Chapter 19

Drews POV

Almost the full pack was here tonight. It has been so long since we were all together in one place, you could truly feel the festivities. It's not something we do as often as we would like to as it leaves us vulnerable to attacks. Nope, not thinking about that right now. Tonight's not the night to worry about it; tonight is a celebration. A new moon. A time for prayers to be heard by the moon goddess and hope that she blesses us once more. Searching across the crowd, I see our newest generation, those not yet turned and just turned, pack members I have grown up with and ones who have taught us how to grow - while watching them a smile comes to me as naturally as the moon rising each day. I notice in the crowd, Rob is holding his wife tightly as they embrace and my heart sinks for them. Everyone here knows what their prayer is. For so long, they've tried to have a child of their own and have unfortunately not been blessed. It's not that they can't conceive, they have gotten pregnant a number of times, it's that they have never got to the finish line. Each false start hurts them deeper, they yearn for a child and each time they lose out you can see a little bit of their light gets lost. Children are given by the moon goddess so rarely now- we haven't had a new addition in the past pfft... 7 years. I hadn't realised so much time had passed since Demetrie was welcomed to the pack! Many people suggest the chances of having a child seem to be linked to the position - the higher position you hold the higher the chance you have to extend your bloodline. If that were true, surely our Beta's should have been blessed by now, right? "Rob should really have no issues being the Beta, the only thing that would give him a better chance would be if he were an Alpha" I thought, shaking my head at the injustice of it.

A powerful thud landed on my shoulders, giving them a squeeze and stopping my thoughts, like a train coming to an abrupt stop before the end of the line. "Mate, you can't have all the ladies that one is taken!" Ezra joked, nodding at Evelyn and Rob, "Unless you're after a bit of the Beta." He bit his lip suggestively and raised his eyebrows mocking me. I nudged him, shaking my head while laughing. He stepped back, his hands raised in surrender, the cracking of stones underfoot as he did "Hey I don't judge." I chuckled at my friend - forever the joker!

"How's things going man, not seen you around as much recently?" I questioned.

"You been missing me, Bud?" Puckering his lips and blowing me a kiss, followed by an eyebrow wiggle.

From behind us is a chorus of clinking glass bottles, we turn as if on cue towards the musical noise to see my beautiful sister Isabella with a handful of beers. I love my sister dearly but she doesn't often choose to spend her free time with us, so this random act shocks me somewhat. If she picks up on my shock she doesn't show it, shoving one of the glass bottles in my direction, which I accept gratefully, as does Ezra, "Bella, you are a goddess of a woman." She laughs at his playfulness - same old Ezra.

"Rough day sis?" I said in jest. She looked at me puzzled. "Who are the other beers for?" She looked down at the beer in her hand, trying to piece together what I was saying. "Oh, the beers! Yeah, they are for Katie and...." she stops speaking, raising the hand still holding the extra bottles, gesturing to the people approaching us.

"LUCAS!" Ezra finishes Isabella's sentence, embracing him with a 'bro hug'. I c****d my head, looking at Katie, as she raised her eyebrows at me, taking a swig from the bottle of beer she had just received.

"You moving onto Katie already, you trying to take all the ladies in Drew's life?" Ezra teased, my teeth clenched as I tried to laugh off the joke hoping that would be the end of it. To my dismay, it wasn't ."Seriously, where is that sexy little minx?"

"Who?" Lucas asked, seeming genuinely confused. I knew who he meant, I could feel the anger boiling in my chest as Isabella stared at me in concern that I pretended not to notice. "Don't pretend you know who I mean... The young, sexy Sara grrr." He purred out the last part while pretending to make a claw. The "grrr" sent me over the edge, it was like something had taken control of my body as I wrapped my hand around Ezra's throat. "Mine!" I couldn't stop myself from squeezing, his smug face smirking all the while.

"Drew!" I spun to Katie as she spoke, growling involuntarily. "Let him go. You know what he's like, he's deliberately winding you up." She shook her head at Ezra, her expression showed she was unimpressed. Turning my attention back to my childhood friend, his throat was still in my hand, and instantly I knew she was right - he wound me up on purpose! Dropping my hand, he coughed a few times before drinking the rest of his beer in one go, chucking the bottle aside. Grabbing his empty bottle from the floor, Isabella breathed out "Another round?" He nodded, chuckling, as his stupid smirk made me feel ridiculous at my outburst. "Listen, man, I'm sorry," I told him sincerely, rubbing my forehead. I don't know what came over me. "Don't worry bud, I get it you don't want Romeo here to steal your girl..." Another growl. I closed my eyes to regain control. Sensing my distress at Ezra's words, Katie pipes up. "You guys can get in line. That lady is already spoken for." Pointing both her thumbs at herself as we all laughed, breaking the tension. "In all seriousness though. It's a wolf only gathering, Alpha's orders." She explained glumly.

