"This is fucking ridiculous!" I screech as I storm out of Howler's Den.

Rina rushing up behind me, followed by Leo, Greyson and Raymond.

"Lucia slow down, his plan could work!" Rina pleads as she finally catches my arm.

Stopping in my tracks, I turn her way and look into her pleading eyes. I sigh but shake my head, anger still flowing through every inch of my body. My wolf is pacing just thinking of Damien's stupid plan.

"Rina, there is no way in hell I'm letting him put us at risk like this. You realize that he wants you and me to dress up like those skanks," I motion toward the Howler's Den, "and try to seduce a wolf who is in a werewolf hunter's home? Not to mention it isn't just any hunter's home either, it's Salvador Antwan's home."

Rina looks back and forth between my eyes. She can see how seriously against this plan I am. Yet something is holding her back from agreeing with me. It's as if she wants to partake in this suicide mission.

"I mean it's not like we are going in alone. Catalina and one of her friends are coming as well. And Catalina knows Rodger, so he will certainly let us into the club. It's a solid plan. You and I are just there to keep a close watch on Catalina. She is the one who will be seducing him and luring him into our trap." Rina points out.

It's true. Catalina is the one who will be doing most of the work. Rina and I just need to make sure the plan runs smoothly. It also pisses me off that Damien gave the most important part of the job to Catalina. I mean it's not like she has even left this pack house since she joined. The girls are rarely ever allowed to leave the house. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't even know how to seduce a man if I tried, but I feel that there is a better way of luring Rodger into our trap than using Catalina of all people. Why do we have to use the help of that slut? Now I feel as if I'm going to owe her something.

"We should at least try it out. If we don't then we are letting this opportunity of capturing Rodger slip right out of our fingertips." She adds.

I sigh and look over at the boys who followed us, they are just standing there watching the scene unfold. Greyson looks into my eyes, and I can sense concern as he looks at me. My wolf finally begins to slow her pacing as she takes in Greyson's stare.

Raymond cuts in, "Honestly Lucia, I think it could work. We will be right outside the whole time, and you will have an earpiece in. There won't be a second that you can't communicate with us."

I pause for a moment. Taking in all the information. Something in my gut is still telling me no, but with everyone saying yes, my inner strength is failing me. I feel my will beginning to bend.

"But... I just think it't too dangerous. Rina, I don't think you should come." I add.

Her face scrunches up and soon I feel a hard pinch on my right arm.

"Ow!" I screech and hold the throbbing spot.

"Stop telling me what to do Lucia. I'm not as weak as you think I am. I can handle myself you know!" She shouts angrily and crosses her arms over her small chest. Her short black hair softly tousled around her face as she stares up and glares into my soul. My wold huffs at the idea of her challenging us.

I frown as well, "It's not that I think you're weak, it's just I don't trust Damien or Catalina. I just think something is going to go wrong with both of them in control of this mission and you shouldn't be there."

"And have you ever thought that maybe I worry about you too? And that the reason I want to go is to ensure your safety?" She snaps back.

Me? She wants to make sure I'm okay?

"You don't think I'm capable of doing this mission?" I retort. Clearly neither of us are going down without a fight.

"I never said that, but you did end up getting captured by freaking werewolf hunters on your last mission! You didn't seem so capable there!" She growls at me.

My wolf snaps at the direct insult she received. Especially coming from a close friend, it hurts. I feel my eyes darkening and a growl escapes my lips. Rina's eyes darken as well, as her wolf rises to the surface.

Leo's hand quickly lands on Rina's shoulder and Greyson places an arm around my waist, blocking me from moving any closer to Rina.

"Okay, that's enough you two. Clearly you guys don't mean these things." Leo says from behind Rina's back.

I growl, "Shut up Leo, you aren't a part of this, let us handle our own battles."

"Don't tell him to shut up!" Rina barks as she lunges toward me.

I follow suit, but we are both caught by Leo and Greyson.

"Let go of me!" I snap right before I'm thrown over Greyson's shoulder. "Ooph"

He starts to walk away, "Fuck no, you two are acting like a bunch of brats. We aren't going to let you ruin your friendship over something as frivolous and stupid as this."

I glare at Rina as Greyson drags me down the hallway, "But she told me I was incapable of being a leader. That I have no right to be on the squad. Do you know how hard I worked to get where I am now? To get some respect in a pack where females are used a toys?"

Everyone soon leaves my sight as Greyson continues to carry me away from the fighting. My wolf huffs in anger, still stirred up from my yelling.

