Mine

~|| Chapter 14 ||~

It's the early hours of the morning and I'm still half-asleep but someone woke me up with noise downstairs.

And Val not being in bed didn't help.

I yawn as I stood up, nearly missing falling on my face and softly mutter a greeting into the not-so-empty house.

The sound from the living room stops then turns into footsteps coming my way. I don't even think about who it could be nor how dangerous they could be and just slump against the nearest wall.

I don't think twice when a dark haired head pops up from around the living room.

"Oh. Thank goddess it's you Victoria. I thought you were a rogue," the head says.

I muttered, agreeing with it, "Yup, it's me. Victoria. Victoria is me."

I was barely able to speak before falling asleep on the wall.

"Oh hey, hey," the voice said grabbing me before I could fall. The person took me to the living room and laid me on the couch.

"Who are you," I mumbled. The voice laughs and answers me while pulling a blanket over my skin, "Terence, remember. The Gamma. Anyways what were you doing awake so early? It's like 3 A.M."

But I couldn't answer his question. I was too far gone.

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I woke up to the sun in my eyes and the sound of birds chirping. I groan and shield my eyes so I can see better.

I'm in the living room. On the couch. How did I even get here? I shrug and look over to the second couch in the well-furnished room and see a lightly snoring body.

Well, okay...

I get up and sneak over to it, to see who it is.

I finally get close enough where I can just peek over they're shoulder and an arm shoots out to grab me. I yelp and try to move to the side but my reflexes don't seem to work yet.

My yelp woke up the unknown person and they jumped up asking, "Luna are you alright?"

Oh. It's just Terence.

Terence realized he was gripping my wrist and let go. "Sorry Luna."

I shook my head, "I'm not your Luna. Just call me Victoria."

He nodded and looked away.

Well this is really awkward. I watch him look around the room giving everything his attention except for me.

"Where's Valentino?"

"Oh yeah. Of course you'd want to know where he is. There was a rogue problem down south and they asked for his help. He said he'd be back tonight and I'm to watch you while he's gone."

I nodded in understanding.

"So I'm just-," I started at the same time Terence said, "Do you want-"

"Sorry," I said," You can go."

He looked down and said, "Do you want to go for a run? Valentino said its been a really long time since you shifted and it's probably not healthy."

I thought back to the last time I shifted and it was the first time I met Terence which was a couple weeks ago. And Valentino was probably right... It is unhealthy for me not to shift.

"So what were you going to say?"

Goddess could this get anymore awkward. Wait. Nevermind.

"I was gonna say that I was gonna invite Courtney over. If Valentino is gone, then he's probably taken Jake with him."

"Then it's settled," he said getting up from the couch and folding the blanket he was using, "You invite Courtney and we'll both go on a run. That way we can have fun and I can supervise you."

I look at him a little miffed. "Supervise? You make it sound like I'm a delinquent child that needs to be baby sat."

"No. No, no, no. That's not it at all," he told me, bewildered, "Valentino just put me in charge of you and if I don't make sure you're okay, he'll have my head."

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'C'mon Toria,' Courtney mind linked me, nipping at my heels. Since neither of us were apart of the Midnight Blood pack yet, we could only mind link each other. Which was sad in my opinion.

We were all in wolf form; Me, Courtney, and Terence.

Courtney in her tan wolf, Terence in his gray, and me in my mixed black and tan fur.

We all chased around for a couple hours. Nipping at heels, pouncing on backs until we came to a lake.

All of a sudden, it was too late. Terence got hit in the head with a rock. As did Courtney.

I crouched down and looked around me. All I could see were shadows.

I felt a small tranquilizer dart hit my scruff. That didn't mean I knew what to do about it.

As I drifted off, I heard a woman's voice say, "If I never got him, then you never will either.

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Sooo that was that. Late. I know I know. Sheesh. Calm down. In other words it's summer and I sleep more than a cat. So I don't write... Because I'm asleep. Not the best reason but still valid.

Btw here's a picture of a cat that hates me :)

See. It won't even look at me. Oh well.

Kisses &" Ari