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"Alright Alpha Zane," Lea said, albeit
begrudgingly seeing as she had to use the
word Alpha.
"Fieldings," he answered in an even tone.
I glanced between them with an amused
smirk plastered to my face.
"Anyways. Your brothers are discussing
pack things and running a few training
exercises because of rogue threats. You
won't see a lot of the Red Bullet Pack in
today," Lea informed me.
"Red Bullet Pack?" I quirked a perfect
eyebrow at Lea and she grinned.
"Yeah. What did you think it was just called
the Matthews Pack?" she said with an
amused snort.
"I wish. I never even realised it HAD a
bloody name," I replied with a shrug.
Lea laughed loudly and even Zane chuckled.
"What's your pack called?" I asked Zane
curiously.
"Black Arrow Pack," he answered
immediately.
"Ooh, sounds intimidating."
Zane just rolled his eyes at me. We walked
down the corridor, Lea and I chattering
animatedly about Charmed. Yeah, I love that
show. Zane trailed behind us talking to one
of his crew members, Ryan I think.
"Of course Ryan," I heard Zane say.
Ha, knew it was Ryan.
"I better go," Lea said humorously.
"Alright, see you later," I said with a smile.
"If you're not banging Zane by then," Lea
murmured in my ear.
"Lea!"
She laughed as she basically skipped away.
"Yeah, later dude," I heard Zane say.
I stopped and waited for him.
"If you're not tapping your mate's fine ass
by then," Ryan said with a cocky smirk.
"Ryan," Zane glared at him and went to hit
him.
"What bothered you most about that?" Ryan
questioned curiously as he backed away.
"Do not comment on my mate's ass!" Zane
ordered.
"But it's so damn fine," Ryan taunted him.
Zane snarled and ran at him. Obviously,
Ryan started running too and they ran off
around the corner. I sighed and rolled my
eyes as I continued on walking. It was about
twenty minutes, after I'd used the
bathroom and visited my locker, that Zane
caught up to me. I had a free period so I
was generally just wandering around.
"Finished beating up your friend?" I said in
amusement as he fell into step beside me.
Zane just glared straight forward and I
snickered.
"Did he beat you up?" I said teasingly.
Zane didn't even acknowledge that I'd
spoken. He paused at his locker and
rummaged around in it. I waited patiently as
he stuff a large book in his bag then he
produced some lip balm which he smoothed
over his lips.
"That's a bit-"
"My lips are dry," he interrupted me in
exasperation.
"You bought cherry flavoured? Is that
because your boyfriend is into healthy
things?" I said.
"Haha, because I'm a woman for using lip
balm," he said snidely.

The next day I dressed in an orange and
black plaid baggy shirt with material hood
and cuffs, the top came down to my mid
thigh so I put a black skirt on with it.
Sliding my feet into a pair of black wedges,
I put my hair in a messy bun and headed
downstairs. Once again, I had no idea where
I was going but Zane intercepted me before
I could reach the door.
"Stick with me at school," Zane ordered,
"when you're with me your cat releases less
pheromones as she only releases them to
get my attention and make me come to you."
I nodded obediently.
"Oh, and don't think I didn't notice you
snuggling up to me last night," Zane said
smugly.
He tossed me an apple and a bottle of water
then walked out the door confidently. I
scowled.
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Zane wasn't kidding around about sticking
with him. He didn't leave my side for first
or second lesson. We were mostly locked
firmly in a comfortable silence. My brothers
weren't in school which was weird but just
after second, I bumped into Lea.
"Ay up Fieldings," I said in a jokey tone.
"Ay up Matthews," she replied in the same
tone.
Zane rolled his green eyes in amusement.

"What's going on?" I asked sleepily.
"You fell asleep babe. I'm taking you to
bed," he told me.
I was too tired to scold him for calling me
babe, instead I just relaxed into his arms.
About two minutes later he paused and I
heard him open a door. He walked in and
kicked the door closed behind him.
"You'll stay with me tonight," Zane told me.
My eyes flew open and I glared at him.
"Oh will I now?" I said.
"Yes. You won't be able to sleep due to the
pain so it's best you stay here," Zane
retorted.
"But-"
"It's not up for discussion," Zane
interrupted me in a calm but authoritative
tone.
I growled under my breath and he chuckled
deeply.
"Well now you're awake there's no need to
be gentle is there?" Zane said smugly.
The next thing I know, he had thrown me
and I crashed down on the bed hard.
"Asshole," I yelled.
Zane threw his head back and laughed. I
climbed clumsily beneath his black covers
and shifted about to make myself
comfortable. I was vaguely aware of Zane
moving about at the foot of the bed so I sat
up and nearly choked on, well, air. Zane was
in the process of removing his sweater, his
back to me. Smooth tanned skin was being
revealed, inch by agonising inch. I have
never thought backs were...hot...but looking
at Zane's tanned muscular back. Damn. I
quickly laid back down and closed my eyes
tightly. I felt the bed dip and heard the
covers rustle beside me. I opened an eye
and watched as Zane made himself comfy.
"I don't want to make you uncomfortable so
I'll keep to this side," Zane told me.
He moved onto his side so his bare back
was facing me and I closed my eyes. Ten
minutes later and I could hear him softly
snoring, the sound was actually quite
relaxing. My cat took over my drowsy limbs
and slid us closer to Zane so my cheek was
pressed against his back. She purred and
snuggled us into his back. The warmth
radiating off him soothed me and made me
sleepy so I didn't protest or complain.

