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?"

sadly, "Unfortunately, yes."

leave? If you don't

my father did, so as soon

for it?" I

about Colin's

a beat, "Oh Goddess!"

Marko, your grandfather. I actually babysat your father a few times when he was younger."

why he sent me to you for training?" I think I start to understand but she

Colin's mom, she was the apple of our father's eye and she was so impatient for her seventeenth birthday because she wanted to be part of the harem. Layla is two years younger than me. It looks like she got what she wanted and even got a son out of it."

Beatrice." I 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,

agree with you

Grego- ry?" I'm intrigued to know all

but he was telling her that she had to be very qui- et,

smile, "She 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

probably head back then, sc I'm not in

and my mates, and I would love for you to stay and join us with the rest of the family." I bump her with my shoulder, "My Uncle Brent will be here as well,

am not

wife, Tara, and could use some female companionship. I just

I don't know!" She chuckles, "But I would love to join, if

three hours, so don't be late. My mates are calling me, so I'm

winks at me and

as I command my wolf to go faster. We are the prey and as much as I would love nothing more than to let our mates win, I also want to make them work for what they are going to get from us,

as soon as Ghost magically appears right in front of us. Kiki squeals with laughter and turns but Blaze and Achilles

go wolf!'

chuckles and then submits by going down to her stomach.

up so easily,

and can never

she knows her place..." Blaze jokes as they