Blood Legacy Chapter 76: 74. Are we going on that road-trip or what?

I threw my notebook and pen inside the locker then slammed it shut, bored out of my mind and so very ready for that much awaited lunch break.

Jess was right next to me, getting rid of her stuff too, she too looking kinda tired and bored. Guess we both lacked the energy to deal with school nowadays, especially after all the crazy shit that we've been through.

*Boy and how crazy it's been.*

I blew out a sigh and tangled my arm with hers, glancing between the two big werewolves flanking our sides. Of course Nathan had taken mine whilst David kept himself close to hers, throwing her puppy-eyed and love-stricken glances.

Yep. The dude was whipped. Utterly smitten. It'd only been like, what, two-three weeks maybe? Yeah I guess there had only been like three weeks since he found out that she was his. *And look at him now.* My dude looked like he wanted to hide her under his jacket and keep her there until the end of freaking time.

He even kept eyeing our tangled arms from time to time, looking like he wanted so badly to hold her instead but thankfully, he didn't say or do anything as he definitely knew that that would only make Jess feel uncomfortable and even suffocated. He was already constantly around her as it was.

*Wow, chill out, big boy. No one's trying to steal her away from you.*

I smirked, my face however quickly morphing with shock and surprise as his gaze suddenly found mine, deeply frowning as if I'd just said that out loud.

*What the hell... Did I...?*

I curiously glanced between Jess and Nate, surprised to notice that they hadn't reacted at all, their expressions calm and neutral as we walked together down that hallway.

*What the fuck?!?*

My gaze immediately found David's again, noticing that equally shocked expression now marring his features as we stupidly stared at each other like two idiots.

*Did we just...?*

*I guess we did,* his face seemed to say, slowly blinking before looking away, appearing to be just as affected as I was.

What the fuck just happened?

"Did she say anything? Is she okay?" I blinked and focused my attention back on Jess, quickly realizing that she was actually talking about my sister.

She'd been kinda worried ever since I told her everything about what happened last night between her and Estefany, knowing that it couldn't be easy for my sis to be so close to her now, given the fact that they attended the same classes every day.

"Nope. Nada," I lightly shook my head and pulled my phone out from my jacket pocket, giving it a quick check.

*Yep. Nada.* There were no texts from her yet.

"She's okay. They hadn't talked yet but at least she didn't run out of the classroom screaming this morning when they saw each other," My brows raised, staring up at Nathan with evident curiosity. How the hell did he know all this? He'd been glued to my side all morning! And I hadn't even seen him use his phone once!

*"Estefany told me. I can communicate with them just like I do with you right now. Especially if we're close enough to feel each other. We don't even need to be in the same room to do it,"*

Oh wow. That sounded so cool. So he could actually communicate with them whenever he felt like it, just like he did with me? *That's interesting.*

Was that why I just seemed to have succeeded in sending David that thought? Was I slowly starting to figure out how to communicate with them too?

Could I do it with Jess too?

*Oh boy that would be absolutely awesome!*

*"Her wolf has to accept us as her pack for that to happen. Me as her Alpha and David as her mate before anything else. But as you can see, she hasn't even accepted his mark yet,"*

My gaze automatically darted to her supple neck, noticing the absence of any bite marks. Not even a tiny scratch.

Why was she hesitating to accept him? Was she still afraid of him?

*"That's why he seems so restless these days. His wolf doesn't like it. He wants to mark her so that he can show everybody that she's his. Our wolves rely on instinct and when it comes to our mates, we feel that pressing need to ward off any unmated males. It's in our nature, this gripping desire to protect our soulmates,"*

Okay, that didn't sound caveman-y at all. *Note the sarcasm.*

I rolled my eyes with annoyance, hearing Nathan lightly chuckle from right next to me.

He didn't give me any more of his interesting thoughts as we walked to the cafeteria and picked up some trays for ourselves, joining the queue before starting to choose what we wanted to drink or eat.

The boys patiently waited for us, offering themselves to carry our filled trays once we were done piling them up. So we walked together to the outside area and picked a random table, not even getting the chance to take a seat as my dear sis suddenly appeared out of nowhere, slamming into me like a fucking train as she tackled me into a tight hug.

"Ow."

My expression remained impassive though as I waited for her to calm down and let me go, hearing her squeak like a little mouse as she kept hugging me.

She eventually detached herself from my body, finally allowing me to take a seat on the bench as she followed. She didn't get to sit too close to me though as right after my butt touched that bench Nathan went and took a seat right behind me, wrapping his legs and arms around me as we shared that not wide enough plank of wood.

