Grayson was sitting in his office, trying to stay calm and not go and lock JoLynn up in a safe room somewhere. He wanted to but couldn't without freaking Jojo out and revealing they are together. Granted by the note he had in his hand, someone already knew about them.
~Alpha,
I am very disappointed in you as an Alpha, don't you know you need a strong mate! I saw you with that pathetic excuse of a mate, ripping off her clothes and enjoying her by the creek. At first I thought you may have just been releasing some stress with the slut, then I realized the disgusting truth. This is your warning, get rid of your mate or I will. Her body will look like this lovely goat I left for you, I'm sure she will be lovely all cut and torn up. I suggest you reject her and have JoLynn on her way out of here and fast.
Whoever wrote this note had no idea who they were dealing with, Grayson wasn't going to take threats to his mate lightly. He also wasn't going to send her away or reject her ever. If anything was going to happen he was going to mate and mark her immediately, she may not be happy but he refused to leave her vulnerable. Cole was supposed to return to the pack within 2 days, the same day JoLynn was going to shift for the first time. Gray was going to have to pick Cole as his Gamma, he needed him to help keep an eye on JoLynn, from afar for the beginning.
You know we will have to tell Jojo and Lyra right, said Max.
No we don't, not yet. Once I come up with a plan, we can let Lyra know.
You better be right...I will not lose our mate! Max retreated back, obviously annoyed with Grayson. Did the dumb wolf really think he wanted to loose Jojo?
Gray had to figure out how to proceed, without raising too much suspicion. He made the guards swear to only involve him, at least until he told them otherwise. As much as he wanted to bring Lane into this, he would not handle his baby sister being threatened very well. Plus, he wanted to make sure this wasn't a sick joke.
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JoLynn tried to fall back asleep after her nightmare, but it wasn't happening. After tossing and turning for over 2 hours, she gave up at 6am and decided a run before training would help calm her nerves. She put on a pair of workout capris and a sports bra, that way she could run and go straight to training.
She took the shorter path at a light jog, this would take her about 30 minutes so still plenty of time before 7am start time. JoLynn wanted to link with Gray, but she didn't want to bother him while he had pack business. Knowing Grayson, he would come to her or link her the second he wasn't busy.
JoLynn finished up her run and went straight to the training building.
"Hey little sis, you going to join us for sparing today?" asked Lane. Lane came up behind Jojo and poked her in her ribcage.
"Not with you!" JoLynn replied, "you would hurt me and I really don't want to hurt before shifting."
"Leisha will spar with you. She enjoys sparing with the youngsters, before they get their wolf."
"Sweet, I'll go find her." JoLynn wandered off to look for her older sister, who was already setting up a mat. "Leish, would you spar with me? Lane would just hurt me and I actually want to get decent training in."
Leisha smirked at her little sister, "of course I will. I do not blame you, I don't even like training with Lane anymore."
The sisters set-up across from each other on the mat, in their ready stance. JoLynn was 4 inches taller than her sister, but she knew better than to underestimate her. Leisha was as tough, if not tougher than almost all the warriors in the pack. She started training at 12, as soon as their dad let her, and she never looked back.
JoLynn wasn't going to be the first to attack, she knew better than trying that against Leisha. She kept her eyes on her sister, knowing it was coming, and finally Leish came charging, aiming low to take out her legs first. JoLynn was ready though and jumped high, hurdling over her sister. Before Leisha could pivot and make another attack, JoLynn grabbed her from behind and pinned her to the ground.
"Dang girl, that was awesome. You sure gained some jumping skills in these last few years. I was thinking I could catch you off-guard and take out your legs."
"Drake, one of the warriors at Glacier, trained me a lot on it. He had always said with long ass legs like mine, that would be used against me."
Leisha thought for a second, "that makes sense. I guess I never thought of it that way though. May be something to pass along the the youngsters so they don't get taken by surprise."
The sisters continued to spar for a couple hours, each getting several pins in and neither being the dominate fighter. It was exactly what both of them needed, little bonding, little fighting, and a good workout.
"Alright little sis, I have to get ready for intense training. Lane is having us shift and everything today, so it is going to be a long rest of the day."
