no time." She said. What a great way to start off, she thought bitterly. She was a bit shocked at the behaviour targeted at her; she knew she wouldn't be accepted into the pack right away, which was obvious. But this was an extreme, she couldn't believe what had just happened. "Odette, you don't have to leave. I truly am sorry for Rita's behaviour, but that is no excuse. Stay with me and maybe we can salvage what's left of this evening. Charles," Andrew raised his left hand and a gorgeous dark haired man stepped forward, "Get me a glass of fresh water for Odette." The man nodded, and then walked out the door. "Andrew, nothing can save this night. I've cause quite an uproar, and managed to draw quite a bit of attention." As she said this she looked around and the 15 or so pack members who were full out staring at either her, or Andrew. Finally noticing her discomfort Andrew turned around and said, "Everyone leave us. Now." With one wave of his hand, everyone filed out the door and shut it behind them. "There, is that better?" He asked, smirking. "Thank you, but that doesn't change what's happened here tonight Andrew, one of YOUR pack members came barging in here and tried to kill me." She said raising both her hands in the air. Andrew took hold of them and looked into her eyes. "I cannot apologize enough for that, it is totally unacceptable. There should not be any other issue that will arise in the near future. Something like this has never happened before, and it never will again. " He finished quickly desperately trying to get her to change his mind. He rubbed her fingers in between his, then his face broke out into a smile. She couldn't help but to smile back. "Fine, but I think I've lost my appetite. How about that walk?" she asked. There was a knock at the door, it was Charles. Andrew went to him and thanked him for retrieving the the glass. He brought it over and handed it to Odette. She took a large gulp and place the glass down on the table. "I think the walk is a perfect idea. It's nice this time of night." He replied. He wrapped the wound carefully after fully cleaning it, even though in a short while it will be healed completely. He finished quickly and stood up in front of Odette, holding out his hand. She accepted it and they both strode out the door hand in hand. They made their way into the backyard, although it was too big to be called just a yard. It must've stretched out at least a couple acres in every direction, great for running. During their walk that evening, Odette learned quite a bit about Andrew and his life. She learned that his parents live over in Europe, and enjoy coming down to visit their son once a year. Andrew has 2 other siblings, his sister Hannah and a brother Thomas. Hannah lives in Canada and has been for the last 10 years or so. His brother Thomas just became a pack Alphas second in command not too long ago, and he resides in Canada as well. Each at different ends, as to not get in each other's ways. From the sounds of things Andrew had a happy childhood, and grew up to be a good man. There was no significant tragedy in his life, and he seemed to be a generally normal and outgoing man. Not too bad, thought Odette. Nearing the end of the night, Odette walked back to the front of the house with Andrew, hands still intertwined. Odette couldn't help but feel there was still something a little bit strange about this set up, and she wasn't completely sure what to think of Andrew yet, but that could still definitely change. They said their good-bye's, and Odette managed to peck him on the cheek before she got into the car. The ride home was quiet, too quiet, and it only left Odette to her thoughts. Why do I feel so comfortable with Andrew already? She thought. Odette realized then that she was comfortable with Andrew enough to joke, and talk, but there was no physical attraction. Yes, Andrew was one gorgeous man, but Odette just felt odd thinking about being mated with him, it was too awkward. He was a great friend, but could Odette mate with him and make it more than that? Is it possible? She would have to wait and see, but Odette still had a doubt in her mind. ************************** When Odette got home she walked straight up the stairs in the direction of her room, but before she could get there she managed to spot Christian leaning against the wall beside her door. "Can I help you?" Odette asked, with one hand on her hip. "I Heard you come in and I thought I'd talk to you about what happened earlier today." "No thank you, I'm tired and I have really missed my bed." She sighed and then walked towards her door. "Please Odette, it needs to be done. I'm truly afraid that my time with you is running out." He Pleaded. Odette opened her room door and waved him in, looking defeated. Might as well be sooner rather than later, she thought. Christian sat down on her bed and watched her as she put away her stuff. She stood directly across from him, giving her an advantage. He who sits on the bed wants to come off as harmless I see, she noted. "Listen Odette, what happened today was unfair to both you and me, but mostly you. I