Alpha's Bullied Fox

Jumping on the Bed

               Darcy

         I looked at my new home with awe. Even though it was dark out, I could see the house very well. It was a bit bigger than Star Valley’s packhouse. Alpha James had his hand out to me, and I lightly clasped it as he smiled warmly at me.

           “Welcome home, Darcy,” He had said to me.

           I could only smile like an i***t for a second before pulling my hand back and looking at the ground. I sniffled as Nathaniel wrapped his arm around me. “It’s nice,” I say quietly. 

           There was a moment of silence before Katie stepped towards me. “It’s been a long day, and it's late. Why don’t we all get ready for bed? We’ll give you a tour in the morning and introduce you to the pack.”

           “Introduce me?” I mumbled.

           “Well, yeah, sweetie, you are going to be their next Luna,” Katie said.

I started to hyperventilate and shake my head. “This is too much. No one will like me,” I blurted out.

“Katie, perhaps we should give her a few days to unwind,” Alpha James said to his mate.

“Yeah, Mom. Darcy has been through hell,” Nathaniel added.

Katie sighed. “Right, I’m sorry, Darcy. We’ll give you a few days to unwind and get used to it here, alright?” She reached for me. “I’ll take you up to your room, okay?”

“Her room is my room, Mom,” Nathaniel tightened his hold on me.

“Nathaniel, she needs a couple of days, alright?” Katie said to him. “Come on, Darcy.”

My mate reluctantly let me go. “I’ll come to say goodnight to you,” He whispered in my ear and then kissed my cheek. “You are safe here.”

I nodded at him as his mother grasped my hand and pulled me into the packhouse. We walked in silence for a moment while I looked around. “You are welcome to go anywhere in this house, dear,” Katie broke the silence.

“Okay,” I said softly as I chewed on my fingers. A few Whispering Pines pack members passed us as we walked to the stairs. They eyed me suspiciously as I was a new person with their Luna. 

“Go to sleep, everyone,” Katie said to them as we passed. “Don’t mind them. You will be a novelty at first,” She leaned into me. “They probably can sense that you are not a wolf.”

My eyes widened as I froze. “You know that I am not a wolf?”

“Well, yeah, I can smell that you don’t have a wolf,” Katie stated like it was no big deal. “It’s alright. We don’t judge,” She wraps an arm around me. “We have other kinds of shifters living in this pack, and they get along just fine. One of my best friends is a werecat, and she is our top warrior. We also have a werebear living here,” She explains, and I start to relax.

“What about a fox?” I say quietly.

Katie stopped and looked me over. “We have one now,” She winks. “I suspect you are the one from my son’s dream.”

“You are okay with me being a fox?” I ask, and she nods.

“Yes.” She smiles and moves hair from my face. 

‘You can trust them,’ Kaya chimes in. 

Katie and I continued up the stairs, and after forever, we finally reached the top floor. “Like most packhouses, the top floors are dedicated to the ranked members. This is the alpha floor,” she says as she opens a door. It opens into a living room where two teenaged girls are on the floor watching TV while an older woman resembling James sits on a couch.

“Katie!” The woman exclaims. “What are you doing home?”

Katie puts her hands on her hips, “Mom, why are the girls still up?”

The girls look up at their mother and then at me. They are identical and have sandy blonde hair and hazel eyes. “Who is that?” One of them asks.

“The girls wanted to stay up to watch movies,” The older woman says to Katie. “It’s not like there is school tomorrow,” She folds her arms and eyes me. “Why are you guys home so early? And who is that?”

Katie puts her arm around me. “This is Darcy, Nathaniel’s mate.”

Their eyes widen while the girls squeal and rush towards me. “Oh my gosh, she is pretty,” One of the twins says.

I back away slightly as I am not used to this kind of attention. Katie claps her hands. “Molly, Carrie,” She barks at them. “Darcy needs some space.”

“Aww, but Mom,” Either Molly or Carrie complains. “We want to get to know our new sister.”

I can’t help but smile slightly at that.

“I know you do, Molly. Maybe tomorrow when everyone has had a good night’s sleep like you both should be doing,” Katie says to them.

