Rain
I woke up feeling horrible, the throbbing pain in my shoulder had woken me up from my deep sleep, I started to move but that made a fresh wave of pain serge through my shoulder and my back- I groaned and whimpered as I raised a hand towards my shoulder, it hurt like hell- a fresh smell of wild flowers and sandalwood hit my nose, and I knew who that was-Zevrus- I started to open my eyes and blinked at the light coming from the window, when my vision cleared I saw Zevrus sitting on a couch , dressed up in dark jeans and a fitting T-shirt that stressed all the lines of his muscles- I had to admit it was a sight that I was glad to wake up to. He sat with his legs apart and his elbows resting on his knees while he crossed his fingers and leaned his chin on them, he looked fresh like he's taken a shower- when I looked at his face his eyes were fixed on me and his hair was combed back ,wet from the shower- he cocked a brown and his lips curled up in a knowing smile he's looking at me with concern in his features "done staring?" I blush and look away, I notice that I not at my apartment and just like that I panic, I hurry out of bed and stand up- very very bad idea because I feel dizzy and stumble back, but Zevrus is by my side holding my elbow to steady me "Rain, why did you do that? You should've sat up first" I look at him and my head starts to throb, I moan in pain and raise a hand to my head "Rain, let me help you sit" he pulls me gently back down the bed where I laid before, I sit and close my eyes so that I could gather my thoughts ,he releases my elbow and goes to sit back the couch - and I look at him , my voice comes out groggy and I hate it "Zevrus, where am I? How did I get here? What hap-" he cuts me with a gesture of his hand "whoa, slow down, I'll tell you everything but first I need you to promise me that you will listen to the end and not panic, ok?" I look down with hesitation, but I do want to know what happened so I look back up at him "ok", he studies my face then nods, he takes a deep breath and rubs a hand over his face, for some reason I feel like what he's going to say isn't exactly good. "Rain, you are my mate".
I froze at his words, mate? I heard about werewolves having mates but I never understood why it was so serious, so sacred. Zevrus studied me again and continued talking "mates are connected by fate- just like meeting a soul mate and marrying, except we don't cheat and we don't desire other females- the mate bond could be broken only if one of us dies, that's why male werewolves have the strong instinct of protecting their mates" he paused, and I was processing his words in my head , so apparently I am going to be stuck with a werewolf, a man that I just met in a local park in the middle of the night and whom I really don't know. I felt lost- but then I hissed as the pain in my shoulder strikes again- Zevrus tried to reach for me but I lifted a hand "it's ok, I just can't remember what happened last night-
I remember hearing a growl from behind me and then being thrown and hitting a tree..." my words trailed off as he stood from the couch and sat right next to me, he wrapped an arm around me and suddenly I was covered in his smell like a warm blanket or a warm summer breeze hitting my face- I felt myself relax, and he relaxed as well. Then realization hit me I looked at Zevrus "the black wolf! he was-"
"The one who crashed you into a tree" I froze as a deep voice came from behind me, slowly I turned my head to look at him- standing at the door was a tall bulky guy, he was wearing all black just like his wolf, black jeans, black biker boots, and a black tank top- his arms were crossed just like his ankles as he leaned on the door frame, I looked up at his face, he looked like Zevrus but this one had a sharper jawline, his lips were a little full, his nose straight, and his hair was dark blonde, his eyes were a shade of yellow and brown and my God he looked both handsome and dangerous.
I flinched when he moved to step into the room, he smirked when he noticed- so he was a sadist I guess, loving the fear he causes to others. He stopped right in front of me and reached his hand out to shake mine- "I am Cedric, the alpha of the Steel pack and the brother of this foolish idiot who's sitting next to you" I was surprised but I shook his hand, when I tried to pull my hand back he didn't release it, instead he squeezed it hard, at this point I felt uncomfortable and Zevrous stood up glaring at his brother, "Cedric, that's enough" but Cedric didn't let go, instead he squeezed a little harder and I had to suppress a whimper "you know why I called my brother an idiot, human?" He squeezed my hand and I looked up at him , he stared at me with so much hate "because he chose a human as a mate- and the minute I have you alone I am going to snap you in half" I stared at him with wide eyes and he squeezed my hand harder, it felt like It was crushed with a hammer and I cried out , Zuvrus pushed his brother with so much force he flew across the room, I stared at my hand witch was white due to the cut of the blood circulation- it hurt and my tears started to roll down my cheeks. Cedric stood up and dusted himself, he glared at Zevrus "is that the kind of mate you want by your side? Look at HER! so weak, so fragile, you deserve a strong mate - a true wolf! You know how many she-wolves would kiss your feet to be with you- and this" he gestures towards me "this is what you choose? A fucking filthy human bitch!" at his words, something inside me snapped, did he just insult me?
I stood up and wiped my tears, Cedric tilted his head and gestured towards me again "and here she is, looking at me in the eye as if I'm not the alpha" I swallowed hard but couldn't contain my anger any longer "well, you make a shitty alpha" Zevrus turned to face me with wide eyes and surprised horror look- and I knew I fucked up, in an instant Cedric was in front of me holding me by the neck, I coughed as he squeezed, the anger in his gaze felt like fire burning into my skin "what did you say? SAY IT AGAIN!" I flinched at his yell, but the stupid thing that I made next was surely the death of me "you call your brother's mate a bitch, you don't know me, you can't throw insults at me like that- at least respect your brother" Zevrus was holding Cedric's hand so hard as he growled, Cedric looked at his brother and then back at me "so you know, now you are going to use this as a weapon against me? " he chuckled, "how about I end you now and be done with it" this time when he squeezed my neck again I really started to choke I saw stars and black dots but then the pressure on my neck was released, I fell to the floor and started to cough while I touched my sore neck, this is defiantly going to leave a mark. I looked up and saw Zevrus and Cedric fighting and blowing punches at each other, I stood there thinking- I never got hit by anyone in my life, Jake would never let anyone touch me like that, and I was safe all these years until he died- funny how the same day he died I was sexually harassed, hit and almost died. My tears started streaming down my face and my neck- I had to leave all this werewolf crap and go back home to my apartment, so I headed out of the room only to bump into a hard chest, I stumbled back and I hand reached for my arm- I looked at the huge hand, and my eyes travelled through the muscular arms to the shoulders and chest and finally to the face, I gasped and pulled my arm away as I took a step back from the huge guy standing at the door, he was huge and his face had a huge scar stretching from his right eye all the way down to his mouth, his eyes were light green and his hair was black and combed back, he smirked at me and looked towards the two brothers who crashed the whole room with their fighting "it's ok, don't be scared, I got this" he stepped into the room and looked at me behind his shoulder "I'm Jacks by the way".