The blood pack (book six)

Chapter six

~Jonny~

I was in trouble. Serious f*****g trouble. My wolf was going wild inside me, and it did not take a rocket scientist to figure out why. There was something about Elliot, about the fire that burned inside her like a f*****g inferno, it called to me, like nothing else ever had. At first, I put up my guard, pushing her away, not sure how to take the pacing of the beast inside me. But when she went to walk up those damned stairs, the creaking sound making me think they could give out at any moment, I knew I had to stop her.

It was like an explosion throughout my body as she fought against me, the feeling like pure bliss until I put her down, watching as her anger like a fine tuned laser beam turned on me. Yes, there was definitely something about her that I needed to put my finger on, if I wanted any chance of being able to work side by side with her for the next couple of months.

She was different to her twin in so many ways, not just in the looks department, but their temperament as well. Even though Julie was a dominant wolf, she was nowhere near as dominant as Elliot. She fought against me at every turn, not afraid to lash out and put me in my place for speaking out of line. I knew I was pushing her buttons, but a part of me liked that fire and wanted to see it burn even more. That was unlike me in so many ways, and I needed to know why.

I told Paul to stay behind at the hall, heading out after the sister to see where it was that they would go. Staying at a safe distance, I followed behind them down the street before they turned off into a dense set of trees. Using my enforcer training, I followed silently behind them as they trudged through the fallen leaves.

“We only shifted a few days ago.” Julie said as they stopped in a clearing. I moved around slightly, making sure I stayed upwind of them as I hid behind a thick tree trunk.

“I know, but that f*****g Jonny got my wolf all riled up, I need to shift.” Elliot growled as she pulled at her thick coat.

I looked away even though I didn’t want to, but knowing it would be a complete invasion of privacy if I watched the two of them shift. Hell, even in our pack the women shifted out of view of the men unless they were alone with their mate. “I think he likes you.” Julie laughed.

Elliot burst out into hysterics. “Are you joking? Mr.Cold as ice only loves himself. Now Paul, he definitely had eyes for you.”

The two laughed more. “He is sort of cute.” Julie admitted making me smile. Humm, maybe Paul had met his match, given I had also noticed how he sent Julie longing looks when he thought no one was looking as we talked about the plans for the shelter.

“Julie, I know you might like him but…” Elliot started.

“I know, don’t worry. I will be careful. We stay together.”

“Always.” Elliot recited, as if it was their own little saying.

I heard the snapping of bones and looked back around the tree trunk to see two wolves, both brown, one slightly larger than the other with blue streaks through her fur. My wolf growled in my head, urging me to go to her. If I thought her human form was beautiful, her wolf was something else, her head turned up to the air, taking a deep sniff before her head swirled towards me. Crap.

Pulling back, I hid behind the tree trunk, my heart beating hard in my chest. Did she see me? What would I say if she shifted back and comfronted me about why I was watching them like a f*****g peeping tom? When I heard nothing for a few minutes, I looked back around the tree, finding nothing there but their clothes.

Knowing better than to stick around for them to come back, I walked back out of the trees and headed back towards the hall. Was I going crazy? Or was I just so intrigued by Elliot because she was the first wolf that I had actually been interested in in a long time? Whatever it was, I could not get her out of my head, her dark grey eyes coming to mind with every step I took.

As I got back to the hall, Paul was already sitting in the cab of the truck, his head facing forward as he seemed lost in thought, jumping slightly as I hopped in. “Everything okay?” He asked, probably figuring that I had followed the sisters.

“For now.” I nodded, not sure what to do with the way I felt towards Elliot. I mean, I knew nothing about her, about why and her sister were lone wolves and not part of a pack. I knew better than to judge someone just based off that, but at the same time, it was hard for my mind not to wonder what one, or both of them could have done to be cast out.

Turning the key in the ignition, I set off back to our territory. It would take a lot of work to get the plans drawn up, and despite my better instincts I wanted to get Elliot’s okay before we went ahead. s**t. I had only just met her, and yet I was already thinking of ways to spend more time around her, maybe I was more desperate than I thought.

Paul shuffled in his seat beside me, seeming to have something on his own mind. I felt his eyes on me for a second before he let out a long sigh and looked out the window. “What is it?” I eventually asked, not sure what was going on with him.

“Well…” He started, shuffling again like he was unable to stay still. “The twins, Elliot and Julie…”

“Yeah.” I encouraged, not sure what he was going to say next.

“Well, I kind of think I like Julie.”

I could not help but chuckle slightly, Paul thinking he was sharing some big secret when it was obvious he had feelings for the she wolf. “No shit.”

