I met Joe. Joe ran the gas station almost all the time. He was an elder, lost his wife to a rogue wolf and had a daughter. Joe was sweet and he welcomed me with open arms.
"How'd you break your hand lass?". He asked.
"Funny story". I grinned. I felt extremely relaxed around him. He was the first one that didn't make me feel like an outsider.
We were currently sat behind the cash register drinking coffee. He had yet to teach me anything but I was okay with that.
"Go on".
"Punched Jake in the face".
He burst into a fit of laughter. "A Luna that can handle herself. Tell me lass, how have you been settling in around here?".
Where did I start?
"They hate me". I sighed. "But I'm handling it".
"I see".
"It's hard sometimes and then I start to think I'm not good enough and that he deserves better".
"The moon goddess is never wrong when picking mates especially an Alphas. Give them time they'll all come around sooner or later and if they don't you pull rank". He laughed.
"Maybe that's just what I'll do". I grinned.
"You're strong lass I felt it the minute you walked in here. You'll be one hell of a Luna and leader. Don't let them get to you".
Why couldn't they all be like Joe?
"Thanks Joe".
"So how has young Jake been treating you?".
"We're going to need more coffee for this". I joked.
He grinned before shaking his head. "The moon goddess sure got it right with you. Give him hell lass and make sure he treats you right". As a tanker pulled into the forecourt he got to his feet. "I need to go deal with this delivery now don't be a stranger". He smiled.
"You'll never get rid of me". I laughed. "See you soon Joe". He was the sweetest.
"Made a new friend?". Alanna grinned.
"He's the sweetest". I groaned. "Where did you go?". I asked.
to order. You ready to go
"Yeah"...
..........
not to wait, I could tell she was eager to see Carter. Locking my front door
me anymore but it did catch me off guard every now and then. Walking up his driveway I opened the
playing, smell the scented candles he had
he
in the hall all night?". He
room and into the kitchen. He was leaning against the counter top a
his phone into the front pocket of his jeans.
throw in a Jessica comment but thought against it. We didn't need another thing to argue about and besides I
"Always".
step towards me he pulled me against his chest resting his hands just above my bum. Inhaling deeply a throaty growl escaped his mouth
teeth caused me to gasp, goosebumps appearing on my skin. Feeling the wetness of his tongue I pulled my bottom lip between my teeth.
Holy fuck!
He whispered. "Everyone will know that you are mine". I felt the pressure of his teeth before he pulled back. Brushing his nose against mine he smiled. Not a smirk or a grin but an actual smile.
I gave him a nod. He had once again lit the fire inside me, turned me on and done nothing
when he
a seat at the table I watched as he moved around the kitchen. “Even got you a strawberry
I wanted. Not some fancy restaurant with a menu I couldn’t understand.
the night just us, shut the outside world out for a few hours”. Placing
took all my strength not to roll my eyes but on the other hand
few fries I forgot how good they were. “Did you get these from that little beach shack?”.
the best for my girl”. He winked sitting on the chair
Joe”.
Do I have competition?”. He laughed causing me to roll my eyes. I didn’t find that funny. “Seems you
who hasn’t judged me”. His smiled dropped, our eye contact broken. “The first
like how I went about this. He didn’t like when I spoke about his
mean and
Getting up from his seat
“I love your mom, I
not an outsider Leah”. He
it but not tonight because I wasn’t doing it. I wasn’t
my plate. Regardless if they continued to treat me like one I wasn’t going
gripping the table, his
“What?”. I asked.
think I like how
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