Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
“Bringing in an elitist attitude.”
Xander translates again and | can’t help but smile. | see where his mind has gone with this. It’s pack separation and some being viewed as better than others rather than pack unity amongst them all. | nod my head agreeing with Xander on this point.
“But, we can’t come right out and accuse anyone of that though.”
Alpha Reggie’s tone is light and conversational, but it also has an undertone of caution. “Well | think that Skylar has enough to think about for the time being and she should probably get back before her team leader finds something else to criticize.”
He raises his eyebrow at me and | just roll my eyes and smile.
“lll go with her dad, | want to talk about next weekend.”
Xander stands with me and | give Luna Anne a hug and tum to Alpha Reggie not really sure if he’s the hugging type.
“Come here.”
He opens his arms and just like with Alpha Lucas, I’m overwhelmed with the thought that this is what it feels like to have a dad hug me. A simple gesture, taken for granted by so many, but it means the world to me and | try to let him know that without words. He gives me a little extra squeeze before letting me go.
Xander and | walk back out the way we came, although this time he lets me actually walk and enjoy the grandeur of the castle. All the cream white walls and fancy humongous pictures of people and times in history | will have to ask about later. We head down the stairs and out to the car where Barty is waiting for us.
“Would you mind if we had some privacy Barty?”
| have no idea what that means, but Barty doesn’t hesitate and opens the door for us to get in the back and then he joins the driver in the front right before the privacy window goes up. Ah, now | get it, but why?
Xander waits until we are on the road and moving consistently before turning to me. “This is for you. From your brother and the rest of the guys.”
My eyes go wide as he hands me five envelopes, each one sealed with no writing on the outside.
“How do you know they are for me?”
| look at each identical one. “There’s no indication that they are.”
“Because | collected them myself. | told them | would see you today and | know none of us can really have any regular communication, but | also know what happened between all of you and how everything was left. | thought maybe when | had a chance | could play go between. No one checks me or my things, perks of the title.”
He shrugs. “So | could, at the very least, get basic information back and forth when | am able to see you which will be a hell of a lot more than them.
And with my regular trips back to your pack, because of the attack, | can even help during the school year when they go back.”
| nod my head slowly, not really sure what | was agreeing with and hold the letters to my chest. Some were definitely thicker than others. That made me smile. | should try to guess who wrote each letter before opening it to see how well | know them.
| feel like we made it back to the bunkhouse in record time, | wish | would have been able to spend more time with Xander. Especially now that | know what | do. He’s really the only person | can talk to about it that is in my age bracket. | obviously won’t be able to talk to him about it in public, like the Elder’s conference and | don’t think I’m supposed to say anything to the guys let alone put it ina letter that can be lost or taken. What the hell am | supposed to do with all of this information? | mean seriously, did Alpha Reggie know what he was doing dropping this bomb on me and then just letting me stew with it on my own? Ugh.
And now | have secret letters from the guys. What has my life come to?
Before | can get too lost in my thoughts, my door opens and | slide out and start to head toward the door when a hand wraps around the small of my back. “Wha..?”
| look up over my shoulder. “Xander, what are you doing”
“Dad said someone was giving you a hard time, | want to know who and | want to make sure it is apparent you have friends in high places.”
“Don’t you dare! | can handle this on my own.”
“Umm, you shouldn’t have to handle’ anything like that.
Every warrior is here because they were chosen, you have all earned the right. Second, tell me Oliver, Cameron, Dakota, Sam or your brother wouldn’t do the same thing.”
“Ugh!! There are times when | kind of hate all of you, you know that?”
His mouth twitches in a half smile, that, I’m sure, he uses to get his own way frequently. “You love every ridiculous thing about all of us, and I promise | won’t say a thing.
| don’t get a chance to respond as Barty opens the door for us. We walk into the foyer and | figure that’s where he will leave me, but no | couldn’t be that lucky and I’m starting to think that Sam put him up to pushing my comfort levels based on the look on his face.
He walks me straight past the stairs and right into the main common area where a majority of the warriors are lounging after dinner. “Where are your friends? | think you mentioned Lillian, Wyatt and Nathaniel.”
“Were you instructed to vet my friends for me too”
| figured this trainwreck is coming whether | want it to or not, so | might as well get it over with sooner rather than later. | have no idea how far Xander will go to embarrass me. He just shrugs noncommittally. “Fine, they’re over here.”
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