Home Alone

Jezebel

I lock the door behind me and look around, wondering where I should begin. I decide to start in the living room since it has the least grime. Uncle Jedd had managed to dispose of his trash and put his dishes in the dishwasher, so I polish the end tables, then I dust what few knick knacks he has as well as the TV. After I finish vacuuming, I spray some air freshener and move on to the kitchen.

I spray some oven cleaner on the stove and start the dishwasher. I sweep and mop the floors. After hours of scrubbing, the kitchen looks completely different. My arms ache, but I am incredibly pleased with what I have accomplished. Uncle Jedd is going to shit himself when he gets home in the morning.

I move on to the bathroom. I wipe down the walls and then clean the sink and shower. I clean the mirror and organize the cabinets. The toilet is repulsive. I gag the whole time I scrub it.

Feeling sweaty and gross after hours of cleaning, I am beyond ready for a shower. I love hot showers. I throw away my gloves and strip off my grimy clothes. Steam begins filling the bathroom, and I step in, ready for the hot water to relieve my aching muscles.

"It smells weird,"Jade says.

"What?" I ask as I move into the water. "What the fuck?" I scream as the water burns my skin. I jump out of the shower and my third degree burn heals.

"Are you fucking kidding me? Why can't I just relax and have a damn shower?" I cry out with irritation.

"Wolvesbane. It is in the water. " Jade replies, coming to a realization. "Must be why they are called the Wolvesbane pack. They have probably slowly increased doses as they build a tolerance against being poisoned from the shit. Extreme but genius," she says, clearly impressed.

"So what the fuck does that mean? I can't take a fucking shower?" I whine. I need a shower dammit!

"Quit being a baby," Jade teases. "Now that we know what it is we are already building immunity to it. Put your hand under the water," she coaxes.

I do and to my surprise all I feel is a tingle, which soon passes. Thank the Gods! I get back in the shower and lather up. I love to indulge myself in the scent of the soaps and the steam from the hot water. I step out and dry myself with a fluffy towel before dressing in my pjs. I put my towel and dirty laundry in the hamper. I will do laundry tomorrow.

I am ravenous and head to the kitchen to search for food. Amidst all the excitement Uncle Jedd had forgot to stock up on food. I find some popcorn and pop a bag in the microwave. Not a very filling meal, but it is better than nothing and I do love popcorn.

"You gonna put on our show?" Jade asks. She mocks it the whole time we watch, but she has become obsessed.

"Admit it. You think the main star is sexy, even if he is a fake wolf," I say, teasing my wolf.

She growls softly. "He is rather delicious," she admits.

I laugh out loud. Thankfully there is bottled water. I get one out of the fridge, then grab my popcorn out of the microwave. I sit on the sofa and grab the remote to put on our show. We only have three episodes left of the final season. After I finish the popcorn I grab one of the joints I bought from Hazel and light it up. Inhaling and exhaling the smoke is so relaxing. I am still on high alert and aware of my surroundings, but it helps calm the constant vibration that comes from having Jade inside my head. I must have dozed during the second episode. When Jade is hyperactive I fall asleep with my eyes open. I wake to Jade obnoxiously yelling for me to walk my tired ass to the bedroom. Once I hit the bed I drift back to sleep quickly. This time with my eyes closed. The last thing I hear is Jade telling me I missed an epic finale.

***

The metallic smell of blood envelopes the air all around me. I stare in horror at the hundreds of bodies lying dead on the sticky ground. The war has escalated and the death toll is at it's highest. The war will come to an end as the Alphas from each pack pick their side and fight. I can see two menacing wolves approach a huge white wolf tinged with black. He looks at me with beautiful amber brown eyes before turning defensively towards the other two wolves. They are no match for him, but three more step up to take their place. I can see more waiting for their turn close behind. Fear and anger boil within me as I see another crouching slowly behind his back. Wolves begin circling him and as strong as he is, he could never beat them all. Cowards!

My body starts vibrating and I feel myself turn. My wolf has finally revealed herself. I can't see her but I know she is beautiful and powerful. Jade sprints towards the great white wolf feeling extremely possessive and protective of him. She tears into the throat of the first wolf that crosses our path, biting his head off. Another confronts us and she slashes his face in half with her thick claws. Our sights never leave our mate. He is ours! We can feel the strong bond that tethers us together, pulling us toward him.

After slaughtering a few more wolves Jade lets out a growl so terrifying every wolf freezes in place staring at us. She mind links with every single wolf warning them to submit to us or die.

"What the fuck Jade? As if they will ever submit to a female!" I say in disbelief. As bad ass as I know Jade and I are, there is no way in hell that all these wolves from differing packs will submit to one Alpha, especially one with tits!

Jade sends another message, "Last chance. Submit to me now or you will die. If anyone thinks they can take me go ahead and try." One big cedar brown wolf steps forward growling.

"I ain't never going to submit to no bitch," he spits. A few more slowly emerge in agreement. Jade laughs and strikes them all down in less than a minute. Seven wolves dead, their blood spilling from her mouth.

"Any other takers?" she asks, hoping someone would. It wasn't that she enjoyed killing, but she did love taking out the trash! No one else wished to die and to my astonishment, but not to Jade's, every wolf submitted to us. A line formed as wolves waited for their drop of our blood on their tongue. Drinking a drop of your Alpha's blood strengthens the Alpha bond ensuring each member's loyalty. Through this connection the alpha can tap into each individual member's thoughts and feelings.

Jade mindlinked to our mate to come stand by our side. "You don't need my blood," Jade said both out loud and through the wolf mind link. Her voice seemed to echo across many distances. "I know who will actually be loyal and who will not. The time has come for peace, but first we must be rid of all the power hungry mongrels that have kept this war going all of these years."

Suddenly several wolves in the crowd begin shrieking in pain as Jade transmitts a mindlink of devasting decibels. Blood pours from their noses and eardrums as their brains hemorrhage, ridding the new pack of it's last bit of cancer. The rest of the wolves whimper in both fear and admiration of this great wolf, the She Alpha.

***

I jerk awake, wrapped in my sheet and drenched in sweat. "What a fucked up dream," I whisper. "You awake Jade?" I listen and hope for her to answer but aside from my own thoughts my mind is quiet. "JADE," I say loudly in my mind. Complete silence. "Fuck you," I tell her.

I know she isn't sleeping. She is ignoring me. I go to the bathroom and then climb back into bed. Uncle Jedd should be getting home soon and I am not ready to talk. My mind is reeling from that dream and I wish Jade would talk to me about it. I huff and roll over. I drift back off to sleep, obsessing over what my dream could mean.