Mates: Jax's Story

Chapter 16

~Jax~

We continue, asking and answering questions while I get the pizza made. I’m glad we had agreed to the stipulation of no basic questions. We learned so many things about each other that are more important than favorites. We can take our time and learn our favorites as we go through our day-to-day.

I love mate! She’s amazing.

You’ve loved our mate since you realized she was our mate. I’m sure she could be a kook, and you’d still be head over heels. Cornelius huffs and retreats to the corner of my mind. I try to contain my chuckle.

A stomach grumble rips through the room, and we stop what we’re doing. In no time, we share a laugh, and I love that sound. “I guess we need to get you fed. Let me check the food.” I walk to the oven and open it, taking the pizzas out. The cheese is melted, and the crust is golden brown. I cut the pizza up into slices and place two on a plate. I walk toward Shanice and stop in front of her with the plate in my hand. I place the plate down and pick the slice up. Shanice goes to grab it, but I move it out of the way. “Hang on, just let me…..” I lift the slice up, blowing on the tip. I place the pizza into Shanice’s waiting mouth. As her mouth closes on the food, her eyes close. Shanice takes a bite, and a moan comes from here, causing my pants to get tight. I'd be a happy man if I could get her to make that sound daily.

A drop of pizza sauce ends up on Shanice’s bottom lip and some in the corner of her mouth. I lean in slowly and kiss the corner of her mouth, getting the pizza sauce up at the same time. The minute our skin touches, I almost shoot my load in my pants. The sparks are amazing; I can feel them down to my toes. I hear Shanice gasp, and her hands land on my chest. I pull back and move my head down further to reach her lips.

I look Shanice in the eyes, trying to give her a chance to say no to this. If she doesn’t deny me, I can’t promise this will stop at a kiss. I’ve wanted my mate for a long time, and I definitely want Shanice. I want her under me, on top of me, next to me, hell, anyway I can have her.

I search Shanice’s eyes and see nothing but wanting. I move in closer; I can feel her breath on my lips. Shanice closes her eyes, and her lips part slightly. I’ve wanted to feel her lips on mine since the moment I saw her in the Alpha’s office, and that feeling has only increased since then. My body is throbbing in anticipation. Cornelius is running around in my mind, tail wagging profusely. Shanice’s tongue comes out of her mouth, and she wets her lips. I can’t wait to taste that tongue as well. Our lips are seconds away from touching…….

A door slams open in the distance, startling myself and Shanice. “Ukl Dax!!” A little blur runs into the room and wraps around my leg. I sigh and give Shanice an apologetic look. She gives me a grin and shakes her head. I pull Kamila up into my arms and kiss her. Kamila giggles and turns to look at Shanice.

“Hey babygirl.” Shanice reaches out and runs a finger down her cheek. Kamila gives her a big smile, and that’s very promising. Huffing and puffing cause us to turn to the noise. Kehlani looks like she wants to commit mass murder to appease her inner feelings.

“KAMMI! I swear to the Goddess herself…….” Kehlani looks around the room and stops in her tracks. “Oops, what did she interrupt.” I swing Kamila around in my arms, making her laugh.

“Ah, my Pickles is always welcomed. She knows she’s good.” I look at Shanice, hoping she isn’t ready to kill me since, truth be told, the child did interrupt. Shanice is looking at us with happiness and care. This is good because these kids mean the world to me, and I need my mate to accept them as well.

“We were just going to eat some p-”

“PIZZA?!” Kehlani had been sniffing the room, and her eyes enlarged when she realized what I had made. “His pizza is so freaking good! You’re in for a treat.”

“I’ve only had a small taste, but I have to agree.”

“Maybe your uncle will let us stay and have some too…….” Kehlani looks at me with big eyes, and I roll mine with a groan.

“Get a plate, you leech.” Kehlani gasps and hits me on my arm. I hold Kamila close while Shanice helps Kehlani get pizza served. I think I could get used to this.

~Janice~

Oh, hell no! I’ve been off packlands trying to devise a few plans to make sure I can keep things on track in my life. That text put some things in motion that I hoped I wouldn’t have to deal with. I need to make sure that the future I want is obtainable.

I get back on packlands to learn that my precious sister is with her mate….in his apartment! How the hell did she get into his place before I did? This isn’t going to work. I can’t let them get close before I can put myself in the mix. I have to find a way to get them apart and insert myself in a way that can’t be disputed.

I pull my phone out of my pocket and dial Shanice. If I play this right, I know I can separate them for now and figure out my next step. The phone rings and rings before going to voicemail. I’m standing at the backdoor of the packhouse, stomping my feet. I know she isn’t ignoring me; she can’t be. I redial her number and wait impatiently. “What?”

“I….I……aaaaahhhhhhhhhh! Sister, where are you? I need help. Aaaahhhhhhhhh!”

“Janice….Janice, what’s wrong? Where are you?”

“I’m…..I’m at the cottage….please, sister…..aaaaaahhhhhhh!” I promptly hand up the phone and hurry to our cottage. It isn’t my best work, but it will do for now. As long as I can put some distance between them, that’s all that matters to me. I position myself at the bottom of the steps of the cottage. I extend a claw and slice up some areas of my clothing. I make sure some blood makes its way onto the clothing. My wounds will be closed by the time she gets here, but the blood on my clothes will work to my advantage. I make my wig crooked and lay in wait.