Warrior Instincts

Chapter 3

Hey!! Sorry i haven't been updating as much as i said i would, i do feel bad about it even if not too many people read this. I would like to give a shout out to @dieFabuliererin for being the first person to comment and to give good suggestions on how to improve my story, let me know if you caught on to how i tried to blend some of the laws/ mating rituals into the story 😉
okie dokie i'm done now enjoy!!

~ Elise's POV ~
I kept trying to get closer but the amassing crowd and my cursed height did nothing to help my problem. After a while my curiosity turned to frustration and I abandoned my attempts to see whatever was attracting the crowd.

Turning on my heel I made my way back to the paint store. The smell of acrylic paint and fiber canvas immediately invading my senses. I always found town to be calming, even if it was hectic in the square, you can always count on the quiet calmness of the small shop. Just as you could always count on the energetic madness that always followed Mr. and Mrs. Paket. They were the couple that owned the paint store, Mrs. Paket was a half were and Mr. Paket was human. They made an adorable couple but what truly made them amazing was the fact that despite the fact that human-were mates are keep separate for the first 4 days after meeting, for the humans safety, it was Mr. Paket who kept sneaking out to see his mate.

Even though my parents constantly warn me away from werewolves, I do find their love for their mates endearing and beautiful. A connection like that is a once in a lifetime thing, and even if I'm not likely to find that as a human, I'm so glad other people can have that too.

To be completely honest, I don't know what I would do with a mate. After werewolves came out to the general public, there were some werewolves who didn't except that they were going to be equals, they wanted more. They saw themselves as the superior species, which they are, but none the less, they began attacking humans and even human mates.
This was put to a stop nearly immediately due to the transgressions against the human mates, but this fact didn't stop my parents from informing me in rather explicit detail, how these events transpired.
Even while I find werewolves fascinating and rather beautiful with their defined muscles and natural beauty, I can't help but find myself scared of them. Especially the higher ranked alphas and betas, they are even stronger then the average wolf.

My space out session was interrupted by another person entering the store, of course my small lizard brain couldn't multitask and I had stood there like an idiot, stuck in my own head.

I made room for the other customer, and once they passed made a beeline for the paints in the back of the store. I just needed to pick up a few bottles of paint and some more charcoal pencils.

~ Jason's POV ~
As soon as my wolf said that word I headed straight for the store. Bursting through the doors, I weaved my way through the shop to the back of the store. Turning the corner hopeful to finally see my mate, I was greeted with an empty aisle. I frowned and tilted my head towards the sky. They had been here before, and they must have paused here, otherwise their scent wouldn't have been so strong.

I continued my search and found myself back at the front of the store, only a few paces away from the most beautiful girl I've ever scene. She had the most beautiful dark hair, it was curly and a reddish brown colour, it reminded me of the cedar trees back at my old pack. I immediately snapped out of my thoughts, wanting to hold my mate before we had to be separated for the required 4 day period.

Just as I went to move forward I was cut off my one of my most recent trainees.

"Hey boss!! I didn't know you were into art? I guess I always just assumed you just trained trained trained, but it's nice to have hobbies isn't it? Personally I come here for the wood bird houses, I like to paint them and leave them for the sparrows, they like to nest on the west side of the forest, I think they find it the most comfortable there, and it's also quite beauti...", as Caleb starts into another nature rant I see it as a good time to escape his line of sight and start back over to the register.

However once I clear Caleb I'm faced with a whole new challenge, the girl I saw, my mate, my beautiful mate, was gone.

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This is the longest chapter ive written so far!! i hoped you liked it, have a lovely day, or evening, or night, but hopefully not too late into the night, you need your sleep babies. anyway, bye!