"She knows how hard you worked, just like I know. That doesn't mean that she was questioning your ability to lead the squad, she is just worried about you Lucia." I hear him sigh in disappointment and my wolf whimpers at the thought of him being upset with us, "Why do you have to immediately jump to violence, especially with Rina? Rina is a great girl and a really good friend to you. She's smart and can handle herself Lucia. You shouldn't act so worried about her all the time. It makes her feel incompetent."

My heart cracks as he pleads for me to forgive Rina. Rina, Rina, Rina. That's all he is talking about. It's making me even more angry at her. She already has Leo under her control, and now she is getting Greyson to fall for her too?

"Oh so now you want me to forgive Rina because she is such a great person. Sorry, I forgot she is a goddess who can walk all over you guys." I snap.

Greyson stops in his tracks and immediately I regret sounding like a childish and petty fool. Shit, I'm a little embarrassed.

He drops my feet to the floor, but keeps me in his arms. I stare at his chest to avoid any eye contact. Well this sucks. I glance to the side and notice we are already in the guys hallway, near Greyson's room.

"Lucia where the hell is all this jealousy coming from? Rina doesn't walk over any of us, well maybe Leo a bit because he likes her, but we are all just friends. What's going on with you?"

I like you, you dumb ass. But I certainly can't tell him that.

"Jealous? Of you liking Rina? You sound pretty fucking full of yourself right about now."

I feel a rumble deep in his chest and my wolf cowers a bit. Well he doesn't seem too happy, but that doesn't mean I'm willing to back down.

"First of all, I don't like Rina in that way and you know that. And second of all, you're being irrational. You need to calm down a bit and think before you speak."

"Stop telling me what to do Greyson!" I growl and tear out of his arms.

I step away from him out of pure spite.

"I'm sick of you always telling me how I should and shouldn't act. You're not my fucking Dad."

My wolf whimpers at my actions, but I'm ignoring her right now. I finally muster up the courage to look into Greyson's shocked emerald eyes. He's not used to people being this defiant, I can tell.

Yet there isn't just shock in his eyes but hurt. Hurt from me. Not from Rina or anyone else, but me. In that moment, I feel like the devil himself.

My wolf whimpers to me as I stare at Greyson. He composes himself after a moment. And shakes his head, disappointed.

"Honestly, I thought you were more mature than this Lucia." He turns toward his room and starts to walk away. "I'm sick of this shit."

My wolf howls out to me, pushing me to go after him. I ignore her again as he opens his bedroom door and disappears before my eyes. He shuts it softly behind him and I feel my legs give as I fall to the floor into a heap on my knees.

Flash backs of the past couple minutes run through my head. I just hurt the two most important friends in my life, and for what reason?

I've been an irrational bitch this entire time, and what did I get out of it? Nothing.

A wet drop lands on my right hand. I reach up to my face to feel a silent tear dripping to the floor. I quickly wipe it away. Well, talk about immediate regret. I just passed all my anger about this mission onto the only people I care about. My wolf sighs, clearly disappointed in our actions. She knows how immature I was being as soon as she looked into Greyson's eyes. Maybe I should listen to her more often....

That's when I hear the pattering feet approach the hallway. The sound of footsteps is quickly followed by the sound of chattering voices. I quickly compose myself, and stand to my feet. I brush off my pants and tuck a few stray hairs back into my ponytail.  I turn in the direction of the intruders and realize it's exactly who I was expecting. Rina and Leo.

They stop at the other end of the hallway, staring in my direction. Rina seems shocked, but her cheeks glow a subtle pink. She doesn't appear to be as angry as she was before, and neither am I.

Greyson's right. I've been immature and irrational. I haven't been fair to Rina. I need to make that known.

"Rina..." I say as I step toward them.

Leo eyes me hesitantly, but doesn't make a move to stop me. Rina doesn't move an inch from her spot.

"Honestly, I shouldn't have gotten so mad at you. I realize now that what I said makes me a hypocrite.  Here I am worrying about you all the time, not because your inept but because I care. You do the same for me, but I got so mad at you because it made me think that you don't believe in me or my skills. Now I've realized that every time I try to stop you from helping us, it makes you feel incapable, and I don't mean for that to happen." I say, quickly adding, "I don't expect you to forgive me, because I've been an immature dick, but I want you to know that I'm sorry."

Rina stands there for a moment, taking everything in. Subtly, her lips curve into a shy smile. She takes a few steps closer and says, "I'm sorry too. I also overreacted. I didn't mean for it to go this far, but when my wolf got involved, I couldn't hold my anger back anymore. I'm sorry as well."

"So does this mean we are friends again?" I ask concerned.

She laughs, "We never stopped being friends."

I sigh in relief, "Oh thank goodness because the last thing I wanted to do was hurt you."

