Ramone

6. Victoria

Daniel became my best friend. He would tell me about his family and what they were up to. If I needed advice that wasn't bias, I went to him. More often than not I would get back, that's a Missy question, I'll ask for you. It would take a few days and he would come back with her answer and it would be spot on. Every time I ignored her advice something bit me in the ass.

When I messaged Daniel about what I had done he responded, "and I bet this xyz happened."

I would write back "yeah, how did you know? "

"Missy said it would happen like that... you see I asked her why not that way, the way you chose and she chewed my ear off about what would happen. She was right then..."

"Wow, your wife is amazing in her predictions." I marveled.

"Yeah, your girlfriend is, you better start listening to her or you will get your ear chewed too." He advised me.

"I think I better then." Not liking the idea of my sensitive hearing being hurt.

I had bought a new house as my old one was better for a young married pack couple, they moved in as I moved out.

It was in that move I met Victoria, probably my biggest mistake ever, but one I would make again, if I was being honest with myself. I am male after all.

Victoria was a blue eyed, blonde hair petite frame and was approximately 4ft 8 inches tall. When I met her, she looked troubled, like some of the girls from youth group. Every one of those girls had been abused. I wondered if this was the case and thought to keep an ear out. I didn't expect to hear the abuse so soon, nor did I expect to have a house guest either, especially one who thought of me as gorgeous.

I had been hounding Tracey about what could be done if Missy could not carry my heir, as I did not trust God to make a way. Tracey finally got word back from the elders about a surrogate mother option. The Luna wolf had to accept the second bride/wife/concubine as her stand in for her. The person standing in for her had to accept her role was only that too.

I sighed, "so we are no better off" I say to Tracey "who would accept those terms?"

Tracey just shrugged and said "Someone would, as someone obviously did."

I was lying on my bed when I heard the rape occur, the girl Victoria cried almost all night. I got approximately 2 hours sleep before waking up to confront her and offer her a place to stay if she wanted to get out.

She took me up on my offer, board and lodging in return for cooking for me and cleaning the house. Neither jobs I liked. I put it into writing and had it witnessed by a police friend who knew that I held no interest in girls. Victoria did her job diligently and somewhere along the line I started calling her Vicki.

I told Victoria that I was part wolf up front and showed her as I didn't want her freaking out should I happen to change and be in wolf form.

Vicki was comforting to have around, though I pretty much ignored her between my work, pining for my mate that I could not have yet and being sick every week of the full moon. I thought God was being unfair to me making me wait this long. I worried more and more about who would take over my pack leadership as I had no heir, male or female.

Daniel messaged me one day, "Missy is going through menopause."

I felt shattered when I read that. My eyes glazed over and the phone dropped from my hand.

"What is wrong Ramone? You are out of it more than usual today, and a whole lot sadder especially since you talked with Daniel, what is with that anyway?" Asked Victoria.

"You know I am part wolf, right?" I ask her.

"Yes, what has that got to do with the price of eggs in China?" She asked confused.