THE PROVOCATION

SHAWN I look at my mate hugging Evie, she seems so happy that I can't stop smiling at her happiness. "Yeah, nobody can mess with Evie and get away, not even you Peacock." Evie screams, glaring at Jasper. "Peacock?" Jasper asks, confused. "I guess you are in trouble." Abed teases Jasper in a singsong voice. "That's my girl." Someone says from behind us and we all turn to look at a man standing behind us. "Daddy." Evie squeals and runs towards him. "Double trouble." Jasper says while lowering his head. Sucks to be him! He now has to face his mate's father. Apparently, Jasper wasn't angry that Valerie had hit him; he said he deserved it and the bastard even warned me to stay safe. He thinks I'll be the next taking the hit from Valerie. Oscar has already told me that Evie's dad, Donald is going to come here so Ivan had gone to bring him here. "You smell different." Donald says to Evie when he hugs her. "Someone marked your daughter without her permission Donald." Oscar says while smirking at Jasper. "What? Who dared to do that?" Donald roars but his roar is nothing compared to the next one we hear from inside. "Enough!" I hear my mate shouting. We all run inside immediately. When I reach the living room, Edith comes running and accidently rams against me. She's about to fall down but I catch her in time, she looks terrified. Immediately, she's yanked from my hold by Nathan who hugs her. "Valerie..." It's all I hear her saying before I go inside the kitchen where loud growls are coming from. I see Amelia leaning against a wall looking scared and my mate is on her knees with her claws digging the kitchen floor. "No, no, no. Don't!" Oscar says, staying guarded. "Daddy, help her. Do something!" Evie shouts and Donald takes a step forward. I growl at Amelia, she's the one who might have caused this. Why can't the lady leave her alone? She doesn't care this much about Sheila and Jasper anymore! "Out!" I order and Abed comes and takes her out. "Come on honey, you can do it. Take her back." Donald says to Valerie, rubbing her back continuously. I look at Evie who has entwined her fingers and is praying. "I can... not." Valerie says and it looks like she's fighting with her wolf. She's jumping, twisting her neck a few times and growling. Why won't they let her shift? Her shirt is ripping from back and a loud growl comes from my chest. Immediately, I rush to her side, pushing Donald away and pulling her against my chest. She tries to push me, but then grips my shirt tightly, the same way she did last night. I glare at everyone and no one dares to come close to me. Her breathing is slowly turning back to normal as I stroke her hair. A few minutes later, she pulls away. "Okay?" I ask her, cupping her cheeks. She nods at me and stands up looking around. "Did I.... did I hurt anyone?" she asks Evie in a soft voice. "No... you didn't." Evie says while smiling and her eyes widen all of a sudden when Donald comes and holds Valerie's ears. "You were missing on your meditation?" he asks, pinching her ears. "Aaaa... ow!!" Valerie says trying to grip away from Donald's hold on her ear. "Let her go." I growl at him and hold my fists tightly. "Back off pup." He tells me and a growl comes from both Valerie and I. Donald seems to be surprised to hear Valerie's growl and he raises an eyebrow at her. "You called him pup." She says accusingly and a smile forms on my lips. "Oh! I am sorry.... What's your name?" Donald asks me, letting go of Valerie. "Shawn." I tell him frowning when I notice her ears has turned pink. "The peacock?" he asks Valerie. "What?" "No, no. Jasper is the peacock. He is the rhinoceros." Evie says clucking to which Oscar chuckles, Donald nods in understanding and Valerie... well she's looking at a wall now. "I'm the what?" I ask Valerie, narrowing my eyes at her. "Peacock?" Jasper asks at the same time. She's completely avoiding my gaze. Rhinoceros? That's how she has nicknamed me? "Let's go to the beach." Donald says to Valerie and holds her arms. Her jeans and shirt are torn here and there exposing some of her skin. She will not go out like that! Before Valerie can reply, I catch her wrist and begin dragging her upstairs. "Hey, what the hell?" she asks me. "Go get changed." I tell her, opening the door to her room. She looks down at her clothes and bites her bottom lip which is completely turning me on. I feel my wolf wriggling his tail. "You don't like my clothes?" she asks me. "I like them, but I don't want others to see it." I tell her. "I like them too." She says to me while smiling then frowns, "but it's ruined now because of her!" she's referring to Amelia. The way she's frowning tells me that she's mad at Amelia. "I wouldn't mind if you wear it when we are alone though." I tell her, changing the topic. "I cannot wear a torn... "she begins but then realises what I've said and narrows her eyes at me. "Pervert!" she mutters, rolling her eyes when she sees me smirking. "I thought it was Rhinoceros?" I ask her, raising an eyebrow. That's a terrible nickname she has given me! "Actually, it's Shawn the Rhino." She says, smirking "Goes well with your name doesn't it?" she asks me amused while I glare at her. "Does not." I grumble. "So does..." She says teasingly and closes the door behind her. It's very difficult for me to control myself and not to have a sneak peak.