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

seventeen, which

made a run

a run for it?” I

comment about Colin’s

heart s*ips a

on giving me to Marko, your

babysat your father a few times when

sent me to you for training?” I think I start to understand

shakes her head.

father even remembers me

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

was so impatient for her seventeenth birthday because she wanted to be part

two years younger than me. It

a son

Miss Beatrice.” I didn’t even

funny how the Hunters label us, shifters, as abominations

ones that

“I can’t agree with

meet my grandmother, Brianna

that I can.

may have seen her once. I re- member being a

years old. I was playing with my dolls when

tiful woman but he was telling her that she had to be very qui- et,

to pick something up and then he was taking her

remember her smiling at me when she saw me playing, and I

her again, though.”

mate will be coming later for supper. All three

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

should probably head back

with a smile.

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

to stay and join us with the rest

my shoulder, “My Uncle Brent will be here as well, and he’s still

older than you, and a widower, but

am not looking

his wife, Tara, and could use

companionship. I just

She chuckles, “But I would love

so don’t be late.

to go meet

Miss Beatrice laughs, “Maybe you better tell yourself not to be late.” She

in a

I laugh as I command my wolf

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

for what they are going to get from us, ‘Lis- ten here you little h*ssy!

to have their way with us, but I want them to earn it.

are worth

tight because I’m going to…’ K*ki skids

K*ki squeals with laughter and turns but Blaze

Achilles is right there

‘Way to

and

up so easily, K*ki?” Ghost