Power & Fire
Chapter 11 Jason

Mate is gorgeous. Mate is funny.

Mate is sweet.

I completed Basil by saying that our mate is perfect.

Basil couldn't stop growling and howling ever since we laid our eyes on her form in the dark colored pajamas. Her long toned legs making a contrast with the dark shorts of her night set.

She tied her hair into a bun, strands of silky brown hair covering her face itching me to put them behind her little ear. God she's so beautiful and all mine, my little mate.

I smiled when I saw her reenter the dining room but my smile quickly vanished when I noticed her expression. She was smiling a fake smile and her eyes held pain. My blood started boiling, I don't care if who hurt her was her father or not, absolutely no one upsets my mate and gets away with it!

"Maria, can we go talk in the kitchen?" Maria paled.

"A-Am I in trouble?" She squeaked. Ok but who the hell is her father and why is everyone so scared of him?

Castiel held her hand. "No, you didn't do anything wrong, it's about Nero." She said sadly.

"Oh my, what happened to my little boy?" And then they moved to the kitchen. When they were out of sight everyone stared at me.

"Why is everyone afraid of her father?" Eli asked. Good to know that I'm not the only one noticing that.

"I have no fucking clue. Whoever he is, he for sure has his way of demanding respect." I replied.

"What do you guys think that happened to Tee's brother?" Isabella asked playing with the hem of her shirt.

"Tee?" Axel asked confused.

"My nickname for Castiel, I'm still trying it out what else could it be?" Isabella clarified with a 'duh' tone. Axel rolled his eyes and shook his head. My mate and Maria came back a few minutes later and everyone pretended that nothing strange happened in the middle of our meals.

***

Maria shooed us out of the dining room when we finished eating, insisting that she could wash and clean everything without any help. She's a stubborn woman I tell you. We were back to the living room and I noticed Castiel getting ready to sit in her previous spot so I ran like a flash and sat right next to her, giving Isabella a sheepish smile for stealing her friend.

We watched The Conjuring 2 and I laughed every time my mate jumped of fright because of Valak, the evil creature. I'd never admit this to anyone but Valak did make me shiver. I learnt that Castiel loves horror movies. She might jump, scream, tight her hold on the couch's arm, but she always ended up laughing or giggling. She's adorable.

We were in the middle of the 4th movie when I felt my mate's head rest against my shoulder. I looked down at her and smiled. She fell asleep. I scooped her and put her on my lap, making her head rest in chest. My heartbeat started speeding up when she started moving.

Fuck she woke up! Shit!

I felt myself relax when I realized that she was just snuggling deeper into my chest, still asleep. I felt like a weight just got off me, this girl will be the death of me. I kissed the top of her head and I heard her sigh in content making a huge smile to appear in my face.

Little angel.

I looked around and noticed that only Axel was completely awake, Eli had his eyes narrowed, he was trying to fight off his sleep. William and Isabella were both sleeping and cuddling, and Ethan was in a weird upside down position with his face almost meeting ground, his legs sprawled in couch and his feet in the air. I looked back at Elijah and noticed that his eyes were closed. I guess the sleep won. I looked at Axel and started mind-liking him. 'Everyone fell asleep' He chuckled through the link.

'Yeah I kinda of freaked out when I saw Ethan, his face is turning too red to be healthy' Was his reply.

I looked back at Ethan and noticed that his face was indeed a bit out of natural, the tips of his ears were turning slightly purple. This dude will end up killing himself during his sleep.

'I think we should carry them to the bedrooms' He suggested. I looked down at Castiel. Her soft pink lips were in a small smile form, her eyelashes resting softly over her light pink cheeks, that's probably because of my body heat, I don't want to let go of her yet.

'5 more minutes' Axel nodded turning his eyes to the big screen once again. I took those 5 minutes to look at my mate without looking like a creep. She really is perfect, and all mine.

***

Monday morning came quicker than expected. I was walking through the hallways and started observing my surroundings.

Teenagers were scattered everywhere, an annoying noise filling the hall, a mix of everyone's conversations, laughs, sounds. I'm turning King this week, I'll be responsible for all these kids. My eyes kept wondering around until they met a certain red haired girl who was talking with some of her friends near her locker. Anger filled me in remembering our last encountering.

Noticing my gaze she took a glance at me, a ghost of a smirk appearing on her purple coated lips. How dares she?

I started walking faster trying to avoid her, knowing that if she pissed me off for more than 3 seconds I'd shift and tear her limbs apart one by one. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath when I entered in one of the empty classrooms. My eyes snapped open when I hear a chair moving against the ground.

She must be suicidal.

There stood Melinda sitting on a chair looking relaxed, legs crossed and a smug look washing over her face.

"What do you want?" I snapped.~

"I warned you both to stay away from each other, none of you listened and in exactly a month, on the 3 third night of full moon, at 11:00 pm there will occur an eclipse, one that will bring enough energy to invoke the Moon Goddess down on earth. I already told the Elders to prepare everything including the chantings, no one opposed seeing that everyone seemed to agree that the girl you call a mate is not worthy of her title. "

I froze. Why the hell is she even doing this?

"Why are you even doing this?"

"I told you, she disrespected and humiliated Tiffany, a direct descendant from the Moon Goddess Herself, and she must be punished, she must feel the moon's wrath! Besides, she will make a weak Luna Queen and you know that, I'm doing everyone a favor, the Elders thought so too."

I couldn't help it anymore and Basil took over, not entirely but enough to turn my eyes into an horrid silver color, my fangs and claws starting to stick out.

"If you touch my mate, I'll kill you."

My voice sounded different, huskier and deeper. Basil had almost full control. In a swift move I ripped her skin in 4 different places; her stomach, leg, arm and neck. Blood started to pour out of her wounds. I would never hit a girl, but this bitch took it too far, and she knows better than pissing of an Alpha werewolf, specially by touching sensitive topics such his mate. Besides women and men are equally raised in my pack, hit both or hit none, that's the rule since female werewolves have as much strength as males because of the way they are trained.

Basil you can't harm her badly at school. I took control once again and looked down at Melinda. The wounds were deep but she was already healing. She gave me a bloody smile.

"You can still avoid all of this, all you have to do is to keep her away from you!" I clenched my fists. She chuckled weakly.

"Bye bye Castiel."

I saw red. I snapped and pushed her against a wall, she hit her head making her pass out. She will be up again in 10 minutes or so, maybe she will use that unconscious time to make conscious decisions. Again, it was against my morals to hit a girl, but this disgusting traitor deserves it and so much more. I got out and locked the door. As I made my way towards my group I started deciding what to do about all this Moon Goddess coming for Castiel for absolute nonsense. I'll protect Castiel at all costs, little did I know about that price.

a/n: I love you, never forget that 3