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Leah was a little confused when she woke up the next morning and found Zacky in her bed. But she didn't have much time to think about it, because her stomach started to roll, and she moved over Zacky as she climbed out of bed, hurrying into the bathroom to empty her stomach into the toilet. She always did this the morning after she drank, she didn't know why she kept drinking the way she did. After she was sure that she wasn't going to throw up anymore, Leah went back to her room and burrowed underneath the covers again. She had no idea what time it was and couldn't see the clock over the mountain of Zacky's shoulder, but judging by the light coming in through the window, it was still rather early in the morning. Which meant her dad was still asleep which meant that Leah would hopefully go back to sleep. She could definitely use a bit more sleep with the way her head was pounding. "I'm sorry if I woke you up when I climbed out of bed," Leah mumbled, sure she'd woken Zacky up. "I felt sick and I didn't want to throw up all over the floor."

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Matt was jerked out of his sleep by the sounds of someone vomiting. He was worried that it might be Aubree, but that thought was quickly put to rest when he saw that she was still laying next to him in bed. It must be Leah getting sick. But Zacky would take care of her, since he'd spent the night in her room last night. Matt wondered how Brian would react to knowing that both of his daughters were being courted by two of his best friends. "Morning," Matt mumbled, pressing a kiss to the top of Aubree's head. He didn't even know if she was actually awake, but he didn't care. He knew from experience that it would be awhile before Brian woke up, since he always slept in whenever he was hurt, and Matt wanted to use this opportunity to lay in bed with Aubree, kiss on her and make her realize that she wanted him a lot worse than she thought she did. He knew the wolf in her did. And the closer she got to her birthday, the stronger her wolf became. The instant that Matt noticed Aubree's eyes fluttering open, he nudged her chin upwards, leaning in to kiss her lips. "Did you sleep well?" he whispered to her.

Zacky had been sleeping so soundly, having an nice dream about Leah. But he was rudely awaken when someone climbed over top of him, elbows and knees hitting him in places they shouldn't. He heard the person vomiting , Zacky sleepily reaching over to pat the bed beside him only to realize that it was Leah in the bathroom. Right when he was about to get up to check on her, he heard the toilet flush and the sink run before she got back in bed. "No, don't worry about it. Are you alright?" He asked her, his voice hoarse and thick with sleep. He wondered if the vomiting was anything involving the change or if it was the alchohol. Zacky knew that Aubree occasionally had morning sickness from the change, so maybe Leah was getting it too? Zacky shook his head, stretching and letting out a big yawn. He looked over at her with a lazy smile. "You're pale. Do you want me to go get you some juice or something to help settle your stomach?" Zacky wanted nothing more than to help her and take care of her. He wanted her to feel better. She wasn't his little Leah when she was sick. But she sure was cute though, all needy and adorable.

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Aubree heard a voice, then something nudge against her and press against her lips. She wasn't fully aware of what was even going on this morning. "Hmm? What?" She groaned, looking over to see what time it was. It as only fucking seven in the morning. "Ugh, five more minutes," she whined, pulling the blankets back over her head. She wasn't ready to get up yet. Her head was acting like an absolute bitch to her this morning and the last thing she wanted to do was get up any earlier than she had to. "Why are you waking me so early. Can't you sleep in late like a normal person," she continued to whine, flopping every which way around in her bed as she tried to get comfortable again. "Goddammit, Matthew," she grumbled, laying her body over his, finding this was a pretty comfortable position. "Oh good, comfy. Don't move." She let her eyes slip closed as she settled into him. The more she woke up though the more she realized that he was actually in her bed. Was she that drunk last night? Aubree sat up, looking over at Matt a bit confused. "Why in the hell are you in my... oh," she murmured, remembering what happened in the woods last night and wanting him to stay with her. "Oh man."

"I dunno, I still feel kind of sick," Leah mumbled, turning to press her face into the cool pillow. She hoped this might help, and when it didn't, she reshifted again with a sigh, frowning when Zacky mentioned that she was pale. That meant this wasn't hangover sick, this was going-through-the-change sick. Leah hated being sick like this, because it lasted for hours and she hated throwing up. "Some crackers would be nice, if you don't mind," Leah whispering, smiling softly at Zacky. Unsalted crackers were what she usually ate when her stomach rolled like this. That, and ginger ale. "And some ginger ale, too." While Zacky crept down to the kitchen, Leah tried to will herself out of bed, actually needing to use the bathroom. After she was finished she washed her hands and splashed a bit of water onto her face, going to climb back in her bed just as Zacky came back into the room. "Thank you," Leah whispered, taking the crackers and drink from him. She set the glass on her nightstand and took a tentative bite of one of the crackers, making sure she wasn't going to throw up anymore before she swallowed. "Jesus Christ, I hate this shit," Leah grumbled. "Why can't it just be my birthday already so I can stop throwing up so much?"

