Good Mate, Bad Mate

11 - Choosing Gowns

Bethany POV

    Just two more days until the celebration for unmated wolves.  I couldn't believe how fast time had gone by, since I left home.  I got the Mind Link Spell from Aunt Coralanna yesterday, and I've already casted it on her, my Uncle Anton, all of my cousins, and Devon.  

    Devon and I formed a pretty strong friendship over the past week, and he has been awesome.  Most evenings, we hung out with him and the other teenagers in the pack.  That definitely helped the time pass by, keeping me and Carly's nerves from going haywire in anticipation of this upcoming celebration.

    After we ate dinner, Carly and I decided to go for a run, just the two of us.  We went straight to the weeping willow tree, so I could replenish my strength, energy and power.  After doing the the Mind Link Spell so many times over the past two days, I was feeling quite sluggish and wore out.

    We spent close to an hour hanging out under the cover of the willow tree's leaves.  While we were there, Carly curiously asked, "What are you going to do if I find my mate, but you don't?"

    I thought about it for a second, then nonchalantly answered, "I will either go with you, to see if my mate is at your mate's pack, or I will visit the Twisted Moon Pack, then go from there."

    "I am going to be so sad if we end up at different packs again.  I've grown so fond of having your company," Carly sheepishly admitted.

    I gave her a hug, as I assured her, "Even if that happens, we will keep in touch through our special mind link, and we can visit each other, as well."

    "You promise we will keep in touch?" she worriedly asked.

    "Of course, we will keep in touch, Carly.  I promise," I quickly responded.

    "Good.  I don't have very many friends, that I like as much as I like you," Carly cheekily admitted.

    Not long after we had that conversation, we left the cover of the willow tree's leaves.  It was already getting dark, so we wasted no time heading to my aunt and uncle's house.  

    We didn't want to be gone too long, because Aunt Coralanna insisted we come by her house to look through her gowns.  She wanted to make sure we both looked our best for the celebration, and I was thankful to have her help.

    Once we got there, she led us straight to her massive walk-in closet.  I gawked at her beautiful gowns, finding it hard to believe she had accumulated so many over the years.  

    I ended up choosing a beautiful dark purple gown.  It was strapless and made from a soft satin material.  It fit my curvy body frame perfectly, and it complimented my bronze complexion.  

    The gown had amethyst rhinestones lining the top of it, bringing attention to my cleavage, and the skirt of the dress, had the same rhinestones lining the slit that ran three quarters of the way up my leg.  It also had a ribbon of the satin material, that wrapped around the waist, and tied in the back.

    Carly chose a red gown that complimented her red hair and milky white complexion.  It had thin spaghetti straps, and it was also made of a satin material.  The gown had little red roses lining her waist, and lining the slit that ran close to the same distance as the dress I chose.  Her gown had to strips of the satin sewn to the sides, that pulled to her back, and tied into a bow.  

    Before we left, Aunt Coralanna asked, "Do you ladies have make-up and everything you will need to style your hair?"

    "Yes, we have everything we need in terms of that kind of stuff.  We just needed gowns to wear," I quickly assured her.  

    "Okay, sweetie.  If you need anything else, just let me know.  Also, you two can keep those gowns.  As you can see, I have plenty," Aunt Coralanna politely offered with a genuine smile plastered on her face.

    I threw my arms around her, as I gushed, "Thank you so much, Aunt Coralanna.  You have been a blessing from the Moon Goddess for our family."

    She returned the hug, as she affectionately remarked, "Your family has been a blessing for me, especially you, your mum, and Anton.  Sweetie, if it weren't for you, I might not have survived long enough to meet my mate.  I owe you a lifetime of gratitude."

    "You don't owe me anything.  I was happy to help, and I would do it again in a heartbeat," I cheerfully replied with a smile on my face.

    We hung out for a few more minutes, then Carly and I carried the gowns back to the Beta suite.  As soon as we got there, I hung my gown in the closet, then jumped in the shower.  

Darren POV

    We planned to leave the next morning for our trip to the Forest Pack.  I couldn't wait to get a few days away from my parents, and I knew Gavin was feeling the same way.  

    I hadn't spent much time with Valerie this week, so I decided to follow her up to her room after dinner.  As soon as she closed her door, she gazed at me with lust filled eyes, while she pulled her black tube dress down the length of her body.  

    When she stood back up, I licked my lips, as I stared at her perfect naked body.  It had been a few days since we had s*x, and I was more than ready to bury my d**k deep inside of her.  I quickly stripped my clothes off, while she climbed onto her bed.  

    Once I was naked, I climbed on top of her, and immediately smashed my lips to hers.  I didn't know how long it would be before I got the chance to be with her like this again, so I planned to ravage her tight little p***y.  While we were still kissing, I thrusted my rock hard d**k into her dripping wet entrance, without any kind of warning.

    She didn't yelp or anything.  Instead, she dug her nails into my back, and moaned into the kiss.  That just gave me the motivation to continue roughly thrusting in and out of her.  I wasn't trying to make love to her.  I just wanted to f**k, and that's exactly what I did.  

    I only kissed her, to keep her from trying to talk.  I didn't want to hear any words from anybody at the moment.  I just wanted to get my release, then go to bed, so I would be well rested for the long drive.