She giggles, "Same, now can you also agree to allow me to come on missions? I can take care of myself you know."

I sigh but nod my head, "Fine I agree. Just promise me, that if you ever need help on a mission, you will ask for it? I will always be there to help you." I promise her.

She smiles and walks right up to me, grabbing my hands in her own, "of course I will silly. I may be reckless but I'm not stupid. I would never intentionally put myself in a dangerous position if I didn't think I could handle it."

I smile and pull her into a hug, "Good, now that we finally agree, we can put this whole situation behind us."

She squeezes me back as she says, "Thank god because these past couple of minutes when we were angry with each other felt like a life time."

We unlatch from one another and she peers behind me. Her features scrunch up into confusion as she adds, "where did Greyson go?"

My eyes widen as my wolf shakes her head disapprovingly at me. I sigh and slam my palm to my forehead.

"I'm the biggest idiot ever..." I say, I feel my legs grow weak again just thinking about Greyson being angry with me.

"Oh no," Rina cuts in and places a hand on my shoulder, "What happened?"

I look back up and into her worried eyes, she seems genuinely concerned.

"I kind of blew up, and yelled at him..." I think for a moment and add, "He told me I was immature and that he was done..."

"Oof, he said he was done?" Leo cuts in from the side lines, "that can't be a good sign."

Both Rina and I turn to him simultaneously. My face grows worried and Rina glares at him. Leo's eyes grow wide as he realizes Rina is angry with him for saying that.

"Uh... I mean I'm sure it can be fixed easily..." He tries to amend his last comment, but it does't work.

"I really fucked up..." I sigh but straighten my back, trying to give myself some form of confidence, "I'm going to fix it." I state.

Rina smiles, "That's the spirit Lucia!"

Leo walks up to us and laughs, "Honestly, with that attitude, you might just have a chance. Whatever you do, just don't cry to him. He hates when people try to gain pity and use that to apologize."

I smirk, "Thanks for the advice, but I'm not that type of person anyway. I fucked up, and now I need to fix it. If he doesn't accept my apology tonight, I will keep apologizing until he does."

Leo shakes his head but he is still smiling, "don't overdue it, but I'm sure you will be fine. Just promise me, if he gets really angry, you will let him sit alone for a while, okay?"

I nod my head as I turn down the hall toward Greyson's room, "Okay, I will. Thanks guys, and sorry again Rina. I will try not to blow up on you next time!"

She laughs and waves, "I'm sorry too, and good luck!"

They head off toward Leo's room and I make my way to Greyson's. I stop in front of the door and take a few deep breathes. I really hope that he will be willing to forgive me. My wolf paces back and forth nervously in my head, begging me not to make anymore mistakes with him. I guess she must really like Greyson's wolf as much as I like Greyson, because she never acts this way.

I slowly lift my hand and knock on the door.

Silence.

I knock again. Still no answer.

I frown to myself. Is he blatantly ignoring me, or is he seriously not in here?

My patience is slim, so I grab onto the handle of the door and slowly turn it. Fortunately, Greyson left his door unlocked, again. I peer it open to find the lights off and Greyson sitting on his bed watching TV. Oh, so he was just ignoring me. He glances over to me and huffs, clearly annoyed with my presence. I sigh, this is going to take some time to repair. I step into the room and close the door behind me.

"You know, when someone's door is closed and they don't answer you, it means that they don't want to be disturbed." He says as he turns back to the TV.

I sigh but walk over the the bed. I place myself at his feet, but he doesn't look in my direction.

"Greyson can we talk?"

"Are we going to talk, or are you just going to yell and act like an immature brat who can't take advice?"

Pain flings through my chest. My wolf flops to the floor in defeat. She's had enough heartbreak for one night.

"Talk." I say quietly.

He glances in my direction real fast, but flicks his emerald eyes back to the TV. He is seriously upset. My wolf is done, it looks like I'm on my own for this one.

"I just want to start off by apologizing."

I pause for a moment. After a bit of silence he says, "I'm listening."

I sigh, "Can you at least look at me when I'm apologizing to you?" I plead.

I wait quietly. Finally, after what feels like ages, he breaks his eyes from the TV and looks into mine. I try to show no sign of weakness, but without my wolf, I'm a nervous wreck right now. I sigh in relief.

"Thank you. I'm really sorry for behaving the way I did. Honestly, neither you nor Rina deserved any of the shit I gave you. I took out my anger on you two, and neither of you deserved it. I promise I will work on my anger issues, it's just I wanted to protect Rina. I know it's no excuse to be mean, but the only way I know how to protect, is to push people away from me. I know it's immature but it's what my father does." I think back on what I just said and quickly add, "Not that my father is an excuse, it's just the way I was raised, and I want to learn differently, I promise."

