Chapter 71 – The Mate Back Home Novel Read Online Free

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I sighed as remembering the attack brought everything back.

“How many did we lose?” I asked.

My father was quiet for a moment but turned to look at me. “Not many, fifteen,” he said.

I closed the pack line down while waiting for news about Roxie. All the pack members were there, trying to find out how she was. I didn’t want to hear from them, but I wasn’t being nasty; the emotions that come through such grief were the worst emotion to feel, especially when it’s not your own.

I cleared my throat.

“Organize all the funerals and do them for the next few days,” I said. “Let all pack members grieve, and training is off for a few weeks.”

My father looked at me with a smile. “Yes, Alpha,” he said, which made me frown.

My father laughed.

“You are taking on the role I have been trying to get you to do for the last few years,” he said. “I didn’t push you, especially since most of it was due to Roxie leaving. But I like this new you; she brings the best out of you.”

I smiled.

“She does, doesn’t she?” I said.

My father nodded.

He looked toward the pack house and sighed. “You better get ready for Roxie,” he said. “She won’t be long till she comes here to be with you.”

My heart was going like a train, running fast on high alert.

Roxie was coming to the pack house to stay with me.

I was excited, but nerves were kicking in.

Blaze came forward, which made me look back at him. “You better shower,” he said, wagging his tail. “You smell bad.”

I grunted. “Thanks,” I muttered under my breath.

I looked back, and my father was staring at me. “What’s wrong?” he asked.

“Blaze told me I smell,” I muttered, which made my father laugh out loud.

“I have to admit, Lex,” he said. “You do. You need to be all clean for Roxie’s return.”

I stared at him, but a smirk was trying not to itch the corners of my mouth.

“Come on,” he said as he started to walk toward the pack house.

I watched as he walked away.

I was happy but also afraid of what would happen when Roxie showed up.

A lot has happened, and she was injured. But more questions were running around my head, but I shook them away. I couldn’t think about them now; I had to clear my head before she came.

I started to walk toward the pack house with one thing on my mind, Roxie.

ROXIE

Lex leaves the room with Alpha Dean and Alpha Frank following him. I was left looking back at all the men in my family.

Bex and I were trying to figure out what the hell we saw in our dream.

“It was a dream,” she muttered. “It had to be.”

I stared at her. “I guess,” I said. “But it felt so real.”

Bex nodded.

Someone cleared their throat, which brought me back to the room.

Uncle Keith and my Dad were smiling back, but Jason looked like he wanted to be elsewhere. He kept looking at the ground. I looked around and realized that Sofia wasn’t there.

“Where is Sofia?” I asked.

Jason shook his head and looked at me, giving me a small smile. “She is helping around the pack,” he said, but something about his body language made me think something was wrong.

I gave a small smile, even though I didn’t believe him.

“Well, shall we get you ready to go home?” said my Dad.

I nodded.

I planned to go to the house for a few hours to collect my things. I wasn’t going to stay; I needed to be with Lex. I knew I had to talk to them about things, but how could you explain what I saw without freaking anyone out?

The way the tingles were with us, I knew the mate bond would never give up on the fact that I needed to be with him, and in all honesty, I wanted to be with him. I was going to make him work for it more, but I don’t know if I can. My body can portray me. I have seen it before, and it is only a matter of time before it will again.

I wanted to go back so I could talk to each of them.

The dream affected me.

“Mama Wolf looked like she was happy,” whispered Bex through my head, which made my heart ache slightly. The mere mention of her had my mind racing about whether I should tell them the truth; knowing my luck, I would end up being the laughingstock of the family.

I got up and moved to the edge of the bed, placing my legs over the side. My hip was throbbing. The doctor told me that the wound would be gone soon, but it would take a while as it was from an alpha. That part was not good, and the fact he told me that it could leave a scar would be a permanent reminder of what happened, but I’m not going to let that prick get to me.

Uncle Keith went around the side and handed me some clothes.

I smiled.

All the men left, and I quickly got changed; even though the wound was painful, I managed.

Once I was ready, my uncle and father walked back in. “Jason will meet us at the house,” said my father, as I took his arm.

There was definitely something going on with my brother, but I didn’t know what.

We walked out of the room and headed through the hospital.

Pack members kept saying Luna, which was nerve-wracking, to say the least. I wasn’t going to get used to this, not in a hurry.

As we approached the doorway, a faint stench of death remained from the attack. “How many of the pack members died?” I asked when we were out of earshot. “Fifteen,” Keith murmured.

I felt sadness wash over me.

I felt for them and their families too. No one should ever lose their loved ones like this. I should know.

We carried on walking till we reached the house. As we approached, I noticed Jason was already there. He looked like he would rather be anywhere else but at the house.

We all walked in, but I looked at Jason as he shut the door. “What’s up with you?” I asked.

Jason looked at me but didn’t say anything.

I stared at him for a few moments. “Well,” I said. “Are you going to talk to me?”

Jason lets a low growl escape. “Rox,” he snarls. “I don’t have to talk to you. You need to rest.”

I stared at him.

“You need to start opening up,” I said. “If you don’t, it will all blow up in your face.”

Jason stared at me, and his face changed slightly. Anger was written on his face. “You need to butt out of my business,” he yelled. He looked around and growled. “I don’t need to be here; I’m going.”

Jason turned around and opened the front door. He stormed out with the door slamming hard behind him.

“Rox,” uncle Keith said. “You could have waited until we were inside the house and settled.”

I looked over at him. “Seriously,” I said.

Uncle Keith stared at me, but a sigh escaped. “He is going through something,” he said. “He will talk when he is ready.”

I could feel Bex move in my head, but she didn’t say anything. I knew she was listening.

“He will never open up,” I muttered, which made uncle Keith frown. “You don’t know…” he went to say, but I couldn’t help the low growl that came from me. Uncle Keith’s eyes widened.

“Jason will never open,” I said as I walked over to the couch and sat down. My Dad and Uncle Keith stared at me. “Jason needed to open up; he used the girls to cope with everything. Mum’s death took a toll on us.”

“Let it go, Rox,” said my Dad.

I stared at him. “Why?” I asked. “I’m worried about him.”

My Dad stared.

“Tell me,” I said.

My Dad looked at me but turned to Uncle Keith, who nodded. My Dad sighed. “Jason and Sofia have a few issues,” he said. “I don’t know much, but the tension between them has been off lately.”

I stared at him.

“The women,” whispered Bex in my head. “Some of them must have been talking about what they did with him.”

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