My Secret, My Bully, My Mates by Miss L

Once she was gone, Xander turned to me. “Well, dad said he was going to give you all the news. You seem to still be breathing so it didn’t shock you too bad.” He laughed at me.

“Being your cousin wasn’t the most shocking part of that whole story, really.” | laughed back. “The magical powers and poison immunity, that will take some getting used to though. Do the Elders know? Or will they put me in the pool of potential mates to throw at Xander on a regular basis?”

“I actually would prefer it if they kept throwing you my way.

It prevents them from setting me up with some of the others.” He shudders at the thought and I have to suppress a giggle.

“Why do they keep trying to set Xander up? Didn’t you say the Alpha King is only at his strongest with his Goddess given mate” | look at each of them in tum, confused by the idea now that it came up. You would think that the Elders would want their Alpha King at his strongest in order to protect and lead the packs.

the Moon Goddess goes about making us find our mates is asking too much and that our mates

lazy and don’t want

I agree with him completely. Part of finding your mate is becoming a strong enough person on your own without them so

them take that line of thinking a step further, believing that being from the same pack, specifically Royal pack members having mates from the Royal pack would be better.” Alpha Reggie

mind has gone with this. It’s pack separation and some being viewed as better than others rather than pack unity amongst them all. I nod my head agreeing with

Skylar has enough to think about for the time being and she should

go with her dad, I want to

and tum to Alpha

the thought that this is what it feels like to have a dad hug me. A simple gesture, taken for granted by so many, but it means the world to