Chapter 1 The eventful evening shift
Jess POV
It's Saturday morning, and I'm woken by my phone ringing at 8:48am. Ah! Bother I forgot to turn it on silent. Who the hell is ringing so early in the morning? I look at my phone to see its work. I answer the phone.
"Hi, it's Susan sorry to bother you this early." my co-worker says.
"No it's alright what's up", I say.
"Well Jess, Sofia has rung in sick could you cover this evening? Pretty pretty pretty please, with an extra cheery on top" Susan's ask all sweetly.
"Yeah sure is it double ups or single shift?" I ask.
"It's the singles unless you want double ups, I can swap you with kassie if need be" Susan's says.
"No! No! No!" singles is fine, just message over the clients and times". I respond.
"Thanks Jess you're a lifesaver" says Susan sounding so relieved.
"No problem, I will speak to you later" I say.
"Okay then bye" says Susan.
"Bye" I say hanging up the phone.
I then wonder why I have given up my first free Saturday in 4 weeks. Then I remember I just can't see the clients go without support there my weakness. Being a health care assistant in domerically care work, I just love them all and would feel awful if they had there calls missed, after all if it was my loved one I couldn't see them go without, and there all someone's loved one.
PING
I look at my phone it's my evening rota. 7 clients between 5-10pm. Looks like a standard evening get them all ready for bed some need medication to be prompted easy enough. We'll since I'm up early I may as well get up, I think stumbling out of bed for my morning cuppa tea.
JACK'S POV
I'm sat at my desk daydreaming about when I will find my mate. I wonder what she will smell like? What will she look like? What's her name. I've been alpha of my pack since I was 18 and my beta and my gamma have both found their mates. Don't get me wrong I'm thrilled for them, I really am! It's just I'm kinda like the 5th wheel in out little close-knit group.
Although I actually have 400 pack members. My beta Eddie and my gamma Chad are like brothers to me. I'm only child and my parents Rita and Sam live on the floor below mine, in my mansion the main pack house. Although there are loads of little pack houses behind the mansion for the lower level ranks to live in. Plus with training fields behind the mansion it's easier for all pack members to get to.
We are in the middle of the forest around 30 minutes from the nearest town.
I head downstairs all the while mind linking Eddie hey "where you at?"
"In the kitchen what's up?" he mind links back.
"Stay there I will be with you in 2 minutes!" I say through the mind links. "Okay" is all Eddie says and with that I shut the mind link off.
I get to kitchen and see Eddie with Vic his mate. "Hey Eddie, hey Vic want to go out tonight? I need to get out". I ask
"Yeah sure" Eddie says "I'm also game" Vic says smiling excitedly.
"Okay well tell Chad and Annie to, and make sure your already by 7pm! Otherwise, I'm leaving without you" I say sternly.
"Okay but where are we going?" says Vic "um how about a club?" I suggest
"hell yeah!" say Eddie and Vic at the same time. I just shake my head laughing at how in sync they just were, while they both look at each other laughing. There so in sync a lot and that's what I want a mate I can love and be in sync with.
JESS POV
It's 4pm, and I'm in my moms front room eating pizza and chips.
"Hey mum, I'm sorry I had to cancel our girls night in tonight, but someone called in sick, And well you know what I'm like. I couldn't let the clients suffer" I say feeling guilty for cancelling our plans. "Hey don't worry sweetie it's fine we can do it when we both have a Saturday night free" my mum says.
"Okay mum, thank-you you're the best!!" I say.
My mum is a wonderful woman it's always just been me and mum. She is a nurse in our local hospital, And she is also my best friend. I'm pretty sure I get my caring side from my mum. Although I moved out last year wanting a taste of independence we always hang out when we are both free. And when she is at work, and I'm not working I hang out with my mates.
"Come on, Jess eat your food, I don't want you starving halfway through your shift" my mum says.
"Alright mum, thanks for dinner again" I say before quickly eat my food.
After dinner, I went upstairs to get into my work uniform. Black trainers black trousers and a blue tunic that says, home from home care on it.
I tie my hair into a bun once dressed, make sure I have my pen, hand sanitizer in my pockets ready. Then I'm done ready for now.
I then shout as I head out the door "bye mum, I will message in a few days love you".
"Okay, I love you to" my mum shouts back.
I head for my car which is a mini. I choose a mini because we'll, I'm only 4ft 9 everyone towers me, so I wanted my car to reflect my tiny height which I love.
Furthermore, I head off to my first clients of the evening. Once arrive outside Florrie's at around 4:55pm I get the key out of the key safe box on the wall and let myself in.
"Hey Florrie, it's me Jess" I announce as I go through the door.
"Hey Jess I'm in here" she shouts back. It's a god job I can tell Florrie is in the sitting room, otherwise I'd wonder where here is. I walk in and see Florrie watching TV.
"Now Florrie where am I leaving you tonight? In bed or back in here?" I ask "Hmm I think I will watch TV in bed if that's alright". She says after a moment considering her options.