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Matt chuckled as Aubree to whine. He could tell that she wasn't fully awake and was certainly unhappy with him for waking her up. He watched as she flopped around on her bed, slipping his arm over her waist when she finally ended up on top of him. At this point, Matt could tell Aubree was starting to realize that he was in her bed and remember what had happened last night. "You're saying all that like you regret what happened last night," Matt said, grinning slightly. He let his hands drift down to her ass, his other hand going to the back of her neck. "When we both know your wolf loved it. You even kissed me on your own prerogative, so don't even try and deny it. My wolf liked it too, he liked it a lot," Matt added, licking over his lips. He pushed on Aubree's neck, gently forcing her down so that he could kiss her. He gave her ass a light squeeze, giving into his wolf just a little bit, when what it really wanted to do was touch her all over, in places she wasn't ready for yet. After a few minutes, Matt lifted the pressure from the back of Aubree's neck, letting her pull away. "Like I said last night, you can try and resist me all you want, but it's not going to work," Matt said. "In a month you'll be my mate and wear my mark and you'll want me just as much as I want you."

Zacky frowned as he watched Leah flopped around on her bed. He nodded when she asked for some crackers and soda, knowing those were her go-to when she felt sick like this. He got up off her bed, quietly leaving her room and going down to the kitchen to fetch the things she wanted before going back upstairs. Zacky was so glad that it was still super early and Brian was still asleep or else he'd be dead. Leaving Leah's bedroom in nothing but his boxers was not something he needed to be caught doing. Zacky gently shut the door behind him, walking over and handing her the crackers and ginger ale. He sat down on the edge of the bed, sighing softly. "It will all be over soon, my darling. You don't have much longer to go. Then you won't have to worry about side effects or birth defects or trying to find a mate. It'll all be over with," he said, almost whispering the mate part. Zacky wondered if she still felt how she did last night about what he said. Right now, taking care of her, Zacky wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of his life doing that. He couldn't help but imagine her pregnant with their first set of pups and him having to take care of her from her being so big. That thought made a small grin make its way onto his face. He wanted that so badly, his wolf wanted it badly. He wanted Leah to be is and he was going to make sure that it happened.

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Aubree rolled her eyes as she listened to him, letting out a small squeak when he pulled her down to press his lips onto hers. She tried her hardest to pull away from him, but his grip just for stronger. She eventually gave in and just kissed him, her wolf not disappointed with her decision. Aubree moaned, her body on fire from the contact. She growled when he pulled away, glaring at him. She huffed, climbing off of him and crossing her arms over her chest. She didn't want to give him the satisfaction of knowing truthfully how badly she wanted him every second of every day. It was just getting harder to hide. Like right now for example, she just wakes up and he hits her with this. Aubree was pretty sure her wolf completely took over as she pounced on him, kissing him hungrily as she made his hands roam her entire body. She took one of his hands and made it travel up the night shirt she was wearing, pressing it against her warmth through her panties. She let out a whimper, making his middle finger slowly travel along her slit. Aubree let out a loud moan, which made her completely snap out of it. "Oh god," she murmured, pushing his hand away and getting off her bed. She didn't know what to say or what to do so she ran. Right out of her room, the house, and into the woods. Something she did regularly when she was confused with herself and needed time to think.

When Leah heard Zacky mention the words birth defects, her head snapped up. She was sure she knew what he meant by that, and add to that the way he was looking at her and Leah knew that Zacky was imagining her pregnant with his pups. It was a strange thought, but mostly because Leah didn't really want pups as soon as she was sure Zacky did. And it brought back the memories of what had happened last night. Now that she was sober Leah could think more clearly about what had happened, but it still didn't seem as weird as she thought it should. She remembered kissing Zacky and she remembered it being like how she'd always heard kissing your mate for the first time was. Leah slowly moved to sit next to Zacky on the edge of the bed, munching on one of her crackers. "You think I'll find a mate in a month?" she asked softly. "I mean, unless there's already somebody that's interested, I doubt that'll happen." Leah looked at Zacky knowingly, wondering if he would pick up the hint she was laying out. She'd never been good at that sort of thing.

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Matt smirked when Aubree pulled away from him with a huff, although he didn't have too long to be smug before she was kissing him again. He eagerly touched wherever she put his hands, growling against her lips when she rubbed his finger against her slit. She smelled absolutely delicious right now, when she was turned on, and Matt found himself thinking of all the way he's touch her. But as long as he didn't actually fuck her, she would probably be fine. She'd just have to give him a blowjob or something. But suddenly it was over as quickly as it had started, and Aubree was out the door. Matt could hear her and smell her as she ran into the woods. Honestly, how stupid was she? After what had happened last night, she was going to go running around in the woods. And after getting him all worked up. But there wasn't much Matt could say to her that she hadn't already heard, either last night or this morning, and Matt figured that it would be best to let Aubree calm down a little. Things never went the way he wanted when she was angry.

