Mates: Jax's Story

Chapter 24

~Danny~

I have to admit that Janice gave me the slip, and I had no idea where she was. I didn’t realize she had left and didn’t know what direction she went in. Luckily, I know some people who are heavy into technology, and I was able to track her down.

I’m 25 years old and the future Alpha of the Onyx Pack. I may not be the actual heir, but that doesn’t matter. My father decided my brother was useless, and the pack would be mine. The only thing was that I’d have to wait until I had my mate.

I found my mate not too long after I returned to the pack from extensive training. I was about 21 or 22 years old and had been back home for a few weeks. When I returned, a huge party was thrown, but I ended the night mateless. That didn’t stop me from spending the night with someone, but the truth is that I would do that anyway, mate or not. I know that your fated mate gives you power when you lead a pack. They make you stronger, and breaking the bond is asking for pain and suffering. While I understand the purpose of the mate bond, I don’t feel like I need to stop experiencing life simply because I found my mate.

I always like to put it in a way that makes sense. Men have a key that can be put into many different locks. When it unlocks these different locks, we know it to be a master key. Women have their own personal locks. If every key can go into a woman and unlock her, that’s just a bad lock. Since I have a master key, it only makes sense to use it; otherwise, it’s wasting away. I don’t plan to have children with these other women; that privilege is left for my mate only. I will enjoy sampling all that is out there, though. You only live once, so why not?

Janice wasn’t at the party, but I ran into her a few weeks later at the strangest place. I ran into her at a strip club where she was dancing. I pulled her off the stage and threw some clothes on her. I was furious that she was allowing people to see what was mine. She begged and pleaded for me to allow her some time before she committed to our life together. I stupidly agreed, and then she disappeared. It was a gradual situation until, one day; she just wasn’t there.

Once Philip told me that he had found her, I planned on marking her on the spot. She wouldn’t be able to leave then. She would be bound to me, and I would always know where she was. Now, though, I have been given an intriguing offer. Janice is offering to give me Shanice, and I WANT Shanice. She’s supposed to be mine anyway, and I always planned to keep her on the side. She would be one of many, but one that I would take care of.

My brother, the fool he is, was promised Shanice when they were young. Shanice left the pack, her parents saying that she had to take care of a sick relative. While she was gone, my brother started to get weird. He began questioning our father and acting like how he ran the pack was a problem. They got into a fight one day, and dad left him for dead. He said he couldn’t kill his own blood, but he wouldn’t degrade himself to help someone who was so against him.

Once he was gone, my dad told me I would inherit the pack when I was ready and had my Luna. He told me that I could have Shanice as well. I wasn’t too interested in that until I saw a picture of her one day. Goddess, she is smoking hot. Her curves are just as I like them, and I spent days dreaming about her body writhing underneath me. I couldn’t find her, though, no matter how much I looked. When I found Janice, I decided that Janice would be my Luna and Shanice would be my toy. Dad agreed with my decision, and I’ve been on the hunt ever since. I now have the opportunity to have Shanice all to myself as long as I let Janice go. Janice is my fated mate, though, and if I go through with a rejection, I will suffer.

We’ve been staying at a motel off the highway. I didn’t want to bring Janice back home until she was marked. Now I’m wondering if I will bring her home or Shanice.

I want mate!

Pipe down, Micah. I know what you want. You’ve been telling me every day for years now.

Get mate, now! That’s the dilemma; Micah wants Janice, and I want Shanice. I need Janice for strength to run the pack, but Shanice will be much more fun.

I stop in my track and look up at the sky. I can feel the smile grow on my face. I think I have the answer. I turn and head back to the room that Janice is locked in. I open the door and see Janice stills on the bed, her body bouncing up and down. I can hear sobs coming out of her. “Okay.” Janice jumps a bit and slowly turns to face me. “Give me your sister, and you can be free.” I turn and close the door behind me, letting my smile spread.

“You’re going to let her go like that after what it took to find her.” I look and see Phillip at the top of the stairs. I hurry over to him and pull him down the stairs with me.

“You i***t, watch where you talk about things. I don’t need my plans broadcasting all over.” I let Phillip go, and he fixes his clothes, frowning. “Don’t worry, buddy. All your hard work won’t be in vain. I told Janice I would let her go, but I don’t plan on it. I will make Shanice my Luna and Janice will be my toy.” I shrug my shoulders while Phillip laughs. I will have my Luna, my pack, and my good time.