Mates: Jax's Story

Chapter 20

~Janice~

I slowly open the backdoor, looking around the dining room. It’s late enough that no one should be here, but you never know who may be up for a midnight snack. I quickly walk through the dining room and kitchen and stop in the hallway.

A hand clamps on my shoulder, making me squeak. I cover my mouth, trying to keep the sound in. Turning around, I see an Omega I made friends with when I got here the first time. He’s a handsome enough guy and easily manipulated. That’s the appeal; an easily manipulated man. He places a hand in my jacket, softly caressing my side. “Is this for me?”

“Did you do what I needed?” He sighs and nods.

“I shouldn’t have, but my p*****t will be well worth it. The Beta’s door is open; I blocked it with some tape. You will be able to walk right into his apartment.” The boy pulls me to him; I can feel his erection on my stomach. “Now, when can I test this body out?” I giggle and push against him.

“I will find you in the training area in an hour. I need to drop this stuff off for the Beta. My sister wants to surprise him.” He looks down at my body, opening my coat slightly.

“You’re not going in there like that, are you?” I swat his hands away.

“Did you want me to make you wait longer for me to change?” I lean in and kiss him on the cheek. “I will run in there really quickly, and then I will be all yours. He’s asleep isn’t he?” He nods and licks his lips. “Okay. Be a good boy and get ready for me.” I wink at him and turn on my heel, heading for the stairs.

I had to take my heels off to walk up the stairs. I didn’t want to alert anyone to my presence. I finally reach the Beta’s floor and head down the hallway to his door. I stop in front of the door and take a deep breath. I look around to make sure no one followed me or saw me. I slowly turn the handle and push the door in. It opens without hesitation, and I almost squeal with glee. I quietly close the door behind me and let my eyes adjust to the darkness. It looks nice in here, though I’d be able to see better if it weren’t dark.

I sniff the air, hoping it would lead me to Jax’s bedroom. His scent is all around me, but it’s getting stronger in a particular direction. I follow the scent that sends me down the hall and stop at the door. I open my coat and let it fall down my shoulders a bit. I adjust my outfit, making sure everything that needs to be out is showing. I open the door and take a step past the threshold. I notice two small glowing orbs in the distance. I can hear heavy breathing and….a growl? There’s a low growl that rips through the room. My eyes adjust, and I find myself staring straight into that little beast’s eyes. That Kimmy, Kammy.......Kiki child is here; WTF?! She’s on the bed with Jax wrapped around her. She’s glaring at me and growling. I don’t know anything about babies, but I swear she’s too young to be growling.

I take another step into the room, and that thing stands on the bed. Her growl gets a bit deeper. I stop and stare at her, trying to give her my meanest look. If it worked, I wouldn’t know because she doesn’t waiver. I lean forward and hear a swift, NO!” Jax starts to move, and I turn to leave.

“What’s wrong, Pickles?” I hear rustling. “Is someone there? Who’s that?” I hurry out the door and down the hall as fast as I can in my heels. I pull the main door open and hurry through, taking the tape off the door before closing it behind me. I stand at the door, trying to get my heartbeat to slow down. I breathe in deeply and get a scent. My sister is here; this is perfect. I put the best seductive look on my face and turn around.

Shanice POV

My run through the woods wasn’t as relaxing as I had hoped. I didn’t want to rip my sister’s throat out by the time I finished, but I was still pretty angry. I don’t know what her goal is exactly; I mean, I know she wants my mate for herself. What I don’t know is how she plans to accomplish that. Am I in danger? Is my life in danger?

While on my run, I noticed wolves following me from a distance. They didn’t intrude or approach me, but they were there. They were watching every move I made. I guess it is a precautionary thing since Janice’s incident. They must have known who I was since they kept their distance. I’m thankful for that because I didn’t consider what could happen if they saw an unknown wolf running through the forest. I’m not an official member, so there is no real way to identify me as 'a friendly.'

I reach the treeline and put my clothes back on. I know I will need a shower, but I’m starving. I can’t make anything in the cottage because I never got around to getting the spices and other items I needed to be able to cook. I’m not sure what’s in the packhouse to eat, but I’m not really comfortable just grabbing food. I just got here and don’t want to do too much. I head toward the packhouse even though I’m apprehensive about getting seen raiding the refrigerator.

Mate made pizza. We didn’t get to finish it.

True, but he’s probably asleep.

He’s our mate. He won’t care. We can just go get the pizza. Lola is right; Jax won’t mind if we go to his apartment for food. He gave me his code to get in and said I can feel free to enter whenever I like. The thought of seeing Jax right now makes my body heat up. I try to keep my thoughts neutral; I don’t want to broadcast my arousal.

I go into the packhouse, walking through the dining room and kitchen. It’s pretty quiet in here, and I try to keep the noise level down. I’m apprehensive; I hope I don’t want to get into trouble for coming into the packhouse.

I make it to the hallway and head up the stairs to Jax’s floor. Thankfully, the stairs don’t creak, though I wish an elevator existed. As I get closer to the floor, a familiar scent hits me. It’s pretty faint, so I’m not sure how it's here if it’s who I think it is. I continue until I get to Jax’s floor, and the scent becomes much stronger. I start to head down the hall to his door when I notice movement in front of me. Jax’s door closes, and a woman stands in front of it. As I get closer, I notice that it’s my sister. She’s wearing an open overcoat hanging off of one shoulder, showing the lace of her outfit underneath. Janice turns to face me, and her coat flaps open, revealing more lace and bare skin. She notices me, and a smirk graces her lips. Janice fixes her hair and readjusts her jacket. She saunters toward me, and she brushes her shoulder against mine as she walks past. “He’s all yours; we had our fun already.” Janice stretches,”I’m so worn out; I can’t wait to sleep.”

I hear my heart knock in my chest, and my vision blurs in anger. Janice chuckles and starts to walk to the stairs. I grab her arm and pull her around me. She passes in front of me and lands against the wall with a thud. Janice growls and tries to approach me, but I push her against the wall again. I grab her head, pulling her wig off. Janice pulls her hand back and slaps me so hard I can hear ringing in my ears.

I turn my head to look at Janice. I grab her throat, squeezing as hard as I can. I move forward, making Janice collide with the wall a third time. I pin her against the wall by her throat. I can hear Lola in my ear, begging to be released so she can rip her throat out, and I have to say that I’m very tempted to comply.

Janice is clawing at my hand, trying to get me to release her. Sparks erupt on my arm, and I could feel my anger start to dissipate. “Let her go, love. She isn’t worth it.” My hand loosens, and Janice drops to the floor in a heap. She’s coughing and gasping for air.

“Y…yyyyyyy…ou *cough* aaaarrr….arennnnn’ttt *cough* *cough* aren’t going to ddd…dddoooo anything?”

“You need to leave now! Get out of this packhouse, and don’t come back!.” Janice struggles to get on her feet. She picks up her wig and stomps down the hall. I’m breathing heavily, feeling the remnants of my anger. I see Jax standing beside me with Kamila in his arms. I punch his free shoulder. “Ow! What's that for?”

“What did you two do??”