63. The Treehouse

***Agnest**

I smell his scent nearby, my wolf impatiently wagging her tail for him to come inside the house and speak to us.

But after finding out who he is to me, I do not wish to see him anytime soon.

There’s a tap on my shoulder and I turn to find Zane watching me closely, his hair still wet from his shower.

“What’s on your mind?” he signs.

I try to brush him off but he insists.

“You’ve been stirring the steak sauce with the stove off for 10 minutes now,” he argues with a soft smile.

“What’s wrong?” “How is Talia handling her wolf and mark? Don’t think I didn’t see it,” I tease him, changing the subject.

Zane blushes and timidly hides his red face from me, likely mumbling something under his breath.

He turns back to me when he calms his blush down.

“Whatever it is that’s bothering you, you can tell me,” Zane signs.

“I still have time for you.” selfish with his love.

His mate and his pup should be his priority.

“Take care of your family and I will be okay,” I smile, Zane’s eyes growing sad.

“But you are my family,” He retorts.

“I can take care of you too.” His words overwhelm my heart but I know he will not let this go until he is sure I am okay.

“Pll tell you when I am ready.

I’m just not ready right now.” My reply seems to upset him but as always, he respects my wishes and drops the matter entirely, instead taking the saucepan from my hands and helping me set the table.

I feel the floors vibrate beneath my feet as Dakota stomps down the hall.

He’s started to stomp more around me to make his presence known or catch my attention and it makes me so happy he cares enough to do that.

As I reach for the dinner plates, I feel Dakota pull at my pant leg.

When I look down at him, he signs the word ‘help’ and holds out his little hands for me to give him the plates.

They are much too heavy for him so I give him his own plastic plate and cup to carry to the table and he happily trots along No one seems to have the heart to tell him that’s Zane’s place and so the little boy claims the seat.

Talia and Rionna help me bring the food to the table and as we all settle at our seats, Tylen appears down the hall.

I freeze upon seeing him, unsure if I should run and hide or pretend my heart isn’t racing now that he’s so close.

He’s much more handsome than I last remember, his brown eyes containing speckles of amber and emerald when the light hits them.

His dark hair, which is longer at the top and shorter on the sides, is messily combed upwards witha few stubborn strands hanging over his forehead.

His clean shaven jaw is sharp and a pair of thick brows frame his large eyes that look directly at me.

He wears a black t-shirt, his arm tattoos on full display.

“I invited Tylen for dinner,” Rionna explains.

“I hope that’s alright.

He just needs his space from his father right now.” I force a smile on my face and silently nod as Tylen slides into the seat directly across from me.

pretend I don’t see

quickly begins, Zane signing the entire “So Tylen...tell us about yourself...” Talia asks,

a mate?” Tylen steals a glance at me

she doesn’t trust me,”

and didn’t tell me?” Rionna glares at

“It’s not for me to tell,”

Rionna doesn't reply, but

better, I didn’t trust my mate in the beginning either,” Talia says as she pours juice

to let him in but he slowly tore down my walls and gave me his

mate is, don’t give

just be afraid of her

and you'll find a way to show her

on my neck and lignore him once

is now uncomfortable and

matter who forces their way into

go down the painful road of my past, I look up again and find a new conversation taking place, Zane still translating for my

Tylen translating as well, the

offered you his pack, Zane,” Tylen signs, Talia sitting up straighter to give him her

to know why an Alpha

wolf, to be honest, who would, so why would you?” Tylen does not answer right

the time I

wolf and I have ever known

live it, Idream it, I

It’s in my veins.

makes me

best to keep me off the battlefield but my

my pack because that’s what

That’s what

because I have to...but I fear the day I fight

a good

a monster

need aruthless soldier now, but it will not

is no heir left to take the title, but I think I’ve earned the right to walk away after all my years of

deserves a good

I am.” “That’s very mature of

limitations and I admire your courage to step away and create your own destiny.” Tylen’s eyes meet mine one more time, loneliness and fear darkening

accepting my father’s proposal?” Tylen asks when there

don’t know,” Zane

appears they share a few words via mindlink

of this war, his mate, his best friend,

and kept Rionna’s past a secret for that reason, but he makes it very difficult to trust him

I don’t know.

wouldn’t put it past him to hide his true motive and have something up his sleeve.” He settles back in his seat with a shrug, but it seems

as she senses Tylen’s turmoil and I

sign, quickly getting up

need of some peace and quiet, I take a walk outside with no destination in

and I break into a sprint as I try to

into my run, I stumble into a clearing and find a large tree house perched atop a

wrap around deck and steps built into the trunk for

carefully climb onto it, swinging my legs to and fro while inhaling the fresh air to soothe my turbulent I have

angry at him for leaving that I refused to kiss him

been 20 years and I

be last time I’d see him, I would have savored his last kiss and told him how

my pain, sending my son off to the same war that took my family and mating me to the son of the man

find Tylen staring at me near

it?” He signs, taking two steps into the clearing while I

my reaction he stops moving but

nothing more than to run

objection you have for accepting me as your mate?” he

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