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It turned out to be his crew and a few
others I didn't recognise. Just as I though
they would, they chose a horror film. Bunch
of assholes.
"You alright?" Jayden, one of Zane's
friends, asked sounding amused.
"No, why is that happening?" I replied in
utter terror.
Jayden snickered and I felt Zane wrap one
of his muscular arms around my slender
shoulders. He rubbed my arm reassuringly
but I could see the smirk on his face. I
wanted to curse at him but a horrible scene
came on the screen and I nearly screamed.
Two of the girls at the back actually did so
it made me feel better about my terror. I
quickly scrambled over the arm rest and
onto Zane's lap.
"Woah," he muttered.
I buried my face in his neck and his arms
tentatively wrapped around my petite body.
"Hmm, I like you here...straddling my lap,"
he mumbled in my ear.
I ignored him.

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I woke up to the feeling of slight movement.
Cracking open an eye I found myself staring
up at Zane's stubble covered strong jaw. I
became aware then of the fact that I was
being carried in his strong arms.

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CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

ALEXIS POV

After a nice hot shower, I dragged on some
check PJ shorts and a baggy grey hoodie
then wandered into the spare room I'd
been given. Zane was stretched out on my
bed in black basketball shorts and a red
hoodie.
"Zane," I greeted him calmly.
"What? I have to be around you or you'll be
in pain," he said with a slight smirk curling
at his plump pink lips.
"Mhmm, so how much was it killing you to
listen to me in the shower?" I said with a
knowing grin.
Zane's smug expression dropped and he
groaned, slamming his head into the pillow.
His hand gently cupped his manhood, making
me laugh.
"Now what?" I inquired.
"Now we go watch a film with a few other
members of my pack," he put emphasis on
the word 'my' sounding proud.
"Oh yeah. My mate is big scary Alpha dude,"
I said in an exaggerated deep voice.
Zane just smirked and climbed off the bed
gracefully, walking out the bedroom door.
"Come on you mickey taking bitch," he called
out.
I snickered and followed him. He led me
down the hallway and into the room second
to last.
"What?" I mouthed as I stared at the
inside of the room.
The freaking CINEMA room!
"Are you coming in or just going to stand in
the doorway?" Zane spoke up.
I walked in slowly, barely able to move my
legs in my shock.
"Dude, this is amazing," I said in awe.
Zane chuckled huskily and gestured for me
to sit down. I willingly did so, relaxing into a
plush seat in the middle row, and grinning
up at Zane.
"What's up?" he asked.
"You have a cinema room!" I said loudly in
exasperation.
Zane snorted.

He sounded amazingly calm about what he'd
just said, almost as if he'd just told me the
weather forecast. My eyes bulged and I
looked up at him feeling stunned.
"Wow," I said quietly.
"Yeah."
Zane led me through an open doorway into a
large, chrome and marble kitchen. No one
else was in here thankfully, I couldn't be
dealing with females checking Zane out or
males trying to jump me. Zane pulled out a
silver stool from beneath the marble island
in the middle of the room and gestured for
me to sit down. I shook my head and
wandered over to the chrome fridge to
inspect the contents. This place was like
some crazy chrome wonderland.
"Hungry?" I questioned without looking up
at Zane.
"Well yeah-"
"Sandwich?"
"You don't have to make-"
"Sandwich?"
"I mean-"
"Sandwich?"
"If you don't mind."
"Bacon?"
"You don't have-"
"Bacon?"
"Please but-"
"Zane shut up."
Zane was silent and I heard him sit down. I
took the bacon, butter and four eggs out
the fridge and placed them on the side,
shutting the fridge door with my hip. I
moved across the kitchen and opened the,
what a surprise, CHROME bread bin. I took
four slices of thick white bread and placed
them with the other stuff needed for the
sandwiches. Bending at the waist, I
searched the cupboards near me for plates
but just as I found them I heard Zane
grunt. Looking up, I saw he was looking at
my ass in evident desire. I rolled my eyes.
I felt Zane's eyes on me the whole time I
prepared the bacon and egg sandwiches. It
made me feel hot...then again with this heat
pretty much everything did now. I held in
the sigh, not wanting Zane to inquire as to
what was wrong because my answer would
only enlarge his ego. I placed the bacon and
egg on the bread then cut the sandwiches in
half. I carried them carefully to the island
and placed one plate in front of Zane
before sitting down on a stool across the
island from him. Zane grinned at me.
"Thanks babe," he said gratefully.
I rolled my eyes and went to take a bite
then dropped the sandwich again.
"Ketchup," I declared.
I was about to get up when Zane shook his
head.
"I'll get it."
He stood up and went to a cupboard, taking
out the ketchup and brown sauce then
chucking them on the island. I squeezed
ketchup in the sandwich and a bit on the
side of the plate then watched in disgust as
Zane put large amounts both sauces in his
sandwich.
"What?" Zane quirked an eyebrow when he
saw my face and placed the sauces on the
side.
"That's weird, dude," I stated, my face
wrinkled in disgust.
"No it's not," he replied before taking a
bite out of his sandwich.
I just shook my head and ate my own
sandwich.

