Page 138 of The Alpha King's Curse: Part Two

“Many,” he answered, turning to face her.

“But someone lives here?” she asked, looking up at the house. She sensed several people in the place. Part of Jackson’s pack? “What are we doing here if we’re not running away?”

“We’ve been on edge since the Hunters left, just waiting for the next fucked up thing to happen. Whether it will be the Hunters, the Circle or the witch, I have no fucking clue,” Jackson sighed. “Maybe I overreacted when Chase and Braton saw you like that, and I’m running away right now, but I just need a break.”

Did he mean he was going to stay with her this time? The knot in her stomach loosened a little as she felt the pressure Jackson had been under as the Alpha.

“We do need a break,” she agreed. “ Will we be safe here?”

“Well, Miss Roberts hasn’t been seen in town since that day. And I made sure we weren’t followed,” Jackson said. “Plus, I hear the lady of this house runs a tight ship. It’s the safest house in Wolfsdale.”

There was another woman in the house? Her interest was piqued when she sensed someone approaching the front of the house. Jackson gave her a little smirk before he got out of the car.

She caught the scent first and held her breath. The front door opened, and the Brit rushed out.

She was out of the car in a shot and had her sister in her arms seconds later. Brit’s feet dangled in the air as she rained kisses on her face.

“Oh my God, stop! You’re embarrassing me,” Brit squealed, but she held on to her just as tight, and her smile filled her face.

When she put her sister down, she kissed her again. It had been hard not being able to see her. Every time she faced death, she thought of how Brit would cope on her own, and that had kept her up at night on top of everything else.

“I spoke to you this morning; why didn’t you tell me you were coming?” Brit said when she finally released her.

“I didn’t know,” she answered, looking back at Jackson, who had been undoing the car seat.

“Well, I wouldn’t have let you miss someone’s birthday,” Jackson said with a smile. “And I know you’ve been itching to ask me.”

Just that morning, her wolf had been hounding her about it. She could feel that part of her filling up with emotions that were not hers. It was her wolf side that wanted Brit to shift so she could be a part of the pack, but she didn’t want this life for her.

“You’re staying for my birthday?” Brit gasped, her face lighting up.

It had been months since they had been together. Months since her sister had to learn to live without her. She pulled her into her arms again and looked over her head at Jackson.

“Thank you,” she mouthed.

Jackson smiled back at her. She felt some of his tension melt away. It wasn’t the holiday they had spoken of before the Hunters had come to mess things up, but it was close enough.

A little cry filled the air. Brit released her and turned to look back at the car before she looked at her again.

“What was that?”

Months of daily phone conversations, yet she hadn’t found a way to tell her sister anything. She hadn’t known what to say when Jackson had been set on taking Hope from her the moment she was born. And then, after Hope was born, she hadn’t found the words either. Their situation was too complicated to say over the phone.

Especially since she hadn’t known if Brit would get to meet Hope before the Hunters came back.

“I’d like you to meet someone,” she started.

Brit looked back at the car to see Jackson lifting the car seat out. Her mood went from ecstatic to angry in seconds. She turned back to her, her eyes flashing with fury.

“You had his freaking baby? After everything I told you?” Brit hissed.

“Brit—”

“You said it was just a job for a little while. You said after I finish my finals, we’ll leave this shitty place and start afresh anywhere else in the world.”

“I know. But things changed. I—”

“I can see that,” Britney cut in.

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