*"If you fall down on your back, I'm gonna laugh so fucking hard,"*

*"If I fall down on my back, I'm taking you with me,"*

My devilish smirk instantly fell, trying to hold myself as still as possible as I sat there and casually stared across the table at Jess and David, noticing that furious blush tainting her cheeks as she sat sideways with David encasing her from behind, holding her so gently, as if she was the most precious being he'd ever touched.

She remained quiet and still, pretending to be busy with the food on her tray until he gingerly traced the back of his fingers over her bare shoulder, making her visibly shiver and swallow, even though she hadn't eaten or drunken anything from her tray.

*What the hell?* Why did she seem so freaking...tortured? It looked like he was holding her hostage or something and she was desperate to escape!

*"Uhm, she's actually turned on but she's very ashamed of it because she knows that we can smell it,"*

*"What? Oh my god, eww! Then close your damn nose or something! Jesus!"*

I felt him stifle a chuckle from behind me, so I elbowed him in the ribs, making him escape a barely audible grunt.

*"Careful, love. You might make me believe that you're actually jealous,"* I almost rolled my eyes in annoyance at those words echoing in my head.

*"She shouldn't be though. This happens all the time to us wolves. We're used to it and we're not ashamed of it because it's only natural. Especially when we're so close to our mates. It's not like she can control her reaction to him anyway,"*

I gave them one last glance, I myself feeling a little embarrassed after Nathan's explanation so I averted my attention to my sister instead, noticing that weird and rather apprehensive look on her face as her eyes stealthily danced from Nathan to David.

She was still a little wary of them. At least that was obvious. I couldn't blame her though. I knew that I'd reacted even worse upon discovering the truth about the guy currently wrapped around me like a damn muscled blanket.

*Hell, I even smashed a freaking vase against his head!*

I lightly shook my head to rid myself of those thoughts and then cleared out my throat, drawing her attention to me.

"S-so how did it go?" I asked with a smile, leaning to rest my chin in the palm of my hand as I looked at her, trying to ignore the feel of Nathan's hand splaying over my stomach.

She only eyed Nate and David once more, blowing out a tired sigh before she lastly answered,

"Ugh, not good. I haven't even talked to her yet."

"I can't do it, man. I'm too fucking nervous," she admitted with a complaining tone, letting out a groan as she let her forehead fall on the wooden table with a dull thud.

"It's okay. You take your time. No one's rushing you to do anything," I averted my attention to Jess as I heard her say that, noticing that timid and candid smile plastered on her features as she looked at Dre's head.

She was not wrong though. My sister didn't need to feel pressured into doing anything at all. It was her choice and hers only whether she wanted to continue her relationship with Estefany. *Mate bond or not.*

It wasn't like she was forced to marry her or something. *Unlike me.*

"I know, it's just that...God, this is so fucking weird with the the...mate thingy and whatever- no offence guys," she paused to look between Nate and David, receiving an amused chuckle from David.

"None taken," he raised his hands into a surrendering manner, making Jess turn her head to stare up at him. His smile immediately turned even broader, staring down at her with joy and even a hint of desire before he leaned forward and planted a kiss on her forehead, making her blush again.

*Ugh. These guys are killing me with their cuteness!*

"It's...it's weird though. That's all I can think about for now," she waved her hands away, seemingly losing herself in thought as she absently stared at the table.

*"Well, she's gonna have to figure it out by herself starting from tomorrow evening. I've been discussing with David about our trip home and he said that he's been trying to convince Jess to come home with him. And guess what; she only said yes after finding out that we'd be going too. She said that she'd feel less nervous with you around, so I thought that it would be better if we stuck to the original plan and left tomorrow evening,"*

What? B-but-

*"Don't worry, I've already instructed Zara and Brie to keep an eye on her, maybe even stay with her if she wants them to. She's gonna be perfectly safe, so don't worry about that,"*

I paused to stare at my sister, torn between that worry of leaving her all alone for the weekend and that impulse to have this trip earlier with Jess and make her feel safer. Not to mention that I really wanted to go myself after that talk with Nathan's wolf. I was curious as hell.

So I sat there and stared between Jess and my sis, nervously munching on my lower lip as I kept mulling over it.

Fuck. What to do what to do what to do?

*"David wants to have Jess meet our parents; to show her that she has nothing to fear. She's kinda scared of us; of our rules and way of life as pack wolves and he just wants to show her that it's not that bad actually. Your sister is going to be completely safe here, I promise. I'll even have the warriors guard your house if you want them to,"*

*"So what do you say, love? Are we doing this or what? Are you coming home with me to finally meet your future in-laws?"*

I narrowed my gaze at the sound of that hint of jest lacing his voice in my head, elbowing his ribs again in response. Only that this time, it turned out that I did hit him kinda hard as before I could even realize what was going on we were already falling off of that bench, my lips escaping a frightened shriek mere seconds before he hit the ground with me on top of him.