chapter four

He turned the key in a door and almost immediately, a restrained cry:

- Carter!

A short, dark-haired woman threw herself on her new packmate's neck, crying. Lexa pulled away quickly, her eyes wide. He freed himself quickly and, with dressed hands in front of him, exclaimed:

- Mom , mom ! I'm fine! Breathe!

He gave her a desperate look to which she replied with a sign meaning that she wouldn't get tangled. Her mother also could put herself in quite intense states and that had taught her not to interfere in such situations. Unfortunately, this caught the attention of Carter's mother, who in turn hugged her, oddly tight for a human, shouting:

- Oh my God ! Are you the wolf who found my son? Thank you, thank you very much !

Suddenly the woman was lifted into the air by a man who looked like a lumberjack, who kissed her on the cheek, smiling and saying:

"Honey, we've talked about this before, asking someone doesn't include squeezing their ribcage to the point of suffocation."

Lexa instantly decided that she adored these people. He held out his hand and continued:

- Pleased, I'm Jaime Masin and this is my wife, Lila. Thanks for saving our son and sorry my wife almost killed you.

Lexa chuckled and shook the man's hand, saying:

- Lexandara Filharmorny. But you can call me Lexa.

Carter raised his eyebrows; he didn't know Lexa's full name was Lexandara. Nobody ever called her that. Lila smiles and asks her:

- So, Lexa, would you like some tea?

Half an hour later, Lexa sat in the Masin's living room watching Carter pitifully trying to explain what had happened the night before. Sensing her distress, she finally decides to intervene to put an end to the massacre:

- In fact, Mr. And Mrs. Masin...

The little brunette interrupted her:

- Jaime and Lila, please!

She couldn't help but smile; decidedly she really liked the little couple.

- So, Jaime and Lila, our healer was wondering if Carter could spend the weekend with us, just to make sure everything is okay.

Lila immediately started panicking:

- Something wrong with my baby?!

Lexa immediately reassured her:

- No, no, everything is fine! Leroy is just very protective of his patients. We'll get him back to you in one piece, I promise.

Carter gave him a grateful look. It took another hour for the young man's parents to let them go. Back in the car, he arched an eyebrow:

- Lexandara, huh?

For the first time since he had known her, the girl blushed. Without taking her eyes off the road, she whispered:

- It's an old classic name among wolves. Which made me think I should give you a little history lesson.

He growled, but she smiled.

- interesting, I promise. It tells the beginning of our race.

Our race. She had said that with such ease! As if it were normal, natural. Red too, he breathed:

-Go ahead.

- So, everything starts with our oldest ancestor; A wolf, which has no other name than that. The wolf. He loved two things: the moon and a woman from the nearby village. The moon goddess, who also loved him, decided to grant him a gift: that of transforming himself into a human in order to be with the woman. So, one day when the wolf was drinking from the spring, the goddess poured her power into it, and he took on human form. . He went to find the woman and together they had two children: Lexandara and Filarmony, the very first shapeshifters.

- But it's...

- Yes, my family descends from the union of Filarmony and his sister, and I hold my first name from her. Since then, our family has had silver hair, gifts from the goddess. Also, the water that the wolf drank gives us strength, if it is drawn on the first day of the full moon, as well as the herbs on request are born the first of us are born heal us.

Carter took her time inserting the information, crazy as she was. Lexa parked and he got out asking:

- You mean that the Moon Goddess really exists?

Lexa smirked at him.

- So, you believe it?

Before he could answer, she continued:

- Come on, I'll introduce you to my friends!

She led him to the other side of the lair where a group of people were building a house. Despite the hard work, a festive atmosphere floated in the air, a mixture of excitement and joy. Reproaching herself for him, she whispered to him:

- They're building your new house.

He looked at her oddly, unsure of what emotions this was causing in him. On the one hand, he had the impression that everything was going too fast and on the other, it reassured him, gave him the impression of having support, a touchstone in the middle of his life which was changing at all. everything . Seeing that he did not answer, the young girl added with a wink:

- You know, although the fact that you sleep in my bed doesn't bother me in the least, but that way, you will have a place of your own when you come !

He gave her a smile that came straight from his heart:

-Thank you , really .

- Let's not talk about it anymore, let's see!

Before she could add anything else, Jake swooped down on her and pressed his lips to hers, who far from backing down, clung to him to deepen the kiss. It means nothing . That's what she had told him that night. And he agreed. But seeing her with him... It turned his belly upside down. Something – no, his wolf, he realized - plowed into his entrails, howling: mine, mine, mine, OURS. But he didn't move, patiently waiting for the kiss to break. When it did, a delighted Lexa flashed a smile, the same smile she had given him last night, at Jake. Nia landed next to him and whispered:

- It's obvious to them , since they're cubs .

Carter, intrigued, swallowed his unwelcome possessiveness, and asked:

- What ?

The little brunette replied, a dreamy look on her face:

- Since they were small, they turn around, sleep together occasionally, but without anything. Yet everyone knows it, even them: they will end up together. Lexa thinks Jake might be her mate.

A stone crashed into the chest of the young wolf. Companion. She thought it was her mate. He had no chance. The stone grew still heavier as the young girl, going hand in hand with her so-called companion, launched:

- Nia! I'll let you take care of Carter! Present it to the gang! Carter, I'll meet you tonight!

