THE AWAKENING

6.Men!!!

I hope you enjoy this chapter, with love from me.

Penelope

I got home just in time for dinner, and despite the whole embarrassing incident, Zayn made me feel better. I enjoyed his company even though he teased me most of the time.

"I heard what happened," mum said, she gazed at me as she put some food in her mouth, and we all sat at the dinner table, her, Jason and me. Except for dad, as usual, absentee father as he always used to be.

" But why pen why?... You already know the laws of this pack and yet you still do your things. " she looked hurt and disappointed as she scolded me.

I couldn't say anything, instead, I chose to keep quiet.

I took a sip of my drink. Avoiding to look at her too. Seeing the disappointment on her face crushed me inside. My wolf whimpered, having felt the impact too.

" We always talk about this Pen, do I always have to remind you?"

She was hurt, she didn't know I had been doing that for a while.

" You have to humiliate me don't you, why don't you spend time with other ladies to get to know proper skills like any other lady of this pack? "

"Am sorry mum it won't happen again I will change " my voice cracked.

I was surprised Jason didn't join in the conversation, I expected him to, instead, he sat quietly eating his food, lost so deep in thought. He let a guilty expression slip and I caught it before he could master up and act unfazed.

I wonder what's bothering his mind like that, cause he always had something to say.

"It better not happen again Pen I mean it," she warned.

"It won't. "

We all continued dining. I was stuck in a society where everyone expected you to act in a certain way, change was unacceptable. It wasn't easy, everyone expected me to fit in and do what other ladies do. Yet those things didn't interest me, I craved for something different and yearned for it.

"Is dad coming home tonight? " I broke the silence.

" No his still busy at the packhouse " mum responded.

"As usual " I whispered.

" What did you say? " Mum asked.

I know they both heard me with having a werewolf hearing nothing could get past them.

"It's just dad is never really home "

"You know your father has important tasks in the pack, he is always busy attending to the pack, that's his duty. " This time it was Jason who responded.

"And mum did you enter my room last night while I was away," I asked changing the subject entirely.

"No you know no one enters your room we respect your privacy. "

I just nodded and continued eating.

"Why do you ask though" Jason butt into our conversation.

"I wasn't asking you Jay" I shot him an impassive look.

"Yes Pen why do you ask? " mum asked she looked almost concerned.

"Uh it's nothing, I think I just left something out of place and forgot to place it back."

They both nodded and continued eating. We were all quiet for a while.

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I inspected my room, to see if something would be out of place even tonight but everything seemed fine. I inhaled, and there was no strange scent. I couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.

I got ready for bed, I grabbed a book to read. And laid in bed.

My phone buzzed. I had received a text message. I tapped on my phone so I could see what it had said.

Zayn: 'leave your mind link open sometimes ?'

Upon looking at the message I chuckled.

I hated leaving the mindlink open it distracted my thinking.

'But you could always text me ?'

I almost felt guilty but hey he must have gotten used to me blocking the mindlink by now.

Zayn: 'Look at you that's why you miss out on important announcements. Tomorrow morning the whole pack is meeting up with the Alpha at the grand clearing. We will all know the reason for the meeting tomorrow.'

It's like I could see the bored expression he put up for typing something too long. Zayn was always a lazy texter. His texts were always short and precise.

'Thanks, love you. And thanks in advance for agreeing to come to pick me up in the morning. You are such a darling Zayn'

Zayn: ' Pen, you always doing this, approving before you even get to ask me, look at you. And yes of course I will come to pick you up.'

I grinned, he knows it's my signature move whenever I require a favour and it's hard to disagree.

I shortly dozed off.

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"Pen"

"Penelope! "

"Will you please let me sleep some more please" I grabbed a pillow and put it around my head to block his voice?

"No I can't, the meeting is important and everyone is supposed to be there, it will begin in an hour."

I sulked.

Can't a girl get her beauty sleep?

"10 more minutes!" I was very drowsy, sleep hadn't left me yet.

"Nope Pen wake up." Jason scolded. I felt the comforter being pulled away from my body taking its warmth with it.

I grabbed the edge, my eyelids half-closed.

" Jason! " I groaned.

"b***h! It's Zayn. " he snapped.

Uh oh.

I blushed, feeling embarrassed for thinking it was Jason.

"Am sorry." I gave him a guilty smile.

He raised an eyebrow, challenging me.

He succeeded in snatching the comforter from me.

"Seriously?" I glared at him and folded my arms on my chest, pouting.

At this point, I was fully awake and I began to scrutinize him.

He was adorned in black jeans and a grey t-shirt that hugged his muscles well. His outfit complimented his 6'2 built frame. His short blond hair was styled neatly. His oval eyes and full pink lips just added up to what a beautiful specimen he was.

I followed his train of sight and noticed he was gawking at my peaky boobs. The thin material of the white and pink polka dot pyjama I wore didn't leave much to the imagination. And when I had folded my arms my nippled printed on my pyjama shirt.

"Seriously!" I shook my head. I grabbed a pillowed and aimed at him. It hit him across his face.

"What did I do?" He chuckled trying to hide his guilty expression.

"Get out !!!!" I glared at him.

"Geez, sorry " he raised his hands in surrender, walking out, closing the door behind him.

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