Audrey

Jesse was still frozen as he continued to growl. I nudged him with my head and nodded towards the pack house. Hesitantly, he stopped growling and started walking. The female wolves looked at me, and I nodded as a gesture to follow Jesse. Slowly, we all made our way to the pack house. Jesse was in front, the girls were behind him, and I was at the back.

While we walked, I examined the girls. Each of them had a few scratches. One of them was limping. There was some dry blood stuck in their fur. Like they had just got into some fight. Their bodies were all stiff as we walked. Except for the one limping. Looking closely at her leg, I noticed what looked like a bite. I'm pretty sure that part of her leg was missing.

Once we got to the pack house, Jesse shifted and pulled on shorts before handing each of us a shirt. Then he disappeared into the house. I looked at the girls who turned around to face me. They were all really short. And that's saying something coming from me.

The tallest girl was about my height, but she looked like the youngest with brown hair and brown eyes. The other girls were both blonde. The one with longer hair had green eyes, and the other one had blue eyes. Scanning over their bodies, I noticed that they were very dirty- covered in mud. Green-eyed blondie was the one that had a huge bite on her calf.

"Audrey" a voice called out. Moving my gaze behind the girls, I saw Stewart standing on the porch. "Who are these girls?" he questioned.

Shrugging, I looked at the girls for an answer. "Uh..." the blue-eyed blonde one said. "I'm Samantha. That's Veronica-" she said, pointing at the other blonde girl. "And that's Emily" she pointed at the girl with brown hair.

I nodded my head. "You crossed onto Midnight Howler Territory" I informed them.

Whimpering, they bowed their heads. "We weren't paying attention. Please don't kill us" Emily begged.

Frowning, I looked at Stewart who just shrugged. "We won't hurt you" I assured them. "Let's just get you guys cleaned up, then you'll have to answer a few questions" they nodded in agreement and I led them into the pack house. "Please mind-link the doctor to meet us upstairs" I told Stewart.

After receiving a nod from him, we made our way upstairs. I wasn't worried about the girls. They didn't look like they could hurt anyone. Emily was walking alongside Veronica, helping her up the stairs. Samantha kinda trudged behind them. Her body was trembling. "Hey. Are you okay?" I asked softly.

She nodded. "Who was that guy that was with you?" she blurted.

"The Beta. He's not gonna hurt you guys" I informed her. She nodded as we got to the floor, where the doctor was waiting for us. "Hi. These girls need to get cleaned up and maybe a few stitches" the doctor quickly nodded her head as she ushered them into a room. "Thank you so much. I'll be right back with some clothes" I stated.

Walking out the room, I went to the guestroom that held all my stuff. I grabbed an outfit for each of the girls and changed into my own clothes instead of walking around in a large t-shirt. In record time, I got back to the room.

Veronica had a gauze wrapped to her leg and a few bandages scattered around her body. Emily didn't look that bad, just a couple of bandages on her arms. Samantha, however, was getting gauze taped to the side of her stomach- which had an extremely large gash. How did I not notice that? Frowning, I handed the girls their outfits and they quickly got changed.

Suddenly, the door was burst open by no one other than my Alpha mate. What if they were still changing?! "Rogues!" he growled.

The girls all shrieked and their hands moved up to cover their faces in defense. I growled at my mate. "This is Thomas, the future Alpha of the Midnight Howlers. He won't hurt you or else he's gonna have to deal with an angry mate" I stated. Thomas immediately relaxed his angry expression and nodded his head in understanding. "Now, I'm gonna talk to the girls; and you're gonna go back to whatever the hell you were doing" I demanded.

If he decided to ignore me for no reason, then I think its only fair if I get to be a bitch. He shook his head. "It wasn't up for debate" I snapped. He frowned as he walked out the room. I'll just deal with him later. "You guys can sit on the beds" I said softly.

Slowly, the girls all eased onto one bed. I could tell that they were hesitant and scared. Their bodies were all trembling. "I'm not gonna hurt you guys" I assured them while sitting on a recliner, facing them. They slightly relaxed, but couldn't stop themselves from shaking.

I know something happened to the girls. They can't be scared just because they think that the pack will hurt them. There has to be something more. I guess I should start with the easy questions. "How old are you guys?" I asked.

"Emily turns 18 next month. Sammie is 18. And I'm 19" Veronica answered. Wow. She's older than me and Samantha might be too.

