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,

you leave? If you don't mind me asking..."

that my father did, so as soon as I turned seventeen, which is the legal age with the Shikari, I made a

run for it?" I ask.

comment about Colin's harem

skips a beat,

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

that's why he sent me to you for training?" I think I start to

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

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 ones that are barbaric."

can't agree with you more, dear."

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

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

mates with their children are visiting for a

I'm

and I would love for you to stay and join us with the rest of the family." I bump her with my shoulder,

am not looking for

suit yourself. He misses his wife, Tara, and could use some

would

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

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

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 their

right in front of us. Kiki squeals with laughter and turns but

go

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

up so easily,

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

she knows her place..." Blaze jokes as they begin to circle around