“Mom,” The other twin, I assume is Carrie, whines. “Grandma said we could stay up. Our movie is almost over.”

“Fine, you can finish your movie, and then it's off to bed,” Katie tells them and looks at the older woman.

The older woman reaches a hand out to me.  “I want to hug you, but I can sense you are a little overwhelmed,” She smiles at me, and it reminds me of Nathaniel. “I am Kristen, James’s mom.”

“Hi,” I nearly whispered. “I am Darcy.”

“Nice to meet you, Darcy,” Kristen says warmly to me. She looks at Katie. “She is a bit shy.”

Katie glances at me. “She has been through hell.”

“Oh dear, is that why you guys are home early?” Kristen asks Katie.

Katie nods. “Do you want to watch the movie with my daughters?”

“We are watching The Princess Diaries 2,” Molly states.

“I am kind of tired,” I tell her.

“I’ll show you to your room, Darcy,” Katie puts an arm around my shoulders while the twins go back to their movie. Katie takes me down a long hall with Kristen following us. One of the doors opens, and a teenage male wearing only shorts pokes his head out.

“What’s all the noise?” He asks and eyes me. “Who is she?”

“Darcy, this is my younger son, Justin,” Katie says to me. “Justin, this is Darcy, Nathaniel’s mate.”

Justin’s brown eyes widened. “Really? Cool, Hi Darcy,” He smiles at me.

“Hi,” I say back to him. He has brown hair like Nathaniel but brown eyes. It seems Nathaniel is the only one with blue eyes like his mother. Justin is shorter and less muscular than his brother, I note. 

“You can get to know her in the morning, Justin,” Katie tells him.

“Why are you guys back so early?” Justin asks.

“Again, we’ll talk in the morning,” She replies and directs me down the hall. “She points to the door at the end of the hall. “That is James and mine’s bedroom. The one next to it is Nathaniel’s. And this room is the girl’s room,” She points to each door. “And this will be your room for now.” She opens the door and turns on the light.

Tears well up in my eyes as I look at the room. To most, it may seem simple, but to me, it was beautiful. There is a king-sized bed in the middle with purplish bedding. There are several dressers and a sitting area with a leather couch and huge TV. 

“Your bathroom is in there, and that is the closet,” Katie points around. “The omegas already brought up your bag,” She points to my ratty backpack sitting on the bed. “We’ll go shopping later for more stuff,” She smiles.

“I don’t have any money,” I tell her. “They took my money,” I look at the ground. “Trash doesn’t deserve money.”

Katie and Kristen both gasp. “Oh sweetie, that’s okay. You are part of this family now. Our money is your money,” Katie wipes a stray tear from my cheek. “And you are not trash. That pack is trash.”

“They called her trash?” Kristen asks with a horrified tone. “Oh Goddess, you poor child.”

I sort of hate their pity and back away. “I’m used to it.”

“Well, no one is calling you trash ever again,” Katie tells me. “Okay? We’ll leave you now so you can rest.”

“Thank you, Katie,” I say to her quietly.

She hugs me, and then Kristen hugs me. “Welcome to our family,” Kristen tells me before she and Katie walked out of my room.

I sit on the bed and relish how soft it is. I have never had a bed like this. I bounce a little and find myself giggling. Before long, I am full-on jumping on it. There is a knock on the door.

“Are you jumping on the bed?” I hear Nathaniel ask with an amused tone.

I stop jumping and land on the bed. “Uh-“ I blush. “Sorry.”

“Don’t let my mom catch you,” He steps into the room with his brilliant smile and heavenly scent. “I just came to say goodnight. I asked my mom to put you in another room until you feel comfortable to share my room.”

“It’s fine. I have never had a room like this. It’s warm and not full of mold,” I tell him as he walks towards me. I stand up, and he wraps his arms around me and dips his nose to the crook of my neck. I shudder from the tingles as he places a soft kiss on my cheek.