"Well, that sucks. Thought I'd be able to wind up baby blue eyes all night." He laughed, nudging my shoulder. I glanced at him, letting him know not to push his luck. He just smiled at me, rubbing his mousy brown hair. "Shots!" Isabella yelled, returning with a tray of beer and shots. We all reached over and grabbed a shot. Katie spoke, "Here's to another new moon with our pack, our family!" With that we all threw back the lemon flavoured liquid, shaking off the burning in our throats, and howled "Awooo!" in chorus. What a feeling - even in human form!

The night went by so fast and although it felt great, I couldn't help but feel disappointed Sara wasn't there to share this experience. The full moon was high in the sky now, its yellow glow casting a magical atmosphere over the pack. Seeing how close it was to the peak we all came together. As was the tradition, the alpha family transformed first. My father went first, his wolf black like mine but slightly larger, his eyes lime green. Next, it was my siblings and my time to turn. Katie was chestnut brown with a single black ear and Bella was more tan with darker paws. The Beta, Rob, and his wife Eve turned next. Eve was a deep chocolate wolf and Rob was mostly black with chocolate patches. Soon, every member of the pack shifted and as the moon reached its peak, the energy flowing through the pack charged us, howling in unison at the moon. An echo in the wind was the sound of a howl I did not know, yet recognised - who could it be? We would know if a lone wolf had crossed into Domilia. Noticing nobody else was responding to the howl, I let the niggling feeling go and chose to concentrate on the rest of the evening with the pack.

As the sun began to rise in the sky, the pack began to disperse, each going back to their beds, though if any of them felt like I do they would be too charged to sleep. The sun is only just rising, it's early but I can't help myself from wondering if she's awake - I missed her presence last night. I paced back and forth kicking up dirt outside the house for too long before I headed in. I told myself I would just check to see if she was awake. That couldn't hurt, right? Taking the stairs two at a time, not even breaking a sweat. My excitement sharply turns to panic as I pick up a scent I don't know. Heart thumping, I slowed down, tracking the scent. The scent leads straight into Sara's room. There was a hammering in my chest as fear took hold. Who had been in our home? Is she ok? Goddess, why did I leave her alone last night? I burst through her door with no hesitation, like ripping off a band aid, just get the job done. I sniffed around every corner of the room to be sure and I was. The smell was in her bed - was she not alone? A huge lump under the covers showed nothing. My jaw ached as I gritted my teeth as I headed over, gently pulling back the sheet. "I am just doing this to be sure she's safe", I tell myself. As I touched the sheet she groaned heavily and stretched her body, moving so I could see she was alone. The anger I had denied settled. The mattress dipped as I sat on the side of the bed, stroking her hair gently behind her ear. Forcing myself to stand not to wake her - it was early after all. The mattress squeaked as I stood heading towards the door to leave, one last glance back as she rolled over moaning. With her position changing, I could not help but notice she was naked, covered in only a thin blue sheet. Battling her eyes tiredly at me as she woke. "Hey" Nothing more, nothing less, that's all it took. Her fiery auburn hair was tousled and she stared at me with those tired eyes, staring at her beauty hypnotized me and I was lost. No matter what she asked me for in that moment, I knew I would give it. "Hey", I responded. "I am sorry for waking you so early. You were missed last night..." Smiling, she sat up holding the sheet to her chest.

"Really?" She asked.

"Really." I gazed at her, it was hard to concentrate. "Was someone in here with you last night?" I couldn't hide my curiosity at the new scent in the room. Sara shook her head "Not that I know of. I went for a walk last night..." She stopped quickly and glanced at her hand with a puzzled look on her face. Maybe she was worried I would tell my father she was outside, not that it matters to me I only wish I had known so I could have found her. "What is it?" She stared off into the distance as if remembering something.

"I saw a new wolf last night." She paused, clearly considering her words before speaking. "I don't know who it was, though they were gone before I could ask, and then...."

"Then?"

"I don't remember." Her brow was furrowed. "I don't remember getting home." That was odd, I thought.

