Author's note: Hey! :) Hope all of you are still enjoying the story! I know you all already know that this story has an M rating but I just wanted to warn everyone that I'm getting explicit up in this biotch. LOL
In all seriousness, I went back and read the descriptions of the ratings and from what I understand this story should be rated MA. However, when I went to change it there was no option for MA that I could find. So I just wanted to let you all know that this chapter does contain sexual material.
Sorry for the mislabeled rating. :(
ENJOY!
Aurora could hear her heart pounding in her ears.
A huge wolf stood in front of her car baring it's teeth. Looking more closely, Aurora noticed it was brown. It was the same brown wolf that had ran in front of her car the night she was driving to Elizabeth's house.
"Alex." Aurora said out loud gripping the steering wheel tighter.
The wolf rolled its shoulders getting ready to pounce.
Aurora had no idea what to do.
Fear had taken over all of her senses and she was utterly helpless.
Suddenly Aurora heard a muffled whimper.
Turning her windshield wipers up higher she saw that another wolf had taken Alex by surprise, latching it's fangs onto his throat. It was smaller than Alex and a light gray color. The force of the attack by the other wolf had sent Alex and it sprawling out of the road. Seizing the opportunity Aurora hit the gas petal throwing caution to the wind. Her whole body was shaking as she raced through the ominous woods. Nearly taking out four or five trees she finally reached the paved driveway that led to Derek's house. Aurora parked and got out of her car as fast as she could leaving her bag in the trunk. She shot up the path to the front door. She didn't even take the time to knock and silently thanked whoever had left the huge wooden door unlocked. It was an accident but Aurora ended up slamming the door behind her.
"Aurora?! Oh my God, are you okay?" Laura asked appearing from the hallway that led to the dining room. Lydia was behind her, eyes wide with fear.
Aurora leaned against the door unable to answer Laura's question. Her chest was heaving.
"What's going on?!" Came a stern but worried voice from the staircase.
It was Derek.
He was wearing a pair of faded jeans with no shirt.
Aurora dashed over to him crashing her body against his. She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck tears flooding her eyes.
"Aurora what the hell happened?" He asked holding her close.
"There was a wolf." Aurora managed to sob.
Derek pulled back to look at her.
"What did it look like?" He growled.
"It was big, with brown fur and red eyes." Aurora told him trying to calm herself down.
Derek made a feral, guttural sound that made Aurora cringe.
"If it wasn't for the other wolf I don't know what would have happened." Aurora said gripping Derek's shoulders.
"Other wolf?" Lydia asked.
By that time Hailey, Erica, Boyd, and Jackson had found their way downstairs.
"Where is Isaac?" Derek asked in concern.
"He went out for a run." Laura almost whispered.
A wave of panic washed over the living room.
"Lydia, take Aurora upstairs and don't leave your room until I come to get you." Derek barked at the strawberry blonde.
She gave a quick nod before grabbing Aurora's hand to lead her upstairs.
"Wait. What are you going to do? I want to help Isaac." Aurora said to Derek.
"We will take care of it." Derek said. "Now go upstairs with Lydia. I can't concentrate on helping Isaac if I'm worried about your safety." He told her kissing her cheek lightly.
With that Lydia tugged at Aurora's hand who reluctantly followed her up to her room.
"What are they going to do? Do you think Isaac is okay?" Aurora asked Lydia frantically when they got to the bedroom that Lydia and Jackson shared.
Lydia closed to door behind her locking it for good measure.
"Aurora, I know you are upset and confused but you have to calm down." Lydia cooed watching Aurora pace back and forth.
"Sorry." Aurora apologized trying to make herself focus.
"Maybe you should sit down." Lydia suggested motioning to the massive king sized bed behind Aurora.
Aurora took Lydia's advice and sat on the foot of the bed taking a deep breath.
"What if Alex hurt Isaac?" Aurora asked trying to hold back tears.
Lydia gave her a sympathetic look before taking a seat next to Aurora.
"He will be fine. Derek and the others will take care of him. He will heal quickly." Lydia told her trying to provide some comfort.
"That's right! He can heal himself if he is wounded because of what he is." Aurora said perking up slightly.
