The Alpha Who Saved Me

Chapter 53

Emery

I don't remember sweating this much whenever I prac- ticed my magic back at school. Now, the sweat is just pouring down my face and I'm constantly wiping it away. Miss Beat- rice stayed overnight wanting to get a practice in before me and my mates take on the tedious task of taking out a whole species, well, their magic anyway.

"Good, you're doing great, Emery. Actually, you're doing better than you ever did at school!" She cackles, "Must be those hottie mates of yours."

"Oh Goddess, please don't ever refer to them as my hottie.

mates." I chuckle.

"Why, afraid I will steal them from you?" The witch asks. deviously.

"Oh, hell no. It's just that the word hottie sounds so wrong coming out of your mouth." I laugh this time.

"I hate to break it to you, Luna, but that word started back in my time, so I'm allowed to say it anytime I want. You young pups think that just because we are older, or how I like to refer to aging as, experienced, that we are not allowed to use cer- tain words. Just so you know, your generation all sound hideous and lazy when you only use part of a word."

"Whatevs..."

"See, right there! It's whatever, not whatevs." She shakes

her head and I shrug.

"Let's just agree to disagree." I chuckle.

"Finally! We at least agree on something."

"Can I ask you something, Miss Beatrice?"

"You can, but that doesn't mean that I'm going to answer." She grins.

"Is Colin really your nephew?"

sighs sadly, "Unfortunately,

you leave? If you don't mind

so as soon as I turned seventeen, which is the legal age with the Shikari, I made a run for

run for it?" I

about Colin's harem

heart skips a beat,

Beatrice nods, "My father planned on giving me to Marko, your grandfather. I actually babysat your father a few times when

I think I start to understand but she shakes

she was the apple of our father's eye and she was so impatient for her seventeenth birthday

didn't even realize that I had tears in my eyes until one tickled my cheek. "It's funny how the Hunters label us, shifters, as abominations but they are the ones

can't agree with

meet my grandmother, Brianna Grego- ry?" I'm

dolls when Marko came through with a beau- tiful woman but he was telling her that she had to be very qui-

and her mate will be coming later for supper. All three of my aunts and their mates with their children are visiting for a few days because it's my grandmother's birth- day, so we are throwing a big feast here. Dad just told me be- fore I

I should probably head back then, sc I'm not in the way." She states with a smile.

join us with the rest of the family." I bump her with my shoulder, "My Uncle Brent will be here as well, and he's still a handsome man. I mean he's older than you,

gasps, "I am not looking

misses his wife, Tara, and could use some female companionship. I just thought, you

I would love to join, if

"It starts in three hours, so don't be late. My mates are calling me, so I'm going to go meet

"Maybe you better tell yourself not to be late." She winks at me

them work for what they are going to get from us, 'Lis- ten here you little hussy! I know you want them to have their way with

Kiki skids to a halt as soon as Ghost magically appears right in front of us. Kiki squeals with laughter and turns but Blaze and Achilles is right there as

go wolf!'

My wolf chuckles and then submits by going down to her

easily, Kiki?" Ghost chuckles.

and can never get enough of you mates." My wolf flirts back.

place..." Blaze jokes as they begin to circle