My Secret, My Bully, My Mates

Everyone dispersed for a little while. I did take pity on Sam and mindlinked him that Sierra was here, though. I think I am just as excited to see them together as he is, because it wasn't five minutes before he was banging through the front door, thundering down the hallway to the kitchen. He actually hit the glass door and bounced off onto his ass because he couldn't stop his momentum before he could open up the door.

The look on his face was priceless. I don't think he felt the hit from the door or the floor, once again, he only had eyes for my friend. The rest of the world doesn't exist for him when she's around.

He clambered up from the floor and opened the door slowly and walked to her. He seems shy for some reason. I still don't know what happened the night she left, just that she left with no explanation. "You're here?! How...Why...Where did you go?"

"It was an emergency. Would it make you feel better to know that I accomplished everything I needed and I am here to stay, if you want me to?" She looks down and fiddles with her fingers and her new bracelet. I have never seen either of them act shy, not even pretending. This is so weird and yet, Jena, Lil and I aren't making a move to leave either.

"You're here for good? No more leaving in the middle of the night?" She shakes her head. "And you are going to explain the disappearing act?" She nods. He walks to her and wraps her up in a hug, lifts her up and walks back into the house, her face tucked into his neck.

"Well, we are clearly not going to hear her story anytime soon." Lil laughs. "We should actually go see if Elena is settled. I'm interested to know if she can help us find that damn pentagram. You can't sense it's magic, but maybe she can, or you guys can together."

We both nod, then we all get up. As we walk back into the kitchen Alpha Reggie and Osiston come in.

"Anne is up with Ava and Brett. She's taking this hard and doesn't want to be a destruction for the boys, but Brett is keeping her fed and hydrated. Hopefully Anne will help her process this too. As much as she says she doesn't want people around, she really needs it. You should go visit her, Little One, she would like that."

I just shake my head 'no.' I haven't wanted to see her face after I took the life of her mate. No matter what he did to me, he was just laying there, helpless and I took his life from him. She must hate me for real now. He wraps me in a hug, but doesn't say anything else on the topic.

breaks the short silence. "No. That's probably the most frustrating part. We are going to check the school again today. We did a quick sweep of it along with the Cunningham's house and the packhouse, but something still feels like it's just off and I'm missing something staring

'no' Little One?" Nikolas

usually, except for Sierra, she tells me no and tells me what I'm going to do

go do your run, calm your wolf and then we can

"Thank you, Alpha Reggie."

One." He just smiles at me, then

You gonna explain

Mateo and I are distant relatives of his from our mom, but the 'greats' and 'grands' and 'twice removed' is too complicated. So he said to call him uncle. I just don't when I'm in a warrior

***"Uh, huh. That simple?"***

me to the Royal

thought to

Beta here, why in the world would I be like, 'hey I'm Skylar and I'm fifth in line to the throne.""*** I pin her

I open the door the the office he's posted

we are going to