My Secret, My Bully, My Mates by Miss L

The afternoon floated by and for a little while I forgot about being an alpha princess hybrid witch conundrum and I was just a girl talking with her friends about being a mate. It wasn't until the sun was setting and Ava came looking for us that I realized we had been out here all day. We each took small breaks to grab snacks and go to the bathroom, but we didn't leave this spot the entire day. I don't even remember the last time I did that when we weren't doing some kind of recon for a job.

"Skylar, I need to see you and the boys. Can you meet us at Brett's house please?" She didn't wait for an answer, just turned around and walked away. I looked at my friends confused.

"Why did she seem afraid to talk to you?" Lil asks from my right.

"No idea, but now I'm curious. Maybe she has information that might help?" I say it like a question, cause if something bigger was going on, she wouldn't want to meet at a house, she would want action. I think

We all stand and stretch as we speculate what it could be about. I feel like there are so many moving parts and people in the pack and a majority of our pack members aren't even here. I have to trust that everyone is doing their job, but at the same time, I feel like I have been so caught up in myself and what I have been going through since I returned that maybe I have missed crucial things. The thought makes me feel terrible, like I am already failing at my job as a part of the leadership of this pack. I used to focus on everyone and now I have become no better than Kaley. Self absorbed and self important. I have to fix that, immediately.

up from behind. I know it's him without looking or even

personal

I

or whatever happened to me when we mated, but in public. It's bad enough the fire lets everyone know about my intimate endeavors, which my friends were so helpful to point out as we talked. Sierra was at least impressed with my stamina and that I couldn't give her a count of how many org*sms they gave me, because I

bouncing between two distinct emotions. One I don't like and the other I like a lot." Oliver slides up next to us, pulling

deal. What's up Smalls?" Dakota flanks us on the other side as

like lying, but sometimes feelings are just meant for the person feeling

get me

shouldn't be a big deal, but the look on her face said it might be. She almost shied away from us, which isn't like her at all. I just feel like I have been so concerned with my own things that I haven't been paying any attention to the people around us. I don't want to be self absorbed."