Page 123 of The Alpha and His Childhood Sweetheart

He paused for dramatic effect before adding, “In fact, you’re lucky she doesn’t have our enhanced hearing. Or you’d already be in a world of hurt.” Brutus chuckled in my head, “They are so cute together. We could rip that she wolf’s head off.” I was leaning towards definitely on that one.

Claire argued, “I’m not crazy.” Angela snorted, “Yes, you are. Do something about that before it gets you killed. It might be blurry, but I see a path where someone KICKS your ass. Hard. Now shoo! You won’t ruin our birthday this year. I REFUSE to let this happen.” I raised an eyebrow. Brutus asked, “Why?” Angela loved birthdays, but this seemed very important to him.

Alexander had come closer and sighed loudly and Claire shot him a look. Alexander couldn’t have looked more passive if he tried. She turned in a huff and left with her friends. Several wolves were snickering.

My dad walked over and spun Angela around in a hug. I saw my uncle’s, both wolf and Hackura, smirking. Uncle Aiden was actually laughing since he’d been close enough to hear. I heardmy mom ask, “What the fuck are you all so amused about?!” I snorted, “Good luck with that one, brother.” He sent me his annoyance and I just smiled.

I popped to Elise and instantly got hard. We might be late getting back. Brutus grunted, “We will be.” Elise had a woman pinned to the ground. I raised my eyebrow at the Warriors just standing around. I said, “I know you didn’t just let someone attack your Luna. If you did, my brother will be the LEAST of the concerns about your training.” Several gulped.

Brutus snarled, “I will make their lives hell.” One brave soul offered, “Umm she ordered us to stand down as our Luna.” I prodded, “But you would’ve jumped in had it been necessary, correct?” They all nodded.

Elise growled, “It was not necessary. I can handle catty ass bitches who want what’s mine.” Brutus purred, “We could prove that now. She wouldn’t mind if we claimed her right here. I won’t let anyone see any part of her.” Brutus didn’t mind nudity because we’d grown up that way. Elise and I had participated in an orgy or two in the Hackura realm now.

I respected her boundaries, and she was comfortable with the fact no one saw any part of her. They just heard how pleased she was which told them to stay the fuck away from her because she was mine. I told Brutus, “I wouldn’t say no if that’s what she wanted. We will see where this goes.”

My mate turned the girl’s head to me. Elise told her, “HE is MINE! You know nothing, twit. He didn’t settle for me. He wants me!” I snarled, “She said that to my mate?!” I looked at the Warriors around who nodded.

I growled, “I will NEVER want anyone but Elise. How can one settle for the best woman there is out there? You don’t. She is everything I have always wanted.” Brutus snarled, “Let me kill her.” I was leaning towards saying yes.

Brutus grumbled, “Oden would’ve killed her already.” I chuckled, “But he’s the Alpha Enforcer not the Lead Alpha.” He grumbled, “UGH! Being older is the pits. Let’s get him out her to RIP her head off.” I nearly laughed.

The woman snorted, “You’re a powerful Alpha.” I laughed, “And? My mate is also a powerful Alpha. That’s a fact people seem to forget. I see she reminded you just fine.” Elise smirked. She dislocated said woman’s shoulder and pushed her towards her friends. Brutus purred, “That’s hot.”

Elise warned, “Make sure that you get out of my territory.” Before anything else could be said, I used my pushing power. Brutus complimented me, “That’s what I’m talking about! We’ve got to show them we are not to be messed with.” Luckily for her I didn't get a flash or hear any of the conversation.

As soon as I let her go, she whimpered. I popped in front of her, speaking in a calm tone which was far from the fury I felt. “You have a mate out there, and one day you will understand how wrong the things you’ve said are. I will NEVER want anyone but Elise. It has ALWAYS been her since even before she born. If anyone settled it was her.” She scoffed.

I explained to my mate, “You knew no one but me because I growled at them. I wasn’t about to let anyone take what was mine.” Brutus agreed, “Damn straight.” I turned back to the woman, “To me, you are nothing. You should want your mate who will see you as everything. You don’t even know me. You just know that I’m a powerful Alpha.”

