STAWP | Chapter 47

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This chapter is dedicated to @readingaccountt. You guys should totally check out her new story. It doesn't have any werewolves, but it does have a Mathlete turned Beauty Queen and it's super well written. I think you guys will really like it! 

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Logan

I grab the chicken and slap it onto the frying pan. While it sizzles, I open the fridge and check the leftovers for some good sides.

"Is everything okay?" Saffron asks softly from the kitchen counter. Her words are whispered and hardly audible over the cooking chicken. If I were human, I probably wouldn't even know she'd said something, but my wolf's hearing helps me make out her words.

"Fine." I growl. It's not fine, it's really not. At this point, I'm pretty sure it's hopeless. How am I supposed to help my mate stand up for herself, teach her to link, and catch her up on a decade's worth of pack history homework? Unless...

"What do you know about the Great Wolf Rebellion?" I quiz. Her dad must have taught her something. He may not have had books, but he must have told her things from memory. As a history lover, she probably asked him tons of questions, even if she couldn't read it all from books.

"What?" Saffron stares at me blankly.

"The North-West migration?"

She doesn't respond.

"The Wolfsbane Luna?"

Saffron shakes her head.

"You don't know about the Luna?" I gape.

"Do you mean your mother?"

"No, I don't mean my mother." I bury my head in my hands and groan. "Do you even know anything about wolves?"

"Sure." Saffron whispers. "We live in packs and we have stronger senses than—"

"No," I interrupt. "I meant our history. What famous wolves can you name?"

"There are famous wolves?" Saffron asks. She sounds really excited and completely clueless and that just makes it so much worse.

Saffron knows even less than I thought. How am I supposed to turn her into a Luna? It'll take the next decade just to get her caught up on our history, and who knows if she can learn to link or stop acting like an Omega.

Goddess. I groan and focus on making lunch. I need to distract myself, to somehow make myself forget the fact that we're both doomed. I'm so intent on not thinking about it, so focused on trying to forget, that I drop Saffron's plate of her in front of her with a little too much force. She jumps and looks up at me nervously. I can see the question in her eyes, so I force a smile to my lips. The last thing I need is for her to go all Omega on me again.

I shake my head, slip onto the barstool directly across from her, and focus on eating. Saffron waits several seconds, and then follows my lead. She watches me nervously as she takes a bite, as if I might attack her at any moment.

How am I supposed to turn her into a Luna when she does this? I growl with frustration and throw my fork down on my plate. Father's going to find out how hopeless my mate is. He's going to name a new Alpha heir and force us to leave, and I'll lose my friends and my home. I grip the table, my knuckles turning white.

Saffron gasps and freezes in her chair. Within seconds, she's trembling, shoulders hunched, and baring her throat. I think back to her words from earlier—it calms the wolf, it helps—and try to understand. Saffron's obviously terrified right now, and cowering lets her deal with her feelings and helps calm her wolf. I just wish she didn't get scared, not of me.

"I told you I would never hurt you," I say gently.

"I know. It was just a reflex," she whispers, slowly straightening her shoulders and covering her bare throat with her hair. Even though she watches me hesitantly, not fully trusting me, it's progress. "Are you mad at me?"

"Of course not." If anything, I'm proud of her for being brave. I want to explain, but if I say anymore, the next words out of my mouth will be the truth. I can't do that to my Saffron. I can't tell her how hopeless it is. I'd rather leave things the way they are now and prove to her I could never hurt her than make her feel as hopeless about our future as I do.

"Okay." Saffron hesitates and picks up her fork again. We continue eating in silence, until we're both done our lunch.

"Let's go." I grab our plates and load them into the dishwasher and lead the way out of the kitchen.

I glance over my shoulder once when I enter the dining room, make sure Saffron's following me, and walk past the table toward the doors. I don't bother to check if the coast is clear as I head for the stairs. The foyer is empty, as is the entire second floor. Everyone's probably still at school.

We walk down the hall, and I try to figure out a way to keep all these problems from my mate. How am I supposed to teach her pack history and linking in such a short time? Maybe I should just give up. It's hopeless anyway. The only thing Saffron has going for her right now is how fast she can run, and what good is that? I need a Luna, not a track and field star.

We reach Saffron's room and I turn to face her. She stares up at me, her gaze questioning, searching. On top of everything else, she's probably still worried I'm going to hurt her.

"Do you trust me?" I demand.

Saffron nods, but her eyes are wide and fearful, reminding me of all the times she's trembled in fear: in the kitchen, in the forest, and so many other goddamn times when she shouldn't have. I should be able to protect my mate. I should be able to make her feel safe.

"Do you trust me, Saffron?" I demand again, taking a step toward her.

"Yes," she whispers. She seems hesitant at first, but then she nods more firmly and straightens her shoulders, showing her first signs of courage. "I know you'd never hurt me."

"Good." I advance on her and her eyes widen. My eyes latch onto her lips and I don't take them off as I step forward. I want to drown in her lips, get lost in her kisses. I move even closer and Saffron swallows nervously and takes a step back. My gaze drifts down to her throat, and I have a sudden urge to kiss her there. I take another step forward, and Saffron edges back, initiating a hunt my wolf craves.

As Saffron backs up against the wall, I match her step for step, stalking her like prey. Her eyes widen, but her nerves have nothing to do with fear. When her back hits the wall, I close the remaining distance between us. Then I take another step forward, so my body presses up against hers, and she's trapped between me and the wall. I can feel her every shudder, and her sudden intake of breath sends a wave of heat down to my feet.

I brace my hands on the wall, on either side of Saffron's face and press my thigh against hers, keeping her in place. Her breasts push against my chest, and my wolf howls with need at each of her panting breaths.

My gaze shifts to Saffron's bare throat and I graze it softly with my teeth. I want to bite her and mark her as mine for all eternity. I focus on the perfect spot and lick my mate's throat as my wolf continues to howl.

Then I growl against my mate's throat and think, Mine!

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Did you like this chapter? 

Did you think it was hot? Or not? 

And I know, I know... I gave you all these options on what will happen next (should Saffron check out the library, learn to link, get attacked by a rogue, make out, or have a fun afternoon) and, you only got one of those things... and maybe it wasn't even the thing you voted for! But remember, just because those things haven't happened yet, doesn't mean they never will... or does it?

You see, when I write, sometimes I can be a little, well, evil. It's just so tempting. It's not that I like to torture my readers, or Saf and poor Logan, I just can't help it. Like, how much would it suck if Saf never, ever learned to link? Or if something really, really bad happened? I'm not saying it will, just...

Anyway... please take a moment to vote and comment (for every chapter). It means a lot to me! 

Oh, and should the next one be from Logan's POV again? Or Saf's?  Things are about to get steamy! 

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