He sighed again. “You don’t… You don’t like her as well do you?”

“What?” I asked, taking my eyes off the road for a moment to see his worried expression.

“Look Jonny, I know we are friends, but I have to be honest with myself. You are an enforcer for the Blood pack, and what am I? Nothing but your work partner, your sidekick. I don’t want to get between you and happiness but at the same time, there is something about her that I don’t know what to do or how I feel and…”

“Paul, calm down.” I sighed, shaking my head. I knew what he was feeling, given I had the same emotions bouncing around inside of me. “I don’t feel that way about Julie.”

Paul smiled widely, nodding to himself before his eyes turned back on me. “But you do feel that way about someone?” He pushed. “Elliot?”

Jesus. Considering me and Paul had been sharing blow by blows for the best part of a year about our ups and downs when it came to the fairer s*x, you would think it would be easy for me to tell him that as confused as he was about Julie, I felt the same way about Elliot. But there was something about our back and forths, something about the way she looked at me where I was not sure if she wanted to punch me in the face or rip my clothes off, maybe even both, that meant that it was hard to put how I felt into words.

“Maybe.” I sighed, deciding not to get his hopes up. Knowing that Paul and I felt this way about the twins was all well and good, but I did not want to burst his bubble about what I had overheard when I followed them into the forest. I was sure that the twins had been through a lot, but there was something about their bond that told me that they had been through more than most and that it would be harder than I thought to find out how they truly felt towards the two of us.

I was thankful when we drove in silence all the way back to the Blood pack, my wolf settling slightly with the familiar surroundings of trees and wilderness rather than the build up concrete streets of the town. I honestly did not know how the other packs did it, having their packs surrounded by the sights and smells that came with being so close to each other and the fumes from vehicles and companies. Give me the clear air of the forest any day.

With that thought, Elliot came back to mind. When I picked her up in my arms, she smelt like a forest after a storm, like freedom and spring and all the things that I longed for especially in the bitter cold of winter. I shook my head, god I needed to get Elliot out of my system.

We got out of the truck, heading into the pack house, the laughter from the living room letting me know that most of the pack was in there. We had a nice outdoor play area for the pups, but with the cold nip in the air at the moment, it was better for them to stay inside as much as possible.

When we rounded the corner, I could not help but chuckle. Alpha Ash was on the floor, his legs crossed at an awkward angle while Rose applied make-up to him, Allison running a plastic comb through his hair. “You need to sit still.” Rose huffed while Cassy laughed, leaning over the arm of the sofa while she snapped photos with her phone.

“Yeah, Alpha. You need to sit still.” Alpha Ash grumbled slightly at Cassy's comment, noticing me and Paul stood in the doorway and getting to his feet.

“Enough Alpha makeover for one day.” He grumbled, pulling some make up wiped from a packet on the table and walking towards the door.

“But dad!” Rose almost squealed, her eyes filling up.

“Hey, I think it is my turn.” Cassy smiled, taking the Alpha’s place on the floor. “Make me beautiful girls!”

Rose and Allison retook their positions, more than happy to be let loose on their alpha female. We followed Alpha Ash through to his office as he scrubbed at his face to try and get the makeup off his face. “Nice to see Cassy isn’t the only one to have you wrapped around her little finger.” I continued to laugh.

“Tell me about it.” He sighed as the door closed behind us. “How did it go today?”

I knew Alpha Ash was not just talking about the surveillance of the site but about the two lone wolves that we had been forced to take on. “The place has good bones, but you were right, it needs a lot of work. The lone wolves are… well… interesting.”

I told him about the fact that they were twins, seemed protective of each other and distrustful of us. “Well, so was Niomi at first. Honestly never thought she would agree to join the pack after what Trev put her through.” Alpha Ash sighed. “Keep an eye on them. This project is too important to be diverted off track before we even get it up and running.”

“Yes alpha.” Me and Paul said as we left the office, walking out of the pack house and heading towards our cabins. “Do you really think they would try and sabotage the shelter?” Paul asked.

I shook my head. “I don’t know what to think. We don’t know them or why they are lone wolves, we need to be careful.”

“Trev.” I sent it through the pack link. “Can you see what you can find out about a pair of wolf twins Elliot and Julie, not sure of their last name or old pack?”

“That is not much to go on.” He linked back. “I’ll see what I can find though.”

Maybe I was stepping out of line, maybe I would end up scaring them away the way we almost scared Niomi away, but there was definitely something inside me that needed to know more about the fiery blue haired beauty that I just could not seem to get my mind off.