The Alpha Who Saved Me

Chapter 53

Emery

I don’t remember sweating this much whenever I prac- ticed my magic back at school.

Now, the sweat is just pouring down my face and I’m constantly wiping it away. Miss

Beat- rice stayed overnight wanting to get a practice in before me and my mates take on

the tedious task of taking out a whole species, well, their magic anyway.

“Good, you’re doing great, Emery. Actually, you’re doing better than you ever did at

school!” She cackles, “Must be those hottie mates of yours.”

“Oh Goddess, please don’t ever refer to them as my hottie.

mates.” I chuckle.

“Why, afraid I will steal them from you?” The witch asks. deviously.

Enter title…

“Oh, hell no. It’s just that the word hottie sounds so wrong coming out of your mouth.” I

laugh this time.

“I hate to break it to you, Luna, but that word started back in my time, so I’m allowed to

say it anytime I want. You young pups think that just because we are older, or how I like

to refer to aging as, experienced, that we are not allowed to use cer- tain words. Just so

you know, your generation all sound hideous and lazy when you only use part of a

word.”

“Whatevs…”

“See, right there! It’s whatever, not whatevs.” She shakes

her head and I shrug.

“Let’s just agree to disagree.” I chuckle.

“Finally! We at least agree on something.”

“Can I ask you something, Miss Beatrice?”

“You can, but that doesn’t mean that I’m going to answer.” She grins.

“Is Colin really your nephew?”

She sighs sadly, “Unfortunately, yes.”

“What happened? Why did you leave? If you don’t mind me asking…”

She chuckles, “There really isn’t much to tell; I didn’t have the same beliefs that my

I turned seventeen, which is the legal age with

made a run for

a run for

the comment about

My heart s*ips a beat,

nods, “My father planned on giving me to Marko,

your father a few times when he

“So, that’s why he sent me to you for training?” I think I start to

shakes her head.

me from

left. My sister Layla, Colin’s mom, she was the apple of our father’s

her seventeenth birthday because she wanted to be

Layla is two years younger than me. It looks like she got what she

even got a son out

I didn’t even realize that I had tears in my eyes

tickled my cheek. “It’s funny how the

are the ones

“I can’t agree with you

you ever meet my grandmother, Brianna Grego- ry?”

that I can.

I may have seen

years old. I was playing with my dolls when Marko came through with

but he was telling her that she

and then he was taking her

her smiling at me when she saw me playing,

her again, though.”

smile, “She and her mate will be coming later for supper. All three

a few days because it’s my grandmother’s birthday, so we are throwing a big feast here. Dad just told me be-

back then, sc I’m not in the way.” She

with a smile.

you to stay and eat with us. You have done so

and I would love for you to stay and join us with the

will be here as well, and he’s still a handsome man.

a widower,

“I am not looking for

his wife, Tara, and could use

just thought,

I would love to join, if nobody

her, “It starts in three hours, so don’t be late. My mates are calling me, so

go

Miss Beatrice laughs, “Maybe you better tell yourself not to be

she’s gone in a

I laugh as I command my wolf

as much as I would love nothing more than to let our mates

to get from us, ‘Lis- ten here you

know you want them to have their way with us,

worth that much,

I’m going to…’ K*ki

appears right in front of us. K*ki squeals with laughter

Achilles is right there as well.

to

human!’ My wolf chuckles and then submits

up so easily, K*ki?”