A Royal #12
Dylan cleared his throat, “I bet he can. MelAshley looovvvvessss him.” Emmett said, “For the record, I agree.” We did not have time for this! I shouted, “Enough! Someone pop us back to our territory so I can get my mate back.”
Nathan agreed, “He’s right.” I knew that. He muttered, “My daughter I haven’t even met, who is not eighteen, has a mate. This is some shit.” Nathan was going to take me being marked horribly. Channing asked, “Who cares? NOT ME!”
Aunt Haley scoffed, “Oh for god’s sake, there will be no fucking pouting. Odette has a mate, who is a great fucking man. All five of you Conners boys wipe that look off your face.” Thank god she loved me. I reached for Annie’s hand to pop us back.
When we were popped back in, Odette’s eyes found mine. Then someone slapped her. Channing roared, “I’ll rip them to pieces.” I nearly shifted, and only didn’t because dad roared down the link, “Pup, calm down! Your mate needs you right now.” That was true.
Before I could agree to the ransom, Uncle Eric did. I couldn’t help but smile. My mate had a loving family just like she wanted. Channing whimpered, “Mate was right. We should’ve known her our whole lives.” Yes, we should’ve. There never should’ve been toxic ex’s on either of our sides.
Odette smiled when I called myself an Alpha. Keith linked me, “Ohhh boy. Your mate already knew that detail. She’s definitely talked to the techy Luna.” My twin was probably right. Channing purred, “Mate is proud of us. I can’t wait to shift for her.”
I felt my dad and Emmett’s hands on my back. Odette’s eyes flickered a few times. Son of bitch. Channing growled, “MATE!” Odette had her wolf. Could Melanie do that? Or was Aunt Haley right? The second my mate stopped taking those pills her wolf came to her.
Howls rang out as a woman handed something to Odette and kept moving. I watched as Melanie, in wolf form, stormed into the room. Channing cheered, “Get them Freya!” Odette paused. She needed to run. She wasn’t trained for this. I yelled, “Run!” Malachi reasoned, “She can’t hear you, Keaton.”
I linked, “Shut up!” Malachi just calmly said, “You know your mate can’t hear you, but she will run. Melanie will not put Odette in danger. You know that. You called that out about the Resistance Leader a long time ago.” Ok, that was true.
My mate left and we watched as Freya smirked and then glowed. Someone on their side, “SCATTER! Run for your life!” But it was too late. Melanie electrocuted the whole room then took off after Odette. Channing cheered, “Yes, Freya!”
Eric said, “Someone tell me we have goddamn eyes outside.” Gunner triumphantly announced, “I do.” Tension I’d been holding released. Gunner put something up on our screen. We watched Odette’s wolf take over to growl.
Channing purred while Nathan put his hand on his chest. My mate had a powerful snarl. Keith linked me, “Maybe don’t get a hard on right now.” I scoffed, “Sure, ok. I can do that. Oh, wait NO I CAN’T! It was hot!” Keith glanced at the ceiling.
Melanie was in front of them now. I growled, “They are being surrounded!” Odette frantically looked around, spotted water, and relief colored her expression. Malachi said, “Oh no.” I linked him, “Don’t say that! Why are you saying that?!”
Eric ground out, “What?” Malachi explained, “We had a prisoner that came after Keaton and Odette on spring break. He jumped into a puddle and was gone. Odette thinks she can do that too.” I linked Emmett, “Odette doesn’t think she can, she knows.
We didn’t tell her that guy escaped or how.
” Emmett jolted looking in my direction, but I could feel I was right.
Lux snorted, “Odette can’t do that! She has no idea how.
” I disagreed, “Your sister has been talking to her brothers. Granted, Odette thinks they are in the mob. The point is they could’ve told her how to get them if she needed to.
They had to know she’d only try in danger, so maybe whatever the HELL your other half is has this ability. ”
Lux growled, “I’m sorry, I HAVE brOTHERS?!” Right. He didn’t know that, my bad. This is probably what Melanie felt like all the time. I nodded, “You do. Caspian and Trit are the two names I know.” We watched as Melanie ran faster than anyone could process to the hot spring.
Odette screamed for Caspian as they jumped in, and the water became perfectly clear. A wolf jumped in after them. He came up announcing, “They are gone.” Someone yelled, “How could they be gone?! We didn’t block that girl’s memories! She knows ENTIRELY too much. She’ll ruin everything!”
The guy paced, “Get everyone alive out of here. Clear out now.” I snarled, “You can’t hide from me, you mother fucker!” Lux snorted, “Nor me. I saw his ass.” Keith linked, “Just take me with you this time.” Maybe.
Dylan Frost spoke, “King Fire hands, I see you in the corner. We have SO MUCH to catch up on. Nathan’s secret love pup, that even he didn’t know about, is the girl in question. The same girl is the half-sister of our dear Lux over there. Be a dear and tell us their other half.”