"I take it you and Derek haven't had the werewolf talk yet?" Lydia asked with a giggle.
"Only a very small snippet." Aurora laughed. "Speaking of. How the hell did you find out about Jackson? How did he…you know become a werewolf? Please tell me you freaked out."
"He was born a werewolf." Lydia began.
"What about Derek?" Aurora interjected.
"He was born a werewolf as well. Along with Laura. Erica, Boyd, Isaac, and Hailey were bitten." Lydia told her.
"So Laura, Derek, and Jackson have been werewolves all their lives while Erica, Boyd, Isaac, and Hailey were just one day turn into a giant mythical creature?" Aurora asked exasperated.
"That's about right." Lydia stated.
"Wait." Aurora said a strange thought coming to her mind. "Hailey is a werewolf."
Lydia cocked her head to the side like "Yeah. We have already covered that" and raised her eyebrows.
"That bitch tried to kill me!" Aurora shouted.
"She's new. She didn't know what she was doing." Lydia defended with a small laugh. "Besides, Derek would have never let her hurt you."
Aurora smiled fondly at the mention of Derek's name.
"I know. I'm so going to give Hailey crap for this though. Gah! Who was the other wolf with her that night?" Aurora asked.
"Erica. She's a little bit older than Hailey as a werewolf that is. They were out for a run when they stumbled upon you and your friend." Lydia told her. "Hailey is an impulsive person and it carries over to her wolf as well. She attacked before thinking. Erica on the other hand is more rational and was able to fight the urge to go after you."
"When was Hailey turned?" Aurora inquired.
"Five months ago. Her boyfriend wanted her to join his pack." Lydia said sourly.
"Whoa! Randal turned Hailey and she was part of Alex's part?!" Aurora exclaimed.
"Yes. That was until one day when Alex's pack was out in the wood and Hailey ended injury a hiker. Alex didn't seem to care that she had lost control and almost killed someone. She learned that he wasn't ever going to teach her how to control herself during the shift. So she left Alex's pack and found Derek. Alex was furious." Lydia said.
"And Randal?" Aurora asked.
"Hailey wanted him to come with her but he refused. Loyalty to your alpha is a big deal. Randal would never betray Alex." Lydia informed her.
"That's so sad though. I know she would never admit it, especially not to me, but I can tell Hailey still has feelings for Randal. I could see it on her face when he showed up at the mall." Aurora said.
Lydia let out a long sigh.
"Hailey is Randal's mate. When a wolf can't be with his or her mate its torture for them." Lydia said sadly.
"Does that go the same for a human that is mated to a werewolf?" Aurora asked nonchalantly.
Lydia narrowed her eyes and smiled.
"You couldn't stand being away from Derek, could you? It was like someone ripped out your heart and stepped on it." She asked Aurora.
"Exactly. I was miserable. The only thing I wanted was to see him. And believe me, I tried really hard not to feel that way." Aurora said.
"Oh I know. I thought Derek was going to start writing you sonnets or bad love songs. It was pitiful." Lydia giggled.
"Was he really that upset?" Aurora wondered her heart feeling heavy.
"Yeah…but it's all right now. You came around and everything is good." Lydia smiled.
"Well now that we are done with the pack gossip," Aurora said with a laugh, "get back to your story of how you found out about Jackson."
"I've known Jacks since elementary school. Best friends." She continued with a smiled. "He was always really protective of me. Sometimes he wasn't rational about it. I always knew there was something different about our relationship. Not strange, just different. Like he would do anything to keep me safe. And when we got to high school he asked me to be his girlfriend. Of course I said yes, I knew he was the love of my life. I know, it sounds so cliché. I was a teenager and shouldn't have known about true love but I did." She said earnestly. "I didn't find out what he was until our sophomore year when he told me…I freaked out." She added with another giggle.
"Why did he decide to tell you?" Aurora asked.
"By that time he knew I was his mate and he figured I should know sooner rather than later." Lydia told her. "I barricaded myself in my room for two weeks."
"What made you come around?" Aurora inquired.
Lydia smiled wide.
"Jackson ripped the doorknob off my door." She remembered with a laugh. "Once I saw him I was just overwhelmed. Much like I image you felt seeing Derek after a week. I couldn't believe how much I had missed him and after some serious talking I started to accept what he had told me."