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The burning in my stomach was strong but I
was doing my utmost best to ignore it which
was getting increasingly difficult. Alex
seemed amused by my reaction.
"A little disagreement between you two?" he
arched a dark eyebrow at me and shifted
his weight to lean on his other foot.
"Disagreement? More like he's an arrogant
asshole," I said sulkily.
"Sounds like Alpha Zane," Alex agreed,
"want to come for a walk with me?"
"Uh...no thanks. I was just looking for the
kitchen...when I decided to nap on the
floor," I said casually.
"Well who needs the kitchen, come out for a
meal with me," Alex replied.
Something flashed through his eyes and I
began to feel uncomfortable.
"Uh, I'm fine thanks," I replied warily.
"Honestly, I insist," Alex's voice lost the
friendly edge and became a little hostile.
Okay, I'm officially unnerved. Before I
could speak again, my heat began to dim
dramatically. Zane. I didn't even register
how angry he'd be at finding his mate
heavily in heat talking to another guy. Well,
I didn't register it until he arrived. Zane
stormed past me and roughly grabbed Alex
by his collar then slammed him aggressively
into the wall. Zane's upper lip curled back
and he snarled at Alex warningly.
"Alpha," Alex choked out looking afraid.
Zane growled furiously at Alex and I stood
paralysed in shock at his anger...although it
was kind of sexy. Zane looked downright
hot when he was angry, his muscles rippling
and his face dark.
"What do you think you're doing?" Zane
demanded coldly.
Alex stared at him wide eyed for a minute
then his jade eyes darted over to look at
me making me step backwards.
"Don't look at her!" Zane's tanned hand
closed around Alex's throat and he
squeezed it tightly.
"She smells so good," Alex groaned
sounding pained.
I nearly choked on...well air. I forgot being
in heat meant I let off a scent that would
attract male wolves. I guess being around
family, Zane and women I had forgotten.
Zane dragged his fist back suddenly and
punched Alex in the face. There was a
sickening crunch as Zane evidently broke
Alex's nose and I flinched slightly out of
surprise. Without another word, Zane
released him and Alex fell to the ground in
a crumpled heap clutching his bloody nose.
Reaching over, Zane grabbed my upper arm
and towed me along the hallway away from
the bleeding male. One of his arms snaked
around my waist and he held me protectively
and possessively against him, making the
heat die down a little more.
"Don't ever leave my side again," Zane
muttered darkly, his eyes darting all over as
if men would suddenly jump at me and he
needed to defend me.
"You told me to. I was hungry!" I retorted
angrily but without moving from the
comfort of his arms.
"And I was wrong okay? It's just incredibly
hard to be around you when you smell like
that. You don't understand how much
control I'm having to assert over myself
and my wolf to stop me from just taking
you! My self control is hanging by a thread
Alexis!" Zane said, growling loudly
afterwards.
I stared at him in utter shock. I forgot how
my heat would affect him.
"That bad?" I whispered tentatively.
"I want to rip your clothes off with my
teeth, lick and kiss all over your glorious
body and make love to you until we both
pass out from exhaustion," Zane answered

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I awoke in that exact position in the same
place a bit a later, how much later I had no
idea. I checked my watch groggily as I
rolled lazily onto my back, 7pm. I'd been out
for two hours, dude, and that arrogant
asshole still hadn't come to find me. That's
when I registered the pain and I groaned
loudly in frustration. Dammit. I couldn't
bare to be near Zane but I couldn't stomach
the pain of being away from him.
"Alright little lady?" a deep male voice
asked.
I tilted my head backwards to find a tall,
lean male stood near me looking bemused.
He held out a pale hand and I cautiously
slipped mine into it, allowing him to pull me
gently to my feet. I staggered slightly, damn
head rush, but quickly regained my balance.
"Hey," I greeted him as I put a bit of
distance between us.
"I'm Alex," he said with an easy going smile.
"Ha," I snorted, "I'm Alexis."
Alex grinned at that revealing perfect white
teeth and gave me a wink, making me notice
his stunningly jade green eyes.
"You must be Alpha Zane's mate," he
pointed out.
"Unfortunately," my tone turned sour and my
face twisted into a scowl at the mention of
him.

