Howl at the moon

Chapter 5

I got up early the next morning to make breakfast for everyone. I made pancakes, scrambled eggs, and toast. I secretly put liver into the pancake mix. Just as everyone was coming downstairs I set all the food out. Aunt Nina walked down with max on her heels. Basically shoving her down the stairs.

"Sam! I could smell this all the way upstairs!" He said.

"Your a wolf Max..." I said.

"No dip." He said putting 3 pancakes into his plate. I giggled at how much liver would be in his system.

"Your fur'll look healthy tomorrow!" I said turning away to smile. Caleb and Jake woke up 5 minutes after Max and J was last. He smiled at all the food.

"Special occasion Mom?" He said patting her shoulder gently.

"Ask Sam, she made all this unhealthy stuff."Aunt Nina said winking at me. I giggled and placed my tea on the counter.

"Max we have to go." I said. He groaned and grabbed his bag. We raced out to his car. We drove the 15 minutes to school and raced inside.

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Lunch came super fast. Max wasn't at his locker so I walked down to the cafeteria. I saw Mac with a group of boys so I walked over. On the way, I passed the group of snotty girls.

"Hey Sam, where's your little boyfriend." She said cockily. I stopped and looked at her for a moment. Mac saw me and ran over and pulled me to her table. I sat down.

"What a bitch." I said. Mac stared at me.

"Your eyes. They're... They're black!" She said in aw. I didn't notice who was around me until somebody touched my hand. I looked up and saw Max.

"Max, I was waiting for you by your locker." I said. I was pretty pissed. He was supposed to be guarding me. Not just as a wolf, but as a human being too.

"Sorry Sam, I got caught up." He said smiling. My eyes narrowed on him and I could feel myself shifting.

"Shit" I whispered under my breathe. I closed my eyes. I felt myself becoming human again. I opened my eyes and saw Connor was also at the table. E smiled at me.

"Guys you'll never guess what I saw last night!" He said quietly. They all chorused in what's.

"The white wolf!" He said. Everyone was awed. Except Max and I. I grabbed my lunch and threw it on the ground and ran out of the lunch room.

'He promised' my head screamed at me 'he promised'. I ran to my locker and grabbed my bag. I got outside and immediately ran to the woods. A car beeped as I ran in front of it. I shifted as I met the soft grass floor of the forest. I howled as loud as I could. I ripped dirt as I ran. I wanted to tear everything apart. I stopped halfway home and buried my paws into the soft grass. I panted loudly.

"Why!? Mom! Dad! I need you!" I howled.

"Where are you..." I whispered in my head. I fell over onto my side and laid there for over an hour. I heard people screaming my name. I got up and ran towards the house. I ran and ran until I reached the driveway. I plunged into the front door leaving huge muddy footprints onto the ground. Aunt Nina screamed my name as I fell onto my bed. I heard J come inside from being out back and Caleb come from his room as aunt Nina climbed up the stairs. They all stood in my door way, anger in their eyes. I started to whimper, which turned into crying as I slowly shifted from wolf to human. I crumpled into a ball and cried. Aunt Nina came and held me to her chest. J came up to me and hugged me while Caleb just stood in the doorway, not knowing what he should do.

"What happened Sam?" My aunt said slowly.

" Max didn't protect me." I said. J growled. My aunt hugged me even tighter to her chest. "He left without me for lunch and then when I was getting teased, he didn't even help. He's supposed to be with me 24/7. I feel safe with him. I need my cousin near me." I said. Aunt Nina and J looked at eachother.

"Sweety," Aunt Nina said " Max isn't your real cousin. He's just a friend. We found him in the woods when he was just a month old. His mother left him. We just called him your cousin because it was easier" she said. J sighed as I took it all in.

"Wait you mean..." My aunt nodded.

"No! He can't! I don't want him to...." I slowly drifted off.

"Max cannot be becoming my mate!" I said. Caleb gasped and almost fell over.

"Aunty He thinks were cousins, he doesn't know he's not really a Quinn. Please, I don't want him. Not my best friend." I said curling up to J. His rock hard abs made it hard for me to be comfortable. I cried until I heard the kitchen door slide open and loud footsteps come upstairs. I peeked my eyes open and saw Max I his wolf form come upstairs. He turned my way and took a double take. He walked slowly toward me. I turned my head away. J picked me up bridal style and put me in bed comfortably.

"Max, we need to have a word." J said.

"No," I said quickly. " Max, can you sleep with me, in wolf form?" I said shyly. He nodded and laid curled around my body.

His warmth sending tingles through my fingers. I played with his tail until I fell asleep.

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I woke up to cold air. My bedroom door was open and was letting in a draft. Max left and I could hear people talking downstairs.

"Max, I know it's a lot to take in but, Sam is meant to be your mate. We've

Known since you guys first met as pups." I heard max sigh.

"What if she denies me?" He said.

"The you can find another mate." J said. I heard Max sigh again. I could hear him shifting. His loud footprints came upstairs. He walked into my room in his wolf form again. I quickly closed my eyes as he wrapped himself around me.

"I love you Max." I said before I fell asleep again.