The First Mate

Chapter Six: Claws

I woke to only Theo in the bed with me, soothing me that Xavier had gone to the restaurant before school and Dane wanted to deal with some Pack business while I was asleep.

I nodded, and we dozed off again; I snuggled into his chest until his alarm made us wake up.

He told me Dane had informed him and Xavier of my nightmares, holding me close.

"We want you to wake us when you have them, at least one of us." He nuzzled me.

"If one of you is already awake?" I asked, slightly bratty.

He chuckled. "Then you can decide if you need the rest of your mates to comfort you, or if one of us can handle it."

I wrapped my arms around his neck. "You may never sleep again," I warned.

He gave a warm laugh that made me smile.

He kissed me gently as we showered together, holding me close and dried my hair for me before braiding it into a bun.

Something I couldn't do.

"I hope it's okay." He kissed the top of my head.

I giggled. "I love it. Where'd you learn to braid?" He led me to the closets.

"I have a younger sister, well two, Cassie and Betty, they're six and enjoy me doing their hair for their dance classes." He smiled, grabbing a pair of black jeans and boots from my side before he found a shirt of Dane's and a blue flannel of his to put me in.

"Aw! That's so sweet! Well, I'll have to thank them for making their big brother so skilled." I smiled, grabbing out a pair of black panties and a bra.

He raised his brow at them. "Oh, so now you want to wear them?"

I rolled my eyes, throwing them back and sighed as he smiled at me.

"You can meet our families this weekend, they come to every game." He kissed me gently.

"I hope they'll like me." I twisted my mouth with worry.

He chuckled, nuzzling me. "I love you, so I know they will."

I blushed at his words, but Annie howled in delight and I kissed him. "I love you too, Theo."

He held me for a few moments, kissing me gently, and our bond grew stronger.

He took his time dressing me, enjoying squeezing my ass, not only into my jeans but also into his hands and pulling me into his hips when he spun me to do the button and zip.

I kissed him after he pulled Dane's shirt onto me.

"If you keep going," he growled at me. "We'll be late." His hand cupped the back of my neck and he stepped me back into the wall between the sections.

I moaned, feeling his hardness pressed against his jeans and me.

"If you keep going," I bit his lip. "We will be."

He growled at me, reaching under the shirt and grabbing my breast.

"I'll keep going until you beg me to stop, Rosie." He promised, kissing me deeply as he palmed my breast and pulled at my n****e until I gasped his name.

He chuckled, removing his hand. "I'll take that for now." He grabbed my hand after I pulled on his flannel, pulling me behind him and grabbing a jacket as we left the room. "Don't want to be late for your first class."

"It's just English," I sighed. It wasn't that I didn't like English; it was just boring since I'd already done everything we were working on.

He grabbed our bags and opened the garage door.

"I know, I suck at it." He admitted.

Annie and I perked up. "You're in my class?" I pouted then. "You weren't there yesterday."

He shrugged, putting me in the smaller four-wheel drive out of the three cars they owned. "I wouldn't have skipped if I knew my mate was there."

I giggled, rolling my eyes. "I guess I'll have to help you not suck, then. Can't look bad for me."

He laughed at me, climbing into the driver's seat.

Theo let me choose the crappy music, singing along with me with ones he slightly knew.

By the time we got to the carpark, we'd worked out his rendition of a Celine Dion song to be completely wrong, but something I'd committed to memory.

He kissed me before we had to split and dash for homeroom.

I found Lisa, avoiding Mr Tiet's glare as I apologised and partly ran for her.

I barely fell into my seat before she smelt me.

Her light hazel eyes widened, a broad smile on her face. "You smell like-" she cut herself off. Her eyes scanned my clothes, and her brow rose in teasing. "Are those-"

I hissed at her to shut up, seeing a few eyes look up at us while Mr Tiet ran us through what was coming up over the next week, including the game on Saturday.