I watched the screen, looking between the room and the water making sure Odette wasn’t going to surface. Where was she? Channing whimpered, “Where did mate go?” I linked Emmett, “We need to check that pond in our area.”
Emmett told me, “Joe is checking with Ken.” Ken left the Conners? Wait, why didn’t he come back here? Channing huffed, “THAT DOES NOT MATTER!” True. Lux said, “I know I told you I didn’t want to know about...”
I cut Lux off, “We need to fucking know. Odette’s been talking to her other brothers on her mother’s side, and they clearly told her how to get to them. So, tell me WHO THEY ARE so I can get to her.” Aiden was surprised, “She has?”
UGH! Aiden must not have been here when I’d said that earlier. I explained, “Yes, Odette thinks they are in the mob.” Dylan squealed, “That’s amazing. I bet they’ve had such fun conversations. They have to think she’s hilarious.”
Channing growled taking over, “That doesn’t matter!
” Dylan waved, “Alpha’s, what can you do?
I personally cannot wait to introduce myself to the world’s most protected sister sibling.
Seriously secret keeping, soon to be Alpha Daniels, you’re so lucky you met Odette before they did.
This could’ve been dicey for your health.
Still might be. Anyway, throwing it back to King Fire Hands. ”
Aiden answered, “Lux is a partial Siren, a royal one at that.” I was aware my mate was Royal. Clara clapped, “I knew it! I so called my future Luna being a Siren!” Dylan shrieked, “A ROYAL ONE! What am I saying? Of course, she is.”
Dylan turned to Eric, “Of COURSE, the youngest Conners is a royal. That’s just too good, I must update my blog.
We are going to meet a Siren. I’ll get one for Blue Moon too.
The Supernatural collectors of Black Mountain just can’t do things halfway.
Does anyone else notice that? A royal, he’s got a royal. ”
Eric retorted, “Theo got one first!” Dylan gasped, “Alpha never wants to talk to us even though we are building bridges, you got in my Pokémon game so long ago. LUCAS! HE SECRETLY LOVES US AND WAS PLAYING THE COLLECTOR GAME ALL ALONG!”
Alpha Theo rolled his eyes. Dylan warned, “I see you now, you secret Alpha collector. I’ll battle you in the training gyms now. You done entered my game.” Alpha Theo stared at Dylan. Lux snarled, “I’m going to hunt my mother down.”
Aiden replied, “That’s not necessary, I can bring your mother here.” Haley snorted, “I’ll pop to that fucking bitch and TEAR HER TO PIECES!” Dylan clapped, “YES! I am on board with this plan.” I was getting a piece of that action. Odette’s mother was worse than they knew.
Aiden spoke, “You don’t have to do that, little sister. I’ve been trying to get a meeting with King Caspian Sargasso for quite some time. Their timelines are so complicated, slow, and boring. I wanted to jump the line.”
Dylan cheered, “Yeah, ya did!” Aiden smirked, “So, I tracked his mother down. I sent someone to keep her entertained when I was aware of what she was doing. The channels to reach King Caspian are complicated. I hadn’t told him I knew where his mother is yet.”
WHAT?! Aiden knew about Odette? Lux snarled, “You knew about my sister? Aiden snorted, “No, I did not, which is annoying. My guy told me there was an unforeseen factor but did not mention it was a child. I would’ve come to speak to you Lux, since I would’ve known that she was your sibling.”
“I actually didn’t know you had a younger one on your mother’s side. I clearly did not look into you deeply enough. A mistake I won’t make again. I’d have gone to meet the girl myself, then gone to my sister’s wolf. That young girl’s features are unmistakable.”
Matt growled, “How the FUCK did I not see that?” Aiden answered, “Morgana works with Witches and her Siren talent is to keep things hidden. She was actually the Queen of her clan until her son took over. Her talents are hard to break through.”
Channing growled, “That’s why it was hard for us to admit she was our mate.” Aiden continued, “I’m sure Morgana combined it with magic to confuse anyone, specifically in this area. Those talents hold no power over me or my sister.”
“If the Conners had met her, they would know too. Since my sources tell me Melanie is the one who put the pieces together and shattered the magic. So, obviously that magic doesn’t work on a goddess wolf either to a degree. She had to see Nathan, and it’s odd she never did before.”
Dylan ate popcorn happily stating, “Obviously.” I linked my family, “It was actually hard the few times I tried to tell Emmett that Odette is my mate. I opened my mouth and the words caught in my throat or someone interrupted. The point it, it was nearly impossible for me to say it.”
Emmett said, “Fucking Witches.” Dad agreed, “Yeah, I think it’s past time to let Aunt Haley exterminate the bad ones. I’m on this team with her and your mom.” Alexander snarked, “Where the HELL are they? Melanie isn’t answering my links.”