"Holy balls." I'm staring at this pack house in awe. This is absolutely ridiculous, and I'm the daughter of a damn Alpha! I grew up in a pack house, but it was nowhere near this big. I guess that makes sense though, this is one of the biggest if not the biggest pack in the United States. No matter how hard I tried to stay in the loop for the past 6 years it is incredibly hard to do. I mostly just trained and made plans for… whatever made plans. I pull on the handle of the car to get out but nothing happens, child lock is still on. "Plan on letting me free?" I question and don't look at Josh, I've learned the hard way that he'll get what he wants if I do that.

"For a price." Ugh, here we go. "Kiss me." He whispers and I don't have to look at him to know he's got that adorable 'I'm an ass' smirk.

My wolf is yelling at me to kiss him, she wants me to take him to the backseat and have him claim us. She's a little bit of a hussy. But then I'm like, oh yeah I'm a werewolf, "Or I could shatter your window of your precious Challenger." I arch my brow and smile when I hear the click of the locks. "Smart boy."

"Man." He groans as we climb out of the car.

"Pup."

He growls and is in front of me within a second, "I am not a pup."

"MAYA!" I peek around my ridiculously good looking mate and see Riley running towards us. "What took you so long?"

Josh tosses his arm on my shoulder that I knock off instantly, "My baby girl here decided to play around a little bit and go on a run."

I can't help but roll my eyes, "First of all I'm not your anything-"

"You're my mate." He growls and now I know something is wrong with me, that turned me on. I cross my ankles and smile at my best friend before looking at Alpha Josh.

"I could always reje-"A hand over my mouth stops me before I can even finish the second syllable.

'HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT TO MATE!'

I would normally pay very close attention to my wolf but watching my mate get angry and seeing my best friend run towards the pack house has my full and undivided attention. His eyes flicker from the chocolate brown to amber, back and forth in a fight for dominance. No doubt his wolf is wanting to take charge and mark me before I do something stupid. I already know I couldn't reject him, not whenever a hand on my mouth feels like my heaven. It shouldn't feel this good. It is a hand on my mouth for Goddess sakes.

When I notice his claws elongating I realize I have to step in. I've mentioned before that a mate's scent is very calming, but when your mate is angry it is one of the only things that can calm the wolf inside of them down. So I snatch him by the nape of his neck and place his nose in the junction where my shoulder and neck meet, where our scent is the strongest. His hand is pulled off of my mouth and is running through my hair, he's clutching my mane like it's a lifeline. This feels amazing, I never even thought for a moment that a mate pull could be so strong. I just thought it was 2 wolves wanting one another.

I don't move, his breathing is becoming steady but me staying still and in his arms will make it obvious to his wolf that I'm not going anywhere, that I'm in his arms right now and there's no need to come out. If his wolf comes out mine will too and they want one another so bad it will be hard to remain conscious and not take a backseat to her. "Let me make something clear." He drags his lips across my skin and I involuntarily moan. "I will not reject you, you will not reject me." Josh inhales deeply again and tugs me closer to his body, though I don't know how that's possible. The only thing preventing skin on skin contact is our clothes. "I will duct tape your mouth shut, I will reject your rejection, or I will mark you before you can finish your sentence." His teeth scratch against my skin and I bite my lip to prevent any unnecessary noises from escaping. This is the part where I'm supposed to push him off, but I can't. My will power is so weak when it comes to him. "Do you understand what I'm getting at baby girl? You are mine for the rest of our lives."

That snaps me back to reality but just like he knew I would try to protest he places an open mouth kiss on my neck. I gasp suddenly when I feel his tongue run across my skin, goosebumps erupt against my body and my forehead rests against his shoulder. No doubt he's leaving a love bit, or a human calls it a hickey. In our world, when a female doesn't want to get marked-not yet anyways-that's one way of many to show the other males that they're spoken for. "Do you want me to mark you?"

