The Unclaimed Human Luna
Chapter 36

Conner POV

Conner felt himself get shoved almost violently to the back of his own mind as Atlas surged forward to tell Eliza she was never going to be able to get away from him. Knew she was looking right at Atlas and couldn’t do anything at all about it. She had just told him she didn’t want to be here, that they’d never have to see her again, and Atlas was more than annoyed.

She was his as far as he was concerned and when he surged forward to take control Conner knew it was going to be bad, he was yelling at his beast to calm down. That she was just upset, she’d not once tried to leave since they’d brought her back, that she was just lashing out verbally. But he knew Atlas didn’t care. The moment his beast kissed her while he was in human form, Conner knew it was too late, Atlas was about to mate her, no amount of yelling at him not to do it, that it could hurt her was going to stop him, from claiming the girl.

It was all Atlas growling and snarling at her, taking her for himself, damned beast so vocal about making sure she understood his intent, want me, crave me, need me. Might as bloody well have just snarled Mine at the girl. Surprised Conner more than a little that not only did she handle his beasts’ raw need to mate the hell out of her, which he was doing, there was nothing gentle about it.

When Atlas asked her if she wanted more, she actually said yes to his wolf, and he’d given her all of him, was bloody lucky Atlas didn’t knot the girl. Perhaps his beast realised she was still human and couldn’t handle that from him. Who the hell knew all he was getting from Atlas was the need to mate the hell out of her. No words anymore, just his animalistic need to mate her furiously.

He could only apologise to her when Atlas finally receded, the sky had darkened while Atlas Mate Eliza, and as he stood up to replace his shorts, he heard his father’s voice inside his head, ‘When you’re done f*****g that she-wolf, Eliza is missing.’

Knew it was likely that his father had tried to mind-link to him earlier, but not gotten past his beast in the throws of Mating the very girl his father was looking for.

‘I’ll look now.’ He sent back. At least his father had not picked up on who his beast was doing out here in the woods. Couldn’t she was human. Though he did have some concerns now that his father might actually know it was Atlas mating and not Conner himself. Only time would tell on that.

She thankfully wasn’t injured at all. Seemed to be just completely exhausted, couldn’t really expect anything else. But now he had a real dilemma on his hands. He knew they were just over an hour’s walk from the packhouse. There was no way he was going to be able to hide his scent from being on her, or hers on him for that matter.

Stood there and held her up against his body. She didn’t even argue with him about it. She was his now, whether she liked it or not, whether he liked it or not. Atlas had just mated himself to the human. Yet he couldn’t lay claim to her till he officially scented her out on a full moon. Didn’t think his father would take kindly to him sleeping with her either before there was a claim. Knew he didn’t like humans. This was going to be a problem, one he needed to think about. Atlas was very pleased with himself, it seemed. He was all stretched out inside his mind, happy to be mated to her finally. ‘You’re an a*s, Atlas.’

‘She’ll never leave me now.’ He shot right back. ‘Is mine now.’

‘And if we don’t scent her on the full moon, then what?’

‘Claim anyway.’

Conner really wanted to strangle his wolf right this minute. He had wanted to spend the next few weeks seeing if he could get her to come round to liking him, but no, his bloody wolf was too impatient for that. Now she was theirs, regardless of whether they actually scented her out or not.

There was only one way he could figure her scent would be all over him and vice versa, to carry her and have her seen to be struggling with him about it, wriggling all over him. She didn’t really understand it, but that didn’t matter. By the time he was in earshot of any wolves by the packhouse, she was already yelling at him to put her down.

He didn’t even have to pick a fight with her, she’d told him to put her down. It was uncomfortable, and then told him it was hurting her to be up there on his shoulder. Likely it was, he kept her there, not that he wanted to cause her any pain, but with pain came her anger and by the time he stepped out of the tree line with her. She was yelling at him to be put down and squirming about as well. He’d shifted her from one shoulder to another, but kept himself quiet on the walk back, let her yell at him.

He’d mind linked to his father that he’d found her, out in the north woods, looked like she was trying to sneak away, saw him and bolted away from him, but he got her. Knew she didn’t want his father thinking she’d tried to run away again, but how else could he explain that he just so happened to replace her so quickly?