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

ALEXIS POV

I sat cross legged on the floor of Zane's
office feeling amused. So Damian had
gotten Ellie, I saw him carry her out the
house. Zane looked very unamused at the
sight of his rival Alpha carrying his cousin
so ungracefully out the house. Needless to
say, Zane had been sulking ever since. We
hadn't spoken since my brother had left
which was going on four hours now.
"Zane I'm hungry," I whined suddenly as my
stomach growled loudly.
"Well go get something to eat then," he
retorted without looking up.
"I don't know where your kitchen is," I
said, my eyes now narrowing into a glare.
"You'll find it."
I clenched my jaw at his cold tone. He was
really beginning to annoy me.
"Don't get bitchy with me because Ellie has
gone with Damian. They ARE mates," I said
waspishly.
Zane's head slowly rose and he glared at
me angrily.
"Don't take that tone with me!" he snarled.
"I'll do what I want," I replied furiously.
Zane stood up quickly and slammed his
hands down loudly on his mahogany desk,
sending a few bits of paper flying to the
floor. Turning on my heel, I stomped from
the room and down the hallway after
childishly slamming the door behind me.
After only two hallways I was once again
crippled with unbearable pain.
"I just want some food," I groaned as I fell
to my hands and knees.
Gritting my teeth, I resorted to crawling
along the hallways. My small hands sunk into
the plush red carpets and my feet dragged
along the carpet roughly. Eventually I just
gave up and slumped against the carpet,
deciding to just sleep to take away the pain.

Zane sat down heavily in his chair and
rubbed his eyes tiredly.
"I would never willingly hurt Alexis," he
mumbled truthfully.
"And I would never willingly hurt Ella. Zane,
just as I can't stop you and Alexis without
hurting Alex, you can't stop me and Ella-
Marie without hurting Ella. I trust you to do
right by Alex, trust me to do right by Ella,"
I said, my tone half demanding half
pleading.
Zane sighed and put his head in his hands.
"You won't lose her. You'll still see her," I
tried to persuade him.
I didn't want to take Alexis away, not while
she was in heat, but I knew if he didn't give
in Alexis would be stubborn and follow me.
Zane knew that too. I wouldn't order her
to, but she would.
"You hurt her Matthews!" Zane said
warningly when he raised his head.
"Never," I said vehemently, "if you hurt
HER!" I pointed at the door.
"Never," Zane replied in the same tone.
I stared him down for a minute then
smirked.
"My sister's bag is outside your office, it
has all the things she'll need to stay here
for the duration of her heat," I said evenly
and Zane's lips curled upwards, "I'll be
taking Ella for that time. If Alexis wishes to
stay on at yours, then I can let that slide. If
Ella wishes to stay at mine?"
"I guess I'll let that slide," Zane said
begrudging.
I nodded and left the room. Alexis looked
up and raised an eyebrow.
"She's mine," I kissed my sister's
forehead and winked at her before backing
off.
Alexis grinned at me. It didn't take me long
to find Ella-Marie, she was outside with a
group of girls looking unimpressed at their
conversation. I strode outside and all their
heads snapped over to me, shock crossing
their faces. Desire filled a few of their
eyes but I could only focus on Ella-Marie
looking stunning in a white summer dress.
"Damian?" Ella gasped.
I gave her my signature lazy smirk and
watched smugly as she bit her plump lip. I
sauntered over and picked her up gently
then threw her over my broad shoulder.
"Ladies," I nodded at the surprised females
then walked confidently back inside.
"Damian!" Ella yelped.
"Your arrogant cousin has agreed that I can
keep you for the duration of Alexis's
heat...and afterwards if you wish," I said
smugly, "now let's go pack."
"Who said I'm even going with you?" Ella
retorted.
I snorted and tapped her round ass.
"Hey!" she shrieked.
"Of course you're coming with me,
sweetheart."

DAMIAN'S POV

I glared at the arrogant prick across from
me and he had the nerve to glare back.
"She's my cousin-"
"Well Alexis is my sister! I don't like
what's happened either but I can't get
between you two without hurting Alexis can
I? You'll treat her right, I trust you to.
You're a lot of things Zane but I know
you're a decent guy when it comes to the
whole mate issue," I said, trying to remain
calm.

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Chapter Twenty ought to have started in my last update but I don't hink it will do much harm to have it here...

CHAPTER TWENTY

I slapped hands with Ellie and snickered.

"How's...uh..."

"Damian? Good."

"How did-"

"Ellie I know you two are mates. I'm

supposed to be helping Damian get you back

from Zane."

Our conversation was hushed while Linnie

chattered loudly to Zane about the many,

MANY problems with us being mates. I

rolled my eyes.

"Out," Zane pointed at the door and

narrowed his eyes.

Ellie immediately walked out without looking

at him. Linnie opened her mouth but he

growled deeply at her so she stomped off

after Ellie. Zane shoved the door and it

slammed closed loudly. I smirked at him and

leant casually against the cabinet behind me,

bending one leg to place my foot against it.

"Well, maybe you should listen to your

cousin Zane. There are a lot of issues with

us," I said snidely.

Zane seemed to glide over to me and

slammed his hands down on the cabinet on

either side of me. I jumped slightly but

kept my face relatively calm.

"Yeah but I cannot find the will power to

stay away from you because you're so

addictive Alexis. You're rarely nice to me

but it's worth being around all the meanness

to get to the little bits of nice," he said

darkly.

I stared at him in surprise. Well don't I

feel like a bi-

"Don't," Zane ordered.

"Don't what?" I replied with an arched

eyebrow.

"I can tell you were about to insult yourself

in your head," he elaborated.

