Chapter 44 : Love Me, Love Me Not
*Lucas*
“... and you brought it here," George said, staring at the pink orb nestled in red silk in the middle of the coffee table between the four of us.
“We brought it here," I replied with a wince.
“They brought it here!" Robbie boomed, sounding as excited as a kid in a toy store.
“We're sorry about that," Brady added.
“Don't be," George and Robbie said together, though probably for different reasons.
“And apparently there's another one somewhere that we're supposed to find," I sighed.
“Never a dull moment," Brady added.
“Maybe Alison won't miss me for a few weeks," Robbie said whimsically.
George shook his head sharply. “She'll miss you. And you have duties here."
“Aww, but this is life and death, world-saving stuff!" Robbie protested.
“No," George said firmly, then added with a respectful cough, “Alpha."
Robbie sulked, staring at the orb.
“Oliver is taking us to the Winter Forest. Hopefully, my mother will be able to shed more light on the situation," I said. “It'll be pretty boring, Alpha, I'm sure."
“Liar," Robbie grunted, but he gave up on his thirst for adventure.
I wrapped the orb up just the same so he didn't have to keep sulking at it. “In any case, we haven't quite decided what needs to be done with it. I mean, aside from some cryptic orders from the Goddess, we really don't know… what the best course of action is."
“You mean you don't know. Sasha's perfectly happy to keep working with the thing to see if she can't figure it out herself," Brady said.
I grimaced. “Yes, well, I'm still not sure it shouldn't be thrown in the sea."
“Sounds like that wouldn't help, from what the High Priestess said," George observed.
“Yeah. Kind of why I haven't chucked it out with the tide," I said.
“And, why didn't you take it to the White Queen again?" Robbie asked.
My shoulders slumped. “That was probably a bad move on my part. I was just afraid of someone in her court finding out and trying to steal the orb or use it. But since we know more about it now...."
“The fact that it was awakened by a dream dancer, for instance," Brady said.
“Yes. Maybe that means only a dream dancer can use it? I touched the thing while it was active and it blasted me into the wall. Literally," I recalled.
the Light Realm trying to find out more about the thing, you might as well wait to go back until you've heard what your
that's
course it is. I came up with it," Robbie
thy name is Alpha Robbie,"
just because you're married to my daughter doesn't mean I still can't exile
before we could try to smoothe over the situation, the other two men burst
have seen your faces,"
George agreed.
We didn't know it was a running
the shoulder, nearly bowling me right out of
orb back into my bag, “we probably don't need to keep staring at the thing. I'm glad we talked, though. You're right, Alpha, I should have taken it to the White Queen. And I will after talking with
and Joy
up in the excitement myself. I was too worried about the mate question, however, and probably looked a bit green
the back, and I weaved. “Don't worry, son. She's your mate. A
“Thank
Robbie could give me
go for a walk," Brady suggested,
beach, shoes off, letting
sensed there was something he wanted
and turned. “You're a wreck over this mate thing with Sasha, aren't
when Brady's expression told me that wouldn't fly, I sighed and plopped myself down right in the sand. “I'd like her to be my mate.
next to me. “You love her
looked down at the impression my hand was making
to bits and pieces,"
so,
“She loves you to bits and pieces, trust me. If she's going to
up. “How did you
Sasha wanted some advice before you did
my face was flaming red. “I don't know if I should be more embarrassed that Phoebe
about," Brady grinned.
“Enough said," I agreed.
which he swept away with his palm, only to do it again. “Sasha's coming
excited for her to meet her," I replied
she comes into her wolf, and she realizes you
my elbows and stared up at the sky. “Then
you mark
going on with this orb, and back home with my job and her finishing school… I want her to have plenty of
“Wine. Roses," Brady said.
of like that, yeah," I
are a romantic, Lucas Black," Brady
him. “I suppose you wooed
turn to get awkward. “... no, not an old
“Wine. Roses?" I teased.
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