"I will start at the beginning", my father said. His voice was very low. If we hadn't all had wolf hearing, I doubt we would have heard it.
I was frowning at him now, wondering why he was suddenly so nervous. My father was an Alpha and a strong and respected one at that. I’d never heard the worry in his voice as I do now.
"As you both know, I sit on the high council of werewolves, enforcing our laws and giving guidance to the elders", Jonas, Lucas and I all nodded once, and my father carried on.
"I was approached one day, asked to go to the elders immediately, and to tell no one I had been called before them". My father let out a slow breath.
"When I entered the hall that led to the audience room, I heard a baby crying and wondered why such a thing would occur. As I’m sure you know, the council chamber is sacred and no one under 18 may enter".
I gripped Jonas’s arm still around me, and I felt it tighten slightly. I was so grateful for this, as I was afraid of what was coming. But I had an inkling of what my father was going to say next.
"When I entered the audience chamber", he said, carrying on. It almost seemed like now that he had started, he couldn’t or wouldn’t stop until everything was said.
"The head elder asked me to sit down, as they had a very important assignment for me. I was intrigued and asked them to explain. I was told there had been a baby born that needed a home. This child was born under a total eclipse of the sun, when the moon goddess stands in front, in all her glory".
We all whispered, "Blessed be". It was a mark of respect to our goddess, and every werewolf I had ever known would say it.
I gestured to my father to continue
"I’m sure you could imagine my shock and confusion at being asked such a thing. When I questioned the Elder, I was told the only thing I needed to know was that this newborn needed a home, and I was then told I would need to pretend she was my biological daughter. This was imperative, I was told. I was also told the child may have certain powers as she got older, when I questioned them more I was told I had been told all I needed to know".
"The only problem I had was Sylvia. I knew she could never love a child that was not hers, and if she thought I had no connection to the child, she would refuse. So, a story was concocted where I had relations with a younger wolf and had gotten her pregnant. But, she didn’t want the baby. So I brought the child home. Claiming her as mine, as you can imagine, when I came home with a babe in my arms and explained the situation, Sylvia exploded and left the pack house to go and stay with her parents".
I could see my brother frowning at this. He went to say something, but my father held up his hand and said
"There’s a little more that needs to be said, as I’m sure you have worked out that the babe is your sweetheart.". He smiled softly at me and said sadly
"We had to keep it a secret, I was only allowed to tell my luna, my hands were tied on that one…".
By now, I had started trembling, not the kind I felt when Jonas kissed me, but a tremble which signified my shock, anger and relief at everything suddenly falling into place.
Like why my Mom never had time for me or was not affectionate with me. It made so much sense to me now, it wasn't because I was never good enough. It was because I was not her child, and she was being forced into looking after a baby. I turned my face to look at my brother. Maybe I shouldn’t have asked this, as the shock on his own face was evident, but I had to know for sure
"Did you know about any of this Lucas? Any of it at all"? You could hear the tears threatening to fall as I spoke, and my voice cracked up on the last few words.
"I swear to you Genni, I knew nothing of this". "All I can Remember was dad bringing you back from the pack hospital and seeing this tiny little thing bundled in a huge blanket.".
"He wouldn’t have been told anything other than the story myself and the elders had come up with". Said my dad, he looked so stressed out. But also a little relieved to finally talk about this.
"As I said before, only 3 people are involved in this. The elders, Sylvia, and myself. It had to be this way.". When my father finished talking, he looked into my eyes and said
"I know this all must be overwhelming sweetheart, but please believe me, this was for your own good".
I truly believed he was sorry. I also believed Lucas had known nothing. None of that mattered at the moment. The people I had called my parents for 18 years were not my parents. Did this mean I didn’t have parents anymore? Was I an orphan? So many questions were running through my head at the moment I felt physically sick. I could feel my head starting to hurt, and suddenly I felt exhausted.
Jonas stood up with me still in his arms, he was cradling me so protectively. It was crazy. I know I had known this man for less than a day, but I knew I could trust him with my life.