"Psht, why would I insult myself? I'm

awesome," I brushed him off as I ducked

under his muscular arm and sauntered over

to his desk.

The dull ache of heat had taken permanent

residence in my stomach but at least it was

better than the agonising pain of last night

and earlier today.

"I guess you are," Zane conceded, "but then

I'm awesome for having an awesome mate."

I wrinkled my nose and juggled his

paperweight and stapler. The door suddenly

slammed open so hard I thought it'd come

off it's hinges. I spun in surprise, seems

like a regular occurrence for me to be

surprised nowadays, and dropped the

paperweight and stapler. Luckily both

missed my now bare feet.

"I'm here for my sister," Damian said

angrily.

Ah, I forgot I was supposed to stick with

him and avoid Zane.

"She's in heat, would you really be so

selfish?" Zane snarled viciously.

"Selfish? I understand that you're her

mate so you two are an item now. Fate

intended it and I can't get in the way,"

Damian said furiously.

"Wait we're a thing?" I gestured between

Zane and myself but was ignored.

"It's you who won't accept that Ella is MY

mate and you have no right to stand in the

way!" Damian's voice rose and I pursed my

lips.

"I can see some serious stuff is about to go

down. So I'll be outside," I said before

leaving the room and shutting the for

behind me. I leant on the door, not wanting

to go too far away and risk the wrath of

heat again.

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I was impressed. I'd been in here before
but I hadn't really been paying that much
attention. Zane's office was amazing, better
than Father/Damian's office.
Zane was working silently, seemingly
completely absorbed in whatever was on the
scattered sheets on his mahogany desk. I
was entertaining myself by going through
the many cupboards and drawers in here
then inspecting the contents. There was a
knock on the door and I looked up, my
hands freezing where they were rummaging
through a drawer. Zane got up gracefully
and strode confidently to the door. Damn,
even his walk was sexy. He opened the door
and quirked an eyebrow at whoever was out
there. I tilted my body backwards slightly
and my dark eyebrows furrowed when I
saw a female. Jealousy sprung up inside me
but I forced it down. Don't go acting all
crazy she-kitty on people Alex, I warned
myself.
"Yes Linnie?" Zane inquired.
"I heard a special lady is here," Linnie said
smugly.
Zane scowled and I stared at him in
amusement.
"Yes, what of it?" Zane muttered, his eyes
flicking over to where I was twirling a
bejewelled pen round my slender fingers.
"The pack want to meet their future Luna
Zane, they're getting antsy," Linnie
explained calmly.
I spluttered on...well air. Future Luna?! I
would make a terrible Luna! I can't lead
people...or make rational plans...come on, I
came here for revenge and now I'm best
friends with my oldest brother and standing
in the rival Alpha's office in HEAT?!
"She's in here?!" Linnie exclaimed.
She barged past Zane roughly with a
bemused Ellie on her heels. Ah, I see
everyone is friends. Ellie shot Zane a glare
as she passed him and Zane glowered back.
Maybe not then.
"Hi, I'm Linda but everyone calls me Linnie,"
Linnie introduced herself with a bright
smile, "I'm Zane's cousin."
"Alexis Matthews," I said coyly.
"Matthews?!" Linnie spun to look at Zane in
open-mouthed shock.

"Live here?" I quirked a dark eyebrow at
him and he smirked.
"Of course, it's only logical," Zane said
calmly.
"No-"
"As soon as you get a few steps away from
me you're crippled by pain and arousal,"
Zane said smugly.
"Bull-crap," I swore.
I pushed myself off the counter and strode
out the kitchen door angrily. I made it
halfway down the hallway. Pain hit me hard
in the gut and I groaned as I doubled over.
Immediately it dulled and I looked up to see
Zane beside me with an expressionless
face. Even though his features held no
emotion, his eyes shone with pain and
worry.
"Don't do that again," he said gruffly,
putting his hand on my back.
I just grunted in response and stood up
straight, breathing in and out deeply.
"I have some paperwork to do. Coming?"
Zane said emotionlessly.
I glanced up, what was wrong with him? He
never acted this way around me. Zane began
walking and I quickly moved so I was
walking beside him. I'm not dealing with
that pain again. I slid my hand into his, my
cheeks burning out of embarrassment at
the action. Not a flicker of emotion passed
his face but his hand closed tightly around
mine.