"What did this wolf look like? Maybe I would recognise them."

"Oh, it was a white wolf, all over and they were quite a bit smaller than your wolf."

"A white wolf, are you sure?" She nodded to answer me, impossible. There hasn't been a white wolf since wolves were first created. Sara brushed away some of her beautiful auburn hair from her face, pulling it all over one shoulder - as she did the navy sheet she was holding slipped exposing more of her breasts. Reactively, she caught the sheet, but my eyes were fixated on her, she was the most gorgeous woman I had ever laid my eyes on. "Drew, what's happened to your eyes?" She jumped out of the bed bringing the sheet with her as she approached me. Our eyes connect and I cannot turn away, it is like every fiber in the universe is pulling us together in that moment, like two magnetic held just close enough to feel the pull desperately wanting to connect and I think she feels it too. In fact, I am sure she feels it. My heart is beating so hard, I feel it could leave my chest and take home in hers. "What do you mean, my eyes?"

"They're different. They're bright blue- I noticed it a few times recently but this is time they have fully changed. They're beautiful..." She trailed off as if in a trance, her fingers stroking down the side of my face, setting my body on fire.

“I missed you last night and I just had to see you”, ignoring what she had mentioned regarding my eyes, the words left my mouth as if I held no control over my own thoughts. “Oh?” She queried, wrapped in nothing but the bed sheet that she was wearing like a dress. She is so beautiful. I put my hand on her flawless face, her pale perfect skin was perfectly smooth too, I ran my fingers into her hair. Her eyes looked alive, like a rainforest dancing when she stared at me. She turns her face into my hand, it feels like electricity runs through my fingers at her touch. Her heartbeat mimics my own, my breathing slow and shallow, as I try to control myself, her chest rises and falls in perfect harmony with my own. Pulling her in closer, I took in a deep breath - the scent was hers! She smelled different, a sweet scent of bergamot and tangelos, with just a hint of her usual lavender scent in the background. Better. I feel her arms reach up behind my neck, her body stretching as she rises to her tiptoes to reach me. She plants a delicate kiss on my neck, moving along my jawline nibbling as she moves towards my mouth. My mouth watered and I could not resist her any longer and I did not want to try. Our lips connect, and my brain is exploding at her touch. I swear she just let out a growl and I cannot control myself. She is yours - claim her! My wolf screams for my attention, wanting me to claim this woman for my mate. I want nothing more. My hand reaches down the soft sheet. I stroke her thigh, my fingers pulling her leg up my hip, she willingly complies lifting her other leg and wrapping them around my waist. I feel myself growing, harder than I have ever previously done. She is basically purring into my neck as she laces it in kisses. It's gone. I have lost all the control I once had as I pin her back against the wall. Sliding the sheet down slightly I release one of her breasts. Her beautiful perk breast points up and her perfect pink n*****s stand on end as I trail my mouth from her lips down her neck to her n****e. My tongue flicking and licking her n*****s, she tastes so sweet as I suck, like the freshest tangelo. Her moaning lets me know of her pleasure. Passion takes over as she wrapped her arms around me and pulled me into her body letting the sheet fully drop to the floor. Breathtaking, my mind is focused on one thing and one thing only - making this stunning beauty mine. Pulling the string on my shorts, they fall to the ground effortlessly, allowing my manhood to spring free. Both of us naked pushed against the wall, the feel of her skin against my own left me feeling like nothing I had ever experienced, every touch was hypnotic drawing me further and further into her trance. Our kisses grew more frantic and I could barely hold back, my teeth grazing her neck instinctively. "Mine?" I look deep into her eyes, my manhood sitting at her entrance waiting for her permission.

"Yours." She said, hearing her claiming me turned me on all the more. I could feel her wetness dripping down my member as I carefully positioned myself, about to claim the woman I have wanted since the moment I set eyes on her. My body was shaking as I prepared for this moment, that was until the already open door slammed against the wall. "Drew!... Shit." A ferocious growl echoed from deep within me at the interruption, my body shaking against hers trying to fight the need to finish what I was about to start. Still hovering at her entrance, I kissed her forehead, as she closed her eyes and bit her lip, looking embarrassed at the intrusion. I gently placed her down, retrieved my shorts from around my ankles, and picked up the navy sheet to cover her up, though I was sure Rob had not dared to look again until I indicated we were decent. Turning back to Rob for some explanation, furious that he was even here. "Drew, it's the Alpha..."