Zacky gave Leah a sideways glance as she sat next to him, clearing his throat. "Well I do believe that you will," he said softly, twiddling his thumbs as he listened to her munch on her cracker. When the munching stopped and it was dead silent, Zacky couldn't control himself any longer. He pushed Leah back onto the bed, his upper half of his body hovering over her. He held her wrists in his hands, holding them above her head as he crashed his lips onto hers, kissing her eagerly, hungrily, needingly. The feeling he got while his lips were pressed against hers were completely uninmaginable and he wondered if she felt the same way too. She had too. Zacky forced himself to pulled away after a moment, licking over his lips and letting go of her wrists. He sat up straight, rubbing the back of his neck as he continued to stare down at her. He wasn't ashamed for kissing her. He did it last night and he knew she liked it so she had to like it this morning. "I hope you remember that the option for me being your mate is still on the table," he murmured, chewing on his lower lip almost nervously.

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Aubree ran until she couldn't run anymore. She was gasping for breath as she leaned against a tree, sinking down onto the ground. She hugged her knees to her chest, looking around the Forrest and realizing that she had no idea where she was now. She'd been running for god only knows how long and completely messed up her way of knowing up to get back. "Shit," she sighed, running her fingers through her hair. She slowly began to cry, sobs beginning to wrack through her body. She didn't know what to do with herself. She was at a loss. She was confused with herself and her body and all she wanted was to deny Matt. She wanted to tell him no on everything because she wanted to think it was all still awkward but maybe it really wasn't. Her body was telling her to give in and just let him have her. She wanted him, she needed him, she fucking craved him. Aubree jumped when she heard rustling leaves in the distance, wondering what the hell that could be. Probably just an animal. She sniffles, wiping away her tears as she stood up. Two men stepped out in front of her, pale milky white skin and blood stains in the corner of their mouthes. "Let's take this one home. This one smells special," one said happily. Vampires? Was she really standing in front of vampires? Her day couldn't get any worse. The other guy agreed before Aubree was tied up with tape over her mouth in a flash, then instantly knocked out. Jesus those fuckers were fast. She couldn't do anything to get past them. Hopefully when she woke up she'd be able to easily escape or at least get a message out to someone letting them know where she was. If not then she was double screwed.

Leah was only partially surprised when she was pushed back onto the bed, with her wrists pinned above her head, and Zacky kissing her hungrily. And just like last night, her wolf enjoyed it, and since she was sober, the thought rang out quite a bit more clearly. When he pulled away, Leah just sort of stared up at him in shock, just nodding her head when Zacky mentioned something about there being the option of him being her mate. "I know," Leah finally whispered. "And...the idea isn't as weird as it should be. You're practically my uncle, but God." Leah sat up carefully, scooting closer to Zacky. "I...when you kiss me...it felt, I don't know, it felt right." Leah bit her lip as she leaned in to gingerly kiss Zacky again, leaning into his body. She couldn't really think of any reasons to deny Zacky the position of being her mate, except for one. "You know my dad won't like this," Leah whispered, pulling away from Zacky. "The only reason he's alright with Matt and Aubree is because the council chose him for her. They didn't choose anyone for me. But I can't lie and say that I don't want you as my mate because it wouldn't really be true. But I don't want you to get in trouble with my dad or anything."

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Matt had no idea where Aubree was going, but when he heard the front door opening, he assumed that she was going somewhere to hide in the woods. Sometimes Matt forgot that the decision for the two of them to be mated wasn't apparent from the beginning to Aubree. Matt had watched her grow up as his niece but as soon as she'd turned sixteen and gone into heat, his view of her had seamlessly shifted to that of a mate. Obviously that shift wasn't coming as easily for Aubree and she was probably confused. Matt almost rolled over to go back to sleep but his eyes sprung open when a new smell hit his nostrils. It was a disgusting smell, tangy and metallic, like blood. Vampires. As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Matt was on his feet. He didn't know what those fuckers were doing so close, but with Aubree roaming around, he had a bad feeling in his gut. He didn't care what time it was, Matt rushed into Brian's bedroom, shaking his friend awake. "Aubree ran off again," he told Brian. "And I smell vampires."

Zacky smirked as he noticed her move closer to him. "He doesn't have to know. We can keep it a secret until your birthday," he said softly , moving closer to her. Zacky wanted to kiss her again. Push her against the bed and press his body against hers. But he knew that if he did than he wouldn't be able to control himself. "What's the harm in keeping a little secret for a few weeks? You want this just as much as I do, right?" He murmured, his lips trailing along Leah's jawline. Zacky definitely knew that he wanted this. He needed this. He couldn't stop thinking about her. Leah was constantly on his mind in ways that she probably shouldn't be, but if she wanted to be his mate than he wouldn't feel as bad about them anymore. Technically she wasn't really his neice anyways, so it wasn't like it was completely taboo. But she sss his best friends daughter and he did feel like be needdd to respect that, but it was really hard to. His wolf and his human both held such strong feelings and attraction for her.

