~Chapter 8~

"Wait! I don't want to know." I shout before she can say the gender.

She lets out a small laugh before nodding her head and allowing me to get dress. I don't really know why I changed my mind. I just don't want to be alone when I find out. I want someone here with me to share this special moment. 

She comes back to the room after I'm dressed and gives me a few tips then Quinten and I go to the pack house. When I get to the pack house there's a car parked out front and someone putting stacks after stacks of suitcases into it. The Luna and Alpha are on the side of the car and they're talking to what looks like a pissed off Jordan. I quickly place Quinten on my hip and speed walk over to them.

"Hey guys what's up?"

"I'm sorry to tell you on such short notice dear but me and Michael have a emergency meeting to go to in Utah and then we have our anniversary and then we want to do one more thing before we get back. We'll be gone for about a month so you and Jordan will have to step in for awhile and run the pack together." Luna Lite explains.

But I can tell by the smirk on her lips and the look in her eyes that she's not sorry and that that meeting is probably not a emergency. I shot her a look one of those 'I know what your doing and it's not funny' looks. But she just smiled like she doesn't know what I was talking about.

"Well I hope you guys enjoy your trip, but you might want to say bye to everyone one more time because by the second day of us to being together this pack will probably be in flames."

Jordan nods his head agreeing and Amber and Michael share a look. They both nod there heads before their and Jordan's eyes glaze over. They're mind linking. I watch as Jordan's face goes from emotionless to horror and I just know my eyes are shining a bright sliver, curiosity.

The beta who I didn't even realize was out here cleared his throat, "It's time to go. The planes leaving soon."

They nodded and got in the car bidding us their finale farewell. Then they were off towards only heaven  knows where. I didn't even look Jordan's way before walking inside and getting Quinten ready for his nap. After a few minutes of singing he finally went to sleep and I stood up. I waited there for a few seconds to make sure he was completely asleep then turned towards the door.

"You have quite the voice sweets."

I turned around quickly trying to pin point who said that. I look towards the door and find a boy around my age. He has tan skin, bright hazel eyes, and curly hair that's everywhere on his head. He kind of reminds me of Corbin Bleu when he was in High School Musical just lighter.

His smile was wide and he was surrounded in a powerful aura. He must be the beta's son. I know he knows who I am I mean how many other mood eyed freaks are in this pack. I don't know why he would call his future alpha's mate sweets but I didn't like it.

"It's Jamie to you." I said walking towards the door.

"Sorry sweets I'll remember that for next time but Jordan sent me to fetch you so I went and fetched."

"So what are you, his bitch?" I ask not sure where the sudden temper came from but he was annoying me.

"Whoa sweets what I ever do to you?" He asked a smirk playing on his face.

I didn't reply and just left the room, walking slowly to Jordan's office. As I got closer I could see that his office door was wide open and could hear him hum to Sam Smith Lay Me Down. When I got to his door I know for a fact I stopped breathing. Jordan had on a pair of glasses. I know this is weird but a man in glasses is one of the sexiest things in the world. He looked up and smirked at me as if he knew he was the reason I couldn't breath right now. His lips started to move but I couldn't hear a thing he was saying.

"I'm sorry what did you say?"

"I said I want you to meet my beta, gamma, and a few warriors."

"Okay where are they?"

"They're coming now."

As soon as he said that five guys walked in. There was the curly head and one boy that looked almost identical but had blue eyes instead of hazel and his hair wasn't as curly. Then one boy was as pale as a vampire with big brown eyes he looked like he couldn't even hurt a fly. There was another boy that was what my mom would call red bone. He had his hair in box cut with a tattoo sleeve on his left arm he had a mark on his neck indicating he was mated. The last person skin was dark brown. He had more muscle than the others and had a aura of power. His hair was in dreads and he too had a mark. 

"This is my beta Maki," Jordan said pointing to the curly head.
"This is one of the warriors, his twin Jacob," he said pointing to the one with blue eyes.
"This is my gamma Clark," he said pointing to the one with dreads.
"Warrior Maxwell," he said pointing to the one with big brown eyes.
"And this is Blake," he said pointing to the one with a tattoo sleeve.

"Hey," I said smiling at them.

"Nice to see you again sweets," Maki says.

"Stop calling me that."

All of the boys start to laugh as my eyes turn orange out of irritation. And to think I thought Jordan would be mad his best friend called me that horrid name. What if he hates me and that's why he doesn't care. What if we never get together. What if- wait why am I over thinking this. You see this never used to happen before I blame the hormones.

"Hey wanna go down stairs and get some lunch with us?" Maxwell asks.

