Turning The Tides by Bugz Rox (macos ebook reader TXT) 📕

"You know, you really are a pretty wolf," Charlie said thoughtfully. We walked the rest of the way back in silence.

You guys ready to go to where ever it is you were going? I asked through the chat.

Yeah.

Yes.

Definitely.

Oh yeah! Even though Sammy and the Twins were still in human form, they joined in on the conversation. I nodded.

Well then lets get going, shall we? I asked. Brandon, Liam, and Will surrounded me, with Alpha Kris infront. I rolled my wolf eyes, shoving past them to run freely. Alpha Kris, where is your pack?

They are this way, He replied, going to the front to lead. We ran to the mansion-like pack house. Shifting back we came out of the woods dressed. I took Brandon's hand while Liam started to talk.

"Maybe we should start doing what the werewolves in Twilight did and start wrapping a cord three times around our ankle," He said.

"Theoretically, that would work. Actually, it doesn't. The cord just breaks when your ankles grow," I said.

"What if it's loose on your human ankles?" He asked.

"Then it would slip off when your in human form, the idea just wouldn't work. Not to mention the fact that then you'd have to deal with tieing your clothes to your ankle before you shift," Alpha Kris said, joining in.

"You guys are ganging up on me," Liam said, glaring. I shook my head.

"No, we're ganging up on an idea that doesn't work," I said.

"Well, since I'm the one proposing it, you're also ganging up on me," Liam said

"Okay, the idea may work in your mind. You can try it all you want, when you get done with that you tell us how it went and what the results were," I said, shaking my head when I saw how big his smile was.

"You have a weird family," Alpha Kris said. I tensed, waiting for him to say something mean. "And sometimes it's a good thing," He finished. I relaxed.

"Don't get mad at him, he can't help it," Brandon whispered in my ear, squeezing my hand. I smiled at him as we entered the pack house thru the back door. Alpha kris ushered us into a large kitchen.

"I'll go get the rest of the pack, you guys can just settle in here," Alpha Kris said as he walked out again.

"'You guys'? Uh-oh, Alpha Kris is becoming modern!" I said loudly, sure that where ever he went, Alpha Kris could hear me.

"What's wrong with saying 'you guys'?" Brandon asked as he pulled me down onto his lap.

"Nothing, if you're you or me, but if you're Kris, he's always so..... formal," I said, shuddering at the idea of formalness. Brandon laughed beneath me, "That's it, no more kissed for you."

"Aawww, don't be like that. I was laughing with you, not at you," Brandon said, pouting from underneath me. I turned and pecked him on the lips. He smiled.

"Nice, that declaration lasted sooo long," Diego said as he ducked into the kitchen.

"Hey Diego, how's Haven?" I asked, wiggling my eyebrows. Diego blushed.

"Wouldn't know, I haven't seen her since I shifted," He said, trying to shrug off his blush. We stared at him. "What?" He aasked defensively.

"Ah hell no! We are gonna visit her after this," I said as I got off Brandon's lap. I searched through the cabinets, looking for something appetizing.

"I dunno, what if she doesn't like my wolf? Or I loose control again?" Diego asked, joining in on my search for food. Only difference was he knew where all the good food was.

"You won't, you only want to shift the first time you see her, then the urge is repressed because your wolf simply wants to mate. As for her not liking your wolf, she knows something's up with you, but not what. She'll hate you more for leaving her in the dark," I said.

"Are you sure?" He asked cautiously.

"I'm a girl; I know these things," I said, settling back onto Brandon's lap, a family sized bag of Cheetos capturing my attention. Brandon chuckled when I swatted his hand away from my Cheetos.

"I don't know," Diego said, looking unsure.

"Believe me bro, you'll regret it if you don't," I said through a mouthful of Cheeto, the rest of the pack walked in, snickering when they saw me. I flipped them off and went back to eating Cheetos.

"FIne, I'll go," Diego said with a sigh.

"Ha! You sound like I wouldn't have dragged you there anyway!" I said, laughing. Alpha Kris entered the kitchen last. Thank God it was a huge kitchen! There were like a hundred and fifty people here.

"Okay, everyone here knows that you're here to get approved by someone special, well meet Pluto Shadowwood, the Alpha's Alpha!" Alpha Kris said.

"Why do we need to get approved?" Someone asked, my eyes went to a girl of about five.

"Your Alpha will get real sick if he doesn't bring you to me, I don't even want to think about what happens if he's not approved," I said softly, first looking at the girl, then my eyes shifted to the rest of the room that was staring between me and Alpha Kris.

"She's joking, right? You don't believe this shit?" One of the teenage wolves asked.

"I do because I've seen evidence that it's true, when you were all pulled to the clearing with the warehouse in the woods, that wasn't me. I didn't go somewhere to get the tattoo on my hand done, it just appeared. If Pluto orders you to do something, you'll do it; you'll have to," Alpha Kris said. People snorted and began talking. I got mad, how dare they push me off when all I'm doing is try to help? People began to disperse, a few stayed. Alpha Kris looked at me pleadingly.

