My Best Friends Mate

Chapter Seventeen

Kiaras POV

“this is going to be fun. I think youll like the city” I heard Keely say as I rubbed my shoulder.
Jason was a heavy wolf and throwing him like that irritated my rotator cuff a little.
“I wouldn’t mind seeing the city and looking around actually” I said. I liked seeing new things. I liked traveling. I wanted to see the world.

“OK meet me at the pack house around 1500. We’ll take my car.”

I watched her and Zach walk out. Where did Ryan go? I looked around and couldn’t see him. I could tell he was irritated with Jason but I didn’t do anything. I walked towards the door and caught his scent. As soon as I stepped out he grabs me and pushed me into the wall. He plants soft kisses on my neck before finally finding my lips. I couldn’t help but smile.
“I thought I smelled you” I said to him as he kisses my neck.
“well I couldn’t kiss you in front of your brother could I? or maybe next time I should.”
I pushed him back but kept my hands on his hard abs.
“do it, I dare you” I looked him in the eye calling his bluff.
Ryan just laughed. He knew I would call him on his bullshit. He looked me over, one hand against the wall and the other tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. I watched his blue eyes lit up like fire again.
“So you and Keely are going out “shopping”? I didnt think you did the shopping thing”

“hey now, I’m still a girl. I like to shop sometimes”

“Just don’t let any guys hit on you” he said running a finger down my arm.

“Ryan Blackstock, are you jealous?” as I tried to act surprised even though I already knew the answer

“I prefer the word… territorial. You know a wolf thing”

“sure.. sure” I said winking at him and lifting my chin up to him hoping he would kiss me again.
His thumb slide across my lips and he stared at them for a moment. He was about to kiss me when we were interrupted.

“you guys better be better at hiding this when we’re out tonight” Keely laughed.

I sighed, aggravated that Ryan was about to kiss me. Ryan didn’t move just turned to look at Keely who had an amused look on her face.
“you gotta stop doing this Keely” I said amused.

“doing what? I just forgot my bag in here” grinning like the damn grinch.

Ryan didn’t move from his position over me. If staring holes into someone actually worked, Keely would have a few. Keely raised her hands in defense.

“Hey don’t worry about me Alpha…”
How did SHE know he was the rightful alpha to my pack? She walked up to us and stood glaring at him face to face. “I wont say anything but if you break her heart, Ill break your balls” then she walked back into the arena to retrieve her bag. Ryan and I both broke out in a laugh.

“I like her” Ryan then said. “She seems like a good friend”

“Yeah I have a good feeling about her” I reassured him.

He kissed me again quickly and said he’d see me back at the packhouse. We went our separate ways, I back to my cabin and Ryan, who knows where. When I made it back to my cabin I quickly showered and fixed my hair. I styled my blonde locks into loose gentle curls and actually put a little make up on. Mascara really made my big green eyes pop. I thought about the last time I fixed my hair. It was in preparation for Tylers party. Thinking about him made me think about Jo Anna and made me wonder what she was up to. I picked up my phone to text her.

“Hey. Sorry I haven’t kept in touch. Everything is great here at the redwood pack. I heard about the antidote you and Tyler are working on and I think its great. Hope you’re doing well Jo.”
Text sent.

I made myself some hot chocolate from my Keurig, courtesy of Dustin, he knew I loved hot chocolate, and I looked at
myself in the mirror. In one week, id finally get my wolf, I laid back and closed my eyes.

It didn’t seem like an hour had passed when I hear a car horn honking. I watched Keely step out of a red
BMW M4. Was everyone in this pack rich or is it a California thing to own fancy cars? Alyssa had a black Lexus, Ryan had a brand new 2021 dodge with all the bells and whistles and biggest package. I looked at my CJ 5. I loved my jeep and wouldn't trade it for anything.

“Hey Hudd!” Keely called out walking up my porch.
“so this is where you’re staying? I like it!” She looked at me analyzing how I looked. eyes landing on my hair.
“You’re hot Hudd. No wonder sexy pants Alpha has a thing for ya” then she winked at me and said “lets go!”

We get in her car and begin to drive off when my curiosity got the best of me. I trusted Keely and had a good feeling about her but I also liked to know about the company I keep.
“Keely, tell me about you, your parents, you know all that stuff” I tried not to sound too nosy.

“well, Kiara, my parents are the Deltas of this pack. There’s me, my younger brother and sister. We were
all born and raised here except for my grandparents who came from Scotland. Explains the red hair” She smiled and giving me a side eye.

“That explains why you train with the warriors of this pack” I said making sense of her presence in the
arena. Her parents were third in command. Keely didn’t say anything.

“how long have you been training?” I asked. oh about 4 years now. My fighting could definitely improve but my stealth is excellent. I mean, im an average fighter. I can hold my own, I just wish I knew the things you did. Your jui jitsu is like art but I guess that’s to be expected coming from two Zetas”

I didn’t know whether to be flattered or disappointed. A part of me wanted to escape from my “reputation” and coming here was supposed to be that escape but another part of me felt proud that I
was being compared to my parents.
My parents were Zetas. Zetas are the highest ranking warriors in a
pack. Humans would call them “generals”. They only take direct orders from the Alpha and are in charge
of the armies. There is usually only one Zeta per pack but the silver moon had two. My mother and father and now me and dustin. The silvermoon not only had two zetas but those zetas were special operatives. Silvermoon wasnt the largest but we had the elitist special forces unit. My mother wasn’t originally from the silver moon but when she met my father she left her home pack and joined my father. That’s usually how it went. My mother kept mum about her pack but what I’ve gathered from Alpha Wyatt, her pack was from Germany and descendant of Lycans. There were few Lycans left and they stayed to themselves. Lycans were different than regular werewolves. They were bigger, stronger, and more resilient.
We drove in silence before finally making it to this little boutique that looked like a hole in the wall. Keely and I walked in, in awe of all the shoes, dresses and accessories this little cottage boutique held.
Keely leaned in and whispered to me “this is where the werewolves come. The owner is witch so she knows about our kind. Makes things a little more comfortable you know?”
I nodded. That made sense. I found some beautiful quartz earrings. Keely was lost in the dresses.

“This one!” she said pulling out a mid thigh length black sequin spaghetti strap dress.

“Yeah it’ll look good on you” I said knowing exactly that she meant it for me.

“Nope! Try it on" and pushed me into the dressing room. She threw some heels over the door. When I walked out with the dress and shoes on, Keely had her arms folded, looking me up and down and
nodding her head.
“oh yeah that’s the one” she said.

Before I could even object she shouted to the boutique owner “we’ll take this one!”