Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
He asked me to go with him to speak with his cousin, Buckman, aka Buck, and I agreed. I would help this man do whatever he needed, because he has proven to me in the short time I have known him that he would move mountains for my sister and family. Our talks have gotten pretty deep for two Alphas who have just met. It’s almost like I have known him my whole life.
As the jeep pulled up to Buck’s cabin, Damian noticed that the door was wide open. He shot me a look of concern, and we quickly got out of the vehicle. He ran onto the porch, and yelled his cousin’s name. “BUCK?!” he yelled. He started to go through the house, when Buck finally emerged.
Coming out of a back room behind the kitchen, was an extremely tall, tan-skinned man. His hair was almost to his waist, and his eyes were dark as night. It was a lot to take in, especially since he was standing in front of us butt naked. He had splatters of blood all over his skin, and for me, it set off alarms. Damian, however, burst out laughing.
“Damn it man! Put some damn clothes on! Hunting again?” Damian laughed. Buck started to chuckle and nodded his head. “Yea, man. I needed leather and antlers, so I went hunting earlier for deer and elk. I was removing a rack from a nice elk I caught. That’s why the door was open. You know, ventilation for the smell. I wasn’t expecting company,” he replied.
Buck excused himself to clean up, and Damian turned to me with a smirk. “Sorry, Maddix. Buck is a little odd, but he is an amazing person. You will love him,” he said.
Eventually, the big man came back out to sit with us. “What brings you here cousin?” Buck asked. It dawned on me that no one had informed Buck of the fact that Damian had challenged Lawrence. Damian leaned back in the chair he was sitting in, and raked his hands over his face. He took his hair out of his man bun, and shook his long hair out.
“I’m just going to be straight with you, Buck. I challenged dad earlier than I had planned. As of a little over an hour ago, I am the new Alpha of Spirit Mountain,” Damian began. Buck let out a whoop so loud it sounded like a war cry. Damian lifted his hand, and Buck calmed down. “That is why I am here right now. I need you to be my Beta. You know me better than anyone, and you are the only one I trust to handle the job,” Damian finished.
Buck was now very quiet in deep thought. He stood and walked to the large window in the living room. “Two conditions, D. First, I don’t have to live in the pack house. Not all the time at least. If you are away, I will stay there, in my own room. Not a guest room. When you are here, I live in my cabin. Second, because I know you don’t have a Gamma yet either, I think you should consider Caleb Bravebird. He is the strongest warrior I know, and will be the best choice for protecting our Luna. When we get one, that is,” he finished.
Damian flashed a big smile, and spoke again, “Funny you should bring up a Luna. I found my mate, Buck. She is the reason I challenged dad so quickly. He sold her to Alpha Jameson Issacs. He was unaware she was my mate. His only concern was that she was one of the triplet daughters of the Young twins of Blood Moon. This is her brother, Alpha Maddix, by the way.” he explained.
I waved, and I could see the light come on in Buck’s brain. “AH! Congrats Brother!! It’s nice to meet you, Alpha. Pardon my lack of acknowledgment. I’m kind of feral according to most people. In actuality, I just like my privacy and don’t conform,” Buck stated.
I told him that it was perfectly fine. I was at his home. I liked this guy, and I started to understand why Damian wanted him for the job.
“Buck, I can see why Damian trusts you so much. I wish everyone could be as open and honest. However, we will need an answer soon. We need to get to Washington to save my sister. That would mean you would need to be sworn in immediately, while the Elder is here, and you would take over for Damian right after. At least until we can get my sister out of the situation she is in,” I expressed.
He fell to his knees in front of Damian, and pledged his loyalty and duty to him. “Bro, you already knew I would. Let’s do this!” he exclaimed.
*ALETTE POV*
I had hoped they had been here by now. I’ve tried not to go get my phone, because we are being watched so closely. The bathroom it’s in is kind of out of the way, so it would definitely look suspicious. I feel like I need to though. There is a library near where it is, so I decided to go in there and read a little bit before going in.
There was a very nice older woman working at the desk in the library, and she smiled at me as I walked in. “Can I point you towards anything in particular?” she asked. I had to think quickly, and asked her if they had anything about the history of the pack. She told me that there wasn’t anything of that nature as the pack hadn’t been around for a very long time to build history. Then she got a little snarky and said, “The only history we have doesn’t show us in a very good light, I’m afraid.”
I just nodded my head, and told her I would just look around to see if something caught my eye. I pulled a book off the shelf, and thankfully it wasn’t something off the wall. It was a book about etiquette, and one I had already read.
I found a fluffy chair, and curled up in it. I opened the book mid-way, and pretended to read. After an hour of sitting there, I asked the woman where the closest restroom was. She pointed me in the direction of the restroom I needed to enter. I thanked her, and hurried to my destination.
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