Am I Ready For This? ~ A short story

Chapter 4

Here you go, @palmtoptigger Chapter 4

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When I wake up the sun is just breaking across the horizon and I'm laying in a bunch of hay shirtless. Flashes of last night assault me from all sides, Christian saying 'your beautiful' and then kissing me. I feel myself flush and hear movement behind me. I turn around in time to catch my mates lips meeting me and melt back into the hay letting all my breath leak out in sighs between tender and passionate kisses. Then the barn doors burst open and there is a low growling sound coming from the doorway. I pull on my shirt and Christian dives behind the hay just as my dad and Josh round the corner coming into the hay storing area of the barn right past all the stables. 

"Where is that little pup?" My father demands, his eyes glowing with fury and hurt that I snuck out and was found in a barn at sunrise. Josh just looks hurt that I didn't tell him I was leaving last night and snuck out instead.  

"Who?" I ask him, rubbing sleep out of my eyes.  

"You know very well who, I can smell him all over this place." He said very quietly and deadly serious. I started to get up and walk past them when my dad grabs me checking to see if I'm still part of his pack for now. He sags with relief when he senses that I'm still of the Ever Moon pack.  

"Come on Revie, let's go home." Josh says as two more of my brothers-Matt and Chris-charge in with furious looks on their almost identical faces. They glower at me and walk past without saying a word to me and go straight to my dads side. 

"What are you going to do Daddy?"I ask my dad, my whole body showing protectiveness and worry for my mate. 

"Don't fret we just want a word with Christian about your well being Hon." My dad replies, looking intently at Josh. Josh grabs me by the arm and starts trying to drag me out of the barn. 

"Come on Revie, lets go back to the house and let you get cleaned up." Josh says bluntly, closing the barn door once he finally drags me out by my armpits. 

"Don't you dare lay a finger on him! Do you hear me? Don't hurt him or I will never forgive any of you!" I scream at the doors as loud as I can knowing they hear me.

Tears start uncontrollably running down my face as I break Josh's hold on my arm and run as fast as I can back to my room in the house with him calling after me. I push my dresser and bed against my door and lean against it sobbing my heart out. I hear Josh pounding on my door demanding I open the door and let him in. I ignored him and continued to cry and wish Christian was there with me to comfort me and dry my tears.

At some point I must have passed out and curled up into a ball in the corner of my room, but I only remember waking up. I listen to my dad and Josh whispering outside of my door but can't make out what they are saying. I creep towards my window and look down into the yard, nobody's outside tonight. I tiptoe across my room and grab my phone, charger, and a bag I packed earlier that contained clothes and other stuff I would need for a few days. I sneak over to my window and slowly cut a hole in the screen that had been out back in place since last night. I throw my bag into one of the sturdier branches and send Christian a quick text telling him to meet me at the diner at the end of the street and to bring his car. I climbed out my window into the tree and closed my window, by the time I had silently climbed the tree Christian had texted me back that he would be there, I smiled in victory knowing that he would agree to my plan. I started to run away, away from the only home I had known, faster and faster I ran away from my family.

By the time I had reached the diner Christian was already there and waiting patiently outside in the humid summer night air. I threw my bag in his car and run up to him jumping into his arms, he caught me mid jump and gave me a quick kiss. We went inside and I ordered an ice cream letting Christian order our drinks and main courses since we had a similar food palette. By the time our food got there I was starving, I dug in and Christian just watched for a few seconds then started eating at a much slower rate, enjoying his food. I had just finished my ice cream when I thought that maybe I should explain the weird text and showing up with a fully packed bag. I slumped down in my seat and Christian picking up on my mood instantly started looking around for anyone suspicious.  

"I guess I should explain, right?" I asked him. He just raised his eyebrows at me waiting. "Well, after how my dad and brothers acted this morning I locked everyone out of my room. I refuse to be treated like a child when I'm their future Luna and am getting married at the end of the season. If they can't respect me and my mate to be responsible enough to care for my well-being then they don't deserve to be in the loop of whats going on anyway. So I was wondering if I could stay with you somewhere for a few nights?" I explained to him, hoping he would agree. He looked at me with such compassion I blushed. 

"Of course Rev," he told me. "But where will we go so they can't find you?" He asked me thoughtfully. 

"I'm not really sure on that yet but we'll think of somewhere, I'm sure of it." I said enthusiastically.

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