The Lone Wolf

~~SIX~~

I cradle her cheek in my palm, and she sighs.

"It's okay...I want to meet them..." She murmurs.

"You sure?" I ask, and she nods.

I smile, taking her hand in mine and slowly lead her down the stairs, she stays close behind me, hiding a bit from the guests she'll soon meet. As we reach the bottom, she stops and attempts to cover the faint scar over her right eye, and I automatically stop her.

"You don't have to hide behind your hair flower, you are beautiful."

Her blush makes me grin, and we continue through the kitchen and head towards the living room, my little mate staying mostly behind me. The voices turn to shushed whispers as we close in at the entrance, at I can see my mother is about to explode out of her chair as I edge around the corner.

"Guys, this is Fleura."

I gently coax her out from behind my back, and she squeezes my hand tightly as she peeks at the small crowd in front of us. My moms face turns into that familiar sappy, melting one that she has whenever she sees a newborn pup, or an actual puppy. And I can't blame her, Fleura is adorable...

Fleura glances at my mom for a moment before turning to the others nervously, no doubt feeling the immense power radiating of all of them combined. For a wolf who's only met a Gamma, being in the same room as an Alpha, Luna, and the Beta pair, along with her Gamma mate must be a bit overwhelming. So when she leans into my chest, I curl an arm around her protectively. I know that no one in this room would even think about hurting her, but if it helps her feel safe I'll do it.

"Hello dear, my name is Nayely Jackson. It's so lovely to meet you."

My mom smiles softly as she walks up to us, noticeably holding back her excitement over meeting Fleura.

"Hello Miss Jackson..."

My mom chuckles. "You don't have to be so formal darling, just call me Nay, or Ellie."

~She is so precious baby...I can hardly stand it!!~ Mom internally squeals through the mind link.

~I know mom...she's perfect...~

Fleura nods, and looks up to see Jessica and Amy behind my mom.

"I'm Luna Jessica and this is Amy, but you can just call me Jess. It's really nice to meet you."

My mate shakes the brunettes hand as well as Amy's, and a bit of pride swells in my chest.

"And I'm Alpha Jacob, and this is Beta Paul. It's a pleasure to meet you Miss Fleura."

She gives my Alpha and Beta a small smile, and they decide not to hold out their hands like the rest, probably noticing that she's more timid around them than anyone else in the room.

~Who knew that the gruff, no nonsense Gamma that pushed warriors to their limits would end up with such a shy mate?~ Paul snickers internally, and Jacob laughs.

~I guess the saying really is true, opposites do attract..~

I let an irritated growl through the mind link, making sure that a single bit of it doesn't leak out into the room. I don't recall having ever growled in front of Fleura, but I'm not going to start now when she is already so anxious.