“We’ll take it one day at a time, Darcy. You are home now,” He tells me as we begin to kiss on the lips. The fire between us heats up, and he pushes me against the bed. My arms wrap around his neck, and I feel him getting hard against me. I may be a virgin, but I know what an erection is.

With a growl, he pulls away from me. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to let it get that far.”

“No, I liked it,” I smile shyly at him. 

He smiles back and runs his hand down his cheek. “Good to know.” He winks and leans down to kiss me again. “Goodnight, Darcy.”

“Thank you for saving me,” I whisper to him, and he looks me in the eyes. We start to kiss again, only with more passion. His arms are wrapped around me, and my arms are wrapped around his neck. I feel him getting hard again, and I am getting turned on. He growls lowly as I let out a slight growl myself. 

There is another knock on the door, and Nathaniel growls and pulls away from me. “What?!”

His father steps in. “I was just coming up to-“ James smiles. “Anyways, goodnight Darcy.”

I nod. “Goodnight, Alpha.”

“James, call me James.” He smiles. “I’ll leave you two alone,” He winks at Nathaniel. “Keep it clean, son.”

“Dad,” Nathaniel sighs as his father walks out. “I better quit before I can’t stop.” He releases me. “I’ll see you in the morning.”

I frown as he walks towards the door. “Bye,” I say sadly, and he smiles before walking out and shutting the door. I sit on the bed in a huff. ‘It’s probably for the best,’ I mumble.

‘For you, maybe. I want him to take us now,’ Kaya says.

‘Kaya! We just met him today.’ I yell at her.

‘So, he is our mate? Foxes aren’t known to wait.’ She laughs.

I shake my head, grab my backpack, and dump it out on the bed. I frown at my meager possessions and pick them up to put in the drawers. I decide to take a quick shower before going to bed. I gasp when I walk into the huge bathroom. It’s bigger than the basement I lived in all of my life. The shower is big enough to fit eight people, and the tub is the kind I have seen in magazines. I figure out the shower and stay in entirely too long. After the shower, I put on my thin and worn-out nightgown and crawl into bed. I sigh at how comfortable it is, but I cannot fall asleep no matter how much I toss and turn.

‘Go sleep with Nathaniel,’ Kaya whispers.

‘Kaya!’ I admonish her.

‘Sleep, not s*x. Sleep,’ She urges me, and I sit up.

I get out of the bed and walk over to the door. The hallway is dark and quiet. I sneak down the hall to Nathaniel’s door, or at least I hope it's his. I inhale, and the scent of creosote fills my senses. I knock on the door and wait. There is no answer, so I knock again, a little louder. The door opens, and I am met with a wall of muscle and blue eyes. I look up at my mate and am speechless for a moment. He is wearing only a pair of boxers, so the rest of his body is on full display. 

“Darcy?” He says gently. “What’s wrong?”

I just stand there with my mouth hanging open, unable to form words. “I-I-I” My mouth feels dry, and I am frozen.

“Did you knock on my door just to stare at me?” He laughs.

I shake my head and look at the ground. “I-I-I c-couldn’t sleep.” I nearly whisper.

He lets out another laugh and touches my shoulder. “Me neither.”

“C-c-can I sleep with you? J-just sleep,” I manage to get out.

Nathaniel steps aside and gestures to his room. “I was hoping you would ask,” He smirks. “I was about to come to your room before my wolf went mad.”

I step into his room and am overwhelmed by his scent. I look around the dark and barely make out the furniture. He clasps my hand and closes the door before guiding me to the bed. I sit down and laugh at the silky sheets. 

He climbs into the bed on the other side of me and pats the space. “Come on, sweetie. You must be exhausted.”

I lay down and face him. In the dark, I can make out his handsome features, and I reach out to touch his face, and he laughs. “Sorry,” I pull back my hand.

A strong arm pulls me closer. “You can touch me all you want, babe.” He kisses my forehead. 

Tingles envelop me as our bodies touch. I am against his bare chest and snuggle into the warmth. I bury my face in his chest and inhale, and I already feel sleep taking over me. 

“Goodnight, Darcy. I love you,” Nathaniel whispers right before I succumb to the best sleep I have ever had.