"How long did it take you to adjust?" Aurora asked skeptically.
"He told me two years ago and I'm still "adjusting" as you put it." Lydia said.
Aurora sighed but felt extremely relieved. She wasn't alone.
However, she was jarred from her brief moment of comfort by an enormous clap of thunder. Both Lydia and Aurora jumped at the sudden horrible sound. Aurora's heart had little time to recover before she was startled again by the loud sound of knocking at the bedroom door.
"Lydia, it's me." Derek called.
Jumping up Lydia unlocked the door to let him in. When he entered the room Aurora noticed that he was covered in dirt. The button on his jeans was undone and he was soaked from the rain.
"Please tell me you found Isaac? Is he okay? Are you hurt?" Aurora asked see a large smear of a red substance on Derek's arm. She was sure it was blood.
"Isaac is safe. Just a little scrapped up. You can definitely tell he gave Alex one hell of a fight." Derek said proudly. "And I'm fine. It's not my blood."
"I hope it belongs to Alex." Lydia said coldly.
Derek grinned.
"I was able to do some damage before the coward got away." He told Lydia. "Luckily for Isaac Alex's pack wasn't with him."
"Can I see Isaac?" Aurora asked.
"Sure. I'll take you to him." Derek said leading her out of Lydia's bedroom and down a large hallway. There were several doors on each side which ended up leading to what Aurora assumed was the master bedroom at the end of the hall. Isaac's room was the second door on the right. Derek knocked lightly before opening the door. Isaac was lying in the middle of a queen sized bed with his eyes shut. Aurora had to hold back a gasp when she saw the gaping wounds stretching down his bare chest.
"Why isn't he healing?" Aurora asked walking past Derek to sit by Isaac on his bed.
"Because the injury is from an Alpha." Isaac stated weakly opening his eyes to look at Aurora.
"But you will heal, right?" Aurora's voice was full of concern.
"I'll be fine." Isaac smiled. "Are you okay?"
"I'm completely fine. Thank you so much for saving me." Aurora said leaning forward to give him a kiss on the cheek.
"I owe you." Derek stated sitting on the other side of Isaac's bed.
"No. It was nothing." Isaac said modestly.
"You save my mate's life. I'm in your debt." Derek told him.
Isaac smiled weakly.
"You should get some rest." Derek said. "And next time, maybe you should pick on someone your own size." He joked lightly ruffling Isaac's hair.
Isaac let out a small laugh before closing his eyes again.
"I'm going to sit with him until he falls asleep." Aurora told Derek.
He nodded his approval and got up from the bed.
"I'll be in the bedroom at the end of the hall." Derek stated before leaving the room.
Aurora sat with Isaac for a good ten minutes before he drifted off to sleep. Giving him another kiss on the cheek Aurora turned off the lamp that sat next to his bed on a side table and closed his door tight. She then made her way down the hall to Derek's bedroom. Aurora noticed that the door was slightly cracked and she could her loud voices coming from inside.
"What the hell was that bastard thinking? Attacking MY mate on MY territory." Derek yelled in fury.
"He obviously wants to challenge you." Laura's voice said more calmly. "Derek, he's baiting you. It's a trap."
Aurora held her breath and moved closer to the half opened door.
"I don't care Laura. I won't let him put Aurora's life in danger again. I'm going to find that mother fucker and I'm going to rip his throat out." Derek seethed.
Laura didn't reply Derek's threat.
Instead there was a short moment of silence followed by Laura slyly saying, "I can hear your heart beating."
Aurora silently cursed.
When she entered Derek's room the smell of his cologne met her nose instantly. She shot Laura a sheepish grin before averting her eyes from Derek's angry gaze.
"You need to take a moment to think Derek. Aurora, please make my irrational, quick tempered little brother calm down." Laura said exiting Derek's room.
She shut the door firmly behind her. After a few seconds of Laura's absence Aurora looked up from the floor to see that Derek was still furious.
"She's right Der. Alex is setting you up. He knew attacking me would throw you off your game. Don't do anything out of rage." Aurora said softly stepping toward him.
Derek took a deep breath. Shaking his head he ran his hands through his hair.
