First Born_One Of A Kind

by LaGloria Franks

  "Um, I could just go with Lizzy." I suggested, trying to get out of going to his house alone with him.

  "Oh no Ashley, you said you're tired, so you can sleep at my place." He grabbed my hand and started pulling me towards the door. I looked back helplessly at Derek and Lizzy, but they didn't try to help me, only stood there smirking.

  Once we made it to his car I quickly sent Jake a text, telling him I wasn't feeling well and that I left school early.

  Chapter 4

  By the time we arrived at Blake's house my nerves were through the roof. But he on the other hand, looked perfectly calm. He got out the car first then came to my side to open the door.

  "You look nervous Ashley." He winked at me, not helping my nerves at all.

  "I'm not." I told him unconvincingly. We walked up to the house door and I took a second to study the outside. It was a two-story house all white. Blake pulled out a key and walked inside, with me following behind him. The inside looked very nice and clean like no one's been here in a while.

  "Want something to drink?" Blake asked me once we made it to the kitchen.

  "Yes, do you have fruit punch?" I asked him as he opened the fridge.

  "Yes." He pulled out two cans of fruit punch sitting one in front of me.

  "Thanks." It was quiet for several minutes.

  "You can sleep in my bed." Blake broke the silence, but not helping my nerves.

  "No I'll take the couch."

  "No you will not." He practically screamed at me. I stared up at him in surprise.

  "Oooo-Kay."' I said dragging out the ‘o’.

  "You only get to sleep for one hour then we have to leave for the meeting." He said as I followed him to the bedroom. Just like the rest of the house his room was also plain. In the middle was a huge bed with a black cover on it. I walked over to the bed and laid down. As soon as my head hit the pillow I knew I was done.

  "Ashley you need to wake up." Someone was shaking me. I rolled over in the bed opening my eyes, only to come face-to-face with Blake. I jumped back surprised, moving away from him. I scrunched my face up in confusion. What was he doing here? Then I remembered I was at his house.

  "Uh, Hi." I said a little shyly. He chuckled.

  "Come on we have to get to the pack meeting." I nodded as I got out of bed following Blake through the house and out to his car.

  He drove for about twenty minutes before we arrived at a big white house on the corner, the only house on the street. It looked like a mansion that's how big it was.

  "Who lives here?" I asked Blake as he parked the car.

  "Most of the pack." He answered getting out. He came around to my side and opened the door for me once again.

  "Do you think they will like me?" I asked a little afraid to go in. I don't usually care what people think of me but being the new wolf on the block had me suddenly insecure.

  "You'll be fine." When we made it to the front door it swung open and a middle-aged woman that looked a lot like Lizzy came out.

  "Oh Blake, how are you?" She asked Blake, giving him a kiss on the cheek.

  "I'm fine ma." Blake mumbled, his cheeks turning a shade of pink I've never seen on him before.

  "Who is this pretty young lady with you?" His mom asked him.

  "This is Ashley." He answered her, pushing me forward a little bit.

  "Nice to meet you...." I let the rest hang not knowing how to address her.

  "My names Tina, Blake's mother." She said pulling me into a hug.

  "Hi Tina."

  "Honey who's at the door?" A man with brown hair a little bit darker than Blake's came around the corner. When he saw Blake, he smiled and pulled him into a hug. “Hey son, where's Zoey?" He asked glancing around Blake as if she would show up.

  "I don't know dad, and I honestly don't care." Blake's jaw was clenched, he looked away from his father.

  "Well you should." His dad stated. Blake was about to say something when his dad suddenly focused his eyes on me. "Who is this?" He asked Blake.

  "I'm Ashley." I told him.

  "Ah, you're the girl that's taking my son from his duties." He said with a raised eyebrow.

  "What?" I asked confused.

  "Dad that's enough!" Blake sounded angry.

  "You let her go unpunished when she punches your wife, then you bring her here. I'm very disappointed in you, Take her home." He demanded walking back inside, Tina following closely behind him. I stood there not knowing what to do, but then I remembered something.

  "You're married to Zoey?" I asked Blake, hurt clear in my voice. He sighed.

  "It's not like that Ashley, I'm not planning on marrying Zoey. My dad wants me to." He said.

  "Why?"

  “She has alpha blood in her, marrying her would ensure I’ll have strong pups.” So not only does he have to marry her, but she’ll be carrying his children as well?

  Before I could think things through I took off running. Tears started running down my face. I wasn't even sure why I was crying, or why I ran.

  I don't know how long I was running but I ended up in the forest by the lake. I tried shifting into a wolf. I thought about how I looked, then eventually I got it. It didn't hurt as much as the first time.

  I laid down on the soft grass staring at the water. I don't know why I'm so mad at Blake, it's not like we were dating. But something inside me broke when I found out he was getting married to Zoey.

