Fuck, I was nervous. I am an Alpha, I shouldn’t be nervous. But I could feel the clear signs as I walked next to Amie to

have dinner with her brother and his mate. I had known Amie and her brother were close, she had told me stories, but

after seeing the two of them together. I got it. They had this bond between them. I needed to get along with this wolf, it

was important to Amie. She hadn’t told me as much, but I just knew it. I liked Beta Elder, I had done from when I met him

for the first time at the Alpha summits. If nothing else, we both had an interest in protecting Amie. But his best friend was

her true mate. That had to make him standoffish to me. I didn’t fool myself to think he saw me just as Amies Alpha and

friend. He had to see the truth, if nothing else his mate should have told him. I didn’t think he was okay with us just

because he seemed to keep his Alpha away from Amie. That would be more for Amie”s sake than anything. So, I needed

this evening to go well.

‘Are you okay? You are acting weird,’ Amie mindlinked me.

‘What do you mean? I’m just walking,’ I told her.

‘Yeah. In this weird kind of way. If you feel uncomfortable with having dinner, you can just drop me off,’ she offered.

‘No. No! I can do this,’ I insisted. Amie stopped and looked at me.

‘You sound like you are heading into battle. It’s just my brother and Becky. You have met them before.’

‘I know. I’m blowing this out of proportion. I just really want them to like me.’ She smiled at me.

‘Of course they will like you. And if my brother gives you any trouble, you tell me and I will tell mom,’ Amie told me and

took the hand I didn’t have the food basket in and gave it a light squeeze.

‘Deal,’ I told her. I relaxed a little and looked up to head towards the communal building where we would have dinner in

one of the rooms. I froze and my hand went to Amie’s shoulder to keep her from turning. ‘Don’t look,’ I said. Of course

she turned her head and looked at what I was looking at. I should have known she was too stubborn to do what I told

her. James stood at the entrance to the communal building . He was in the middle of a make out session with a woman.

They were as close to having sex in public as was possible without actually having it. I looked down at Amie, worried what

the mate bond would do to her. She scrunched her nose at the scene.

‘I would have thought he would go for someone better than Cindy. But to each their own, I guess,’ she said.

‘Are you okay?’ I asked. She looked back at me and I searched her face for hidden pain, I didn’t find any. She smiled.

‘Don’t worry. The mate bond is too frail to cause any issues. If anything, it just got weaker.’ She took my arm and made

us move forward. ‘When he first rejected me, I would lie in bed and torture myself with images like that one. I always

knew Cindy had her eyes on James, and on my brother, too. She likes power. Back then I spent countless nights crying

her into his bed. That was until I figured out I was just hurting

torturing myself,’ Amie told me. I had to fight against the need to

He had caused her so much pain and even after all of it, he

jealous. There wasn’t a doubt in my mind

I saw James stop kissing the woman and looked after

him what he wanted. We got to the room her brother had booked, knocked and stepped

mate were setting the table. Becky smiled at

and blueberry pie,” Amie said, reaching

side table.

have made sliders, pasta with red sauce and meatballs,

you,” Becky

She gave me a look, saying

the same one.

sure Amie got here safe, Alpha Finlay,”

Beta Elder. She’s been looking forward to

“Honestly,” Amie said.

both rolled their eyes. I concluded I had done something wrong. I felt better as

had made the

not here on official business,”

In here, we are family and titles

objections?” Becky asked and looked at both

not, sweetums,”

women smiled at us. All of us helped to set the table

and when we sat

you have another story

she already told you was bad enough. I need to keep some of my dignity,”

chance.

Amie always been such a fan

pup,” I asked. Elder laughed as

the first snow came, our mom always insisted our dad

lunch and we would head out into the woods and we would

know that it can be difficult

special.” I smiled and nodded. It all made sense now. Amie

new life.

pups in the pack out to sled in the first snow,”

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her brother asked. She

time last year. Mino was just a couple of months old, but we all went for a

a good tradition,” Amie said. Her brother

as

pretended to

my life difficult. To have a Beta like her tests

“Have she told you what she made me go through

we met?” I

need to

am already feeling for you,” Elder told

Finlay tells you a hugely over-exaggeration of what actually happened,

defended herself. I hid my smile and started to tell them about

found in the small diner and

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