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the stronger the alpha. Most females died after the first bite, but Alastriona hadn’t.
“ Do you know what her name means? I heard Ms. Lake call her Airic. Her name is Celtic. It means ‘agreeable.’ That would be a good thing in a mate, I suppose, though not much fun in the long run. Her first name according to the paper is Alastriona. That means ‘defends mankind.’”
Both men sat lost in their own thoughts. Bradley was thinking he needed to see her, to apologize to her, grovel. He had already tracked down her address. John, her limo driver, was one of the members of his pack.
John had said that she sat in the back on the floor huddled in a corner for two hours. And then her first thought, her first concern, was for Diana and how she was going to get home. Yeah, he thought, she would be a great mate for the male that had had her turned. But why not court her, see if she was compatible to him first? It didn’t make sense.
“ Aaron, why would a man turn a woman without reason? I mean, I can think of thousands of stupid reasons, but why kill her family, turn a perfect stranger, someone you know nothing about, into someone as powerful as an alpha bitch then let her go? Because if the way she handled my pups is any indication, she is one powerful bitch.” He was leaning forward on the desk now.
“ You think he didn’t let her go then. You think he’ll come back for her, if he isn’t trying to find her already. Hummm, something to think about, I suppose. Let me ask you this, what happens if she’s already claimed when he finds her? Do you think he’ll walk away?” Bradley hadn’t thought of that. He wouldn’t, he thought. But then he would have marked her as his too.
“ She’ll be safe enough, or she will be around here. The only person who could claim her would have to be another alpha; she’d kill any other wolf, pup or adult male. And I’m the only alpha in this pack, in this territory as a matter of fact.” After a few seconds, he jerked his head to Aaron. “Oh no, don’t even go there. I am not claiming anyone. Been there, done that, and have the t-shirt to prove it. Besides, in case you’ve forgotten, she sort of hates my guts, and my wolf blood.”
His first mate, Lynne, had tricked him into thinking he was her mate by using black magic. She had threatened every female in his pack and the surrounding territories with certain death if one of them went near him. He later figured out it was because she was afraid that one of them could be his true mate and that would end her plans.
She had planned to put him into a situation where he would be challenged and both the males would be killed, making her the alpha of his pack. It happened, but not often. She hadn’t counted on Shade, Colin’s mate, being a fae being and killing her. Lynne had been sleeping with every male wolf she could, hoping for a pup to claim as Bradley’s. Sometimes the sex had not been consensual. It had taken him all this time to regain the trust of some of his pack members again, as she had told them that he was the one making her have sex with them.
“ I think you should talk to Bailey and also Mel. Mel might have insider information on this particular style of claiming that you don’t know. Bailey and Tristan will be here in a few days to move into their new home. Since she was the first to see her, maybe she could tell you something else about her. I gotta go, it’s almost time for the twins to get up for school and that is one thing I will not miss.” He dematerialized just as he had appeared; in a flash, he was gone.
Bradley leaned back in the chair again. It would be full moon in two weeks. If he was going to go and see her, it would need to be before then, otherwise he’d miss the pack one here. But she would be alone during the moon phase. Maybe he could romp with her under cover of the moon and she’d never know it was him. That was definitely something to consider.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
She had torn
“ Do you know what her name means? I heard Ms. Lake call her Airic. Her name is Celtic. It means ‘agreeable.’ That would be a good thing in a mate, I suppose, though not much fun in the long run. Her first name according to the paper is Alastriona. That means ‘defends mankind.’”
Both men sat lost in their own thoughts. Bradley was thinking he needed to see her, to apologize to her, grovel. He had already tracked down her address. John, her limo driver, was one of the members of his pack.
John had said that she sat in the back on the floor huddled in a corner for two hours. And then her first thought, her first concern, was for Diana and how she was going to get home. Yeah, he thought, she would be a great mate for the male that had had her turned. But why not court her, see if she was compatible to him first? It didn’t make sense.
“ Aaron, why would a man turn a woman without reason? I mean, I can think of thousands of stupid reasons, but why kill her family, turn a perfect stranger, someone you know nothing about, into someone as powerful as an alpha bitch then let her go? Because if the way she handled my pups is any indication, she is one powerful bitch.” He was leaning forward on the desk now.
“ You think he didn’t let her go then. You think he’ll come back for her, if he isn’t trying to find her already. Hummm, something to think about, I suppose. Let me ask you this, what happens if she’s already claimed when he finds her? Do you think he’ll walk away?” Bradley hadn’t thought of that. He wouldn’t, he thought. But then he would have marked her as his too.
“ She’ll be safe enough, or she will be around here. The only person who could claim her would have to be another alpha; she’d kill any other wolf, pup or adult male. And I’m the only alpha in this pack, in this territory as a matter of fact.” After a few seconds, he jerked his head to Aaron. “Oh no, don’t even go there. I am not claiming anyone. Been there, done that, and have the t-shirt to prove it. Besides, in case you’ve forgotten, she sort of hates my guts, and my wolf blood.”
His first mate, Lynne, had tricked him into thinking he was her mate by using black magic. She had threatened every female in his pack and the surrounding territories with certain death if one of them went near him. He later figured out it was because she was afraid that one of them could be his true mate and that would end her plans.
She had planned to put him into a situation where he would be challenged and both the males would be killed, making her the alpha of his pack. It happened, but not often. She hadn’t counted on Shade, Colin’s mate, being a fae being and killing her. Lynne had been sleeping with every male wolf she could, hoping for a pup to claim as Bradley’s. Sometimes the sex had not been consensual. It had taken him all this time to regain the trust of some of his pack members again, as she had told them that he was the one making her have sex with them.
“ I think you should talk to Bailey and also Mel. Mel might have insider information on this particular style of claiming that you don’t know. Bailey and Tristan will be here in a few days to move into their new home. Since she was the first to see her, maybe she could tell you something else about her. I gotta go, it’s almost time for the twins to get up for school and that is one thing I will not miss.” He dematerialized just as he had appeared; in a flash, he was gone.
Bradley leaned back in the chair again. It would be full moon in two weeks. If he was going to go and see her, it would need to be before then, otherwise he’d miss the pack one here. But she would be alone during the moon phase. Maybe he could romp with her under cover of the moon and she’d never know it was him. That was definitely something to consider.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
She had torn
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