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

father did, so as soon as I turned seventeen, which is the legal age with the Shikari,

made a

“Made a run for

comment about Colin’s h*rem

heart s*ips a beat, “Oh

Miss Beatrice nods, “My father planned on giving me to

a

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

shakes her head.

father even remembers me from that time. He wasn’t quite

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

impatient for her seventeenth birthday because she wanted to

years younger than me. It looks like she

even got a son

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

my cheek. “It’s funny how the Hunters label us, shifters, as abominations

ones that are

“I can’t agree with you

meet my grandmother, Brianna Grego- ry?” I’m intrigued

that I can.

seen her once. I re- member being

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

telling her that she had to be very

and then he was taking her to their

when she saw me playing, and I smiled back.

her again, though.”

her mate will be coming later for supper.

it’s my grandmother’s birthday, so we are throwing

wonderful! I should probably head back then, sc I’m not in the way.” She

with a smile.

“No, I want you to stay and eat with us. You have done so

you to stay and join us with the rest of the family.”

here as well, and he’s still a

a widower, but still…” I wiggle my brows at

am not looking

suit yourself. He misses his wife, Tara,

just thought,

“But I would love

hours, so don’t be late. My mates are calling me, so I’m

to go meet

better tell yourself not to be late.” She winks at

and then she’s gone in a blink of

as I

nothing more than to let our mates win, I also

to get from us, ‘Lis- ten here you little

us, but I want them to earn

worth that

right! Hold on tight because I’m going to…’

K*ki squeals with laughter and

there

to go

‘Oh, shut it, human!’ My wolf chuckles and

up so easily, K*ki?” Ghost