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,

leave? If

I didn't have the same beliefs that my father did, so as soon

run for it?" I

about Colin's

a beat, "Oh Goddess!"

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

you for training?" I think I start to understand but

was so impatient for her seventeenth birthday

am so 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 the

with you

ever meet my grandmother, Brianna Grego- ry?" I'm intrigued to know

seen 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 they were only there long enough to pick something up and then he was taking her to their home. I remember her smiling

"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

how wonderful! I should probably head back then, sc I'm

stay and eat with us. You have done so much for me 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, and he's still a handsome man. I mean he's older than you,

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

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

know!" She chuckles, "But I would love to join, if nobody

"It starts in three hours, so don't be late. My

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

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

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

go wolf!'

shut it, human!' My wolf chuckles and then submits by going down to her stomach.

so easily,

can never get enough

Blaze jokes as they