Marking. An intimate moment that should not be done out in the open for everyone to see, when I can barely stand the Alpha. "N-no." Allow me to explain. There are 2 stages to complete the process of 'Mating'. Both very intimate, both very personal. One more so than the other. Marking is where you bite your mate, right where your shoulder and neck meet. Sounds painful, but from what I heard when I was in a pack, the pain only lasts seconds and then it feels like your orgasming.

That should be interesting. There are 2 reasons as to why you do this, the first is show. To show the rest of the werewolves that they are off limits and taken. The second is for the emotional ties, you can feel what the other feels. Sounds crazy, and I wish I could explain it better but obviously it has never happened to me. So yes, you can feel the other's emotions but you can also mind-link with them. It's like the pack-link but your own personal private line. So to say. More often than not the male will mark the female before they complete the second stage.

Ahh, the second stage. Mating. Also known as sex. That's when the females normally mark the male. This act is the physical bond that is strengthened, your scents intertwine and for me that'd mean that I become Luna of the pack. No pressure or anything.

He smirks and brushes his cheek against mine, "As you wish." His teeth scrape against my earlobe, "But do well to remember what I've said. I want you Maya."

"And let me guess." I breathe, "You always get what you want?" I pull away from his shoulder and lean back to look at his face. "I'm not served on a silver platter."

Josh smirks and sends my body into overdrive and his wiggling brows don't help, "No matter how damn tempting that sounds, you're right. You aren't, you're the perfect future Luna of the Twilight Pack. You're going to make me work for it, going to make me chase you." Quick learner, even though I don't even know if I want a mate yet. "That's fine, my wolf loves a chase."

"You can't always get what you want." I whisper, and now I'm just toying with him.

He doesn't seem to mind, it's me issuing a challenge and from his grin he likes that. "You're right, though I can't always get what I want. So let me rephrase what I've said, I don't just want you Maya. I need you. The pack needs you and I need you."

I chuckle and dare to tear my gaze away from his lips and stare into his eyes. "You said that twice."

"I could say it over and over and you still won't understand how much I need you."

Sincerity. Truth, his truth. "So what was the whole 'disgusting' laughing in my face thing about?"

It will be interesting to see what his excuse was. His hands move off of my back and they cup my face in a strong hold, like I'll disappear from his grasp. "I'm so sorry for what I said. Nothing, not even an apology can make up for what I said to you. I have no excuse Maya, none. Not even me being an asshole and letting my anger take hold after you elbowed me. I cannot and will not let that ever happen again." I so desperately wish I didn't believe him. I wish that he didn't say exactly what I wanted to hear. I didn't want an excuse to be honest. I was interested as to what he was going to say but of course he said everything I wanted to hear. "I'm so sorry." He whispers again and with one fluid motion he's kissing my head.

My eyelids flutter closed and enjoy the embrace. I can see our bond strengthening, the fibers are pulling tight and I hate that I don't want to fight it. It's more work than I originally thought.

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"WHY DO THEY MAKE US LOOK LIKE HIDEOUS BEASTS?" I shout and throw popcorn at the screen. Damn Underworld. Don't get me wrong I love this series, and for once I'm like 'go Selene even though you're a vampire'. But for real why do they make us look gross? I swear the human world has an infatuation with Vampire's.

THEY DRINK BLOOD! They do NOT sparkle in the sun, let's get that straight right now. "Easy baby girl." I growl at my mate and focus on the movie. I can't even count the amount of times I swatted his hand away, pushed it off my shoulder or off my thigh. Persistent little Alpha he is. "You sound so cute when you growl!"

I throw an icy glare his direction, "It won't be so cute when I'm castrating you."

He chuckles, "Awe there's so many more fun things you could do with-"

I shove popcorn in his mouth effectively shutting him up so he can't say something I'll cut his tongue out for and grab the collar of his shirt, "Let's get something clear. You do not talk to me that way. I'm all for funny innuendos but I'm a freaking lady."

After he finished eating the popcorn he gulped and tucked some hair behind my ear, "You're absolutely perfect."

