After speaking to Delia the other day, Keila started trying to come up with a strategy for getting JoLynn out of the pack. Her cousin, Macklin, was a warrior in the Glacier Lake Pack where JoLynn's uncle was the Alpha. It had been a while since they had seen each other. After her aunt, his mother, was killed, they didn't talk to him much, but Keila was sure he will help. She pulled out her cell and gave him a call.
"Hello?" answered Macklin.
"Hey Mack, it's Keila. Do you have a second to talk?" Keila replied.
"Hey cousin Keke, of course I have a second to talk. I'm on night patrol so I will be heading to bed in an hour to be ready for later. What's up with you?"
"Not much, but I am hoping you can help me with a problem that has come up here."
"Ooooo...I love solving problems, especially if I get to use my fists when I do."
Keila was trying to think of the best way to put this, just to make sure he would want to help and not think Delia needed to give up. She knew her aunt and uncle, Mack's parents, were fated mates and he had always liked the idea of meeting his mate as well. Maybe if she said Delia was Lane's mate he would be willing to help.
"My best friend Delia is having an issue with her mate and I'm hoping you can get me some help with her mate's sister. Delia is mated to our new Beta, Lane Masters, who is the nephew of your Alpha and Gamma. She had issues with his little sister when we were younger and now Lane will not mate with her. He is talking about rejecting her if Delia and JoLynn don't get along, so I'm hoping maybe you have some dirt on JoLynn from her time at Glacier Lake."
"You want me to get you dirt on my mate?" questions Mack.
"YOUR MATE???"
"Well, I know she will be my mate, but she left before her 18th birthday, so there was no mate bond yet. I have been in love with her since she was 15 years old and had just been waiting for her to come of age to mate with her. Do you know if she has shifted or anything yet? I know she turned 18 a few days ago."
"Wow, not how I was expecting this to go. I don't really understand what you see in her, but maybe we can come up with some idea to get her back to you."
"Let me check a few things here to see if I can get a few days off. Once I know when I can get out there, we can make a full plan then," Mack said.
"Ok, that sounds like a plan. Message me once you find out if you get the leave."
"Got it. Talk soon, Keke."
Keila ended the call with Macklin, feeling better that they could get JoLynn out of the way. She decide to go find Delia and tell her what was going on.
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My love how about we take a walk along the trails, just the 2 of us. Grayson linked.
Mmmm...I like the sound of that. I'll meet you at the forest edge in 10 minutes.
See you then, my sweet Luna. Perfect. Gray was excited to have some alone time with Jojo. They had an amazing night after her birthday dinner, but he had been so busy with Alpha duties the last 3 days he hadn't seen Jo at all. Gray had been dying to give her another earth-shattering orgasm. The night of her birthday, he had given her her first and second orgasm. Her legs shook uncontrollably the first time and the second time her legs held his mouth in place like a vice. Gray had been dreaming about that night ever since, anticipating the next time he would get a chance to be with her and taste her.
Grayson started to make his way towards the forest and trails from the warrior training building. He spotted JoLynn coming from the packhouse. She looked beautiful in a pair of denim capris, black tank top, and her black hiking sandals. Her hair in a high messy bun as always, even as kids she would do anything to keep her hair out of her face and contained. Grayson cannot understand how she didn't think she was drop dead gorgeous. How she never had a boyfriend at Glacier Lake Pack. He hated not understanding that part of her life. It was time to get to know more about his mate, or at least the part of her he missed out on.
Gray had reached the edge of the forest and trails area but walked ahead more so people couldn't see Jo and him meet-up. Not even 5 minutes later, she was there with him, grabbing his hand and pulling him along the trail towards the creek.
"I hope you are having a good day, Alpha." She smiled up to her mate and he felt the mate bond pulling him closer, placing a small kiss on her lips.
"My day was fair, but it is amazing now that I am with you, my Luna."
They continued on their walk, making small talk about random things like movies and food. Gray remembered her favorite food was macaroni and cheese with bacon, and she was not a fan of spinach, which hadn't changed in the 8 years apart. She remembered Gray loved homemade chocolate chip cookies, the ones their moms made every Christmas. In some ways it did not seem like any time at all had passed. Once they came upon the creek, Grayson pulled JoLynn along to the boulders that lined the creek. They sit next to each other on a large, flatter rock, keeping their fingers intertwined with each other's.
