See For Me [Editing slowly]

Chapter 2

I let out a sigh, "Yeah I know. Being near that asshole just makes me itch for a fight and your little friend was more than willing to give to me."

"Just be careful," she said. I recognized her as the girl from the table. "My name's Gypsy by the way."

"And I thought I was the only one with eclectic parents," I joked. "I'm Eden. Excuse the late introduction and the horrid behavior."

She let out a tinkle of laughter. "No problem Ede. My brother doesn't normally act like that though. I think it's the first time he's really been such a jerk so I'll apologize on his behalf," she said as we began climbing a set of stairs. She kept her grip on my arm firm as we ascended.

"Oh don't apologize, I'll fix his attitude problem," I assured.

"Maybe he could fix yours too," she teased speculatively .

"I'm not usually this heinous," I defended.

"Whatever," she said and warned me that we reached the last step before leading me around a few bends and knocking on a door. "We made it to my dad's office. Have fun," she joked.

The muffled words "come in" came so I opened the door and bowed my head as it closed.

"Alpha," I greeted.

"Hello, did you enjoy dinner?" he asked politely.

"Yes, it was delicious. Thank you for your hospitality. My name is Eden. I'm terribly sorry for my obnoxious behavior earlier and it will not happen again," I assured.

"Well it was certainly a spectacle," he chuckled. I heard the leather on his seat creak as he leaned back into it. I rushed to apologize once more but he cut me off, "Don't worry, it was entertaining to have someone put my son in his place. Normally he doesn't need it but you must have riled him some way that no one else can." Unless my ears were mistaken I was hearing praise in his tone.

"So what is it you would like to discuss?" he asked, settling down to business.

"Staying here until I'm eighteen. It's only three months."

"Why this pack?"

"I smelled you from four days away."

"That is quite the nose you have there."

"Yeah, I thought you were only one or two days away until I was hiking for four," I laughed.

"You were probably walking in circles." he chuckled.

I sighed. "Of course I was. Anyway that's my only reasoning. That and, no offense, you son makes me want to smack into line and I would take great pleasure in doing just that." My candid declaration was met by a silence that had me back tracking rapidly. "That was too much, I know, it just―"

"Came out?" he interrupted. I lowered my head and nodded. "It's fine. He's been pretty lazy and he doesn't have a mate so you two might up getting along spectacularly for all we know. And if you don't at least it will be entertaining.

"I suppose we could set you up with someone to room with. I know this is private, but considering you aren't truly a part of the pack it is something I need to know," he began cryptically. I braced myself for some form of questioning regarding my background but was knocked away by, "Have you had your first heat yet?"

Startled I choked out a "no" as fast as I could and began hacking violently having inhaled some spit.

"Are you okay?" he asked but I could hear his chair crinkling with his silent laughter.

"That just… wasn't… what I was expecting," I said, trying to sound like I hadn't just been coughing up a lung but it just came out as breathless gasps.

"And you're almost eighteen so it will probably be happening soon. If it does happen to come while you're staying here then tell the Luna and lock yourself in your room," he ordered, suddenly very serious. "We have a lot of unmated males that will jump at your heat," he warned. "Alright, that's all. I think I'll have you room with Gypsy."

I stood up and bowed, taking this as my dismissal. I headed straight out of the door and leaned against the wall, my chest heaving with the effort of containing my racing heart.

I knew I was late for a heat considering she-wolves could get them as soon as twelve years of age and most got it by fourteen. Of course there were still those girls who didn't get it until the latest at twenty years old but it definitely wasn't common.  I sighed as my heart rate finally leveled out and began thinking of how I would track Gypsy down.

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A/N: Another upload and I still have 25 word pages left! I thought I post this though.

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