I nodded my head. "How long have you been rogue?" I inquired. None of them answered me. They just looked back and forth between each other. "You can tell me. It won't change anything" I informed them.

They looked reluctant, but one of them answered. "Our whole lives" Sam whispered. "We were all born rogue. We had a small group with our parents" she informed me.

Tears started streaming down their faces. Their parents must've died. "I'm sorry" I said quietly. "Losing your parent sucks" I stated. Tears brimmed my eyes as I struggled to keep them in.

Suddenly, a knock sounded at the door. Inhaling, I smelt Thomas' and Jesse's scents. Giving the girls a small smile, I wiped my face and opened the door. "I'm kinda in the middle of something" I told the guys.

With his lips pursed, Jesse nodded and walked away. Thomas, however, stayed. "You do know I can feel that you're sad, right?" he mused. I shook my head, making him sigh. "Can I stay in there with you?" he asked. I glanced back at the girls who were watching me with weary expressions. I shook my head at my mate. "Fine. Just put up your wall until you're done" he demanded softly before leaving.

My wall? With furrowed eyebrows, I closed the door and walked back to the girls. "Random question. What's a wall?" I asked. Emily gave me a look that basically said 'are you stupid?', and she pointed at the wall. I face-palmed. "Not that kind of wall. Um... my mate told me to put up my wall" I explained.

They nodded their heads in understanding. "Its a mind thing. Just imagine that there's a brick wall blocking you and your mate" Veronica instructed. Nodding, I did just that. "Isn't that something you should've learned in your pack?" she pondered.

I shrugged. "Not sure. I'm technically still rogue" I informed them. They froze and stared at me with wide-eyes. "Long story short: I was kidnapped as a baby, my kidnapper raised me, I was rogue with my kidnapper for 18 years, my real parents found me, and now I'm here" I summed up. They simply blinked at me. "Yeah. Its complicated" I said sheepishly.

"Can we continue with the questions?" I asked. I got three head nods as a response. "How did you guys get injured?" I questioned.

This time, they didn't hesitate to answer. I guess I earned some trust. "Another group of rogues attacked us. Our parents told us all to run while they fought" Samantha explained. "I can't believe that we actually left them" she whispered to herself.

Leaning forward, I gave her hand a small squeeze. "Its not your fault. Your parents told you to run so you could be safe. Now you are. Its okay" I said softly. The girls all nodded and wiped away the tears that escaped their eyes. "Is there anything that I should know right now?" I inquired.

They thought about it for a few moments before two out of the three of them shook their heads. I raised an eyebrow at Samantha. "Do you need to tell me something, Samantha?" I asked.

Biting her lip, she slowly nodded her head. "Um... You can just call me Sammie" she stated. Emily piped up, saying that I could call her 'Em.' And Veronica told me to call her Ver. I was actually glad about that; Veronica is a mouthful. I waited for whatever that Sammie wanted to tell me. Because I know for a fact that it wasn't about her name.

Sammie was staring off into space, when Em nudged her. "Oh, yeah. Sorry" Sammie apologized. "So, when we came into your territory. There was that guy with you. And... uh- I think he's my mate" she blurted.

That's why he just left! And he didn't even say anything to her! Oh, hell no! I ran to the door and swung it open. "Jesse whatever-the-hell-your-middle-name-is Price!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. "You have seven seconds to get your ass up here before I break your T.V.!" I shouted.

Footsteps rang in my ears and I turned towards the stairs. "Audrey, what's going on?" Thomas asked as he came up the stairs.

I ignored him. "Five!... Four!" I yelled, before listening for any footsteps. It was dead silence. "Three!... Two!... One!"

"Okay! Okay! Don't break my T.V.!" Jesse begged as he burst out of one of the rooms. I crossed my arms over my chest and gave him my nastiest glare. He looked at me with confusion written across his entire face, so I simply pointed to Sammie. It was like a lightbulb went off in his head. "She's a rogue" he muttered.

Instantly, I smacked his head. "And you're an idiot!" I shouted. I saw Thomas wince at my voice. Whoops. "Apologize to your mate and go hug her!" I demanded. Jesse quickly nodded and slid past me and into the room. "Be careful! Her side is hurt" I informed him.

I watched as he gently wove his arms around Sammie's waist and breathed in her scent. I wanted to 'aww' at them. But I didn't want to be embarrassing; so I cooed the word in my head. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you sad or offend you. I just didn't know how to deal with it. I didn't know if you were dangerous, so I kinda just left you with Audrey" he said softly.

