To say that my letter to little wolf is a cop out is an understatement. I would have given up any alpha duty to lay next to her all day. Feel her skin on my skin. I had the best night sleep in my life and here I am in my office potentially handing her over to another shifter. I have gripped the edge of my desk so hard, that the wood has splintered. Ronan is riding me hard to rip this guy’s throat out. The fact he didn’t know when little wolf walked into the loom blows my mind. You have a fated mate bond, but can’t recognize her in the hall? Yes, I understand she isn’t connected with her wolf, which could be hindering that, but I just can’t believe that his wolf wouldn’t know his mate was approaching, let alone be the same freaking room. Something isn’t adding up. Or, because of the night we spent, my thoughts are clouded, and 1 am being paranoid. I would be lying if I said I wanted to give her up.
I can barely maintain her gaze. Thoughts of her strangling my dick last night keep flooding my mind. No doubt made worse by Ronan thirsting after her. She looks so small and afraid entering my office. She is clearly uncomfortable, maybe not with me. She probably hasn’t had the time to process the “us” in this situation. I need to figure out how to remove myself, while also staying heavily involved to ensure her safety. I also need to figure out how to do all of it–without murdering.anyone.
all considering it.” Kian retorts and I would rather “Well, it seems to be a popular theory then, one that is probably true if we listen to fingernails scrapping my second–year schoolteacher’s chalkboard, then hear about his convenient theories. “Yes, well theories are theories until proven. Right now, with her disconnect from her wolf, which we are still heavily exploring, we do not have a way to prove she is your fated mate. Therefore, I think we need to let the level of involvement you have in her life be Ayla’s decision and hers alone.” “Wait a minute. She IS my mate. That is not something that can be ignored. I may not be as old as you are alpha, but I understand the fated mate bond, and I know my wolf will go crazy without his mate. You can’t expect us to suffer without her.” “I absolutely expect you to do whatever she decides and what I say. She has no way of knowing if you are telling the truth at this moment, and she has a lot of traumas we are navigating Ayla will not be thrown into a relationship with you when you don’t understand what she has been through and what she is currently dealing with.” “With all due respect alpha, do you think maybe you are too involved in this situation to make an unbiased judgment?”
I immediately jump out of my seat, ready to show this shifter who exactly I am, and why I am alpha, when Cyrus rushes towards me,, placing his hands on my chest and anchors me, reminding me the situation at hand. “Keep your cool Thane, or you are going to scare Ayla.” He whispers into my ear and sure enough when my gaze reaches little wolf, she is biting her nails, worry marring her beautiful features. “How close I am to Ayla has no bearing on the facts at hand. I am the alpha of this pack, and I will ensure the safety of every member and guest we have. Is that clear Kian?” “Yes, alpha Thane. I understand. How do we move forward then? We seem to be at a weird crossroads here with no answers as to what to do about it.” “Well, I personally would rather not put Ayla on the spot today, however given the back and forth going on, we have failed to even officially invite her into the room and hear her thoughts and with that I apologize to you Ayla, for our lack of respect towards you in this situation. Will you please come in here and take a seat?”
