The Unwanted But Inevitable Choice

Chapter 7

"Will, what… What are you doing here?" I say sitting up on my shoulders. I don't feel like I should be scared of him but I also feel like we shouldn't be in the same bed. So I get out of the bed and cross my arms.

"I wanted to see you, Mate." He looks me in the eyes. "Lay back down Lanie." When he says my name it sends shivers up my spine and I feel the hair stand up on the back of my neck.

"I know you say you are my mate, and my Dad believes that you are.. But how do I know? I really don't know much about being a werewolf… How can I already have a mate?"

"You are born with a mate Lanie, the Moon Goddess has a plan for all of us. We are destined to be together.." I sit on my bed and he sits up. "I know this is alot for you to process. And I will give you time. But now that we have met it's going to be hard to resist the mate bond and urge to be near you….When you kissed your human ex today it hurt me." I look down. I decided to let him believe it was Adam because I don't want any problems between him and Austin.

"Don't be worried, I know you had a life before we met and I will never judge you for that Lanie. You didn't know you had me. As for how do you know we share a bond…" he places his hand on mine and I feel like my skin tingles. I don't pull away, it doesn't hurt, it's comforting.

"What is that? Why does it feel like I'm being softly shocked when you touch me?"

"Because we share a bond Lanie."

"Why are you here?"

"I honestly was jealous that another man was touching my mate... Butt...I also wanted to see you again. You are the most beautiful girl I've ever seen."

"How did you get here? Where do you live?"

"I drove here, I only live an hour away, tomorrow, er… today. You, your dad, and your friend can come and see our house." I instantly freeze. I haven't been in a car that long since I was 11. I would stay at school for school trips and ride bikes when me and Sarah go to the mall. I think Will sees me tense up because he squeezes my hand. I didn't even realize it was still there

"Are you okay?" He asks and I look in his eyes and I see her genuinely cares. I give him a shy smile.

"Yeah, I just am not a fan of cars." He chuckles.

"Me either he says" and points to the scar on his eye. My eyes open wide.

"What happened… I mean if you don't mind sharing."

"You can ask me anything Lanie… and it's not much to tell. When I was 14 I was coming home with a group of friends from a football game. We were ambushed by rouges and my mom crashed the car. I was the only one who survived. Well, we all survived the crash but the rogues killed everyone but me. Since I was the future of the pack my mom hid me in the trunk with the keys. I was locked in the car for 2 days before my dad, Darius, you met him, rescued me."

"Oh my God Will," I scoot closer to him and place my hand on his arm. Which is ridiculously muscular. "I'm so sorry you went through that at such a young age. Why did it take so long for someone to find you?"

"The road my mom took was the back way to the pack, no humans traveled on it and it was only patrolled every other day."

"That is terrible." Maybe it's the mate bond but I suddenly feel the overwhelming urge to cry. As the tears threaten to stream down my face, Will wraps me in a hug.

"It's okay, Lanie. You don't need to feel sorry for me.. What happened to you? Why do vehicles frighten you?"

"It's really… I don't even know.. Nothing happened to me. When I was 11 I was coming home from my friend Sarah's birthday and I just felt… afraid. Afraid to be in the car. I had a panic attack"

"When was this?" I know instantly because Sarah and I are so close in age.

"May of 2011, I was 11." I hear Will gasp and look up at him. "Will, what's wrong?"

"Lanie, my accident was May 2011 too"

"How is this possible? Is it because we are mates?"

"I'm honestly not sure. I've never heard of anything like this happening before." He grabs my hands. "Lanie, when I was in that truck I was so overwhelmed with emotions but something kept telling me to hang on, to fight. What did you feel the 2 days after you had the panic attack?"

"When we got home, I fell asleep and slept…." Realization hits me. "Will! I slept for 2 days!"

"I didn't feel alone Lanie. I felt so many things but the one emotion I didn't feel was alone.. I always thought it was because when my Dad found me and he kept telling me I would be okay and that I wasn't alone. My mother was there with me. But I think it was you Lanie, I think your soul was there with me."

"Will, that's amazing. If that's true it's beautiful."

"I'm sure it is."

"So my dad said I would have to accept you as my mate.. How does that work?"

"Well accepting a mate is a little different for me since I'm an Alpha." He says proudly and I roll my eyes. Typical male showing off. "As mates, you would become my Luna, the pack Luna. Which means you would kinda be the mother of the pack. A Luna is said to be made by the Moon Goddess herself. She only picks truly worthy female wolves to be a Luna. You have the right to choose whether or not you would like to take that responsibility." He grabs both of my hands.

"Lanie, I have no doubt you are going to be an incredible Luna. To my-our pack.."

"This is all so much to think about. I'm not even sure if I should be in charge of myself let alone a pack of werewolves."

"I completely understand Lanie. I've been trained my whole life to be an Alpha. But when it came time to step up and claim my Alpha title. I still wasn't sure if I was ready." We are both sitting on the edge of my bed now. He takes both of my hands into his.

"I will be by your side the entire time. You don't have to do anything you're not comfortable with and I'll be here every step of the day. We will go really slow. We talk for a while and get to know each other.

I learn so much about him. He tells me he is 21 and first shifted when he was only 13. Even younger than Austin was. He actually went to college for business and he has a pitbull named Jack. Which I think is incredibly weird because my Dad hates dogs. When he told me he is a werewolf I assumed that's why. I tell him about myself and my mom, he is really quiet and listens to my whole story. Although it's not even close to being as exciting as his life story.

I feel so comfortable with him and by the end of our conversation I feel like I have known him forever. He also tells me he can sense my wolf but can't communicate with her yet. That makes me feel so relieved. I thought there might be a chance I'm not a werewolf.

I smile at him and he puts his hand under my chin and pulls me closer to him. I know what's coming. He is going to kiss me, I'm going to kiss a total stranger. But really… is he such a stranger? I feel like I know so much about him.

"May I?" Him asking for my consent makes me more comfortable. I nod. He cups my cheek with his hand. His hands are so big I can feel his fingers on the back of my neck. He looks into my eyes as I close my own. He presses his lips into my own and I instantly feel a warm sensation in my whole body. His kiss is soft and passionate at the same time. I feel his tongue press against my lips. I part them and I feel his tongue make his way into my mouth. I hear my dad and Austin talking.

I feel a tinge of guilt thinking of Austin but I push it aside and focus on Will. He is my mate. The sensation he gives me is way more than what I felt with Austin. The way he tastes is something I can't even describe. I want this. I want Will. He goes to break us apart and I wrap my arms around his neck. I'm sitting on his lap now. He growls and kisses me eagerly.. Suddenly I hear my dad scream.

"LANIE WHO IS IN YOUR ROOM!"