My body went stiff for a moment. I had done my best to give them the good points of Silas. Completely taking out the fact that Silas didn’t want us. Going back to who Silas used to be, not what he is now. I didn’t let them see my pain, or tried not to. Amelia was far more observant that any other pup her age.
“I miss your Papa. That’s all.”
She was quiet for a moment. “Will we see him?”
“One day, I think so. Your Papa is very focused on his job, and he needs to be.”
“As Alpha?”
I adjusted my arm so I could rub her back. “Yes, sweetheart. As Alpha.”
“But Alpha J makes time for his family. They come over and he gets cranky, but secretly loves it.”
Chuckling, I closed my eyes. “Alpha Jacob has been Alpha for a very long time. When he was younger, he wasn’t always like that. He was very focused on saving not just his pack, but ot
His voice made me freeze, but I recovered, sitting up straight and finally turning to look at Silas. He was shorter since his wheelchair sat lower than the chairs in the room. It made me feel that much more confident it facing him. As Noah said, I could outrun a wheelchair even on a bad-weather day.“Which one?”Anger flashed across his face, and I caught his hand gripping the pen a little too tight. “Your face and, I’m assuming, your side.”I smiled brightly. “Oh! I was attacked at the airport.” I kept my voice chipper as I looked back down at the paperwork. There were still two properties I didn’t know what to do with or where they were even located.“What do you mean you were attacked? Who the fuck attacked you?” Silas’ Alpha Command was rolling off of him, but I did my best not to let it affect me.“Honestly, I don’t think that’s any of your business, A
***Nate’s POV***I pulled into the lawyer’s office in the central part of town. My nerves had ramped back up even after letting off so much steam with Noah and Finn. Taking a deep breath, I opened the door and jumped out of the SUV. Pulling down my vest, I made sure my sunglasses were still on as I headed into the office. My watch showed I was five minutes late, and when I got to the reception, the girl behind the counter flashed me a smile.“Nate, it’s good to see you. I’ll show you to the meeting room.”I nodded and followed her in. It was a small office, but it had so many windows it never really felt small. I’d come into this office quite a few times before dealing with some pack-related issues. The last time was when Silas and I fought, making a hole in the wall. I used meeting rooms, but I appreciated that someone still showed me around. She knocked on
I opened the door to see Nate looking at himself in the full-length mirror. He was wearing a white long-sleeve button up, with a double-breasted vest. It was grey tweed, and he twisted around a few times. Leaning against the doorway, I crossed my arms over my chest. A smirk crept onto my face. He was trying to suck in the baby bump, but it was to no avail. He sighed a few times and tugged down on the vest.Nate had definitely bulked up, and Finn had caught him working out this morning in our gym. It had been a while since anyone else had turned Finn on. Solaris was our only third, but I felt the prickling attraction Finn had through the bond. It wasn’t hard to find Nate hot.“I think it looks nice.”He jumped, stepping back a couple of steps and covering his heart with his hand. “Shit, Noah, you scared me.”I chuckled. “Sorry. You were so focused.”“Are you sure it looks okay? I’m trying not
I stood outside the bar, leaning against the brick wall with a cigarette held between my lips. Looking down at my watch, Nate and the pups were creeping in on two hours late. He called, saying he had to switch his vacation plans since he needed to go to a will reading for the previous Alpha of Moon River. Apparently, the insane motherfucker finally kicked the can, and some of Nate’s inheritance from his parents was tied up in it. After what happened, I doubted he wanted to go anywhere near the territory, but at least he could outrun Silas now.Chuckling to myself, I took a drag. Silas was in a wheelchair. Shep said his bones would eventually heal and his nerves would reconnect back into place, but the amount of tiny shards would mean he would have no feeling in his legs for about a month. I laughed my ass off, and Finn gave me a blowjob as a reward for my good work. It still made me laugh. They wouldn’t be able to do anything since it was an official match. I just
“Is this true?” The Elder finally asked Silas. When he didn’t answer, he turned back to us. “Is it true?”“Oh, it’s true alright. You think your Beta just up and left? Your pack was all Nate had. It was his home and his family, and you think he just up and left for no reason? Oh no. Your dumb-fuck Alpha kicked his ass to the curb. Marked him to save his life after…what did you say? That something poisoned him? Yeah. Marked him to keep him alive, but then refused to do his duty as a mate. Refused to give Nate what was rightfully his; the Luna title. Instead, you kicked him to the fucking curb. He came to us broken. I had to pick him up out of his Jeep because he couldn’t even move. You destroyed your mate repeatedly. While all he did was love you unconditionally.” I growled out the last part, focused on Silas.I continued, despite him looking like he wanted to stop me. “Over an
***Noah’s POV***“He said no.” Nate sounded so broken.It broke my heart to see how much shit he was going through. Fey scared the shit out of me when they described the condition they found him in. I could at least tell them he was linking with the dumb fuck Alpha. So they knew he wasn’t passed out or anything, but he scared them badly.“Excuse me? He told you no?” My voice broke.“He’s apparently engaged and getting married. He’s going to make the she-wolf his Luna. And they are even going to have her sleep with other wolves to pretend they are having children together.”Suddenly, I saw red. This asshat of an Alpha. Not only did he tell his mate, with a special and nearly one-of-a-kind bond, that he was refusing to publicly claim Nate, but he also said that it was because he was taking on a Luna, a wife, while he was already