LEX
The following two days were hard; knowing that Roxie was somewhere around the pack killed me. But I needed to keep my distance, and I wanted to prove that I could give her space.
I have mainly been stuck near the pack house while Jason and Alpha Dean checked out the pack lands. Jason went to see Roxie yesterday, but he hasn’t come back.
I know I have to stay away, but I need to see her, even if it’s from a distance.
Alpha Dean came back, and we have been searching for Alpha Trevor, but he hasn’t shown up. We told Alpha Gareth not to mention anything about us being here, as we wanted to check out the situation with him; I mean, we needed to work out where he is in all these rogue attacks.
Blaze has been pacing back and fore in my head; he wants to see Roxie, even though he’s all about her having space to concentrate on the fight that’s coming up. I still feel his need for her and the anxiety rolling off him.
“What’s wrong with you?” I asked as I watched him come to a complete stop and look at me. Blaze huffed out. “I want to see mate, know she is ok,” he said. “Also, can you feed us? I want steak.”
At the mere mention of steak, my stomach growled loudly.
I hadn’t eaten tidy since we arrived, but I think it was because I missed Roxie and the not knowing part.
I looked around the apartment and realized that Alpha Dean was in his room with his phone attached to his ear. He has been on his phone talking to Luna Stephaine most of the time.
I shrugged. I might as well go down on my own for food.
I walked out and headed to the hall, where the food was served.
I walked in and noticed a few people around.
I ignored all the she-wolves glances as I wasn’t in the mood to deal with them. A few times, we all came down here for the food; most hounded me like I was fresh meat. I didn’t want anything to do with them. Some got the hint, but for others, I had to use my alpha aura to command them to stay away. They weren’t Roxie.
I grabbed some food and headed to a nearby table to eat. I sat down and placed my plate in front of me.
I was enjoying the food when there was a shadow hovering above me. I looked up and noticed two women. I couldn’t help but frown.
A low growl comes from my chest as I place food back onto the plate. “I thought I told you all to leave me alone,” I muttered as I looked up at the two women.
Both women laughed. “You’re funny,” one said as she pulled a chair out and sat down; the other woman took the seat next to her.
I stared at them. Who the hell do they think they are talking to?
The woman looked at me and frowned. “Alpha, sorry,” she said. “I didn’t mean to disrespect you; we not like the other she-wolves around here.”
The other one nodded. “We’re mates,” she said. “To one another, so you are not really our type,” with a slight smirk.
I could hear Blaze laugh in my head, but I ignored him.
“Sorry,” I said. “Everyone wants to jump in my pants or get with an alpha ever since I've been here.”
The women nodded. “We noticed; that’s why we thought we would come over to help you out. I’m Ana, and this is my mate, Blair.”
I smiled.
“Nice to meet you both,” I said.
“Which pack are you from?” asked Blair.
“I’m the alpha of the Blue Moon Shadow Pack,” I said. “I have come here to watch the fight.”
Blair smiled. “It’s my first time watching one of these fights,” she said. “We only came back here a week ago.”
I nodded. But my eyes went to Ana, who hadn’t even stopped looking at me. Something was written on her face, but I couldn’t work out what.
Ana shook her head when she realized I was staring at her and cleared her throat. “Babe, can you get me a coffee, please?” she asked Blair, turning to her.
Blair nodded and even asked if I wanted another one. I nodded, and Blair walked off.
I kept my eyes on Ana; as Blair was out of earshot, Ana turned and looked at me, and her face hardened. “So, you know Roxie then?” she asked.
I nodded, but I kept my mouth shut. The mere mention of Roxie gave me a total punch in my stomach.
“She never talked much about the pack,” she said, eyes burning daggers into me. What the hell was her problem?
“You know Roxie?” I asked.
Ana nodded but glanced over her shoulder to keep an eye on Blair, who was waiting for the kettle to boil. Ana turned back and looked back at me. “Yeah, I know her,” she said. “I know her really well.”
I could feel Blaze come closer and even look through my eyes at her.
“Ok, so you were her friend,” I said as I cocked my head to one side.
“You could say that,” she said. “I mean, she was my first, and I know I was hers.”
I stared at her, trying to figure out what she was going on about. I know Roxie had a hard time making friends within our pack due to Naomi, but here. She only made one, but that doesn’t seem right.
I spoke to a few people around here, and they all had nice things to say about her when they discovered she was from my pack. Some even wondered why she left the pack in the first place. I never said anything, as I never wanted to discuss that part with anyone again. And I know Roxie wants her privacy.
I looked back at Ana and frowned. “Are you trying to insinuate something?” I asked as I stared at her. Something was on her face; she was about to open her mouth, but Blair returned. She handed me my mug and placed Ana and her mug down. “I have to say, I bet you’re excited to see your pack member in this fight,” said Blair, which made me look over at her.
I smiled. “I am,” I said, feeling the tightness in my throat.
I could feel Ana stare at me. I was about to talk more when Jason opened a mind link to me. “Hey, man,” he said. “I will be back at the pack with uncle Keith; he needs to find something out about the fight. Also, he wants to speak to you.”
“Ok, I’m in the hall,” I said. “I’m sitting with two women, Ana and Blair.”
Jason growled. “You idiot…” he said, but a low growl erupted out of my chest. “Not like that; they’re mates. And I won’t do that to Roxie,” I said. “Not again.”
Jason was quiet for a moment. “Sorry, man,” he said. “I know you’re trying to make it work and be good.”
I frowned. “I will meet you here soon,” I said and closed the mind link.
Blaze was staring at me, but his eyes were focused on Ana. Something about her made him cock his head and stare at her. “What’s wrong with you?” I asked him. His eyes look at me, but a slow smirk spreads across his face, but he doesn’t say anything.
I looked away from him and returned to Blair and Ana looking at me. “Sorry,” I said. “My beta mind linked me, telling me he and Keith were coming here.”
Blair nodded, but I couldn’t help but look at Ana. Her face went a shade paler when I mentioned Keith when I glanced at her. Ana cleared her throat and put on a fake smile. “I think we should leave. I need to get to my patrol post,” she said.
I didn’t say anything but nodded as Ana and Blair moved away from the table, but only Blair waved back. Ana couldn’t get away from me quick enough.
I looked at Blaze, who was smirking. “What the hell is wrong?” I asked.
Blaze burst out laughing.
I frowned.
“Blaze,” I said with a warning. I was getting pissed off with all this fakeness, especially with Ana.
Blaze quickly stopped laughing but sighed. “I had a lovely chat with Ana’s wolf,” he said. “She was lovely and happily in love with her mate. Ana too, but she wanted to tell me why Ana was acting strangely.”
I nodded.
Blaze tried to keep a straight face. “It seems mate and Ana had a fling,” he said, a smirk appearing on the corners of his mouth.
“Mate and Ana shared a special kiss one night, and Ana was in love with her, and her wolf was in love with Bex.”
My eyebrows shot up.
Roxie and Ana shared a kiss. Roxies wasn’t into girls, was she?
I didn’t know whether to be concerned or turned on.
I shook the thought out of my head.
I was about to talk to Blaze when someone cleared their throat. I looked back to see who it was and was stunned.
The person who I had been trying to talk to for months was now standing in front of me.
Alpha Trevor.