C23. Unexpected Visitor

Vee's POV:

     I spent the day soaking in the tub with a can of wolfweiser. Only to put on comfortable clothes because I was finally able to relax and watch The Bachelor. I had curled up on my love seat with a bowl of kettle corn popcorn and another can of wolfweiser.

     I was different from the norm. With a movie projector instead of a flat-screen. I was able to stream my shows from my phone to the white sheets hung up. I felt old-fashioned as I loved the feel of the theatre it brought me.

     Even though I was settled back into my normal routine... I felt lost. It didn't feel right. I didn't feel right leaving Josephine there at that station. Something was eating away at me. In the bathtub I had decided it was because something just... Wasn't right.

     It was too late to go to the station.

     But, in the morning I decided to pay Beta Matthew a visit.

     I just wanted to check in on things. Make sure Josephine was ok. Something was wrong inside me and I felt obligated to be sure that Josephine... would be ok. I didn't want to be the reason she's back to a miserable lifestyle. I knew she was the pack's outcaust even before her father's death. It's terrible she's being forced to come back here. I know the pack doesn't like her because she's so much like her father's ancestors. But, I've already seen enough of her to know... she's not like them.

     Josephine is different somehow. Even though Josephine is too weak to go against me... she had some spark left in her from her father's Alpha ego. She was so cute when she pulled that gun on me. It wasn't expected. She's got something different about her that made me want to grow closer to her. Josephine was in bad needs of training. She lacked a lot of knowledge. She didn't even trasform to back up Nathalie in fighting me. She was still knew at being a werewolf. It was probably from the sheltered life she lived growing up. It was unusual how much the pack picked on her. How protective her father was of her.

    She had been a disappointment in everyone's eyes. But, did any of them stop and think... They should have been encouraging her instead? This back is sinning against the moon goddess over the crimes they've commited to the Alpha's first child.

     If Josephine wasn't a Cromwell... If she didn't have her father's black hair... If she did show to have a wolf... They would see their own sins.

     I feel so sorry for her now.

     I would have to check in on her personally. Matthew would be able to set me up with a chance to see her. She'd probably be settling in at home by now. It was too late to be irritating Matthew with a simple check-in message.

     A knock came from the front door. I had to pause The Bachelor to check and see who it was. It was super late. Too late for visitors. The audasity! It better be important for a pack member to be here so late. Especially when I'm off duty and watching The Bachelor. My first though was that it were a pack member here to ask for clothes. But, it wasn't who I expected when I opened the door to find her staring in my face.

     It was the cute Filipino girl. The one with pretty brown eyes that reminded me of chocolate if given the right lighting. The same girl with toned ended brown hair that made my spirit howl. I love this girl. I love her cute bangs. She stood in the way of the door with her hands resting over her chest. She must have just came out of trasformation. I yanked her inside and looked past her at the quiet forest. I shut the door behind her and made sure to lock it. I turned back to her.

     'It's your mate,' I heard my wolf say happily to me. Her high spirits put joy into my heart. It was good to see her but I wasn't sure how she managed to get here.

     "Nathalie?" I asked in surprise.

      How... did she get here?

     "What?! You even know my name!" She growled out in anger.

    "How did you get past the border?" I growled out in disbelief. What's the matter with her? Doesn't she know that's dangerous? If any of my pack members saw her...

    "By a car. I parked it just outside of town."

     "How did you find me?"

     "I think we both know that answer, mate." She gestured towards her neck before her eyes wondered across my cabin. "A-Are you watching The Bachelor?" I smirked a little as my eyes were stuck on the mark I gave her body. She shook her head before taking the colar of my shirt and backed me up against the door. "WHERE IS SHE?" She growled out viciously. Her eyes radiated rage as she took me and slammed me back up against the wall. This time my head hit and caused it to ring. "Who are you?" Isn't this something I should be doing to her? She's in my house... Not the other way around. I kind of like this now. Her wolf must have helped her track me here.

