Page 77 of Mates: Posy

"King Julian!" Wyatt called from the front door, then sprinted down the stairs.

"Hey, Wyatt. Good to see you." We gave each other bro-hugs.

"You, too. And Ranger! We didn't know you were coming. Awesome! How's life been?"

"Dull." Ranger smirked. "Got to clean out a nest of chupacabras in New Mexico last month, though."

"Nasty little biters," Wyatt grinned.

"Yeah. Some idiot imported 'em illegally and they got loose. Anyway, what about you? Heard you all found your luna."

Wyatt's face softened and his eyes brightened.

"Our Posy. I didn't think it was possible to love someone that much, and I've only known her a few days."

My chest burned. I was happy for my friends, of course, but, Goddess, was I jealous! I was older than all of them. Why couldn't I find my mate?

"Hi. You must be the king's new beta." Wyatt moved around us to greet Gisela. "I'm Wyatt Black."

"Gisela Bauer." She held out her hand, and Wyatt shook it.

"Come on in," he invited us. "The boys are waiting. You're just in time for lunch."

We tramped up the porch stairs and walked into the living room - and Gisela and I froze.

The luscious smell of almonds filled my nose, and goosebumps rose on my skin.

Mate!Onyx shouted.

"What is it, your majesty?" Mase asked.

"I smell my mate. Who's new in the pack that was here recently?"

"Only the MacGregors," Ash said. "They're the ones I called you about with the Tall Pines trouble. They stayed over last night. Oh, and the Breckenridge twins just turned eighteen, but they were only here for a few minutes and didn't come into the house."

My beta stepped further into the room with her nose up and quivering.

"Mate!" shouted a deep voice from the kitchen at the same time Gisela whispered, "Mate?"

She took off at a dead run, and the five alphas looked at each other with a knowing grin.

"Who is in the kitchen?" Ranger asked.

"Luke MacGregor," Cole smirked. "He's helping Jay make lunch."

"The former beta at Tall Pines?"

"Yep."

Want mate!Onyx howled.Jul find mate NOW.

"Where is the sister? And what's her name?" I demanded.

"Lilah. She and our mate, Posy, went shopping with Peri, the twins, and our betas," Wyatt told me. "Do you think she's your mate?"

"Who else could it be?" I scowled. "Peri's not eighteen yet, and the twins were already eighteen when I saw them at Ev's funeral."

Is this possible? Can it be true? Can I be moments away from meeting my mate?

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