"Thank you Lea," I murmured.
"It's cool," Lea said with a knowing grin.
I rolled my eyes and eased myself out of
the car.
"Zane," I growled out.
Zane froze, his hands poised to throw the
basketball into the net and the muscles in
his back rippled. With a quick move, Zane
tossed the basketball and got it perfectly
into the net. Slowly, he turned to face me
and arched a perfect blond eyebrow.
"Time to mate? Mate," he said smoothly.
"Over my dead body," I said snappily.
Zane smirked and stalked over to me, his
movements graceful and similar to a
predator.
"Well there'll come a day when you'll be
begging on your knees," Zane taunted me,
"until then...I'll take care of your heat in
another me shall I? I'm sure you'll taste
divine."
I bristled, my face twisting into a scowl.
"I meant your lips, sweet cheeks," Zane said
with a laugh.
He leant down and captured my lips with his
own, a burning sensation spread through me
but it was different to the burn of heat.
This burn was pleasant and delicious. It
took over the other burn leaving the pain
and discomfort behind. I bit his lip to make
him open his mouth then I set about
exploring with my tongue. His strong mint
and spicy taste took over my senses and
seemed to set my body alight. I pulled back.
"Get me a drink, monkey," I ordered but my
voice had a slightly teasing edge to it.
Zane glowered at me but wrapped a strong
arm around my waist and lifted me up
against his chest. He walked into the house
with me and down the hallways. I noticed a
curly haired female bite her lip lustfully as
she checked Zane out when we walked past.
I bared my teeth at her and she flinched
into the wall. I honestly don't know why I
did that. Zane sat me down on the marble
counter top in the kitchen and set to getting
me a glass of what looked to be apple juice.
"Here," he handed me the glass and I drank
it gratefully.
"Thank you," I said.
"I saw that," he stated.
I frowned, pausing with the glass halfway
to my mouth.
"Que?" I asked.
"You baring your teeth at that girl," he said
with an arrogant smirk stretching at his
lips.
I wrinkled my nose and drank the rest of
the apple juice.
"I don't recall doing anything of the sort," I
said simply.
Zane winked and leant in to give me a chaste
kiss on the lips.
"I'm going to enjoy this heat. Having you
living with me for the week or so that it
lasts and being able to kiss you without you
complaining or pulling away. Mm, I'm going
to very much enjoy this," Zane said smugly.

CHAPTER NINETEEN

I stretched out in my bed and moaned. I
was so...hot. My toes curled and I fought
the urge to go find Zane. Grabbing my
stomach, I whimpered quietly at the burn.
There was a knock at the door and Lea
peeked inside my bedroom.
"Go find Zane, Alexis," Lea urged softly.
"Hell naw," I said in a southern accent.
Lea chuckled and stepped into the room,
gently shutting the door behind her.
"What if anyone but Damian and I enter?
How you going to explain heat to them
without giving away what you are?" Lea said
sensibly.
"I'm not mating him!" I argued.
"You don't have to. Heat is permanently
removed by mating. Heat is temporarily
removed by acts that bring about a...you
know...in one of the couple-"
"So...oral? On either of us? That
temporarily removes it?" I said in disbelief.
Lea nodded with an amused smile plastered
on her pretty face.
"Kissing removes it for the length of the
kissing and five minutes afterwards if the
kiss lasts longer than a minute," Lea added.
"I could probably get behind kissing...at a
PUSH," I decided reluctantly.
The heat was unbearable so I could
momentarily put aside my reluctance of
being with Zane.
"Being in his arms makes it into a dull ache,
just a little discomfort in the abdomen."
I nodded, that one was definitely in my
interest.
"Being near him dulls it to average
discomfort. Being apart from him makes it
virtually unbearable," Lea finished.
"Does he feel this stage?" I inquired
curiously.
"He doesn't feel it to your extent, but he'll
be in a constant state of arousal. Your scent
will become really addictive and he'll get
extremely possessive of you as other males
who aren't related will get aroused by your
heat scent. He'll see red if a male even
looks at you, natural reaction. Your brother
punched my history teacher for telling me I
smelled nice," Lea explained sounding
utterly bemused.
My eyes widened and I couldn't help the
laugh that escaped my dry lips. That was
pretty funny. I'd love to see Zane so
angry...and at the same time it would take
away the insufferable heat.
"Just think about it," Lea said with a small
smile.
That said, she left the room and I muttered
a few curse words as I rolled off my bed. A
light layer of sweat coated my body and I
peeled off the baggy top to replace it with
a neon blue vest top. With a sigh, I managed
to wrestle the leggings off to replace them
with grey track suit bottoms. I sat down
with a drawn out hiss and slid some trainers
onto my feet.
"Lo que es la vida," I muttered darkly.
[What is life]
Taking a deep breath, I shuffled out the
room and slowly headed down the stairs. My
body protested to the movement, pain and
aching springing up all over. It was like
being on my period but much, MUCH worse.
Swallowing, trying to take away the ache of
my dry throat, I moved slowly out the front
door.
"You won't get anywhere like that, let me
drive you," Lea offered.
I nodded submissively and followed Lea to
her bright pink bug. She opened the door
for me and I slipped inside with a grateful
smile thrown towards her. Lea shut the
door and I watched her walk round the car
with a happy smile. After mating with
Darren she seemed to be on cloud nine
constantly. She climbed into the driver seat
gracefully and started up the engine. The
vibrations of the car slightly soothed the
pain and I slumped against the car seat. The
ride was silent, beside the low sound of the
music. The car pulled up to Zane's house
and I saw he was shirtless, playing
basketball with a few of his pack members.
How cliche.

I came back from a meeting after class very late and so wasn't able to do much.Lemme give you guys something to hold on to before I rush to class...
Would dat be ok?