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Aubree groaned as she woke up, furrowing her brow together. She was in some really nice comfy bed with velvet blankets. She sat up, looking around the really ancient looking room. She was sitting on top of a dark oak four poster bed, the door leading out of here in front of her. There were two windows on either side of her. The walls were covered in stone as well as the floor. Aubree honestly felt like she just time hopped a million years. "Please tell me they have a bathroom," she whispered, stumbling out of the bed and looking around the room. To much of her surprise there was one, which told her she was still in modern times. Which meant she wasn't dreaming and she was indeed kidnapped by vampires. "Fuck," she grumbled as she peed, shaking her head. She just had to run out the door. Why couldn't she just stay and deal with her damn fears already. She sighed heavily and got up off the toilet, flushing it and washing her hands before going over to the bedroom door. She opened it carefully, looking both ways before stepping out. She should have known better though because a vampire instantly had her by the throat, slamming her against the wall and putting a prettying dent in it. "Goodmorning to you, too," she managed to choke out.

Leah actually saw a lot of harm in lying to her dad. If he found out what Zacky was doing, there could be serious consequences. But keeping a secret from her dad actually seemed like a lot of fun, especially since she'd never really done anything this bad in her entire life. This was the sort of thing that Aubree would do. "I guess you're right," Leah conceded. "There's no harm in lying to my dad about this. Because I-I do want this as much as you do." Her wolf was craving more physical contact, so she leaned in to kiss Zacky on the lips again, gently pushing him back onto her bed and climbing on top of him. If there was one thing she'd never be able to lie about, it was that she liked kissing Zacky. The feeling of his lips against hers was just absolutely intoxicating. As their kiss became a bit more heated, Leah could feel herself getting a little turned on. She knew she should pull away, but her wolf was starved for physical attention like this, since she'd been denied the chance to really date since she'd gone into heat. Finally Leah forced herself to pull away, and she stared down at Zacky as she tried to catch her breath. "I do really like kissing you, Zack," Leah whispered, nuzzling her face into the hollow of his neck."

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At those words, Brian was on his feet immediately. He pulled on some fresh clothes, barking something about only he and Matt would go and find Aubree, while Zacky stayed behind to keep an eye on Leah. As soon as Brian was dressed, they were out the door. Matt transformed into his wolf form and took off after Brian at a breakneck speed into the woods. He was able to pick up on Aubree's scent relatively quickly and he could tell that Brian had, too. Mixed in with Aubree's scent was the disgusting metallic smell of the vampires. As they followed the scent trail, Matt realized with a sinking heart that Aubree had been taken to the vampires' home. It would be next to impossible to set her free. But that didn't mean that they wouldn't try. As they neared the vampire's home, Aubree's scent grew stronger, but do did that of the vampires. "So what should we do?" Matt hissed.

"Give me just a fucking second," Matt could see that Brian was worried, and as Matt wanted to just burst in there and rescue Aubree, he knew they had to be careful about it.

Zacky couldn't be more happier when she thought that they could keep this from her dad. Brian would probably most definitely kill him if he ever found out. But once her birthday was here and she chose her mate there was nothing he could do about it. Zacky's eyes widened when she pushed him back onto her bed, a low growl edmitting from his throat. He almost couldn't enjoy this because of how much he was holding himself back from not ripping her clothes off and devouring her. When Leah finally pulled away, Zacky almost had a painful expression on his face. "I really like kissing you too, Leah, but I can't right now. Not anymore right now," she said as he pushed her off of him and got up off of the bed, running his hands through his hair as he paced back and fourth. His eyes were glowing a bright green, indicating that he was ready to just lose it at any minute. He was breathing heavily, both from the kiss and from the sexual frustration he had so badly. "Goddammit," he grumbled. "You are going to be the death of me, Leah Haner. I'll say it a million times if I have to."

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Aubree whimpered as the vampire changed his grip on her, bending her neck into an odd position that she knew wasn't going to end well. This was a moment when she wished she was mated. She would have that special soul connection and be able to talk to Matt while she was in trouble. That sounded so fucking insane. Aubree struggled against the man, screaming out for help. Who was she kidding? She had to do it herself. But then she smelled him. Matt, and boy was he fucking pissed off. Aubree smirked, laughing to herself. She wasn't sure if he was alone or not, she couldn't tell. All she could smell was him and how it pissed off he was right now, how she could smell that her mate was close. Lost in her thoughts, Aubree felt something prick the side of her neck, realizing it was the mans fangs. "Shit," she gasped, letting out a painful sob. She thrashed about until finally hitting him in the family jewels, knocking him to the ground. Aubree grabbed a nearby sword off of a night's armor statue, raising a brow and shrugging to herself. She made a run for it down the hall and the stair case, hoping like hell she could find her way out of there. One vampire hopped in front of her and she ended up sticking her sword right in his gut, which almost made her want to laugh. That was totally his fault.