Though his father would have known where he was, that pack tether would have told him he was out in the northern woods, likely would have asked his unit and they’d have told him Atlas was out for a run. So, it would work, he hoped.

Saw his father standing by the dining room doors at the back of the packhouse, she was kicking out at him, he’d deflected quite a few in the past few minutes, took a long breath in as he walked down the slight embankment and let one get past him to land right in his groin, stumble as pain shot through his region.

He went down on one knee, heard his father chuckle as he finally let Eliza go and she fell off his shoulder onto her a*s on the ground in front of him. She glared right at him, as he breathed through the lingering pain. Atlas thought it was hilarious, rolling around inside his mind, chortling away. Saw her kick a foot right at him, knew she was in pain and angry with him. Also knew he’d asked her to pick a fight with him and now had a reason to.

Let her put that foot right into his shoulder, and watched her get up as he rolled all the way over and then stood up himself. Though it shocked him a bit that she launched herself right at him and tried to pummel him completely, yelling at him about how would he like it to be carried like that for hours, did he even know how much it hurt? It was likely genuine, which was good because more people had arrived, including Adam and Marlo.

Blocked the kick to his lower region and grabbed her wrists, spun her around away from him but then yanked her whole body back against his and pinned her arms across her chest, holding her tightly to him “when you’re done, trying to beat the hell out of me. I’ll let go.”

He got his bare foot stomped on once more by that bloody hiking boot of hers and yelled at to let her go. She was really struggling against him. He looked at his father and shook his head, managed to get out of the way of that boot barely a second time, snapped at her “Enough Eliza.” And released her, only to have her turn and try to slap him right in the face. Dodged the hit, didn’t know if she was acting or was actually trying to hit him right now.

“You sound just like your father.” She yelled at him.

He had heard it himself to be honest. Snapped his hands out and grabbed her as he saw Marlo walking this way, heard the boy call her name, picked her clean up all over again and put her right back over his shoulder, she was now pummelling his back, yelling to be put down.

His eyes moved to Marlo. “Move.” He grated out when the boy held his hands out as if he’d take her.

He stepped right around him and looked at his father. “I’ll take her to her room, you can deal with her tomorrow.”

He stalked off inside the packhouse with her and used the elevator to take her upstairs. She didn’t stop hitting him the whole way. Conner put her down in the elevator and looked at her. She just sighed “Good enough of a fight?”

“I’d say so.” He smiled at her, “thank you, I will explain it to you later. Just can’t right this minute.”

“Whatever Conner.” She muttered and turned away from him.

He sighed softly, “I am sorry for all this, Eliza, I know you don’t understand.”

She didn’t say anything at all. He knew she was tired as well. Being Mated by his wolf was not an easy thing for her, especially being human. The doors opened and he picked her up once more. “I can walk, you know.” She muttered.

“I know.” He smiled down at her, he’d not tossed her over his shoulder, just scooped her up in his arms. Carried her all the way to her room and put her down, watched her pat herself down and then dig into a pocket and pull out her room card, to open the door, stepped inside with her only to have her look right at him.

“You need to have a shower and get some rest.” He told her, steered her all the way across the room to her ensuite and even turned the shower on for her.

“Out.” She told him.

Conner chuckled “You know I’ve seen you naked, right, put my hands all over you.” he tried teasing her a little,

“I’m well aware of what happened today.” She muttered and he felt Atlas huff inside his mind.

“El, you and I. It’s a bit difficult, but I am not seeing anyone else. I will not be either. Don’t read anything into what you might see over the next few weeks.”

Saw her frowning up at him but said nothing.

Looked right down at her, she was his future, and he knew it. They were mated to her right now, not that she understood that, he reached out and touched her face gently. “Thank you for helping me out, even though you didn’t understand my reasonings.”

“I’ll never understand you.” she muttered.

“You will, soon enough.” He leaned down and kissed her softly, “I just need a few weeks, then we’ll sit and talk about everything. I’d better go.” he smiled at her just a little. She didn’t smile back at him, and he wasn’t really expecting her to, he guessed.

