Fighting by Anaya Phoenix (sci fi books to read .TXT) 📖

too gently. I moaned and arched into him, never breaking from his lips, biting his lip softly. He growled and pinched the little skin that was exposed making my wolf howl in pleasure. He lifted me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist on pure instinct. When his hardness poled through his pants and his mouth trailed down my neck I pulled out of my stupor, gulping against the feel of him being so close to me.

“Ander.” I whispered, arching against him as he pinched my hip and bit my neck at the same time. He growled in warning.

“No words.” His wolf growled into my head and my wolf happily agreed. He walked to the bed and flopped us onto the bed with me straddling him. He lifted my shirt with his fingers gently, making me shudder in ecstasy. My hands trailed down his chest and to his abdomen, rising his shirt a little and letting my self live in the feel of his quivering belly. I sat up, running my fingers through my hair and settling my butt over his arousal knowing I was playing with fire. I looked into the eyes that I loved so much and my eyes flashed back to them lifeless and his body sagging. He shot up and cupped my cheek, his eyes searching mine.

“Don’t think about that. Whatever it is, take it out of your head. Here, it’s just me and you.” Those words brought light through the fog and I squeezed my eyes closed, my face scrunching as he peppered it with feathery kisses.

“It’s not me and you, it’s never been me and you.” No, my wolf howled fighting at me to get out. He stilled with his lips still on my throat.

“It’s you and Karen, it’s wrong for me to intervene.” He stayed silent, his hand cupped to my cheek and his breathing heavy and steady on my throat.

“If that’s what you really believe,” he said after awhile “then go.” His eyes looked up to mine and they were human, not wolf; I saw the pain the wolf hid and the human soaked in. I nodded and wiggle off his lap, not sparing another look, but knowing he watched me the entire time, as I hopped out the window and ran back to my house. I climbed up the wall and into my room. I didn’t bother taking off my  clothes before flopping on my bed. I heard a squeak and at up, seeing the cover lift and a halo of reddish brown hair being revealed.

“What are you doing here Libby?”

“I was waiting for you to come home… because I couldn’t sleep.” Her voice hiccuped and I knew she’d been crying. Join the club pup, my wolf whined before howling again. I gathered her in my arms and comforted her while she cried, listening to her woes and trying desperately to forget mine.

I woke with a snoring pup in my ear and a hell of a headache. Snapping my eyes opened I shoved her head away from me gently, noticing how she kicked my shin before turning around and taking the comforter with her. I rolled out of the bed and stretched, forgetting I had trained yesterday and winced as my muscles strained. I walked out of her room, opening and closing the door carefully and quietly before walking out. I trudged my feet down the hall and to the stairs, getting a grip on the handle before walking down the stairs.

“I don’t want to hear it Jesse!” I heard Anna scream and almost turned around and walked back up the stairs. Yet my feet had a mind of their own and continued to carry me down the stairs and into the living room.

“Anna, can you just listen for two seconds!!?? It isn’t my fault-”

“It’s never your fault Jesse and I’m getting tired of it! The people around you are forced to make sacrifices and deal with whatever it is you feel like giving them and they’re never allowed to complain about it because then you’ll throw a god damn hissy fit!” She screamed, picking up a couch pillow and throwing it at his head. It hurt, I know it did, but he did a good job at maintaining a straight face.

“I know and I’m sorry-”

“Not tis fucking time, I’m not going to sit here and be a good obedient little mate while you go off fucking whatever human pleases you!”

“Only you!” He roared and she quieted, looking stunned at the volume.

“Sweet God, it’s always been you Anna. You’re just so fucking blind that you never see it! You never saw how much I cared about nd loved you when we were kids. You blew me off all the time and I guess I got sick of it. Those human girls, they don’t mean half as much as you’ll ever mean to me.”

“Yeah, but she said-”

“She stole a potion from a Fey, she slipped it into a drink she gave me and it clouded my senses that day. It rendered me unable to say anything against her. I was, essentially, a puppet. None of what she did that day would’ve been done had I had control over myelf.” There wasn’t a lie in his words, but then again there wasn’t a  lie in hers when she said they’d slept together. Anna picked up on that thought and her eyes hardened.

“But you fucked her.” It wasn’t a question, it was a statement.

“Once, yes. That was the time she was referring to, she knew she couldn’t outright lie. We were together once, but that was in the past and it was before you found out. I never slept with her or any human again after that.” Her resolve was dying and her wolf wanted so badly to go to the mate that finally wanted them as much as they wanted him. But she was Anna, and she was stubborn.

