Here is a more accurate look of JC's eyes, without the blood shot look.

Theo

We arrive at my home pack after leaving North Star, "for good" as JC said. I can tell she's upset, angry, hurt, and even depressed at how everything has been going. She's embarrassed at how Bethany treated her and she's hurt at how her parents are neglecting her along with sheltering Jamie away from her.

She didn't get to tell him goodbye, though she tried. Her parent's told her that he's not allowed around her. So much for a parent's love. I should've known they would have upset JC in some way. I know the JC told them about the real way she found Jamie, and they should be grateful she got him out of that situation. But instead, they think about how four year old Jamie at the time had to watch JC toss the rouges in the fire pit.

Yeah, I get it's traumatizing, but she had to do something and that was the night she found out the powers she possessed. So, it's not even her fault.

I thought for sure she was going to have a mental breakdown when she threw the hairbrush, but she collected herself soon after and started packing. She just needed to release some tension I guess.

Drake and Jared left with us and I've let my father know that they will not be put in a cell or treated unfairly. But my dad isn't fond of Drake coming and he said that he wouldn't allow him to step foot in our pack lands again. So, we dropped Drake off at a small rental house outside the pack grounds. Jared is staying with him.

If leaving JC's pack family behind wasn't enough to make her feel alone, leaving behind them sure did. Jared and Drake treat JC with respect and love that I usually would be jealous of, but I'm actually not. JC needs that in her life, from anyone who wants to give it to her.

Jared and Drake are more family to her than her own parents as far as she's concerned.

We finally arrive to the main pack house, where my father and mother are standing holding hands. My best friend, Chase is also there with a petite blonde woman at his side. He must have found his mate while I've been away, which has been one month and two weeks.

I glance over at JC and I can tell she's nervous. Without even questioning what she's thinking I say, "They'll love you."

She smiles at me and reaches out for my hand, which she's never done before. So we join hands in the car and then I park it. I give her hand a squeeze before getting out.

"Man! It's so good to see you!" Chase greets me with a manly hug.

"You too." I say and open the door for my mate. She steps out hesitantly and gives everyone a shy smile.

"Hi, I'm Violet!" The blonde introduces herself first to JC. They both reach out and shake each other's hand and JC actually gives her a real smile, "JC." She introduces herself with ease.

Violet turns herself to me, "You must be Theo, my mate's best bro?" She asks using Chase's own words.

"You'd be correct." I say respectfully nodding and smiling at her. I notice my parent's waiting for us closer to the pack house and I excuse JC and I.

I grab JC's hand and lead her over to my parents who are waiting patiently, "Son." My dad acknowledges me.

"Father." I bow my head to my father.

"Mother." I bow to my mother respectfully. I've truthfully missed this woman.

JC does the same, but instead she calls them by Alpha and Luna. My mother walks up to JC and wraps her in an immediate hug. "Oh, it's so nice to meet you!" My mom says enthusiastically.

"It's nice to meet you guys too." JC says back and forces a smile. I know she's terrified of what my parent's actually will think of her, but little does she know is that they know everything. Yet, they are welcoming her with open arms.

My pack family is like that, we judge based on the actions of others. Not the situation they are unfortunately in. I should've taken JC here instead of North Star, maybe then we could have avoided her parents and Luna Bethany incidents.

"Come inside, I'm sure you must be hungry from the long drive!" My father says and walks back toward the house. I intertwine my fingers in JC's and she holds on to me like she doesn't want me to ever leave her.

Imagine how that makes me feel after chasing her for more than a month. Now, she doesn't want me to go anywhere. That's a big 180° turn.

We follow them back and once I walk in the house, the smell of a big home cooked meal flows down the halls. JC notices it too because she breaths in deeply as we near the kitchen.

It is eight-thirty at night so I'm sure the pack members have already eaten and may be out on a evening run. The table is already set and I pick up my plate and so does JC. We start loading our plates down with food and so do my parents. Finally we sit at the table, say the blessing, and begin eating our meal.

