Page 30 of Forsaken Desire
“You don’t have to keep thanking me, hun, I’m happy to help.” That was what I needed for the balloon of tension to drainaway. “And word of advice. Stay out of the Alpha’s way. He’s an utter dick.”
I snorted and clamped my mouth shut.
“I should probably not laugh at someone whose pack I’m trying to join,” I muttered.
“Don’t worry, I’ll protect you from my brother.”
“Brother?” I gawked. Fuck.
“Mhm.” He smirked. “The asshole is my brother, so you have my permission to bash him. Just make sure I’m there to protect you.”
Based on what I had heard about the alpha, I was even more grateful my mate was Lucian, who was so incredibly kind.
“Are you an Alpha, too?” I turned a bit in my seat to face him more.
“No,” he scoffed, shaking his head. “Thank Moon. If I had been, I would have probably ended up leaving this pack. The dominance wouldn’t allow it.”
I frowned.
“Wait, there can only be one Alpha in a pack?” The holes in my memory were a damn inconvenience.
“Yup.”
“Are there other packs nearby?”
“Yes, there are plenty of territories.” He grinned. “Lucky for me you ended up in mine.”
The truck bumped over the pebbled drive, taking a sharp left to join the rest of the vehicles.
There were so many cars. He stopped in front of a wide structure that seemed out of place. It looked like a community center. Alex cut the engine off and hopped out. I didn’t wait for him to round to my door, even though I saw his approach. I didn’t want to give him a chance to touch me. My mate would definitely hate that. Alex stopped a foot away as I stretched myarms up. The drive took a while, but fortunately, it was a woodsy view.
“Let’s get inside before he comes; he’s extra moody when we’re not ready. Unless it’s Cierra running this meeting.”
I forced myself to relax, and I let myself study the acreage.
In the distance was a single home, too far away for me to get a good look at it in the darkness.
“That’s my brother’s place.”
“The Alpha.” I hummed. A muffled shout echoed from the community center.
“Shit, it’s already started.”
He waved me forward, and I quickened my pace after him.
“After he addresses whatever the meeting is for, I’ll introduce you to him.”
This was all making me want to take off in the opposite direction. I didn’t want to offend the Alpha.
“Maybe I should wait for a meeting during the day?”
“It’ll take too long, and by the time you can get to him, he’ll be irritated that you didn’t ask permission to be on his pack land. And even more so, working in his hotel.” Alex winced. “Sorry, hun, my brother’s a dick.”
That didn’t make me feel any better. I smoothed my expression into an impassive one. Prison life made it easy for me to disassociate.
“And this is the entire pack?”
“Mostly, there could be a few exceptions.”