Jake threw an amused look over his shoulder and he saw his look for what it was: a challenge. A challenge he intended to take up.

Lexa let Jake pull her into the kitchen, where he hoisted her onto the counter. Going straight to the point, giggling against his mouth, Lexa went straight for his fly, undoing it in a snap. Jake, for his part, pulled up her burgundy skirt on her thighs and tore off her black thong in a claw stroke. She moans violently:

- Haa!

Lexa barely had time to tell herself that if this continued like this, soon, she would have no more valuable underwear in one piece, that he penetrated her violently, cutting her breath in a cry of pleasure.

- Haaaaa haaaaaaaa Haaaa Yes! Haaaa

- Lexa! haaaa haaayyy!

She clung to him, claws out, and he gave her violent and rapid thrusts, exactly as she liked, taking her to the edge of orgasm. Just before she exploded, he stopped, and she groaned in frustration and he breathed, right next to her ear:

- So, like that, you had fun with the wolf cub last night?

She cracked a mischievous smile:

- Jealous, Jakey?

He pounded in another thrust that almost made her cry for more as he whispered, clutching her breast possessively:

- No, as long as you don't forget how much better it is with me than with the Cub.

From there, he relaxes, becoming wild, and the girl, while screaming with pleasure, was careful not to tell him that the "wolf cub" had done well. Really, very well, perhaps even better than Jake. But Jake, that was special. So, she just clung to him as he brought them both to climax, screaming with pleasure.

- Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

After changing and doing her hair, Lexa went in search of Carter, whom she found laughing with her brother, Caleb, and Keith. Sliding to his side, she launched:

- Sorry guys, I'll borrow it, clothing emergency!

Caleb protested:

- But Lexa, not everyone is a fashionista like you! leave the poor thing alone!

Keith adds:

-Yeah, Lexa, I doubt having you take off your panties would really be considered a "clothing emergency." A libidinous urgency to the limit...

She ignored them, and sticking her tongue out at them, she dragged a blushing Carter over.

Carter couldn't help admiring her as she walked towards the pavilion where her bedroom was. She wore a simple white dress, which showed off her tanned, matte skin, her long legs ended in golden sandals, and her long silver hair was dotted with dozens of small braids adorned with silver and gold charms that emitted a slight tinkling with every movement of her head. He was seized with an urge to play with her braids while his wolf basked in her scent of honey, honeysuckle, and moonlight. She led him to an unknown room, very different from that of the young girl: In a very high-tech style, the walls were filled with shelves crumbling under science books, three computers lying around on the desk and a 3D printer sat in a corner. He immediately identified the occupant of the premises by the smell: Lemon , Rosemary, Franklin. Lexa was rummaging through her brother's closet and pulled out three jackets, which she examined with squinted eyes. Fascinated, he approached the printer, examining the statuette being built.

- Blue, grey or black?

He asked absently:

- What ?

She shook the fabrics:

- The jackets .

He frowned, leaving the marvel of technology to consider the young blonde.

- But it's just a party, I don't need to be dressed to the nines, do I?

She gave him a guilty smile:

- I forgot to tell you, tomorrow we are hosting a kind of... inter pack congress. And you will have to be present so that we can show a united front.

He frowned:

- Why ? I'm not very helpful.

- You are a dominant, and the more we have, the better.

He nodded as she continued:

- Blue, grey, or black.

Shaking his head, he gave her a rueful smile: he had the feeling that whatever he said, he would be wrong. Finally, he grumbled:

- Choose.

Smiling, satisfied, she returned to the study of the three jackets before raising her head, ringing her bells.

- It will be grey! Try it !

She shoved it into his hands and suddenly, as he was putting the garment on, something hit him:

- Say, isn't silver supposed to be harmful for the - for us?

Tilting her head back, she burst out laughing and grabbed one of her precious metal charms, clenching her fists around it.

- No, look! It's just a good wife's tale.

- But why is everyone saying that then?

She shrugged:

- I don't know, I think it's the church that started this rumour… (she looked satisfied at the young man) Perfect, the jacket.

- Why let you believe such nonsense to humans?

For a moment, Lexa's eyes went sad, then the mischievous spark resumed her place as she said:

- I guess it's to make cohabitation easier. It's safer to live next to the big bad wolf if you know something about his weaknesses.

She led him in silence towards the centre of the lair, where all the wolves were gathered, dancing all together, singing an unknown song but which awoke something in Carter, in his wolf, who began to howl at the sound of the melody. He was fascinated by the grace of all these bodies moving in pure harmony with the rhythm of the music. He was about to blend in with the crowd when Lexa grabbed him by the wrist.

- Not yet . Come, I'll show you the rest!

She led him through the crowd, to a corner where several young people were playing a game with bamboo. A glass lands in his hand, and he doesn't know if it was the liquid in it, the heat of the fire, the crowd effect, or the effect of Lexa's hand on his skin, but ten minutes later. later, he was jumping with Nia and the girl. The rest of the evening passed in a soft focus, where he vaguely remembered having danced, seeing Lexa and Nia kissing, having kissed them in turn, to continue dancing, feeling freer than ever, singing this song. which came as naturally to him as breathing. An ode to the moon, and to change. Around midnight, the two girls pulled him out of the crowd, and he groaned, not wanting to leave. But looking around, he saw that the crowd was already dispersing.

- What is happening ?

Lexa winked at him and exclaimed:

- now is when the real party begins!

And she transformed.