My eyes burn with anger and jealousy as I glare at the lady, who has her hands all over my mate. Yes, my mate. Reagan was mine, and even my wolf is accepting that fact fully. I can hear her howl of joy in my head, her tail wagging about with her tongue out as she pants.
Mate. I feel that word reverberates through my body like a drug before settling in my heart. My wolf craves a better look at her mate, and she does, through my eyes, causing it to glow what I presume a bright blue. But she snarls in jealousy at the female who has her paws over him, frozen in shock.
It's funny how a tinge of jealousy is just what I needed to realize Reagan was right. I was his, and he, mine. Brad's rejection must have really messed me up to not know this fact soon enough. But now that my bond with him was broken...gone, I can now see the truth.
And why the hell is that Lycan bitch's hands still on my mate?!
The room is dead silent as everyone has their head turned to us. Lexi is staring at me in awe with her jaw slightly open. Danny also blinks in shock for a few seconds before a smug smirk appears on his lips as he stands from the couch. But who I'm really interested in was Reagan.
He has his head tilted to the side with his eyes fixed on me, staring straight into my eyes. All in all, they're all looking at me like I'm some odd specimen they've never seen before. Is there something on my face?
I can feel my claws trying to unsheathe themselves from my fingers, wanting to claw at the black-haired beauty. But I hold them back with my fists balled by my side. So many emotions are going through me right now, and I'm a bit shaken by them all. Even my fists by my sides are shivering.
"Get away from him, Janet." I hear Lexi suddenly say as she takes a step closer to us. That seems to be the bitch's name as she reacts by blinking out of her shocked state before slowly moving away from Reagan.
I may not be able to take her out since she's stronger than me, but I would draw as much blood as I can from her before she knocks me out.
Janet stares between Reagan and me in question as she steps back from him. But my eyes follow her every step, waiting for a wrong move. If she even dares to touch him, I'll pounce on her with my canines aimed at her throat.
She's very pretty, though, that I can say. I feel a bit insecure and probably would look so plain beside her. She must be a supermodel with that body of hers. Her legs seem to go on forever, and she had curves in all the right places. Not too much, though, just perfect. Gigi Hadid's got nothing on her.
"Hey...look at me." I snap my eyes away from Janet to look at the smooth voice beckoning to me. I hadn't even realized Reagan had moved towards me. His palm is on my cheek, turning me to face him. His touch makes my skin turn flush, and I suddenly feel very hot.
"That's right, focus on me." He whispers.
I feel my anger and hatred begin to subside as I look into his soft eyes. They remind me of maple syrup that I can't seem to do without when eating pancakes. He blinks up at me as he whispers soothing words for me to calm down, and I feel my wolf begin to scooch down on her paws.
I regain my senses, staring at everyone in confusion. What just happened? It had felt like I was a different person, feeling emotions that were too much to handle. And I almost lost control of my wolf. Another minute more and she would have been out, cracking my bones till I take her form so she could pounce.
"Come on. Let's take you back up." Reagan takes my hand in his and begins to lead me back to the stairs. I'm a bit dazed about what's happening, and I stare around us in my confused state.
"Reggie..."
"Later, Janet." Reagan's cold voice stops her from advancing towards us. She halts in her footstep, staring at our retreating back in stunned silence. Danny still has his smug look on, and Lexi is now grinning in joy. Her wiggling her fingers to me in a wave is the last thing I see before Reagan takes us down the hallway back to his room.
I follow him like a robot, confused about my emotions. I feel a bit fine now, but still don't feel like myself. It's like how a hangover feels after a night of drowning oneself in liquor.
I feel Reagan lower me to sit on the bed as he also sits beside me, stroking my hair lovingly. He places a peck on my temples before pulling me into his chest. My skin burns wherever his touches and my body feels like it's on fire.
"You alright, little wolf?" He asks in his smooth velvety voice. I stay silent for a while, just listening to the sounds of our breaths as I try to gather my thoughts.
"What happened?" I ask, staring blankly at the grey wall opposite us.
"Something that should have happened the day we met." He announces with a sigh. I move back to stare up at in question.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
He grins before taking a hold of my jaw with his hands. "It means, my dear, that you have finally realized you're mine." My body shivers in excitement at his words, and his touch on my jaw makes tingles spread in that area. Everything about him elicits a reaction from me.
"I felt...so much anger at that lady. Who is she?" I'm overly curious to know, and the fact that a shadow looms over his face at my question has me on the edge the more.