"Of course it is! Tell you what Florrie how about after I've helped you get ready for bed, I make you my famous hot chocolate while I get your meds?" I say. "Oh that would be wonderful dear" says Florrie, looking excited. Florrie has always loved my hot chocolate's but being the sweetie she is, she never asks for anything always waits to be offered things not wanting to add pressure to anyone.
"Okay then, let's get going up them stairs" I say. Half an hour later I'm leaving Florrie all settled in bed watching TV with a nice hot chocolate. I lock up and head on to the next one.
At 6:40pm I'm heading near the forest down a country road singing to pink, just like a pill at the top of my lungs! When suddenly my car starts to slow down and smoke is coming out of the bonnet, of the car.
"Damn it now" I say to well myself. I pull over to the side best I can and switch the car engine off. I lock the doors as its dark out being February. Then I ring the out-of-office phone.
"Hey Lisa speaking what's up?" says Lisa enougher co-worker and good friend of mine.
"Oh hey Lisa, so you got the short straw without of hours tonight then, huh?" I say.
"Yeah I did, you are okay Jess?" she asks.
"Nope! I have just broken down while on my way to Fred's, I'm sorry Lisa but your have to cover everyone from Fred and onwards on my list tonight. Looks like I will be having a date with a recovery truck" I say.
"Oh no, Well I will sort cover and ring all the clients explaining what's happened, so they expect carers late" Lisa say's. "Thanks Lisa, I'm sorry about this" I say.
"Oh Jess, make sure you let me know when your home safe" Lisa says.
"Will do" I say, before hanging up.
After ringing the recovery company I text Lisa to let her know I have a 2-3 hour wait. DING Lisa has replied
Okay really 3 hours surely monkeys can work faster than them.
Oh, by the way I know you hate the dark and country roads. But the other carers won't be going up your way now. Fred's son happened to be at Fred's. He said he could help his dad tonight and hopes your car isn't to badly broken.
I quickly reply
Yeah I know if I wasn't scared of the dark I'd go into the forest find me some monkeys to fix the stupid car.
Great that Fred's son is helping him. One less for the other girls.
I decide to listen to music. As I start to sing Ed Sheeran, Lego house I swear I see 3 sets of red eyes in the forest. Then they start to get closer, what's that dogs? I think to myself.
They suddenly start to move fast, like really fast! I quickly check the doors are locked as I start to freak out a little.
I look back up after checking the doors are locked, and I could swear I must be imagining things they look like werewolves.
But werewolves are not real! Are they? I start to question my own thoughts.
Now can't be I try to calm myself even though I'm still freaked out.
I hear an almighty bang on the car roof. What the hell whatever it is just landed on the roof!
Then I see brown furred wolves around the car, two of them! I start screaming from pure fear.
*Smash* OMG that's the window next to me, I think while trying to think what to do in order to live. But all that comes is Darkness.
JACKS POV
I'm in the car with Eddie, Vic, Chad and Annie. The girls are talking about what drinks there going to get at the club. Where not far now from the town coming towards the outskirts of the forest Suddenly I smell rogues.
"Do you smell that Eddie?" I ask.
Then we hear screaming, I slam on the breaks as I turn into a country road seeing a mini car surrounded by 3 rogues. Me, Eddie and Chad jump out the car shifting instantly.
While my wolf Alex is chanting "mate, mate, mate" and he runs to the drivers side of the door, of the mini. He takes down a brown wolf that is trying to get into the car, instantly by biting down on its neck.
Alex then looks around to see Eddie and Chad took Down the other 2 rogues, just as easy as I, well my wolf did. I take back the control from my wolf as I shift back into my human form.
Alex is shouting in my head "mate, mate, mate" still. And this sweet rose scent is coming from The car.
Vic is next to me, handing me clothes. I quickly put them on while looking in the car. I can see my mate is a passed out beautiful women! Wait my mate is a human not a wolf. Our mate is human and I love her already!
"Don't you dare reject her otherwise I won't ever allow you to shift or talk to you again!" shouts Alex in my head. "Okay calm down, don't worry I love her to" I respond to him.
"Thank god for that we are on the same page" he says relieved.
"She is ours and we will protect her. But right now I need to get her away from here, in case anymore rogues strike" I say.
"Right, make it fast!" he says eager to be alone with our mate.
I mind link Eddie.
"Eddie get this mess sorted! I'm taking my mate back to the packhorse" I say.
"Wait, what did you just say mate? We finally have our Luna?" says Eddie sounding excited.
"Yes, what part of my mate didn't you understand? Make sure you get her car moved and bring her belonging back. Right now I'm getting my mate our Luna out of here!" I sat.
With that I open the car door and lift her into my arms. Instantly I feel the powerful sparks through my body. I know it's the mate bond.
She is so tiny in my arms and weighs next to nothing. She is white with a nice tan to her skin with black hair up in a bun. Not only that, but she looks perfect. Furthermore, she is wearing black trousers and a blue tunic that's says home from home care on it. Oh, my beautiful mate must be carer. She's a good soul for sure meaning she will make a great Luna for our pack, I think to myself. I place her into my car and drive us back to the pack house.