smile reaching his eyes.
“Good Afternoon! Are you vegan or
just vegetarian? According to the internet there is a big difference.”
I laughed. “Vegetarian. I have milk
and eggs. Free range obviously.”
“Obviously,” Jake agreed, covering a
smile.
“Good. Then enjoy this veggie omelet
and Jake and I will be back from Arizona before you know it.” He turned around
tending to the skillet.
I scowled and put a hand on my hip.
“Nice try, Kai. Really, well played. When do we leave? I am NOT staying here!”
Jake shuffled his feet uncomfortably.
“You’re not going,” Kai said, putting
the power of the Alpha behind his words and turning around to face me. I
stepped forward holding my head high. “I AM going. I was in the vision and you
are not leaving me here. This is MY gift. I need to see this through.”
Kai sighed. “You are safer here. I
have already called and asked permission from the Scottsdale, Arizona Alpha to
temporarily cross into his territory, but he is wary. He will send men to make
sure we don’t out stay our welcome.”
“Do I have a sign on my forehead that
says Matefinder?” I probed him.
Kai looked annoyed. “No.”
“Good, then it’s settled. No one will
know what I am.” I popped a sautéed mushroom in my mouth and kissed him quickly
on the cheek.
He groaned. “Fine. There’s one last
piece of business you need to attend to before we leave. Finish your breakfast
and meet me outside.” He handed me a plate and stalked off with Jake.
“She doesn’t exactly get the Alpha
orders thing yet, huh?” Jake mumbled to Kai.
I rolled my eyes. He knew I could hear him.
I ate quickly and made my way outside
so I could see what this business involved. Max was standing against a tree
looking down at his feet. Burn marks from the places I tied him up with silver
marked his skin. Oh, crap. I walked slower, treading carefully. Kai stood a few
feet off, talking with Jake and Sadie, but motioned me towards Max.
“Max.” I nodded, not sure what to
say. In all of the recent drama, I had forgotten about him completely.
He sighed for a second and then
looked up at me. “Kai’s my best friend. I never could have lived with myself if
I had challenged him. Brother wolf was too close and I couldn’t stop him. Thank
you for what you did. You may be inexperienced but you are a worthy second. You
acted on instinct and saved me from doing something horrible.” He extended his
hand as I stood there in shock.
“Friends?” he asked.
A slow grin crept across my face. “So,
I knock you out, tie you up with silver and cage you, and you’re thanking me?”
I didn’t take his hand yet, pretending to look suspicious.
He laughed deeply. “I know, pretty
stupid, right?”
I smiled genuinely and extended my
hand. “Friends.”
We shook. I felt more at home here
than I ever had before in my life. These were my wolves, as much mine as I was
theirs. I felt Kai’s approval at that thought.
Anna
On the flight to Arizona, Jake kept
tapping his foot incessantly. He wiped his palms on his jeans for the fifth
time as our plane prepared to land.
“Jake, it’s going to be fine.” I squeezed
his hand.
He let out a deep breath. “My mate is
dying of cancer. That’s not fine. She’s in pain. What if we don’t make it in
time?”
“Look at me,” I commanded him.
His eyes locked on mine. “I have seen
it. We get there in time. They give her two days left to live and we get there
in time.”
He swallowed. “Okay.”
Room number 314. We all stand outside
the door. The nurses were more than delighted to let us through after I
explained that I was college roommates with the patient in room 314. Jake
looked at me expectantly. I shrugged. This is as far as my vision goes. Kai
seemed to pick up on my apprehension. He looked at Jake. “Go introduce
yourself to your future mate while Aurora and I figure out a way to get her
“Good Afternoon! Are you vegan or
just vegetarian? According to the internet there is a big difference.”
I laughed. “Vegetarian. I have milk
and eggs. Free range obviously.”
“Obviously,” Jake agreed, covering a
smile.
“Good. Then enjoy this veggie omelet
and Jake and I will be back from Arizona before you know it.” He turned around
tending to the skillet.
I scowled and put a hand on my hip.
“Nice try, Kai. Really, well played. When do we leave? I am NOT staying here!”
Jake shuffled his feet uncomfortably.
“You’re not going,” Kai said, putting
the power of the Alpha behind his words and turning around to face me. I
stepped forward holding my head high. “I AM going. I was in the vision and you
are not leaving me here. This is MY gift. I need to see this through.”
Kai sighed. “You are safer here. I
have already called and asked permission from the Scottsdale, Arizona Alpha to
temporarily cross into his territory, but he is wary. He will send men to make
sure we don’t out stay our welcome.”
“Do I have a sign on my forehead that
says Matefinder?” I probed him.
Kai looked annoyed. “No.”
“Good, then it’s settled. No one will
know what I am.” I popped a sautéed mushroom in my mouth and kissed him quickly
on the cheek.
He groaned. “Fine. There’s one last
piece of business you need to attend to before we leave. Finish your breakfast
and meet me outside.” He handed me a plate and stalked off with Jake.
“She doesn’t exactly get the Alpha
orders thing yet, huh?” Jake mumbled to Kai.
I rolled my eyes. He knew I could hear him.
I ate quickly and made my way outside
so I could see what this business involved. Max was standing against a tree
looking down at his feet. Burn marks from the places I tied him up with silver
marked his skin. Oh, crap. I walked slower, treading carefully. Kai stood a few
feet off, talking with Jake and Sadie, but motioned me towards Max.
“Max.” I nodded, not sure what to
say. In all of the recent drama, I had forgotten about him completely.
He sighed for a second and then
looked up at me. “Kai’s my best friend. I never could have lived with myself if
I had challenged him. Brother wolf was too close and I couldn’t stop him. Thank
you for what you did. You may be inexperienced but you are a worthy second. You
acted on instinct and saved me from doing something horrible.” He extended his
hand as I stood there in shock.
“Friends?” he asked.
A slow grin crept across my face. “So,
I knock you out, tie you up with silver and cage you, and you’re thanking me?”
I didn’t take his hand yet, pretending to look suspicious.
He laughed deeply. “I know, pretty
stupid, right?”
I smiled genuinely and extended my
hand. “Friends.”
We shook. I felt more at home here
than I ever had before in my life. These were my wolves, as much mine as I was
theirs. I felt Kai’s approval at that thought.
Anna
On the flight to Arizona, Jake kept
tapping his foot incessantly. He wiped his palms on his jeans for the fifth
time as our plane prepared to land.
“Jake, it’s going to be fine.” I squeezed
his hand.
He let out a deep breath. “My mate is
dying of cancer. That’s not fine. She’s in pain. What if we don’t make it in
time?”
“Look at me,” I commanded him.
His eyes locked on mine. “I have seen
it. We get there in time. They give her two days left to live and we get there
in time.”
He swallowed. “Okay.”
Room number 314. We all stand outside
the door. The nurses were more than delighted to let us through after I
explained that I was college roommates with the patient in room 314. Jake
looked at me expectantly. I shrugged. This is as far as my vision goes. Kai
seemed to pick up on my apprehension. He looked at Jake. “Go introduce
yourself to your future mate while Aurora and I figure out a way to get her
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