Leah grunted when she was pushed off of Zacky. She watched him as he placed back and forth in her room, noticing the way his eyes glowed. She didn't know much about how male werewolves worked, since her dad had been no help at all when it came to these sorts of things, but she did know that glowing eyes meant they were very close to lose it, sometimes angrily and sometimes sexually. Since Leah couldn't remember the last time Zacky had ever been angry with her, she assumed he was probably sexually frustrated. "I'm sorry you feel that way," Leah said softly, managing a soft smile. She slid off of the bed and got to her feet, going over to Zacky. She wrapped her arms around his waist, sliding her hands over his warm skin as she rested her chin on his breastbone, looking up at him. "But don't say it a million times, it might make me feel bad." Leah gave a playful pout before she went back over to her bed. She got comfortable before reaching for her glass of ginger ale, patting the spot next to her as she took a drink. She sat the glass back on the nightstand, waiting until Zacky was laying next her before she curled up against his side, nuzzling her face into his neck. "So...why can't we, you know, do anything before my birthday?" Leah asked softly. She knew it probably had something to do with pain and her body not being mature, but other than that she knew nothing.

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After what seemed like an eternity, Brian finally gave his chin a jut in the direction of the vampires' house. Matt followed after him, trying hard to stop himself from just brushing past Brian and going to find Aubree. He could smell her fear and the slow pace they were moving at was driving him crazy. She was going to be his mate and he had this deeply ingrained instinct to protect her no matter what Brian wanted. But he knew that rushing in might make things worse for Aubree, especially if they ran into a vampire before they found her. Up ahead Matt could hear a commotion, and he glanced at Brian only long enough to get the okay before he transformed into his wolf form, taking off at a run down the hall. Aubree's scent was only going stronger, and as Matt rounded the corner, he crashed into her. She had a hug sword in her hand, and if he'd been in his human form, she probably would have run him through with it. Matt gripped the bottom of her shirt in his teeth, indicating for her to climb onto his back. They would be able to move much faster that way. Once Aubree had a tight grip on his fur, Matt turned and ran back the way he'd come, passing Brian as he did.

Zacky sucked in a breath and held it for the longest time as she came over to him, not letting it go before she went back over to her bed. He was pretty much calm now, just his heart was racing a mile a minute and he just wished that would get under control. He walked over and plopped next to her onto her bed, getting comfy. "I won't ever say it agai , I promise. Well I mean, I'll try not to. How about that?" He said with a sly smile. He couldn't promise anything because sometimes things just pop out of his mouth without warning. Her next question totally took his off guard though and he had to actually think of a way to explain that. At least a proper way. "Uh, Well... You see, theres a, um..." he said off as he thought, scratching his head and furrowing his brow. He sighed heavily, wrapping his arm around her and holding her close. "Okay. Well you already know one reason. Your bodies aren't fully developed until the age of eighteen. The pack doesn't tolerate underage sex because if there's a baby, there's going to be birth defects of some kind. Wetherr it be human defects or the wolf. So far you and Aubree have been having problems with the change and hopefully that's all you have to deal with," he said with a shake of his head. "If I, a grown male werewolf, had sex with you, an underage werewolf, I would literally tear you to fucking pieces. I would fuck You so hard, so animalistic that you'd be dead. Right now you still heave human qualities. You're just practically human. My strength is no match for yours," he said with a shake of his head. "Either way, it's just dangerous. My wolf won't let me stop once I have you and... and he's going to want to try and have pups. Not that I don't mind really, it's about my time. But I know it's not yours."

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Aubree pulled out the sword with a sickening sound, scrunching her face Jon before continuing in. She gasped as she rounded the corner and ended up colliding with someone or something. She looked up with wide eyes, instantly relieved when she was met with those hazel eyes she adorable secretly so much. She beamed when he took her shirt pulling as an indication to get on, biting her lower lip as she climbed into the ginormous wolf in front of her. Aubree dropped fhensword, not caring about it anymore. She didn't need it. Aubree buried in the heal of Matt's fur. It smelled so comforting. She took a deep breath. When they eventually made their escape she still had that damn sword, but then she finally saw her father who definitely decent mhmm. Eventually they arrive back at the back yard of the house, Aubree hopping off as she began to swing the sword back and fourth. Practicing some some stuff with it even though she had no idea what she was even practicing. She just wanted to play with it, that was before her dad took it from her and said that she just got grounded until her birthday. "Well I'm sorry. I'm okay, right? I can't thank you two enough for coming to save me," she said, looking mostly at Maff. She couldn't help it though. She had this sudden urge to jump into his arms and just wildly kiss him from how afraid she was but she held herself back. She couldn't do that from her dad. Plus the whole reason she was in this mess was from kissing him.

