My Secret, My Bully, My Mates.
Chapter 0447

“Okay, I didn’t do anything and I am exhausted. You really did this everyday, Bitty?” Oliver and I were sitting out at the patio table with the rest of the guys, Jena and Lil eating dinner and going over what we did for the day.

“Yeah, I don’t do it alone though. Not that you weren’t helpful.” I backtrack quickly. “I just don’t normally do the magic part on my own. It’s a lot. What about you guys? How was Sky training?” I smile at Jena and Lil. “Was Dwight as lippy this morning as he was yesterday?”

“Not after his smug ass was paired with me for the patrol run and then Alpha Jen for the first hour of training.”

“You have got to quit calling me that.” Jena complains. “And yes, that pansy will think long and hard before he says something smartass to a team lead again.

“Technically you are an Alpha, the Alpha of your pack in fact. Why should we not use your title?” Mateo is just stirring the pot. “I still call Alpha Lucas, Alpha and I will call the twins Alpha when it’s their time.” He shrugs like that is the most natural thing.

“But, like this, sitting here at dinner with no other pack members around, you will still refer to them by their title? I know you don’t. You have been friends your whole lives, you use their names in casual settings.”

She is sitting next to me, so when he leans in to whisper in her ear, I can hear everything.

“There is nothing casual about you.” He growls at her and I can feel my own face flush and she gasps low.

I have never seen my brother like this with any girl. He would flirt a little, but he seems to actually be trying here. He’s never given attention to one girl over another. I wonder if he is practicing for his mate. They will be 18 in the spring, maybe his wolf can sense a connection with her even though we have our warrior brands.

“Ugh, stop.” She pushes him away and Lil and I share a smile.

When we are all done and heading upstairs, I grab the girls and bring them with me. We have each been attached to at least one of the guys since we got here and I want a little time alone with my friends. No one questions it, until I shut the guys out of my room and we laugh at their whining protests.

“At least dinner wasn’t interrupted by the banshee and her dad.” Jena says. “It’s really hard to have a conversation with them around. They seem like the kind of people who take words and twist them or they like to spread gossip. I don’t know how your Alpha deals with it or why. It doesn’t make sense for him to just let them roam around the way that they do, and he seems like a pretty strong and authoritative Alpha most of the time. No offense to your Alpha, they just seem to have some underlying control that they shouldn’t.”

“None taken. I always thought the same thing, but being so far removed from everyone for so long I didn’t know that what they were doing and how they were behaving was wrong. Even when I was getting beat up on a regular basis, it never occurred to me that maybe someone should have stopped it.”

“So it was her that caused you all the trouble.” Lil says

pointing to me. “The guys asked us today about it and said you would never tell them who was beating you up.”

“I never said it was her.” I try to sound convincing as I flop onto my bed.

“You didn’t have to, but now you need to explain what the hell is going on. Why does she think she is going to be Luna? Why would anyone allow one person to cause so much trouble unchecked?” Jena asks, sitting next to me.

I sigh. “I don’t really know the origin. Luna Ava mentioned that Kaley’s parents have been trying to convince her and the Alpha since she was born to make her the twins chosen mate. I know that Kevin didn’t take too well to being looked over for the Delta position, even though Delta Kyle is older and the position should be his for that and so many other reasons. She has never really liked me, and I have no idea why, other than no one liked me because of my dad’s feelings about my birth.”

“That’s harsh.” Lil says. “What’s with your dad anyway? You always said he doesn’t like you, but you kind of avoid actually explaining.”

“There isn’t much to explain. I’m the spare Beta, and a female, so that’s usually enough for most people. Everyone in this pack knows that my mom died giving birth to me. I am the reason he lost his mate and the reason he suffers everyday.” I rub my hands over my face. “I know more now that I have been training with the Alpha King. I guess the women in my family have a hard time giving birth to the next female because of the extra abilities our bloodline gives. They actually need to have special potions and a witch to help them get through labor. I mean they had to have something bad going for them right?” I can’t help but laugh. I don’t wish for things to be easier, but would it be too much to ask that things aren’t always the hard way too?

“So, you’re telling me that when you get around to having kids, it’s going to be this big production if or when you have a girl?” Lil asks.

“Something like that. But, I’d really like to be in my twenties before I even have to think about that. I feel like the more I know about mates and all of that stuff, I feel like the Moon Goddess should give us some more time without mates.” Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Find_Nøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

“You want more time to fool around with other boys before you finally settle down with your mate?” Jena asks and winks at me and of course I blush and shoot up.

“NO! I just wish we got more time to be adults and do things that didn’t involve settling down and having kids right after finally being considered an adult.” I stick my tongue out to her.

“I think she’s right, you want to play the field!” Lil cackles and almost falls off my bed which makes us all erupt in laughter. “But really your pack is kind of weird when it comes to Kaley and her dad. It’s not just here, I noticed out on the run too. People talk about them, but indirectly. No one likes them and they don’t seem to be of use to anyone in the pack and yet they instill some kind of morbid fear. What is really going on?”

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