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“Oh.” He tried to sound aloof, but wasn’t successful. “How is she?” he asked.
“Good. She says she’s happy. It was a welcome change,” I said, as I couldn’t help but to rub it in.
“Happy? What does she mean, happy? Has she found a mate? Is that why she is happy?” It was easy to hear the jealousy in his voice.
“I don’t know. She didn’t explain. You know how her postcards are,” I told him. He grunted and scratched his neck.
“Where was it sent from?” he asked.
“Canada, not that far from the border,” I told him.
“Her last one was from California, right?”
“Yeah. They have been sent from all across the map, but always in the west part, she never travels close to home,” I said.
“Do you think she is on the move constantly?” he asked. There was worry in his voice. I sometimes forgot that not only was he my sister’s mate, but before that they had been friends, almost as close as I was with James.
“I don’t know man. Lone wolves tend to move around a lot. No pack likes to have them close,” I told him. It was something I preferred not to think about. I hated the thought of my baby sister being all alone, moving from place to place.
“Well, she isn’t exactly a wolf, so maybe it will be easier for her to find a place to settle down.” I couldn’t help the growl that escaped me. I stopped it before it got out of hand.
“Fuck you. Amie is a full wolf. And that she has survived four years out there, without a pack and without the support of her family only shows how strong she is. I get cold sweats just thinking about being alone. So don’t go and put her down,” I told him. To his credit, he looked remorseful.
“Sorry. I didn’t mean for it to come out sounding like I was putting her down. This mate thing seriously screws with your brain. I know I made the right decision. But then my wolf is giving me hell and I remember that it’s Amie. Fuck, I miss her like crazy. The way she always was a smart ass and how shealways gave her all in everything she did. It just messes with my head. I don’t know if I’m missing her because she was my mate, or because I lost one of my best friends.” I sighed and put my hand on his shoulder.
“I’m sorry that you are hurting. But this is all on you. You shouldn’t have rejected her. The two of you were perfect for each other. What is done, is done,” I told him.
“I heard Cindy had tried getting into your bed. I guess she is tired of waiting for me,” James said. I made a face.
“Yeah. I didn’t fall for that. You know how she is. It will blow over once she finds her mate. Then she will be happy neither one of us took her up on her offer to mark her,” I told him.
“Still holding out for your true mate?”
“What can I say? I want what my parents have. I watch how my father worships my mother and how my mother would do anything for him, and I want that. I don’t care who my true mate is. I know she will be perfect,” I told him.
“Sure, it all sounds nice on paper. But the mate bond is no laughing matter,” he said.
“That’s because you are fighting it, my friend. If you gave up and leaned into it, it wouldn’t be so difficult,” I told him. As we walked into the meeting room for the next meeting, I couldn’t help but to think about Amie. I missed her. She should be here, she should have taken her place as Luna for the pack. But she wasn’t. I hoped she was truly happy and that she found her second chance mate. If anyone deserved one, it was my baby sister. Maybe if she mated, she would feel safe enough to reach out to us. I was holding out hope to meet her again.
Chapter 14
Amie
Ihad been back from my travel for a week and I was finding my new routine. It was a lot easier than I had thought it would be. There was always something that needed to be done for the pack. Food to be cooked, questions to answer, and errands to run. I was happy to step in where I was needed. Then we had the daily meeting with the other top ranks to discuss the bigger things and Finlay and Sam had put me in charge of planning and running the training the pack for the Games. I had enlisted Medow’s help to plan the first hide and seek event. I was walking from one of the pack member’s houses to the pack house. Martin walked up to me and I smiled at him. He hesitated a moment and ran his hand through his dark hair. He took a deep breath and looked at me again.
“What’s up?” I asked.
“Do you have a couple of minutes?” he asked.
“Of course,” I said. “Do you want to come up to my room?”
“How about we take a walk along the creek?”
“That sounds good,” I agreed, it was a beautiful summer day. We walked in silence as we followed the creek. The soft grasson the bank muted our steps. The wildflowers filled the air with their fragrance. We walked away from the village and finally Martin sat down on the grass. I joined him and we both looked out over the trickling water.
“Has Finlay told you about how things were before we formed this pack?” he suddenly asked.
“No, we haven’t really talked about your old pack,” I said. I glanced over at him, but he stared out over the creek.
