Chapter 7
I'm not an object to claim. I wasn't anybody's. If only I could tell him that.
Instead I just stood there as he reached out and grabbed me by the neck. I gasped as he pulled me closer to him.
"What is your name?" Although it was a question, you could feel the demand behind it.
I bit my cheek to stop from telling him. He might not be my alpha but his authority is undeniable.
He leaned down to whisper in my ear. "Tell me your name. If you don't I will find out for myself and go back to your pack and kill everyone you've ever known." I gasped for the second time and looked at him to see if he was telling the truth.
Nothing about his cold eyes showed that he would make a joke or even hesitate to do what he said he would. "Cassie." I gritted out of my teeth.
"See that wasn't so hard. Now Cassie, what pack are you from?"
I thought about being difficult again, but knew better now. "Blue Silver Pack." A smirk played on his lips as he heard what I said.
"Well isn't that a coincidence. We were just on our way there to discuss our treaty." He smirked at me again before he picked me up and threw me over his shoulder. "So I guess we'll take you back."
Everything in me wanted to fight but my mind quickly reminded me that we were dealing with someone dangerous and he would soon be going to my pack. His threat never left my mind.
We walked to a blacked out Chevy Suburban before he threw me in the back. He climbed in after me while his other pack members sat in the drivers and passengers seat. They locked the doors so I couldn't get out before they started on the road.
I threw my head back before the alpha grabbed me and placed me on his lap. I blushed but tried to get off with no such luck.
"So let's get to know each other."
I looked at him to see he still had a deadly serious face. I wiggled one more time before I just gave up with a huff. "Fine. What is your name? What pack are you from?"
"My name is V an-"
"V is a letter. Not a name." He glared at me so I quickly looked down like a chastised child.
"Like I was trying to say before you rudely interrupted, I'm from the Night Stalker Pack."
I looked up not even trying to hide the fear that was behind my eyes.
"So you've heard of me? I'm touched." I didn't care if he was joking or not. I couldn't believe I had the luck to run into him before he had to meet my father for treaty negotiations.
"Why were you out in the middle of nowhere, Cassie?" He said my name like he was trying to get used to it.
"Rogue hunting."
"Alone." I shrugged before I answered him. "Didn't want to listen to the alpha and old beta."
He didn't push for more information which I actually found nice.
Did I already develop Stockholm syndrome? Nothing about V was nice. I don't even know if that's his real name or just what he told me. Before any more questions could be asked my house came into view. This only made me panic more when he opened the door and carried me out with him.
"I can walk."
Every remark I made, I instantly regretted after feeling his glare on me. I quickly ran to the door when he placed me down but he was right behind me all the way. Damn his long legs. I walked in to be pulled into a hug from my dad.
"Where have you been? I was worried sick." I felt his worry wash over me and I felt bad for causing that.
I should have just waited at home instead of hunting on my own. V cleared his throat and my dad looked up worry plastered all over his face.
"Rudi. We have things to discuss."
My father cleared his throat before he stepped in front of me, slowly pushing me behind him. V growled and I felt even my father jump back in fear.
"Do! Not! Block! My mate! From me!" My dad quickly looked back at me and I shook my head.
He couldn't be my mate. I heard about how you know who your mate is when you look into their eyes but I didn't feel anything but fear towards him.
"W-Well we can meet now. Follow me to my study." My dad spoke quickly before he hurried to his office.
V followed after him but stopped when he reached me. "Get a bag ready." I looked up at him scared before he just followed after my father.
I ran upstairs screaming for my mom and Nick. My mom rushed out of the room to see what was wrong.
"What is it sweetie?"
"There is this crazy guy saying he's my mate and he told me to pack a bag! Mom what do I do?!"
She held me as I continued to freak out and ramble before she finally held me away at arm's length.
"Sweetie I know this isn't want you want to hear but...your wolf won't know who her mate is until you're 18."
My jaw dropped when I heard that. I had to be fully mature before I even knew who my mate was. Even so, V could be lying and I wouldn't know. I started to freak out more until my dad called me down.
"Cassie." The look on his face told me he was going to let V take me.
"Dad it isn't fair! I just turned 15 yesterday!" V tensed when he heard me say that.
"You're 15." He walked up and grabbed my chin forcing me to look up at him. "Answer me."
"Yes." He sighed before he let go and headed towards the door. "I'll let her stay 6 months so her mom can...tell her about...things." He seemed uncomfortable for the first time since I met him.
I watched in horror as my dad just nodded his head in agreement. V turned to look at me one last time before he left.
When we got back to the mansion, I threw the first thing I could grab. I waited all this time and my mate isn't even of age! I roughly rubbed my head with my hands before my beta, Brett came in behind me.
"What are you doing man?"
I quickly turned to face him even more pissed off by the fact that he didn't know why I was pissed. I glared at him and he quickly held up his hands in defense.
"Okay...I know she's young but-"
"But what?!" It took everything I had not to growl out of frustration.
"She's tough. Someone who can actually take you on, she'll need that to survive." I quickly went to Brett and pinned him to the wall by his throat. "Are you saying I can't take care of my mate?"
I griped him tighter making it impossible for him to answer before I dropped him to the floor. I didn't want to deal with him or talk about her anymore. I quickly walked to my office while Brett coughed, as oxygen finally reached his deprived lungs.
"Wait." He coughed out low. I don't know why I stopped to entertain him, but I walked over and knelt down beside him. "This better be good."
He cleared his throat to get his voice back to normal before speaking. "Aiden's been seen around our border. How would you like to pay a visit to our friends up north?" A smirk played on my lips. Now that I didn't mind at all.
