When she went into the bathroom, Duncan opened his eyes. He pretended to be asleep to see what she would do, He could still smell her arousal in the air.
Running his hand through his hair in frustration, mind linking his wolf, Apollo this is going to be the toughest thing we have ever done. Apollo grumpily agreed and went back to sleep.
He got up put on some casual clothes and waited for her to get done in the bathroom. He picked up her shoes they had holes in the bottom of them, and she put a piece of duct tape over them.
He took the envelope with her money out of the safe and put it on the side table. He didn't want her to think she couldn't keep it. He went over to the drawer where he put her clothes last night, there was nothing great about them.
She wasn't going to be happy but there was no way his Luna was going to wear those clothes ever again. He stood up and went to sit on his cot, just as she was coming out of the bathroom.
They looked at each other for a little while, Spare blushed and finally looked away. She sat down on the bed defeated.
Duncan saw this and cringed, as he went and sat down on the bed beside her.
" I have ordered breakfast for us both to eat in here, I hope that we can talk about everything."
She was grateful for that, she didn't feel like meeting new pack members just yet. Just then a knock came at the door, Duncan opened it and two girls came in giggling, as they sat down the two trays loaded with food and drinks.
They left as quickly as they came which Spare was happy about, she didn't need anyone giving her looks. She hated to be in the spotlight. It made her feel vulnerable.
She sat down at the table looking at all the food, it smelled like heaven.
"Is this all for me?"
He nodded not knowing how to respond to that.
She wasted no time, grabbing her fork she dug into the food with gusto.
Duncan watched her eat, at least she has an appetite. It did make him wonder just how bad things were for her at that house. She was going to get all the food and snacks that he could give her.
"So little wolf, tell me about that weird-looking teddy bear, what is his story?."
" His name is Max, I made him when I was six years old. I wasn't allowed any toys of my own, My sister though would throw huge tantrums and destroy her stuffed animals. So one day I started to collect parts out of the garbage and made max."
"Did you do anything with your family?"
"No, I had to stay out of sight, I wasn't even allowed to use the front door."
Duncan was getting more and more pissed as this conversation was progressing. Taking a deep breath to calm himself and his wolf down.
"How about food, if you were not allowed to be around them how did you eat.?"
"When I was little I waited for everyone to go to bed, then I would sneak down and steal some food. If they noticed things were missing they never said, though I was punished bad when I got caught on one of my runs, out of my room."
Ok, he was going to have stopped asking those questions or he was going to be punching out the walls.
"I know that I messed up your plans to get out of there and go to college. However let me say this first, You can go to any college you wish and study whatever you like.
She got up and grabbed the envelope with her money inside, she handed it to him.
"Here take this to help pay for my things, it isn't a lot really but it's something. I can also work cleaning or cooking, to earn the rest of it."
"You are not going to worry about money ever again, that money is yours to spend on whatever thing that catches your fancy. I don't want it and you will not try to give it to me or anyone in this pack."
"If you do any cleaning or cooking it is because you want to not because you feel like you should pay for being here. I am going to spoil you rotten even if you don't like it."
"My little wolf, you are my Mate and no one is going to hurt you ever again, you will want for nothing."
She just stared at him, with her mouth open in shock.
"You can't be my mate, claiming a mate is a bad thing in our pack, well not every time but usually more so than not."
"What do you mean by Claiming a Mate is a bad thing?"
"Well I only hear gossip here and there but the last two girls that found their mates were rejected and disappeared the next day."
"Everyone said it was because of the pain of the rejection, that they will come back in a while, but they never returned and just last weekend it happened again to two more girls."
" I also heard rumors that their mates sold them."
Duncan sat there in silence stunned, what the hell was going on in that pack, could they all be slime balls. Were the males rejecting their mates to make money?.
"Spare I want you to know that that is not normal behavior for mates, a mate is your other half. To be cherished and loved forever. It's a gift from the moon goddess."
"One more thing, I want you to choose another name besides Spare, I will not have that insult slapped in your face every time someone speaks your name."
"I don't know a name to choose to be honest."
"It will come to you don't worry, you have lots of time. My sister Marnie will be here soon, she has new clothes for you and all kinds of things I'm sure, she loves shopping."
"Perhaps you two can come up with a name. Just for today and tomorrow too, I want you to just relax and pamper yourself. When Marnie gets here do whatever girls do when they are together."
"Umm, Duncan. I didn't have any friends. My only friend is my wolf Artemis."
At the mention of her wolf, Apollo perked up and started to tell Duncan what questions to ask them.
"What does your wolf look like?. Can you shift?."
"Do you want me to show you?"
Duncan just nodded his head, the fact that she would show him meant that at least she had a little bit of trust in him.
"Ok, but turn around. I have never been naked in front of anyone before."
Duncan turned around, after a little bit he heard a small woof behind him. He turned back around to see the most beautiful wolf he had ever seen. She was snowy white with little black tips on her paws. She had even darker eyes than Spare did.
Apollo was dancing around in his head excited. Artemis just sat and stared at him like she was sizing him up.
Duncan quickly got undressed and changed into Apollo. Reminding him to go very slow. Apollo was huge next to her he was a golden wolf with glowing amber eyes. Apollo got down into a laying position so as not to intimidate Artemis.
Artemis gave out an excited little bark and went to Apollo rubbing herself all over him, Apollo laid there smugly. Duncan felt his joy and was happy for him. Apollo spoke to Duncan.
"You will have yours soon too, we just have to gain her trust, she has been through too much. She needs time to heal."
Artemis then grabbed Spare's shirt and walked to the bathroom. Spare came out shortly afterward, Apollo was still there waiting for her.
She reached out a hand to scratch him behind his ear. Apollo looked like an idiot with his tongue hanging off to his side.
"You're very handsome Apollo, thank you."
With that Duncan stood before her once again, naked. She quickly turned her head but not before she got a little peek at him and blushed. Duncan was happy almost giddy, she is our's Apollo. Nothing will take her from us. Not even her.
As Duncan came out of his thoughts, there was a knock at the door and his sister shouting for them to open it before there was an accident of massive proportions.
He opened the door as his sister came tumbling inside carrying bags and boxes of every shape and size.