Moon Rising

Chapter Eight

A few minutes after Craven stormed out of my house Johnny and Leslie got back carrying a bag of breakfast take out.

            “Craven was here?” Johnny asked through narrowed suspicious eyes. My eyes widened and I opened my mouth, and then closed it. If he knew Craven was here, why wasn’t be going ballistic yet?

            Johnny continued. “I smelled his scent outside and inside the house, there was some anger in it, you two have a fight?” He put the bags on the counter while Leslie got glasses and napkins. I could hear the protective ring in his tone, the anger. Leslie shot him a disapproving glance.

            I visibly relaxed. Maybe if I opened up some windows a breeze would carry Craven’s scent out from the hallway by my bedroom. “Yeah, still intent and making sure I know all about werewolves and how I’m his now, blah blah blah…” I trailed off and grabbed a glass of orange juice from Leslie and smiled at her in thanks.

            Johnny frowned at me. “You do know you are gonna have to knock off that I Don’t Care attitude, don’t you? I know the bond and pull towards a mate, stop fighting it Ash because all it’ll do is hurt you.”

            “Not to mention you reeled in an Alpha, you’re going to be the new Luna of Bluff Moon’s pack.” Leslie chimed in and handed Johnny a takeout box with his eggs meal in it and handed me one.  

            I took it and fished around for a fork and a napkin, then took a seat at the table. “You know,” I said after a delicious bite of scrambled cheese egg. “This is all new to me, this world, this mate, this possibility that I might turn into some wolf creature in two weeks.” I took a sip of orange juice.

            Johnny frowned at me and moved a chair out for Leslie to sit in. “Doesn’t matter, you got a mate now, a Alpha mate on top of that which brings me to something I need to talk with you about.” His tone got even more serious than it was before, if that was possible, I narrowed my eyes at my brother and braced myself.

            Leslie was trying to fight back a smirk, I wondered what this was about. Johnny cleared his throat. “Craven is an Alpha, he’s claimed you which means he is going to want you near him most of all the time. I won’t be surprised if he wants you to move in with him within the next few days.” His eyes were hard.

            I nearly choked at that. “Are you kidding me?” I spluttered. There was satisfaction at the thought of that, sharing a house with Craven. The thoughts that were running through my mind were giving me a blush.

            Leslie chimed in. “You may not feel the full draw of the mate bond, because you’re she wolf has yet to surface, but I know Craven does because his scent was filled with desire. I give it a few more days and the presence of your mate’s wolf will bring out yours earlier than expected.” I felt my jaw drop a little.

            Frustrated I listened to Johnny as he took the conversation back over, how I wasn’t eighteen yet and that still meant I could live under his roof until I was, mate bond or no mate bond, I pulled my hair tie off my wrist and put my hair up. I heard silence then, and a sniffing sound.

            “Did he… has he already marked you!” Johnny growled out. I froze and followed his angry gaze to my now exposed shoulder. Faintly you could see the teeth marks embedded in my skin, but what was more noticeable was the dried blood against my pale crème skin.

Leslie choked back a laugh and I glared at her. “Oh don’t go all psycho, we all know that Ash is you’re little sister, but she’s a women now. You can hardly blame her for a mate mark.”

Johnny’s nostrils were flared. “You do know what that means, right? Or did he now tell you yet?” He exploded. His face was getting a red tint to it, something that only happened when he got really upset.

            I frowned. “Johnny calm down, I didn’t even know what was happening until-“ He cut me off.

            “That mark means that any other male wolf around you would never dare to touch you, you’re scent is so mixed in with his now that it is hard for another male wolf to be near you.” I opened my mouth to fight back, my blood was boiling in anger at his tone. Who was he to be angry about my mating mark.

            “You know what Johnny, I’m sick and tired of hearing that tone in your voice, that tone like I’m a child! You’re getting so worked up over this mark,” I pulled my shirt back more and pointed at it, he cringed a little. “What are you gonna do when I do move out and when me and Craven-“

            “You and Craven what?” Johnny exploded back at me, cutting off my sentence. Leslie stood up and tried to calm us down but I talked over her, my blood was boiling and I felt shaky with anger. I felt something inside me build up, a sensation writhing inside me and fueling my anger.

            “Mate! What are you going to do when we mate, Johnny!” I yelled at him and stood up too.

            My brother winced at the sex subject. “When that does happen, I don’t want to know a damn thing about it.” He told me, his voice wasn’t as loud as before though.

            I heard loud footsteps on the hardwood floor coming to the kitchen. “Why hello there, you all seem like you are in such a lovely mood this fine evening. Tell me, do the eggs special come with an extra side of animosity or is that the pancakes?” Chase leaned against the kitchen doorway with his arms crossed and a grin on his face.

            “Chase,” My brother sighed and picked his fork back up and started eating again, Leslie slowly sat back down too and watched Chase suspiciously.

            Chase, noticing Leslie for the first time, stood up straighter and took in her long blonde hair and crystal blue eyes. “I’m Chase Thompson, these bozos cousin, and you are?” Chase walked forward and stuck his hand out.

            Leslie shook his hand with a wry smile on her face as if knowing Chase was trying to stir trouble. “I’m Leslie, Johnny’s mate.” She introduced herself and added in the last part to calm down my brother’s warning growls and glares at Chase.

            Chase chuckled and rolled his eyes at Johnny. “ I’m here to kidnap Ash, Craven is having a get together at his house tonight, Alpha Derek and Luna Marisol want to meet their son’s mate.”  

~So what do you guys think so far? Sorry I know there isn't any Craven and Ash in this chapter, but I promise that there will be plenty Craven and Ash in chapter nine :) ~ *Comment, vote, please!*