"Yes?" I inquired, tilting my head to the
side.
He evidently wished to speak with me.
"It's not over Alexis," Zane warned and I
frowned at him, "Ella-Marie isn't going
anywhere near your brother."
"Then I'm not going anywhere near you," I
replied evenly.
Zane's eyebrows furrowed.
"Why are you sticking up for him?" Zane
demanded.
"He's my brother! Why are you so against
him? So he's the Alpha of the other pack!
He'll love Ellie. Can't you see you're hurting
her by separating them? My brother won't
stop until he gets her...and you won't get
me," I said angrily.
Zane growled at me but I used my thumb
and finger to grip his cheeks and shake his
head.
"Don't you growl at me Mister," I said with
narrowed eyes.
Zane's eyes twinkled and he grinned at me.
Slowly he pulled my hand off his face and
shook his head in amusement. In a quick
movement, before I could pull back, he leant
in and kissed me. Holding my face still, Zane
placed chaste kisses around my face for a
few seconds before gently biting my nose.
"You'll be mine," he promised.
Zane disappeared off the porch and into
the woods then, leaving me stood there
stunned.
---/
I felt a burn creeping into my stomach and I
dropped the paintbrush, clutching my
abdomen in pain. I hissed out a breath
through my teeth and bent double.
"Oh no, oh nooo, ah," I murmured.
Clenching my jaw, I groaned and my
eyebrows furrowed.
"Why is this happening?"
I fell to my knees and sucked in a deep
breath.
"Welcome to heat," Lea spoke up.
I glanced at her over my shoulder to find
her leaning on my doorframe with a smug
expression.
Heat.
Dear God, no.

Alexis!" he said loudly.
"You'll fit in well," I decided before walking
towards the kitchen.
"Nice to see I have your girlfriend's
approval," Gage muttered.
I froze and spun round.
"Girlfriend?" I pointed at Zane warningly
and narrowed my eyes.
"Yes, you ARE my mate Alexis," Zane
confirmed with a dirty smirk.
"You never even asked me," I put my hands
on my hips and gave him my best sassy look.
"Would you have said yes?"
My look faltered.
"Well no...but I never said yes anyway
therefore I'm not your girlfriend," I
retorted.
Zane shook his head at me. I was doing well
at containing the mind-blowing arousal I had
for him due to the mating bond thing. If I
didn't have so much control I might have
jumped him by now. Seriously, the way his
muscles flexed as he crossed his arms and
his sinfully sexy lips curled into a dirty
smirk. I abruptly turned and walked away
before I did something I'd regret.
"Hey," I greeted the female leant on the
kitchen counter.
"Hey stranger," Lea replied with an easy
going grin.
"So..." I inhaled and smirked.
Lea's cheeks flushed and she cleared her
throat.
I snickered and opened the fridge, scanning
it for something to eat.
"Completed the mating last night," Lea
mumbled.
"That was you? I thought a cat was being
mauled by a bear," I said indifferently.
Lea looked highly embarrassed when I
glanced at her over my shoulder and I
chuckled.
"Kidding, I didn't hear a thing. Didn't even
realise you were here doing the nasty," I
soothed her.
Lea sighed in relief and I snorted in
bemusement.
"So...? How did-"
"No! No, no, no, no! We're not discussing
it!" Lea cried out.
"I was just going to ask how he got you into
bed. I don't want to know details!" I said in
disbelief as I opened the orange juice
carton.
I pulled a disturbed face and Lea blushed
again.
"Well we were watching this romantic film
and...Darren had lit some candles. We were
just kissing and then...you know..." Lea
explained.
I nodded and took a swig of the orange
juice. Darren walked in at that moment
wearing a purple shirt and black basketball
shorts. A smirk was plastered to his face.
"Well someone looks like the cat who got
the cream," I said in a fake southern drawl.
"More like the wolf who got laid," Kieran
tossed into the conversation as he walked in
after Darren.
It seemed like the males in this house liked
basketball shorts as Kieran was wearing a
white pair with his red shirt. That's three
so far out of the three inhabitants of the
house I've seen.
I laughed at Kieran's comment and Lea
flushed a dark red. Darren just grinned
wolfishly and dragged her in by her hips to
plant a kiss on her lips. Kieran and I fake
gagged. I put the orange juice back in the
fridge and shut it with my hip. Bored of
seeing the love birds make out, I left the
kitchen and headed outside to the porch at
the front of the house. I hadn't been out
there long when Zane and Gage left the
house. Zane wordlessly nodded at Gage and
Gage walked off into the forest.