     "Josephine? I left her at the station."

     "Who are you?" She asked and slammed me back against the wall for a third time.

     "O-Owe... I'm Veronica," I told her as I wined and placed a hand on the back of my head to protect it. She should calm down... But, I'm not telling her that. I'm afraid of what she'll do if I say it. "But, you can call me Vee. Josephine told me your name is Nathalie."

     "Does she understand what you done to me?"

     "I don't think so."

      Is she worried about what Josephine will think?

     "What about you? Do you understand how serious it is?"

     "I'm not a kid," I told her calmly.

     I knew full-well when I marked her.

     This girl is the one straight from my dreams. I've wanted to meet her my whole life. When we first met I knew instantly she was someone worthy of the devotion I could give her. I just have to prove to her I mean that mark I left on her neck.

     "Listen... How about you take a shower and get into something nice before we pick up on this," I told her firmly. She looked relieved as she let me go and stepped away from me. I guess she believes she can trust me. I grabbed her wrist and took her into the back hall and towards my bedroom.

     We went straight to the closet and I picked her out something to wear. Luckily she could slip into a white t-shirt and the expensive name-brand leggings I found too tight for my body. She could keep it. I let her get dressed and we regrouped in my kitchen. I cooked her a quick ramen meal and set out a glass of water. She'd walk in with a towel wrapped around her head and in the clothes I lended her. I sat beside her as she ate.

     "So you left her at the station?" She asked and sounded a little worried. At least she looks to be calmed down. But... Why does it sound like I'm the bad guy for doing my job?

     "It's where I was asked to drop her off at. She was probably asked there for a few questions before she could go home," I assured her. But, even I don't believe it all entirely. I saw a guy bringing a polygraph machine into the Alpha's office before I left the station.

     "Can you take me to her?"

     "I was gonna go down to the station myself and get permission from her uncle to see her. You shouldn't come. Infact you should remain here until I get back and can tell you what I find out. If you're discovered here you could be in some serious trouble."

     "I-I know that... But, I'm worried about her."

     "I know that's why you came here," I said with a sigh. It was depressing to know she came here for another girl. I wanted to be her number one. She gave me a look like she knew what I was feeling.

     "It's just that she means so much to me already," she explained. "She's a sweet girl. If anything bad is happening to her here... I can't let it. She deserves happiness."

     "Y-You're right."

     "She didn't want to come home. I'm here to make sure she still feels that way. If she does I'm gonna take her away."

     "Our pack doesn't exactly like her," I muttered as I worried about her safty now that she is home. Her father won't be around anymore for her. They've always bullied her. I can't imagine what they'll do now. If Luna Rabidcrest doesn't control the pack... She could have it rough here in the future. Josephine can't leave the pack until she's eighteen... Nor can she inherit her father's Alpha title until she's eighteen. The night of the king's ball falls on the same night of her birthday. She can't pass her title until after that time. When she's useless to the pack she'll be equel to dog-shit again.

     "I thought so," Nathalie said with worry.

     "Even if she's buttered up and happy to be here right now... I don't think it would last. My pack is pretty strict on shaming her for being a Cromwell."

    "Just because her ancestors were rogues doesn't mean she should be hated," Nathalie growled out in anger and finished off the last of the ramen from the bowl. I took it from her to rise out in the sink.

     "I think I agree," I told her in honesty. I looked towards her and half smiled. "Josephine seemed like a sweet kid." When I sat the dish on the drying rack I turned to her. "Let's get some sleep. You can sleep in my bed and I'll take the couch," I suggested. It wouldn't feel right if I didn't guard the door tonight.

     "Do you have a hair dryer?" She asked as she stood up.

     "It's under the sink in the bathroom," I explained.

     "Thanks for giving me your bed tonight," she said gently and blushed as our eyes locked. I smiled as I walked over to the couch and laid down on it. She disappeared down the hall and not long after I was able to hear the hair dryer going. It didn't stay on longer than thirty minutes. I put The Bachelor back on at the lowest sound possible to hear. She came out once more with dry hair that she put up into a pony tail. She must have borrowed one from my stash. She walked over and sat on the edge of my coffee table. She crossed her legs as she gave me a serious look.

