Trick or treat

The airplane ride was a lot calmer but Luke and I weren't. We were talking practically the entire time. There are a few gaps in my memory which i'm guessing is from falling asleep. The journey seemed to be shorter.

I questioned Luke about what my dad said. He gave me the bare minimum of the story; My dad knows about werewolves, knows we're mates and he knows Jack. He just causally dropped that bombshell. There was a baby in front of us and people sleeping so I couldn't shout at him for not telling me sooner. I simply closed my eyes, counted to 10 and took deep breaths. It's meant to help. It didn't, biggest load of shit ever. Instead I took satisfaction in knowing that I can kill him when we get home.

The thought of living with Luke, living with the pack. Seeing Bonnie, Aaron and Zack again. Being the Luna that they deserve, there is something about it that just seems right. Sure i'm still struggling to find myself but I have a feeling that they'll help me along the way.

HOLY SHIT I'M MOVING IN WITH LUKE.

We're going to be sharing a house, a bathroom, a bed. I don't know how long i'll be able to resist temptation, I don't know how long more i'll be a unicorn. Also I don't know how much longer Luke can control Damien not to mention himself. I know he's trying but he's a guy. I know that's a stereotype but he's a hormonal werewolf, normally they mate as soon as they meet. So him waiting this long, never pressuring me is just mind blowing. He deserves a pat on the back but I think he would rather be rewarded in different way.

We landed on American soil at approx. 08:00 UK time but here it's 03:00. The wind was blowing and the sky lit by the moon. The cool winter air caught my bare arms, I shivered, quietly cursing myself for not wearing something warmer. Walking down the aircraft steps, and admittedly stumbling a few times I had the chance to take in the view. A real 'stopping to smell the roses' kind of moment. I watched one plane after another, the trees swaying in the wind and the people happy to be home and I just thought to myself how lucky am I? I've been to war and lived to tell the story. I had the pleasure of knowing some of the bravest soldiers that the world has ever seen, in my opinion anyway. I also have two families, two homes. I have the Military that will always hold a special place in my heart and then I have the pack. These people who have accepted me as one of their own.

"Princess you coming or do I had to throw you over my shoulder?"

Luke's hot breath fanned the shell of my ear, causing another surge of shivers to run through my body, but these were different a good different. He liked to get close and whisper to me. It intensifies the affect he has on me. He knows exactly how to make my head spin and my heart race.

Luke noticed just how cold I was, we couldn't stop on the tarmac so he just pulled me close. His abnormal body heat coming in handy at this point in time. Walking up the stairs he gave me just enough room to safely climb the stairs but we were still close enough that people could make a link connecting us. We came to a small café inside the airport which was practically deserted, I sat down as Luke went to buy himself something. Using the long sleeves of Luke's jumper, which he draped around my shoulders, I wrapped myself in a little cocoon of warmth and aftershave.

"Here this should warm you up"

I glanced at the steaming coffee cup in front of me then up at Luke. He was supporting a bed head and a sleepy smile but he still looked like a god. He took his seat, while yawning he spoke in a quiet voice.

"Just drink it"

"Bu-" He cut me off before I could remind him that I don't drink tea or coffee.

"Trust me"

With a huff and a roll of my eyes I brought the cup to my lips, preparing myself to be met with the bitter taste of coffee or a warm milky tea. Both making my stomach turn but instead my taste buds exploded. It was a warm, creamy hot chocolate that would just make you drool.

I heard Luke chuckle so I looked up. His laughing stopped but his smile never faltered.

"I never thought i'd be jealous of a cup.......You know you look beautiful"

With my airplane hair, sweats, his big hoodie and half closed eyes I highly doubt it but that didn't stop the pink tint that coated my cheeks. It wasn't what he said but the way he said it. The fact that he paused, his eyes twinkled, his smile widened and held his breath before he said it. That made my heart flutter.

After hailing a cab and 30 minutes of drifting in and out of sleep, cuddled next to Luke we arrived at our house. Luke opened the door, we dropped our bags beside the couch. I was just about to sit down when Luke grabbed me and pulled me on top of him. I was planking him. That's the only way to describe it.