“I truly hope you take a long hard look in the mirror. My family is not some prize for people to achieve. We are people with real feelings who deserve love. Not some plaything for pedal jumpers who just want power. There is someone out there made for you. Who will love you in a way I never could or would. You should want that person. Because I don’t see you, I see her.” I pointed to Elise.

I turned my back to the woman and stared at the woman who was my whole world. I looked deep into her eyes saying, “From the moment she was born, I was captivated. Before you say I don’t remember, my wolf does, and he told me. I don’t know who you people think you are coming to my territory, during my family's birthday parties, and trying to start this shit. It’s insanely rude.”

Brutus wanted to come forward, so I let him. He warned, “This ploy won’t work. Whatever plan you all come up with won’t work. Neither I nor my human will see you. Wait for the man or woman who does because it’s not me. I hope you learn from this and grow because if you ever bother my mate again it will be the last thing you ever do. Are we clear?” The she wolf was crying, but she nodded.

I took back over saying, “Should you heed my advice about finding yours, you will understand my words about my mate. I don’t know where this notion about our family being with other people came from. I don’t know if it's our Fairy or our Hackura side, but it’s ridiculous.”

“Hackura relationships are based on respect, and the desires of both parties. It’s not a dictatorship. The male or female party doesn’t say ‘hey I want to be off so cool.’ It’s a conversation decided together. That could be a text, phone, or in person conversion; however, it’s still a conversation. If someone says no that’s it. End of discussion.”

“They talk about why and work to understand their partner's feelings. Plus, you all are lining up to help me hurt Elise says a lot about you. No one should ever be hurt that way. Maybe think about that. Just pause for five seconds and think.”

I snarled, “What did Elise ever do to anyone? Nothing. She is a fair and just Luna. Wishing that kind of pain on her is unacceptable to me, my family, and hers. That should be morethan enough for this shit to end. Elise is mine and I am hers. End of story. I don’t know if I can be any clearer on this point.”

One of her friends grabbed her. She glared at me, “Yeah, we got it.” Elise snarled, “Don’t you look at him like that!” I snorted, “You clearly don’t get it either since you’re looking at me as if I did something wrong. When you find your mates, you’ll know. Until then I’d advise you to stay out of my family's way and that includes our mates. You disrespect them, then you disrespect us.”

I added, “Plus, your attitude proves my point. You don’t like me. You like who I represent, not who I am. You dare stand here and glare at me in MY territory for defending my mate, wife, and Luna. I’m sick of this shit. I have every right to defend her.”

I growled, “Now, on the other hand you have NO RIGHT to come here and act this way. Go saddle your high horse and think about riding it somewhere else. Or as my mother, who is around, would say ‘your hypocrisy horse.’ Because no matter what way you slice this, you are in the wrong. I could kill you all for the disrespect you’ve shown to my Luna alone. My mom would absolutely do it and that should have you running for the hills because she wasn’t raised in the human realm.”

I pointed at my mate, “Elise could’ve killed you for your disrespect. So, take your wannabe with a Conners, Lyons, Daniels, or Tucker’s asses up on out of here. Leave before I change my mind about being nice about this.” They looked thoroughly chastised before they ran off. Brutus scoffed, “Next time we kill them.” He knew I agreed.

I turned around to face my Warriors. I ordered, “You make sure they leave and don’t come back.” I grabbed Elise and popped to our treehouse. I pinned her against the wall. “Do you have any idea how hot that is, Elise? Watching you take someone down to protect us and our love?”

Elise ripped off my shirt, “Probably about as hot as it is seeing you defend our love and the mate bond while being the kind amazing man that you are. Why aren’t you naked net?” I smirked and snapped us both naked. Elise grinned, “That’s more like it.”

I licked her mark, and she shivered. She groaned, “EJ, we don’t have time for this. We need to get back.” I dropped to my knees and licked her clit. I linked her, “What was that?” She grabbed my hair and pulled a little as I kept going. When she came, I popped us to the bed.

I pulled her to the edge of it, and quickly slid into her. I growled, “MINE! YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MINE!” She moaned, “Oh god, EJ.” I knew we needed to get back, so I started playing with her clit as I pounded into her roughly. I had us both over the edge in ten minutes.

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