I remove my hands from his shirt and shift as far away from him as possible. Stupid traitorous heart and skin and body all together. Riley and Lucas have been making out a good portion of the movie and I give it one more day if that before she's marked. They are absolutely head over heels with one another and it is so evident. Farkle and his mate Smackle joined us as well but left about 10 minutes in once she bit her lip. Werewolves are very physical creatures, sexual desire is a hard thing to tame within us and I'm sure if I didn't want to fight this mate bond so much it wouldn't bother me to imagine ripping his clothes off.

Speaking of clothes being taken off, "OKAY SERIOUSLY!" I shout and that pulls Lucas and Riley apart, "Lucas go mark and mate her in y'all's room before you have an audience." I snap and intentionally don't look their direction because Lucas' shirt is off. I can already hear Alpha Josh growling lowly and gripping the arm rest.

"Trust me we were about to." And with that he carried my best friend out of the movie room. I knew he wouldn't do anything in front of us, he cares about her too much. Plus he wouldn't want any one not even me, a female to see Riley in a compromising position. Now we're alone…son of a bitch.

"Looks like we're alone baby girl."

I toss some more popcorn in my mouth and focus on the movie, so much for coming here for Riley. "Seeing as I came here to see my best friend. I should be going now."

I set the popcorn on the floor and he grabs my wrist in an effort to stop me, and congratulations Alpha your effort worked. "Please don't go Maya." His tone was desperate, almost pleading. "Can you at least stay and finish the movie?" Ah, using my love for movies as a way to get what you want. Very clever Alpha. "And if after that you don't want to stay any longer I'll take you home. I swear."

I wish I could say I agreed with reluctance. But no, I just agreed. I sat back down on the ground and focused on Underworld. I hate that I enjoy these movies, they're killing us for goodness sakes. I'm so enthralled in the movie I don't feel it whenever Josh shifts to sit behind me. In fact I didn't even realize it until he started massaging me. It was then I awoke from my vampire filled daze that I was sitting between his legs as he massaged my back. And dear Goddess did it feel good! His hands are effing magic and from the moans I was eliciting from my mouth he knew it. "Maya." He breathes in his husky voice, "I can be so good to you."

Clearly. Damn.

He shifts my hair to the side and presses a feather light kiss against my spine. I gasp. I seem to be doing that a lot today. "Did you know I've waited Maya?" I don't ask what for because he continues before that sentence has fully processed in my mind. "I've never slept with anyone else."

I instantly spin around and look into his eyes, though it is dark I can use my night vision. "You're serious?" I'm sure you're like what's the big deal? He's only 18 well let me just break it down for you. Alphas have a larger sex drive along with a number of other things. It isn't unlikely for the Alpha's to dive into what their pack has to offer. Actually it's more common than anything.

With one fluid motion he lifts me up and now I'm straddling him. "I've waited for my mate, I've waited for you for 18 years Maya." His lips lightly touch my collarbone, "So I can and will wait as long as you need me to." Why does he keep doing stuff right? UGH! "I'm asking for a chance." His teeth graze against my skin again, his tongue occasionally surprising me. He inhales deeply and as soon as his eyes open they're darkened from lust. "I can smell your arousal my beautiful mate."

Shit.

Yeah I can too. Not just mine either, pheromones are seeping out from every pore. It's his words and his lips, like what the hell else am I supposed to feel if not turned on? Josh inhales again and smirks, "I can tell you've waited on me as well Maya." The way he says my name, I have got to pull myself out of this. Yes I've waited, and the only reason he knows I've waited is because I don't have another male's scent on me. In fact I've never let a male touch me the way he has and is doing.

However I'm not a virgin because I was holding out for my mate, even though that is a terrible thing to say. But I can't lie, last week I didn't want a mate. Wait, so does that mean I do now? Anyways I'm getting off track I am still a virgin so I wouldn't get distracted. I'm a strong, independent female I don't need a male. Though Josh would definitely be first choice if he wasn't an Alpha. "Josh." I whisper in an effort to get him to stop kissing my neck and he does.

