Chapter 9

Alan

I was walking off the field of the training grounds when Lo called me over. I was ready for a shower and a fuck ton of food and then some serious sleep. And maybe just maybe… I could see my mate at some point during all this.

I had been so thankful for Collins. There were times, many times, I thought I would never find my mate. Emily and Brian had both found theirs so early on… and that’s why I had seriously been considering mating Charlotte. Well, that and I had been secretly in love with her for years. I cared about her, more than anyone really knew, even Emily. And I wanted someone good in my life. After watching the hell that Emily had gone through during her time with Nick.. that’s all I cared about. Having someone good.

And I was damn proud that Collins was one of the good ones.

Collins had such a beautiful soul and a good heart. Not to mention she was breathtaking. Her green eyes glittered. They were so bright against her dark brown hair and golden skin. She looked like she’d spent her entire life at the beach. And actually.. she had.

But I knew some of that beautiful color had come from her Native American heritage. And her body — goddess. It was like it was carved especially for me. Petite and toned…. Her muscles from cheering and dance - no doubt- were such a huge fucking turn on.

But it was what was inside that I found most beautiful about her. And I had to admit.. they fit perfectly together.

It was more than the bond … I already loved her as a person. And we hadn’t done one single physical thing yet.

However that was driving me insane. Every time I was around her my wolf went nuts. I had to physically restrain myself from grabbing her and claiming her. No matter where we were or who we were around or what we were talking about. It was getting harder and harder. Literally.

Ah fuck …. I was getting aroused just thinking about being around her.

“Sup man” I said to Lorenzo.

Lo clapped me on the shoulder.

“Thought you might want to head into the town with me tonight. After you shower of course.” Lorenzo made a disgusted face.

I sighed. I really just wanted to eat and sleep. All the training was wearing me down. Because once I finished helping with that… I had to work on a shit ton of paperwork every day for my beta duties. I was glad to help.. and I knew Lo needed me or he wouldn’t have asked. I could handle it .. but I was also dead tired by the end of the day.

My… ‘special’….. abilities were the reason Lorenzo had asked me in the first place. Although I wouldn’t do them out in the open in front of everyone… a small group of people knew about them. Very small.

I hadn’t actually even really meant to do it in front of Lorenzo. But seeing Emily the way she was when fucking Raleigh Danvers and Nick got finished with her… I’d lost any and all semblance of control. Guess that’s what happens when your sister is beaten to a pulp by her so called mate.

Granted Lorenzo would never tell a soul. We were like brothers. We were brothers when it counted. We had grown up together, and Lorenzo was my best friend. He was family. So it was fine that he knew. Well he knew part of it anyway. And eventually I knew I would have to tell Collins.

Speaking of my mate… Aw damn… nope can’t think of her right now.

“Man I am beat… I may just go back to the pack house and shower and eat and…..” I was saying.

Lo interrupted. “Collins will be there….” He said.

Wait. What the fuck?

“What the fuck? I said out loud then.

Lorenzo laughed. “Emily and Lauren took her out. Kind of as a going away gift.”

I sighed at that. I wasn’t at all happy that she was going to college. We didn’t see each other enough as it was. And when she left we would only see one another on weekends…. And depending on what was going on and which pack I was at.. maybe not even then.

But I would never tell her that.

I would never ask her not to go. I knew how important it was to her. She hadn’t said so much… but I could see it in her eyes when she talked about it. And for her to be a nurse, she had to go. And that’s what she had aspired to be. I would never take that dream away.

Didn’t mean I had to like that shit though.

I also questioned why they moved here, away from her old pack and college … but no fucking body wanted to answer that question. Lorenzo and Emily both knew. And they both told me I needed to hear it from her……. which was some utter bullshit. When people said stuff like that it could only mean one thing…. It was bad. So now in my mind I’m creating scenarios that no wolf ever should … and that was turning me into a crazy fucker.

She promised to tell me… eventually. She had said ‘soon’. And I didn’t know when soon was. But it was gnawing at me constantly.

An hour later I had showered and stuffed some food down my throat and me and Lorenzo were walking into a tiny bar in the town closest to the pack.

I searched around. For this to be a small town and a fairly small bar it was packed with people.

I spotted Emily’s purple hair through the crowd.

Fucking purple hair.. I smirked.

But then I stopped … my fingers twitched.

I growled.

Collins was in the middle of the dance floor with Emily and another girl from the pack. She was dancing … beautifully… seductively… she looked like a professional dancer.

But that’s not what had me snarling…

It was every single fucking male in the place staring. And the three males surrounding her and the others … and the one that had his hand on her fucking waist……