Well, that meeting went well.
HijackThe space where Hacker set up the security system is small, made smaller by the young girl who is practically bouncing out of her shoes.“Are you always this excitable?” I ask her.“This is exciting,” she says, peering over my arm to watch. “I mean, don’t you think so?”To me, this work is boring. But I appreciate her enthusiasm, and I want to nurture it, so I don’t say that.“There are many other things that we do that are more exciting,” I say instead.“Like what? Wendy is always at her computer working with you guys,” she says.Interesting. Wendy isn’t always working with me. If she’s spending that much time at her computer, then she’s spending more time with Hacker than I realized. I already knew he liked her and was probably using this weekend to spend time with her away from me. Which is exactly why I showed up. Wendy isn’t eighteen and if we’re both interested in her, there’s a possibility that she could be mated to one of us. So yeah, I’m here to cockblock that bastard.
Yorick“Before we get to our brother-in-law, I have a question,” I say, jumping in before we go down the Quirin rabbit hole. I’ve been quiet, letting Ramin have his say. I can agree that Cyra’s father was a total piece of shit and I know that if Quirin or anyone ever tried to keep me and our family away from my sisters, it would not go well. So, I can understand his anger and concern that Arden raised Cyra to be just like him. Little does he know that Cyra was just another pawn in Arden’s sick and twisted game of life.“You called Cyra’s mother Soraya, right?” I ask, looking from Alpha Ramin to Cyra.“That was her name,” Ramin says.I look at Cyra. “But Hacker said her name was Laura and you agreed.”“Yes, I was going to ask about that too. My father always called my mother Laura and that’s the name that Hacker found when he went searching for the money.”Ramin growls low.“What is it?” Arman asks him.“Laura was her middle name. It’s a more English name. It was our grandmother’s name.
CyraWhen we arrived back at the packhouse, Warren was waiting for us. He wasn’t the only one. Yana stood on one side of her father with Wade and Yvonne standing on the other. It felt like the Hill family showed up to prove a point. ‘She doesn’t need you, she has us.’I feel warmth spread through my chest at their silent pronouncement of love and acceptance of me. They’re right. I don’t need anyone else when I have them.Warren comes down the steps, he nods at Arman, but his gaze remains fixed on Ramin. He’s making a point that no one hurts his family and Ramin hurt me.“I’m Alpha Warren Hill, Cyra’s father-in-law.”Not Yorick’s father. MY father-in-law.“Alpha Warren, I’m Alpha Ramin,” my uncle says.“Yes. So I gathered.”There’s a tense moment of silence as Warren continues to stare my uncle down in some sort of Alpha display of aggression.“Alpha Warren, I am Alpha Arman, Alpha Cyra’s cousin. As we mentioned to Alpha Cyra, my father and I are here to make amends and to speak to Alph
HackerSlowly, very slowly so she can tell me to stop at any time, I lean forward before pressing my lips to hers. I realize instantly that she’s inexperienced, so I gently guide her, slowly showing her how to kiss me back. When I slide my tongue across her lips, she gasps and I slide my tongue into her mouth. I growl against her lips as I get my first taste of her caramel apple scent.I release her arms and her hands slide into my hair. I slide one hand into her silky brown hair and the other up her side, taking my time as I tease her tongue with mine. She moans softly against my mouth and I growl again, feeling even more possessive of my little Sphinx than I did before. I take my time, exploring her mouth and her taste while letting her get used to my kiss.When I finally pull away, her eyes are glassy and her lips are puffy.“Did you like that?” I ask softly.She nods. “That was my first kiss,” she whispers, as if it’s a secret.I run my thumb over her bottom lip. “I hope it was eve
HackerI spent a very enjoyable evening with Wendy last night. We worked hard and she’s an amazing assistant. She never once complained, and she seemed to enjoy working with me as much as I enjoyed working with her.I tested the waters a bit while we were working, just to see if she is open to something developing between us. Every chance I got, I’d touch her. It might have been a casual touch of my hand against hers, putting my hand on her back as I moved around her, or leaning closer to her when she was showing me something. But every time, every single time I touched her or got close to her, her heartbeat would increase, and her breath would hitch.By the time I called it quits for the night, her cheeks had a permanent pink hue, and her sweet scent of caramel apples was driving me insane.Hijack called last night, wanting to get together this weekend to go over a project we’re working on together. Since I know he can find me anyway and probably already has, I told him that I was in
CyraWhen we finally leave the office, I feel stronger. So when Warren asks us how it went, I don’t break down. Instead, I lift my chin and tell him that my mother’s brother is exactly like my father and we won’t be creating any type of relationship with my mother’s family.Warren looks at me a moment, then pulls me into a hug.“I’m sorry. I know that must be very disappointing for you.”“It is. But I’m not going to let it ruin my life. They haven’t been a part of my life up until now, so really, nothing changes.”“You’re heading over to the other side?”“Yes. Anything we need to know?” I ask him.“Things feel more settled over there now. Demoting Hugo caused a bit of a stir, but I think the pack realized very quickly that he wasn’t doing anything. Having Gamma Elliot over there has shown them how much they were missing by having a lazy Gamma. Oh, and Yana wants you to let Wendy and Hacker know that they have some yellow lines over here.”“Will do.”When we get to the other side, we ch