Page 16 of Fallen Wolf
Mom was homewhen I got there. Callum drove us to and from school, not that I wanted to go with him. Some days I would hitch a ride back with Luca’s mom. She liked to pick him up and it was nicer being in the car with her than having to deal with Callum.
“Hey jellybean, how was your day?” I leant down and kissed her on the cheek as I smiled at my nickname. She had called me jellybean for as long as I could remember. Callum came in behind me, dumping his bag on the floor. Mom growled at him and he kicked it.
“Callum Jones, what do you think you’re doing?” she yelled at him. She would tell our dads and Callum would be in real trouble again for his foul behavior. It has been getting worse and he keeps taking it out on her.
My wolf came to the surface when he challenged moms growl with his own. He wouldn’t dare fight our mom, would he? I wouldn’t put anything past him with the way he has been lately. He was shorter than me and had a smaller build. I was now taller than both my older brothers at just fifteen.
“Ranger was all over her. Again.” He picked up his bag and stalked away up the stairs to his room, banging and mumbling as he went.
“The girl, Lexi? She seems nice, has she done something?” I shrugged, other than sitting with us today I really hadn’t spent much time with her. If anything, the only girl I had ever really been around was Ada, and that was only in the last week. I smiled remembering how nice she smelt. Most girls my age were scared of me, of my size. So, they avoided me.
“What’s that smile about? You tell me now.” Mom demanded with a huge grin on her face. I chuckled and shook my head. I wasn’t telling her about girls. She grabbed my tee, before I could turn to leave and head up to my room and pulled me back. I could have kept going, she didn’t have the strength to hold me back, but this was my mom. I didn’t want to hurt her by accident when she was just being my mom, being nosy and wanting to be part of my life.
“Now, you tell your mother. Why are you smiling… did you have a good day?” I gave her a cheeky smile and nodded. I could see her pout when I didn’t go further. She shook her head and laughed, releasing me.
I ran up the stairs and grabbed my phone out. I went to my Instagram app to see Ada’s account. When I found her profile, I could see a photo from last Saturday on there, with Lexi. There were also some photos from the party. I smiled. I remember she was talking to Saint about snails having sex with each other. I thought it was a funny story, even if he didn’t think so. A few of the other pack members had been calling her names, I knew Saint could hear them, calling her a nerd and loser. He was in a bad mood that night, especially after he attacked Rafferty. He was in a lot of trouble too.
It really upset me that my own pack could be so mean, they didn’t even know Ada. I thought she was beautiful, smart and funny. If they couldn’t see that then I was glad, because they would never deserve someone like her. She deserved someone who would treat her well. Talk to her about anything and everything, because the way her whole face lit up when she was talking to me today… oh man. She was radiating this amazing warmth from within.
My door swung wide open and Luca was standing there, a stupid smile on his face.
“Fuck… you stunk up your room. What you watching? Porn?” Before I could react, he was on me and grabbed my phone out of my hand and looked down at a photo of Ada and her sister. I growled and snatched it out of his hand.
“Wait, what? This girl? For real? You’re all horny for Ada?” I shoved him and he laughed. His hands up and shaking his head.
“Nah, dude. This is funny. You know she is a senior right? You have no chance at all. Even if you did, she is a little weird and isn’t even hot.” My wolf didn’t like that, he didn’t like the way he put her down and I shifted without even thinking. Tearing my clothes as Luca’s eyes widened. He swore under his breath, before running out of my room.
I heard my mom calling out to me, and I instantly felt guilty about shifting. It was just so unexpected, that had never happened before. I’d always been good at controlling my wolf.
She came into the room and saw all the mess I made as I slouched down, my big paws pushing some of the fabric away.
“Oh, my boy.” She didn’t sound upset at the mess, but seemed more concerned at what happened with Luca. I felt her sit beside me and run her hand down my back. Stroking my wolf.
“Luca Brooks should never have said those words. I heard everything he said and I will be telling his mother. That is not how you treat anyone, and to be so disrespectful of Ada. That was wrong of him, so I’m not mad at you. I take it Ada is the girl who had you smiling?” Her words were soothing. I love my mom, I knew I could always tell her everything and I often did.
I nodded, because Ada was the reason I was smiling. But some of what Luca said was true, she was eighteen and I was fifteen. She would be off to college after summer and I would still be here. This wouldn’t work. Everything was tacked against me.
Mom made a tsk sound, I looked up at her face and she shook her head.
“Whatever you’re thinking is wrong. You are a great young man, and I bet Ada will see that.” I wish I could be as positive as her, instead of shifting back I placed my head in her lap as she scratched behind my ears and sang ‘Sweet home Alabama.’
19
Ada
The week was unreal.If someone said a few weeks back, you will meet a girl who will quickly become your best friend. She will become a part of the Kiba boys and you will be sitting with them every lunch. That guys, I didn’t even know, that were from Kiba would be greeting me in halls, I would have thought you were crazy.
It was even more crazy for the fact that Lexi was not only dating Raff in the open, but she was also dating Ranger. Although she’d made him her little secret, because she just wasn’t ready to be out in the open with all eyes on her. I understood. All week she had been flirty with him. I had noticed that when they thought no one was looking they touched each other’s hands, or she even had her hand on his chest a few times.
Crazier still was what was happening between Maverick and Lexi. Nothing could stop the heat and intense desire you could see between them. Holy hotness. Not only did she forgive him for being a douche, but now she was kissing him too… in secret.
“Oh my god, I can’t believe I’m here for another Lovell party. And like, you kissed the brothers. Twins!” I squeaked and jumped off her white bed. It was officially the start of spring break and I couldn’t believe I would be spending it with my bestie.
She had boyfriend brothers! Twin brothers and here I was, no dates, no prospects. But on one hand, she was hooking up with Saint’s best friend. So, I was pretty happy about that. But I had a feeling that I was not meant to date anyone at high school. Maybe College would be where I find my future husband.
“Can I have a little bit of what you got? I want me a sexy boyfriend. Just one will do for now, you greedy bitch taking them all. Leave some for me.” I giggled and playfully teased her because she actually blushed each time that I mentioned her having three boyfriends. I thought it was so cute. I bounced around her room a little more, I was a little excited and nervous at the same time about the party.
This time I actually knew some of the people at the party. I’d told Lexi I wanted to be fashionably late, but that was because I was so nervous. I needed to be prepared not to talk about snails, or make a total fool of myself, which I didn’t think could get any worse than the snails thing.
