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Dane
"Well that didn't take long! Something tells me that your little sister was lying about you hunting. Tut tut, I'm a little disappointed in her." Veronica studies me with her grey eyes.
She runs her hands through her long blonde hair, pulling it back from her neck.
Showing me that she still wasn't marked. It was an act, a reminder of why she was here.
'Why is she here? Stupid bitch!' Aero growls
'You know why. The same reason she always is!' I sigh
"Changed your mind, Dane?" She beams at me. "You know I'm here whenever you need me. Ready for you to claim me."
"I'm surprised it's taken you so long to arrive. Neah has been here almost a month now."
She frowns at me, "That's not a nice way to greet your lover."
"You are not my lover. You haven't been for years. So what has brought you back this time? Because my answer never changes. You should have figured that out by now."
"Dane, don't be like that. We were great together. And we can still be great together. I'm just here to remind you of that. We both know this new one won't stick, I mean, I haven't even heard of her."
I roll my eyes as Aero snorts
"That's what you say about each woman that has come after you."
"And I've been right, haven't I Dane?" She gives me a smug smiles "Well, I hate to break it to you, Veronica, you are wrong this time."
Her eyes turn to slits as she glares at me. "I killed my mate for you." "For yourself, you mean."
She frowns at me and gets off of the nurses station. "I did it for us, you know that." She takes a step towards me. "Are you still trying to deny how much you enjoyed it? I still remember how you smiled when he fell to his knees, begging you for your help."
"Desperation doesn't look good on you Veronica."
"Desperation?" She scoffs as her eyes widened. "I'm not here because I'm desperate."
"You do this every time I have a new bride. That screams desperation to me. Turning up just in the hopes that I will cast them aside, that's pretty sad, Veronica, you really should move on."
"You can't talk to me like that."
"If I remember correctly, I am the Alpha here. You are the outsider, you were the one who betrayed your family. So you can go."
Her grey eyes narrowed to slits again. "This is my home and I am back for good." She grabs hold of my hands. "Come on, Dane. You know we were great together."
"That was a long time ago, Veronica. I've moved on." I pull my hands from hers. "And you need to get a grip. I've already banished my brother, would you like to join him?"
"Seriously?" She gasps, "You actually kicked Jenson out?"
"I did. So again, I will ask. Do you want to join him?"
"No. I've been grateful that you have let me come and go. I don't want to be without a pack. That would be torture."
"Then I suggest you behave. If you try anything with Neah, I won't just banish you, I will rip your throat out."
"WHAT???? You won't do that."
"Do you want to try me?" I keep my tone hollow, to show her that I wasn't fucking about anymore.
"What's so special about her?" She demands
'This will be good.' Aero chuckles
"I marked her."
"You what? You...you actually marked someone? As in, you claimed them as yours?"
"Yes."
"You've never done that. You've rejected all of us..... You only came close to marking me."
"No Veronica. I was never going to mark you. And to think, you were the only one who got to live."
Her mouth falls open as her arms fold up under her large breasts, pushing her cleavage at me. "You made a mistake Dane."
"I agree."
She smiles at me. "Oh, you regret marking her?"
"No, I regret letting you live." I turn around, walking away. "Keep your distance, Veronica."
"You can't just walk away, Dane!" She moans, running alongside me.
"I can do what I want, Veronica."
"Why are you being like this? You used to care about me."
"Used to. Like you said, it was a long time ago, there have been others since you and not once have I come back to you. Why do you think now will be any different?"
"Because, because it's me."
'Has she not come up with any new lines.' Aero groans. 'It's always the same fucking story. Please, we were good together, you let me live, blah blah blah. She really needs to get over herself."
"Has she slept with Jenson? Is that why you banished him?"
"No. Stop trying to dig for information."
She purses her red lips, keeping pace with me as I walk back towards the house.
"Veronica, go away."
"I want to meet the woman that has captured your heart."
Coming to a stop, I glare at her. "You want to meet my mate?"
"Yes, I want to meet your bride."
"She's my mate, Veronica. She isn't just a bride, she is my true mate."
"You found her?" Her voice drops to a whisper as she stares at me with wide eyes.
"Yes."
"NO!"
I smile, hearing the disappointment in her voice. It sounded just like the day I had told her it was over.
"Yes. I didn't just mark her because I wanted to. I marked her because she is my mate. She is the one that I have spent years searching for."
"Where did you find her?"
"None of your business."
"I bet she can't even satisfy you, can she?!" She mocks, trying to make little digs.
The last few days of our contract, I had distanced myself from her, she was a good shag and in the end, that's about all I enjoyed about her. The memories made i even more amusing, because it was like Veronica couldn't see what was happening.
My brother knew, because he kept cracking jokes about being able to sleep with her.
Though he never did.
Veronica was the only one he had never touched and even that said something.
"I would like to meet her." Veronica's tone changes, her words become lighter as though she was suddenly happy about everything.
'She's up to something.' Aero mutters.
"No." I tell Veronica
"You can't hide her forever Dane. I told you, I'm home. It's time for me to put down some proper roots instead of spending all of your money on travelling." She flutters her eyelashes again.
I was so tempted to kick her out, but so far, she hadn't done anything wrong apart from make a few comments.
"Have you got a job?" I ask
"I have. It's nothing major, just a personal assistant to someone in the city." She digs into her pockets and pulls out the credit card I had given her. "Here." She gives me a smile and hands the credit card over.
"Guess I don't need this anymore." "What game are you trying to play Veronica?"
"No game. Like I said, it's time to stop exploring. It's time to set up home. I am a Wolf after all and we are useless without a pack."
'She's done something.' Aero mutters.
"What did you do, Veronica?"
"Nothing." She holds her hands up. "I swear I'm telling the truth."
'Bullshit!' Aero snaps and I had to agree with him. The longest Veronica stayed in one place was when we were together. And even then she was desperate to go off to some far away country. She had never been concerned with needing to belong to a pack. It was one of the things I had liked about her.
"Why did you come to the hospital and not directly to the pack house? Are you in trouble?"