My secret side

Chapter 7

I woke up panicked and drenched in sweat. I had the worst dream ever. I dreamt that my mom was murdered by an unknown pack member that was out to get Jared. I turned to look at my alarm clock to see the time and found it wasn't there. Where was it? I looked around for it and found it across the room; 4:30 am. As my eyes adjust, I realized that I was in a completely different room. I look to my left and find Jared laying there looking at me. Tears start to pour down my face as I come to the conclusion that none of it was a dream. My moms really gone. Jared sits up and engulfed me in his arms. I willingly give in and the tears come faster.

"Shh. It's okay. I'm here," he whispers. I wrap my fingers around his back and press against his bare chest. His muscular stomach presses tightly against my loose tank top as he holds me tight.

"My mom," I say, my words muffled by his skin.

"I know. Do you wanna go for a walk?" I nod and get up. I go to the bathroom and do my business. Then I brush my teeth and hair and go out to meet Jared. He's still shirtless letting his six pack show and has grey sweat pants on. If my mom didn't just die, then he'd be a total turn on. I can feel Connie yearning for him, and it effects me too. We are going to have to mate soon, and I know that when we do, I'll feel better.

"Let's go." He wraps his arm around my waist in a comforting way. We walk down to the bottom floor of his three story house and step onto the patio. We walk into the gardens and sit on the bench next to the fountain. All this will be mine one day. Wow. The bushes are shaped as wolves and there are small lights lighting up the stone path. "Are you going to be okay?" He asks. I tilt my head up to look at the stars. "Sabrina?"

"Well, I'll live. What do you think will happen to my dad?"

"I don't know about your dad, but my mom died when I was little. My dad would be too if I didn't walk in and make him put the gun down, if you get my meaning. He said that the only reason he's still alive is because I was there to help him." My head shot in his direction.

"I'm so sorry." I whisper.

"It's okay." He looked at the sky as a streak of light started to peek over the trees. "The pack will be up soon. Within the next hour, actually."

"Do they all live here?" I asked. I know I said that only the ones with no money did, but I wasn't sure.

"Yeah, pretty much. The only ones that weren't living here are the ones who wanted to have their own place. I guess it made them feel independent." Well, there's my answer.

'Ask about the mating,' Connie interrupted.

'Connie,' I sighed, 'I know you're eager to claim him, but I'm just not ready yet. I'm still really young and, believe it or not, I'm still a virgin.'

"What's wrong?" Jared asked.

"Huh?" His voice brought me away from Connie and back to the real world.

"You sighed. Are you okay?"

"Yeah. My wolf, well, she kind of-"

"Yeah. I feel it too. My wolf wants it as bad as yours." Jared cut me off.

"When should we do it?" I ask. I don't know if there is supposed to be a certain date or something.

"How about we finish this on the last night of school." Jared suggests.

"Deal."

"First, though, I have to claim you. It will lesson the urge." I look at him with a confused glance.

"Well, it will hurt, but I hear that it's a good kind of hurt." I nod.

"Do you want to do it now?" I ask.

"Do you want to?" My heart starts to pound. Should I say yes. All of a sudden, I feel and invisible rope pulling me toward him. Yes, this is what I want.

"Yes." He leans in and starts to kiss me, very passionately might I add. His lips are like soft pillows. I wrap my arms around him and he starts to kiss down my neck. My head tilts back and he clears my hair. His eyes grow a bright yellow and his canine teeth extend. He bites gently at first, teasing me, then bites down hard. A small squeal escapes me as pain explodes through my body. Soon after, though, a wave of pleasure washes it all away.

Jared pulls away slowly and his eyes turn that bright blue again. He wipes his mouth clean of the few blood droplets and I let out a chuckle as my mind pictures him as a vampire. The spot he bit stings for a few seconds, then I can feel it heal itself. I feel the skin stretch over the bleeding wound to form a scar that will be there for the rest of my life. The stinging disappears and is replaced with Jared gently kissing it.

Now no other wolf can claim me, for I have been marked.