Jonathan informed me that Alpha refused to allow me to go back to school unless I had a bodyguard. I was excited about going to school. Would I be able to sit with Jonathan during the lunch hour? Of course, Ashleigh would sit wherever I did. I wasn't going to leave her out in the cold. She was my best friend. My only friend. We walked to school holding hands. When we got to school, I saw Rosa looking at us. I could tell she was angry but I wasn't going to let her ruin my day.
"Ginsing keep that slut there away from my mate. Don't let anyone other than my sister and myself get too close to her." Jonathan said in an alpha tone.
"Yes sir. I will do what Alpha and future Alpha says," Ginsing said in a deep accent.
"Good." He said before turning to me. "I will see you at lunch." He kissed me and walked off. As he walked past Rosa she said something to him I could not hear. He seemed to be ignoring her. This only angered her even more.
"You're going to sit with me at lunch too, right?" I said as we walked into the school.
"Honestly, I don't know if my brother would want me to," Ashleigh said.
"Does it count that I want you to?" I asked. The first class I had was with Rosa. She sat in the seat next to mine. I tried to ignore her when she stared at me.
"Hey, slut, he is mine. You are disgusting and he is only fucking you. He doesn't love you. Last night I had fun with him." Rosa said. I couldn't hold my laugh in.
"You are funny. He wasn't with you, he was with me all night. And I know you can't tell me where I marked him." I said in a taunting tone. I couldn't believe how brave I was. Was it because Ginsing was sitting in the corner of the room watching Rosa very carefully? Or was it that my mate was the future Alpha?
I didn't care to talk to her so I ignored her for the rest of class. Thankfully, I wouldn't see her again until lunchtime. However, I did have a class with two of her friends before lunchtime. I sure would have loved to see Jonathan before then, but I had no such luck. As I walked into my trigonometry class I saw Rosa's two best friends staring at me with a smirk. I had a feeling this was going to be the worst class of the day.
As I waited for the class to end I started thinking about the little hideout that Jonathan showed me last night. It had a small stream running along with a rocky background. There was also a small cabin. He said it was old and unoccupied. We had spent half the night there. It was very pretty and peaceful. While we were sitting with our feet in the stream a doe and her fawn had come for a drink. We sat perfectly still while they drinks so we didn't disturb them. I got a good look around and saw many purple flowers scattered everywhere.
I didn't care to talk to her so I ignored her for the rest of class. Thankfully, I wouldn't see her again until lunchtime. However, I did have a class with two of her friends before lunchtime. I sure would have loved to see Jonathan before then, but I had no such luck. As I walked into my trigonometry class I saw Rosa's two best friends staring at me with a smirk. I had a feeling this was going to be the worst class of the day.
"Can you stay a little closer this time?" I whispered to Ginsing.
"If that is what the future Luna wants," Ginsing replied, looking at them.
I walked to my usual seat. Lucky for me, the teacher and all the other students in this class were werewolves, so when they saw Ginsing sitting behind me they said nothing. My seat happened to be right between the two best friends. Sandra was the first to throw something at me. It was a sharp pencil. "Sandra principles office NOW!" Mr. Cantrail said. Sandra got up and walked out with a snicker.
"Stay away from Jonathan," Sandra said as she got close to me. Ginsing jumped up and shoved Sandra away. Afterward, Sandra left the classroom.
"I will not. He is mine. Only mine. He will hear about this." I said as she walked off.
"Sorry, Larry," Ginsing said as he sat back down in his seat. "I want everyone here to know I will use whatever force necessary to protect the future Luna."
I felt something warm going down my face. I wiped it and saw it was a little blood. It only pissed me off. I didn't know whether I would tell Jonathan, but I sure wasn't going to put up with it. I was going to be the Luna soon and I would be sure to make sure everyone respected me for it. Eventually, it was time to go to lunch. As I walked into the cafeteria, I saw Jonathan sitting at his usual table with Jimmi next to him. As I waited in the line for lunch, Rosa walked right up to him and sat next to him, and sitting in a seat I should have been sitting in.
After getting my lunch, I decided I wouldn't walk up to Jonathan, expecting to be able to sit next to him. I sat where Ashleigh and I usually sat. "Why are they sitting together? First, she shows up at the apartment and kisses him and now she has to hang all over him like she is his mate." I say when I see them sitting next to each other. She continues to rub his shoulders and slowly moves her hand down over his peck. The peck I left my mark. He gets a look on his face like he is about to vomit as he pushes her hand away causing her to get upset.
