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,

If

chuckles, "There really isn't much to tell; I didn't have the same beliefs that my father did, so as soon as I turned seventeen, which is the

a run for it?" I ask.

made the comment about Colin's harem

a beat, "Oh Goddess!"

giving me to Marko, your grandfather. I actually babysat your

to you for training?" I think I start to understand but she shakes her

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

I had tears in my eyes until one tickled my cheek. "It's funny how the

with you more, dear."

Grego- ry?" I'm

six years old. I was playing with my dolls when Marko came through with a beau- tiful woman but he was telling her that she had to be very qui- et, that they were only there long enough to pick something up and then he was taking her to their home. I remember her smiling at me when she saw me playing, and I smiled back. I never

and their mates with their children are visiting for a few days because it's my grandmother's birth- day, so we

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

the rest of the family." I bump her with my shoulder, "My Uncle Brent will be here as well, and

gasps, "I am not looking for a man!"

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

I would love to join,

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

Beatrice laughs, "Maybe you better tell yourself not to be late." She winks at me and then she's gone

I laugh 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, 'Lis- ten here you little hussy! I know you want them to have

Hold on tight because I'm going to...' Kiki skids to a halt as soon as Ghost magically appears right in front of us. Kiki squeals with laughter and

go

it, human!' My wolf chuckles and then submits by going down

so easily, Kiki?"

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

least she knows her place..." Blaze jokes