Chapter 66 – Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel

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“So, you’re just a tease, huh?” I whispered into her ear and watched as she shivered.

“Not in the least. It’s not teasing if you dangle a treat in front of a puppy when training it, isn’t that what you’re supposed to do. Dangle the reward so they want to follow their orders and behave?” She was calling me a dog again, but I was still calling her Little Bunny that I know she hated.

“Keep calling me a dog, and I’ll show just how much of a dog I really am.” I whispered in her ear again, it was both seductive and playful and even I could hear the laugh in my voice.

“Actually, I called you a puppy.” She giggled sweetly and turned her head just a little to the right so I could see the edges of the mate mark I had left on her.

“Huh! Hey, Little Bunny, what’s up with your mark?” I had never actually gone to see it after I bit her. I remembered the night I left the mark quite vividly. She was the most beautiful woman I had seen in a really long time. She looked like the moon walking among us. And when I pulled her toward me and buried my face in her neck, scenting her and biting her, it drove me wild.

It looked like the mark still hadn’t fully formed, even after over two months. It currently looked like a larger than average pack seal surrounded by nothing more than a giant gray cloud. Unless the gray cloud was my personal twist on the mark.

“Let me see it.”

“I don’t think it ever finished.” Her voice was dripping with sorrow.

“It doesn’t look like it, does it?” I traced the crest with my finger as I spoke.

“Stop!” She demanded taking a small step away from me.

“What’s the matter?” I couldn’t stop the pain from filling my eyes at her reaction.

“I’m not a toy for you to play with whenever you feel like. I will not be your outlet Joaquin. If you want satisfaction, then go get it from yourself. I told you, you’re not getting anything from me. Not unless it was a mutual thing.

“I was only looking at your mark.” I tried to play off her words.

“Yeah, and you were intentionally suggestive. And you can look at the mark without touching it.”

“What’s the matter with you? We were actually getting along just fine for once.” I had been hopeful that we might finally be moving beyond all the fighting.

“But I know I am nothing more than a distraction to you Joaquin. You have nothing, or no one, better to distract you right now so you chose me to fill that role. But I won’t be that kind of distraction for someone who hates me.” I could feel her words like a knife to my gut and my heart.

“Fine, I’ll be leaving.” I sighed. I hung my head in defeat as I left the room without another word.

“Why does he have to hate me?” I heard her sob after I left the room.

“I wish we could talk, Little Bunny.” My voice cracked as I whispered, like tears threatened me as well.

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Riviana

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After Joaquin left, I started wrapping presents. I had all but one gift now, but that one needed a little more time to get ready, so I knew not to expect it yet. I wrapped all the presents for my family first, because I had gotten them things that I knew they would like and was really happy with those presents. Then, as I started on the gifts for my friends, there was a knock on my door.

“Riviana?” It was Carter. I hadn’t seen him in so long. I was so glad I had already wrapped his presents. I bolted to my feet and ran to the door. When I flung it open and saw him there, I threw my arms around him, happy to finally see him after so long.

“Carter!” I squealed. “Oh Goddess, I missed you. Where have you been?” I asked him when I stepped away and beamed at him.

“Around, I had some errands to run.” He was smiling at me. “I missed you too Rivi.” He was a sight for sore eyes. He was my partner in crime, my closest confidant, my best friend growing up, and ever since I moved in with Joaquin, I have barely seen him. He used to be the rock in the family for me. My protector, my healer, he was whatever I needed.

“Jeez Carter, I leave to become Luna and you ignore your favorite cousin.” I joked with him and I stepped aside so he could come into the room.

“Favorite?” He put his hand on his chin as if contemplating.

“I’m your only cousin.” I snapped at him.

“So, you win by default, but isn’t that just as bad as a loss.”

“Absolutely not, a win is a win, it doesn’t matter how you got it unless you cheated. If you cheated, then it’s a loss and you suck.” He laughed at my playful banter just like he always did.

“How are you feeling? I heard you were in bad shape.” He asked, looking at my head with wary eyes.

“I’m fine, no worries.”

Carter followed me over to the table I had been wrapping presents at. I sat down and continued with the gift I had left off on. It was an art supply kit for Juniper, I had also gotten her an easel and some canvases.

Juniper was an artist at heart, but she was taking most of the prerequisite classes that I was, but we had different career plans in mind. She wanted to be a social worker or child therapist. She hadn’t decided completely yet. But she had to do some criminal law study to be a good social worker. Or that’s what she believed. I think it mostly had to do with the fact that Paul wanted to be a cop and was taking the criminology class.

“You got a lot of gifts here Rivi.” He seemed so shocked looking at them all. “Why do you have baby and kid toys here?”

“For Vincent’s kids of course.” That should have been obvious, but he might not know that I was so friendly with my guards that I would buy them gifts.

“Who all did you get gifts for?”

“Well, there’s the family of course, then friends, guards, and staff. Not to mention Joaquin and his Mom. I also bought for Heather, Conner, Renea, and Faith, Vincent’s family because I know them and consider Vincent such a good friend.”

“Your guard is your friend?” He was shocked to hear this.

“Is that so wrong?” I seemed shocked by his response. “Why is it so weird that I am friends with him? He is a nice person. And his mate is a wonderful, caring woman. And they named their baby Faith, whether that was after me or not I don’t care, she’s special.”

“Just because her name is your middle name?” He asked me, laughing loudly.

“Shut up Carter.” I snapped. He instantly stopped laughing and stood up straight.

“Damn, that Luna stuff is powerful.” He growled, sounding serious.

“Oops.” It was my turn to laugh now, I hadn’t meant it as a command, but apparently wolf laws didn’t care.

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