Interesting Meetings #4
Freya snickered, “I hate to burst that bubble of hoping for normal things, but we will always be different.” I questioned, “Why? Once I’m marked… we will be like every other Alpha and Luna. Well… I mean we fight really well but still.”
Freya laughed, “No that’s not it.” I guess she was back to being cryptic.
Or maybe my wolf was referring the Resistance piece of it all.
Freya chuckled, which said that wasn’t it either.
My wolf urged, “Let’s agree to start planning the ceremony like mate suggested.
” That I could do. There were details I didn’t want to think about or decide yet.
Like my dad being alive to walk me down the aisle.
I kind of thought if Xander didn’t reject me that I’d have Hendrick and Mason do it. That was a remote thought to me though because I believed my mate would reject me. It was just the small part of me I allowed to hope and dream sometimes… now my dad was here…..alive…and he could do it.
Did I have him walk me down the aisle? I’d probably regret it if I didn’t…
Dang it... Haley was right. I did need to speak with someone about all this.
Xander said he needed to go downstairs. Great.
.. I totally needed to be left alone with my thoughts right now.
Freya teased, “Wow. You can’t even lie in an internal monologue.
” I gasped, “It was sarcasm.” Freya asked, “Was it?” Yes! My mate popped out.
I laid down on the bed and closed my eyes. I demanded, “Don’t think, brain.” That wasn’t working I was already contemplating all my feelings and how other people probably felt. I felt Xander’s anger intensely before I felt him control himself.
I asked Freya, “Good lord. What now?” Freya admitted, “I don’t know yet, but you didn’t want to think about certain things involving our mating ceremony. At least this distracts us.” I questioned, “Do you know about my dream I keep having?”
Freya was quiet for a while then answered, “I do.” I pressed, “Do you know what it means?” My wolf was silent. Eventually she answered, “I know more about it than you do. I do not know why no one shifted or used their other powers they have.”
I questioned, “What do you know about it?” Freya explained, “You’re not ready for those answers yet. I just need a little more time to get stronger. Then we will have some serious chats with mate.” That sounded good. Freya snorted, “You really can’t lie in your own inner monologue.”
I grumbled, “Yes, I can.” Freya told me, “It’s not a bad thing.” Ok? Agree to disagree. Lying to myself convincingly would be great. I was about to question her further when Xander linked me asking me not to come downstairs.
Umm… what? I hadn’t planned on going downstairs. Now... I felt like I should go…because he was clearly downstairs. I reasoned with myself as I opened the door to our room that the stairs leading downstairs... was not technically going downstairs.
Freya snickered, “How Fairy of you.” I argued, “It’s logic, not mischievousness.” I tiptoed my way to the stairs and halfway down before I sat down in the middle of one stair. Freya warned, “If mate wasn’t so angry, he’d notice we were on the stairs. I just wanted that stated for the record.”
I snorted, “Unless you were helping hide us from him.” Freya acknowledged, “That’s true. He does smell us according to Oden.” I asked, “And how did you hide us from Xander and Oden?” Freya didn’t say anything. Of course not.
Ugh! You know what? I needed to focus because I felt Xander calming down, but something was off about it. I realized it wasn’t his own calm. Maybe TJ was helping him. How did I know that? I linked Freya, “Don’t even say you can’t tell me. I already know that you know the answer but won’t tell me.”
Freya snorted, “Soon, you will know.” I sighed, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.” It only drove me partially crazy as a Beta pup. That thought nearly choked me again. My mom linked, “Melanie, are you ok? I just had this sense you needed me.”
I whispered, “I’m a Beta pup.” Mom was emphatic in her response, “Yes, you are.” I admitted, “Sometimes that takes me aback because… for… years… people tried to convince me I wasn’t… and…”
Mom cut me off, “You are a Beta blood.” I acknowledged, “I am.”
Mom continued, “Drake is your dad in every sense. Just like you’ve only been with Alexander, I was only with your dad. I never would’ve hidden it from you if something happened on my heat. I would never let you wonder.” I knew that… it was just so hard down in Black Path to hold onto that truth.
I focused again and listened to the conversation and discovered there were cops looking for me.
ME? What? Someone reported me as Ashley Griffen missing?