know what happened shouldn't have happened, but it did." He held up his hand as Odette went to speak, "let me finish what I was going to say." He pleaded. "Odette, I don't know what I would have done without you in this pack. You are an amazing fighter, with or without your special ability, and I DO value you as a pack member. What you have to understand is if I don't make this alliance with Andrew Cullen's pack it could cause problems for us. Now he has agreed to make this alliance on the condition that he gets to meet you, and gain a mate in the process." He took a breath. "What I don't understand is the timing of all this. Of course this had to happen right as I find there are feelings for you deeper than I thought. So this causes a more pressing issue, I don't want to leave you for Andrew to take care of, I want you here. But I don't have a say in this anymore, but I just want you to know that I wish this could be undone, truly I do. I will miss you and think of you when you're gone. I'm sorry Odette, I really am." He finished and let out a giant breath. Odette just sat there staring at the floor, digesting everything he just said to her. Movement caught her eye and she realized Christian was getting up to leave. "Wait." She said quickly. Christian turned around and looked straight into her violet eyes. He waited to hear what she was going to say. "It's been a rough day, for BOTH of us. You're right though, this was bad timing. As for the feelings thing, I thought that was just me, but its nothing huge right? I'm also sorry too for my behaviour. I was out of line, you're not a bad leader and I know you're trying to do what's best for the pack. I appreciate you coming to me and clearing the air, it made me feel a little bit better." She cracked a small smile, and Christian smiled back. "So how did the date go?" He asked innocently. "It was okay. I got a knife thrown at me, but i managed to stop it before it got to me. It's not as bad as it sounds, I swear!" She held up her hands in defense as Chris came to look at her more closely, inspecting. "Other than that it was actually kind of nice. Andrew is a great guy, but I find it hard to picture me mating him. But that'll probably change." She shrugged her shoulders. Christian tried to fight the anger that bubbled up inside him at the thought of Andrew mating Odette. She was right though, Christian had met with Andrew once already and he was a nice guy. That didn't change Christian's feelings towards him. "Sure." Christian sad a little bit too sharply. He was clenching his fists until the knuckles started to turn white. "What's wrong Christian?" Odette asked as she took off her clothes to get ready for bed. She wasn't ashamed to change in front of Christian, it was pretty much normal to see others sans clothes and such. When she was finished dressing she turned around to see Christian's whole demeanor had changed. He looked at her as she fully turned around, raking her from head to toe with his eyes. "Nothing's wrong, I just don't like the idea of Andrew touching you, or seeing what I see every day." He said as he licked his lips. "Christian now is not the time to be thinking those thoughts." She narrowed her eyes at him and crossed her arms over her chest. He took one step forward, Odette didn't budge. "Please, let me just kiss you once more." He pleaded. Taking one more step closer, he was almost in reaching distance. One more step, and he was a couple inches from her face. Reaching his hand out he touched her loose hair and twirled it between his fingers before letting it fall straight back down. Then he moved in and pressed his lips slowly to hers. She stiffened, but then relaxed and the kiss started to flow. Both of them moving their lips, Odette was the first to open up. Slipping his tongue inside her mouth he tasted pure Odette, and explored further. Odette could only respond to his actions by doing the same. For the next few moments they just stood there kissing, in the same spot. Neither of them wanted to part. Christian was the one who broke the kiss, looking into her eyes as he wordlessly asked permission. Odette nodded her approval. Christian scooped her up and brought her over to the bed, laid her down and just looked at her face, memorizing everything. Then he kissed her, with more passion than Odette had ever felt in her life, it was a kiss full of need and pure lust. Pulling away, Odette went to lick Christians neck and then she whispered softly in his ear, "Please Christian, make me feel good." She managed to slip her hands between them and untie her pyjama shorts and slip them off her long tanned, toned legs, along with her panties. Christian moaned and sat up to help Odette take off her shirt, when it was off he kissed in between her breasts and licked around the areola, making Odette squirm. She then returned the favour, and helped him remove his pants that were really getting quite restricting. She wrapped her legs around his hips and tried to encourage him to slip in, where she was already soaking wet, waiting for him. Christian shook his head, with a smirk on his face and slipped