“No. I’m not doing this. I’m not taking a chance on you, and then have myself shot down. Not again.” She took a step back, a cautious one, but kept her eyes on his. She was Luna, and she was challenging the Alpha; daring him to stop her. I felt his wolf stir through the lines and tugged on them, reigning in his wolf and stopping him from doing something stupid. After a second more he shook his head and turned away, storming past her without touching or looking at her. He slammed the door closed and we heard as his footsteps pounded away from the house.

“Why?” I raised a brow and crossed my arms, cocking a hip on the banister.

“Why what?”

“Why does it hurt? Why do I feel like this?” I didn’t have to tap into her wolf to see how she felt, I’d felt it yesterday leaving Ander’s room. Complete heart break.

“Because you’re stubborn and scared… those two things together are bound to cause heartbreak and disaster.” I got off the last stair and walked past her into the kitchen, where I sat and ate my banana in stubborn fear.

I stayed inside for most of the day. I took a bowl of fruit up to my room, I think now would be a good time to state I have a strange love and devotion towards fruit. It doesn’t matter what it is, I love them all and without them in my life Im pretty sure I would’ve killed everybody. I watched movies and tv shows all day, knowing that it’d be the only real day I’d have to relax. I loved Saturdays. They were the days I could act like a regular shifter and eat fruit and watch whatever I wanted without having to worry about the whole of shifter nation. Eventually Jesse came into my room, he was sweaty and his eyes were dark but his body screamed exhaustion. He flopped on my bed next to me and shoved his face into a pillow before screaming in aggravation.

“It’s a good screaming pillow, you made an excellent choice.” I said without taking my eyes off the television. His face stayed in it for a while before he sat up and sighed.

“Want a grape?” I asked after a couple of silent moments filled with recorded laughter and cheesy jokes. He shrugged and took a handful.After a few more moments Cara drifted in and sat by my feet. She reached into my fruit bowl and took out an apple, biting into it before laying down and stretching out. Lina and Alissa were the next ones to fill the room, both sitting on the floor by the foot of the bed. They came with popcorn and I crikled my brow before realizing it was unseasoned. Since werewolves, and all shifters, had sensitive pallets we couldn’t really eat the pre seasoned stuff because it was way too much for us. They put the bowl on the bed and I grabbed a handful, popping them in my mouth with some strawberries. Aubrey came in with Libby on her back, both smiling with Aubrey carrying a huge bag of m&m’s. Libby sat on Jesse’s lap, stealing some of his grapes and popcorn. He didn’t mind, he never minded anything she did. The whole family had gathered in my room and I rolled my eyes but not daring to say anything. It was rare we were able to really spend time with each other in the house other than eating. A nice day, my wolf sighed and stretched out, for once.

    Sundays were a rough time in the Green house, everybody was struggling to do something. Whether it was homework, housework, or mental work we all tried our best. For the most part i was quiet, until about 12:00 pm. Then, everybody woke up and crank fest was started. They’d all fallen asleep on my bed, every last one of my siblings, and I’d been forced to stay quiet and still while they all slept around me. There was an arm draped around my torso, a leg wrapped around my arm, and someone’s hair was dangerously close to getting in my mouth/ I couldn’t fucking tell whose it was because everybody here has red hair. My wolf sighed and settled in, knowing that not much would wake or deter them as they slept. Using some of my magic I turned on the tv, knowing it would be awhile before anyone of them woke up. I watched tv in silence, not daring to move becaus eI knew if there was even the slightest bit of disturbance one would wake up; then there would be a chain reaction. Nobody wanted that. I laughed internally if I found something funny and all was well. Until a faint breeze blew my curtains slightly; with the breeze came the scent of blueberry waffles and I groaned. This would not end well for anyone. I heard one nose sniff and then a frazzled head poked up.

“Waffles?” She asked, her voice husky with sleep.

“Blueberries…” Someone moaned in their sleep before popping up too. Alissa’s eyes were wide and her wolf was present. She loved blueberries. It was controlled enough, there was a sensible person awake so maybe-

“Bacon?” Libby questioned, hearing the sizzle and smelling the sweet smell of hickory bacon. Then it was all out war to see who could get down stairs the fastest. I grunted as a foot connected with my stomach in effort to jump over them all. I sat and watched in amusement as hair was tugged and limbs were pulled, resulting in Lina getting out the door first. There was no assuring that she would be the first down stairs though. That was more amusing than any television, her wolf mumbled. Using her magic she envisioned herself downstairs and she was there, her legs crossed and sitting on the table facing the entrance.

“It’s not fair to cheat that way, Luna.” Her mother said softly, scolding softly with a smile. Libby ran into the kitchen, her eyes amber and bright as