Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
“I’ve been over at the castle. Since you have been gone, I guess the little vipers have to get to een trying even harder to get to Xander and Luna Queen Anne had me there yesterday and today for some small meetings as Xander’s plus one. You must have made an impression at the Alpha conference, because all the Luna’s and all the daughters were there and some of them were actually paying attention and talking about relevant things.”
She laughs and I join in.
“The Luna’s just realized that they do actually have a voice and are a part of the leadership of the pack. I didn’t do anything, but stand with Luna Anne and answer a couple questions.”
“First of all, that is NOT what you did.
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You put an Alpha in his place and it was classic. People were still talking about it and that was like ten months ago. Several of the Lunas asked to meet you too and you shouldhave seen the look on Alpha King Reggie’s face when he told them you were on a mission and unavailable. You would have thought he was a proud dad talking about his daughter’s accomplishments. Even Xander made fun of him liking you better.”
I just roll my eyes. “You’re ridiculous. Anyway, Mina, this is Jena. She was my cell mate and managed to make it out with me. She’s the Female Alpha of the Black Diamond Pack.”
“I wouldn’t go that far. I don’t even know if I have a pack left to be an Alpha for.”
“You know we’ll search right? That’s part of the reason why you’re here and not somewhere else looking for them. We want to help and we have the best resources here.”
“I’m sure you really don’t want to talk about your pack being attacked, but was anyone else captured with you?” Mina asks as we fill out plates and head to our usual table. “I don’t know. Everything happened really fast.”
“I’m sure Alpha Reggie will ask you too, so if you want to wait and not have to tell the story twice, we understand.”
I shared a quick look with Mina.
“You know she’s more likely to tell you than anyone else. We need to push her to talk or we can’t help. And the sooner the better, it’s already been a year.”
“Ugh, I know.”
I link back, while leading us over to our usual table again, hoping the rest of my friends make it in before we are done. “I just feel bad and she has been through a lot. No one wants to relive stuff like that.”
“Except, she’s going to have to if we want to help her search for survivors.”
We sit down and dig in. I try really hard to listen to Osiston’s advice and eat slow, but the food is so much better than I remember.
“You are going to throw up, you know that? Slow down.”
“Osiston said something like that before we came in, but I am so hungry and the food is so amazing!” I close my eyes practically drooling.
“Well, Warrior Brogen is right, stop gorging, otherwise you’re going to have to taste it twice and I can guarantee the second time will not be as good as the first.”
We all laugh.
“Why do you call him by his title and Sky calls him by his first name? I noticed that with the Alpha King too.”
I shrug, not really thinking about it in a long time. The guys and Xander made fun of me once for it too. “I just call them what they told me to call them. It’s going to be weird adding the title back onto Nickolas’ name here though, he’s been my ‘uncle,” I air quote, “for so long that I’m worried I’m going to forget and get some kind of punishment.”
I cringe and they laugh at me.
We eat and talk, eventually joined by the rest of my friends and they all ask the same questions of Jena. I think they are all looking forward helping her find her pack. In some way they all experienced this with her, like me, and we all feel
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responsible for helping her. This is why the warriors are here to help and protect in a major crisis.
Jena and I get to join the group for the obstacle course after our run with Osiston. The run has been by far the worst part. Why did I ever run so much before?!
“Because it kept you from beating
Kaley and her friends every time they did something to you.”
My woff snarks. You aren’t looking over your shoulder all the time or angry and scared here. There isn’t any O frustration to burn.”
“Well what is going to motivate me now?”
“The fact that you know the guys are training to be better than you as wee speak and neither of us can have that, no can we?”
“You make a solid point. Motivation reinstated.”
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.