As JoLynn looked out the window at the evergreen trees, she started to get nervous. What would it be like to return to her original pack? Would it be as horrible as when she left at barely 10 years old? Would she finally be fully accepted by the whole pack? Would she finally have the guts to tell anyone why she really left? She only hoped now that she was almost 18, and actually grown into her body, the tormenting would end finally.
JoLynn is the daughter of the Beta Kendrix Emil Masters and sister to the future Beta Lane Kendrix Masters. Be damned to those who wanted to keep her away from her family and made her life hell. Jo's parents had always wanted to defend her but she refused to use the power her father had. He would only tell her to give him the name of the people and he would handle the rest. They made the hard decision of letting her go live with her maternal grandparents at the Glacier Lake Pack, knowing it was the only way to make her happy.
"You ok over there? Want the window open?" asked Drake, a warrior from the Glacier Lake Pack. He had been coming to Gray Mountain anyways to visit his sister and new nephew. Her Uncle Jackson, the Alpha of Glacier Lake, had asked if Jo could tag along for the ride. This way there was someone to keep her safe and her mother could focus on her brother's return and Beta ceremony.
"I'm fine Drake. Thank you so much for driving me again." She went ahead and rolled down the window though, hoping the cool air would help calm her down. Her nerves were going haywire and she had no way of calming them down. Cool mountain air hit Jo's flushed face and instantly brought a calm over her. Smell of fresh rain and pine. Evergreen trees as far as the eye can see. Home.
"I know you had issues here before, but I hope the prospect of being with your family again is at least a little happy," he stated.
"Here is hoping the fact I finally grew into my tall, skinny body will keep the evil she-wolf bitches quiet," JoLynn replied. "I am very happy to be home with my family through, I've missed my siblings."
"Well I have watched you grow up these last 8 years and I'm pretty sure you could kick all their asses now!" laughed Drake. He turned off the highway onto the forest road to access the pack lands.
Jo snorted. "Thanks Drake. For the boost to my confidence, and helping me train so much these last 4 years. I know I was a pain sometimes, but I really appreciated it."
They rode the short distance on the forest road in silence. At the pack gate, the warriors waved them on, without even really looking at them. Alpha Alexander or her father must have told the guards they were arriving today. Drake turned onto the cobblestone entrance for the packhouse, winding through the trees before reaching the clearing containing the brick pack house. Once at the pack house, she grabbed her bags, thanked Drake, and headed straight to the 4th floor looking for her parents. JoLynn's aunt had helped her send a couple boxes of her stuff, so she was hoping her room was ready to go.
"Mama?" JoLynn called once she reached our family's floor.
"Ahhh! Jojo, my baby is home!" yelled her mother Aspen. She came around the corner from the small kitchen they had on the Beta floor. Most pack house residents just did everything in the pack house kitchen, but Aspen enjoyed baking and making her pups special meals on their birthdays. She asked to have a small kitchen added onto the floor when her father took over as Beta.
"Mom I'm the middle child, you still have 2 other babies after me."
"Yes but your younger brothers are stinky boys and you are my baby girl."
Jo laugh to herself. Aspen was always this way. She had younger identical twin brothers, Alder and Asher, but JoLynn was the youngest girl. Her older brother Lane had a fraternal twin sister, Leisha, but Jo had always been Aspen's baby girl. Not to say their mother didn't love all of them equally, but Lane and Leisha always had a stronger bond with their father.
"Did my boxes from Glacier Lake arrive yet?" she asked her mom.
"Yes, they got here yesterday and I already put everything away for you in your room. I also had the omegas freshly wash the clothes you put in the boxes. They had an odd smell so figured it was best to wash them," Aspen stated.
"Thank you mommy!" Jojo kissed her cheek and headed straight to her room. She was down at the end of the hallway by the back staircase. Her room was quiet with a large window that opened to let in lots of fresh air. She often slept with her window open because of her love of the cool mountain breeze on her face. She went inside and unpacked the remainder of her clothes and toiletries. After she was fully unpacked, JoLynn laid down for a nap after the long drive. Hoping to get a little shut eye before dinner. Tomorrow was going to be a long day and she wanted to be well rested for her brother's return.
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Grayson boarded the pack's private plane, heading home from their final location. His best friend and future Beta, Lane and he had been gone for a year and a half. Traveling to packs all over the world to become acquainted with different ways of running a pack and fighting styles. They had learned a few things they wished to implement at their pack, and even helped a few packs with some newer fighting techniques. Now, they were headed home to the Gray Mountain Pack to officially take over as Alpha and Beta from their fathers. This time tomorrow would be their ceremony and the beginning of their fathers' much earned retirements.
"Ready to finally go home man," asked Lane as he boarded and sat down across the aisle from Gray.
