Emerson’s POV
Bradley and I ran to the party, shifted, and got change in the guest house before heading inside. Liam’s parents were loaded since they both got medical degrees and opted to live just off pack lands to open a private practice that catered to everyone including humans. He is a spoiled f*****g prick but throws awesome parties. He is a year younger than Bradley and I, the same age as my sister, and has always had a huge crush on her. Thankfully a few months back when Brad turned 18 and realized Emma was his mate Liam backed off. I would have hated to have to release my wolf on him but when it comes to my baby sister I would do anything to protect her.
That’s why we sent her to an all girls school to keep her away from boys and safe. I was ecstatic when I found out Bradley, who happens to be my future Beta and best friend, was her mate. I knew he would always treat her right and take care of her. Emma insisted we all dress up as the Scooby Doo Gang since there were four of us and we were going to the party as a group. She told me she had finally convinced her best friend from school, Ashley, to leave the dorms and come to a party with her. She is always going on and on about how perfect and beautiful Ashley is. I have a feeling she is hoping we are mates but considering she is human it isn’t very likely to happen.
We make our way into the house through the back entrance and stop by to say hi to Liam and thank him for inviting us. Even though I am his superior, being that I’m the future Alpha of our pack, I still appreciate being invited and respect him enough to let him know that. Like I said he handled it well when he found my sister had a mate unlike some male wolves who feel that a crush entitles them to whatever she wolf they want. Unfortunately for some of our kind their beast is more in control and human decency is pushed aside for that basic animalistic to take and claim whatever we please.
-We’re in the kitchen making drinks- my sister mind links both Bradley and I at the same time.
As we start making our way to the kitchen I’m keeping a steady eye out for Rachel, our neighboring pack’s Alpha’s little sister. We all went to the same school growing up. Adam is three years older than me and Rachel is just a year older. I know she’s always had the hugest crush on me but I never showed her interest. She always went on and on about us being mates and how it would bring our packs together then on her 18th birthday she realized I wasn’t her mate and flipped her sh*t. She ran to her brother telling a tale of how I rejected her and even since then he’s had a problem with me. She still comes to these parties whenever she’s hears about them hoping to see me, Liam makes sure to tell me every time she comes and asks about me.
I follow behind Bradley hoping we don’t bump into her. He has been going crazy the past few weeks without seeing his mate, my sister. We’ve been preparing to leave next week for formal leadership training. It’s something all future Alpha and Beta’s go through before officially being handed the titles. Emma has been busy with some school project and a few tough exams before the upcoming Holidays. So this was the one opportunity for us all to spend some time together before were separated for a while. Although I hate loud and obnoxious parties like this very one she insisted we party one last time before Bradley and I have to take on our serious roles as leaders of the pack. As we enter the kitchen I can hear Bradley say something to my sister but it falls on deaf ears as I notice the other part of our Scooby Gang, my beautiful Daphne, leaned against the counter taking a sip from her drink and looking a little uncomfortable with the way my sister and beta are all over each other in the middle of the kitchen.
She must not be a huge fan for public displays of affection which typically neither am I but when two mates find each other it’s hard to keep their hands to themselves. I won’t deny that after watching her lick her lips after a sip of her cocktail I would love to pull her close and get a taste of those luscious lips myself. Emma wasn’t kidding when she told me Ashley was a stunning young woman. I make my way over to her and try to start a conversation anxious to hear her sweet voice. I’ve heard her speak in the background several times while on a call with Em but it’s not the same. She only says one word to me and I’m lost in her angelic voice. I want to hear more and ask her how’s school going but when she doesn’t reply I realize she’s too busy checking me out to even notice I’m talking to her and I find myself very flattered. Two can play that game.
I take a quick glance over her body and it is to die for. Every single curve is accentuated in the purple dress she’s wearing. I’ll have to give my sister props for having her dress her up as Daphne because she is rocking the look. Her cleavage is on display, B cup would be my guess, the bottom of the dress settles around mid thigh, riding up just a smidge as she shuffles against the counter uncomfortably. The thought of slipping my hands underneath and grabbing an a** cheek in each hand crosses my mind. She has a wig on right now so unfortunately I can’t see her natural hair color but if I remember correctly Emma said she has dirty blonde hair and I have to stop myself from yanking the wig off to see her long locks. I catch a glimpse of her icy blue eyes before she looks away. I take the spot next to her as she goes back to watching my sister make out with her mate and when our arms touch I feel a small jolt of electricity. Could she be my mate, maybe Emma was right. I have always heard about the special spark or sort of tingling feeling that erupts when two mates touch but it was only for a split second and yet here we stand arms touching still and that small spark is gone.