    I f****d that sexy shewolf for at least an hour.  I ravaged her tight p***y with my big c**k, making her c*m a few times, before I finally reached my climax.  As soon as I finally shot my c*m deep inside of her, I climbed off the bed and pulled my clothes back on.  

    I was on my way to her door, when Valerie asked, "When do you think we will be able to f**k again?"

    "I'm not sure right now.  It will just depend on whether or not I find my mate at this damn celebration," I nonchalantly replied with a shrug of my shoulders.

    "Oh, okay.  Well have a safe trip," she thoughtfully mumbled.  

    "Yep," was all I said in response, popping the 'p', then I left her room without another word.

    Once I got back to my room, I pulled my suitcase out and started packing for my trip.  I packed a nice pin stripes suit, with a white dress shirt to wear under the jacket.  I also packed a few pairs of jeans, gym shorts, and several t shirts, as well as a few muscle shirts.  I wanted to be prepared, in case I met my mate, and needed to travel to her pack to get her belongings, before returning back to my pack.

    After I threw my extra deodorant and a comb into my suitcase, I zipped it up, then set it by my door.  I wore myself out f*****g Valerie, so I wasted no time climbing under the blanket on my bed.  

    I stared at the ceiling, while thinking about how I am going to keep my mate from thinking she could control me.  The last thing I needed was my mate going on a power trip.  After a little while, I finally drifted to sleep.

Matthew POV

    Things had finally calmed down at the pack clinic.  All of the injured warriors were healed and back to their normal duties.  I started teaching Courtney the things she needed to know to become a pack doctor, and I was pleasantly surprised by how fast she was learning everything.  I was confident she would soon become a great pack doctor, to help with the clinic.

    I still had no clue when either of us would be able to make a trip to the Silver Moon Pack, but I had come to terms with the fact that I would have to wait a while longer.  I kept the bag of flower petals with me at all times, and whenever I would get sad or irritated, I took a big whiff of the mysterious shewolf's scent.  It always calmed me down, and that helped a lot.

    I loved how I would see the beautiful shewolf in the back of my mind.  She always looked a little different, but only because of what she was wearing, or how she had her hair styled at that moment.  I could only assume, I was seeing what she looked like right at that moment, or something.

    Every time I smelled those flower petals, I would have the goofiest grin appear on my face, and Courtney would always giggle when she saw me grinning like that.  I knew she wanted to help me find my mate, and she felt bad about us not being able to go when we originally planned.  However, I knew that it was only a matter of time, before I would cross paths with the mysterious beauty.

James Jr. POV

    I was so excited to see my favorite sister again.  Don't get me wrong.  I loved both of my sisters the same, but I missed Bethany more.  I spent more time with her, because we shared a lot of the same interests.  We both studied the field of medicine, and trained with our dad.  We also both liked to play the same games, and read the same types of books.  We had a lot in common.

    Also, I was excited about the possibility of finding my mate.  It would be like a dream come true, to see my sister and find my mate on the same day.  I hoped our mates belonged to the same pack, so we could live near each other.  I wanted to be able to watch her pups grow up, and for her to play a big role in the lives of my pups, whenever that time came.

    I was walking around her room, and I found a few things that I was surprised she didn't take with her.  I started putting the random things in a bag to take with me.  

    So far, I had her spell book, a few medical journals and textbooks, some her favorite perfumes, and a few of her most special knick knacks.  Wherever she ended up, I wanted her to have her most precious items to bring her good memories of our childhood.

    I put that bag with my suitcase that I packed two days ago.  That's how excited I was about making this trip to my Uncle Anton's pack.  

    I could tell my parents were also very excited.  They were all smiles, and talking nonstop about seeing Bethany and the rest of our family.  I was also excited to see the rest of my family, as well as, Devon.  He was always fun to hang out with, whenever we visited my Uncle Anton.

    Andre wasn't going with us, because he found his mate a few days after our birthday party.  Apparently, she wasn't at the party, because she wounded her leg during training, and spent that evening at the pack clinic.  His mate was a sweet shewolf, but a fierce warrior in training.  Andre was completely head over heels for her already, and I was happy for them.

    She was also a hybrid, and she had unlocked a few abilities, but I wasn't sure which ones.  Her name was Lacy, and she was very pretty.  She had short, straight brown hair and dark green eyes, and a nice smile.  She smelled like cantaloupe and lilies, which was perfect for my brother, because cantaloupe was his favorite food.  

    My parents insisted she move into our house, rather than Andre moving into the pack house.  At first she was reluctant, but we eventually convinced her to give it a try.  Things were going good with her being at the house.  After not having either of my sisters home for a few days, we were all feeling sad, and Lacy being here, definitely helped with that.

    She had a bubbly personality, and was always cracking silly jokes to make everybody laugh.  So far, she seemed to be happy staying at our house, and I was hoping that didn't change anytime soon.  

    Estella mind linked with me a few nights ago, to let me know Jackson was treating her like a princess, and she was happy.  A part of me knew he would treat her good, but I couldn't help being skeptical after the way he tried to stop Bethany from leaving.  I was relieved to hear Jackson was being good to Estella, and finally allowed myself to stop worrying about her.  

    That helped my overall mood a lot more than I expected.  I was delighted to see two of my siblings find happiness with their mates, and I couldn't wait to find my own happiness with my mate.  I prayed to the Moon Goddess every night for the past week, to help guide me to my mate.  I wasn't sure if she was listening or if she could even do that, but it gave me hope nonetheless.