After a quick meal at Dylan's mother's house, we said our goodbyes and made our way to the car. I hopped into the passenger side, smiling over at my mate as he beamed at me, cupping my cheek and leaning on for a quick kiss.

"I'm so relieved you like it here, I was a little worried you wouldn't," said Dylan, buckling up my seatbelt for me, leaning over, his large palms grazing my thighs.

I swallowed down my arousal, shaking my head as my mate chuckled, starting the car and pulling away from his pack grounds.

"It's very big and open, and everything is spaced out, so it doesn't feel too much like a pack," I said, looking out the window, the heavy raindrops landing on the roof, creating a calming noise.

"Is that a good thing?" questioned Dylan, raising his eyebrows as he looked over at me quickly, causing me to nod.

"It's spacious and remote. It's different from my pack, but I like it. I'll need to come back and give Amelia her sweatshirt back though."

Dylan shrugged, chuckling. "I like you in pink."

I laughed, running my hands through my wet hair, tugging at the hem of the baby pink sweatshirt, feeling warm and snug in it. "Well, as much as I like it, it's not mine, so we'll need to stop by in the next couple of days so I can return it."

"If that's what you want. You're her future Luna though, so I'm sure she won't mind."

I sighed, the words 'future Luna' suddenly overwhelming me, knowing that sooner or later I would have to leave my pack for good, and start a new life here with Dylan. Although I was lucky that our packs weren't too far away, I was still going to miss being surrounded by my friends and family, and the pressure of running an entire pack and being their role model was very stressful. However, I was ready, and I wanted to be with Dylan for the rest of my life. I had never expected to be mated to an Alpha, but my instincts had prepared me for this, and even though I knew it was something I just had to dive into head first, I was still a little apprehensive, worried I wouldn't be able to do a good enough job.

"Clara, are you okay?" asked my mate, causing me to widen my eyes, shaking my daydream away. "I said your name like three times."

"Sorry," I laughed, "I was just thinking about when you're finally finished training my pack, and we will have to leave forever."

"You'll still be able to visit. You can come back anytime you want, you know that?"

I nodded, chewing on my bottom lip. "Yeah, I know, I'm just going to miss everyone."

"I get it, but anytime you need a break from Luna duty, you just let me know and you can go back and stay with your family and friends for a little bit," calmed Dylan, running his hands along his stubble.

"Would a good Luna do that though? It's not something I can just run away from when it gets too much. This is who I have to be now," I sighed.

"You don't have to be anything; only yourself," replied Dylan, smiling at me quickly as he quickly turned the corner, my pack grounds coming into sight.

"I wish I had brought an umbrella," I laughed as Dylan pulled into the pack garage, turning off the engine and unbuckling my seatbelt, pulling me onto his lap.

Before I could say anything, Dylan pulled me to him, kissing me passionately, wrapping his arms around the back of my neck and gripping it with dominance. I moaned into the kiss, pressing my body against his, enjoying the feeling of his rock hard abs as my hands wandered up his shirt, causing him to growl.

I pulled back, admiring the beautiful man in front of me as he flashed his pearly white teeth, causing my insides to flutter, and him to chuckle, shaking his head.

"What have you done to me, Clara?" chuckled Dylan, planting a lingering kiss on my forehead before slowly kissing all the way down my face, sucking just above my collarbone, leaving me vulnerable to him, my head tilted all the way back so he could get a better angle.

Dylan moaned against my skin as his large hands made their way up my sweatshirt, fiddling with the straps of my bra, eventually pulling them down and taking hold of my breasts, causing my breath to get caught in my throat.

"As much I would love to make love to you in this car right now, I have a training session I can't be late for," Dylan whispered in my ear, making me groan, pulling my bra straps back up onto my shoulders.

"You can't tease me like that," I sulked, folding my arms across my chest, pouting.

"I promise I'll make it up to you later, baby," laughed Dylan, pecking me on the lips and opening the car door, helping me out.

I took his hands in mine as we made our way out of the garage, quickly jogging through the pouring rain towards my house, laughing at each other as we took in each other's completely soaked form, Dylan's dark hair flopping down onto his forehead, making him look cute and innocent.

As we reached my porch, I sheltered under the roof, wiping my sticky wet hair away from my face, causing Dylan to laugh.

"Go and have a warm shower," he said, quickly kissing me on the cheek before sending me a cheeky wink, jogging off into the direction of his cabin.

"Oh how cute," sneered a voice, causing me to sigh, turning to see Jen exiting my house, offering me a smug smile.

"What are you doing in my house?" I questioned, scowling at the snarky she-wolf in front of me as she stepped down the porch stairs, waving at my Father through the window.

"Matthew invited me over," she said, shrugging, batting her eyelashes.

"And why is Matthew in my house?"

"Why are you asking me, Clara?" laughed Jen before jogging away, the pouring rain soaking her long red hair.

Growling, I stormed through the door to see Gia and Matthew sitting on the couch watching TV, with Jared in his wheelchair next to them, all laughing and eating popcorn.

"Hey, you're just in time Clara, the movie has just started!" cheered my old friend Matthew, patting the empty space next to him.

"Um, no offense guys, but what are you doing in my house?" I asked as I looked at Jared, who seemed to be studying me curiously, his brows furrowed. "And why was Jen here?"

"Your Dad invited us over, he thought Jared needed some company whilst he was out," replied Gia, offering me a sheepish smile, before rolling her eyes, sending Matthew a quick glare, "and then this dick over here decided to invite the little demon, but don't worry, she was here for literally like three minutes before I made her leave."

"I didn't know you guys had issues!" shrugged Matthew, shaking his head as he laughed.

"Well, the three of us haven't hung out in so long, so it's time to make up for lost time, whilst simultaneously being responsible whilst looking over Jared, of course, " exclaimed Gia, shoving a handful of popcorn into her mouth.

"You guys don't have to babysit me," said Jared, rolling his eyes.

"You almost died, so we kind of do," replied Gia, offering a scowling Jared a smile.

"Okay, fine, I'll give you that one," laughed my brother as he threw a handful of popcorn at my best friend's face, causing her to scoff, Matthew leaning over the couch to give Jared a quick fist bump.

"So, you Dad said you went to visit Dylan's pack, how was it?" asked Matthew as I slipped my soggy shoes off.

"Yeah, it was good, not really what I expected. It was-"

"What's that smell?" interrupted Jared, causing us all to furrow our brows, sniffing at the air, shrugging.

"I can't smell anything," said Gia.

Matthew shrugged, turning his attention back to me. "Neither can I."

"Um, yeah, it was all really spacious and-"

"No, seriously, what is that smell?" asked Jared with a loud voice, causing everyone to study him in confusion.

"I can't smell anything Jared," replied Matthew, causing my brother to growl, shaking his head.

"You're telling me you can't smell that? How can you not smell that?"

"Jared, it's-"

"No! It's really freaking me out now, I was fine before you walked through the door, Clara, but now I feel like my heart is going to beat out of my chest! It feels like my wolf is trying to get me to shift!"

"What do you mean?" I asked, taking a step towards my brother, causing his eyes to turn pitch black, a growl erupting from his chest.

"That smell, I just...I don't know," mumbled Jared, his breathing laboured.

Suddenly, my eyes widened, and I looked down at the pink sweatshirt I was wearing, my breath caught in my throat.

"Amelia."

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