"You're right." He said. "He's trying to get under my skin. I do know one thing for certain though, I'm never letting you out of my sight again."
Aurora wanted to argue and tell him that was ridiculous but she decided to let it go for now. She even, with a great deal of effort, managed not to roll her eyes.
"Why don't you take a shower? We can assess the situation once you've had time to relax." Aurora said.
Derek nodded his agreement.
"I'll be out in a bit." Derek told her entering the bathroom that was connected to his bedroom by a sliding wooden door.
"Take your time." Aurora said as Derek slid the door shut.
Once Derek was completely out of sight Aurora was able to take in her surroundings. Looking around she saw that Derek kept his room ridiculously clean. Like pass the white glove test clean. No clothes on the floor, no shoes lying around.
'Figures. Control freak.' Aurora thought with a small laugh.
She dropped onto the neatly made California king sized bed that was pushed against the right wall of Derek's room. There was a table next to the bed that was home to a small black lamp and a similarly colored digital clock that read three thirty. Aurora took her cell phone out of her pocket and placed it next to the clock. Kicking off her shoes, she crawled to the middle of the bed and snuggled down under the huge blanket. It was freezing as always in the house and Aurora was extremely pleased with the new found warmth she had. Turning on her left side Aurora heard Derek turn on the shower. It wasn't long before the scent of body wash filled her nostrils. For the first time that day Aurora felt safe. She closed her eyes and lay there silently, trying to relax. After about twenty minutes Aurora noticed that the water had stopped running. She rolled over onto her back and raised herself up on her elbows to get a better view of the bathroom door. It wasn't too long after that Derek immerged for the bathroom, water dripping down his bare chest. He was wearing nothing but a pair of gray boxers.
"Hey there, Sleepy Beauty." Derek smiled walking over to the bed.
"Hello my clothing deprived friend." Aurora joked lying back down. "Feel better?"
"Much." He said joining her under the covers.
Derek draped his right arm over Aurora's stomach pulling her close to his body. The heat from his chest was heavenly and Aurora tugged on his arm until he got the message that she wanted him to get closer. Derek leaned forward, shifting his weight to where he was laying on top of Aurora. He's body was between her legs and he rested his head on her chest.
"You are shivering." Derek stated kissing her neck.
"And you are like the surface of the sun." Aurora replied digging her nails into the muscles on his back.
"I'll take that as a compliment." Derek joked.
"Did you talk to Tyler?" Aurora asked trailing one of her hands from Derek's back to his hair.
He looked up at her slightly and scoffed.
"With everything that has happened today you are still thinking about a tattoo?" Derek asked.
"Yes sir! Can I still get it?" Aurora inquired.
Derek huffed resting his head back on her chest.
"Tyler said we could come in around nine thirty. That way everyone should be done cleaning up and long gone." Derek told her.
"Awesome!" Aurora cheered kissing his forehead.
Derek kissed her skin right above her left breast. Aurora pulled his mouth up to her own running her tongue along his bottom lip. He put all his weight on his elbows lifting up to where he was hovering over her kissing her passionately. Breaking the kiss to let Aurora breath, as he often had to, Derek whisper in her ear, "I can smell how turned on you are."
Aurora felt as if her body had caught fire. Derek talking dirty was literally the hottest thing she had ever heard. Aurora sat up slightly making a move to take off her shirt.
"Are you sure?" Derek asked his voice low and husky.
Aurora removed her shirt and discarded it on the floor.
"I'm sure Der." She told him with kiss on his jaw.
Derek nuzzled into her neck. Aurora let out a small moan as he began to suck at the sensitive skin.
"I do have a confession to make though." She said when he went to undone her bra.
Derek pulled back to look at Aurora's face.
"Here's the thing. I've…Well you see, I've never…" Aurora stammered.
"You're a virgin." Derek said flatly. It was a statement not a question.
"….Yeah…..Up until you I had only been in one other relationship and sex was so not an option." Aurora told him. "I knew that Dylan was not the right guy."
"And you're sure I am?" Derek asked.
"One hundred percent." Aurora smiled.
Derek's face lit up.
"I'm just nervous." She continued.
Derek pressed his forehead against Aurora's and grinned.
