I pulled away from my not-yet first kiss and held my head, holding back a groan.

'EMMA LEE JONES, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?'

'Sam, you're giving me a headache.'

'I DON'T CARE. YOU, YOUNG LADY, HAVE TEN MINUTES TO COME BACK HERE OR ELSE I'M SPOILING ENDGAME.'

'WHAT THE--

'DON'T YOU DARE CURSE YOUNG LADY. NOW, ABOUT IRON MAN---'

'I'M COMING!'

"Emma? Emma!"

"Yes," I groaned as I held my head, trying to soothe my headache.

"Are you okay? I've been calling your name for the past few minutes" Hunter asked worriedly.

"I'm fine."

"No, you aren't, what's wrong?"

"Sam mind linked me, telling me that I had ten minutes to come back or else he'll spoil endgame for me."

Hunter stayed silent for a moment before pulling me closer to him and whispered,

"I'm fine with that."

I pushed him away and glared at him.

"What? Is it wrong for me to want to have my mate to myself?"

"If I'm about to get spoiled, yes."

"But--

"Hunter" I growled.

"I love it when you say my name baby" He winked.

He then winked at me, making me blush furiously. Still, I gave him the biggest glare I could muster, making him sigh.

"Alright, alright, let's go back to the pack."

He intertwined our hands before leading the way back towards the pack. We walked towards the pack in comfortable silence.

The smell of the flowers and trees filled the air with the pleasant scent of nature. The sight of the moon was truly magnificent as was the forest itself.

When we finally arrived at the house, all it took was one knock on the door for it to swing open and someone to pull me into a hug. I gasped at the sudden gesture and Hunter growled.

"Where were you? I have been worried sick!" Sam exclaimed as he pulled away from our hug, and began checking my body for injuries.

"Are you alright? Are you hurt? Ugh, I should have known that--

"Sam, I'm fine," I reassured him.

"Good. Now you can tell me, WHAT THE HELL YOU WERE THINKING GOING OUT WITHOUT TELLING ME!"

"I told Amy" I mentioned quietly.

"WHAT ABOUT ME?"

"I--

Suddenly, arms found their way towards my waist and Hunter stood beside me, growling at Sam.

"Back off Sam."

"I have a right to be angry. This is my sister we're talking about."

"She's also MY mate and YOUR future Luna."

Hunter exclaimed as he pulled me closer to him, which I didn't think is possible. I glared at Hunter, before shifting out of his hold and walking towards Sam.

"Hunter, he's my brother. He has a right to be angry."

"But--

"I know you were defending me, and I appreciate it. But he's my brother and your Beta so could you please stop being rude?"

"But--"

"Hunter."

"Fine" He muttered.

"Haha."

"Not so fast mister. You shouldn't have been rude too. He is your alpha and my mate."

"But--"

"Nope."

"Fine."

"Great, now I'm going to bed."

"Not so fast."

And like that, Sam grabbed my ear and dragged me into the living room.

"Hunter, help!"

"Sorry baby, I don't want to be rude."

And like that, Hunter went upstairs but not before giving me a cheeky grin. I glared at him and turned to Sam, who I could tell was about to ask me a ton of questions on why Hunter called me 'baby'.

-

After an hour of Sam lecturing me about not leaving the house without his permission and asking me questions, I was finally able to go upstairs to sleep.

I got under the covers of my bed and rubbed my eyes, preparing to go to sleep when the door creaked open, alarming my wolf.

She relaxed and purred when she saw Hunter walking towards the bed, his eyes never leaving mine.

"Could you sleep with me tonight?" He asked.

I smirked and decided to tease him as payback.

"Why? Can the alpha not sleep alone?"

"Not without you."

"Get in the bed."

I closed my eyes and leaned into the pillow when suddenly, I was being lifted off my bed and into the arms of Hunter.

He carried me bridal style out of the room, causing me to pout.

"Hunter, I allowed you to sleep with me so why are you carrying me away from my bed?" I whined.

"I want you to sleep with me in my room."

"What difference does it make?"

"Sam might come into your room and would cause a fit."

"True."

We finally arrived outside his room. He kicked open the door before kicking it door close. He set me on the bed before changing out of his clothes.

I'm not gonna lie so...

DANG, HIS ABS

I pretended as though I didn't notice them, since knowing him, he would tease me about it.

I got under the covers and rested my head on his pillows when a smile crept up on my lips. This smells just like him.

I sigh and snuggle closer to the pillow when two arms are suddenly wrapped around my waist, pulling me closer.

"You just like having me close, don't you?"

"Yep."

Rolling my eyes, I snuggled closer to his chest before drifting off into a peaceful sleep.

-

I woke up with the urge to pee. Wondering what time it was, I looked at the curtains to see that it was still dark outside.

I got off the bed, well, tried to.

Hunter's heavy arms were wrapped around my waists, making it impossible. I squirmed out of his hold and gently moving his arms but that just made him hold my waists tighter.

I stared at him while he was sleeping.

He looked so peaceful, like an angel.

I didn't have the heart to wake him up.

I suddenly got an idea of how I could get off the bed without waking him up. I snuggle closer towards him, caressing his jaw, making him loosen his grip.

That was all it took for me before I rushed towards the bathroom, ready to pee.

Once I came out of the bathroom, I did not feel sleepy anymore, making me annoyed at myself. After thinking of ways to fall asleep, I got thirsty.

I walked downstairs towards the kitchen when I spotted Sam sitting on the couch in the living room, staring at a computer.

I crept slowly behind him and stared at what he was reading.

"Wow Sam, I didn't know you loved romance books."

He jumped at the sound of my voice before turning around awkwardly,

"W-What? I'm don't like romance books. Heck, I don't even like books."

"Cut it Sam."

"Fine. But promise me you won't tell Amy."

"She doesn't know?"

"Nope and she will kill me for not telling her."

"I don't know. I mean, she would kill me if I didn't tell her...."

"I'll tell Dylan you killed his fish."

"On second thought, is dying that bad?"

I sat next to him and stared into his eyes. He turned away from me and looked at the ground, not saying a word, until......

"I'm glad your back Emma. You don't know how happy I am to know that you were alive all these years--"

"Me too Sam."

"I'm sorry that you had to go through all of that. I'm sorry I didn't I show up earlier and I'm sorry that I left the pack."

"I'm the worst big brother ever."

I grabbed his shoulders, forcing him to look at me.

"That is not true. You are the best big brother anyone could ever ask for."

"But--

"Sam, you might have not shown up for me at the time of the attack but at least you showed up for me the other times in my life," I said as I poked his chest.

"Like that time you showed up for me at my gymnastics competition when mom and dad couldn't, or that time you showed up at the hospital, or that time you showed up at the hospital when I tripped down the stairs on my way out. You showed up to all those events which were on the same day even though it was Amy's mother's birthday."

"Besides, at least I didn't have to worry about you getting killed. It was bad enough I lost mom and dad that day, if I lost you too, I....."

He pulled me into a hug, almost choking me. I hugged him back and we stayed like that for who knows how long.

Before I knew it, I fell asleep in my brother's arms. And the last thing on my mind was...

I never got my glass of water.