I looked at my watch and hissed. I had only closed my eyes for maybe an hour when that nightmare woke me and now someone was calling. Grumbling I looked over as my phone continued to ring from my bedside table.
"What?" I answered the phone my voice groggy. I heard someone on the other end of the line giggle.
"Well hello to you too you sad sack." The voice sounded too familiar and I stared at the caller ID then blinked in wide eyed surprise.
"Jenny? What the hell girl! I haven't heard from you in nearly eight months. How've you been?" A sudden thought hit me and I gasped. "Oh fuck, are you alright? Did something happen?" There was a giggle and the sound of a slap followed by muttering complaints by a man in the background.
"I'm fine Danica, Mathew and I are doing fantastic. I really just wanted to apologias for not speaking to you sooner. It's been hectic, eight months ago we moved back to my pack the Swift Runners." I nodded. Jenny Spencer was my oldest friend, like the sister I never had. We shared almost every secret and every experience in our normal lives. One day just after her twentieth birthday and my nineteenth she told me she found her mate and she would be moving to live with him in his pack. Although I was happy for her my heart broke as my best friend was leaving me. We had kept in contact over the phone and social apps but it wasn't the same and for the last eight months she had been difficult to reach so I had given her space.
"What happened to the Lightfoot Pack?" She sighed.
"Long story... Anyway, Mat is now the Beta of the Swift Runners and I wanted to talk to you about joining the pack. You see, we have a few members who all speak highly of you." I nodded slowly not understanding what she meant.
"So..." I began But Jenny cut me off.
"Look, for the past eight months we've had four members, including me, who all owe you and hold you in high standards and we've pestered the alpha to let you join our pack. Although he's hesitant he has agreed to let you join." I was speechless.
"Why the hell would an alpha let a mut like me in?" Jenny growled in annoyance at my words.
"Because you're awesome," she sighed. "it's not like it's a big deal around here. If a half breed can prove their worth the alpha let's them in. His grandmother was a half breed and he and his father are the strongest wolves in the history of our pack." I rolled my eyes and lay back on the bed. "Don't roll your eyes at me Missy." I chuckled she knew half of me too well.
"Couldn't help it, I guessed it all comes down to breeding." There was an awkward silence as I could hear a man mumbling in the background. "I don't need a wolf to have really good hearing. Tell Mat, Beta or not, I'll kick his arse if he doesn't cut out the smart comments he's making." there was a growl.
"Oh, I don't need to tell him honey, he can hear you just fine."
"Good," I remarked. "What's his thoughts on the whole idea of a human like me joining?" There was a slight shuffle on the phone and a man's voice answered.
"Although I haven't met you from what my Jenny and the others have told me I would say you'd be an asset to any pack that would take you." I rolled my eyes again.
"Are you sure you're not saying this just to get into Jenny's pants?" There was a giggle in the background.
"Then how about this, we're coming to the city on business and you can impress me then. As Beta of my pack my word carries strong weight." I frowned and heard them fighting for the phone.
"Way to ruin the surprise Mathew." Jenny sighed. "Well now the cat's out the bag. We're coming up to the city for a week and I immediately thought of you. I was wondering if you would be free to hang out like old times." I shrugged.
"Old times? Will Mathew approve of old time habits you had?" I heard them whispering in the background.
"Stop teasing him, I'll be leaving all the single men to you." I smirked.
"What if it's a woman I take to my bed?" the other end of the line went quiet but I'm pretty sure I could hear Mathew running his lips somewhere on Jenny. "Ok I'm not waiting for a response. I don't want to listen to live porn on the other end of this phone. Anyway, yes, I'll be free depending on when you're coming up. The mid semester holidays started today,"
"That's fantastic." A rather breathless Jenny answered. "We'll be there Saturday.... Tomorrow about 10Am. We can meet at Nando's café and take things from there." I could hear more intense sounds coming from Mathew and I hurried to end the conversation.
"Yes, sounds awesome have a nice night and I'll talk to you then. Bye." I heard a muffled response and the phone went silent as I hung up. "Dam that fucking mate bond crap..." I looked to my phone 10:30pm. I cursed. Slowly I opened my phone contacts and looked for a name.
"Hey, my star, What brings you calling tonight? I haven't heard from you in a few months."
"Hey Rodger, I was wondering are there any on tonight?" There came a deep chuckle.
"Watching or participating?" His grin seemed to come through the line.
"Participating obviously, I'm not the sit back and watch kind of girl." there was another chuckle of amusement from the other end of the phone.
"Well, my little star I've good news for you. There's an open place if you want it. One of the others got drunk and couldn't make it. But I'll warn you now, it's not going to be a walkthrough." I snorted and rolled my eyes.
"Cut the father crap, it doesn't suit you."
"Whatever sweet cheeks, get here in half an hour and we can get the ball rolling."
"See you then, bye." I flicked off my phone then ran to get ready.