Bang Bang Bang! “Get up princess, time to go!” Liam yelled. It takes me a minute to remember what all happened yesterday. Stupid fucking guard. There are a lot better ways to wake someone up than banging on their door. Groaning, I threw the blankets off and slid out of bed, making my way to the bathroom.
“Fuck off” I mumbled loud enough for him to hear. I knew he heard me by the chuckling I heard from behind the door. I made a point to slam the bathroom door behind me. Which didn’t really matter, since I had forgotten all my clothes and towel. Sighing, I walked back out, grabbed what I needed and went to take a scolding hot shower.
After showering, I got dressed in simple blue jeans, white t-shirt, boots and left my hair to air dry in a side braid. I decided I didn’t need to dress to impress the Alpha. I don’t know what it means now that Zach found his mate. As much as it hurts, he will end up staying here with her. Should I leave and travel alone? I could see myself staying here. I do enjoy the quiet the forest brings. Well, I put this off as much as I could, time to go see the stupid alpha and get this over with. If he turns out to be a huge ass, I don’t have to stay. I can always leave.
Walking out of my bedroom, I saw Liam lounging on the couch with a fresh cup of coffee.
“I made a pot; I hope you don’t mind. You don’t seem like a morning person so I figured that is what you needed!” Liam said with a smirk as he took a sip. I gave him a look that said fuck off and stomped my way to the fridge and pulled out a Dr. Pepper and walked to the front door. I opened it and walked right out without seeing if he was following me. After a second, I heard the door shut and lock, so I knew he got the hint. Making my way to the car, I opened the pop and took a large drink. Nothing is better than the feeling of Dr. Pepper hitting your soul first thing in the morning.
“When I see a face with that expression it is usually after I made her cum” Liam said as he slid into the car.
Coughing from slightly chocking on my drink, I climbed into the car. “You think this is my cum face? You must not have made many women cum before then!” I stated firmly.
“Hmm, well, I can say I have had my fair share but you will be worth it.”
“Worth what? You will never get into my panties.”
“We will see about that” Liam said quietly, and started driving to the packhouse.
“Tell me about the alpha.” I said after about 5 minutes.
“He is strict but fair. He does not take disrespect and can spot a liar a mile away. Alpha Paul is not someone you want to cross.” Liam said after a minute of thinking. I saw him flinch a little and wondered what happened to make him do that.
I didn’t respond after that. I wasn’t exactly nervous, but I wasn’t ready to tell him my story. I didn’t fully understand my story as it was. Maybe I will just keep it simple and straight to the facts. I saw Liam look at me a few times trying to gauge my reactions, but I wasn’t giving anything away. I am trained to keep a straight face and feeling inside at all times.
Hearing gravel under the tires pulled me out of my thoughts. We were here. The packhouse was more like a mansion! It was huge! Stones were covered with grass and shingles of grey color, black shutters framed the windows with a flower box on the bottom of each. The lawn was nicely manicured. They did little to disrupt the natural forest and did more to blend in.
I saw two people standing at the front French doors. One I knew instantly as Alpha Paul and the other was a little lady who was tucked in his arms. Must be his Luna. She was a petite but tall woman with brown hair that shined red when the sun hit it. I walked up to them with Liam by my side.
“Alpha Paul, Luna Autumn, this is Nina.” Liam said professionally.
I gave him a sideways look and smirked a little before straightening my back, “It is a pleasure to meet you both, I am sorry it is under these circumstances and I would like to extend my gratitude for the help I received last evening.” I said.
Alpha Paul’s eyebrows shot up like he was surprised I would address him correctly and say the right things. “What is your blood? He asked softly, earning him a look from his mate.
“I was Beta Ben’s daughter from Redwood pack in Kansas,” I said. It hurt my heart to address my father in the past tense. Tasted like chalk on my tongue.
“Was?” Luna Autumn asked quietly.
“With all due respect, that is a conversation I would prefer to have somewhere more private, if possible.”
Both of them nodded their heads in understanding. “Well, then, follow me” Alpha said and turned and started walking into the house. Walking into a huge foyer, it opened up into a grand staircase that started on opposite sides of the room and met in the middle. There were real hardwood floors stained with a dark cherry. The stairs were painted white with black railing. In the middle of the room hung a very large chandelier of diamonds that paired nicely with the white walls. Large pictures of the past and present Alphas hung in a row with their names engraved below them.
Alpha Paul started walking to the right and I quickly started following him. The Luna was right behind us as well as Liam. His office was just off the main entrance, which I found unusual. Alpha Paul noticed my surprised looked. “I understand more offices are on the second floor but I rather not bring people who are not my intended guests further inside my house than needed.”
“Makes sense to me” I said, nodding, and I did.
“Have a seat and tell me why you were attacked last night” Alpha Paul instructed.
I glanced around and it was just Alpha Paul, Luna Autumn and myself in there. “Well, my pack was attacked a little bit ago and both my parents were killed. My then boyfriend found out he was mated to my then best friend. So, in 24 hours, I lost my parents, boyfriend and best friend, so I decided it was time for a change. My friend Zach and I started driving and this is where we landed. I happened to stumble upon the rogues last night.”
Alpha Paul looked at me with a smile on his face, like he knew I was hiding something. “And that’s your whole story?”
“The part I am willing to share, the rest is more personal” I said slowly, tasting the words as they came out.
“Have you ever heard of ‘The Three Bandits’?”
Well fuck, “Yes sir, Zach and I killed them the other day. However, we did not know who they were. I can’t say I would still have done it as they were trying to kill me.”
“Who is this Zach I keep hearing about?”
“He was a warrior’s son from my pack, he ended up being mated to someone from this pack actually. I haven’t heard from him today though.”
“Who did he mate with?” Luna Autumn finally spoke
“Um, I think her name is Brooke.”
“WHAT????” Both of them shouted.