He continues to lock eyes with mine, but doesn't say anything just yet. I feel my stomach knot nervously as he watches me closely. Does he forgive me? Is he still mad? I just can't read him right now.

"Um... Could you say something?" I ask quietly, extremely nervous in my own skin at the moment.

"You were acting very irrational tonight." He states.

I sigh.

"I know Grey, and I'm sorry."

"Did you mean everything you said tonight?"

"Of course not! Have you been listening to my apology?" I ask surprised.

He raises an eyebrow at me, "You didn't seem to cover all the bases."

I think back to my apology, and to the events from earlier. What does he mean I didn't 'cover all the bases'? I apologized for being mean and irrational. I even apologized for being immature. Is he talking about the jealousy thing? No way. He wouldn't care about that. Would he?

I decide to step out of my comfort zone and just ask, "Are you talking about me saying that you like Rina?"

His eyes grow dark. Bingo. Well who would have thought that is what's making him so upset?

I sigh, look down for a moment and muster up all the strength I have. You know wolf, if you could help me out at the moment, that would be great. I try to nudge her awake but she's just too defeated. I'm seriously on my own with this one.

I look up into his dark emerald eyes which are waiting patiently for me to say something.

"I..." I take a deep breathe, "I was jealous of you talking so fondly of Rina. So no, I didn't mean what I said." I add quickly.

Then I stand up.

"Well... bye then," I add and literally try to run away as fast as possible.

Unfortunately, I wasn't fast enough.

A hand wraps around my small wrist before I can get too far away. I continue to face the opposite direction as Greyson. There is no way I can turn around right now, my face is beet red and he will so easily be able to read me. You know how embarrassing that would be?

His body hovers behind mine, and I just wait for his next move. Why did he stop me from leaving?

His hand releases my wrist and glides up my arm slowly, tenderly. Sending shivers and goosebumps with every stroke. My wolf stirs in my head and I feel my eyes unconsciously close and my body sinks into his soft touch. His fingers make their way over my shoulder, slowly up my neck, and softly touches my jaw. Gently he turns my face towards his. I open my eyes just in time to see him staring at me with adoration clear in his eyes.

His eyes flick to my lips, then return to looking deep into my soul. This time, things with him feel different as he leans down toward me. Time slows as his hand caresses my cheek and pulls my face to his. Our lips touch slowly, my eyes close as the sweet sensation of him fills my senses. His smell surrounds me and his fingers linger near my hair line as he holds me close, taking me in as well.

Our lips move in sync with one another, slowly embracing each other. His fingers move up to my ponytail, slowly pulling the elastic from my hair. Sweet relief flows through me as he runs his fingers through my now loose locks, causing me to moan into the kiss. I feel a feint smirk coming from his lips as he realizes the pleasures he can give me. I ignore his cockiness, allowing him to continue what he is doing. My fingers find their way to his chest, slowly making their way down his defined abs.

My wolf perks up in that moment. I want to roll my eyes at her, but Greyson is making me feel too good to care. I slink my arms up and around his neck, pulling him closer to me. He takes the initiative to deepen the kiss.

Passion flows from our bodies as we stand there in our tangled embrace. His hands find their way to my upper thighs as he easily jerks me up so that way I'm straddling his waist.

At this new angle, I have the advantage of being at the same height as him. I take initiative of the kiss, breaking away the once soft and tender kiss to form one of pure lust and need. Greyson gladly accepts this, and soon I find myself laying on the bed with him hovering over me.

My wolf purrs and forcefully pushes my body to embrace him further. I don't fight her and my arms instinctively pull him closer to me and deepen the kiss. Greyson's hands travel down the side of my body, to the lower hem of my shirt. His fingers stroke the small exposed gap of skin, sending pleasures of sparks and tingles throughout my body. I moan into the kiss, craving more of him.

His soft touch travels under my shirt and over my flat stomach. My desires spark through me as I crave him more and more. His fingers gently scrape the outer lining of my bra and my body goes ballistic, just wanting to know what else he can make me feel. My mind wheels at every touch he makes.

I feel him grab the edges of my shirt and he breaks the kiss for a moment. I look into his eyes and know that he is asking for permission to take it off. I smirk and lean up to his ear.

"Just do it." I whisper.

He growls seductively and the next thing I know my shirt is ripped off my body and tossed somewhere in the vicinity. He pushes me back down on to the bed, planting kisses all the way down my jaw, to my neck, then to my bra. I moan out loud as he leaves a trail of kisses lining the places I want him to explore deeper.

