Hunger Awaits
Chapter 20

I laid there in his arms and I couldn't have been more at peace. Matto was sleeping soundly and I looked up at him and just watched him. Last night was so amazing. When we mated it was as if I was looking through his eyes. I saw how he saw me and how he felt for me. It was at that moment that I truly knew what it meant to be wanted and loved completely by someone. The feeling I got was one of tenderness and passion. Like he couldn't be away from me. I knew that I felt the same way. I slowly unwrapped myself from his arms and found his shirt lying next to us. I put it on and stood up and went in search of my clothes.

I took a better look around at the little cabin that was going to be ours. It wasn't as big as the cabin we were at now, but it was perfect for just us. The place was amazing with its hand-carved design and perfect view. I found my dress, well pieces of my dress. What the heck? I thought to myself. It was then that I realized when I shifted I felt the dress tear off of me. "Damn it," I said, as I put the pieces of the dress in the trash.

"What's wrong love?" His husky voice was behind me and I felt his arms wrap around my body. I leaned my head back against his solid chest.

"I have no clothes," I said holding up a piece of my dress. He chuckled. "It's not funny," I said smacking his chest.

"I know love, but it kind of is. We all have had the problem. Lucky for you, I thought ahead." He walked back into the room and returned with some of my clothes.

"How did you know that I would even shift?" I asked him as he handed me my clothes. He smiled at me.

"I didn't know for sure, but I had a feeling that once you relaxed and let the transformation happen you would." I smiled at him and then unbuttoned his shirt that I had on letting it drop to the floor.

"It didn't have anything to do with the fact that you planned on bringing me out here to seduce me now did it," I said to him as I walked closer to him. I pressed my naked body against his, as I wrapped my arms around his neck. I felt his breathing heighten, as he brought his lips down to mine.

"Maybe." He whispered out just before our lips crashed together. Our kiss was intense and I could feel my heart beating faster and faster. Would I ever be able to control myself when it came to Matto? I thought to myself. I heard something in the distance sort of a low whistle, Matto pulled away from me. I looked up at him and pouted.

He laughed. "Go get dressed. Tenaya and the guys are here and I don't think you want them to see all of you just yet." I shook my head and walked back into the room to get dressed. When I came back out Tenaya and the guys were all in the living room talking. Tenaya looked up at me as I entered the room and smiled.

"I know what happened last night welcome to the family." Her soft voice entered my head. I giggled to myself, this was going to take some getting use to.

"Alright beautiful we have a few things to do today, but we will be back later. You girls can do whatever you want." I looked up at Matto and smiled.

"Actually, I have to go to work." He looked down at me confused.

"I didn't get a chance to tell you, but I got a job in town at the little cafe we ate at yesterday. It's just a small mom and pop place but I think I will love it there."

Matto flashed me one of his perfect grins. "Ok beautiful. I will let the boss know that you found a job. Here you can use the truck. Just be careful and have a good day." I hugged him and grabbed the truck keys. Tenaya followed me out and we hopped in the truck.

"See I told you everything would work out." She said as we headed back over to the other cabin. I smiled at her.

"Thank you, Tenaya. You actually have helped me a lot." She laughed.

"All I did was tell you to relax. You did everything else. Just remember that now you have to learn to control it. You can't get pissed off at a customer at work and then rip their heads off." I laughed out loud. I was a little worried about controlling myself, but I think that I will be alright. I am not naturally an aggressive person, it takes a lot to get me upset or pissed off. So I should be fine.

I changed my clothes and then said my goodbyes to Tenaya. I got in the truck and headed into town. When I arrived at the cafe I looked around to check my surroundings first and then got out and went inside. Samantha was full of smiles when I walked in. "Kendra, I am so excited that you are starting today. Are you ready? This little place gets pretty busy in the mornings." I nodded my head and she walked me through the cafe and should me how everything worked. They didn't have any fancy POS systems, just your old fashioned handwritten checks. That was going to take some time to get used to, but I knew I could learn quickly. She had me sign my hire paperwork and then tossed me an apron. "Alright, let's get to work." She said as we heard the bell on the door ring. I giggled and we headed out.

