The Alpha Who Saved Me

CHAPTER 7

DECLAN

Watching Quinn dance with other males all night long is starting to get to not only me, but my wolf, Duke, as well. I really don’t understand why he’s getting so riled up over someone who isn’t our mate. As I watch my cousin, Gavin grab Quinn when she tries walking off the dance floor, I say screw it and start trying to push my way through the crowd to get to them. I will teach my little cousin how not to grab a member of my pack the way that he did. I saw the hunger that he has for Quinn; I noticed it at the very beginning when they were first introduced, Yeah, I’ve been watching her since the beginning.

“Hurry up and get to her already!’ Duke growls in my head.

“Seriously, Duke, calm the *down! She isn’t even our mate.’I remind him once again.

‘She could be our chosen mate.’ My wolf grunts.

“She just turned eighteen,’ I sigh, ‘Give her time to find her mate first.’

“No! We need her and Tala or we will die.’ He urges.

“Over dramatic much?’ I roll my eyes as I ask my wolf this.

“Shut up and get to Quinn! He growls.

I watch as Gavin leaves her standing there by herself while I approach, which only *me off more, the *! Now that I have this *-poor attitude, I don’t realize that I’m being an *to the one person that doesn’t deserve it.

“Mother has been waiting on you, Quinn,” when she doesn’t say anything, I continue, “Are you going to ignore me? People are wanting to head out, and you haven’t even cut your cake yet.”

When she goes to walk past me without saying anything, I grab her wrist and turn her back towards me. She glances at my hand around her wrist and then *a brow at me. However, I ignore her and continue to hold her in my grasp.

*As long as you keep being an *to me, then yes, Alpha, I am. However, I will head over to your mother right away.” She yanks her wrist out of my grasp. Surprising the hell out of me. I stare at my hand, dumbfounded for a brief moment before glancing up at her retrieving back, but then she stops and turns once more..

“You know, I didn’t ask for this party, and I sure as hell didn’t invite half the males from this side of the country! Maybe if I weren’t being passed around from male to male like the pack *, I would have been able to get to your mother sooner!”

“Quinn,” I growl in warning of calling herself a *.

“Don’t you dare growl at me, Alpha! I don’t know what I did to earn your displeasure, but I would very much like to leave your presence now, so your mood doesn’t ruin the rest of my night.”

I let her think that she is getting away as I stalk her like prey. Guests try to get my attention as I pass, but my attention is only on one person. Just as she is about to get to my mother, I grab her and pull her into the door to the packhouse before she can spew anything at me.

spins on me, “Seriously, Declan, what is it with males manhandling me tonight?” She

been manhandling you?” Duke,

humor, “Do you mean

in here. I wanted to apologize to you. You were right, you didn’t deserve my anger earlier,

“Who then?” She asks.

you to dance and then again when he wouldn’t let you step away.” I scrub my face with my hand, I didn’t like it,

“You do realize that I can take care of

hurting you, Quinn. I was worried that he would overreach his step. I saw

I’ve enjoyed talking with Gavin.” She says, making me flinch “What is

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your wits about you when you are around him, and do not,

cousin will try anything with me. I’ve already discussed with him that I am

with him?” There is only one reason why Quinn would explain herself and that is, so she doesn’t hurt anyone’s

asked if he could take me out on a date some time, and I didn’t want to give him any reason to think that we could be more than friends.” She takes a step closer, placing her hand on my arm and giving me her beautiful smile, “You have kept me safe all these years, Declan, at some point, you will need to

“Never. I will never stop worrying over you or protecting you, Quinn.” Her arms go around

“You were? Why?”

the age of twenty, and those that I know of who hadn’t, had started

head jerks up. “But

am, and I am still myself. I don’t know how, but I think it’s because of you, Quinn. I know we aren’t mates, obviously, but for some reason, Duke is calm with you around. So, the point of the story is, you always

mention it, Tala is always calm when you are around, too. That’s so

I am very protective of you and Tala. Cousin or

in a ‘mood,’ as he put it.” She

‘moods,’ he’s seen them enough, which was very warranted at

but only because it’s you that

Quinn.” I lean in and

you look nice and cozy!” Lila’s voice

over at Lila in the doorway. She’s leaning against the door jamb with her arms crossed, glaring at Quinn. I turn

I’m a situation?” Lila snaps

I growl and push out my

be too long or else I will cut the cake without you and eat your piece along with mine.” Quinn