Who the hell would do that? That would be a very dumb thing to do.
Instantly I knew they were lying because I would've gotten an alert if someone did that.
I checked ILYX and saw that I had in fact not been reported missing. Freya said, “Let’s ruin their plan then.” My own formed because I knew they’d have to leave if I proved I was me. If Xander and EJ made them leave… they’d just keep coming back, and Xander would kill them.
EJ and Xander closed the door and conferred with their group. A license appeared in my hand. I put it in my back pocket and waited a little longer before I walked out into their view. They pointed at me saying I was Ashley.
I turned and to my surprise I knew these guys.
They were altering their real voices, but I knew them.
They looked at me as though they’d won something.
Did everyone just bury their heads in the sand and think no one could outsmart them?
Even if everyone here agreed I was Ashley… they had no cause to take me.
I linked my dad, “I need you and mom to come to the living room.” My dad answered, “We are on the way, Ladybug.” This just didn’t make sense.
Did these Warlocks not understand that no wolf, particularly an Alpha, would just hand over their mate?
Freya said, “They are stupid.” Clearly. Even Edward would never hand over Elena and he was a bad mate.
I teased them and produced my license. My dad saying I was his daughter nearly had me in tears, but I slammed that box of emotions shut before I could. Dad linked me, “You are my daughter, and I always claim that. You make me proud, pup.” That was Pepper at the end.
Both Warlocks paled at the sight of my family. Did they think I was up here, and they didn’t notice I was home? Or did they think I made them stay away because I was mad? That option seemed far more likely.
I linked Tristan, “Did dad just say something about me not being married?” My big brother answered, “The Warlocks here claimed you were married.” I snorted, “I am absolutely not married.” Tristan asked, “Would you know if Trevor got a license without your knowledge? They could forge your signature and pay people off.”
I laughed, “Yeah, no. I’d have known.” Tristan raised an eyebrow, but I would’ve known. My searches on my name ran automatically. I wish I’d done that with the allies communications… or I’d have known…the whole charade….but I could tweak that easily enough.
Xander’s patience ran out and he shut the door in their faces.
Freya warned, “Mate doesn’t like your plan to go with them.
” Well… no, but it made sense. It’s just his logic for me not going did too.
Freya offered, “I don't mind the plan, but let’s wait until after we’ve shifted for such things as being bait.
I don’t want them to hold us up any longer. ”
Both my wolf and Xander made excellent points. It was too raw for my mate right now after what he saw… and I didn’t want to delay Freya and my shift any longer either. It hit me and I nearly shouted, “Oh GOD! PAIGE!” They would go after Paige next.
I had to warn her. Xander popped us upstairs saying we needed to talk about several things. I held up my hands, “I agree. We can talk about all that... I just need to make a call.” I ran over to my phone and called Paige.
My Witch friend answered, to my relief, greeting, “Hiya ,Mel.” I blurted out, “Ivan and Yusef were just here trying to claim I was reported missing. They want you way more than they want me. EJ was going to have them taken into custody here… but they have to have a quick getaway planned. If they slip away from Black Mountain… they are coming straight for you. They will attack or use a distraction to get to you.”
I heard Dalton snarl. Alpha’s man…. my research was right about their intensity.
Black Path.. and the forgotten Alpha’s were the exception to the data sets I had.
Dalton started barking out orders, “I want Warriors on our goddamn borders right now. Someone get EJ on the fucking phone. I want to know if those fuckers slip past their warriors.”
Dakota answered him, “T is already on the phone with me giving the same warning. We will know when they have them or if we need to get them. EJ is ready to pop to us.” Paige laughed, “You are such a worrier, Dalton. They can’t even get me if they take me by surprise.
I’m way better than them. Having the advantage of Mel’s call…
” My friend trailed off then smugly said, “Well, they have a negative percentage of succeeding.”
That was true and Paige knew that because of all my tables of data…
which I told her about… and explained to her…
.then made her take tests about. Dalton growled, “You don’t leave my side.
” Paige fake pouted, “Aww, what a harsh stance to take. I suppose if it will make you feel better, I’ll stay right by your side until they are caught.
You’ll have to make it up to me later though. ”