"How come you always pull me on top of you? Even when we're sleeping?"

He took a deep breath but never opened his eyes. I rested my head on his chest, letting his heart beat sooth me while I patiently waited for his reply.

"I can't sleep otherwise. When we lie down you wrap our legs together and rest on my chest, that's perfect. I can see you at all times, I can feel you and I know you're safe. But when we're asleep it's different. You can easily roll away or leave. Having you on top of me gives me piece of mind. It keeps Damien satisfied and also my scent rubs off on you during the night which is a bonus. Believe it or not, it makes me feel safe."

That answer made me smile. Sleepy Luke is adorable. His voice is soft and he's vunurable. He isn't the big strong Alpha. He's just like me, scared and confused but wants to make this work. I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.

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"Luke? Lexi? What the fu-? When did you two get back? What happened?"

"Shut up Aaron, she's asleep."

I was woken up by the sound of two voices but I kept my eyes closed and listened to their conversation. I felt Luke shift under me before he spoke up

"I think it's going to work Aaron. I think I can finally be happy....... with her."

"Did you show her?"

"No not yet"

I was getting curious but before anything more could be said I heard Bonnie. I opened my eyes only to be met with a face full of hair. She had dived straight in for a hug, regardless of the fact that i'm laying on top of Luke. Aaron pulled her back as I sat up just to be pulled into Luke's chest. I wiped my eyes, pulled his hoodie closer to me and leaned into Luke. We told them everything that they needed to know and Aaron gave his brief pack report.

Luke and Aaron went to the pack house while Bonnie and I unpacked. Luke had cleared half of his wardrobe for me. I hadn't asked him to I just went into the room and found it. We had never talked about living together before so all my clothes were still in the shopping bags. I began hanging everything up with Bonnie's 'help'. She sat on the bed eating sweets that I had bought in Heathrow Airport.

"You and Luke were made for each other"

I chuckled and folded another one of my tops "That's how it works"

She threw a pillow at me.

"Not all mates connect the way you two do. Mostly it's polar opposites who are put together to balance each other out, which I guess you two kind of are but your not. I mean when we walked in here you just looked at the wardrobe and smiled. He didn't say anything, hell he's not even here but you get each other. I bet he hasn't even asked you to move in with him yet but it's just implied. Just by the way you two act and your actions. You completely understand each other. It's amazing."

Bonnie really just says the most random things ever. She laid back on the bed and let out a whine.

"What am I going to wear tonight?"

I closed the wardrobe, leaned against the frame and raised an eyebrow."What's going on tonight?"

She shot up and gaped at me. "What do you mean 'what's going on tonight'?

She tried to mock my voice but failed miserably and I burst out laughing.

"It's Halloween. Every year there's a huge Halloween Party and because we're the higher ranked in the pack we have to show our faces. You have to dress up."

"What? Why didn't Luke tell me? Why did you wait so damn long? Can I just go as a stressed out, confused human?"

She chuckled at me and then went through my closet. I give up. I just sat on the floor, i'm so tired and hungry. I guess jet lag is setting in. Which is unusual for me but nothing is normal around these idiots.

Bonnie threw her head over her shoulder and looked quizzically at me. Has she never seen a girl on the floor before?

"I guess he was distracted."bThe wiggle of her eyebrows portrayed exactly what she was trying to say. Are they all horndogs?

"Oh and it starts at 8 so you have just over three hours."

And that's when I started to panic. Luke and I must have slept throughout the day, I only woke up an hour ago. Party means people, people means staying awake and socialising. People is a mixture of males and females. After last time i'll be keeping an eye on every short skirt and orange tint. Seeing as it's Halloween there will be a lot of slutty outfits. There will be humans and not so human humans like Luke. So his Alpha title won't mean much to half of them there. I need food to deal with this shit.

I got up and left Bonnie do what she does best to make food. Forget a salad i'm craving Mac and Cheese. So I walked back into the room to be met with Bonnie dancing in front of a mirror wearing a red tutu. I noticed an open box on the bed. I've learned not to question it.