"Rosa looks pissed off," Ashleigh said with a smirk.
"Why?" I asked. It isn't like some slut was hanging on her mate like she was doing with mine. Just then, Jonathan, Jimmi, and Jimmi's mate Taylor sat down next to me and Ashleigh. Jonathan instantly kissed me on the cheek and the forehead causing sparks to ripple through my entire body.
"I bet you can't wait to turn 18, Ashleigh," Jimmi said with a smile as he looked at us then copied Jonathan and kissed his mate.
"No. I could care less about turning 18," Ashleigh said.
"Why?" Taylor asked, looking confused.
"No guy will want me," Ashleigh said as she looked down at her tray and began to push her mashed potatoes around.
"Oh, cuz that just isn't true. I do know that in the guy's locker room they are always talking about how beautiful Alpha's daughter is. I don't have an opinion on that one but the other guys seem to like you," Jimmi said as he put his arm around Ashleigh. He then pressed his forehead against the side of his cousin's head. I liked out Jonathan's whole family acted like they truly cared for each other. I never got to experience that but I felt like they had instantly accepted me into their family.
"Jimmi is right. I hear the same thing on the football field every day. Ashleigh, your mate would be a fool not to accept you. See Ashleigh, Sophia is beautiful, but that isn't what made me want her for so long. She may be beautiful but she doesn't show it. She is very modest about her beauty. That is what attracted me to her and what sealed the deal when I found out she was my mate. I decided then I would never reject her." Jonathan said as Rosa came walking up and wrapped her arms around Jonathan. This pissed me off severely. I got up and punched her.
The principal was standing in the hallway. Knowing he saw it was worth it. Even though I was in trouble now I would do it again. She had better learn not to touch my mate. The principal used his finger to tell me to come closer. Ginsing tried to follow. The principal was not a werewolf, so he couldn't understand the mate bond between two werewolves. "I am sorry sir, but I need to talk with Ms. Greggor alone." Mr. Hancock said.
"I have orders to remain with her and I will do so. If I am not to join you in your office, then whatever you must say, you can say here." Ginsing said as he put his arm in front of me.
"Keep your filthy hands off of me." I heard Jonathan yelling. I turned to look and saw Rosa once again rubbing her hand down the front side of him. Right over my mark again. I followed the principal to his office. I have never gotten in trouble before so I feared he would call my dad. When we got to his office, he confirmed my fears and called my dad to pick me up. We sat in his office for ten minutes waiting for my dad to show up.
"Sorry about my daughter. She has inherited her temper from me." My dad said when he walked into the office. When we walked out of the office to begin my suspension, I wondered what my dad would do. Would he allow Ginsing to come with me? Or would Ginsing just assume I would be safe with my dad? My dad has never physically hurt me, but he did verbally abuse me every day after my mom died.
He had even convinced my older sister Cassie to hate me. Before we got to my dad's car, Ginsing spoke up. "I think I will take the future Luna back to the pack house."
"I think I can handle my daughter." My dad growled. His growl gave me the creeps. It didn't feel right. My heart felt as though it would burst through my chest. His growl meant more than just that he was angry that Ginsing was accusing him of not being able to handle me. It was a very menacing growl.
"Alpha has asked me to take her home," Ginsing said in his own growl. He gently grabbed my hand and started to walk toward his car. I could feel my dad's eyes burning holes into my back, but I didn't look back at him. There was something strange with how he was acting.
"Why didn't you just let my dad take me home?" I asked suddenly.
"Alpha said I must bring you home myself and not let you be alone with your father. He said after you moved into the pack house your father had been speaking about not being willing to call you Luna. He has threatened to get rid of you." Ginsing said as I sat down in the passenger seat. My dad was threatening me? Why? Why would he do that? I was his daughter. His mate's daughter. It wasn't my fault she died. We were having a picnic on the edge of the territory when the rogues attacked. She told me to run. Sometimes I dream of her still being alive and coming to save me from my father, but that never happened.
We drove in silence until the pack house came into view. We quietly walked into the pack house before Ginsing led me toward the Alpha's office. I was terrified he was going to force Jonathan to reject me. Ginsing knocked on the door, causing Alpha Brent to call us in.
"Thank you Ginsing. You are off of guard duty for a week while she is on suspension. Sophia, Mr. Cantrail said he will tutor you and I also got one of the pack doctors to mentor you. You don't have to return to school." Alpha Brent said kindly.