"Don't be nervous gorgeous. I've got you." He said seductively.
The anxious feeling that Aurora had in the pit of her stomach turned immediately into lust. Derek resumed his previous action and rid Aurora of her bra. Grabbing onto the top of his shoulders Aurora closed her eyes as Derek trailed small kisses down her chest. He lapped at her right nipple before latching onto it with his teeth, making it go hard. Aurora grabbed a hand full of his hair as he bucked his hips forward playfully.
"Do you like that?" He asked releasing her nipple as he looked up at her face.
Her cheeks where flushed and all she could do was nod in response. With a smile Derek moved to Aurora's side making it to where he could slide off her sweat pants. He threw them on the floor and eyed Aurora's body greedily.
"I think you forgot something." Aurora said biting her lip. She was referring to her panties that Derek had failed to remove.
"I assume that's the closest I'm going to get to you begging for it, right?" Derek chuckled running his index finger along the inside of Aurora's underwear line.
"Damn it Derek. I want you." Aurora said grabbing the back of his neck crashing her lips into his.
"What is it you want, exactly?" He asked slyly pulling away.
"I want you to fuck me." Aurora stated boldly palming Derek's half harden cock.
Derek growled, his eyes flashing red.
That was enough to make him stop messing around.
Derek hooked his thumbs into the elastic of her panties and pulled them down.
"You're so beautiful." He told her his voice completely wrecked.
Aurora kissed him quickly before he reached over to the bed side table to open the drawer attached to it. She watched him curiously but before she realized what he was doing. Aurora blushed when Derek pulled out a box of condoms.
"You don't have to use one if you don't want to." Aurora said shyly.
Derek raised an eyebrow.
"I'm on birth control…" She told him making his eyebrow climb higher. "To regulate my period." Aurora blurred out extremely embarrassed.
He chuckled and kissed her cheek.
"It's okay princess. You don't have to be embarrassed either." Derek said with a wink.
Removing his own underwear quickly, Derek swung Aurora's right leg around his waist pressing his hips against her hips. She let a loud gasp as Derek slid into her. Aurora felt a sharp pain shoot through her body.
"Are you okay baby?" Derek asked staying completely still.
"Mmm hmmm." Aurora managed to mumble.
"Move?" He asked.
"Move." Aurora confirmed griping his biceps.
Derek rocked his hips forward. At first, the sensation that Aurora felt was a dull ache. But after a while Aurora began to feel a bubble of pleasure building in her body. She moved her hands from his shoulders to his back feeling the muscles flex each time he rolled his hips. She pulled his lips to her once more kissing him frantically. Moving from his mouth to his neck Aurora bit down hard on Derek's jugular causing his to slam into her hard.
"Fuck Aurora." He moaned.
She replied with a thrust of her hips.
Sweat began to pool on Derek's chest. His pupils were blown out as he gripped Aurora's thigh for leverage.
"Who do you belong to?" He growled in Aurora's ear.
"You. I'm yours." She moaned.
Derek's thrusts became more sporadic as Aurora felt her body begin to tense.
"Come for me baby." Derek said before running his tongue from her collar bone to her neck.
Aurora felt an orgasm rip through her shouting Derek's name as she climaxed. Derek found his release with one last buck of his hips moaning into Aurora's neck.
"You're amazing." Derek said rolling over to lie next to Aurora.
Aurora smiled turning on her side to look at him.
"I love you." She said meaning every word.
Derek sat up instantly looking straight into her eyes.
"I love you too." Derek replied fondly. Then he kissed her lips like it was the most important thing he could ever do.
When they separated he pulled her head onto his chest and laid back down.
Aurora cuddled close to him feeling her eyelids becoming heavy. She let out a big yawn before she could stop herself.
"Tired?" Derek asked gently rubbing her back.
"Yeah." Aurora admitted. "I'm still having really bad nightmares."
"Try to get some rest. I'll be right here." Derek reassured her.
Between the warmth of his body and the feeling of comfort she had in his arms Aurora fell asleep almost instantly.
(Author's note: P.S. This is my first time ever writing a sex scene. D: I hope it wasn't too terrible. Sorry if you hated it! My virgin mind tried! LOL)