  My head popped up when I heard something snap in the opposite direction. A very familiar wolf stepped out slowly. Standing, I took a fighting stance as it got closer.

  "Relax Ashley I just want to talk." A deep voice said in my head. I relaxed realizing it was Blake. He walked closer and stopped two inches away from me, I stiffened but he only laid down at my feet.

  After several minutes I laid down next to him.

  "What do you want?" I asked quietly in my head.

  "Can you shift back so we can talk?" He asked me. I nodded then focused on my human self. As usual I felt that breeze, and again Blake gave me his shirt.

  "Thank you." I told him sitting back down. He went and shifted behind a tree.

  "I'm sorry for not telling you about the wedding, I don't want to marry her." He said all this in a rush when he made his way back over to me.

  "But your dad wants you to? Don't you get to make your own decisions?" I asked him.

  He sighed. "It's not that simple when you're pack leader. My dad did want me to marry her at first, but now I told him I found my mate. So now I don't have to marry her." He sounded strained and tired.

  "Who do you have to marry then?" I asked.

  "My mate. Since I'm alpha my mate and I would have to get married early. So she can join my pack and I’ll be able to protect her." This time it seems he can't make eye contact with me.

  "Who's your mate?" He looked at me now.

  "You're my mate Ashley." He answered slowly, waiting for my reaction.

  "So, you're telling me that I'm your mate?" I confirmed with him.

  "Yes."

  "How long have you known?"

  "Since we locked eyes in the hallway your first day at school." He answered, putting his head down.

  "Does anybody else know?"

  "No just me, and my dad."

  "Why?"

  "Because if people were to know that you're my mate, they'd try to kill you. Simply because I'm alpha and they want my position." He answered truthfully.

  " So, you're going to keep us a secret?"

  He nodded his head. I got up and walked to a nearby rock trying to get my thoughts together. I decided I needed to just go home and think about all this. I got up making my way out the forest.

  "Where are you going?" Blake asked from behind me.

  "Home."

  "Why?" He was walking next to me now. Dang werewolves are fast.

  "Because I just found out my mate wants to keep us a secret." This seems nothing like what my mom described. Ben would never keep her a secret.

  "But
I have good reasons, I just don't want you to get hurt." He told me, grabbing my hand.

  "I get that, but it still hurts. I just need some time alone." I took one last look at him before walking away.

  I had just made it to the road when a car came barreling down the street. I jumped back just as the car came to a screeching halt. The window rolled down and a voice rang out.

  "Hey you Ok?" The voice was male. Before I could even answer, the driver opened his door and stepped out. I watched as he walked around the car towards me. He was very good looking. I thought I was going to go blind just by looking at him. It should be illegal to look that hot. With his rough features and messy black hair. He waved his hand in front of my face. I blinked.

  "Are you Ok?" He asked again, concern in his voice. I snapped out of my trance and started blushing. Here he is trying to help me while I'm just checking him out.

  "Um, yeah?" It came out more as a question and he laughed.

  "I'll take that as a no."

  "No, I'm fine." I said clearer this time. He used his fingers to push his hair back, but it just popped right back out of place. Making it look even messier.

  "Good, why are you coming out of the woods anyways?" He asked curiously.

  "No reason, why were you driving down the road like a psycho?" I asked him in return. He just shrugged.

  "It's a good thing I didn't hit you, it'd be a shame to run down a pretty girl like you." He peered at me through hooded eyes.

  "Yes, very good, I should get going though." Did he just call me pretty? Was he flirting with me? Oh man I need to get out of here. I took a step back in the direction I was originally going.

  "Do you need a ride anywhere?"

  "No?" Again, it came out as a question, what is wrong with me?

  "You seem very confused, are you sure you're Ok?"

  "Yes."

  Suddenly I started feeling light headed and couldn't stop swaying on my feet. Before I could make sense of what was happening, I passed out. The last thing I saw was the stranger catching me.

  I woke up with a slight headache and no idea where I was. I sat up slowly and looked around, I was in a room, in a bed. OH MY GOSH! I've been teen-napped. Not bothering to spare the room another glance I jumped out the bed and ran for the door. I got there just as it opened. It smacked me in the face, knocking me on the floor. OUCH.

  "I'm sorry, are you Ok?" I looked up and saw the guy from the road standing in the doorway.

  "What are you doing here?" I asked.

  "I live here." Oh right.

  "What am I doing here?" That's the right question.

  "You passed out when I was talking to you... and since I don't know where you live I brought you here."

  "OH MY GOSH you teen-napped me!"

  "I teen- what?" He asked confused.

