I ran down the stairs to find Anya like a crack head looking for her next fix. Barging down the stairs and rounding the corner so quickly I nearly knocked into a chest of drawers...

'Oooooohhhh hold it there Vi'! Anya shouted with alarm.

'Sorry' I held my hands up sheepishly.

'I didn't see it coming' I said.

'Someone's excited to meet the pack'! Anya said moving her eye brows suggestively up and down. Like I was in in on her joke.

'Erm, I guess'? I said nervously. I was still trying to calm my nerves over what happened in the shower. First, Dimitri making contact and then that crazy violet light shooting out of my arm. It was painful and I still had pins and needles shooting down my arm.

'Come on girl, I know you just wanna see all the hot guys we have here'. She giggled, skipped over to my side and linked my arm.

'Shh, I won't tell if you dont'. She winked at me and led me outside through her french doors that were left wide open and onto the deck overlooking the drive. She led me down the stairs and we began walking slowly down the hill towards the village.

'Now, before I introduce you theres a few ground rules we gotta go through. As pack luna I have to ask this of every new pack member so don't be alarmed. She said quietly.

'First of all, I have had a few enquiries about your current relationship status from other members in the pack'.

She rolled her eyes and continued...

"Apparently, Alec told his friends about the new she wolf who came to stay with us and now all the unmated males want a piece of your ass"....

My head flew around in shock and I think my jaw dropped too. I was definitely catching flies. In the couple of hours I have known Anya she didnt seem like the type to talk dirty. Being shocked was putting it mildly.

From seeing the look on my face Anya threw her head back and laughed. Hard. She had almost a melodic and musical quality to her voice, even when she laughed. If that had of been me I would have sounded like a pig being slaughtered.

'I'm joking Vi. Well, about the ass thing. But they definitely want to know if your single and ready to mingle so to speak. I know you just lost your true mate so I wanted to give you the heads up that I told them all to back off and give you some time. If any of them bother you let me know and I'll get Liam to have a word with them'.

I nodded my thanks to her and she continued...

"There is quite a lot of unmated males here. Needless to say, they can get a little hands on from time to time but they are good guys really, just that wolf testosterone thing ruins their brains, know what I mean?".

I nodded again... no .. I didn't know what she meant. Until today I hadn't had a look off another guy that wasn't hostile. Let alone a group of young men asking if I was claimed or not. It boosted my confidence walking closer to the village. I felt nice in the dress Anya borrowed to me and even though I wore no makeup, I felt relaxed and calm.

As we passed the first house I noticed a guy outside welding. He didnt wear a top and he was hammering down on hot iron. There was a furnace behind him and he was sweating. With long chestnut brown hair and chocolate eyes. He looked up then, as if sensing my presence he locked eyes with me and I was ashamed to say he caught me checking him out. He smirked, and god help me it was the sexiest thing I had ever seen. We passed another house where the outside was made up as a stall selling fresh bread. It smelt delicious. I said hello to a few of the children passing by and it was nice. Really nice. I felt like it was a home. Something I could get used too. All of the pack members bowed their heads as Anya walked passed them. Showing their submission and respect for her as their Luna.

She giggled

"I don't think I'll ever get used to that".

We shopped and she bought me some clothes despite my objections, she also bought me shoes and toiletries which I have to say I was grateful for. She was a friend, a real friend. One I didn't realise I had missed. She was beautiful and I found myself envious of her even though I didn't want too. She had everything. Respect, a position, love and acceptance from her pack and a mate who would go to the ends of the earth for her. She laughed like she had never had a bad day in her life. No darkness in her eyes, just playfulness. I felt dull beside her as I came to that revelation. My shoulders dropped and she noticed my change of mood.

"Hey, you okay"? Anya said.

"Yeah I guess, maybe a little overwhelmed by everything".

She gave me a reassuring smile, told me I would get used to it and then asked me to wait outside while she went into a shop. She said she had a parcel to pick up for Liam and I didn't object. I just wanted some down time to take in my surroundings. As I was standing there day dreaming I felt someone behind me. I turned around and faced not one but two young werewolves staring at me like a pot of gold. I sniffed the air.... 'shit'... un mated.

I started to back up slowly, my defenses on high alert until one of the young men, the one closest to me with blonde hair and green eyes spoke...

'Im sorry if we frightened you miss, you must be the new girl, Violet'? I'm Brad and this is Mark' he said, pointing to the younger look a like next to him. Probably only a year younger than me.

"Mark's my younger brother, I'm 25 and he is 16. Everyone says we look the same"..

He held out his hand to shake mine and I took it. Letting out a long breath I hadn't realised I had been holding. I was holding a guys hand. This had never happened before and it felt weird. It wasn't weird when Demitri touched me though, but for the first time ever I was actually holding a guys hand. He squeezed my hand to offer me some reassurance, obviously noticing that I looked terrified. I coughed to clear my throat...

'Hi Brad, yes I'm Violet, but please call me Vi. I got here this morning'.

He grinned, seeming genuinely pleased that I had spoken to him until his brother Mark butted in with a playful tone.

"My brother is also a pack omega. He is one of the guards assigned by the Alpha to protect the pack"!

Brad elbowed him in the side, obviously embarrassed by his brother's admission. I thought it was cute and Mark seemed genuinely proud of his elder brother.

"Wow, that's such an achievement at your age as well, in my old pack you had to wait years to become a guard. You must be a good fighter".

Brad visibly blushed. Like, went so red I wouldn't know the difference between a beetroot and his face. He went to mush infront of me and couldn't meet my eyes. That's when I saw a hand on his shoulder that wasn't Mark's, this third intruder was going to be the bane of my life and he knew it!

Smirking whilst thumping Brad on the back, Alec said...

'Come on now Brad, dont let a little she wolf turn you all gewy inside'

Brad shot Alec a glare and they seemed to talk using the pack link with one another. Needless to say, neither one of them looked happy.

"Marking your territory Alec"? Brad said out loud.

Alec's smirk was wiped clean off his face as Anya slipped around the corner.

"Oh Vi, you have met Brad and Mark"

Her tone was playful and she could definitely see the showdown happening between the young wolves. She was such a little devil! She pinched Alec's arm

"OUCH ANYA"!!!!!!

as he let her passed. Anya, giving me a knowing look before turning round to the boys again...

"The Alpha will introduce Violet to the pack tonight so everyone will get a chance to talk to her then, calm down boys and stop dribbling everywhere".

She grabbed me by the arm and turned on her heels... flicking her hair in the process.

"GEEZ Vi!! You've been here three hours and already have the whole town, a guard and the beta after you..... you're gonna have to calm down your sexual prowess before I gotta start breaking up the fights round here".

I grimaced and squirmed under her playful glare. But I couldn't deny that deep deep down, it felt good to be wanted or noticed for the first time in my life. We both burst out laughing and started walking back to the pack house.

When we got back to my room she opened the parcel she told me she got for Liam. When she opened the box there was a beautiful floor length gown in scarlett red. She threw it at me and said..

"Guuurrrrlll I'm gonna make you so hot that Liam is gonna have a head ache breaking up the boys tonight".

"Ermm whatt"??!!!

I shouted, panic rolling off of me in waves which I'm sure she could smell. She leaned down and said 'Pack meeting tonight is all about welcoming you into the pack, that means you gotta look your best.

I groaned.... here we go.