Filed to story: Oh For Mates Sake Free Online??
Denny squeezed my hands and then released them. l stepped back into the eager embrace of my mate, Who now looked at Denny differently. I think he also appreciated his confession, and it was a step in the right direction.
“Look, it is getting late and the Seekers have been very active.. well I guess we know why now…” Denny looked at me and then glanced behind him. “Stay at the Sulfur pack tonight. We can at the very least offer our hospitality while we figure out the next move.”
Sion nodded his head in agreement. Honestly, what options did we have? It was either take our chances out here with the Seekers or take our chances over there. We were all tired and hungry.
And it would be good to be able to sleep on a bed tonight. Sion looked down at me and I nodded my head at him.
I felt Sion’s fingers squeeze my side lightly and then he looked up at Denny. Thank you, tonight we will accept your hospitality.”
We walked past the gawking eyes of the Sulfur pack as Denny led us to the main house. Demetri had shifted to his human self since it was more convenient.
Funny that this was my home, but was used to being looked at as an outsider. However.. there was a part of me that had wished to see that glowing green light. Deep down I was hoping that the pack members were being controlled.
They weren’t being controlled. Which meant that when they tried to kill me it was their own choice. I felt stupid. Why was I hoping for something like that? Now I felt disappointed.
I guess… I guess a part of me wanted to believe it was all a misunderstanding. Silly, isn’t it? And now I feel this strange sadness that I can’t explain.
The pain of that night surfaces like it just happened, and I had to swallow it all down. It happened. It’s over. This isn’t my home anymore. So why does it still hurt?
I had to tell myself to just breathe. It felt like| couldn’t get enough air. I tried to hide it, but it felt like my heart was about to burst. I was almost certain my heart was going to explode any minute.
Blood was pounding in my ears as my feet started to tingle. I licked my l!ps trying to wet them, but my mouth was so dry. My chest was growing tight, and I had to swallow down the bile rising in my throat.
Damn. I didn’t realize how much of what happened still bothered me. I glanced up at Sion, surprised he didn’t already notice the changes in me. Maybe I was doing that good of a job at hiding them? Yet, Sion’s expression seemed very tense and focused. His brows were furrowed, and I noticed him testing out the scents in the air. I suppose he was on edge too being in the Sulfur pack after everything that happened. I didn’t want to bother him with my nonsense.
Then I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up as my nose smelled a scent I didn’t want to smell. It was one of the wolves that attacked me by the river. I glanced around but couldn’t see him anywhere. And this made it more eerie. He was close enough that I could smell him, but I couldn’t see him. Was he purposely watching me but keeping himself hidden?
My body was tense and now looking for a fight. I wasn’t afraid of him. What happened to me was traumatic and it bothered me. However, I am not afraid of the wolves who attacked me. It is just that memory of pack members trying to kill me.. it had a hold on me. I never imagined they would try to kill me. It was something that had a deeper hold on me than I thought. I needed to calm down. I didn’t want to alert Sion that something was bothering me.
Suddenly Sion’s arm swooped around my body, pulling me against his side. His arm supporting me as we walked. I glanced up at him and could see his concerned eyes washing over me. So, he did notice.
I gave him a weak smile, but he saw past it. He suddenly hoisted me into his arms bridal style and nuzzled the side of my head.
“I just need to make sure everyone knows you are taken,” Sion said trying to mask his holding me as his own need. When really, he was doing this for me. He must have noticed I wasn’t walking as strongly anymore since my feet felt like lead weights. His l!ps brushed over my cheek and then I felt his hot breath over my ear. “Mine,” he whispered sending sweet tingles over my body. The electric sparks were attacking the crushing anxiety and filling me with thoughts of him.
The scent of the wolf drifted away as we approached the house and I tried to push it from my mind. It probably didn’t mean anything. It was his pack so of course, there would be traces of his scent around. It didn’t mean he was watching me and even if he was, it didn’t mean anything,. The doors to the pack house opened wide and Andrea was standing there to greet us.
“I’d like to officially introduce you all to my Luna, Andrea.”
“Congratulations, Denny” I said, feeling a bit embarrassed at still being in Sion’s arms.
“Awe, now aren’t you two adorable?!” Andrea leaned into Denny’s side looking at me as Denny wrapped his arm around her. I could see how proud he was to be able to publicly show his affection for her.
“Where is dad?” Denny asked and I watched as Andrea scrunched up her nose.
“He is with my mom… your dad took my mom out for the evening, but I don’t think they plan on coming back tonight. He said to call if you need anything… but do not need anything.”
“Wait.. so your parents are together? Doesn’t that make you two-” Conner asked with a smirk.
“I claimed Andrea as my mate first, but in either case, it doesn’t matter. We aren’t related and weren’t raised as siblings.” Denny shrugged. I could tell he didn’t like the idea, but he also knew there was nothing he could do about it.
“Let’s get you guys situated. I’ll set you up in the guest wing. There is plenty of room for all of you there.” Denny looked at me and I nodded my head. The guest wing was located on an isolated second floor. The whole secluded area was reserved for special quests.
Sion seemed a bit tense, and I felt him burying his nose in my hair several times to breathe in my scent. Was it hard for him to be here? Or maybe it was hard because Denny was my mate and on some level, that bothered him? Though I guess it was probably the fact that some members had tried to kill me. Now I am wondering if holding was really more for his sake than mine.
“Alpha, we have picked up the trail again close to our borders.” A young man said coming up from behind us.
“Is it from another pack, or is it one of the Seekers?” Denny asked looking more tense.
“We are trying to determine that. Some have suggested it is a member from the Chance pack.”
Sion finally slid me down to the ground and his eyes met with Denny’s. “I’d like to investigate this.”
“Of course.” Denny nodded his head as Sion turned to look at me.
“I’ll be back. I just need to determine if it is a member of the Chance pack. “I leave Conner and-“
“No take them with you. I have my own officers. But I’m coming with you.” I didn’t like the idea of being away from him.
“My love, I will be right back. As soon as I find the scent I will know. Go ahead and get situated.”
I felt someone grab my hand and turned to see Andrea holding my hand. “Come on Clover, I’ll show you to the rooms. Let’s catch up some?”
I sighed and looked back at Sion. “You have twenty minutes before I come to find you.”
I listened as Jude snickered and elbowed Joey.
“Clover still doesn’t play around.”
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