  "Teen-napped me, I mean I can't say kidnapped cause I'm not a kid so...." I trailed off because he was staring at me funny. Then he burst out laughing. Usually kidnappers were more aggressive, not laughing. He needs to read the handbook again.

  "Are you done now?" I asked when he still didn't calm down.

  "Y-yes." He started wiping imaginary tears from his eyes.

  "Good, do you mind telling me your name?"

  "Oh, yeah my name is Dylan and you are?"

  "Ashley, how far are we from the road I passed out on?"

  "Not that far."

  "Ok, do you mind taking me back?" I didn't know how much longer I’d be able to last in a room alone with him.

  "Do you want something to drink before you go?" He asked me. I thought about it, I really should be heading home instead of hanging out with a stranger, a hot stranger. What if he drugs my drink or something?

  "Sure." Wasn't one of my best decisions, but for someone reason I trusted him. Even if we just met. I followed him as he lead me out the room and down a hall. "Do you live here by yourself?" I asked.

  "No, me, my sister, and friend live here."

  "Where are they now?" I really didn't want to be in the house while they're here. I mean I just met Dylan, sure I trust him a little bit but that doesn't mean I'll feel safe with two more people around.

  "Not here." Was all he said. I guess that was a good enough answer for me. We turned the corner into what looked like the kitchen.

  "Ok, I'm cool with that." He walked to the refrigerator while I sat at a stool around the table.

  "Is fruit punch Ok?"

  "Yes."

  "So, you want to tell me about yourself?" He asked

  "There's nothing to tell, plus I just met you."

  "All the more reason to tell me about yourself." I decided to just tell him a few random things about me since I'm already at his house. How much worse can it get? Just as I opened my mouth to say something a phone started ringing, a second later I realized it was mine. I checked my pockets until I found it. The caller I.D read Lizzy.

  "Hello?" I asked

  "Where are you?" Her voice sounded frantic on the other end.

  "I'm at Dylan's."

  "Who is Dylan?" Stupid why did I say his name? Should've said the store.

  "Um, someone I ran into." I didn't need to tell her that I ran more into his car than him. She would flip, it’s like having a second mom sometimes.

  "Well I'm coming to get you, everybody has been worried sick about where you are. Blake can't control his wolf he's going crazy." At the mention of Blake's name I realized that I had forgotten all about him while hanging out with Dylan. Why would his wolf be going crazy though? Not like he cares about me.

  "You don't have to come get me Liz, I'll ask Dylan to drop me off." Dylan nodded when I looked over at him, going to grab his keys.

  "Ok get here quick." She snapped before hanging up. I looked up at Dylan.

  "Can you take me to Lizzy's house please? I'll give you the address." I asked very sweetly. Dylan rolled his eyes.

  "Yeah come on." When we got to his car Dylan opened the door for me. As I got in, our arms brushed against each other and we both froze. Sparks lit up my whole arm, the same sparks that came whenever I made contact with Blake. I looked up at Dylan and he was staring at me wide eyed. I quickly got in the car, snapping Dylan out of his daze. Oh my gosh this can't be happening. I can't have two mates!

  We drove in silence for half the car ride, both lost in our own thoughts.

  "Um." I started but couldn't think of anything to say to make this any less awkward.

  "It's Ok Ashley you don't have to say anything." He told me sighing.

  "Instead of dropping me off at Lizzy house just take me home please." I just want to go home, relax and think.

  "Sure."

  I gave him directions and a couple minutes later we arrived at my house. He pulled up in the drive way.

  "Thanks for the ride." My hand was on the doorknob getting ready to pull, before he stopped me.

  "This is my number Ashley, when you're ready to talk give me a call." He says, handing me a piece of paper.

  "Ok what's the name of your pack?" Since we were mates he had to be a werewolf right? And I didn't think he was part of Blakes pack since I never seen him at school. I also don't remember anyone mentioning another pack, so I was curious.

  "I know what you’re thinking but I'm not a werewolf." He smiles at me sadly.

  "Then what are you?" Just as he's about to answer I'm yanked out of his car. I turned around to see Blake standing there, looking furious. Dylan jumped out of the car, he came around and snatched me out of Blakes grip.

  "What the hell is wrong with you man?" He yelled at Blake, checking to see if I'm hurt. Blake took a step closer.

  "Get your hands off her!" He snarls, and I can tell his wolf is about to take over. I positioned myself so that I'm standing between them. I don't know what has gotten into Blake, but I didn't like it.

  "Calm down." I tell him while putting a hand on his chest. He relaxes a little but still glares at Dylan. He reached out and pulled me closer to him. I turned to face Dylan, he looks a lit
tle confused and angry about the situation.

  "I'll call you later thanks for the ride." I step towards him and wrap my arms around his neck in a hug. Tingles go through my body and I don't really want to let go, but I know Blake is watching so I take a step back.