Page 32 of The Alpha's Mates

My brows dipped in confusion. “The omegas-”

“That’s going to be hard to do when I go with you,” she pointed out.

“Em…” I shook my head. “You’re not coming.”

“The hell I’m not!”

Looking around, I saw heads turning our way. “You have to stay with the others. They’re going to need you.”

“They have Vera. She’ll take great care of them. And Harper will help. You’re going to need me.” She folded her arms over her chest. “I’m going.”

“You’re not!”

“I am!”

We were shouting in each other’s faces now. “I’m not taking you! It’s too damn dangerous!”

A throat clearing knocked us out of the intense staring contest we were in and I realized that my mates were standing there, watching us. Soren and Calder were stone faced while Atlas was grinning. Emma’s newly found mates were back as well and standing on our other side.

“Problem, ladies?” Soren asked.

“Sorry,” I muttered, shooting Emma a dark look. “Just a small disagreement.”

“Reese didn’t realize that I’d be coming along on the trip. She does now,” Emma said, planting her hands on her hips and glowering at me.

“Not happening,” Griff rumbled.

I bit the insides of my lips and groaned. If he wanted to endear himself to Emma, that was the wrong move. I could fight with her, we were basically sisters. The opinions of others were not welcomed in our fights.

Emma’s golden brown eyes darkened in color as fury took over my friend. “Listen here you…giant…oaf.”

Griff blinked in surprise and Reign and Bane collapsed on each other in hysterical laughter. The twins were barely managing to hold each other up.

“You don’t get to tell me what to do. Neither do you,” she snapped at me, her finger drilling into my chest.

I rubbed my right upper boob, where she’d jammed her digit into my skin. My friend had a hell of a temper and we were all getting a peek of it now.

“We can’t drag along another female,” Soren said, trying to be the voice of reason. I could tell he chose his words carefully. Saying he wouldn't take a beta would have been even worse.

Emma rounded on him too, uncaring that he was the lead alpha of this pack. “Well, you can’t expect me to send my sister off into the wilderness on some dangerous quest, alone.”

“She won’t bealone,” Calder said. It was clear from his tone he was offended.

“Oh, so I should send her off withyou?I don’t knowyou!”

My mates looked at me with baffled looks. They weren’t used to anyone yelling at them, at least not from their pack, but especially not the women. I gave them a smug smile, then looked over at Griff. “This is what you can look forward to if you don’t find yourself an omega.”

Griff’s blue eyes flashed with anger. “She’s mine,” he growled.

My grin widened. “Good. I expect you to take care of her.”

“With our lives,” Holden spoke up for the first time. “We’re going with you, Pack Leader,” he told Soren.

Soren muttered out curses. “Who the hell is in charge here?” It was clear he didn’t really expect an answer to that question. He was just sick of everyone telling him what was going to happen.

“Excuse me.”

All eyes turned to Vera. She smiled at us all and her eyes landed on Soren, softening with love as she stared at her grandson. “It seems to me that you’ve found your additional five.”

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