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JC

"So, JC. Is that short for another name ?" Theo's mom asks, starting a conversation.

"Jacqueline Claire." I respond instantly and take another bit of my potatoes. Then I think that that was very rude of me, so hurry up and swallow.

"I didn't catch your names?" I say. They are my mate's parents, I should probably know them other than Alpha and Luna.

"Kate." She says, sipping her water.

Then Theo's father says his name, " Bradley."

I nod my head in understanding, but I know that I will remain calling them Luna and Alpha.

"So you went to Nashville?" Alpha Bradley asked Theo as if it was a vacation he had taken. Like he wasn't chasing me down there.

"I've always wanted to go, but Alpha and Luna don't get vacations, maybe we will after you take over Theo. " Luna Kate says looking at me first, then to Theo. The thought of him becoming Alpha and becoming a Luna made me feel sick, if I am being honest.

Theo must be thinking the same thing, how could he not be? We can not run this pack, maybe he can but I can't lead beside him. That's craziness.

"Yeah, you guys deserve a vacation." Out of all the things Theo could say back, he says this. Maybe he wants to be Alpha and plans to reject me after things calm down with the rouges. He has to know that there is no way I can be a Luna though.

The thought of him rejecting me sent sharp pains through my heart and I know then that if he ever tries, I will beg him not to.

One month ago I would have been able to reject him myself, but now I couldn't stand the thought of it. Our connection without even physically touching each other is phenomenal, to me at least.

"What do you think JC? Will you be ready to be a Luna?" Luna Kate asks me and I tense up. I haven't been able to tell the whole time if they know about me or not. I know they have to know something since Theo has called them a couple times, but they are acting like they don't know.

"Um-" I mumble and look at my half eaten plate of food.

"We haven't really discussed that mom." Theo pipes in so I didn't suffocate under the awkward pressure. Kate looks surprised, but doesn't say anything else about me becoming a Luna.

We all finish with our food and Theo leads me down the hall for the night. We arrive at his bedroom. The walls are dark grey and his king size bed is neatly made. It's a pretty clean room, and I find myself kind of embarrassed at how my room looked.

"Do you have a room for me? Or are you sleeping on the floor?" I ask, smiling slightly.

Theo laughs and closes the door behind him, " Nope, it's a king size bed. We can put pillows between us if that suits you best."

I know he doesn't actually want to do that and neither do I, but I nod and pull out a PJ set out of my duffel bag. It's the same one he found me in at the restaurant and gas station actually. It's my favorite, super comfortable.

I go to the bathroom and change. After getting dressed, I look in the mirror pulling my hair up in a low ponytail. I see my birthmark more clearly now, it's actually darker in color now, but maybe I never noticed that because I constantly kept makeup covering it.

I step back looking in the mirror again and for the first time, instead of being nervous about all the things I should be worried about-I am worried about sleeping next to Theo tonight. I want to, it's just I've never done that with anyone before.

I open the door to the bedroom and Theo is already on the bed, with just shorts on and a muscle shirt, which means he might as well be not wearing one.

I let out a sigh and climb into the bed with him and get under the covers.I decide to distract myself and talk to him about the one thing I've been meaning to for a while.

"I can't be a Luna."

Theo looks over at me with a confused look. "Sure you can. "

I shake my head, does he not understand? "I can't be a Luna Theo."

"No you probably shouldn't be a Luna, but no one said you can't be one." He says raising his eyebrows and for the first time, I wonder if I actually have a stupid mate.

"What?"

"You have it in your head you can't be the Luna, but you can. It may be a bad choice, but you can and you will be an excellent Luna... my Luna." His Luna and everyone else.

I must have been staring at him with my mouth slightly agape because he reached up and closed it. "Are you crazy? I will be put everyone a risk!" I raised my voice at him, and regret it because he instantly pins me down on the bed.

