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Anders’ smile is brilliant. He turns to me. “It was amazing!” And I can tell that’s all I’ll get from him. “See you tomorrow for school, Lily. Clint, Dad wants the two of you in training tomorrow morning now that the warriors know about Lily being a Guardian.”/ me
“We’ll be there.” Clint says before walking me to my room.
Aaron has some serious balls. That or he’s desperate and stupid. I’m going with the latter. Threating your Alpha is punishable by banishment or death. Directly ignoring a demand from your Alpha is also punishable by banishment. My guess is that Aaron will be spending a night or two in the cells for that little stunt.
I drop Lily off at her room and kiss her goodnight, knowing it won’t be long before I see her on the roof. Not unexpectedly, I hear the tell-tale throat clearing behind me.
“I’ll see you soon Lily bud.” I tell her before turning to Calvin.
I walk over to him but wait until her door is closed before speaking. “Aaron was waiting for us when we got back. He’s trying to convince Lily that she should come home, and he also basically threatened Patrick.”
Calvin snarls at that. “What the fuck is he thinking?”
His eyes go unfocused and I’m guessing Patrick just mind linked him. He nods. “Aaron is heading for the cells. I’m going with the Patrick to get him.”
At least Lily will be safe from him for another couple of days. If Aaron is desperate, there’s no telling what he will do.
I go up to my room, ready to see my mate. I can’t wait for the day when I can move her up here to be with me all day, every day. Laying in bed with her earlier today was incredible. I love all our time together, but the bed was a lot softer than the blankets on the roof.
I know Lily is tired, so I hurry to get to the roof. I’m climbing down from my window as I see her climbing up. I race over to help her, and we lay down together, her curling onto my chest, her hand gently rubbing my chest over my shirt. I’m still wondering if she knows she does that, or if it’s a subconscious thing that Andra does to feel closer to Donovan. Donovan begins purring and I begin rubbing her scalp, gently running my fingers through her hair. I know this is all it takes to put her to sleep.
However, tonight, her hand slides under my shirt and the feel of her hand on my stomach and chest has me going instantly hard.
“Lily?” I ask, wondering what she’s doing. She’s been very clear about not having sex, so if this is something else, I want to know what it is.
“I like touching your skin. It feels….good.” I feel her shrug in my arms.
I lean up, pulling my shirt off over my head before laying back down. “You won’t get cold?”
“I’m a wolf Lily bud, we don’t get cold, or not easily.” I tell her.
She lays back down and this time it’s Andra that’s purring, feeling her skin against mine.
“You could always take your top off too, if you wanted.” I say, not expecting her to do it. But my little mate surprises me. She sits up, taking off her top before grabbing the blanket I had thrown over top of us and laying back down, skin to skin from the waist up.
Andra’s purring gets louder and so does Donovan’s. I don’t think there is a place on earth that would feel better than this does right now. The tingles, while still soft, are there. I have felt them getting stronger as Lily gets closer to her birthday. This is the most we’ve touched skin to skin when there wasn’t anything else going on. We’re not arguing, Lily isn’t upset over something with her father. It gives both of us a chance to just enjoy the feel of being wrapped up together.
I listen as her heart rate slows and her breathing evens out and after Andra’s purring fades in her sleep. Donovan and I drift off as well.
That week we get back to our new normal. We train with the warriors in the morning. Aaron isn’t part of morning training, so we don’t have any run-ins with him. He’s released on Wednesday from the cells, but he’s restricted to only joining afternoon training when Lily and I train individually.
The rest of our schedule stays the same. We’re winding down the school year and getting ready for graduation, preparing for finals. We study with Anders and Calista every night and I can see that Anders is making headway with her. She’s becoming more receptive to his attention every day.
He and I have started to make plans to take them both to prom this year. We’ve never taken anyone before. We go, of course, but we’ve never taken dates. It’s left us open to choose who we may want to bring home that night. Now, we both know who we want to spend every minute of our days with, and we want to make this last dance special for our girls.