Even through I heard Jordan grunt in disapproval to his question I nod my head showing that I will. I'm the first to leave the room and the first to reach the kitchen. People are everywhere in the kitchen rushing to get what must be pack dinner started. I walk towards the fridge to start lunch when a girl stopped me.

"Luna you don't have to I'll make lunch for you and your friends," she says.

"Please call me Jamie and no thank you I got this."

"Are you sure?"

"Positive."

When I start making the burgers I can't help but think that I heard her voice before. She even seems kind of familiar but I don't remember her face. I'll just ask her tomorrow.

By the time I placed the ketchup in the middle of the table the boys were coming down the steps. I made burgers and french fries with a pickle on the side. Everyone grabbed their own plate and we sat down. It wasn't until the middle of the meal when problems started.

"Hey sweets can you pass me the ketchup?"

Just ignore him and continue to eat maybe he'll stop.

"Come on sweets."

My fist grips the table while everyone starts to snicker.

"Your really just going to ignore me-"

Before he could even say the word a knife was flying towards his face. He barely had time to dodge it and had to jump to his left which meant he bumped into Jordan's chair successfully knocking both of them to the ground.

"ARE YOU FLIPPING MAD WOMAN?" I heard someone shout.

I'm to busy laughing with the other boys to even reply. My body is shaking, my head is hurting and it's hard to breath from laughing to much. Just when I get back under control a half eaten burger hits my face.

"Who did that?"

Everyone quickly points to Maki who's shaking his head and pointing behind him at Jordan. A jokers grin breaks out on my face as I look towards the ketchup bottle then back towards Maki. I grab it and open the cap then squeeze the bottle. Ketchup goes flying towards him. He ducks again and the ketchup lands right on Jordan's face.

Everyone's silent as a loud growl echoes through the room. I start slowly making my way towards the door while everyone's distracted I'm all most there when someone picks me up and starts walking. By the sparks I can tell its Jordan and I'm both excited and scared.

"He's taking us to his office," Nadia randomly points out.

"So what."

"I've always wanted to do it in a office."

"What the fudge Popsicles is wrong with you?"

I didn't allow the horny dog to reply and blocked her out. When we got to his office he finally sat me down then went over to a closet and took out a shirt. He took his shirt off like it was nothing then used it to wipe his face. I had to fight my wolf for control trying to keep her from doing something we'd regret. He was really taking his time putting on a new shirt did this dude want to get pounced or something?

He finally put his shirt on and turned towards me he had a frown on his face. He looked me up and down staying at my now showing belly longer than any other part.

"For someone with child you sure are childish."

That stings more than he probably meant it because I am a child. I just turned seventeen not even that long ago. Because of one stupid choice I don't get to live out the rest of my childhood like I wanted to. I'm still in high school for the love of all things good. I can't even do my whole senior year because I'll still be pregnant. Then I start to get angry.

"You have no right to say anything about me. You don't even know me! You just assumed this and assumed that you didn't even give me time to explain! Do you really think I would be here alone if I was pregnant with another wolf's pup? Your pathetic. You should really sit down and think of all the options before you call me a whore or childish because it seems like your the only childish one here."

He started to speak but I was already out the door. I didn't stop walking until I was in the clearing surrounded by trees where I practice. This is where the Luna took me the day after we told the pack. Her exact words were "I don't think the moon goddess gave you these powers for no reason. You're special you were made to make a difference. So when ever you need to blow off steam or just practice you can do it here." Now I come here when ever I can and some times aunt Jenny helps.

Last time she was here she told me to try and manipulate the shadows to tell a story. I never got the chance to try but it seems like a cool idea.

"Hey baby you want to hear a story?" I say softly rubbing my stomach.

I decide on a story every werewolf should know.

I move my hand and a outline of a girl appears out of shadows.

"Once upon a time there was a young beautiful she-wolf. She went by the name of Artemis. Kind and sweet was she never knowing of the evil in the world that surrounded her.

Now the shadow had demons surrounding the girl.

One day Artemis wanted to go into the woods right on the edge of her territory. She knew if she asked they wouldn't allow her so she waited until one thirty at night while the pack was asleep to sneak off. It just so happens that at that time in that very forest the vampire prince was taking a rest break. Artemis literally tripped over him.

Now the shadows show a girl on the floor and right beside her a boy asleep on the floor.

The prince quickly gets up fangs showing and ready to attack. When he sees the frighten girl on the floor he helps her up. Artemis fell in love with him the second he offered her his hand.

Now the shadows show a boy with his hand out towards the girl on the ground.

