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."

happened? Why did you leave? If you

my father did, so as soon as I turned seventeen, which

a run for it?"

made the comment about Colin's harem did

skips a beat, "Oh

on giving me to Marko, your grandfather. I actually babysat your father a

sent me to you for training?" I think I

me from that time. He wasn't quite a teenager when I left. My sister Layla, 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

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

agree with you

grandmother, Brianna Grego- ry?" I'm intrigued

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

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

then, sc I'm not in

and 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

gasps, "I am not looking

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

I would love to join, if nobody

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

not to be late." She winks at me and then she's gone in a

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

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 well. 'Well,

go

chuckles and then submits by going down to her

up so easily, Kiki?" Ghost chuckles.

I'm a little hussy and can never get enough of you

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