"Oh," Leah said softly. Hearing the explanation Zacky gave her made sense, but it was strange to think that he could fuck her hard enough to actually kill her. But then again, it was hard for her to fathom the strength that an adult male werewolf actually had. When Zacky said that he wouldn't mind having pups, Leah frowned slightly. She should've expected that, but that didn't mean she liked the idea. She wanted to wait a couple of years at least, but she wasn't sure that Zacky would be willing to wait that long. "I guess that makes sense, even if I can't really imagine how it's um, possible," Leah said. "So I guess our bodies and shit sre going to change a lot after we change, huh? And...I'm sorry I'm asking you all of these awkward questions. It's just that dad hasn't been much help since he wouldn't ever talk to us about this kind of stuff." Leah was sure that most dads were pretty awful at talking to their daughters about this sort of stuff, but most girls also had their mothers to talk to and to help them know what to expect as they prepared to fully transform. But Leah and Aubree's mother had been run out from the pack as soon as they were born, so both of them were completely clueless when it came to their change. "And um, would you really want to have pups right away?" Leah asked tentatively, her voice soft. She just wanted to know for sure, so she could know what to expect.

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Brian was very angry with Aubree, but Matt knew it was just because he was scared. Vampires were dangerous and they hated werewolves, and if Matt had gone back to sleep and hadn't smelled them nearby, who knows what might have happened to Aubree? "Just...go up to your room, Aubree," Brian said, pinching his nose. "We'll talk about this when we've all calmed down a little. But I am glad that you're safe."

"Come on, let's go upstairs," Matt said, grabbing Aubree by the elbow. "You're probably tired, you need some rest. And it's not even noon, I could use a nap, too." Giving Brian a nod of his head, Matt led Aubree upstairs. He knew that she'd been through a lot and so he decided not to ask her why she'd run off in the first place. He was sure it had something to do with him, and he didn't want her to run off again. "I'll leave if you want me to," Matt offered, closing the door to Aubree's bedroom. As much as he wanted to be around her, he also wanted to give her the space she needed. She was obviously confused about her feelings for him, and Matt didn't want to make it any worse. Things would make a lot more sense when she finally turned eighteen.

Zacky watched Leah, trying to read her face as she thought. She was usually an open book. You could find out what was wrong with her just by looking at her face. When Leah was little Zacky used to be able to determine if she had to poop or not. That something he can still do. Nodded slowly as she started talking, but the. He froze st one of her questions. He wanted pups so bad. Like more than anything in the whole world if she got pregnant after she turned eighteen. "I-I would like to have pups... but it's not like we couldn't wait like,,, a fees months to a year, maybe. I guess jf just depends on when it comes down to it." Zacky didn't want to pressure her. At least his human didn't. Though his wolf was not pleased that he said that anytime she wanted was find. He was supposed to be the dominant one and here she was having him change his mind on something he was already so set on doing.

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Aubree was so upset with herself. Why did she have to be the "bad" twin. "Why am I always the bad guy, why doesn't he go up to Leah's room and see what she been doing with Zacky," she grumbled on the way into the house. Aubree knew what was up from the moment she walked into Leah's room last night. Aubree loudly made her way up the stairs, stomping every step of the way. "I hate this, I hate being a werewolf, I can take care of myself, I hate that I stink of blood sucking twatwaffles," she ranted as she went into her room, taking all of her clothes off but her underwear and bra, shoving them in the hamper. "I should burn those instead," she grumbled. Aubree looked over at Matt and rolled her eyes. She definitely didn't want him to leave. That was the last thing she wanted. Aubree rushed over to him, jumping up and wrapping her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist as she crashed her lips onto his. Aubree loved that spark she felt every time she kissed him. If never got old. It felt the a dream.

It just depends on when it comes down to it. To Leah that just translated to Zacky not using any protection once they started having sex after they were mated, and whenever she got pregnant, she got pregnant. She didn't want pups that early, because Zacky's idea of putting it off wasn't really putting it off all that much. She wanted to wait years, not months. But she knew Zacky's wolf would never let her wait that long to have pups. " I guess that's fine," Leah sighed. "I guess it wouldn't be so bad to wait a couple of months." Leah hoped that after she fully transformed, her wolf would help her learn to like the idea of having pups and being a mother. "Well, my stomach feels a lot better," Leah said a few minutes later, trying to change the subject. She could hear Aubree and Matt talking down the hall, which must mean that the two of them and their dad were back from wherever it was they'd gone. "I think my dad's awake now," Leah said softly. "So you should probably put on some more clothes, because I'm sure he'll be a little upset if he comes up here to check on me and you're wearing just your boxers."

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Matt frowned as he listened to Aubree grumbling. He wished he could make things easier for her, but there wasn't much he could do. She and Leah were having troubles with the change anyway, and it was usually a mother's job for help her daughters out with this sort of thing. When Aubree undressed in front of him for the second Matt's eyes widened, even more so when she jumped into his arms, kissing him. Matt carried Aubree over to the bed, laying her down and crawling over the top of her. "God, you're so fucking beautiful," Matt murmured. Unable to help himself, Matt reached up to her chest and slid his hand underneath one of the cups of her bra, squeezing her breast roughly. His wolf was quickly coming out, and he knew he should stop, but it was just so hard, especially when she was laying nearly naked underneath him. "We can't keep doing that," Matt said breathlessly, finally forcing himself to move away. "My wolf wants you badly but I can't. Not yet. I'd hurt you Aubree, maybe even kill you."

