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,

leave? If you don't mind me

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

run for it?" I ask.

the comment about Colin's harem did you not?"

skips a

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

I think I start to understand but she shakes

remembers 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 and

eyes until one tickled my cheek. "It's funny how the Hunters label us, shifters, as abominations but they

with

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

I may have 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

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

should probably head back then, sc I'm not in

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, and a widower, but still..." I wiggle my brows at

not looking for

his wife, Tara, and could

chuckles, "But I would love to

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

She winks at me and then she's

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

magically appears right in front of us. Kiki squeals with laughter and turns but Blaze and Achilles is right there

to go

wolf chuckles and then submits by going

so easily, Kiki?" Ghost

can never get enough of

jokes as they begin to