Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“Leave her alone.” Alexa snapped back at them. “She is trying to figure all of this out on her own. It’s not our fault that Dad and Papa ran off to do some job somewhere. She will tell them when she is ready.”
“She will tell them today.” Levi yelled back at her. “I don’t like those guys. They give me the creeps.”
“Yeah, they seem weird.” Luka added as he shivered.
“Well, you better get used to them because Warrick is my mate. I feel it inside of me. I know that I can’t ever love anyone else. He is it for me. And I would likely die without him.” Lyssa’s words were powerful but low. She needed to make sure that no humans in the area heard what she had just said. “This is my life you guys, and I won’t let someone else tell me what I can and can’t do.”
“But you don’t know these people. What if they’re bad? What if they’re criminals?” Luka looked scared for his sister.
“I know that Warrick is a good man. I can feel it in my heart.”
“Goddess Lyssa, you’re so fucking stupid.” Levi snapped at her. “You’re going to get yourself hurt.”
“Shut up!” She snapped back at him. “Just shut up and leave me alone.” They were causing a scene and others were looking at us. Not only that, but I could see Clovio and Warrick coming our way.
“Lower your voices.” I snapped at them all. “People are staring, and Clovio and Warrick are coming over here right now.”
“Ugh! I don’t want to see that.” Luka rolled his eyes.
“Let’s go.” Levi and Luka left then, presumably to find my brother and complain about us even more.
“I am sorry about that, Lyssa.” I soothed her. “Brothers are assholes.”
“I hate when they get like that. They are so paranoid.” Lyssa pouted, but then Warrick sat next to her and put his arm around her shoulders.
“What is wrong, my love?” He asked her with a worried look in his eyes. He was such a loving man toward her. Seeing that made me want to look at Clovio. I wanted to see if he was looking at me like that.
“Hello Rika.” He called out to me. “I am happy to see you.” He was smiling. There was no concern or worry in his eyes at all. Then again, I wasn’t the one pouting. I was in the midst of that argument though. Shouldn’t he be checking if I was OK as well?
“I am happy to see you too.” Despite his lack of concern for me, I beamed at him to show him just how happy I really was.
“What was happening here just now? A fight with the family?” Clovio asked in a calm voice.
“Yes. My brothers were being stupid.” Alexa glared after them. “It’s nothing to worry about.”
“Ahh. I remember fighting with the others in the orphanage. We were not brothers and sisters, but we fought like we were.” It looked like the memories were a mixture of good and bad as Clovio thought about them. “They are my family though, and I would not trade them for anything.”
“You were raised together. Of course you would see them as family.” Lyssa smiled over at him.
“H..hey Lyssa.” I called out to her as I had a thought run through my mind.
“Yes Rika?” She was calmer now that Warrick was around.
“Come here for a moment. I need to tell you something.”
I took her hand and pulled her after me. Alexa, come with us as well while the guys stayed sitting on the bench next to the fountain. I looked back and smiled at Clovio as we stopped. I needed to make sure that they didn’t hear us.
“What is it?” Lyssa asked me curiously.
“Well, I kind of told my dad about Warrick this morning. I also told him about Clovio.”
“WHAT?!” Both Alexa and Lyssa shouted in surprise.
“Why would you do that, Rika?” Lyssa looked so hurt. “You know that he is going to tell my parents. And they are going to be so pissed off at me.”
“I am sorry. I thought that you were going to tell them. I was so excited because, w..well, I think, or I hope, that Clovio is my mate. I like him a lot. And, w..well, I don’t want him to leave me.” I was embarrassed. And I really hadn’t meant to hurt her at all.
“Hahh. I know you didn’t do it to get me in trouble Rika, I just wish that you hadn’t jumped the gun.”
“I know. It’s just that my dad is making me go home right after school now. That’s why I told him. I wanted to spend time with Clovio. You and I were supposed to go out with them today.”
“Yeah, I know.” I watched as she seemed to deflate. “I wanted to see him too.”
“Go.” Alexa spoke excitedly.
“What?” I was confused.
“I said go. Go with them. Now. I will take notes for you. Just be back before it’s time for us to get picked up this afternoon. I will cover for you. And our brothers will never know.”
“Really?” Both Lyssa and I sounded shocked and excited.
“Yes. Now go. Before I changed my mind.” She was laughing and pushing us toward the bench.
“Thank you, Alexa.” I hugged her.