"Dude, you have no idea!" he replied. Gray was appreciative of the experiences and beautiful places they got to see, but he missed home. He missed the mountains and trees all around. Their last location was near the ocean and beautiful, but nothing beat the beauty of Gray Mountain.
"My mom messaged on our way to the airport," Lane stated, "my baby sister Jojo just got home today. I'm so excited for her to be back, need to make up for 8 years of annoying older brother."
"She got back just in time for the ceremony?" Gray asked more excited than he should have been. He hadn't seen Jo in nearly 8 years. Her family always went to visit her at the Glacier Lake Pack and Gray never thought to tag along. Why didn't he?
"Yes. When I talked to her last month, I convinced her to come home for it. Plus, I told her I would help her through her first shift and run," he replied.
Her first shift, Grayson thought, how was that possible? JoLynn was Lane's baby sister who used to race them with her long lanky legs. She actually gave them a run for their money, she was fast at the age of 10, but still clumsy. No way was she 18 and gaining her wolf. Something inside of him was telling Gray this was a good thing, Jo was back. Must have just been his wolf realizing an old friend was returning.
"It is crazy to think that she is 18. I swear she was just 10," he responded Lane.
"Dude, then we would still be 13. You always make it seem like she is 10 years younger than us, not 3 years," he replied.
"I know she is...just weird to think of her as having her wolf I guess." She will be having a mate soon as well, Grayson thought. This angered him, the thought of her with another man and he didn't know why. He could feel his wolf just below the surface and not happy. Maybe the Alpha in him just didn't like the fact of she may be mated to someone in another pack.
"Whatever dude, I'm getting some sleep on the flight. Wake me when we get back to the West Coast."
They both slept for the remainder of the 8 hour flight and oddly Gray kept thinking about Jo. Dreamt of what her body would be like now, all grown up. Her running and throwing her arms around him when they got to the pack house. He would hold her flush against his body so he could feel every inch of her body. "Alpha Gray," she whispered right before she smashed her lips against his. Her lips eagerly moving against Gray's while she wrapped her long, slender legs around his waist. He slipped his tongue into her eager mouth, while she moaned lightly. That's right baby, he thought, moan for -
"Alpha Gray," the co-pilot woke him up with a small shoulder shake, "we will be landing in 15 minutes."
"Thank you Maxwell." The co-pilot walked back up to the cockpit to prepare for landing, while Gray adjusted the hard-on that his dream gave him. That dream came out of nowhere, but he knew he wanted more of it. He wanted to know what it would really be like kissing her sweet lips and parting them with his tongue. What her body would taste like as he covered it with kisses and hickies all over. Making her moan his name softly and squirm under him as he brought her to an orgasm.
"That was a perfect snooze, but I am so ready to be home," Lane stated, bringing Gray out of his erotic fantasy.
"Ya it was." Gray did his best to calm down his libido. If he stood up with this erection, he would never hear the end of it from his best friend.
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JoLynn woke up the next morning, well rested and ready to spend time with the rest of her family. Her mom tried waking her for dinner last night but she slept straight through. After showering, Jo got dressed and headed to their small kitchen to grab some breakfast.
"Oh...Oh there she is...my almost birthday girl!" exclaimed her father. They were all fairly tall in her family, so her fathers 6'4" wasn't as intimidating to the family. He was intimidating as a Beta, but to his kids he was just a big softy. JoLynn's sister was the shortest at 5'8" with her twin and Jo's brother Lane the tallest at 6'6".
She hugged her dad, slouching her 6 foot frame slightly to put her head on his shoulder. "Hi daddy, its good to be home," JoLynn replied.
"I am so excited you made it back in time for us to share your first shift together. I can't wait to see the coloring of your wolf, see how fast you can run, and be able to mind-link with you," her dad started gushing. He gave her one last tight squeeze before letting Jo go to eat her breakfast.
She looked around the small kitchen table and saw her little brothers Asher and Alder sitting next to their mom. "Where is Leish? She already head to training or something?" she asked.
"Nope, she observed the patrols last night so she is asleep," stated her father, "She is trying to learn all aspects of the way packs work. Not knowing who she will be mated with, she may end up as a future Luna or Beta female or even a head warrior's mate."
"Smart. Plus, she was always really into the warrior strategies and fighting styles," JoLynn replied. She grabbed a small bottle of orange juice and a blueberry muffin her mother had just baked. "I'm gonna head and take a long walk in the woods, become reacquainted with our beautiful pack lands."
"Have fun sweetie," her mom replied. "Make sure you aren't gone too long. Grayson and Lane just landed and will be here soon. Also, Luna Everly and I will need a little bit of help with finishing the decorations for tonight's ceremony."
"Ok, I will make sure to meet you in the great hall by noon. Does that work?"
"Perfect!"
Author:Â Thank you everyone for giving His Sweet Luna a chance....It is only going to get better.