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
I chewed my gum and eyed the track warily.
"You want me to run round that?" I asked in
disbelief, "five times?"
"You need to build yourself up. You're a
werecat, you need to train yourself to be
strong and fast," Damian informed me,
"rogues are out there and with your
brother being an Alpha of a powerful pack
and your mate Alpha of another powerful
pack you'll be targeted more than most. You
need to be able to protect yourself."
I threw my head back and groaned.
----
I groaned and clutched my stomach tiredly.
"You are the most unfit werecat I have ever
met!" Damian exclaimed.
"How many werecats have you met?" I
wheezed.
"Twenty seven! And five were between
eleven and sixteen!" Damian replied.
I just moaned and tried to catch my breath.
"Damian!" I whined.
He snorted and held out his hand to help me
up. Once I was up, Damian threw me over
his shoulder and walked back towards the
house. I was too tired to even protest.
"Where have you two been?" Darren asked.
"I've been training Alexis," Damian replied
simply, sitting me on a stool in front of the
marble island.
"Training?" Douglas paused with his spoon
halfway to his mouth and quirked an
eyebrow.
"There's a lot of bad guys out there...and I
want our sister to be able to protect
herself. Nothing wrong with learning self
defence and getting fit," Damian explained
casually.
Damian set down a glass of apple juice in
front of me and I gratefully drank it,
muttering a tired thank you. Once I'd
finished, I dragged my weary body upstairs
to shower.
---/
I dressed casually in a black maxi dress
that came down to my mid-shin and I put a
white belt round the middle then slid black
sandals onto my feet. Dragging my hair into
a tight ponytail, I glanced around my messy
room and wrinkled my nose. I need to clean
up. Like seriously clean up. Shaking my head,
I exited my room and carefully shut my
door behind me. I channelled a quick bolt of
genie magic into it and smiled in satisfaction
when my door wouldn't budge afterwards.
That'll keep those nosy wolves out my room.
"ALEXIS!" Douglas screamed.
"DOUGLAS!" I screamed back.
I whirled to find him stood beside the
bathroom door in baggy basketball shorts
and a white shirt.
"YOU GOOD?"
"GOOD, GOOD?"
"GOOD."
"LATER!"
"LATER!"
He walked into the bathroom and I briefly
pondered what just happened before giving
up.
'Let it go Alexis,' I thought.
Heading downstairs I was surprised to see
Zane and one of his crew stood there
looking bemused.
"Zane," I said with a jerk of my head.
"Alexis," he replied with a smirk.
"Sup," I nodded at Zane's friend.
He gave me a small nod, looking amused by
my actions.
"Alexis, my Beta Gage. Gage, Alexis," Zane
introduced.
"Gage!" I said loudly.

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"Put me down asshole," Ella-Marie shrieked.
"Hmm...and let you run again? How about no!"
I retorted coldly.
Well maybe this got out of hand but she's
stubborn with a fiery temper and so am
I...this won't end without tears, whose tears
though I can't be certain of.
-------------(@)--------------
WELL THAT WAS EXPLOSIVE WASN'T
IT!?!?

Damian tugged me to a stop and stood in
front of me with a curious expression, one
eyebrow quirked. I blinked and like that the
purple slid back into my eyes making him
raise both eyebrows.
"I'm not human," I admitted.
Damian stared at me in shock then like the
shock dropped away like it was a mask and
he smirked.
"Come on Lex, I'm not stupid...I knew from
the beginning. Even though you tried to do
some crazy genie voodoo on me. It's the
rest of our brothers who are ignorant
morons. I didn't get to be Alpha without
being highly trained," he informed me.
My eyes bulged and he laughed.
"You're not pissed?" I checked.
He threw me an easy going grin, flashing his
pearl white teeth.
"I'm not a bad guy Lex," he said humorously
before turning serious, "I knew you
wouldn't be friendly with us from the
beginning, you didn't know us and you
thought we were all bad guys. Of course
you'd keep it to yourself."
"Should I tell the rest of the guys?" I
asked.
Damian smirked and then winked at me.
"No...I've been waiting for you to crack and
tell me and was hoping you was going to do
it when it was just us two. This way we can
have a little fun...maybe scare the guys a
little," he said mischievously.
I laughed in disbelief...I liked this side of
Damian...nice to see where I got my attitude
from. He began to walk away from me and I
stood there in surprise at how that went
down.
"Hey...and don't think I've forgotten about
when you made the lights explode over me
and scared the crap out of me!"
I threw my head back and laughed.

ZANE POV
Ella-Marie wouldn't even meet my eyes, it
stung a little.
"Come on, you can't blame me for getting
worked up over it," I said, my tone slightly
angry.
The clenching of her jaw was the only sign
she heard me.
"It was a shock okay?" I confessed softly.
Taking a seat on the edge of my desk, I
stared at my hands and sighed.
"It's not every day your little cousin...who's
more of a sister...turns to you and says she
doesn't want anything to do with the pack.
That she wants to go to art school...that
she's not even a werewolf," I rubbed my
eyes tiredly and stood up to begin pacing
again.
My brain was working over time and I felt
edgy and tired.
"You belong here...how could you run away?"
I said.
"I don't belong in the pack when I can't
even shift!" she replied loudly, sitting up to
glare at me.
"Ells you belong with us! Who cares that you
can't shift! It doesn't matter!" I shouted
back.
"It matters to me Zane! I'm a freak," she
slumped back in her chair in defeat and I
glowered at her.
"So you ran away?!"
She huffed and got up then stormed out my
office. I gave chase. Swinging the door
open roughly, she stomped across the
porch but, being an Alpha werewolf, I was
quicker than her. My hand closed around
her slim arm and I yanked her back into me.
"Not so fast Ella-Marie...we're not done
here," I growled.
"Yes we are," she snapped.
"We're far from done," I muttered before
throwing her over my broad shoulder and
striding back up to the house.