She Cried Wolf (OLD)
Part 17

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Ashley

The next morning I go with Jackson to train. We shift and take off into the forest. I run beside him as he weaves through the trees. We run for miles and miles without stopping. Once we get back to the pack house we shift back and change into the clothing we left hidden in the trees. Jackson meets up with Hunter and Kyle to work on one-on-one combat in human for.

I proudly watch my mate dominate the fight. Chelsey and Hannah eventually come and drag me to Jacksons Cabin. After questioning Jackson about it, he explained that Kyle and Hunter are his first and second in command. Often times they stay up late into the night working on pack business, so they each have rooms in the Cabin. We each take a seat in the lounge and talk about the ball the night before. They end up questioning me about my mysterious disappearance. I’m in the middle of my explanation when Hannah squeals dramatically.

“He marked you!” she exclaims pointing at my neck. My hand flies up to my neck and I st as well as my body and I walk into the bathroom. I’d momentarily forgotten about the mark and haven’t yet seen it. I brush my hair aside and gasp. Positioned directly above my collar bone is what looks like a tattoo. Two wolves face each other with a crescent moon sitting above them. “It’s a beautiful mark,” Chelsey say’s from behind me. I nod.

6 days later

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Happy New Years!

people all around me shout and cheer as 2021 officially begins. Someone spins me around and presses their lips to mine. A brief moment of panic almost has me shove them away. The sparks spreading through my body stops me. Ever since Jackson marked me our bond has been stronger than ever. I can’t go more than a few hours away from him without getting restless. If Raja had it her way she’d be by his side all day, everyday. When the kiss ends I stand on my toes to whisper in Jacksons ear. “I want you to teach me to fight,” he looks down at me with a weird look. “You want to learn how to fight?” he repeats. “Yes. I’m tired of being weak. I want to be able to do something.” He gives a small smile. “Babe, your not weak. But yes, I’ll teach you to fight.”

A little while later someone taps me on the shoulder. I turn around to see a girl with a heavily makeup coated face. She flashes a big smile. “Hi! My name is Sydney, your Ashley right?” She says in an annoyingly sweet voice. I force a smile, feeling a bit on edge. “Yeah, that’s me.” I manage. “I’ve noticed that you only really hang with Jackson and his crew,” I nod uncertain of where she is taking this. “Well, I was wondering if you wanted to go shopping with me sometime?” All my unease washes away when she smiles nervously. “I would love to! Here, why don’t you put in your number,” I pull out my phone and hand it to her. When she’s finished she hands me my phone back. After waving a quick goodbye she walks away. Jackson walks across the room and wraps his arms around me. “What was that all about?” He asks. I look up and smile. “She just wanted to know if I would go shopping with her.” His eyebrows furrow in confusion. “Shopping?” I giggle “Yeah, shopping,” I turn to face him. “What’s the big deal?” I ask with my head rested in his shoulder. “Well Sydney doesn’t really hang out with people like you.” I gasp and lightly smack his shoulder. “People like me?” His eyes widen “No, listen. Sydney is kinda the pack slut.” I push him back lightly. “Jackson!” I scold. He laughs “Well it’s true!” I yawn before I can reply and Jackson leads me from the room. “You know, you need to be nicer to your pack members.” I say tiredly. Once we enter our bedroom, I walk into the bathroom and change my clothes. “Your right. I need to be nicer to our pack members.” He calls from the bedroom.

I’m standing in the middle of the forest watching and listing to all the sound around me. Birds sing, trees rustle, and somewhere off in the distance a deer grazes. I’m perfectly at peace with my surroundings. Suddenly my feet get knocked out from under me and I land on my back with a thud. “What did you do that for?” I ask Jackson who stands over me with a smirk.

“For the past eight weeks I’ve been teaching you how to fight and your asking me what I did that for? We’re supposed to be sparring right now,” he says with an amused tone. I huff and pull myself up. “Well, I was enjoying the beauty of the forest when you so rudely knocked me off my feet. Give me a little warning next time,” I say in mock anger.

“Yeah, because A rouge is going to warn you before they attempt to murder you, Got it.” I roll my eye’s and get into position. We circle each other and I search for the perfect moment to strike. He end’s up making the first move. Which ever so happens to be the same exact move he used moments earlier. My legs fly out from under me and my back meets the ground. The air gets knocked from out of my lungs and my body jars.

“You know what? I think I’ll just stay here for now. The floor is pretty comfy,” I say to Jackson who stands over me once again. He laughs, which makes butterflies swarm my stomach. “Kitten, come on, I need you to try.” he gently prods my side with his foot. I decide to grab his ankle and end up pulling him down next to me. I smirk as I straddle his waist. “What was that you were just saying?” His eyes narrow and he flips us so he’s straddling me. He leans down and kisses me gently.

“Okay, Not what I was expecting when Hunter said you guys were training.” A voice says from behind us. Heat rushes to my cheeks as Jackson helps me up. Sydney stands before us with an amused look on her face.

Over the past few weeks we’ve gotten really close. I’ve learned that she is not as bad as people say she is. Today, we are going shopping to pick out my dress for the Induction Ceremony. The Induction Ceremony is held to induct new Luna’s into the pack. Mine is this weekend. I’m nervous and exited all at the same time.

I look to Jackson and give him a quick kiss. “I’ll see you later okay?” Just as I turn to walk away he grabs my wrist and pulls me into him. “Be careful okay? I still don’t trust her,” he says quietly so only I can hear. “I will, and I’ll be fine.” After kissing me roughly he smacks my butt. “Have fun kitten.”

Word Count: 1,237

2/17/2021

I’m back! Due to the recent burst of new reads (About 200-300) I worked really hard to get this chapter finished! My new goal is updates every 2-4 weeks.

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