Sammie nodded her head. "Its-" she was cut off by a loud growl. Everyone's heads snapped towards the door and I slowly turned around.

"Mine!" Holy shit! With wide-eyes, I watched Sam strode into the room and straight to Ver. "Mine!" he repeated as he tugged her into his chest.

She screamed, making him let go of her. She landed on her bad leg and she crumbled to the floor. "Crap" I blurted as I rushed to Ver's side. I helped her stand up and get back on the bed. "Are you okay? Why'd you scream?" I questioned.

Ver hissed through her teeth as she rubbed her leg. "There's a bite on her shoulder" Em answered for her.

I frowned and we all fell into a weird silence. "Uh... so" I started. "This is Sammie, Em, and Ver" I introduced the girls. "And that's Jesse, Sam, and Thomas" I named off the guys. They all nodded, and I repeated the names in my head to make sure that I actually said the right names. That would be embarrassing. "Hey! Sam and Sammie!" I exclaimed.

Sam chuckled. "Dude, I know that we're best friends and all-" he said to Jesse. "But I didn't know that you were obsessed with me! Getting a mate with the same name" he said with a fake shudder.

We all laughed- well, everyone except Jesse of course. "Its not like I picked her name!" he defended. "And I'm not even obsessed with you! You're so... so... um... what's the word? Where like everything is about him?" Jesse asked.

"Conceited?" Sammie suggested.

Jesse nodded his head and snapped his fingers. "You're so conceited!" he stated.

I rolled my eyes with a small smile on my face. Unfortunately, that smile dropped once I felt my mate's hand on my back. I quickly moved away, remembering that I'm supposed to be mad at him. "We need to talk" I stated.

All laughing stopped as everyone stared at us. "Damn. You already did something else to piss her off? She's probably gonna ignore your entire existence. And she'll never mate with you. And you'll be such a loner. And you're gonna die of a broken heart" Jesse stated. All eyes moved onto him. "What?" he asked. Always so dramatic.

I nodded towards the door, and Thomas followed me out. "So... What did I do?" he questioned once we got to his bedroom.

I narrowed my eyes at him. "You ignored me all day! I was stressing over what the hell I did wrong! And there wasn't even anything!" I seethed.

Thomas frowned. "You didn't do anything wrong" he stated. Well, I knew that! "You had your heat this morning" he reminded me. Like I even needed to be reminded. That shit hurt. "I wasn't mad at you. I was mad at myself. I couldn't be one of those mates that could control himself and stay with you through your heat. I'm sorry" he apologized.

He looked down at the ground in shame. Sighing, I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around his waist. "Its okay. But you know... Since you ignored me, I think you owe me a favor" I suggested. With a dramatic eye roll, Thomas nodded his head. "Get someone to set up a room for Em. Ver and Sammie will probably sleep in Sam and Jesse's rooms" I stated.

His eyes glazed over before he nodded his head. "Okay. Done" he informed me. I frowned. "What's wrong?" he asked softly. I shook my head and mustered up a smile. "Has someone told you that you have the worse fake smile ever?" Thomas sounded amused.

I nodded my head as I pulled away from him. "Sam actually told me that before" I informed him while plopping down on his bed. He laughed before repeating his first question. "I just feel left out" I mumbled. "I never learned all of this werewolf stuff. I had to ask the girls how to put up my wall" I admitted.

Thomas frowned and sat next to me. "Well, I can teach you" he offered. I quickly nodded my head. He chuckled and kissed my temple after I stopped moving. "But in the morning. Can you sleep with me?" he asked.

I couldn't help but burst out into laughter. "But you didn't even mark me yet!" I joked.

He shook his head at me. "My mate is a pervert" he said to himself. Well, he's the one who asked if I wanted to sleep with him. Suddenly, I was yanked down as Thomas laid us both on the bed. Luckily, I was just wearing sweats and a tanktop; so I didn't have to change.

Thomas kissed my exposed shoulder. "Goodnight, my little mate" he muttered as he pulled me into his body.

"I'm not little!"

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BAM!!! Finally, Jesse and Sam have mates!!!

Who do you guys like more??

Jesse and Sammie?

Sam and Ver?

Thomas and Audrey?

I feel like I'm missing a couple... Oh well!

Who should play Thomas though??? I need a celebrity!!

Just out of  curiosity... How old do you guys think I am????

Comment/Vote/Please answer my questions

Kayyyyzzzz Byeeezzzz

~A.J.