As his mouth gets nearer to my bra, he reaches his hand behind my back, and lifts me up from the bed, just enough to quickly undo the clasp. My heart pounds rapidly in my chest and my wolf jumps in surprise.

He tosses the bra to the side, allowing me to lie back onto the bed. His hands trails down my arms as he straddles over me. He slowly lifts my arms above my head, holding them in place. My wolf feels odd about the lack of power we have in this position, yet she strangely likes it. He plants kisses down my bear chest, and finally arrives at the sweet spot.

I moan as he lingers there for a while. I start to squirm underneath him as my body begins to desire more pleasure. He notices my movements and reads my body language like a book. He reaches one hand down and lands it on my stomach. My heart accelerates as it begins to trail down my toned belly. His fingers linger at the top of my pants. Slowly he manages to undo the button with one hand. He slips them down and off my long legs, breaking from his torturous kisses on my breasts.

I pant heavily, getting a quick break, trying to gain a bit of consciousness back into my head. Before I can fully achieve this goal, Greyson's lips connect with mine again, in a heated passion. I moan. My fingers itch to reach up to his hair and run through it, but they are still restrained above my head. I feel Greyson smirk at my unfortunate state.

His other hand again lands on my stomach. It trails down slowly, lingering above my underwear for a couple of seconds. I understand that he's waiting for a sign that I'm okay with this. The pleasure is so intense, so great, that I just want more. I wiggle myself up a bit so that way his fingers glide under my underwear. I moan in pleasure and Greyson takes this as the go ahead. His fingers trail downward slipping slowly into me. I moan as his thumb massages me in a way that sends chills through my body as his fingers pulse in and out of me slowly. I moan as he keeps up this rhythmic pace.

Soon I find myself stirring in desire. My moaning becomes louder and more intense. A feeling builds deep within me. His fingers continue to massage and slip into me. I can't contain it any longer.

My body bursts into a heated mess, and I moan as this brilliant sensation comes over me. God, the things this boy can do to me. His fingers work magic, as my head begins to go mad with the wonderful sensation.

After a moment, he stops, breaks our kiss, and my high leaves me panting. I open my eyes and realize how much I am huffing in pleasure. He smirks at my restless state and leans down to kiss me on the nose.

"You're beautiful." He whispers to me and my eyes widen.

Me? Beautiful?

I have little to no words to say to him, but I manage to mumble, "You're not so bad yourself."

He laughs at that, finally releasing my hands from above my head. I allow them to slink down to my sides, and Greyson lowers himself to my body, leaning half his body weight on me and half onto the bed. The warmth from his body soaks into my hot skin, and I enjoy the pleasure of him being next to me.

"Well that was fun," I smirk at him. He laughs and rolls his eyes at me.

"You're so innocent." He states.

I frown a bit and swallow nervously as I ask, "Is that supposed to be a good thing or a bad thing?"

My wolf feels worried. She walks back in forth in my head scolding me for not being more experienced in this area. She fears rejection.

Greyson glances into my eyes and smirks, "Not telling."

My jaw drops, "Grey that's not fair you have to tell me!"

He laughs, "Nope."

I pout, "Jerk. I'm not that innocent..." I state, lying through my teeth. I mean, granted I already told him how innocent I was, but it still sucks to admit it.

He yawns and lays his head down onto the pillow next to my own, "Yes you are, otherwise you wouldn't think that what I just did to you was extremely pleasurable. Wait until you've experienced more. That won't even phase you."

I ponder on this idea for a moment. So is he saying that everything else feels better than that? I must say, it's a little unbelievable, but I'm going to have to take his word for it.

"Well then I guess I won't be experiencing some of those things for a while." I state.

He mumbles into the pillow, "And why is that?"

I shrug, "I want to give my first time to my mate."

I see his smirk from the corner of my eye, I knew it. He thinks I'm dumb for that.

"That's respectable." He says, "Any candidates in mind?"

My cheeks flare red at the question. Is he asking me who I want to mate with? If that is what he is asking, I can't just tell him that I want it to be him. He needs to be the one to say that he wants me!

"Not sure, know if anyone is interested?" I tease.

He raises his head, looking into me with his deep emerald eyes. He seductively raises an eyebrow, "I think I might have heard about you sparking someone's interest."

"Oh yeah? And who might that be?" I ask as my heart pumps rapidly in my chest.

"I don't know, can't remember their name. Weird how that happens huh?" He says as he flops his head back down onto the pillows.

I huff, feigning annoyance but my heart is practically bouncing out of my chest.

"Well when you remember, feel free to let me know." I point out.

"Will do," he says as he yawns one last time and closes his eyes.

I follow suit and allow my sleepy eyes to close.