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my mate you’re calling “love” and I’d appreciate it if you’d back the
fuck up.”
No one spoke. Austin had forgotten that
Dallas had found his mate and, now that he thought about it, he realized that
Alexis hadn’t spoken a word since they sat down.
“Ah, so that’s what’s so different about
you. My deepest apologizes to you, kind sir. Congratulations, my dear lady,
though I think you could have done much better.” Phil took Dallas’ hand and
shook it. “I am sorry, but it is a bad habit I have.”
“You can call me whatever you want if it
will get us back to the subject at hand. I—”
“Wait. I have something to say as well.”
Alexis stood up. “I owe everyone here a heartfelt apology as well. I wronged
Dallas today and I was cruel and heartless to him. I also hit him.”
Austin watched the room around him,
especially Gordon and Dallas. This could be bad or it could be extremely bad.
“He came to me today to tell me that he’d
hit Stacy and that he and she had bonded. I acted like a banshee and I acted
without getting all the facts. I hope that you both can forgive me.”
Dallas stood, as did Gordon. Neither man
moved for several seconds until Gordon sat down. Dallas moved to Alexis, knelt
before her, and took her hand into his. He kissed her gently and Austin held
his breath. Okay, very bad to completely fucked up now.
“I’m sorry too. I should have come to
you immediately to tell you what had happened. But…” Dallas looked at Stacy,
who flushed. “But I got sidetracked. Will you please forgive me as well?”
She started crying and helped him stand,
then wrapped her arms around him. Dallas looked a Gordon, who nodded once
before Dallas wrapped his arms around her. They held each other for a few
minutes before Gordon slapped him on the shoulder.
“Don’t push your luck. Let go of my
mate.” They parted and each of them hugged Gordon before Dallas went to his
seat, but didn’t sit.
“This is my mate, Stacy Force. We have
bonded and mated in the way of our people. Alpha, I know it’s a little late,
but may I take a mate and, Alexis, may I take a mate in Stacy?”
Austin sat down and nodded. Alexis said,
“hell yes” as he let out a long held breath. Things in this family were never
going to be dull. He looked over at his own mate and pulled her into his lap.
“I call this meeting back to order. Tell
us what you’ve found, Connor.” Austin watched the play between the other
couples and wondered when Connor would find his true love. He nearly missed
what Stacy said.
“What do you mean you’ve met all these
wolves? On this property?”
She nodded.
“Why wasn’t I made aware of it?”
“They were only on the outer edges. You
said that so long as they didn’t move into the perimeter it would be fine if
others came close.”
He nodded. Damn it, they’d made that
rule hoping to interact with others of their kind when they’d taken over this
land. Now he might have to rethink it. “But how close to the dig site did they
come? Any of them within the five miles from the Sterling boarder?”
He saw her thinking and then she nodded.
“But not much more, if that. Most of them were…they seemed to think that you
were going to kill them. At least the first few.” She looked thoughtful again.
“You don’t think they were trying to get away, do you?”
More than likely , he thought. “I
want to expand the patrols to all around the perimeter. Whatever we find,
report. I know we’ve absorbed the pack into ours, but we can’t take the chance
that he’ll come gunning for them." Austin actually hoped he would. That
was why he’d left the note. He wanted to make sure he came. And when he entered
his territory, he was as good as dead.
~~~
Dallas was dead on his feet. When Stacy
had gotten them home. He’d been dozing in the car when she finally pulled into
his driveway. She really was nervous about what to do now. She reached over to
touch his shoulder and he jerked
fuck up.”
No one spoke. Austin had forgotten that
Dallas had found his mate and, now that he thought about it, he realized that
Alexis hadn’t spoken a word since they sat down.
“Ah, so that’s what’s so different about
you. My deepest apologizes to you, kind sir. Congratulations, my dear lady,
though I think you could have done much better.” Phil took Dallas’ hand and
shook it. “I am sorry, but it is a bad habit I have.”
“You can call me whatever you want if it
will get us back to the subject at hand. I—”
“Wait. I have something to say as well.”
Alexis stood up. “I owe everyone here a heartfelt apology as well. I wronged
Dallas today and I was cruel and heartless to him. I also hit him.”
Austin watched the room around him,
especially Gordon and Dallas. This could be bad or it could be extremely bad.
“He came to me today to tell me that he’d
hit Stacy and that he and she had bonded. I acted like a banshee and I acted
without getting all the facts. I hope that you both can forgive me.”
Dallas stood, as did Gordon. Neither man
moved for several seconds until Gordon sat down. Dallas moved to Alexis, knelt
before her, and took her hand into his. He kissed her gently and Austin held
his breath. Okay, very bad to completely fucked up now.
“I’m sorry too. I should have come to
you immediately to tell you what had happened. But…” Dallas looked at Stacy,
who flushed. “But I got sidetracked. Will you please forgive me as well?”
She started crying and helped him stand,
then wrapped her arms around him. Dallas looked a Gordon, who nodded once
before Dallas wrapped his arms around her. They held each other for a few
minutes before Gordon slapped him on the shoulder.
“Don’t push your luck. Let go of my
mate.” They parted and each of them hugged Gordon before Dallas went to his
seat, but didn’t sit.
“This is my mate, Stacy Force. We have
bonded and mated in the way of our people. Alpha, I know it’s a little late,
but may I take a mate and, Alexis, may I take a mate in Stacy?”
Austin sat down and nodded. Alexis said,
“hell yes” as he let out a long held breath. Things in this family were never
going to be dull. He looked over at his own mate and pulled her into his lap.
“I call this meeting back to order. Tell
us what you’ve found, Connor.” Austin watched the play between the other
couples and wondered when Connor would find his true love. He nearly missed
what Stacy said.
“What do you mean you’ve met all these
wolves? On this property?”
She nodded.
“Why wasn’t I made aware of it?”
“They were only on the outer edges. You
said that so long as they didn’t move into the perimeter it would be fine if
others came close.”
He nodded. Damn it, they’d made that
rule hoping to interact with others of their kind when they’d taken over this
land. Now he might have to rethink it. “But how close to the dig site did they
come? Any of them within the five miles from the Sterling boarder?”
He saw her thinking and then she nodded.
“But not much more, if that. Most of them were…they seemed to think that you
were going to kill them. At least the first few.” She looked thoughtful again.
“You don’t think they were trying to get away, do you?”
More than likely , he thought. “I
want to expand the patrols to all around the perimeter. Whatever we find,
report. I know we’ve absorbed the pack into ours, but we can’t take the chance
that he’ll come gunning for them." Austin actually hoped he would. That
was why he’d left the note. He wanted to make sure he came. And when he entered
his territory, he was as good as dead.
~~~
Dallas was dead on his feet. When Stacy
had gotten them home. He’d been dozing in the car when she finally pulled into
his driveway. She really was nervous about what to do now. She reached over to
touch his shoulder and he jerked
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