Alpha Divided (Alpha Girl #3)

by Aileen Erin

gave him my best I’m-pissed-at-you face, but the jerk grinned back at me, showing off his dimples. Those two dents in his cheeks got to me every damned time I saw them.

“I’ll just take all of one sheet and maybe half of the other.” “Eating your bodyweight in cake isn’t going to fix this,” Axel said. “I disagree. Cake will totally help,” Meredith said. “Ice cream, too.”

He ran his nose along my neck and I moaned. Goose bumps spread out along my skin as he muttered something in French. I loved it when he did that.

I nearly gave a fist pump. Thank God for rules I was totally clueless about.

Four Diet Cokes, three bags of Cheetos, seven grilled cheeses, and one and a half packages of Oreos later, I had a solid plan.

I was dealing with bullies. I had plenty of experience with that. Only these bullies had claws and fangs. And spells. Mustn’t forget the spells.

I sighed. If I made it off coven land without killing anyone or getting killed, I’d call it a win.

“You have to start doing things. Making choices. When you take the wrong path, fate will put you back where you belong.” “Fate? That seems risky.” “Fate got you your mate,” Elsa said.

Tessa. Dastien’s warning growl came through the bond. I couldn’t help but laugh. I was just wondering. But that didn’t happen—you exist. So it’s a moot point. Don’t get upset. Don’t make me come over there. Don’t threaten me with a good time.

“What did you think when you saw Dastien for the first time?” “Mine.”

Whenever I feel like I have a handle on something, it goes sideways and I lose my grip. How do you get used to it? You’re asking the guy who just spent the week in the feral cages because he couldn’t keep it together? I laughed, not caring if everyone in the room thought I was crazy. We’re the picture of the most put together couple ever.

but I hardly spared them a glance. Dastien alone filled my vision as he took slow measured steps toward me. He was wearing a pair of sweats and nothing else, which meant he’d shifted too quickly to go home for clothes. I walked straight to him and no one said anything. His arms wrapped around me, and I buried my nose in his chest.

Let’s go get this over with. And then lets come back. I’d like to spend the next day or ten in bed with you.” I blushed. “Mind out of the gutter.

“But she can’t guide the packs and covens at the same time.” I clapped my hands. “Thank you. Thank you. Finally someone with some sanity.” “That’s not getting you out of your position,” Muraco said. I stopped clapping. Now that was a major downer.

Two arms wrapped around my neck, nearly pulling me out of my chair. “You took too long,” Meredith said. I laughed, and slapped at her arms. “You’re choking me.” “Serves you right. Ignoring me.”

“Tattletale,” I said to Claudia.

Dastien came back with two trays. “Eat.” He was still growling.

I’m okay. I’m here, and I’m not going anywhere. He pulled me out of my chair and placed me on his lap. I don’t think you get it. I can’t do this without you. I tried, but I was a mess. I don’t know when my world started to revolve around you—around us—so much, but it does. And you almost died. So you’ll have to excuse me if I try to feed you a little more because I heard that while you were away, you’d been starving yourself.

Honestly, I wanted everyone to have what I had. Okay, so maybe not the whole insane, dark witch after me or the vampire attacks or the werewolves on a power trip, but the mate thing…that was the best. And the friends weren’t so bad. All in all, I was lucky. Lucky to be alive. To have the family and friends that I did. To have Dastien. War was coming, and until it was here, I planned to enjoy every minute I had with the people I loved the most.