Page 17 of Rise of the Alpha

Zeke, at least, was willing to back off. I wish he was more accepting of himself. I don’t think Magnolia would have an issue with him being a prey animal. She might have an issue though when she finds out about their rendezvous in the woods. Jude, on the other hand, is being a fucking douche. Not wanting to back off at all and announcing that not only is he going to try his luck with my girl, but her roommate as well. How can he have an attraction for my mate like he claims, but wants to get with her friend too? Not to mention, she’s her roommate. How is that going to end well for anyone?

Sharing her with my two best friends would be ideal. We’ve been together since we were kids and work well together. I mean, we live together by choice. How much closer can you get than that? There couldn’t be a better set of men to share a mate with. Her sharing with another female, though, would be unheard of. Yes, females mate together, but females are usually very protective of their mates, so I’m not seeing Magnolia being okay with Jude being with her roommate, too.

My wolf isn't on board with any of it, which is odd.Why don’t you want to share Magnolia?I’m met with a deep growl andMINE!I need to sort this out.Lots of wolves share mates, so why not us?He snaps his teeth together as he growls out more forcefully,MINE!None of this makes sense, but I’ll put that on the back burner for now.

I’m pissed the fuck off as I storm down the hall toward the library, needing to clear my mind. The library is the perfect place. No one else should be there yet since school is just starting, and it’s quiet, no matter if it’s full of people.

Finding out everything I can about this Exodus Pack is the number one thing on my to-do list right now. I doubt Magnolia is going to be very forthcoming with information, especially to me. So, the library will distance me from my friends, and I can do research. I want to know more about this designation suppression. Why would they not want their wolves to know what they are before nineteen? It makes absolutely no sense, and why does Magnolia think mating bonds are a thing of the past? Why couldn’t she sense that Z was a shifter in the woods? To top it all off, why did she act like she didn’t recognize me as her mate?

I head to the back of the library to begin my search. Rounding the corner of the shelf dedicated to wolf shifters, I run head-on into someone else. Knocking this poor soul down, I freeze and compose myself before seeing who the hell else is in here with me.

Wylla.

Reaching down, I grab her hand and help her up, and as she straightens out her clothes, I pick up the books she was carrying. Electricity passes through me at her touch. She pulls her hand back in shock. Did she feel it too? What the hell was it, even? Something else to add to my to-do list, but Magnolia is more important right now. Handing her an ancient but large brown book, she is quick to snatch it from me and clutch it to her chest.

“YOU!” she says accusingly while giving me a death glare.

“Me?” I answer her in confusion. Not sure why she’s still acting pissed. I was under the impression we had worked out our shit last night, mostly. I need to talk to Magnolia.

“You need to come with me. You need to hear what I found, too. I’d rather only say it once, so come along, puppy; let’s go!” She grabs my hand and drags me behind her, the slight tingle of electricity still there.

Following behind Wylla, I can’t help but stare at her ass as she makes her way to their dorm.I hope that’s where she’s leading me. Why am I staring at her ass when I’m mated? Why is my wolf not protesting?She could be leading me to my death or torture for all I know. My wolf isn't raising any alarms, though, so she must be safe. Looking inside myself just to double-check, I see my wolf curled up in a corner, snoozing.Interesting.

Noticing we are indeed headed to our dorm, I shake off all the curious thoughts running rampant inside me. Wylla enters the building and shoves me into the elevator before hitting the button for the third floor. We make the short ride and the doors slide open.

Once again, I’m shoved out and grabbed.Why the hell am I getting turned on by her manhandling me? Fuck, I’m so confused.She leads me down the hall to a door I don’t recognize. I don't know many in this dorm, so this must be her room.I hope Magnolia is in there.

She digs a key out of her pocket and unlocks the door, blindly shoving me inside before her.My goddess, is she worried I’ll run off on her?I stumble into the room, and I’m snapped from my thoughts when I hear a sharp intake of breath.

Sweet mother of the goddess!My mate is standing in front of me with not an ounce of clothing on. I rake my eyes up and down her body before she quickly throws an arm over her tits and a hand down to cover her pussy.Well, fuck me, my girl has a blonde little landing strip.

My mouth waters at the sight of her, and I want nothing more than to run my tongue over every inch of her delectable body. To lay her down on the bed and feast on her pussy like it’s my last meal.

“What the fuck, Wylla!” she snaps out, still covering her bits.

Wylla whips around, completely unaware of the situation she has put us all in. Her eyes are blown wide, and she’s staring at Magnolia like she also would like a taste.Fuck me, not the witchy roommate, too!

Magnolia grabs a shirt off her bed and quickly throws it on, covering herself. Her hands are on her hips, and her face is tinged pink, but she’s still looking pissed.

“What are you doing with him, Wylla?” she demands.

“I ran into him. Literally. I found a solution to what we talked about before the mixer,” Wylla announces and crosses the room without a care in the world and sits on the bed Magnolia just grabbed the shirt off.

“You look good in my clothes, Magz, baby,” Wylla purrs.

I’m growling before I can even stop myself.

Wylla

Iwasupallnight talking back and forth with my grandmother and researching. After being pushed away and Magz running out of here likeGhostfacewas chasing her, I had to get out of the room. Not being able to handle her rejection, I went to the library.

I wish the strong-willed, sassy Magz I’ve met would stay around. It seems every time she does something for herself, she goes back to the docile girl her daddy sent here. I’m wondering if she’ll even get the damn tattoo at this point or if I have the whole thing set up for nothing.

Why doesn’t she see her worth? Why doesn’t she push back on her dad and her pack like she has with Blaine and now me? Goddess, I hope that what I found tonight helps push her to be the badass bitch I know she can be.

She doesn’t even need to go back to her pack if she doesn’t want to. I could keep her safe. She just needs to tell me what’s going on in her pretty little head. Not to mention, something tells me there are three guys upstairs who would be at her side as well.

Shoving Blaine into the room after running into him in the library, I hear a gasp and groan. I whirl around and see the tastiest little morsel naked in front of me. Magz is glaring at me, covering her tits and bits with her hands.

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