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, yes."

happened? Why did you leave? If you don't

to tell; I didn't have the same beliefs that my father did, so as soon as I turned seventeen, which is the legal age with the Shikari,

run for it?" I ask.

about Colin's harem did you not?"

heart skips a beat,

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

you for training?" I think I start

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

sorry, Miss 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, as abominations but they are

with

ry?" I'm intrigued to

her once. I re- member being a young girl, maybe about 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

children are visiting for a few days because

sc I'm not in the way." She states

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, and he's still

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

could use some female companionship. I just thought, you know..."

would love to

late. My mates are calling me, so I'm going to go meet

She winks at me and then she's

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

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

go wolf!'

it, human!' My wolf chuckles and then submits

easily, Kiki?" Ghost

I'm a little hussy and can never

Blaze jokes