Chapter 8

Sarah's pov

I stared at Drake as he drove, something was calling me to him, like we were meant to be close to one another always. But I didn’t quite understand why. I barely knew this guy and yet my mind pictured us old and grey on a porch with loads of kids running around us. It was frightening. I had told him and his brother more than anyone else knew, including Jacob, something within me told me that I could trust them no matter what happened, which of course I was sceptical about, but hey, I had nothing else to lose, right?

He was about to tell me something about wolves that I didn’t know, but I could see him hesitate, like he wasn’t sure he should tell me, and that was annoying. I hated secrets.

“What?” I ask, ready to give him a piece of my very annoyed mind. “What don’t I know?”

He sighs and for a moment I was sure that I saw his eyes flickering between green and black. Was that his wolf trying to gain control? Mum told me that could happen.

“Do you know anything about mates?” he asks me, keeping his eyes on the road.

I go silent, thinking hard for a moment. “Not really, my mum mentioned that word once when she talked about her life before my dad, but I can't really remember.” I pause, wondering why he would ask me that. “Is it important?”

“Well, yes, it is.” Dylan says from the back, smiling slightly as i turn towards him, “Do you feel something towards me, or Drake, something that you can't explain, but you know that you need to be close to us?”

I nod, “Yeah, it's like an invisible pull.”

“It's because you are our mate, we are meant for each other, if you had your wolf she would tell you the same thing, the word mate is only for the person whom half your soul belongs to. It’s a special bond.” Dylan smiles shyly, turning to glance at me but also keeping an eye on my brother.

Jaocb doesn’t even notice half of what we are saying, his eyes are on my phone, glued to a video i can’t remember the name of. He will learn all this eventually, he has to, it is a part of our life.

I say nothing as I turn to look out the window, nervous and somewhat afraid, does that mean they are the ones for me? But what if they aren’t who they say they are?

“So, the pack is full of other shifters?” I ask, trying to change the subject.

“Yes, and you will be their Luna as I am the Alpha.” Drake says, not glancing at me this time.

I didn’t know if I had upset him or not, but what could I have said? I barley know him, I don’t even know what I feel fully, I can't commit to a life with someone I don’t even know. I didn’t think anyone could.

Dylan doesn’t seem as angry, but he does seem hurt, like i have ripped out his heart and replaced it with stone. But why? Is a mate bond that important?

“Maybe you both need someone else, I don’t know anything about being Luna to a pack, I've never even seen a pack before.” I say honestly, I knew nothing about being a mate to anyone, let alone running a pack of wolves.

I could barely even take care of myself and my brother properly, how the hell was I meant to know how to deal with more than us?

This is not what I had in mind when I left, I just wanted to go somewhere quiet, find a job and live my life. I didn’t ask for any of this.

And it isn’t just one man i am mated to, it is two, how the hell would that even work?

I've never been with one man, let alone two.

Drake pulls up to a large iron gate and honks the horn, the gate opening seconds later as two very large men wave us past.

“I know this is a lot to take in right now, but you belong with me and my brother Sarah, you belong here with our people.” Drake says, pulling onto a row of houses that lead to an even bigger one at the end. “You can stay in the guest house for now, but soon I would like you and Jacob to move in with me and Dylan. I don’t think I would be able to resist the pull of the mate bond for long.”

He pulls up outside a small two story cottage and gets out of the car, saying nothing else as he walks over to Mathew and starts talking to him.

I suppose I can understand why he is frustrated, but I couldn’t help it. I didn’t expect any of this, I didn’t know if I was ready for a relationship, let alone giving half my soul to someone I don’t know.

I’ve never even been kissed before, how was I supposed to know how to love?

I turn to Dylan who is silently watching me, but eventually he just sighs and climbs out of the car, slowly walking towards his brother. They are upset, i know that. But they can’t just expect me to agree to all of this straight away. Not when i don’t even know them.

My mother said that i had to protect my power from packs and alpha wolves, and yet here i am, following two alphas into their home. I must be crazy.

I take a long breath in and climb out of the car, grabbing my bag before unbuckling my brother and walking towards the door, ignoring Dylan and Drake as I did. I didn’t feel like they were giving me much of a choice in any of this, I felt trapped and cornered.

“Is this where we are going to stay?” asks my brother, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

“Yes, at least for now.” I tell him, noticing that Matthew and Dylan were staring at me again.

What is with those two and staring? Don’t they know that it is rude?

“Can I pick which room I want?” Jacob smiles, pulling me towards the door.

I look down at his big eyes, unable to stop the smile I flashed him. “You can, but I think they already sorted that for us. They said everything would be ready, why don’t we look first then decide?”

He nods and rushes into the cottage as I glance back at Dylan and Drake, knowing I had upset them, but what could I do? I wasn’t sure I wanted a mate, let alone two who came with a whole pack.

I sighed and followed my brother inside, smiling slightly as I looked around, the living room had a sofa and a chair in a light cream colour and shelves full of DVDs next to a large tv. I followed Jacob up the stairs, they had completely kitted out his room, from chests of drawers to a nice bed with blue bedding.

I walked into the second bedroom and my smile grew, there was a large double bed with light purple bedding and violet drawers, there was a bathroom connected to the room and a walk-in wardrobe.

It was beautiful, much nicer than anything I had ever lived in before, but I wouldn’t let that sway me, I couldn’t allow it to. I suppose if they really were my mates I would know in a month when I get my wolf and shift for the first time. But I couldn’t trust them enough to tell them about my powers yet, it was too dangerous, mother would have flipped if she was alive.

She warned me about other wolves, about how they would want to use me and my gifts for their own gain, she made me promise I would never allow that, and I won't. Whether the w my mate or not I had to be careful.