Zacky sighed softly and nodded. At least things were going further than he thought. He was happy. Zacky got up off of her bed, going and changing back into his cloths from yesterday. He was going to have to go home and change. Though the metallic smell on his clothes weren't the only thing he smelled. Zacky could faintly smell vampire blood coming from somewhere, it was drafting through the vents and seeping in under Leah's door. Zacky growled as he left the room, following the smell. The trail lead to Aubree's room, which confused him but only fuled the fire. She was always putting Leah in danger. Zacky slammed opened the door, letting out an animalistic growl. "Why do I smell bloodsuckers," he snapped, taking wide strides over towards a wide eyed, terrified looking Aubree. "What were you doing with the fucking vampires, Aubree?" He said loudly, then he smelled Matt and he faintly smelled like it too. "What the hell is going on?!" Zacky grew impatient. He didn't even care that Aubree was half naked and Matt had a tent in his pants the size of the universe. Whatever he had been interrupting could wait. He was not letting vampires near Leah.

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Aubree smirked as he laid her onto the bed, blushing deeply when he said she was beautiful. She never felt that way in her skin. That was a big confidence boost, especially from her mate. Audrey gasped when she felt his hand on her breast, arching her back and moaning loadly at how sensitive she was to his touch. She pouted when he pulled away, leaving her on to bed panting panting heavily with wide eyes. "But I'm so horny," she whined, squeezing her legs together. That was true. She was horny all of the time and no matter how much she masterbated she couldn't feel satisfied. It was just getting too close to her birthday and her body was needing her mate. Aubree jumped when the bedroom door flew open. She was too shocked to scramble for her clothes until Zacky started yelling. "Calm down!" She screamed, holding her head in her hands from the slight headache she had that kept getting worse. An occasional side effect from the change. "I went for a run and I got lost. I got kidnapped by some vampires but I'm badass and I escaped with Matt and dad'S help of course," she said as she stood Up, pulling on her clothes. She couldn't wait to tell Leah that she stabbed a vampire and had a mini adventure within a couple of hours. Sometimes being a werewolf had its fun perks.

Leah watched as Zacky pulled on his clothes from last night, grimacing when she noticed the blood on the fabric. He was going to have to go home and change if he wanted to cuddle with her anymore. When Zacky growled and left the room, Leah was confused. Sure, she smelled something funny, but why was Zacky sounded angry about it? She heard him shouting at Aubree and Leah jumped up from her bed, hurrying after him. When she arrived in Aubree's room, it was a little surprising to find Aubree half naked and Matt with quite an obvious erection, but she was more concerned with Zacky's shouting to say anything about it. Vampires? When was Aubree around vampires? Leah would definitely have to ask her about that later. "Hey, why don't you go home and change?" Leah suggested, laying her hand on Zacky's elbow. She wanted to change the subject and she was sure that her sister didn't particularly like being yelled at. "Then when you come back we can watch a movie or something."

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Matt chuckled. "I know, Aubree," he said. He trailed his nose along the slope of her neck, growling softly at her scent. "I can always tell. But even if we can't have sex, there are other things we can do." Matt was just about to slip his hand into Aubree's underwear when her bedroom door slammed open, revealing a very angry Zacky. He'd obviously smelled ghetto vampires and while his concern was nice, Matt had no idea what he was so angry about. Until Leah came into the room and suddenly everything made sense. "Yeah, maybe you should go, Zack," Matt said, getting to his feet. "Listen to Leah. We can talk about this when you've calmed down a little." Matt was particularly thrilled that Zacky came in here to yell at Aubree. She was his mate and he felt a natural instinct to protect her. Once Zacky and Leah had gone again, Matt went back to Aubree. "I think I'm going to go home and change real quick too, maybe take a shower," he explained. "But I'll be back."

Zacky huffed as he looked between Aubree and Matt, knowing he was treading on dangerous water yelling at her like that but he couldn't help it. He thought she was going to attract those blood thirsty ass holes here and harm Leah. He had to protect Leah. Zacky took Aubree by the chin, moving her head to the side. "It bit you. I hope you killed it. Or else it's going to be after you until it gets every last fucking drop," he said, shaking his head. He didn't understand why she was so reckless. She couldn't think of anyone else or their safety before she did anything. Zacky sighed heavily and nodded at Leah's suggestion, following her out of Aubree's room and into the hallway, closing the door behind him. "I'll be back in no time," he said softly, kissing her on the forehead before making his way down the stairs. Zacky went outside, transforming into his wolf as he made his way to his house. He was so glad that all of their houses were technically on one property dead smack in the forest. The only clearing were the ones for their house. He loved it. Zacky entered his backyard, changing back as he walked up onto his back porch. He unlocked the door, making his way inside. He quickly went up to his room to take off his clothes, putting them in the burn pile and picking out some new ones. He went into his bathroom, pulling out a towel before getting in the shower and cleaning himself up. Zacky wanted to get back to Leah as quickly as possible. He didn't want to leave her alone for to long. Especially now that she wanted to be his mate, he just had this desperate need to be near her even more.