By the end of the day I was a pro at writing the checks up and her husband, Ron, was an amazing help. He ran the kitchen staff and helped cook. The other cook that worked there was a younger man in his mid-twenties with blond hair and hazel eyes. His name was Leo. He smiled at me as we were finishing up for the day. "Hey, Kendra I'm heading out. Do you want me to walk you to your car?" I nodded and said goodbye to Samantha and her husband. I followed Leo out of the cafe and we walked towards the truck. I hadn't even realized that it was already starting to get dark until we walked out. When we reached the truck I turned to thank Leo.

"Thanks for walking me. I'll see you tomorrow." He smiled and nodded then walked off towards his car. I got in the truck and headed home. I already was in love with this job and my coworkers.

Six months later...

"Okay, okay. Kendra get back here." Matto's voice in my head was irritated and it made me giggle to myself. I stopped running and waited for him to catch up.

"Slowpoke." I thought as he came running up to me.

"Hey, you know I can hear you right?" I laughed again. He nipped at my neck playfully. I jumped away from him and crouched down in a playful stance. "Oh, so you want to play, huh?" Matto said. I shook my head at him. He started to circle me and I watched him out of the corner of my eye. It still amazed me how heightened my senses were now that I had fully accepted my wolf heritage.

I turned and looked at Matto just before he tried to pounce on me. I moved out of the way and then pinned him down to the ground. I started to lick his face. "I win," I said as I let him up. I could hear him snickering in my head.

"I am still so amazed by how quickly you have picked up on everything." He said as he nuzzled my neck.

"Well, I had a pretty amazing partner to help me." I nipped at his neck and he knew what I wanted. He came behind me and we shifted as we fell to the snow-covered ground. I was really loving the fact that I don't get cold anymore. He kissed my body and made growling noises as his fingers played with my clit.

"Your always so ready for me love." He hissed in my ear. He entered me hard and fast and I moaned out his name.

Unknown's POV,

I watched them like some weird creepier, from a distance. Man, Ryker better appreciate what I am doing for him. I know that I am new to the group, but this is not what I expected when I said I would keep an eye on her. I turned my head as they started to make love. Ryker is not going to be happy about this. I knew that this meant they had already mated, which meant that Matto was not going to just walk away from her. Maybe if Ryker knows this he will just back off and leave her alone.

I stayed with them until they finally went back to their cabin. I do have to admit that Kendra was an attractive young woman, so I could see the obsession, but she is mated now. From my knowledge, once someone has mated they belong to that person. They are soulmates, life partners and nothing can tear them apart. I returned to our hideout and shifted, as I came to the door. We were all held up about two miles from the resort. It was a safe enough distance to where Matto and his family wouldn't pick up on our scents. "Where is Ryker?" I asked as I walked in putting on some shorts. Hunter pointed to the back room and I headed back. The door was closed so I knocked.

"Come in." I heard from the other side of the door.

I took a deep breath and walked in. Hopefully with this information now we can go home and Ryker will call off his pursuit of Kendra. "What are you doing here? You are suppose to be watching Kendra." Ryker hissed at me. I looked around and saw that his father was also in the room.

"Son, I am sure that if he is here then he has some important information." Andres Hert was sort of like a father to me. He had found me lost and alone after the first time I had made the shift. He took me back to his pack and trained me to control myself and how to fight. "Go ahead boy." He said to me.

"Kendra and Matto have mated." I said. I watched Ryker's face become outraged, as he grabbed the closes thing to him and hurled it against the wall. I took a step back and watched.

"Why did you allow that to happen? You should have stopped them." He hollered at me. I looked down.

"They had mated before I started to follow her. I just only found out about it tonight. I'm sorry, but now maybe we can avoid a war and just head home." Ryker stopped and shot an anger look my way. Then he laughed.

"You think that will stop me. You have a lot to learn kid. In this pack we don't care about who someone is mated to. If we want something we take it, and I want Kendra." Damn, I guess I really didn't know what I had signed up for when I joined this pack. Andres put his hand on Ryker's shoulder.

"Calm down son. We will get her back. This I promise you." I now stood at the door waiting to be excused.

"Get the hell out of here and don't come back until I call for you," Ryker yelled at me and I made my exit. Now I am even more lost than I was when I first joined this pack. On the one hand I am loyal to my family, but on the other, this is wrong in so many ways. I decided for now that I would just follow orders, but I wasn't sure for how long.