Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
We all worked to get the girls’ townhouse situated. Loki and I put the furniture together, mom and Liam organized it in place, and the girls and their roommates worked tirelessly to unpack all the boxes. Finally, around dinner time, Asteria asked if we could go somewhere for dinner. She was starving. I had to agree with her, skipping lunch was probably not a good thing, and I was starving as well. Adelina pulled out her phone to google what restaurants were nearby, and we decided on a local steakhouse and pub not far from where we were. As we pulled into the lot, a bright red sign flashed ‘Bonnie’s Steakhouse and Pub’. It looked like it had seen better days, but it had a 5-star rating.
When we all walked in, you would have thought the staff hadn’t seen a large group of people before. The hostess approached us and asked how many. Mel replied and said, “There are 13 of us, plus an infant.” The hostess smiled and went to prepare a slitting area large enough for us. After she returned, she happily took us to our table. The inside of the place looked much better than the outside, and I was just happy it was clean and the smell of the food made my mouth water. The hostess, Courtney, gave us our menus and said our waitress would be right with us. Sure enough, as soon as Courtney walked away, two waitresses walked up. They took our drink orders, and we all looked over the menu. It had several Irish dishes that I stayed far away from. Something about the thought of Haggis turned my stomach a little bit.
After the waitresses, Heather and Brianne, returned, we each placed our order, and had a simple conversation while we waited. I ordered a 16oz ribeye, a loaded baked potato, brussel sprouts and a house salad. Riley ordered a smothered chicken and rice dish, roasted carrots and coleslaw. Of course, my father, Loki, had to order the Haggis. I was positive now that he had no sense of smell or taste buds. Thankfully, everyone else’s food smelled amazing, and he was at the other end of the table.
Phoenix and I were having a deep discussion about a couple pack members, and their mental health issues, when Phoenix’s nose went into the air. He started to sniff, and his eyes slammed shut. His whole body stiffened, and he slowly opened his eyes. I started to look around the room, to see what it could be, and my eyes landed on a small framed girl, with long black hair. She stood frozen in place with a tray full of refills for our table. She had just come on for her shift, and was helping our waitresses. Phoenix stood up and turned towards her, and he whispered, “Mate.” Riley stood up and took the tray of drinks from her, and the girl slowly moved towards my brother. He moved at a quicker pace towards her, and when they came face to face, she pulled him into a deep hug.
“Mate,” she whispered back. They stood in each other’s embrace for longer than they probably should have, and the girl, whose name we learned was Lindy, started to be scolded by one of her managers. Phoenix’s anger was evident, and Liam sent to calm him down. The owner, Bonnie, came out of the kitchen to see what the commotion was, and when she saw what was transpiring, she scolded the manager. “Can’t you see she has found her mate? You of all people should know that value. Leave the girl be,” she said. Bonnie quickly apologized to Phoenix and Lindy, and gave the girl the night off to spend with her mate. At least one good thing came out of tonight. It definitely took my mind off of the fact that I was leaving my baby sisters at school, without the safety of me being there.
True Friend
*Alette POV*
FINALLY! My parents have left for their hotel. Maddix, Riley and River are on their way home, and Phoenix will be sleeping on our couch for a couple of days. He met his mate, Lindy, tonight, and I am so happy for him. I worked on my room a little bit before finally crawling into bed, and I picked up my phone to text Micah.
Me: Hey girl, I need to talk. You awake?
Micah: Unfortunately, yes. Not feeling the greatest.
Me: I’m sorry, pregnant? LOL
Micah: Lette, that isn’t funny, but it’s possible.
Me:WHAT?!? I was joking. Don’t you think you should find out?
Micah: I have the test, just afraid to take it.
Me: Go take it! I will talk with you until you get the results.
Micah: OK, give me a sec.
I waited patiently for her to message me back, and all I could think of was the fact that if she is pregnant, it’s not by her mate.
Micah: OK, I took it. Now we are waiting for 3 minutes.
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
On her wedding anniversary, Alicia is drugged and stumbles into the wrong room—straight into the arms of the powerful Caden Ward, a man rumored never to touch women. Their night of passion shocks even him, especially when he discovers she’s still a virgin after two years of marriage to Joshua Yates.