JoLynn hugged Leisha and decided to head back to the packhouse to shower and finally call her best friend, Layla. She made her way into her room for a nice long shower when she noticed something on her bed. She looked closely and saw a bouquet of flowers with a note that said 'to my one true mate'. Grayson was really trying to win me over, little did he know he already had, I was beginning to believe us being mates could be a good thing.
Jojo went to the bathroom and proceeded to take a nice long shower to relax her muscles. Not training in a couple weeks definitely made her sore after todays session. After washing her hair and body she stood under the stream, letting the warm water cascade down her naked body. She was imagining how nice it would be to shower with Gray, his wet naked body next to hers. That was something JoLynn would make sure happened, maybe sooner than later.
She finished up in the shower, brushed her hair out and braided it to keep the curly mass tamed. After getting dressed and finishing in the bathroom, she decided she would call Layla. It was about time she told her about the fact she had a mate and that it was her childhood crush.
"Hey Jojo! I was beginning to wonder if you forgot about me," answered Layla.
"Like I could forget my best friend, remember I don't really have friends here, just my family and some of my brother's friends who tolerate me."
"How is it going? Did you beat any of those bitches from when you were younger?" JoLynn had told Layla the whole story of her childhood and why she ended up at Glacier Lake. Layla was very understanding and had always said they should team up to beat down Delia and her friends.
"Its going ok I guess. Actually a couple of the people from school apologized to me, said they felt bad for what they said. I was actually nice to bury the hatchet with some of them. Delia is still a total bitch and even got a little physical with me."
"Oh hell no! I'm finding a way over to Gray Mountain, going to teach that little bitch a lesson!"
JoLynn was laughing in her head at her ferocious friend, "Layla you are like 5'4", so I kind of wanna see you try. Granted Delia isn't as tall as me, but she is still taller than you." Layla would be able to hold her own against Delia for a bit, but Delia would fight dirty.
"Well, you just say the word and I'll be there."
"Got it, but I intend to handle the bitch on my own. I did call for another reason though." JoLynn left it at that, wanting to hear what Layla thought it was first.
"Well I know you are 18 now, so maybe you shifted but I think you would have told me already. Did you get lucky enough to score some hottie for a mate? Maybe a warrior or something that can protect you from dumbass Delia."
"You are right, I have not shifted yet. My wolf, Lyra, suggested waiting a few days to get totally comfortable with the idea. I will be shifting on Saturday evening though." JoLynn paused trying to think of how to tell her best friend the next part.
"So...Oh, you did meet your mate, didn't you!"
Jojo giggled, "Yes, you are correct. I have officially met my mate, literally an hour after I turned 18. I will say he is for sure a hottie and I am extremely lucky to say the least."
Layla screamed for a solid 2 minutes in her ear, JoLynn was sure she was going to be deaf for the rest of the day. "I can't believe it! What's his name? Did you know him before? Is he ranked in the pack? Like how much of a hottie? Are you going to have to beat girls off of him with a stick he's so sexy?"
"Holy cow Layla, so many questions. He is the sexiest man I have ever seen, I honestly probably will have to beat people off with a stick. I did know him before, he is actually friends with my brother Lane. And as for the other questions..." JoLynn paused for a second for dramatic effect. "His name is Grayson and he is the Alpha of our pack. He has literally known me since I was born and I have had a crush on him since I was probably 6."
There was a silence on the other end of the phone, Layla was actually speechless for the first time ever. She was trying to figure out what words to say. Her best friend in the whole world was going to be the Luna of one of the strongest packs in the U.S. "So you are mated to the Alpha. You brat! You are so lucky. I can't believe you are going to be a Luna. My best friend is a LUNA!!!"
"Ok, that is enough. I am not the Luna yet, we are still getting reacquainted with each other after all these years. Plus, I just gained my wolf and he just took over as Alpha, so no one knows yet. Well not no one. My Aunt Everly, Grayson's mom, figured it out by how he looked at me and now you know."
"Oh my goddess, Jojo, I am so excited for you. I have to come out and visit you. Meet your mate and maybe find one of my own since it hasn't happened here yet."
"Sure. Let me check with my mom when would be best, you can stay with us on the Beta floor. I'll check with Gray as well to make sure he is here."
"Yeah! I can't wait. I better let you go, my dad keeps pestering me to get some training done but I'm lazy."
JoLynn laughed at her bestie, "go and just do it, it's actually fun. I'll talk soon."