     "I can't sleep until we have the conversation," she explained.

     "What's that?" I wondered but I had a feeling it was going to drag back around to me marking her. I knew at some point... She had a mate before. He was in the pictures on the shelves back at her appartment. In those photos she was with her family. Her daughter was little a smaller image of her. I want to meet her. I want to know more about them. What happened to him?

    "I think we should take things a bit slow. I have a daughter... and I don't think she'd understand right away," Nathalie told me as she pushed her bangs away from her eyes. She looked nervous to talk to me. "I didn't expect to find another mate... Not so suddenly at least. Plus... you're in a different pack and all. Maybe we should reject each other and just get it over with. I'm not sure we would work out." I frowned and sat up quickly.

    "Hey, you can't just give up so easily," I told her as I grabbed her by the wrist. "If its about distance I will move packs to be with you there."

     "It's not just that... You're a-"

    "Girl? So, what? You think I can't satisfy you in bed?" I asked and felt offended. I could be a damn good lover for her! I could be a good mother to her kid... We could be a good team. I can show her that.

     "It's not just that..." She looked away from my eyes as she blushed a deep shade of red. Even her ears were turning pink. "I-I just think about the way we first met. We were pratically seeing eachother as enemies."

     "I had a job," I muttered.

     "Yeah and you chose that first," she said and looked pissed from the thought about it.

     "Josephine has responsbilites here to forefill. She had to come home. Sooner or later. You cannot let her come between what's going on between us."

    "Josephine is my friend first," she snapped and looked me in the eyes as she was trying to calm down.

     "Take her out of this conversation and give me an actual reason why you think this can't work," I ordered and watched her lips quiver. She didn't have an answer as she seemed to be staring at my lips. "You don't have anything holding you back now... do you?" I asked. I stood up fast and grabbed her hips as I pulled her up into a tight hold. Her lips crashed down on mine and I could feel her hunger. Her lips tasted like cherries. As if she put on some of my chapstick before invading my livingroom. I pushed past her lips with my tongue as I felt a rush of excitement. I never kissed a girl before. My mind focused in on one thing.... Teasing her until she agreed to finish the marking ritual.

     I picked her up and carried her towards my bedroom. She parted from my lips briefly for air. I placed her down on the bed and got on top of her as I began to rub my body against hers. Our boobs bounced against each other as I began to trail my fingers against her skin. I rubbed her down as I made sure to hit my own favorite spots. My fingers took control as my arms wrapped around her and teased her back with light massages. I'd trail my hands downwards in spiral circles.

     I pulled up her shirt to get to the soft skin underneath. At least mating to a female... Meant I knew where all the good spots were. I felt lucky. Like fate was expecting good things to come out of our pairing. I'd take control as I got her shirt to expose her small chest underneath. I'd take it off completely. We never dropped the beat of our energy.

     Nathalie moaned as my lips parted from hers to travel down her neck. I found a spot that must have sent sparks down her body because she shivered underneath me. I smirked devilishly as I began to suck on the frail skin. I'd leave a trail of love bites from there as she squirmed with excitment. Her hands played with my hair the lower I went until I was too far and dragged me back to her lips.

     I laughed as our lips became inseperable. I was locked in her hunger. She'd kiss me needily and I ran my fingers down... So far they stopped at her thighs. My fingers sank into her inner thigh and ran up to the damp cloth covering her. She outstretched her spine and the smell of her excited body radiated. I could already feel the tingles between my own as I fought to make her beg.

     "Okay... Okay," she'd whisper. "Let's do it." Which was all it would take to drive me over the edge of arousal. I wanted to be satisfied by only satisying her needs. I'd make sure to give her my all so she wouldn't reject me in the morning. I'll show her it was right to choose me. I would give her my all.