Chapter 10 - Changing

Gunner.

My little Mate must be fearless, I thought, smiling to myself.

"So, tell me about yourself".

She didn't look up at me just shook her head.

"Not a big talker, are you?"

Again, she didn't answer. Okay, I'll have to go easy with her. She's so damn shy and quiet. Cole and Smith were whispering behind us, I could hear them of course. I growled a little to shut them up. Through my peripherals I saw her turn her head to look at me. Oh shit, she heard me. I looked down at her and smiled.

"You lived here long?" I asked her, surely this is an easy enough question to answer.

"As long as I can remember" she responded.

Holy heck she's talking to me. Okay just don't push her, keep it simple, she's starting to open up.

"Wow ay, you've never lived anywhere else then?" I said cheerfully. She replied with a shrug of her shoulders,

"No".

"So why are you so quiet at school?"

I was watching her waiting for a response, was this pushing it?

"I um, I just don't fit in there" she mumbled quietly.

I wanted to grab her hand or take off her hood or something. I wanted more from her, I needed more from her. My stomach was doing flips and my heart was pounding in my chest. Just keep talking to her.

"That Demi sure is a piece of work" I joked sarcastically. She just huffed at me. Wow she really doesn't like Demi does she.

"Yeah, a right piece of shit" I heard Cole call out.

He and Smith were laughing and shoving each other. He was right though, I smiled to myself, she came across as a cocky asshat. I saw Zelena was looking at me, I glanced down at her and smiled. Our eyes connected, unlike any other time before. It was as if our gazes clicked together like puzzle pieces. I felt a flash of heat, and saw sparks shoot across my vision. Wave of electricity coursed through my arms and legs. What the fuck was this. Suddenly it stopped and all I felt was pain. An aching in my bones similar to the first time I changed. Zelena stopped and suddenly and arched over grasping at her chest. It was her pain I could feel. I knelt down in front of her and felt the panic kick in.

"Whoa, Zee, are you okay?"

I grabbed her shoulders trying to get her to answer me.

"Zelena, what's wrong?" I demanded but she didn't answer.

**Boys get over here**

"What's going on?" Cole grabbed her hips to hold her up, but she flinched, she didn't like his touch. I growled at him.

**Remove your hands!**

He did so with a raised eyebrow,

"Is she alright?" he asked me,

"I don't know, she just kind of stopped"

"What do you mean she just stopped?" said Smith with an urgency in his voice,

"I don't know" I growled. I was frustrated and felt helpless, I don't know what is wrong with her, or how to fix it.

"I felt her pain and then she shuddered and just stopped".

I tried to lift her chin to get her to look at me. I slid her hood off so that I could see her better. She opened her eyes and stared right into me. I placed my hand on her cheek and started to siphon off some of her pain. As soon as I felt it enter me, I knew what was happening. I flashed the boys,

**She's changing**

**She's changing?** questioned Smith

**Changing into what?**

**She's a Were**

**That's impossible**

**She's a Were I'm telling you**

I turned my attention back to Zelena, trying to be as calming as possible. I couldn't let her change, at least not right here.

"Zelena, open your eyes" I said softly,

"Zelena, I want you to open your eyes and look at me". After a second she complied, her eyes blinked open and looked right at me. I tried to take more of her pain, but she wasn't hurting any more. It was just fear and confusion she felt now.

"Take a breath Zee. Take a long breath and try to relax" I told her. She did, not taking her eyes of mine the whole time. Her breathing slowed and her pain was long gone.

"That's better" I breathed a sigh of relief.

She stood up straight, still staring into my eyes.

"Sorry" she mumbled, pulling her head away from my hand,

"I don't know what just happened".

A wave of excitement came over me. She's a wolf. She's 'my' wolf. I stepped back with Cole and Smith to give her some air. I gotta get back to my mum, I have to talk to her about this. Maybe she will confirm my suspicion and tell me that Zelena is my True Mate.

"It's all good Zee, but we gotta go. Will you be okay to get home from here?"

She looked sad and embarrassed. I tilted my head to try and see her eyes again. She dropped her head and pulled her hood up and nodded. I didn't want to upset her, but I couldn't wait, I needed to see my mum. I stepped closer to her and grabbed her hand, giving it a small squeeze.

"See you tomorrow" I told her happily.

I let go of her hand and turned to run with the boys, I gave them each a quick nod and we took off. Thanks to the speed in which we ran, we got home super-fast. Partly because Weres already have additional speed, but mainly because I was in a rush.

"Later fellas" I yelled as I ran for the main house.

I burst through the front door and started searching for Mum.

"Mum" I screamed running to the kitchen,

"Mum, where are you?"

"Gunner?" she called from the staircase in the foyer.

I ran out the kitchen and saw her, her eyes went wide and her face flushed with worry.

"Baby what's wrong?"

She ran down the last few steps and grabbed my hands. I was huffing with excitement.

"Mum" I breathed heavily,

"We need to talk".

She looked at me with concern and nodded her head. She led me to the loungeroom, and we sat down together on the sofa.

"What's got you all riled up, dear?" she asked as she shuffled closer to me and held my hands in her lap.

"Mum, I need you to tell me more about True Mates" I said with a smile.

She sat up a little straighter and squeezed my hands a little tighter. A look of excitement flashed across her face and then she smiled brightly.

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I lay in bed later that night, thinking about everything mum had told me. Everything made sense now. From just the first look the True Mate bond begins. For me with Zee, that's all it took. With a True Mate bond, wolves can share thoughts and feelings on a scale way deeper than an Alpha does with his pack. True Mates can even share powers. Mum said that once you first sense your True Mate the bond will only grow stronger and more uncontrollable until you seal the bond. To seal the bond, you have sex. But apparently a bond can turn, you either become more powerful together and flourish, or you destroy each other with jealousy and rage.

So much is running through my mind. I want to see her again, I want to hold her and touch her. My desire for her is stronger than anything else I have ever felt. I could feel my sweatpants tightening the more I thought about her. I pictured her eyes, her glowing golden eyes staring into mine. I pulled down my pants a little, releasing my already throbbing cock and I wrapped my fingers around it. I remembered her scent, cherry-blossoms and citrus. I squeezed my hand a little tighter rubbing up and down slowly. I could feel the sparks running through my arms and legs when our skin touched, it feels so good. I tilted my head back and moaned. The thought of my lips on hers, tasting her and kissing her, it was driving me mad. I rubbed my rock hard member faster, I was close, already. I imagined the feel of her soft skin under my hands, and her breasts pressed against me. I pictured again her eyes staring intensely into mine. My muscles tensed and my balls began to throb, I could feel it crawling up from my knees into my thighs. I pumped my hand a little faster, my insides were going off like pleasurable fireworks. The sensation hit my cock and I exploded. A calm relaxation waved over my body. I cleaned myself off with a towel from the floor, pulled up my pants and slowly drifted off to sleep.