"I have always loved this creek. I missed sitting along the edge when I was at Glacier, granted the lake there was amazing too, but it wasn't home."
"I couldn't agree more, my love. All those amazing places your brother and I traveled to and I still just wanted to be home. The mountains and forest are so beautiful here, add the creek running through it. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else." Gray put his hand under her chin and tipped it upwards for a kiss. It was quick but full of love. "Not to mention, my beautiful and amazing mate is here."
JoLynn's cheeks started to blush, "I highly doubt I was a draw for coming back home, you didn't even know we were mates yet."
"You being my mate may not have brought me back, but it will definitely keep me here forever." She smiled and turned her face away embarrassed. "So Jojo, I invited you out here so we could catch up without prying eyes. Learn about the 8 years we were apart. Get to know each other better like you asked."
"That sounds like a good plan; maybe I can even dig up some dirt on my dear sweet Laney."
"Oh, I may love you my sweet, but I can't break the bro-code and share Lane's secrets."
She giggled, "Some mate you are..." Grayson tickled her sides for a bit of payback.
If he was going to get to know her, he might as well bring up the awkward conversations now while she was somewhat open and happy. "JoLynn, there was something you said the other night that I wanted to clarify."
"Ok, what do you want to know?"
Gray took a deep breath, "you had said that you were inexperienced and it was because you weren't pretty or liked enough. Did you really never have a boyfriend at Glacier Lake?"
JoLynn dropped her head and stared at her feet, "I have not been with another man in any romantic way at all until you." Grayson felt terrible bringing this up, he did not like seeing her so sad, but he needed to know.
"I'm sorry if this is uncomfortable, I'm just trying to understand. You are funny, smart, caring and you take my breath away. How could no one have tried to date you? Was it your uncles?"
"Well, you think I'm all those things because of the mate bond, but I'm sure if it wasn't for that you would feel different. I would still be Lane's silly, annoying little sister you had to put up with."
"No Jojo, mate bond or no mate bond. I have always thought you were amazing. I never saw you as the annoying little sister, I only saw you as my friend who was one of the nicest, funniest people I knew. I pretty sure all the unmated wolves at Glacier Lake are blind to have missed that."
"Well, you do have to remember some of them are my cousins, so that is a little weird." They both laughed at the thought. "I think I just gave off a vibe I wasn't worthy or interested. At least it seemed that way with the warriors."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I was friends with a couple of my cousins' friends, but they stopped talking to me shortly after they went into warrior training. It wasn't like I expected them to want to date me or anything, but they did everything to stay away from me. The only guy that talked to me after that, besides my family, was someone named Mack. He was a few years older, but was always nice to me whenever I saw him."
"Kind of like an older brother type?"
"Not necessarily." JoLynn seemed a little uneasy as she was speaking, "he was a little clingy sometimes. He would say things about being mates and I was so beautiful. He said once I turned 18 he would mate and mark me that night." Grayson's blood was starting to boil, someone else thought they could have his mate. He didn't want to overreact too much, he wanted Jojo to keep sharing information, but he was pissed. The more Gray had on this Mack guy, the better.
"Well, I am happy he was wrong about being mates. I am not a fan of how clingy he gets with you." Reaching around the back of JoLynn, he pulled her closer to his side. Grayson nuzzled her ear with his nose, breathing in her scent deeply. "Only I am allowed to be clingy with my Luna," he whispered while kissing her neck and cheek.
JoLynn moaned lightly with each kiss he gave her, she was starting to like this mate thing. She turned her head towards Gray and smashed her lips against his. Jojo pulled away slightly, "I don't mind clingy, as long as it is from my Alpha." She moved to straddle his lap, Gray's hands sliding up her thighs and grasping her plump ass in his hands. Gray kissed his way along her jawline, sucking on the spot he hoped to mark any day now. This drew louder moans out of his mate. It was a good thing they were in the woods and not his office or living room.
Grayson pulled at the hem of her shirt, desperately wanting to feel her bare skin in his hands. JoLynn leaned back and took her tank top off over her head. Gray quickly took his shirt off before pulling her back into his arms, feeling her smooth skin against his. The tingles he got all over his body when they touched were getting more intense with every day. He could only hope she was feeling the same thing, enjoying the mate bond growing between them.
Something was telling Gray he should stop and look around the area, but he couldn't let go or stop kissing his sweet Luna. He was enjoying her moans and body too much to care if someone may have seen them together.