Next In Line

Next In Line:Ch4

"Casey and Cassie; sounds good together," he murmered, and ran his tounge along my neck. "Dontcha' think?" I squirmed under his touch; I didn't want to be here.

"Answer me," he said louder.

Mas-

I cut myself off mid-thought. There was no way that I'd call Mason for help; it'd just make him think that I needed him.

The Alpha was still kissing my neck, and was moving closer to the spot where Mason bit me. When he did kiss the spot, a wave of excrutiating pain shot through my body, and the only thing that kept me up was Casey's grip on my waist. Tears stung my eyes as he pulled back, suspicion and another emotion I couldn't make out were in his eyes.

Could it be concern? Well the only thing I was concerned about was how I was going to get away from this arrogant jerk.

"Are you alright, babe?," he asked me, trying to meet my eyes as I avoided his.

"I told you I was mated, Casey," I replied, spitting his name. "You know that it hurts like that when another male touches a females mark."

"I know? Please. You know that I'm not mated," he scoffed as he gripped my arm roughly, pulling me back up. He had a hungry glint in his eyes, along with a slight hint of anger. I knew that he wouldn't let the fact that I was mated get in the way of what he wanted. The only question was; what did he want?

I didn't get a chance to ask him as his lips crashed down on mine. He kissed me roughly, and when I kept my mouth shut tight, gripped my arms tighter, making me whimper in pain. I finally did kiss back, taking his bottom lip in my mouth and then biting down on it until I tasted blood.

He immediatly pulled back and wiped his mouth. Seeing the blood on his hand, he became very angry.

"You bitch! You shouldn't have done that," he roared, visibly shaking.

I didn't waste any time, quickly shifting and taking off back home. About a mile later, I paused and waited to hear if he was still following me. When all I got was an assuring silence, I started walking at a slower pace back home. I was almost there when something bit my hind leg and started shaking it vicously. I howled in pain, knowing it would alert my family that I was out here. I struggled against the pointed teeth and managed to get my leg free, then whipped around only to find a huge, snarling, black wolf glaring at me with blood on his fangs.

Oh. Apparently he did follow me. I limped away slowly, my teeth bared. He was on my pack's territory. He could get killed for trespassing. Then what would his stupid pack do with out him, huh?

Cassie? Was that you?

Aww crap! Not Mason. No he can't come out now. The stupid Alpha was so huge, he could probably rip even Mason apart!

I'm coming Cassie.

I ignored him and let out a small warning growl and narrowed my eyes at Casey. He took a step closer, and snarled at me. When I stood my ground he took another step closer and flattened his ears against his head. I was starting to get nervous because I knew he would win if it came to a fight. He was bigger and obviously pretty damn fast.

He kept coming closer, and I remained unmoving. He finally lunged, and I was ready for him. I flew out of the way at the last second and jumped on his back, digging my claws into his shoulders and biting down hard on the back of his neck. He snarled in pain and shook me off.

I fell to the ground and layed there for a few moments, stunned. I slowly made my way to my feet, growling loudly. I was almost standing all the way up when I hit my head on something. I looked up and saw a wall of thick, gray fur. Mason was standing over me protectively and I watched as he lept off of me and lunged at Casey's throat. He clamped his jaws around his neck and started shaking his head, but Casey shook his head as well and threw Mason off, snarling at him an sending spit everywhere. If it were under different cirsumstances, I would've laughed at the sight, but since he was fighting my mate, it wasn't very funny.

I ran over to the huge black wolf and nipped at his hind legs, trying to get him away from Mason. When that didn't work, I sank my teeth into his left thigh and tried to ignore the metallic taste of blood in my mouth. My distracton worked, and Casey stopped trying to bite Mason's neck and in a flash had my front right leg in his mouth and was shaking it roughly. I howled and stared whimpering when I felt a bone snap. Satisfied that I wouldn't be able to fight him anymore, he turned back to Mason as I crawled to a near-by tree and watched helplessly as Casey began to overtake Mason.

Just then, two other wolves came out of nowhere and started attacking Casey as well. I recognized one of them as a guy who went to my school. Neither of them were nearly as big as Mason, but the one from my school was a skilled fighter like him and the other was was fast and quick with his teeth. They fought for a little while longer until Casey took off back to his territory, his fur slick with blood.

Mason nodded at the two wolves, thanking them, as they left the scene. He immediatly rushed over to me and shifted back. I averted my eyes and tried to move away put a small whine escaped my mouth and I stopped moving.

He kneeled down and examined my leg, poking and prodding it until I slightly kicked him, letting him know that it hurt.

"Cassie you need to turn back," he told me, concern clear in his voice. I just rolled my eyes. Did he really think I was that stupid? That I would shift back just so he could see me naked?

"I'm not doing it so I can see you naked," he said, reading my mind. "I can't carry you like this because you are too heavy! I promise I won't look." I was still suspicious, but knew that I wasn't going anywhere myself. I took a deep breath and shifted back.

I'd forgotten how stupid it was to change back while injured; the shifting bones and muscles made it feel a lot worse. I cried out in pain and clutched my leg. Mason hovered over me, not sure if picking me up would hurt me.

"Please..get me home," I gasped. He carefully picked me up and cradeled me in his arms, making sure that my leg was elevated. I was all too aware of our naked bodies, but not sure if it was a bad thing. His skin was warm on mine and I temporarily forgot my pain.

I knew we were only a couple of minutes away from my house, and I prepared myself for how my parents would react. I prayed that they would see my leg first and not just our nakedness; assuming the worst..

Mason paused at the backdoor, unsure of whether to bring me inside like this or not. I looked up at him and gave him a small smile.

"Why don't you set me down and put some shorts on before we go in? That way you won't be naked and it won't look as bad," I suggested. He thought about for a bit before nodding his head.

"That's a good idea," he agreed, and went off to find some. It was safe to saw that everyone in our pack had small bundles of clothing hidden all around the property. Mason came back a couple minutes later wearing a pair of basketball shorts and carrying a shirt in his hand.

"Aren't you going to put that on?" I asked, guestering to the shirt. He chuckled.

"No silly, it's for you. Wouldn't want you naked either," he said, trying to hide a smile. I felt stupid but quickly got over it.

"Well give it to me," I demanded, reaching out for it and trying to get up, but stopped when a fresh wave of pain shot through my leg. I grimaced and slowly lowered myself back to the ground. I could feel Mason's eyes on my body and tried to cover myself the best I could with my arms.

"Stop being a perv and just give me the damn shirt," I snapped. He blushed slightly and handed me the shirt, still not averting his eyes. I frowned at him but quickly pulled on the shirt, glad to have some cover but still somewhat unhappy about the length. It was Mason's shirt and was probably around 4 sizes too big because I was so short. It looked more like a mini-dress but it barely covered my body and I could feel that it stopped just above the bottom of my butt. Still grumbling about the length, I looked at Mason expectantly.

"I'm ready to face the beasts," I said in a voice that someone would use to describe their doom. He sighed softly and picked me up, laughing. "But don't think that I like you now!" I reminded him, my eyes narrowed. He looked disappointed.

"Yeah, yeah, I know," he whispered as we walked inside.

A/N Hey people! The song is Best Thing I Never Had by Beyonce, and had nothing to do with this chapter, just something I listened to while writing:) and the picture is of Mason! Comment, Fan, or Vote if you want:)