Page 80 of The Married Alpha And His Arrow: Vol 1

Everyone tensed when we entered the diner except one woman who licked her lips. Goddess don’t let her come to the table. I took my usual booth and nearly groaned aloud when the woman I’d never seen before sauntered over. Did she think I found that remotely attractive? In the woman’s defense all she did was smile at me before Lexi snarled at her to go away.

I was getting used to being insanely hard, but when Lexi called me hers; I twitched in pain. Bolt begged me, “Take mate to use the office and claim her.” I couldn’t do that when she was drunk. A member of my pack came over and we ordered. Lexi ordered a lot of food.

The waitress looked at me. I linked her, “Get her everything she ordered, just have to go boxes ready.” I’d be leaving a generous tip for the cooks and waitress. She nodded and left, returning shortly with a tray full of waters and a pitcher as Lexi requested.

Lexi downed all of them in less than sixty seconds. The waitress linked me, “Well, one of those was for you.” I replied, “It’s not a problem.” She smiled knowingly at me, “Your new girlfriend is very cute, Alpha. She suits you.” I just smiled.

Lexi mentioned her P.O box and the things I owned. She had a P.O Box? For what? She was wrong about me owning things, we owned things. Everything I had was hers. Hopefully soon, I could propose to her. After our mating ceremony she’d have my last name too.

My stomach dropped when Lexi told me where her drop box was. It was in Sophia’s territory. We shouldn’t run into any of their pack at this time of night though. She told me she had to pick up things for sexy time. Oh, dear god. What did she order? What kind of kink was she into? I was here for any and all of it, but my dick officially hated my mind and where it was going. I turned red when she mentioned it was for her supply of birth control. She absent mindedly put her pill pack on the table.

I glanced at it. I linked Derrick, “You’ve dated human girls.” He answered cautiously, “Yes…” I asked, “What is the difference between the colors in birth control? She has white pill and three brown.” He answered, “White are the active pills. Brown is the sugar one. A woman’s period happens on the brown ones.” Thank god he knew that. I replied, “Thanks, man.” Derrick chuckled, “I got your back.” He always did.

I couldn’t believe I hadn’t asked her about this before. I didn’t even know if Hood members ovulation cycles were like humans, or if they were like other supernatural’s. I had been quite careless about this. I spit out the water I’d finally snagged before she’d drank it when she said I’d needed to get condoms if she had to take an antibiotic. That wasn’t something werewolves tended to worry about. I didn’t have sex with humans, and we can’t get diseases.

Bolt chuckled, “I guess that cleared it up. Hood members ovulate like humans do.” Damn, he was right. I was going to have to buy condoms. Correction. I’d make Matt have someone buy them. I filed that away for later. Bolt snorted, “You’ll forget.” I retorted, “I’ll remember.” He snickered, “Uh huh.”

Lexi talked about Noah’s family. I felt bad for his parents, but at the same time I’d have kicked my own son's ass for treating a woman the way he had treated women. Or men if he was into guys. He would not treat those he was interested in the way Noah treated women. Period.

When our food came out, Lexi literally had all of her plates of food eaten in less than seven minutes. The waitress linked me, “I guess we don’t need boxes.” Lexi got a brain freeze from her milkshake. I was so angry with myself for not reminding her not to do that. When it faded, she was still hungry. Jesus Christ.

Our waitress laughed then linked me, “She’s not your girlfriend, is she Alpha? She smells you, and you smell good to her.” I answered, “It’s on the downlow because of Sophia. Don’t tell anyone.” She frowned as she walked away to get Lexi’s cake.

She linked me as she got the cake together, “You should tell her.” I replied, “She doesn’t want to know. I was going to tell her, but she pleaded with me not to.” The waitress sighed, “Well, our future Luna is beautiful. I worry for you though.” I smiled, “She is beautiful.”

The cake filled Lexi up. I had to laugh because she could put away food like a champ. I told her we needed to go to her P.O. box and she started talking about us being cautious again. I wanted to curse Sophia and Wallace to hell. If not for them, I could tell her to fuck being cautious. We could have a pup as soon as she wanted to.

Lexi started rambling about how everyone needs a wolf. She then said her brother needed one. Everyone knew the Hood’s string had died shortly after he’d found her. Heath would find happiness again. A leader had to have heirs. Their Goddess would give him another string.

