The sound of metal lightly tapping against glass wakes me. Jayk is sitting on the other side of the glass coffee table tapping the tip of the custom pen Lydia gave him last year for his birthday. The words Big Daddy are engraved into it. I hate that pen and especially hate waking up to him tapping it on the glass coffee table.
"Why the fuck are you sleeping on the couch, Mars? I didn't drop ten Gs on your stupid custom bed with an adjustable base to see you sleeping on the couch I know Ashton found in a dumpster," he retorts.
I sit up and arch my back. It pops in several spots. When I rotate my shoulders and roll my head more pops bounce around in the darkness of the living room. Leelie is sitting in the armchair on the other side of me. Her legs are propped up on the armrest where my head had been.
"What time is it?" I ask fixing my tank top. I am so glad I am wearing a sports bra under.
"It's eight," Leelie answers.
"In the morni
"Why are you wearing a hat?" Leelie asks when we arrive at the school. "To blend in," I look her over. "You're gonna stand out," "You're the beta. You do the talking," she huffs. She glances back at Miles. "Miles, go with her. I'll stay put," "Fuck," he grunts. Before we could get out of the car she reaches for him and pulls him into her. "You are not her mate yet. That means you're going to follow orders as if Jaykob himself is giving them to you. Keep your little sounds to yourself. She might let them slide, but I'm not. Show a little respect, motherfucker," she shoves him and straightens herself up to look out the window. I get out of the car and slip my backpack on. I want to laugh, but I don't want to undermine her opinion. After all, that's what this whole mating is lacking. "We're going to talk to them first," I say when he goes around to the back. He pulls his hoodie over his head and motions me to lead th
One of the coolest things about the packhouse is that they have their own water tower. The second coolest thing is that they don't guard it because it's right smack in the middle of the terrain. I doubt anyone has ever come up here since it was built five years ago. I've been sitting up here for a couple of hours now. I now know where they train, their formations, and that Arthur, that sneaky little wolf is mated. His mate's name is Every and she's a total princess. I don't mean a princess like me who was born into a crappy violent-prone family. I'm talking about someone who's never been outside their little compound, wears expensive cutesie dresses, and has a handmaiden. It always kind of bothered me how nice this place is. The pretty flowers and expensive decore. How it's well maintained and everyone seems so chipper. I get it now. The alpha built his little mate a golden cage. It's almost too easy. Even as I see a clear victory, I can't help but feel b
Jayk "She's having fun," Leelie huffs. The two of us watch my little sister leave in her BMW. She's been avoiding the twins but she hasn't made her intentions with them clear to any of us. I guess I can allow her that privacy as long as it doesn't bleed into what we're doing. "Yeah, she's arrogant as fuck," I sigh. "I had the shadow to tail her. Can't have her out there alone," "She surprised me," "That makes two of us," I laugh. "So, the mate?" she asks. "The mate," I confirm. "Do you think she's really running around in her little fancy car causing attention naively or was getting their attention on her always the plan?" "She's armed and she's wearing easy tearaway clothes for a shift. I have no fucking idea," "Get Micca. We're going up the cliffside for the girl. By all means," "Yes, sir," she smiles and heads back inside.
That was a clean run, but the outcome isn't what Jaykob is expecting. Tracking an Alpha is a lot easier than tracking an omega and Arthur will find Jet by all means. No matter how long it takes. "We need to figure out why he hasn't marked the girl," I tell Jayk as we put them into the same cell in the basement of our house. Jet is awake. His eyes are on us as we move around. He doesn't look happy. "Get me another chair," Micca says as he and Leelie tie Jet into the chair they already have. Jayk helps me tie Every to the second chair I found by the entrance of the basement. "What the fuck is wrong with you?" Jet shouts as soon as the bandana Leelie had stuffed into his mouth is removed. "Where is Dani? She would never let you assholes get away with this!" No one in the room answers. "She tried to run," I say after a while. He looks from Leelie to Jaykob. "You killed her?" he shakes his head. "She was your m
"Jayk," my brother is sitting on the edge of the diving board smoking. He glances back at me but doesn't say a word. "I can give her some of your clothes. Just so she has the comfort of an alpha in her nest," "What is that?" he asks. "I don't know anything about her kind other than how good they smell," "Well," I say and sit at the edge of the pool. "Females aren't like the males. They're small obviously. Once they're fully matured and shift, they're-" "Breedable," he says bitterly. "Yeah, but it's more than that. They ovulate like crazy. Their scent is powerful. Unclaimed females like her drive alphas like you insane. It's called a rut. Nothing other than marking and breeding her will matter once she enters her heat. "They nest. They need to be kept warm and calm. When the full moon hits she'll be more animal than person. She needs attention and for her mate to be around. Without Arthur, she can go into the early
I watch Every pull the small mattress off the cot and push it into the corner before she starts building her nest. She sets down all the sheets first and then the pillows. Jayk's comforter goes last along with some of the warmer blankets. She pats everything down while humming to herself. I scratch the back of my head wondering how she will react to how we live."Not what you expected?" Jet asks. I lean against the bars of his cell."Guess I've lived a pretty carefree life without knowing how good I have it," I say. He smiles. "You've taken care of all of them?""Most of them," he nods."How many others are there?""Guess you'll find out when you raid the compound," he shrugs."Jet, we're not your enemies. We're not trying to hurt you,""No, you're just keeping us hostage. You took us from our home,""Excuse me? You live in a fucking cage. He killed your family,""It'
Lydia is sitting in the living room of the Beta's villa. She smiles when she sees me approach her. This is similar to the main house but it's bigger and it is designed to accommodate a lot more people. Just like the other ones. "What's up, Sweetness? I hear you guys found a little omega princess," "That's what I wanted to talk to you about," I say sitting down next to her. "Where's Rocket?" "She's asleep. I gave her a sedative. Wolfbane withdrawal is very painful," "Uh, okay. Well, yes. There's a little omega in our basement and Arthur groomed her to-" "I know," she nods. "Most omega females are groomed this way. What do you need help with?" "Well, I told her I'd get her some stuff so she can shower but she said that Arthur is the only one allowed to bathe her. Jet said it was because she'd trigger her heat," "Right, omegas do that. They trigger their heat to get their mate to mark them
As far as apologetic letters go, I think this is the worst one in all of history. Miles isn't very good with words and it's adorable, but it's the effort that counts. There are spots where he wasn't sure if the word he was using was the right one and he erased it so hard he almost ripped through the page. He's better with numbers."What is that?" Leelie asks as I fold the pages of his apology small enough to fit in my wallet. "You're rocking a crappy velcro wallet? You're ridiculous,""What? It holds my money and my cards. What do I need a fancy one for?""Whatever the fuck it is you just put in it," she rolls her eyes. "It can be more than just useful, Dagmar," she slips her wallet out of her back pocket. It's a pretty turquoise color. She opens it to show me her license, money, cards, and pictures from when we were younger. She has all of us in there. "Cute, right?""Yeah," I smile because I had no idea she could be so sentimenta