Taken

9-Give it a Try

When I woke up I was comfy, not uncomfortable like I was on the floor of Madi's bedroom. I was obviously in a bed and when I opened my eyes I realized it was Jack's bed. His scent was all over it. It smelled like the woods and a touch of mint. Every werewolf has a scent, but a wolf's scent is different to that wolf's mate. For me, most people told me that I smelled like vanilla, but my scent would be different for Jack.

I yawned and got up. I was still a little stiff, but I was almost completely relaxed. A good nights sleep can to wonders for people. I rested fine knowing that my pack was okay.

My stomach grumbled. I don't know why, considering I had eaten a whole box of pizza with Madi almost 7 hours ago. I rolled out of bed. This time, I remembered the way to the kitchen.

As I got down the stairs, I saw Daniel. He saw me as well and waved. I gave him a small smile in return. The look in his eyes told me everything- he knew of the last night's events. I wasn't surprised. He was the Beta, so he would know about what went on around here. Also, Madi was his mate, and she had a front row spot for last night's events.

"Hey." He scratched the back of his neck.

"Hi," I responded awkwardly.

"Watcha doing?" he asked me.

"Getting pizza..." I trailed off awkwardly. I was hoping this wouldn't happen because of what happened last time. I didn't know if me rejecting him pizza would make him hate me. It probably wouldn't, but he would be an awful enemy and I didn't want to take any chances.

His eyes instantly brightened up.

"Yummy! Can I pretty please have some?"

"Yeah, if you make it yourself," I said, avoiding, eye contact.

"Hmm, fine. But as long your here I just wanted to say: give it a try. Jack is a good guy. He has been dreaming of finding his mate since he was 5. Please." He got out in one breath.

"I will believe it when Jack tells me this himself." And I would. But I don't take love life advice from pizza obsessive men. Also, Daniel is putting himself in his best friend's position, he doesn't realize how much I want to hate Jack. I could never really say I could hate him, as he was my mate and all. But my pack suffered because of him, my family and friends suffered because of him, yet he expected me to except him with open arms. I couldn't do that, I refused to be weak and melt into his arms.

"Good," he gave me a boyish smile. I saw him run into the kitchen.

"And by the way, I will make my own pizza," he called back to me. I chuckled to myself. Madi was a lucky person. But when I thought that, my mind went to jack and I immediately felt guilty.

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I had followed Daniel into kitchen. He didn't actually make pizza, he ordered it. That tells me a lot about him.

"Lazy..." I muttered and then walked out of the kitchen.

Daniel had also done one of those 'silent but deadly' man farts and I really needed to leave the kitchen and get some fresh air.

Outside, I ran into Madi.

"Hi Eva!" She said. Wow. She must really be a morning person. I didn't even think those people were real. It was still super early for me, but she seemed perfectly cheery. She was already dressed and everything, yet it was still 8:00 a.m. I looked down at my own outfit, and I was still in Madi's clothes that she gave me last night. The legs of her pants were a bit long on me and I felt embarrassed.

"Hey Madi," I smiled at her.

We chatted a little, talking about girl things and movies we should watch soon. But suddenly her expression became serious.

"Listen. You need to accept the fact that you are Jack's mate. I am not just saying this because I am his sister. No, I am saying this because I am your friend. At first, I didn't want to except the fact that I was Daniel's mate. But the moment I did, well, it was the best moment of my life. I want that for you." At the end of her little speech she had a small smile and a far away look in her eyes. I knew she was thinking about her times with Daniel so I was just going to leave her be. If I stayed it would've been even more awkward.

"I will think about it. But I am going to tell you the same thing I told Daniel- I will listen when Jack tells me this himself." I was getting tired of repeating the same thing, so if someone else, other than Jack, tried to convince me to be with him, I might flip. I am a secret karate master so I would karate chop them all the way to England. I felt like nobody understood how difficult this was for me. Neither Madi or Daniel were kidnapped, and they were already from the same pack. They could visit their family's whenever they wanted, they had I choice. I didn't.

I left Madi outside and when I returned to the pack house, all I smelt was pizza.

Which, by the way, is much better than farts.

Cough, cough Daniel.

I didn't know what to do for the rest of the morning. I decided to give myself a tour. If I got lost, that would be okay, it would be better than facing Jack.

I met a few people, and they were all very kind, especially the cooks and maids. I met some of the pups and I immediately fell in love with their cuteness. I knew being a Luna meant spending time with the pups, but I never expected it to be that fun.

Honestly, if Jack weren't such an idiot, it might be okay here.

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