lower, kissing every inch of skin on his way down, when he got to her belly button he licked the outer circle and slipped the tip of his tongue inside. This made Odette giggle and squirm some more. When he got to his final destination he kissed the place of her pubic bone, and dragged his tongue down to her swollen lips, pushing his tongue inside to taste her clit. Odette arched her back and let out a keening cry of surprise, turning Christian on even more. He teased her, slipping his tongue inside her pussy, sucking her clit. Never quite letting her finish, Odette was moaning like crazy, letting cries of frustration slip out once in a while letting Christian know just how good it felt. He climbed back up her body, using his arms to support his weight above her. He leant down and whispered in her ear, "What do you want Odette? Tell me." He asked "Give it to me please Christian, I want you to fuck me, fuck me until I can't see straight." She raked her nails down his back, and wrapped her legs once more around his hips. Hearing those words on her lips took Christian to another level of arousal. He couldn't believe it, but he got harder when she had said those dirty things. His wolf could barely control himself, but this night wasn't about the wolf, it was all about Odette and him, just the two of them. Without warning Christian slammed his dick inside Odette, and bottomed her out in one thrust. Odette arched her back straight off the bed, and let out a loud long cry of pleasure. There was such a build up of pleasure, Christian didn't think he would last very long. He began thrusting in and out so fast his balls were slapping her ass, and all that was heard was the sound of slapping skin. This was pure animalistic need, and they both NEEDED this. Christian could already feel Odette starting to clench his cock in a vice, he wouldn't last very much longer. Odette let out a loud scream of pleasure that was muffled one second later by Christians mouth, and he came closely behind, moaning into her mouth, still thrusting. He finally came to a stop when he had no more to give at the moment. They sit there panting; sweat dusting both of their bodies. Odette fell back, and Christian followed suit, laying on his back. "That was..." Christian trailed off, still out of breath. "Fucking amazing, the best sex I've ever had." Odette finished for him, smiling and looking up into his face. "Most definitely." He replied, smiling back down at her. He put his arm around her shoulder and dragged her on top of him, laying flat against his body. "That's better." He said, rubbing his hands up and down her back. "Please tell me you're not ready for another round already?" She asked with mock frustration. Lifting her chin and placing it on her hands, she looked into his eyes. "And what if I am?" He said frowning. "You would love every second of it, and in fact I think I am. So why don't you sit up and ride me like I know you can." He said and winked at her. She laughed and actually started to sit up. Slipping her legs over his sides she spread herself so she was right over his cock, which was rapidly getting hard again. "Like this?" She asked innocently, batting her eye lashes and tilting her head to the side to create the desired effect. "Mmm, yeah like that, now all you have to do is slide me into you." He said lifting off the bed, and leaning in to kiss her. She responded, and then pushed him back down. She placed her hands around the base of his cock and pumped once. She then looked back up at Christian with a wicked grin. Sliding down his body further, she got eye level with his cock and opened her mouth to take the head inside. Swirling her tongue around the tip she moaned, sending vibrations and causing him to moan in response He wound his fingers in her hair and tugged it, she soon let his cock pop from her lips. Smiling she straddled him once more and then in one swift movement, she raised her hips and slid his entire length inside her. In unison they moaned, and she had to rest her hands on his broad chest to keep her balance. She began to ride him, slow and steady, up and down. She threw her head back, and moaned a long throaty moan. Barring her neck had made Christians wolf antsy, and Christian had to physically fight it back down, he successfully won that battle and began to enjoy watching Odette bouncing on his crotch. She started cumming and bouncing up and down faster, causing her breasts to jiggle, watching the sight before him Christian lost himself right then and there and started slamming his body into hers as they both rode out their mutual orgasm. Odette collapsed on top Christian for the second time, and blew the hair off of her face. "Holy shit, I don't know how much more of this I can take Chris, it's almost too good." Odette said after a few minutes catching her breath. "Well hold on Miss, were not even close to being finished yet." He said as he flipped them both over and she was on the bottom again. He was still hard inside of her and began to thrust again, and Odette soon followed, moaning the whole way. Thanks again guys for reading me, I love you all!