I couldn't help the small smile at the thought of going, my hand stroking my braid Theo had done.

Lisa leaned in, her dark brown hair tickling my face. "I bet you'll be at the game to support Dane and Theo." She made kissing noises in my ear.

I elbowed her. "Yeah, and your brother." I hissed at her.

She beamed at me. "Really?!"

My ear drum popped at her pitch and I didn't quite hear what Mr Tiet shouted at her as they rang.

The morning siren rang, and Lisa grabbed my arm, keeping me to her.

"That means that you're mated to the-"

"Again, shuddup!" I hissed at her.

A girl snickered across the room, my neck snapped up, finding Alison looking at me with her group of clones, all giggling.

The group of males who sat around her noticed her staring.

I blushed as one of them winked at me.

I turned away, meeting Lisa's rolling eyes and a smirk.

"Okay, my bad. Come on," she grabbed my hand and pulled me around the group.

"Hey!" Alison's voice made me freeze and turn. Lisa's hand dropped, and I felt claws.

Annie rose in anger.

"What?" I raised a brow at the pretty blonde.

She looked over my clothing, sniffing me as I raised my lip in disgust at her and stepped back into the hallway, covering my scent with the others that filled the halls.

Other students were passing us, some slowly seeing Alison take another step towards me, growling.

I growled back, Annie making me step towards her and letting her smell Theo and Dane on me.

"Like what you smell?" I snarled at her.

Her eyes widened in insult. "You little b***h!" She snarled at me, stepping in my face.

I smirked. "What's wrong Alison? Mad they insisted I wear their clothes today? Or did they just never offer?" I tilted my head at her, pouting sadly.

Lisa giggled beside me, and a few other students around chuckled as well.

"Just because you're f*****g half the Triad, doesn't mean shit." She crossed her arms across her large chest. "I've f****d all of them since we were pups, they'll get bored of you and come crawling back to me."

I snarled at her, Annie calling her a liar.

I'd felt enough through my bond with Dane and Theo to know they had never slept with Alison.

Fucked her mouth, probably.

Let her hang off them at events, definitely. She was beautiful, even I couldn't deny that.

But, hearing her lies of mating with them pissed Annie off.

Even at half her size, I wanted to rip the lying Wolf's throat.

I raised a clawed hand, snarling violently. "Say that again!"

She smirked, seeing she'd hit a nerve.

"Tiny," Xavier's voice cut through my anger, making me turn and whimper at the clipped and disapproving tone.

Most looked around for who he was scolding.

I ducked my eyes as he pushed through the crowd that had gathered.

He put a finger under my chin and raised my eyes to his amused, but stern expression.

"You don't want to be late for English, Theo will come looking." He leaned down and kissed my forehead, Alison's eyes widening as he did and a snarl escaped her.

Xavier turned on her, snapping sharp teeth in her face, making her fall back as she screamed.

"Disrespect the Triads mate again, Alison," Xavier rose to his full height, towering over everyone. "I will let her kill you herself."

His hand stayed loving and gentle on my chin and I heard whimpers, but my eyes stayed on Xavier, smiling at him.

"I would have if you hadn't stepped in," I admitted, Annie winking at him.

He chuckled, stroking my cheek and gave me a quick kiss.

"If she does it again, have at it, my love." He smiled, he rose and looked at the other. "Get to class!"

The crowd jumped at his booming voice and everyone scrambled except Lisa and I.

He looked at Lisa, who smiled up at him.

"Don't let her get into trouble." He rose a brow at her.

She stayed smiling and nodded, walking ahead and waiting for me.

Xavier gave me a gentle kiss. "Go on, before I give you personal detention."

I smiled up at him, my eyes flashing to the gap between the lockers. "We could-"

He growled at me, biting my lip. "Go."

He slapped my ass as I giggled and ran to Lisa who was rolling her eyes and curling her lip in fake disgust.

We laughed as we linked arms and ran for English on the other side of the building.