Savage Hunt by Jane knight

Savage Hunt by Jane knight Chapter 52

Chapter Fifty-Two: You weren't his mate

Tillie sat down beside Jason and I moved to the other side of her, pulling my chair closer to her so that our thighs touched beneath the table. Jason leaned over, grasping Tillie's hand in his, and I watched her mother stop moving. She had been serving drinks, but she froze, her eyes flicking between her daughter, Jason, and me. She blinked hard before shaking her head and finishing up with the drinks that she had been holding

"Tillie, you won't be joining the hunt. I'll call Branson and tell him to tell this Gideon who you are. That you are my daughter." He said, and I felt my mate bristle beside me. My wolf was worried about her talking back to someone so much bigger than her, even if this man was someone she viewed as her father. He was huge, easily taller than the three of us. His body was bulky and looked like it was pure muscle, his bald head gleaming in the low lights of the room..

"Scott, I-"Tillie said, but he cut her off.

"No, it's final. You are my kid." He growled, banging his massive fist onto the table. The glass that Tillie's mom had sat down in front of him rattled hard, tea sloshing over the side and she shot a glare his way.

her eyes almost blazing like Tillie's did

in the hunt. If any one of them caught her before her other mate-"He snarled, trailing off. I knew that he didn't want to think about what those shifters would do with

to be in that hunt for Gideon. No one else." Tillie said. Her words were spoken very softly and I knew that she was trying to keep her temper in check. No matter how much she was upset with her parents, they were still just that; her parents. I could feel the restraint that she was showing and I couldn't help but be proud of her. How she stuck up for him,

near me. Being away from her today hadn't been easy, but having her close to me made everything more bearable. It helped me keep my anger in check and I knew that if she pulled away from me now, I was going to struggle with my next words. "That's why the three of us have agreed to join the hunt. She won't be in the hunt alone. We'll make

see Branson agreeing to something like that, kid." He leaned back, crossing his arms over his chest. The fabric of his white shirt stretched over his biceps and for a moment, I was worried that it was going to rip. Was his body changing because

his name is Ryan, and he's one of my mates.' Tillie said and Scott looked at her, his head tilting to

son in laws; you can't call them kid or boy. They have names." Jewel said, setting a glass of tea in front of Travis. He smiled up at her and she rested her hand on his shoulder, giving it a squeeze before moving to sit a drink down in front of Jason. "We should all remember our manners and introduce ourselves, despite

and

of tea. The ice cubes clinked against the glass as she beamed over at us. "As you boys already

I could tell that he was warming up to our mate's mother. She was so much like her daughter that there was no way to miss it. Jewel had that same spark that Tillie did.