"My father wants to get rid of me," I said as the tears finally broke through. I wasn't listening to what Alpha was saying. I kept having what Ginsing told me going through my mind over and over again.
"Yes, that is what the beta has informed me of. Listen, Sophia, you must not go near your father. Or Rosa. We aren't going to let them hurt you." Brent said as he stood up from his chair. He came over and bent down next to me.
"How are you going to stop him?" I asked. I knew it was only a matter of time before either my dad or Rosa would get me alone.
"Ginsing told me that one of Rosa's friends through a pencil at you. It scratched you, causing you to bleed?" He said.
"Yes. Sandra." I said.
"She will be named an Omega," Brent said. Omegas were the pack's slaves. No one wanted that role. "Hopefully, that would teach everyone in the pack not to mess with the future Luna. Did Rosa do anything? Why did you punch her?"
"Jonathan sat at his usual table and she sat next to him. She wouldn't stop touching him. She would even put her hand on my mark. Even when he would push her hand away she wouldn't stop. I sat with Ashleigh at our usual table. Jonathan, Jimmi, and Taylor came and sat next to us. Rosa eventually came over and wrapped her arms around him. I don't know what came over me, but I got pissed and I punched her." I explained.
"Hmmm. She should have known you and he has marked each other. She should have been able to smell the mark. As well as smelled Jonathan's mark on you. It is so strong that if I didn't know any better I would think my son was sitting here instead of you. Sounds like she is trying to provoke you. Unfortunately, you have a future alpha as a mate and all the she-wolves think it should be them who becomes luna." Brent said with a smile.
"You're not going to force Jonathan to reject me are you?" I asked.
"No, a mate rejecting his mate has to be his decision. Even if I thought I could make him, I wouldn't. The mate bond is something we can't control. Once we turn 18 and set our eyes on our mate for the first time, the bond starts. For Jonathan, it has been growing for six months." Brent said as the door swung open.
"Is she alright?" Jonathan said as he came up to me and wrapped his arms around my neck before kissing the top of my head.
"I think she will be just fine," Brent said as Jonathan sat down next to me.
We sat in Brent's office talking about the Alpha and Luna ceremony. I was quite nervous. I had to stand in front of the entire pack. Everyone would be there. My dad, Rosa, and her best friends would be there witnessing. I couldn't help but feel as though this would end very badly. The only consultation was that Alpha Brent, Luna Anya, and Beta Jack would be there along with Jonathan and Jimmi.
After Alpha and Jonathan finished ironing out the details of the ceremony, we left Alpha's office. It was dark outside, so we went straight to Jonathan's apartment. "It is still early, so why don't we spread some of your stuff around the apartment so that you can feel like this is your home too," Jonathan said as he lifted one of the boxes and carried it to the dining table.
"Why does my father want to get rid of me? Isn't having me not living with him enough?" I asked as we continued to unpack my things.
"I don't know really. He has been going around the warriors trying to get them to refuse to accept you as luna. What your father clearly doesn't understand is I am going to be alpha. You are my mate and that instantly makes you a luna. Any warriors who refuse to accept that will be exiled. Most of them have refused to follow your father. So far we have only found three. They are not warriors." Jonathan explained.
"Who?" I asked.
"Rosa, Sandra, and Linda," Jonathan replied quietly. "They think if they can keep the ceremony from happening I will reject you. But what they don't know is, if I don't have you by my side, I don't, want anyone." After we finished unpacking everything we went to bed. I lay in bed thinking. How would I survive? I had four members of this pack wanting me gone. Would they succeed or would Jonathan protect me? Would he give up and let them get to me when he realized it was too much for him?
As I lay there thinking Jonathan turned and faced me before putting his arm around my tummy. "You are thinking too much my love." Jonathan said groggily.
"I am just worried about when you decide it is too much keeping them from me," I admitted.
"Not going to happen. I am just waiting to be named Alpha and for them to do something and I can have them exiled." Jonathan said before he yawned and then closed his eyes. I wanted to believe him but I have not had anyone act as if they loved me this much since my mom died. I am having a hard time believing that being mates could make him love me. I had a hard time sleeping with everything going on in my mind. My father wanted me gone. That is something I could never understand.
Why would he not want to protect me as my mother did? I know when I have a child I would protect it with my life just like my mother did for me.