-Is she our mate- I ask my wolf Shadow
-I can’t tell. Something is definitely different about her though just smell her-
Smell her, great suggestion, how the hell am I supposed to naturally get a good whiff of her to find out what he means. After answering her question about my schooling I ask her to dance figuring it’d be a good chance to get her close and away from my best friend and sister who are seconds away from f*****g on the dirty kitchen floor. With so many wolves present at this party the pheromones in the house are outrageous making it hard for me to concentrate on her scent alone so I need her extremely close to focus on it. Perhaps this way I can figure out what Shadow means by she’s different. I grab her hand, and she doesn’t fight me which I find thrilling since she barely knowns me. I take it to mean she’s already comfortable and trusting with me which is great because after having her hand in mine and feeling how perfectly it fits I don’t know what I would do if she pulled away. I gracefully pull her onto the dance floor as most people part a way making a path for us, since I am their future Alpha it’s natural for them to fear and respect me.
At first we start moving with the beat of the music while facing each other and I can’t help but smiling at the bewildering creature in front of me. She shut her eyes to focus on the music and let it take over her body movements which put me in a trance. I can’t take my eyes off of her as she moves as though she is one with the song and it is enticing as hell. She is so lost in the song she doesn’t notice the people trying to get by and almost gets knocked into but thanks to my quick reflexes I slip my arm around her waist and pull her flush against me. Her eyes shoot open in surprise but instantly soften once they met mine and she stares into them like she is trying to figure something out. I want to kiss her so bad in the moment but I'm not sure she wants the same thing so I choose not too, then the strangest thing happens.
My brave girl runs her hands up my chest, around the back of my neck interlocking her fingers, and stands up on her toes slightly then leans up and kisses me. She is bold and I love it. I am taken aback for a moment by her bravery and the fact that she initiated our first kiss but only hold back for a second before returning the kiss with equal hunger. Her plump lips feel so soft against my own and I get lost in the sensation taking over my body. Every single hair on my body stands on end and my heart rate has sped up greatly. For the first time in my life I want someone, truly want someone, as is evident by my hard c**k trying to break free from my jeans. It isn't as if girls haven't tried before, I mean I am a future Alpha after all, but not one has ever made me feel the way Ashley has managed to with just one kiss. How can a mere touch of our lips make me this hard, she must be my mate. Ugh why do I have to wait four more months to be sure.
She stops kissing me and pulls back almost in a daze. She looks up at me slightly confused almost as if she, herself, really didn’t expect to do that. She smiles only a moment later and I can’t help the huge grin I flash back at her. I forgot alcohol affects humans differently then werewolves and since my sister made her drink and she had consumed the whole glass before we left the kitchen she was definitely a little tipsy. It was a good thing I think because I could sense a small amount of anxiety when we first entered the kitchen but she seemed to loosen up after a few more sips of her drink or perhaps it was me. Mates are said to have a calming effect on each other. She doesn't seem the type to throw herself at men and from what Emma explained she doesn’t date so something about me is pulling her in, it has to be the bond working its magic. Why did I have to find her right before I am about to leave and not even truly know if it is fate or not.
I feel at ease with her and from the way her body is moving against mine at the moment I know she feels at ease with me as well. I felt her body tense when our arms first touched in the kitchen but it must have been from the spark, maybe she felt it too, because she relaxed quickly after and hasn’t shown any signs of hesitancy towards me. I grab her hand and twirl her around facing away from me, settling my hands on her hips, and pulling her back against myself. She gasps slightly as her round and juicy a** comes into contact with the bulge in my pants. She throws her head back into my shoulder and lets out the tiniest moan as she starts grinding her a** against my throbbing d**k. God the things I want to do to her. She has to know what she is doing to me.
Now is my opportunity to explore her body a bit more and also figure out what my wolf was talking about earlier. I move my hands up and down her hips slightly as she continues swaying her hips from left to right her a** remaining tight against me. Then ever so slowly I move my right hand up along her side resting it right under her perfect breast rubbing the side of it with my thumb, and again another tiny moan escapes her perfect lips. I want to touch her more intimately but we are in the middle of a crowded living room and I don't want to make her uncomfortable. I am waiting for her to resist or pull away to let me know I need to stop caressing the side of her breast but she remains in place arching her back slightly, approvingly it seems. She is enjoying this as much as I am and it is exhilarating.