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Aubree sighed heavily, shaking her head and rubbing her eyes. This was so not how she wanted to start her day. Not to mention she had a soccer game later that she absolutely couldn't miss. Aubree watched Zacky and Leah leave her room, looked up at Matt. Was the vampire really going to come after her now? That was so terrifying to think about. She was hoping Zacky was just trying to scare her. "You go home and change. I need to go outside and practice for my game later anyways," she said as she watched him. She was so tempted to make him finish what he had stsrted, or st least tell him that he was going to have to finish later. But she was afraid to. She wasn't sure if that was what she wanted or not. Aubree walked over to him, giving him a small kiss on the cheek before grabbing her soccer ball and leaving the room. Before Leah had the chance to go back in hers, she grabbed her. "You do realize we have a game later, right? Let's go practice. Besides, I have to tell to all about my adventurous morning," she said with a laugh as she made her way down the stairs now. She gave her father a kiss on the cheek as he sipped his coffee at the breakfast table, glad he went looking like he hated her anymore. She got some apple juice from the fridge, downing the whole thing as she waited on. Leah.

"Okay," Leah said softly, smiling as she watched Zacky walk away. She was sure he would be back in no time, since he hardly wanted to leave her side now that she'd basically agreed to be his mate. She started to head back to her room, but before she could, she felt a hand wrap around her elbow. "Aww, but I don't want to go practice," Leah whined. It was Sunday, this was supposed to be her lazy day. And after everything that had been going on last night, she'd completely forgotten about their game today. "Fine, just let me change into some shorts first. There's no way I can practice in yoga pants." Leah went into her room and quickly changed into a pair of athletic shorts before she headed downstairs. Before she went outside to join Aubree, Leah went over to give her dad a hug. "Good morning, daddy,"she said. "Me and Aubree are going to practice soccer outside for a little while." Leah hurried out to join Aubree, snatching the soccer ball fron her sister and started to kick it between her feet. "So tell me about this adventurous morning of yours," Leah said. She raised her eyes to her sister and smirked. "And tell me why you were naked when me and Zack came into the room and why Matt was pitching a tent big enough for boy scouts to camp under."

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Matt nodded at Aubree, giving her a quick peck on the forehead before he headed downstairs. As he stepped out onto the porch, he could spot Zacky running off towards his house, and he frowned. He didn't know what Zacky's problem was, but trying to protect Leah was no excuse for being an asshole to Aubree. Matt transformed into his wolf form and hurried off towards his house, transforming back into a human. The clothes he was wearing would need to be burned, so he didn't bother to throw them into the hamper for his dirty clothes. He grabbed a fresh set and went into his shower, quickly cleaning his body and trying to scrub the disgusting scent of the vampires from his skin. Once he was clean enough, Matt dressed and spritzed on a bit of cologne before going back to Brian's house. As he ran in that direction, Matt spotted Aubree and Leah kicking around their soccer ball and he headed in that direction instead. "Well, I'm all cleaned up now," Matt said, laughing after he'd changed back into his human form. "No more stinky vampire smell on me anymore."

Zacky got out of the shower and got dressed, combing his hair and putting some wax in it so it stayed the way he wanted it to. He locked up his house as he left, transforming into his wolf as he made his way back to Brian's. Luckily he was calm now and he wasn't all freaked the fuck out over nothing. He needed to learn how to control himself around Leah. Zacky felt horrible for being so terrible to Aubree. He trotted into the backyard, going over to where the girls were practicing and Matt was standing there laughing. He changed back, walking over and standing next to him as he shoved his hands in his pockets. "You two have a game today, don't you?" He said, watching them. They were great soccer players, he had to give them that. As long as they kept their head in the game. You could tell when their minds wandered somewhere else when they played, their performance went way down. All of the guys were really into their games and rooted for them like a bunch of soccer moms. Which he thought was absolutely hilarious.

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Aubree started to kick the ball around with Leah, beginning to explain her morning. "Well, first off what started it was it got really hot and heavy when we woke up this morning and I flipped shit as usual and ran off. I got lost in the woods while running and a vampire found me. They took me and Matt and dad had to come and try to rescue me. But oh my god, Leah, I found a sword and I was so bad ass with it. I stabbed this vampire right in the gut when he was all like "surprise, mother fucker" but he definitely got a surprise for himself," she said as she laughed. Aubree thought the whole being kidnapped by a vampire was hilarious especially since she stabbed a couple. But it wasn't all that funny when you really thought about it. "Then when we came home things got even more serious when I was changing and we started making out. It's getting harder and harder to control my feelings towards him, Leah. I don't want him but I do, I want him so bad. I love him. It's just so goddamn frustrating," she growled, kicking the ball with all her strength as it came her way. Matt ended up transforming at the same exact time, the ball hitting him right in the crotch. "Oh... shit," she said, covering her mouth with her hand. "I would say I'm sorry but that's too funny," she said as she began to laugh.