Luna Samara

Part 7

"There's no way, you are getting in the shower by yourself. I just watched you nearly pass out from standing for half a second."

What? Well that's not gonna happen.

"I think I can manage."

He narrowed his eyes and shook his head. He walked towards me and I kinda got a little scared.

"I will fight you." I fake punched the air and took a fighting stance.

He was making me nervous and I have this habit of making jokes as a defense mechanism.

He laughed and grabbed my waist and picked me up. As he was heading to the bathroom he said "Samara, how tall are you? 4'11"? I am 6'8". Not to mention you are a fragile little human. Especially right now. So I'm gonna have to pass on fighting you at the moment."

"First of all I'm 5'4. Well if I'm being honest, I am 5'3" without shoes on but, besides the point, isn't forfeiting meaning I win?" He set me down on the counter.

"Fine. You win. It's our little secret though for right now. But, don't go screaming about how you beat the very strong, very fast, very scary, and very handsome alpha in a fight." I scoffed, of course he thinks he's all that. "Austin would never let it go. He'd go on and on about how now that I've got a mate, I'm as whipped as he is with his. Plus, you only win for now. Because I demand a rematch when you are feeling better."

Oh no. Hopefully he didn't mean like a fight fight. Because I would lose. And I don't want to finish my recovery and then have to start over because he whacked my head on the ground or bit into my stomach and my intestines started pouring out. Flashes of what could happen filled my brain. I just picked a fight with a werewolf. I just wanted to like play fight. Good job Sam. Really smart idea.

Trying to avoid the topic of this fight I said, "Who's Austin?"

"He is my beta." I gave him a confused look and he continued "A beta is the right hand man to the alpha, the second in command. He takes over if I am out of town or if something were to happen, he would become alpha. He's also my best friend. He is out of town in the Dark Rose pack right now for the quarterly meeting. I told him about you, and he is on his way back. Said he's excited to meet my other half, or some cheesy shit like that. He really is whipped."

I laughed. It's weird thinking of werewolves as having best friends, I was taught as a kid that they barely even have a human side. The more I learn about Luca, the more that I see how wrong everyone is about them.

He interrupted my thoughts by saying, "I was going to let you take a shower by yourself, I was just joking. I just wanted to make you flustered. It's cute when your face turn red."

"And Austin is the cheesy one?"

I thought about how dangerous werewolves, supposedly, are. As scary as this guy could potentially be, it really was easy to talk to him. Conversation just flowed and I felt like I've known him for a really long time.

However, the thought to ask about my parents still kept popping up. I'm pretty scared because last time it turned south very fast. I have this innate motivation that I did not really understand that I wanted to be on his good side and to make him happy. I'm afraid asking about this would ruin whatever brownie points I may have earned. But also, screw that! I do not have to please this dude that I do not know! Ugh, my rational side and emotional side being constantly at each other's throats makes me extremely tired. I just don't know what to make of any of what's going on.

He laughed and shook his head. "Very funny. I am going to stay in here while you shower, though okay? You might have some sort of seizure if I leave you alone for two seconds. You are awfully fragile. All humans are. I can close my eyes. See?" He closed his eyes and smirked unconvincingly.