I move my hands back to her waist and she moves her own hands on top of mine still moving with the music. She starts moving my hands from the sides of her hips down her upper thighs stopping just under the bottom of her dress. Squeezing our hands together tighter she digs into her thighs slightly and pulls her dress up ever so slightly, teasing me. She is letting me know she wants me to keep touching her, daring me to take it a little farther. I start thinking about how many other men she has danced with like this and Shadow forces a low growl out. Thankfully the music is loud and Ashley didn’t hear it or she may have freaked out. Even a low growl emitted from Shadow can be scary if he throws a little bit of that Alpha Aura out along with it. Shadow would never purposefully scare her but sometimes it’s hard not be territorial and act the animal that we are especially when she ignites something in both of us we haven’t felt before.
She must have felt my body tense as my mind went wild thinking about her dancing with anyone but me. Sensing my sudden change she releases my hands and turns around to face me. I have my eyes tightly closed as I try to reign in my wolf who is overreacting at the thought of any other male touching what he… we both believe could quite possibly be our mate. He is already itching to claim and mark her without even fully knowing she is ours. She brings her right hand up to my cheek and caresses the side of my face instantly calming Shadow and bringing my attention back to her. I could stare in those icy blue eyes all day every day for the rest of my life. Once our eyes meet my body relaxes yet again and upon noticing the change she drops her right hand to my shoulder and snakes her left arm around my back keeping us close. Her body naturally reacting to me. It is as if she could sense I was distressed and like mates do she comforted me, she is so perfect to me it is unbelievable.
Once again we start to lose ourselves in the music. I let my hands drift lower down her back from her midsection slowly hesitating only momentarily in case she is not ok with where I am going. Her ice blue eyes never waver from mine as my hands make their way down to their desired destination, each taking a handful of her round ass and squeezing hard. She let out another little moan before hastily grabbing the back of my neck, pulling my head down slightly, crashing her voluptuous lips against mine again. Squeezing her beautiful a** harder I pull her tightly against me, causing her to gasp as she now feels my bulge against her front. Her mouth opens ever so slightly allowing my tongue access to explore and dominate her mouth. I stop kissing her abruptly and move my wet lips to her neck. As I kiss her neck I try to decipher her unknown scent. As soon as my lips touch her neck my wolf starts going crazy mark her mark her mark her now. We can't do that not until I am 100% sure she is mine if I mark her and she is destined for someone else that would be wrong and selfish of me so I shut him out and focus on Ashley.
-What is she- I mind link my sister.
-What do you mean E-.
-She smells different- I state as I try to figure out if I know what creature belongs to such a scent.
-What do you mean she smells different… wait is she your mate- she asks excitedly.
-No it’s not that. She doesn’t smell like a human or vampire or any other supernatural being we’ve come across. She isn’t one of us or I would sense her wolf, what is she?-
-I don’t know brother I never got that close, glad you are though you need to loosen up- she quips .
-Shut it Em you know I have a lot going on being future Alpha I can’t be carefree and reckless like you. I have responsibilities-
-That’s not what I mean Alpha- she says sarcastically.
-Just because I choose not to sleep with every she-wolf that throws herself at me doesn’t mean I don’t know how to have fun. I just want to wait to be with my mate. It should be special. You should understand that better than anyone-
-I know, I know-
She shuts me out as I catch a glimpse of her and Bradley hand in hand heading up the stairs to the second floor, most likely looking for an empty bedroom to celebrate their reunion. Emma decided since this was our last weekend before heading to our special training we would start with the Halloween Party and then head to the cabin our family owns for the weekend. I know they are just going to spend the majority of the weekend hiding in a bedroom screwing each other into oblivion since they won’t be seeing each other for a while but I also know she wants to try, keyword try, to spend some time with me her big brother before I leave as well. I’ll be gone a little longer than Bradley since his position in the pack isn’t as important as mine will be. I’m starting to dread agreeing to go away with them when an idea pops into my head.
“Hey,” I say after pulling my face away from her neck and see her eyes open again, I wonder where her thoughts were. “Come away with me this weekend?! Bradley, Emma, and I are going to our Cabin tomorrow and Sunday and I would really like it if you would join us.”