"I understand what you are saying, but have you looked at yourself? You are a badass Jacqueline Claire." His breath fans my face. I never really liked my full name but when he says it, desire runs through me every time. I reach up, entangling my hands in his hair without giving it another thought.

"You think I'm a badass?" I ask, because all I've ever done is look at myself as if I'm cursed, weak, and an easy target. I haven't looked at the full version of myself.

I may be all of those things, but I guess I'm a badass too. I am strong and I can protect my loved ones. Maybe not right now, but Kelsia can teach me how to in time. Until then, I have no choice but to let them protect me.

"Yes." He leans down to my ear and whispered. I feel myself getting aroused at him calling me a badass and well-he is on top of me.

I bite my lip as he stares into my eyes and the situation is well above cringe worthy but I don't even care. I feel like I'm exactly where I need to be, with him-here.

"I told you you're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen right? "He asks me, pulling me out from drowning his his dark brown eyes.

"Yes." I simple say because he is quite literally taking my breath away with just looking at me.

"Get JC somewhere safe!" A voice belonging to Theo's father, Bradley called from behind the door. Theo jumps off me, runs to the door and opens it. Alpha Bradley is gone whenever he opens the door.

"What's happening?" I ask and jump out of bed. I put on some long leggings, not even thinking about the fact I am undressing in front of Theo. Then an over sized Tee-shirt that I recognized as Theo's.

"Rouges are surrounding the pack borders." He says, even though I knew he didn't want to tell me because he hesitated.

"Come on, go to the bunker with Mom." He says, grabbing my arm and rushing me down the hallway. I'm not going in there with his mother, when I have magic below these fingertips AND a raging wolf who wants to fight.

"No Theo!" I fight him and break my arm out of his grasp. "I want to stay and fight them. I can't let anything happen to you or your people."

Theo lets out a big sigh, "Nonnegotiable."

"You said I am a badass!" I say breaking away from him again.

Saying it out loud like that makes me feel like I am pouting, but I'm far from caring. I need to protect these people, I need to protect my mate.

Theo looks at me as if I'm a literal pain in his ass, but I start walking down the stairs where everyone is getting assembled.

"Look, you surround me and keep me safe while I use my abilities. I'm strong Theo, I can keep them away." I confidently say while walking.

Theo's already shaking his head before I even got done speaking.

"They want you, so if they see you they will do whatever it takes to get to you."

"Then don't let them see me." I say, getting a idea. I can get on the roof of the pack house and help from there.

"I really don't want you to." He says stopping me from walking further.

"I will, even I have to go through you." I say the least harshest I could. I can tell by Theo's face that I've offended him. I know he just wants to keep me safe, but I will never forgive myself if anyone dies and I could have prevented it.

"Try me." He says growing confident himself. He just loves testing me.

"Are you serious?" I ask considering I can hear a plan being made in the living room between the Alpha, Beta, and pack warriors. He wants to waste his time arguing with me?

"Why not?" He smirked, and goes to drag me again to the bunker again.

I pull free once again with so much force, it knocks him to the ground. "I'm not going to hurt you." I say for the first time, and I believe it for the first time. I never had faith in myself before, but looking at him and I know I'm not evil. I could never hurt him.

I can do anything, but evil isn't one of them.

Theo gets up silently, he's wondering if he should try to get me to the bunker again. I can tell he's having a mental battle with himself.

"Please, just listen to me." He pleads with me and I shake my head. He can't talk me out of this.

He reaches for me again and this time I push him to the wall gently just using my telekinesis. I walk up to him. "I'll be okay. Just trust me."

Theo's expression is unreadable, but if I didn't know any better I would think he's turned on.

I trace my fingers along his cheek bone. I need to get to the roof and take care of these rouges. I just can't tear myself away from Theo without saying or doing one last thing.

So I do them both, I raise to my toes and kiss his parted lips gently. Saying all that needed to be said with one simple kiss.

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