He shakes his head, "Don't worry yourself about that now, pup. The important thing now is that your wolf has finally recognized me. And you're going to be going through some changes over the next few days." He stands up to go to the bathroom, walking back out with a bowl of water and a neat cloth soaked in it. He wrings the cloth free of water and begins to brush my hot skin with it.
He must have felt how hot my skin was. And the wet cloth helps cool it down as he moves it over my face, neck, and chest.
"Mating for us Lycans is a bit different for the werewolves in some areas. And it's the females who mostly feel the brunt of it." He's talking, but my eyes are fixated on his lips. They're so full and inviting. I could bite and suck on them all day.
"...you might be feeling more attracted to me than you used to, having sexual thoughts and extreme jealousy if any other female gets close to me. And it will only get worse until we complete the mating ceremony. Your scent will also be stronger and inviting to other males." His voice sounds so alluring. I wonder what he'll sound like moaning my name.
"Reagan..." I moan his name as I bunch his shirt in my fist so I could climb on his lap, straddling him. Oh my, were his thighs always so strong?
Without giving him any space, I smash my lips to his, wrapping my arms around his neck as I deepened the kiss. His arm comes around my waist to hold my squirming form still on his lap as I rub my body against him.
"Ellie..." Reagan groans as he pulls away from me while holding me back.
"What's wrong. Don't you want to fuck me anymore? Isn't that what you want?" I gasp, reaching for the band of his sweatpants. But before I could shove my hand into his pants, he takes hold of my wrist.
"Trust me, I do. But I want you to give yourself willing to me not because of the damn mate bond."
"But you said I'm going to keep feeling this way till we complete the mating ceremony," I whine as he keeps me away from me.
"Yes, I did. But it's only for a few days, then it'll stop. After another few days, it'll start all over again. It's just like your menstrual cycle. Take it like you're in heat." He explains as he keeps both my hands in his hold since they're trying to get into his pants.
"Heat?! What am I? A bitch? Wait..do not answer that." Since technically, I am.
With a frustrated huff, I move off of his lap to stand far away from him. I don't think I could control myself if I was any closer to him.
"What other changes will I be experiencing now." I pace around the room to the window so I could receive some cool air.
"Well, you shouldn't try to change into your wolf just yet. She's in the phase of turning to a Lycan." He shrugs while I whip my head around to him in shock.
"What? I'm turning to a Lycan!" I know my aura had changed a bit, but I thought that would be all. I didn't know I would fully turn to one of them.
I don't know if I should be excited or nervous. My breathing gets labored as I try to get this new information in.
"Calm down." He stands up to walk over to me with cautious steps. He's eyeing me like I'm a lion that could pounce on its prey any second now.
"You won't feel any pain. And when you phase to your Lycan form, it's not as painful as when you turn to a werewolf. There won't be any cracking of bones, just an increase in height and your senses." He calmly explains as he stops a few feet away from him. Why is he standing so far away from me? Just a few steps are all I need to tackle him to the floor and...
Christ! I need help!
"I feel like I'm high on some kind of drug. Everything seems so...bright." I squint my eyes away from the light in the room. Even though Reagan likes his room's light dim, it's still too bright for me.
"Everything will be heightened for you, starting with your senses. So don't panic, alright?" The room turns dark then, and I turn to see him by the light switch. "Better?" I nod in answer.
Even though it's dark, I could see him clearly as I would under the sun. And his sweatpants are hanging dangerously low on his hips due to my earlier meddling with it. I feel my mouth water at the thought of whatever lays underneath them. I wonder what he tastes like.
I snap my eyes back up to meet his and see his head tilted to the side as he studies me.
"I need a cold shower," I announce before stomping my way to the bathroom. The first thing I do is to turn off the light switch before rushing towards the sink to splash some water on my face.
With a sigh of content at the cooling water, I slowly rise back up but freeze as I stare at my reflection in the mirror. Staring right back at me is not the familiar glowing blue eyes of my wolf that I'm used to. But instead, bright lime greens are staring back at me as they glow in the dark.
I'm stunned for a few seconds, blinking my eyes in shock, and wondering if I'm hallucinating. But they're still there. Soon, they turn back to my normal dark blue eyes as they lose their glow. Reagan's words from earlier then pop into my head.
She's in the phase of turning to a Lycan.
"Ah, fuck me."