"Alright get up." Theo ordered. He had marched in to the room at exactly two the afternoon according to the alarm clock that rested on his side desk, just after I had gotten freshly clean and dry. I raised an eyebrow at him before standing up, dusting off the shorts Theo had offered me before I went to shower.

"What is happening?" I asked as he was shuffling through his wardrobe. We haven't spoke much since I had finally felt the connection, it was surreal. Personally, I'm keeping my distance, he is still the enemy-- I mean he still is the same person who kidnapped me from my family.

Soon enough he emerged from his wardrobe with a large jumper of his.

"Put this on." He commanded, throwing the jumper at me to catch-- which due to the lack of wolfsbane in my system, I caught.

I haven't been ejected with wolfsbane for the past three days and it is slowly leaving my system. It must be taking long due to the amount that was ejected in me in the first place, not mentioning the multiple other times I've been ejected.

Finally, I can shift again and I can hear my wolf-- wishing I wasn't as all she can talk about is Theo--

'Have you seen him? He's like a bloody godd--'

But I am weaker than usual as the effects of the wolfsbane were still lingering in my system.

"What is happening?" I repeated as I threw the jumper on the bed. I was fine with what I was wearing at the moment-- a pair of Theo's sweatpants and a one of his vests that hung loosely on my body due to the difference in size.

Theo glared at the jumper that laid strewn on the bed, before looking back at me.

"You've been locked in here for too long, you need some fresh air." He grabbed the jumper and pushed it in to my grasp. I raised an eyebrow at the man as he strolled off to his couch, his back facing me.

I raised an eyebrow at him, was he really trusting me enough to let me run free in the woods? It is one of the things that my wolf has been begging for-- excluding the touch of our mate.

'Oh for god sake, one kiss.' She whined. I rolled my eyes mentally at my wolf.

Needy.

Theo walked straight to the door, which had already had a brand new lock on it after he busted it down-- eager much? He unlocked it and opened the door wide, wide enough for me to stroll right through.

Could this be my chance to run? My chance to finally make my way home? As if Theo was reading my mind, he stood in front of the door, my way to escape disappearing.

"Don't think about running, I got people guarding every exit." He smirked, before walking out of the way and gesturing me through the door.

So obviously there is a lack of trust between us.

My steps were heavy, this would be the first time I would of been out of his room-- besides moving from the attic.

This had been the first time I properly looked at the hallway, how high the celling was, how many rooms there were. The Alpha's being the one with the big double doors, greedy much?

As Theo and I made our way downstairs, I looked around more. The pack house was truly beautiful, and much more bigger than my own. Everything seemed to glister like it had just been swiped clean, I could almost see my reflection in the metal cylinder banister as I walked down the spiral stairs.

I would never mind living in a house like this, but not like this. Not locked up in one room.

We were finally downstairs, and no one was around. The hallway was empty, almost ghost-like. Once again, as if Theo had read my mind, he spoke; "Everyone is either at work, or at school. It's a Friday." I looked at my mate, he was beautiful.

Truly beautiful, sometimes so beautiful that I forget that he is a rival and that I should just jump his bones.

It would be so much easier if our packs didn't hate each other, I wouldn't feel guilty every time I think of kissing him. I sighed as we both walked through the garden, their garden was humongous, and it lead straight to the woods.

Almost instantly, Theo had shifted in to a giant black wolf, and he was beautiful. I had never seen Theo in his wolf form and I had never expected to be so amazed at him in his wolf form.

He was massive.

I didn't shift instantly, I slowly made my way to Theo, bending down to my knees. His eyes were incredible, a sharp light blue that complimented his dark fur. I lifted my hand, stroking the top of his head, down the his ears.

Looking at him, I felt fed up fighting the pull between us, I felt fed up with the rival between the packs. As I looked at my mate, I felt as if hating him was pointless, he admitted to being as terrible as he is described, he admitted instantly. The only thing he denied was killing my uncle, Lane. And while I thought about it, it wasn't proved that it was actually Theo, no one had actually seen Theo kill Lane, it could have easily been someone from his pack or anyone from anywhere for that matter.

I was too lost in my thoughts that I hadn't realized that Theo was nudging my hand with his head, looking out to the woods. I let a smile slip on my face as waited for me to shift so we could run together.

I moved away from Theo, shifting in to my wolf. I wasn't the most impressive she-wolf. I was a light maroon colour, some patches lighter than others making it look like I had highlights. I wasn't as big as Theo, I was actually quite small, but that only meant that I worked harder with my strength as I shouldn't be so depended on my size during a fight.

When he was close enough, Theo nuzzled his head in my neck. It felt nice, it was the only romantic connect we have had, it felt natural. The nuzzling had carried on for a while, but after that we had went off in to the woods together.

I wanted to push him back and keep my distance, I really did-- I really didn't.

It felt incredible to run, I felt free. I looked to my side and noticed that Theo was having just as much as I was running after a while. The wind flew through the thick fur I had, as I ran pass the trees.

Theo was much faster than me, and while there was still a faint trace of wolfsbane in my system, I run slightly slower than usual.

We had ran for quite awhile, but we soon stopped, knowing that people would be arriving from school any moment and nor Theo and I were ready to introduce me to the pack.

Was I ever going to be ready? I haven't even accepted him yet.

When we got back to the garden, we had instantly shifted back-- our clothes already on as both our packs were enchanted by witches. It was like a armor of some sort.

Fancy shit I know.

As Theo led me to his room, I thought back to what I was thinking about before our run, about him.

I felt terrible, very terrible. I haven't been the best mate, I tried stabilizing my own mate so I could run away from him after-- not exactly mate material if you ask me.

"Do you want anything before I go? I have some pack business to take care of before the children arrive from school." Theo spoke as I walked through the room I knew too well.

He stood in the doorway, he looked handsome as he waited for my answer. I walked closer to him, our bodies almost touching. I wasn't sure where all this courage came from, but I wasn't complaining. He wasn't expecting it either, but I stood on my tiptoes as I lightly pressed my lips on the corner of his, letting my kiss linger on his cheek.

"No, I'm alright thank you." I quickly turned around, instantly feeling silly. What was that?

But instead of leaving like I had hoped, Theo has gripped my waist, spinning me around so I was facing him. Our noses were touching and our eyes were connected. He bent his head down, our lips pressed against together. Sparks were erupting all over my body and our bond had increased. It was the best kiss I had ever had.

Our lips moved in sync and while a part of me knew it was wrong and saw him as the enemy, it felt like this was where I belonged. His hands that rested on my waist lightly massaged the skin, breaking me from my thoughts.

I was the first to pull away, I looked at Theo whose eyes had a narrowed focus on my lips.

"You should go get that pack business done." He shook his head, holding my waist tighter.

"It can wait." He kissed me once again, but before it could go any further I had pulled away much to my displeasure.

I couldn't feel like this, I shouldn't. I was disrespecting my family doing this, hell I was disrespecting Uncle Lane.

"No, it can't. Go." I pulled away from his grip which had loosened, a little part of me-- that continues to grow bigger-- only begs he doesn't take this as rejection.

I walked towards the bed and made no effort to look back at him when I heard the door shut behind me.

I stopped and started towards the door with a raised eyebrow-- I heard no click. I tried the door and to my surprise--

-- It was unlocked.

My mind didn't ponder, I immediately shut the door and made my way to the bed again.

While I knew this was wrong, I knew I shouldn't be sleeping with the enemy but I wasn't ready to let everything go just yet.