The Canadian wolves reminded me of the Russians back home. Their packs were smaller and they lived as nomads, never settling in one place. This actually made them better at fighting and survival. Perfect fight to get my mind off of things.
I stood up stretching my arms over my head before cracking my neck. "What are you waiting for?" I turned my gaze to Brett. "Let's go hunting."
The next day my parents kept me from going to school because my mother had to 'discuss' things with me.
I felt uneasy because I know it had everything to do with what V said last night.
I shivered even thinking about him before my mom opened the door to her room.
She motioned me in and I sat on her bed.
Okay. Like a band aid. Quick and painless.
"Okay sweetie. We need to talk." When I didn't ask what about or show any signs to ask she sighed and continued talking.
"You're going to be a Luna soon so-"
"I'm not a Luna! I'm a beta!" My mother cowered away from me before I calmed back down and resumed sitting on the bed.
"We don't get to choose our mates sweetheart. It's my job to get you ready for what is expected, as a mate." I groaned as I covered my eyes with my arm.
Oh god I was getting "the talk." I didn't want to talk about this with my mom. Can you say uncomfortable?
"Mom I'm pretty sure-"
"There are things you have to know and it's my job to tell you."
"Like what?" She paused for a moment before she cleared her throat to speak again.
"Well you will go through your first heat-"
"MOTHER!" I covered my ears, yeah I know it's childish but I just couldn't deal with this right now.
My mom reached up and grabbed my hands, peeling them away from my ears so that I had to listen to her.
"Look. It's uncomfortable for me too. But you need to know these things. Now grow up and act like the Beta you are." I gritted my teeth but nodded to show her that I was listening.
"Good. Like I said, your first heat comes either around a month after you are marked or 6 months after your 18th birthday, whether you have a mate or not.
You also go through your heat twice a year and even though you are your most fertile when you're in heat, the chances to conceive are really low.
" I uncovered my eyes to look at her. I didn't know it was hard for werewolves to conceive.
"How hard is it?"
"It took me and your father 17 years to have you and your brother." I nodded realizing that they must have been excited to get twins out of all those years of trying.
"That's why we have no siblings." She gave me a sad smile before she patted my leg. "We tried. It just didn't happen."
We sat silent for a while, neither knowing what to say before she clasped her hands together with a smile. Oh no. What did she remember?
"I forgot to tell you about your mark." I held up my wrist but she shook her head no.
"Not that one. The one your mate leaves after he bites you to show other wolves you are his."
Ugh I hate sounding like a possession and what if I didn't want to be his. He's crazy and lives half way across the country. Only good thing about that is my flight to Hungary would be shorter. Would he even let me go?
"Usually they bite on the neck but they can really bite you anywhere. My best friends mate bit her on the inside of her thigh." My mother shivered at the thought while I closed my legs a little tighter.
"Hopefully he'll only bite you when you are...intimate." My mom was touching her neck obviously a little shaken by the turn of the conversation.
I, on the other hand, could never see me being 'intimate' with V. Or at least not in this lifetime.
"I'm serious Kay. If he marks you and you aren't intimate it will hurt, almost as bad as puberty."
I won't lie. If I have to have sex to not feel the pain of puberty again, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Crap I already gave away my resolve to not feel that pain again but then again...
"Mom. Will it hurt when we ugh...you know." She nodded her head at me again and I sighed. So either way it was going to hurt.
"Nowhere close to as bad and if he knows what he's doing, not for that long either." I turned away not wanting to think about how 'good' V would be.
"Describe him to me." I turned back around to see my mom looking hopefully at me. I don't know why she wanted to know but I sighed as I thought about it.
"He's tall. Like really tall. He's taller than dad and Nick.
But his eyes... his eyes are a piercing white color I've never seen before.
But behind them is cold emptiness. No emotion at all.
He also has a tattoo behind his right ear that read 'to grow you must have room' in the old language.
" My mother stilled as I told her about his tattoo.
"When did you learn to read the old language?"
That's all she was worried about, me knowing what should be my mother tongue. I rolled my eyes as I laid back and kept describing V to her.
"His muscles were ridiculous. I thought he was going to burst out of his shirt if he even moved an inch. He was just raw power. When he kept me on his lap I could feel-"
"You were in his lap! You aren't mated Cassie. Don't let him do anything until he marks you, understand?!" I looked at her with a raised eyebrow thinking of how hypocritical she was.
Nick and Raven were all over each other and she didn't give him a lecture. Not that I needed one because we wouldn't be doing anything.
"Is that all I need to know?" When she shook her head I thought I would die. When would it end?
"I need to tell you more about your heat."
I feel like she was talking about sex just to make me that much more uncomfortable. I really didn't want to listen, but my curiosity made me.
"When your heat first comes you won't notice until you're around a male, especially your mate. You will grow increasingly agitated until you are...satisfied."
Great I was going to be a nympho with a psycho while I was in heat. How could this get any worse?
"I guess the last thing I should tell you is that your heat usually last between 7-10 days."
What the actual fuck?! I was going to be having sex almost nonstop for a week plus. Why the hell did I have to be a female?! Why couldn't Nick and I be twin boys? Why?!
"Honey!"
Thank God. I was saved by my father for once in my life. I quickly ran out of their room and locked myself into my room, trying to escape anymore sex talk. I walked up to the mirror to look at myself and frowned at my reflection.
Trying to tame my fly aways with a brush, I eventually gave up and decided that I needed a nap after that talk and slowly fell asleep.