His Luna, Their Alpha

9. Meeting the Wolves

Erik was still on my mind. He was becoming the focus of the enigma that was my life. Two days here and I was already becoming attached to the pack. Sarah was lovely, and Hannah was mates with my beta. Broken Hill meant something to me, whether I like it or not.

Then there was my pack. I often found myself tapping into a pack mind link and listening to the bustle of Timber. Apparently, I had missed my little sister's first shift. I had promised her I would be there and here I was, shipped away, once again by my dear dad.

It killed me. I had missed so much of her life. I had missed out on so much of my pack's life. As future Alpha, I was doing a pretty pitiful job.

Last night, Josh and Olly went home. Josh left reluctantly, but I discreetly warned him that he shouldn't try to push Erik too much. A sleepover wouldn't be the best choice for him at the moment.

I looked down from the rock where I was sitting and down into the water. I had found a small little stream that seemed like it would be a good swimming hole. There was a small waterfall running beneath the flat rock that was my seat.

Looking at my reflection, I was reminded of confrontation with Violet in the gazebo. When she caught me kissing Erik on the cheek. The muddled reflection on the water's glassy surface was just another reminder of my screwed reality and visual proof of the tears running down my face.

My wolf was silent. I was trying to coax some advice from her but she wouldn't budge. Goddess help me.

I glanced at the sky. I hadn't returned to the house after my run and it appeared to be going on nine o'clock. I'm kind of shocked Erik hasn't found me yet.

"Kass!" I spoke too soon. I heard him before I saw him and I quickly wiped my cheeks in an attempt to hide my tears. He would know though. "You didn't come back."

"Obviously," I answered with a snarky undertone. I kept my face down towards the water. He sat down beside me on the rock. Instinctively, I leaned into him. His body tensed but he place a tentative arm around me. I let the water works flow again.

"Kass?" He questioned. I stared down at the water still.

"I missed my sister's first shift." He was silent. He knew first shifts were an important family event. They were even more important to me because I didn't have mine with my family. "I promised her I would be there. I was back from school and I wasn't going to leave her again," I cried into his shoulder. "I know she was an early shifter and I couldn't have known but I still should've been there." He stayed silent. I pulled from his shoulder and wiped my eyes.

"Kass, you have no idea how much I wish I could change things," he whispered. "Maybe you could visit your family." I shook my head no.

"My dad has issued an order to the pack that I am not to enter pack lands. If I'm found, I will be chased back to Broken Hill or sedated and brought back by force. It's no use. They can't disobey a direct order from the alpha." He knew that though. I probably sounded like a whining baby but today was not my day.

"That's not the Kass Aarons I know," He whispered. "She would have already marched into her dad's office and demanded she come home." I laughed at his attempt to cheer me up.

"I wish it were that simple..." I sighed. His head drooped and he stared at the water. I saw a bit of movement to my left. In a flash I had jumped over and was sitting on Erik's lap, screaming and pointing at the slithering thing that was beside me.

"Kass, it's just a snake." He reached over and picked up the little brown thing in his hand. He tried bringing it closer to me.

"Erik! Stop!" I was hugging his neck and pushing his teasing arm away. "Seriously! I hate them!" He chuckled and tossed the snake into the water. I relaxed a bit until I realized I was still sitting on his lap and the only way I was getting down was falling down into the pool below.