Headed for his room and took a long hot shower, she was his now, though she was still unclaimed by the pack, by him officially. He wasn’t going to be able to give her up or reject her. Couldn’t, not anymore, didn’t want too either. The only problem was she still didn’t like him much, he still had to really work on that. Also needed to work on her wanting to be here.

She’d voiced very loudly that she didn’t want to be here, and would leave if he opened the front gate. Pinched the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes, she’d not attempted to go anywhere, didn’t want him telling his father that she’d tried to run away, but still wanted to leave. Wondered about that. Was it all an act, her staying here? Or was she actually trying to fit in? He didn’t really know himself on that one and he didn’t think asking her would work either. She’d likely just tell him whatever she thought she wanted him to hear.

He got out of the shower and dressed, he was really bloody hungry and he knew why, he’d been out there in the woods all afternoon and then, sighed and shook it off. He strolled down to the dining room. He’d missed dinner, but there were plenty of toasted sandwiches he could cook downstairs. Was doing just that when Adam strolled into the dining room and leaned on the counter to look right at him.

“What?” Conner asked.

“Nothing, just none of us could get you, earlier.”

“Hmm, I was busy.” He commented.

“You’re never so busy you just ignore a mind-link, even when you f**k, you answer it. It’s very annoying to all of us that you do that. Today was different. You shut us all down, no-one got through, not even your own father. So, who was she?”

“None of your business Adam.” He commented and collected his toasted sandwiches, walked away with them.

“I might just hazard a guess then.” He heard the amusement in the man’s tone.

“Guess away, all I did was go into the woods for a run and end up hooking up. What’s the big deal Adam? It’s not like I haven’t done it a hundred times before.”

“True, but as you say, it’s just a f**k, it’s never that good. It must have been for you to ignore all of us when Eliza was missing.”

“Sometimes it is good. What do you want Adam?” He stated, annoyed with the man.

Heard his friend laugh “Oh, so very defensive too.”

Turned and looked right at him “I’m sure you’ve got things to do, study, assignments.”

“No more than you do.”

“Mine are all up to date. I don’t slack on my end. That would be you and the boys.”

“I hope your father doesn’t figure it out, Conner, might not go down so well.” Adam looked right at him, and then strolled off. “I’ll leave you to eat. You must have worked up a good appetite.” He commented over his shoulder.

Conner glared at that man’s retreating back, he’d alluded to the fact that he knew who the girl was, but whether he actually did or not was another matter. Conner didn’t think Adam would let it go if he actually knew the truth about who it was.

Seeing Marlo was all hopped up about Eliza or had been, Adam would want to know, if he thought Eliza was his Mate, knew though Conner wouldn’t want a human Mate. He was an Alpha wolf though and would not stand for a young male wolf hitting on her, or dating her if he suspected anything, where the girl was concerned. Adam would also want to intervene, to protect his little brother and the inevitable fight he saw coming.

Then there was him stepping up to Milton to separate him from her, and what he’d seen at the university, going on between him and Eliza. Though if he did suspect only, that was fine. But if Adam decided to sit and really think about Conner’s interactions with Eliza, along with what had gone down around her friends in California. Adam had called it a turf war, then perhaps Adam had figured it out, and was just waiting to see what Conner was going to do about it.

Adam did know he didn’t like humans. That would account for his behaviour around her as well, with him being all annoyed and angry that the goddess would give him a human for a mate.

It was not likely to get past his Beta, and if he didn’t already know, it wouldn’t take long for him to figure it out either. He’d seen Atlas throw that tantrum too, had seen Atlas take on his own father. It was all there for anyone to see, he realised. His wolf losing control over things around the girl, his whole attitude had been different since Eliza arrived, sighed to himself, and headed up stairs.

He was just going to have to let it go, and hope it wasn’t what he thought it was, though that comment about his father replaceing out. And it not going down so well, he was likely right about that. Considering Eliza had stated, that she left after Conner had told her to. Had threatened to give her the pack instead of him if he couldn’t bring her back and be nice to her.