The prince told the girl that it wasn't safe for her to be out in the woods alone so late in the night. Artemis so star struck could only nod her head and walk away but not before thanking him.

Now the shadows showed the girl leaving the boy behind.

The mysterious boy was on Artemis' mind all week and she thought she might go crazy if she didn't see him again. Meanwhile the vampire prince had returned home and told his father about the strange girl he meet in the woods. His father greedy and power hungry told his son about how the girl was a werewolf. He wanted his son to get close to the girl then kill her and while the packs were grieving they would attack.

Now the shadows showed two pictures one of them had a girl daydreaming in class and the other showed a young man bowing as a older man sat on a throne.

No one knows why the prince agreed but he did. For the next month Artemis and the prince went on secret dates one almost everyday. Artemis just grew to love him more and more everyday. She loved him so much it hurt to be away.

Now the shadows changed from different date ideas.

One day the prince asked her to meet him in the clearing they met in. Of course she agreed. When she got there the prince was waiting. Some say he was crying, others say he was begging for forgiveness, others say he was confessing his love. Others say he was laughing a evil laugh or teasing her saying he never really loved her. No ones for sure but we do know that he killed her that day in the field.

The shadows show the girl staring at the boy.

The big guy up top must of pitted her, because he appointed her the guardian angel of werewolves. The first thing she did was create mates. The one person who will love you more than anything or one on planet earth. They would be your other half the one to make your soul whole.

She did this so no one else would go through what she did, no one should ever be hurt by there mate.

After awhile she was better known as moon goddess."

I finish the story by making the shadows show a girl with wings looking down from a cloud.

"You know that story is completely rubbish."

I nearly jump twenty feet in the air when I hear that voice. Once the voice registers I cross my arms and look the other way.

"Why are you hear?" I snap.

"I wanted to tell you something."

I look at him suspiciously, "What is it?"

He comes a little closer and I move back a little. He stands there for a little just looking at me before he starts to talk.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you or called you a name. Especially since you weren't the only one playing around. Um that's all," he says then shifts and runs back towards the pack house. 

I stare at where he was standing for awhile just trying to get over the shock. After what must of been seconds but felt like hours I got up and went back to the pack house. I tried to find Jordan but he was nowhere to be found.

I decided that he wasn't going to be long and went to wait in his room. I was about to open the door when the girl from before comes out.

"Why where you in his room?" I couldn't help the sharpness in my tone.

"Oh he left his phone at the table I was only going to bring it back but he wasn't here so I put his phone on the bed."

I nod then remember what I wanted to ask her and stopped her from leaving.

"Have we ever meet before you sound so familiar."

"No Luna I don't think so," she rushes out running away.

What is with people running off from me today I know I'm not that scary.

~<.>~

A whole hour has almost passed and I'm still waiting on the edge of his bed. I couldn't even tell you what I wanted to say. I just feel like we took a step forward when he apologized. Gosh, I sound pathetic. Do I actually think that him saying sorry means he starting to accept the mate bond.

As if I wasn't already emotional enough this mate bond is adding unnecessary confusion to my head. I don't know whether I want us to be together because of the mate bond or if I really want to be with him.

What I wanted to say was starting to come to me when the door opens and my mind goes blank. His green eyes seem to light up when he sees me on his bed. A confused look takes on his face as he looks between the door and me.

"When'd you get in here?" He asks confused.

"I've been here for a while I wanted to ask you something."

"Lay it on me," he replies.

If I could lift a eyebrow I would do it right this second. I always wished I could do that but I can only lift both at the same time. I wonder if Jordan can do that, that would be so hot. The image pops up in my head and I lick my lips.

Get. Back. On. Track. I think.

Billions of question run through my head as I get back on track. I don't ask any of those though. I want to ask the one question that's been on my mind since that horrid day in the pack house.

"Why?" I ask.

He seems to think about his answer. He opens his mouth a few times but closes it probably thinking of a way to word his response right.

"Imagine if you were me. I waited almost eleven years for my mate. I'm a twenty one year old virgin and a Alpha at that. I've always wanted a mate since before I shifted. I wanted my mate to be my first everything then I find out that you've not only gave yourself away but your with child. It crushed me. I felt betrayed. I was hurt and said things I shouldn't have and I'm sorry for that but you have to understand you've been my dream since I was a pup and it wasn't like I expected."

I nod understanding and suddenly I want to tell him everything that happen how it wasn't my fault but something stops me something makes me change my mind and I just reply with a simple I'm sorry.

"How about we start off as friends," he whispers looking into my eyes.

"Yeah. That sounds good," I say smiling.