I couldn’t help it when my body tensed as we entered Sophia’s territory. My jaw even locked and I couldn’t bring myself to calm down. I wanted to get out of the car with Lexi, but I didn’t want anyone to see us together. They could say something about my wife, who wasn’t my real wife. Bolt linked, “She is technically the wife.” I growled at him, “Not in the ways that counted. I also noticed you said the.”

Matt linked me as Lexi disappeared inside, “I thought you were cool with Sophia for the moment. Our warriors just told me you crossed into her territory. You cannot kill Sophia without me.” I snorted replying, “I don’t currently have plans to kill Sophia. Lexi needs to pick up her birth control from her P.O box. We will be back in our territory shortly.” Matt replied, “Ok then.”

I added, “I need you to procure condoms for me. Just in case.” Take that Bolt, I remembered. He barked out a laugh in my head. Matt said, “That is the strangest request any Alpha has EVER made of their Beta.” I sighed, “Well, Lexi is apparently like a human when it comes to the possibility of getting pregnant. What would you have me do? Knock her up because she has a cold or something?”

Matt asked, “That would be bad because?” I sarcastically spat back, “Oh gee, I don’t know Matt. Wait, I remember the problem. I’m still married! Because my stupid fucking annulment papers won’t get signed by my fake wife.”

Matt admitted, “I see your point. I will procure your just in case condoms, you little Alpha weirdo you.” Lexi came out with a box in her hand. I took a deep inhale. She must have gotten candy too. The box smelled sweet. She asked if I saw anyone. FUCK! Was someone from Sophia’s pack inside?

I was worried when she finally admitted she was drunk because she thought she saw someone familiar inside. Was another past mark of hers in town? Wouldn’t they have tried to hurt her? I shook myself and drove us back to her place. I couldn’t have Matt have people question anyone there because it wasn’t my territory. I didn’t want Sophia to get word about Lexi, so I was stuck.

Lexi rambled some more, and then said she’d fight someone for me. I did NOT want to think about her fighting Sophia. She said she’d do it her style, which was a secret. One that she wasn’t going to tell me not to tell Chase about. I led her inside and she set an alarm on her phone. I waited for her to fall asleep before sleeping myself.

I woke up to Kevin linking me, “Your dad is running the border. Kincade said he can’t prove it, but he thinks he’s looking for you.” I groaned, “Let him then. If he gets closer, let me know.” Kevin responded, “Will do.”

I got up and made Lexi an omelet. I opened her fridge and found some Gatorade. Normally, I’d look for Advil or something, but she wouldn’t have any in the house. I went back upstairs and took care of her when she woke up.

She was confused and didn’t remember coming over let alone her declaration of love. I recounted last night's events for her. Lexi’s little moans of delight while ate the omelet that I’d made for her were killing me slowly. She left quickly when she was done.

I grabbed her dishes and began to clean up the kitchen. I could smell Lexi and her freshly brushed teeth when she came back to kitchen, quickly followed by the scent of her arousal. I was more than ready to take her. Seeing her in that dress then in my clothes had been pure torture. She had no idea what seeing her in my clothes did to me. Honestly, she could wear a garbage bag and be beautiful.

I wanted to take my time with her, but she was impatient. That was it. I was going to plan a quick vacation for the two of us. Somewhere I could keep her with me, and not all the running around hiding her. Or losing my own damn dad as a tail. I couldn’t manage it right away, but I’d work on it with Matt today.

I planned as I slid inside her. We’d go to my house in the Virgin Islands. It was far enough from here that we could be a normal couple not in hiding. We both came quickly. I wasn’t sure her reason, but mine was from the events of last night. Besides, she was so fucking tight.

Lexi got up and got dressed. She was worried about my clothes. I didn’t point out I was certain Haley was probably worried we’d meet soon because Lexi let it slip that she knew Reagan. We walked outside where Kevin was waiting.

Kevin linked me, “Kincade and I have been running back and forth, making it seem like you might have two more shadows on TeleTed. Your dad has been sniffing around.” That was smart. I complimented him, “Good job.” He smiled, “My brother is a very smart lead warrior and I’m fairly smart myself.” Yes, they were.

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