Calista has started joining us for dinner at the packhouse several nights a week. She and Lily have developed a good relationship with Olivia and Naomi.
On Thursday night during dinner, Patrick looks at Anders and me. “I need to meet with the two of you in my office after dinner.” He looks at Calvin. “You too.” Calvin nods but doesn’t seem surprised. He already knows what this is about.”
Anders and I tell Calista and Lily that we’ll meet them in our study room after we talk to-Patrick. When we walk into his office, he tells us to have a seat. Calvin closes the door but continues to stand. Whatever this is, isn’t good. like you
Patrick looks at me, giving me his best stern Alpha face. “I need you to stay calm, and not go off like are prone to do.” Just him saying this has my blood pressure rising.
“Is this about Lily?”
“Yes. I received a call today from Alpha Mahli.”
The snarl erupts before I can hold it back. Patrick stops, waiting for me to get myself under control.
“Apparently, Aaron Raines invited him to come here for a visit this weekend. Thankfully, Alpha Mahli did what any Alpha would do when visiting the territory of another Alpha, he called to make sure that there was no issue on my end.”
“You told him no, of course.” I say through gritted teeth.
“I have no reason to keep Alpha Mahli from visiting my pack members.” I start to stand, nearly losing my shit at this statement.
Patrick holds his hands up, wanting me to calm down. I sit back down, gripping the edges of the chair. I’m holding on so hard that I can hear the wood cracking under the force of my grip.
I see Patrick sigh, as Anders jumps in. “What about Lily? You know it’s a risk to have Alpha Mahli here. We already know he wants her, and that Aaron is trying to sell his daughter to pay his debts. This can’t be a coincidence. Aaron finds out his daughter is a Guardian and less than a week later he invites Alpha Mahli to come visit?”
“Agreed.” Patrick says, but his eyes never leave mine. “Which is why I’ve made plans for you to visit an off-the-grid pack in Maine this weekend. You, Clint, Calista and Lily will all fly to Maine for an extended weekend. You leave first thing in the morning. I’ve already spoken to the Alpha of the pack, and they have an area near the coast they use for other packs who want to come for vacation. You’ll be staying in a vacation home in a human area, but I’ve already set up hiking trips, white water rafting and places for you to get what is arguably the best lobster in the world.”
My grip relaxes and I sit back, taking in a deep breath as Donovan settles and sits down in my head. I know my eyes must be back to their regular green when Patrick nods at me.
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“I was serious when I said I would treat her like my own daughter, Clint. I won’t allow anyone to hurt her, not even her father.”
I nod. I know this, but my tendency to act before thinking is only worse when I’m concerned with Lily’s safety. “Thank you, Patrick. What time do we leave, and will you be telling the girls what and why we are leaving?”
He nods at Calvin and I see Calvin’s eyes go unfocused.
“Alpha Mahli is due to arrive tomorrow morning. Your flight is leaving the airport at 6am, making sure you are long gone before he gets here. He is scheduled to leave Sunday evening, but just in case, your flight does not return until Monday afternoon. If something changes, I will call you and delay your return. I don’t have to tell you to keep Lily away from other packs. I chose the Boothbay Pack because they are used to hosting tourists and have a large human population around them. It should be fairly easy for you to stay under the radar.”
As he finishes, there is a knock at the door. Calvin opens it and Lily and Calista come in. Lily stops as she steps in and sees us. I stand, motioning for her to take my seat. “Come sit, Lily bud.”
I notice Anders is doing the same for Calista. Lily sits and I stand behind her, putting my hands on her shoulders.
Patrick looks at Lily. “I want you to know, first, that everything is going to be okay. But I want to be completely honest with you, so you understand what’s going on.”
Lily just nods and I can hear her heart rate picking up, her shoulders have gone tense under my hands, and I begin to knead them gently.
“Your father has invited Alpha Mahli to come visit him this weekend.” Lily gasps, her hands going to her mouth. She looks at me and I can see the fear in her eyes.