"I know what i'm going to be." She was ecstatic. I finished my bowl of Mac and Cheese while she pulled out various items from the box. To be quite honest it lead me to believe that they're into some kinky things.

But as soon as she held up that red cape it was like a light bulb went off. I ran to the shower as Bonnie started getting ready. Luke's ensuite bathroom is huge, there's a walk in shower, a bath and the essentials like a toilet and a sink. The shower could fit at least five people and had various settings. I didn't want to undress and get into the shower, I was cold but as soon as I was under the water I didn't want to get out.

I thought it was going to be a quick 10 minute shower like i'm used too but it was slightly longer. I had connected my phone to speakers that I found in Luke's room. I was quite content singing along, washing my hair and shaving under my arms. That was until my peaceful alone time was interrupted by a loud banging on the door.

"Alex have you washed your hair?" I turned down the music down "um yeah."

"Well get out then"

"No Bonnie I'll be out in 15 minutes"

"Get out now"

"No"

"Get out, get out, get out, get out. We don't have much time."

She continued to bang on the door. I turned the shower off, and rested my head on the tile wall before wrapping a towel around myself. I opened the door to be met with a smiling Bonnie. She pushed me back inside the bathroom and shut the door.

"Hey I don't thing Luke or Aaron would be happy about this. I'm flattered but I only swing one way."

She looked at me and then sat me on the edge of the bath.

"Oh har har har. Sit in the bath and put your leg up without flashing me please."

Well that is one of the more unusual requests i've gotten. I was going to make a joke but the look on her face told me not too.

"Come on we only have 30 minutes to get this done. You were half an hour in the shower. It's going to take me an hour and a half to get your hair done because you just have so damn much of it. Then 30 minutes each for make-up and getting dressed."

It would only take Bonnie to only be organised when it comes to a party. I noticed her hair was in a bow. Like an actual bow, she must have made a bun and then wrapped a piece of hair down the middle. It's quite cute. I guess it's for her costume.

"And what exactly are we doing for 24 minutes now?" She lifted her hand and I noticed she was holding white strips.

"Waxing your legs. It's way better than shaving and lasts longer, plus they'll be silky smooth."

Waxing? Oh no, no. I shave that's it. Shaving is Less time consuming and perfect for military lifestyle. Before I could say anything she ripped off the first strip. No countdown, no warning, nothing. I let out a squeak and a string of curse words.

She chuckled "I thought I was meant to be the mouse tonight and come on Ms. Marine you can handle the pain."

She's going as Minnie Mouse. That makes sense now, the hair and the red tutu.

20 pain staking minutes later I was left with legs as soft as a babies bottom. It wasn't as bad as I was expecting it to be but it wasn't pain free either. I don't get why people willingly do this on a regular basis.

Bonnie swiftly moved me in front of the mirror which was basically a huge vanity and pulled out a stool that I had never noticed. She sat me down and started blowdrying my hair. I got her to turn the music up first. We sang along while she tried a few hairstyles. First she straightened it, curled it, then braided it. At one stage I had pigtails. I refused to tell her who or what I was going as. In the end I stood up and took out whatever she had done. I grabbed a few clips and pinned back my side fringe, with a small bump for volume. I brushed out the curls until I was left with waves and then messily tied it up in a ponytail. To finish it off I grabbed a red ribbon and put it in my hair.

Next on Bonnie's long to-do list was getting dressed. We walked into the bedroom and I took out a strapless black skater dress, white knee high socks and red boots. I laid them out on the bed and a voice startled me.

"Little Red Riding Hood? I LOVE IT. So will Luke."

Bonnie walked back into the room with her outfit. She had a long sleeved black crop top in her hand and I noticed that she added white dots and a black ribbon to the tutu. She wore the same boots as me except black.

She began my make-up. She lined my lips before adding a bright red lipstick. I want to keep it simple so she did a black smoky eye and some eyeliner. That was it. I was done.

Bonnie on the other hand. She had a black heart on her nose, whiskers, glittery red eyes, winged eyeliner and red lips that matched her tutu.

"We're meeting the guys there." I've noticed that Bonnie likes to make an entrance.

Just as I was about to walk out the front door Bonnie sprayed me with perfume. I was choking while she locked up.

