Filed to story: Maleah The Angel Of Death Novel
The hotel staff was informed to keep my Mother and Alpha Bradley away from me, and I knew they would do anything they could to make that happen. I have just placed my bags on the couch in the sitting area when there is a knock on the door. I open it after confirming who it is.
“I am sorry, Miss D’Angelo. Your Mother has decided to take a seat in the lobby and is determined to wait until you return,” the hotel manager says.
“Can you help me out? I want to head home, but I still need to check out,” I say to him, and he tells me not to worry about it.
“I will send a security guard up with your bill, and he will guide you to our parking garage. Your Mother can wait a long time for you to return,” he says before turning on his heel. It only takes ten minutes for the security guard to show up.
I sign the bill and hand it back to him before following him through the hotel. The security guard stops me from walking into the garage any further.
“Sir, you are not allowed in here. The valet can get your car for you. Just head back up the stairs and hand him your card,” I hear a voice from my left say. A very familiar growl follows, and I hear a door slam shut. Looks like Alpha Bradley isn’t a complete idiot, and I am grateful that the guard saw him before it was too late.
When I get to my car, the security guard tells me to use the other exit. “Take a right down there, and you will leave through the exit for the staff,” he says, pointing in the direction I should go. I thank him for the safe passage out of the hotel. I pull out of the parking spot and follow his directions to leave the garage through the other exit, smiling as I turn up the volume.
I had placed my phone on silent because I didn’t want anyone to disturb me during my meeting with Stan, and now I am glad I forgot to switch the sound back on as I see my Mother’s caller ID flashing on the screen.
For the next half hour, the screen flashes every two minutes, and Fortune is ready to force a shift. But I manage to calm her down by telling her she gets to go for a run once we are inside our territory. I don’t want to risk letting her out along the way because I wouldn’t put it past Alpha Bradley to drive down to Blood Crescent Pack.
I doubt he will suspect me of killing his Son, but he is still after me for a reason, and with Diablo out of the way, I think there was another reason why Alpha Bradley wanted me as a member of his Pack. I just wish I could figure out what that reason is and hopefully get him to back off, but I won’t be holding my breath.
What the hell did my Mother tell him about me that is so damn interesting to him?
The guard at the gate recognizes my car and waves me right on through, but I pull to a full stop just inside our borders. I manage to get out of my car before Fortune forces a shift, and she takes off into the forest closest to us.
Fortune is too pissed to think straight right now, and my experience is that it will take her hours to calm down enough for me to take control again. I doubt our Mate will be able to calm her when she is like this.
I know I just have to let her run, and hopefully no one will make the mistake of coming near us because that won’t end well for them. Fortune is too pissed off right now to see the difference between friend and foe.
Mack’s p.o.v.
I am in a meeting with our leadership when the guard at the gate mind-links me, “Maleah just drove across the border. She barely got out of her car when she shifted and took off into the forest.” I turn toward my Father and ask him if it is normal for a female to shift as fast as Maleah did, but he doesn’t seem to understand what I am talking about.
I explain what the guard told me, and I hear Dad mutter the word “Fuck.” When he does that, it means trouble.
“Make sure the Warriors keep an eye out for her, but they are not to approach her. If anyone shifts like that, it means their Wolf or Lycan is beyond pissed, and approaching her could cause severe injuries,” Dad says before walking out of the office. My best guess is that he is going to pay Diego a visit.
Every Pack-member arrived home yesterday – a tradition we have had for centuries – and it has everything to do with the Spring Ball. We want to know who has found his or her Mate, and if they haven’t, they get a chance to attend the Spring Ball.
So far, we only have two males and one female who want to attend the Spring Ball, and Ariel is helping them with their outfits. Maleah was the only one who wasn’t within our borders, but we knew where she was, and Dax knew she wouldn’t be attending the Ball because she had told him herself.
“Mack, can you go to the gate and get Maleah’s car? Diego doubts she will return there after her run, and I have to agree with him.” I hear Dad ask in my head, and after explaining it to Dominic, he tells me to take care of it.
When I step into Maleah’s car, I see that she has an incoming call, and Commander growls loudly in my head when we see her Mother’s name flash across the screen. Luckily, her phone is on silent, so it doesn’t bother me much.
I tell Diego about the three calls she received while I drove her car from the gate to their house, and he says it is best we ignore the calls. “She will probably think that Maleah is in a meeting. If one of us answers, she will know where Maleah is, and I doubt my Daughter wants her Mother to know that she is home,” Diego says. Dad and I both agree with him.
After driving Maleah’s car to her house, I walk back to the Pack-house, wondering what could have pissed off Maleah – or Fortune – so much. She doesn’t seem like the type to get pissed off at someone, but then again, I don’t know her that well.
Hell, there is a lot I don’t know about the female who has been haunting my dreams. Kay was the one to bring up the subject the other day – he couldn’t remember if he ever saw her, and for the life of me, neither can I.
Dax pointed out that we probably didn’t notice her because we were too busy finding our Mates within the Pack. We had been nineteen when Alpha Max found out what her Mother had done to her, and a year later, we left the Pack to receive our training to take over from our Fathers.
We are her senior by eleven years, and that explains why we never paid her any attention – if we ever saw her, that is. Commander is still searching our memories to see if we ever noticed her.
“What is on your mind?” Dax asks the moment I walk into the office, and I ask what he is talking about. “I have been walking next to you for at least ten minutes, and you didn’t notice me,” he answers, and I look at him to see if he is trying to pull my leg, but he is being honest with me.
“Her Mother called three times while I was in her car, and when I handed the phone to Diego, we saw that she has been calling non-stop. She also left a bunch of messages for Maleah,” I answer him.
“Do you think something might have happened in Albarr?” I ask Dax.
“I doubt Alpha Bradley would be stupid enough to try something. He knows I don’t trust him anywhere near Maleah, and for that reason, I doubt he was responsible for whatever caused her to be so angry,” he answers me.