"If you will both excuse us", he said in such an authoritative tone that neither my father nor brother would dare protest,
"My mate has had a long day and has much to think about, so I will take her to her room now". Jonas was looking pointedly at my father.
My father stood up to show him the way, and my head started to spin as wild erotic thoughts slowly crept in. Surely he didn’t mean to stay with me? My heart rate sped up at the thought of having Jonas in my room. I didn’t know if I’d have enough willpower to leave him alone. Just being held in his arms was doing crazy stuff to my body. The electric current I had felt earlier was more intense, it still didn’t hurt, but the feeling all over my skin where his skin was on mine felt like an inner tremble, but in the parts of my body that had no right to be kicked starting as quickly as they were.
When we got upstairs to our apartment, my father told Jonas where my room was, and as Jonas turned to take me, my brother stood in front and said with a challenging tone
"I will take my sister to her room if you don’t mind! It’s not appropriate for you to be in her bedroom", My brother stood as tall and wide as he could make himself. I could see a bit of trepidation in his eyes, but he stayed firm and held out his arms to take me from Jonas.
I could feel Jonas stiffen and square his already impression shoulders. I could feel the growl starting in his chest before I heard it, and when it did escape his lips, he sounded annoyed and a little threatening. My immediate thought was for Lucas’s safety. I raised my head to look at my mate and whispered
"Please Jonas, my brother is just being protective... calm down my love, I can walk to my room. Please"?
I gently touched the muscles on his forearm and felt the familiar current start jazzing through my fingers. Jonas looked down into my eyes, smiled, placed a gentle kiss on my nose, and he placed me on my feet. Although he didn’t take his eyes off my brother, while doing this, I could feel his body had relaxed somewhat.
"Well then, if you would all excuse me," I said in a quiet voice and quickly made my way to my bedroom. I could hear sapphire in my head whimpering at the loss of contact with her mate, but I needed to sort my head out. So much had happened today, I was exhausted beyond belief.
I stripped off quickly and jumped in my shower. I started to wash my breasts, and realised they felt a little different, bigger maybe? firmer? I shook my head to get such silly thoughts out of it and continued scrubbing. It was when I reached the private area that I had the most shock. When my fingers found the folds that protected my inner core, I had an electric shock that shot straight to my vag, and I felt a desire I had never felt before, my fingers continued to stroke my folds and I realised I was very wet and not shower wet. I gasped as I pressed harder and stroked myself. I had never felt such a strong desire to find a release. I had learnt to pleasure myself as an early teen, but it had never felt like this. I knew I could find my own release. I had done It numerous times before, but this time was different. As a younger teen, you get urges and start to explore. I had never been allowed a boyfriend, so had never kissed a guy before today. All I knew was that I wouldn’t satisfy myself today. I didn’t want my hand down there, I wanted Jonas’s hand. I wanted his fingers to be stroking me, maybe even pushing inside me, at this thought I almost cum. I was breathing raggedly and was so close to the edge of my release I could already feel the build-up deep inside me.
"Whoa now, I can't do this to myself," I mumbled, that was when sapphire spoke up.
"Genni, girl, we need to talk properly. I want you to lie down on the bed and close your eyes".
I obeyed my wolf and lay down on top of my sheets. As I was in my bedroom and the door was locked, I chose to remain in my towel. Which was still wrapped around me.
"Okay", said Sapphire. " I want You to close your eyes and listen to the sound of my voice. I’m going to put you into the shift trance. This is where we can converse face to face and start to get to know each other better, does that sound good?"
"I can’t wait", I said, with bated breath.
Sapphire started talking gently in my head, I was being told to imagine my happy place. My mind went straight to Jonas, and my wolf chuckled,
"No, the place you felt at peace before Jonas walked into our lives".
Oh, I thought, that’s an easy one. I started to think of the forest that surrounded the pack house.
Sapphire was instructing me to walk along a pathway and find a spot to sit and close my eyes. I did as instructed, and within the confines of my mind, I walked through the familiar forest, running my hands atop the ferns and shrubs that lined the forest floor. When I got to the largest tree I could see, I sat down and rested my back against the trunk. I closed my eyes and waited for the next instruction.