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It wasn't long before we arrived. The Party was in full swing. I could feel the vibrations of the music pumping from inside. I could smell the alcohol and we're not even at the front door yet. I'm not a big drinker and I just hope they don't get bladdered tonight. I do not want to be babysitting 4 drunk werewolves tonight.

I lost Bonnie at the front door. Walking around I was trying to dodge as many drunks as I could. People were grinding on the dance floor. In the kitchen people were playing drinking games. I don't even want to imagine what was going on upstairs.

I was approaching the front door, needing some fresh air when someone pinched my butt. Thinking it was a drunk guy I went to punch him but instead my back was steered into a wall and I was staring into Luke's eyes.

"Relax Princess it's just me" he whispered huskily, giving my butt a pat to make up for the pinch. The pat turned into a caress and I felt my tummy start to tingle. The temperature was increasing by the second.

I slapped his hand away, ignoring his protesting grunt. "Not now, Luke! We're surrounded by people..."

"No," he smirked, dipping his head and allowing his warm breath to wash over the exposed skin of my neck and shoulders. "We're surrounded by ghosts, vampires, and zombies. I'm sure the undead won't mind a couple of kids making out. In fact, I think they might enjoy the... stimulation..." His husky voice trailed off as he peppered my neck with tiny kisses.

I accidentally let out a soft moan. "Luke..." His lips only traveled towards mine in answer.

"Little Red Riding Hood is that you making out with the big bad wolf? You naughty girl you" Zach's voice rang through my ears.

He dropped his head into the crook of your neck in disappointment. "Damn."

With a boost of confidence and to make up for the interruption, I snake my hand down and give Luke's crotch a cheeky squeeze, smirking up at him when his head pops up in surprise. "Later," I whisper under my breath so Zach wouldn't hear.

He licked his lips subconsciously and nodded slowly. "I'm going to hold you to that..."

After half an hour of snacking, drinking, and making small talk. Luke and I decide to hit the dance floor. The two of us dive into the mass of sweaty, lively bodies and dance around each other teasingly. The way I reeled him in and threw him back as I danced, leaning in for kisses only to jump back before his lips could reach mine. He let out a growl when I, yet again, taunted him with an almost-kiss.

"That's it," he grumbled, "C'mere" He grabbed me by the waist and before I could do anything, he kissed me, hard. "Mm..." he groaned, allowing my tongue to slip past his lips. The song changed to a slow R&B beat, almost sensual, in a way. I turned my back towards him and he pressed his chest against my back. Biting my lip, I grinded my bum against his crotch and his hold on my hips tightened.

Just as his lips connected with the curve of my neck, a magnified voice called out, "Competition time" I heard Luke huff in frustration and turned to press a chaste kiss to his lips, standing on my tiptoes.

"Sorry baby," I say, half-sincerely, half-teasingly. The two of us make our way towards the mini-stage, hands intertwined. "Who do you reckon's going to win?" I asked my boyfriend as I take a place behind a Pocahontas and a Katniss.

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We got home at around 2am. Bonnie and I were in the bathroom washing off our make-up when I decided to ask Bonnie some questions.

"Uh Bon, tonight things between Luke and I seemed to step up a level. I didn't even drink that much. Out of nowhere I was daring, confident a-"

"And down right horny?"

I looked at her amazed. "Yes exactly" I leaned against the sink.

"It's completely normal. You and Luke have decided to wait to do anything which is unusual in the Werewolf community especially for an Alpha. The mate bond is growing stronger and stronger. Until eventually all you'll want is him touching you and other things. Like heat that will only stop when he marks you."

My jaw dropped. "Luke and Damien will only be getting hornier as well. I give you a week" she chuckled then gave me a kiss on the cheek goodnight.

I changed into one of Luke's tops and climbed into bed. His eyes were closed but he knew I was there. He wrapped his arm around me and pulled me on top of him once again. I kissed his chest and drifted off to sleep ignoring the thoughts of what else his hands could do.

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Author's Note :

I hope you all had a Great Christmas.

It's only Halloween in the book because I just like being awkward.

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