His gaze flickers to me from his eyelashes while his chest begins to vibrate from the hum of his wolf, "My name sounds so beautiful coming out of those perfect lips."

I didn't even realize I've never said his name out loud. I've always called him Alpha. Whoops. "Look I uh- I'm sorry I just have some stuff going on and I don't want an Alpha mate."

I move to get out of his grasp but he doesn't allow me to, "Is it because of bad experiences or that you don't want to be a Luna?" He's being surprisingly calm about this.

I could be a Luna, I was born to be a leader no matter how terrible Alpha Kermit is. "The former."

He releases one of my hips and intertwines our fingers together. "Riley informed me that you two were from the Crescent Moon Pack." I simply nod and find myself tightening the hold on our hands. "I can guarantee you one thing Maya, I am nothing like Alpha Kermit. Our pack is ran nothing like that one. You don't have to take my word for it. Seeing is believing after all."

"So what are you saying?"

He smirks and kisses every knuckle on my hand before answering. For a virgin he sure knows how to seduce a girl, "Watch and observe my gorgeous Luna. Watch me and how I interact with my pack. Watch our disciplinary and self-defense training tactics. Learn about my pack. You've proved me wrong about rogues. I want to prove you wrong about Alpha's."

"I'm not moving in the pack house." I muster out before I all but move into his room.

He shakes his head, "I wasn't expecting you to, nor was I asking you to. No matter how much I'd love it." His lips caress the palm of my hand and make their way towards my wrist, I swear I'm about to burst from pleasure. "I Alpha Josh of the Twilight Pack grant Maya formerly with the Crescent Moon Pack, permission to roam freely on my pack lands until I choose to relinquish her rights."

My reaction? Run as far away as I can. We're on the third floor of the house so I don't waste any time to jump from the banister. I tucked and rolled so I wouldn't hurt my legs and make my way towards the door. "MAYA!" My hand is on the door handle, I could just open it. I could just open the door and run. Then why am I not? Why am I standing here? "Where are you going baby girl?" His hand moves and rests on mine, slowly releasing each finger from the cold brassy knob.

Since I don't trust my voice I jolt my head to the left towards the door and he laughs. Wow. Holy cow that is a beautiful smile. "It's pouring down rain outside. I will drive you to your apartment."

'Let mate drive us. Let mate drive us. Wants more time with us!'

Again I agree, mostly because my wolf hates it when her fur is wet. This has nothing to do with Josh… yeah nothing. "So will you have more wolf's watching guard over me tonight?" I ask while being led to the garage.

"Yes." He whispers. Probably shocked that I knew, he thought he was being so slick following me and placing those wolves on patrol. As a rogue your senses are always on high alert.

"Not tonight." He glances at me mysteriously while opening my door. "It's pouring down rain outside."

"And, your safety is more important."

I smirk, "Fine then I will invite them into my living room to stay." A growl rumbles against his chest as his grip on the wheel gets tighter. "Better make sure they're mated." I taunt and look back out the window.

"Fine your guard can stay in the living room."

Never thought he'd agree to that. Wow. He's really trying to make me happy. "And just so you know I'm still on the fence about the whole mate thing."

"I'm very aware." He huffs, "But use the privilege to run on my lands and observe our pack. Even from afar, you'll see differences even in everyday life."

Trust me I will use your lands. My wolf is sick of the same scenery over and over again. We settled here about 5 years ago so not a whole lot of change. The rest of the drive is in a comfortable silence, the only noise is that of the windshield wipers and the pitter patter of the rain hitting the car. Once we got to the border 2 wolves ran alongside his car, poor guys. "They don't mind. They willingly followed us, we're the Alpha and future Luna it's an honor."

He acts as if I didn't know that. I've been in a pack before. But I don't get a chance to reply sarcastically seeing as we're at my apartment building. I pull on the handle and to my surprise it is unlocked and opens. But so is Josh's door. "What are you doing?"

"Going into your living room. That's where your guard would be staying? Right?"

Dang it.

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