Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
” Anything for you Midge. I’m giving you ten minutes, then Oscar is going to bring you right back to me, okay?”
He touches the underside of my chin and lifts my eyes to his.
The intimate gesture is not missed by the other two.
Oscar saunters up, he really is a beautiful man. He smiles at Xander and then at me”
I hear I’m needed to babysit, because you for sure don’t need protection.”
The three of us laugh”
I’ve got her your highness, we’ll see you in exactly ten minutes.”
Oscar winks at him.
Xander leans over to plant a kiss on my temple. “I’ll see you soon.”
I just nod.
” For not being mates, that boy seems awfully smitten with you.”
Bastian growls”
How did you manage to get his affections when the women around here have been trying for years?”
” I thought we were going to discuss some of my suggestions from earlier?”
I raise an eyebrow at him.
” I really just wanted to get to know you. You seem to be something of a novelty for the royal family and I was curious. You seem to have each of them eating out of the palm of your hand. Even your new guard is only an inch from you.”
I don’t have to look to see where Oscar is. I can feel his body heat behind my shoulder and the tension rolling off of him is almost palpable. He doesn’t like this elder and I am inclined to trust his judgment just as I do Xander’s in this Situation.
” I did nothing spectacular, and I’m not looking for praise. I am a warrior, I participated in the trials like all warriors wanting to join Elite training, I had a few conversations with the Alpha King about battle strategy and training and a few about life. The Alpha King and Luna Queen have been very kind to me. I have nothing else to say on the subject.”
” Were you really a part of the relief warriors that helped the packs surrounding Alpha Brecc’s territory”
” Yes.”
” How is that possible? There is no way any Delta or Gamma would have taken a thirteen year old girl on a mission like that.”
” Maybe not in the pack you came from, but at Blue Crescent, we push our warriors, not hold them back. We have had several people my age start to train early because they showed signs of proficiency early on in many areas. Some are training to be healers with our pack doctors while still in school. Some train with our teachers working with pups.
Some of our Omegas are working with our farmers. I just happen to be good at fighting, so I was brought into the relief team to gain experience and knowledge. I also happen to be good at defensive strategy, which is what I supplied to Alpha Brecc. He chose not to use the tools that were given to him, because it was designed by a girl and now he is understanding the consequences of those actions.’ I closed my mouth after that. He doesn’t need any more information from me and he can just sit there and squirm, knowing he isn’t intimidating me.
I can feel Oscar’s chest rumbling behind me. Is he laughing?
Elder Bastian switches to safer topics after that. He asks how I like the facilities of the training camp, if I’ve had a chance to tour the Royal Pack, how I’m balancing school and training, things like that as we take a couple laps around the long and narrow balcony.
Oscar taps my shoulder, “It’s time, Prince Alexander is looking for you.”
I just nod and take his offered arm.
“It was a very illuminating conversation, Elder Bastian, thank you. I turn Oscar and I around and start walking in, not caring if I get a reply from this slimy as*hole.
We make our way inside and Xander is trying to extricate himself from blondie without making a scene, but after the conversation with, who I can only assume was her father, I’m having none of it. I let go of Oscar and walked straight to her, getting so close that if I was taller our eyelashes could braid together.
“I’m going to need you to stop making a fool of yourself.
You had your opportunity with the Alpha Prince, he is not interested, move along and move on.”
I let a little of my Beta and I guess Alpha aura out to make sure she knows I’m not kidding. I’ve never had a reason to use it before, but the sensation is amazing and terrifying all at once. I can see how the power could go to someone’s head.
Her eyes go wide and she slowly backs away. Smart girl.
“When you become a Luna, remind me not to piss you off, like ever.”
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