"SILENCE!!" I yelled, letting all the angry Alpha leak into my voice, the room silenced immediately as everyone stared at me fearfully. "What Alpha Kristopher said is true, as I just showed you. Alpha Kris, what do I do to accept your pack?" He satyed silent, I looked at him before realizing what had happened, "Shit, I don't care if you talk, disregard that order."

"It says that you have to say, 'I accept this pack into my world, Alpha blank rules well in this territory,' you supply the Alpha's name where it says 'blank'," Alpha Kris said, as the room stayed silent, but now it wasn't from an order.

"Uh, I accept this pack into my world, Alpha Kris rules well in this territory?" I tried to say it solidly, but it came out as a question. A relieved look came over Alpha Kris's face anyway.

"Thanks, the itch to bring you here is gone now," He said, smiling.

"'Kay, come on Diego! We're going to Haven's!" I yelled as I grabbed Diego's wrist, dragging him towards the door. "Hey, Alpha? Can I borrow one of your cars? If any will fit us?" I asked as an after thought.

"Yeah, here's the keys to the Hennessey Venom GT, it can fit two people, two more can go in Brandon's Jaguar, unless some one wants to sit on someone else's lap," Alpha Kris said, ossing me a pair of keys. Brandon's arms wrapped around my waiste.

"Wanna ride on my lap?" He whispered, I elbowed him and wiggled out of his hold.

"Hell no! I got keys!" I yelled as I raced into the garage, clicking the button to see which car I got. A blissful smile came onto my face as I saw the car, it was perfect. "Hey Alpha! You may not get your car back, I think I'm in love!" I yelled as my wolves as well as Diego, Alpha Kris, Brandon, and a few others of Alpha Kris's pack filed into the garage. A few laughed at my reaction.

"Aaww man, I'm competing with a car," Brandon grumbled as he and Liam got into his car.

"Diego rides with me! Will you can ride on Diego's lap or run, or run home, you can do any," I said as I sllid into the car, followed closely by Diego.

"I will never get in a car you're driving again, I learned my lesson. And I'm not going to sit on Diego's lap," Will said as he walked out the open garage to the woods.

"Yeah, I'd say I'm completely straight, but when you're in love with a body as good lookin' as mine, it's kinda hard," Diego said from the passenger seat, "Hey, what'd he mean by the whole 'I learned my lesson' thing?"

"You're gonna love it!" I yelled as I pulled out of the garage at fifty miles an hour. I love this car!

"Slow down!" Diego screamed, holding onto the 'Oh Shit' handle for dear life as I raced down the winding driveway at a hundred.

"Whatchoo talkin' 'bout? This is slow!" I yelled back, the biggest smile on my face as we zoomed past Brandon and Liam, still gaining speed. We made it to Haven's house in a few minutes after taking the long way, going 290 miles an hour. When I drifted around the corner onto her street, Diego screamed a high girly scream.

"Slow the fuck down!" He yelled, his eyes scrunched shut. I laughed, parking after coming to a screeching stop. Diego tumbled out, laying pale on the ground as Haven rushed out of her house.

"I'm in love! I need one of these babies!" I gushed as Diego groaned on the ground.

"No! No, no, no, no! I am never riding with you again!" Diego screamed as he stood, hands most likely in pain from gripping the bar too hard.

"Why not?" I asked as Haven looked at the car.

"No, no, no, NO! Just no!" He said, "You just went around the corner at 290 miles an hour!"

"I know! Isn't it awesome!?! I think I broke this car's record!" I sighed happily as Brandon pulled up.

"Where did you even get this car?" Haven asked, peeking at the pale Diego who had decided to sit back down on the lawn. She smiled.

"Alpha Kris! This has to be his fastest car!" I was still on the car's high.

"I doubt he'd have given you the keys if he was in the car when we went to the hospital," Haven said as Brandon wrapped his arms around me.

"What happened at a hospital?" He asked.

"She drove us, even I was a bit pale. She's a devil behind the wheel!" Liam said as Will ran out of the woods, joining us. He looked at Diego and grinned.

"When'd you start regretting going with her?" He asked.

"When she was driving down the driveway," Diego answered as he stood up again.

"You guys are no fun," I whined.

"I don't call going 290 around a corner fun!" Diego said.

"290? Really? Around a corner? Were you drifting again?" Will asked disapprovingly. I smiled sheepipshly. "I told you that you needed to stop drifting."

"Diego screams like a girl!" I yelled, everyone started laughing. About my driving. About the hunters. About mates. About everything. "Okay Diego, your go. Explain," I said once we had settled down on the grass in front of Haven's house.

"Explain what?" Haven asked. My mom's explorer pulled up, Charlie, Jenna, Calla, Camille, my parents, and the kids spilled out. Joining our ragtag circle on the lawn. Charlie sat