Placing her hand on her hips and staring down at me like I was being a naughty child. Damien walked through the trees, not even bothering to shift. My father’s wolf came up behind me.
“Where do you think you’re going Lily, Damien told you not to leave and as soon as he turns his back you run” I roll my eyes at her.
“I’m an adult, I don’t need permission to leave Aria, I am not one of your kids so don’t talk down to me like that” Hurt shone in her eyes at my words. I knew she always classed me more as a daughter than a sister having raised me, but I was sick of being scolded by everyone.
Aria looked toward my father. “Tell her David for fucking once don’t let her walk all over you, I swear if you go against me on this” She huffed glaring at my father, he dropped his head. I stood up from the log and started walking toward the house. My father fell in step with me as I walked toward the house.
“Lily tomorrow” My father mind linked but stopped.
“Tomorrow what?” I asked.
“Just please remember I am doing this for you, I don’t know how else to help you”
“What are you talking about, it's my birthday dad not a jail sentence” I asked confused. He didn’t answer. When we got back to the house Ryker came out.
“You in trouble again aunty?” He said. I smiled and tousled his hair before pulling him to me and wrapping my arm around his shoulder.
“Come and watch a movie with me” I nodded before following him into the rec room. He put on Jurassic park, one of his favourite movies. I ignored Damien as he sat on the lounge beside me.
Lana and Ariel came out to see what we were watching but froze upon seeing me and they both took a step back. I went to get up when they ran off. I sighed before slumping back down on the lounge and pulling Ryker closer, cuddling him.
“At least you’re not scared of me,” I whispered into his hair.
“No, I like your wolf, she is scary, but I know she doesn’t mean it,” He said, patting the side of my face. I noticed Damien watching us but not saying anything. After the third Jurassic park movie, I finally fell asleep, I vaguely remember being picked up off the couch and placed on a bed, I knew it was Damien as sparks erupted over my skin as he pressed his back into mine and wrapped an arm around me while I drifted off back to sleep
Damien’s POV
I waited for her to be completely asleep before moving, I couldn’t risk waking her. Getting up slowly, I grabbed my shirt and pulled it over my head. Reaching over her, I grabbed a pillow and jammed it behind her back, so she would still think I was laying behind her.
Darian snorted in my head. “Yeah, because that will work, fool” He hissed. He was right if she did wake, she would intuitively know, I wasn’t there. Our body temps ran a lot hotter not to mention my scent wouldn’t be as strong.
“Well let’s hope she doesn’t wake up then” I called back at him. I quickly slipped out of the room making sure to lock the door behind me, not that it would do much but at least it would give us warning if she broke down the door. I walked down the corridor and to the conference room towards the back of the house. Opening the door, I could see Alpha David and Aria in a heated discussion, already arguing over tomorrow. Alpha Reid looked tired as he sat in his chair at the head of the table.
I sat next to him and he glanced in my direction. “Good luck getting a word in with them two” He mumbled, obviously this was a regular occurrence. Alpha’s always fought among themselves, but this was different. I could tell what ever happened in the past between the pair, had them at each other’s throats not willing to bend for the other. The tension in the room was so thick. I could almost taste the bitter taste, on the tip of my tongue.
“What started it?” I asked curious. It was hard to understand what they were talking about when one minute they were talking the next glaring at each other and mind linking. I think it is pretty neat that Aria can mind link anyone she wants because of her Lycan blood.
“David doesn’t agree with you forcibly taking his daughter tomorrow, even if she doesn’t recognise you” He said, obviously tired with this conversation already. It was late, I myself was tired especially after a week of trying to keep up with Lily and her night adventures. I sat back in my chair placing my hands behind my head. It was clear, until they finished no one was getting a word in.
“Want a beer?” Reid whispered. I looked at him with a smile on my face. “Why not,” I told him.
Reid got up and walked over to the bar in the corner before bending down and reaching into the fridge, he pulled out two beers before walking over and handing me one. I popped the cap before taking a sip.
“Is it always like this between those two?”
“Usually, it is worse because Lily is here arguing her side too” He chuckled. We were gonna be stuck here all night, I could tell. Reid and I were onto our fourth beer when Aria pulled off her slipper and lobbed it at him, Reid chuckled, nearly spitting his beer when the Alpha was suddenly hit with a kitty slipper on his head. Alpha David growled annoyed.
“Okay that’s enough, as entertaining as this is to watch, how about you speak so I know what the hell it is, you are throwing shoes at him for” I demanded.
Aria sighed. Before sitting down. Alpha David picked up her slipper and placed it on the table, Aria snatched it before putting it back on and finally looking at Reid and me. She snatched his beer out of his hand and took a swig.
“I don’t agree, she thinks I should let you take Lily even if she doesn’t feel the mate bond” He answered.
“Why is that? She is my mate”
“Yes, but she doesn’t know that, does she?” He said, running a hand over his face.
“I won’t leave without her David; my wolf wouldn’t even entertain the idea” I told him honestly.