Electrifying

Chapter 5

“So being a werewolf is just being born as one?” I asked Ian. We had finished our shower and eaten breakfast when everyone had left to go to work when I started asking him tons of questions again. We were going to be late for school but honestly I didn’t care. I wasn’t big on school as it was anyway. I just need to get my education and get the hell out of there to move on with my life. These days even people with four year degrees got the sucky ass jobs because of the way the economy was. As I curled my hair Ian was just staring at me from the door way.

“Yes,” he answered with his eyes still glued on me.

“So no biting, scratching or any of that?”

“Nope. None.”

“So when does the changing start?”

“In a mother’s womb.”

“No certain age?”

“No.”

“So you’ve seen twilight right?”

He rolled his eyes and groaned in annoyance. “Please don’t tell me you watch that crap too.”

“Hey, besides the vampires sparkle shit its alright.”

“Yes. I’ve seen it. All of them…over and over and over…with my sisters. Why?”

“Because I was wondering if only certain werewolves get the little gift.”

“No. It’s everyone who has parents that are werewolves. Even half. They’re not as strong and some of them don’t have powers.”

I turned to him putting the curling iron down. “We have powers?”

“Yeah…your parents didn’t tell you any of this?”

I looked at the ground and frowned slightly. The mention of my parents always sent me into a depressing mood. “They…they died in a shootout when I was five.”

He quickly wrapped his arms around me in a loving tight manner. “I’m so sorry Electra. I didn’t mean to upset you.”

“It’s fine…it was a while ago and they left me with really great people. I’m very grateful for that. Their great parents and now I have siblings…they were always like family anyway. I even still call them my aunt and uncle like I did when I was little.”

He just shushed, cooed, comforted me and stroked my hair. I cried for a few minutes and as I took in his scent I calmed down and held onto him.

“I’m going to take care of you now, alright?”

I laughed and he looked at me as if I was insane.

“I’m serious Electra.”

“I know. I can feel it. It’s just, one night we were dancing, two days later we’re making out in front of the whole class, running off from the school, having sex and now you’re in my bathroom explaining me being a werewolf for what I was confused about for all these years and spilling my feelings out to you like we’ve known each other for years.”

“That’s just how it is and will always work. That’s how out bond works. How we work. How it will always be. You’re what I’ve been looking for since I found out about mates and now I’ve found you. I’m never letting you go…” he said softly kissing the top of my head.

I felt safe. Like all my prays and questions were finally answered. I closed my eyes for a few seconds taking it all in. I already knew why I wasn’t freaking out. It was because I knew all along I wasn’t crazy and I was really different. When I was a child I use to shift all the time to Luna but when my parents died I had stopped and denied myself that part of me and I claimed it was a dream even though everyone in the house already knew. They tried to get me to shift again so I would really keep knowing who I was but I refused to and pushed being a wolf to the back of my mind. I had reason to want to feel whole…I guess not until last night. Ian gave me a reason to let Luna get to me. I felt the bond. I really did and I loved it. I didn’t care that I’ve only really known him for three days.