The Boundary Line

Chapter 20

How would Tristan know? I chuckled humorlessly in my mind. I didn't know a damn thing about my Mate, for all I know is that he could be friends with the creature that attacked me.

No, I thought.

The thing from last night told me that he hated werewolves, especially Tristan. I fawned at the sudden memory. They knew each other, Tristan and that creature. And I desperately wanted to know how.

I was pulled out of my thoughts when a deep voice cut through the room. I shiver as the husky tone assaulted me.

"It takes a few days to heal, a Crocotta bite won't heal straight away."

I frowned, completely confused. Crocotta? What on Earth is a Crocotta? It wasn't until my dad spoke again that I realized a Crocotta must be the creature that attack me last night.

"Crocotta," I tested the name quietly. I tensed as the name felt disgusting coming from my lips.

"How would you know?" My dad asked roughly.

My dad tilted his head back slightly, narrowing his eyes at Alpha Tristan in front of him. This doesn't go unnoticed by Tristan, he growled quietly, clearly not liking the disrespect. His shoulders were hunched and he looked from me to my dad.

"From past experiences," was all Tristan said, looking away from us.

I stood there quietly, along with my dad and Alpha Mike. Before any of us could speak, the front door swung open. I was surprised to see Tristan Beta, Noah step through the door with Aria behind him.

I couldn't help bu smile as I looked at the two. Noah was older than Aria, which I knew Aria would be overjoyed about. She always had a thing for older men.

They both stepped into the house and stopped. Looking around at us, Noah cleared his throat, looking a bit uncomfortable.

"I see your looking...better Luce", Noah remarked glancing down at my bleeding neck.

I couldn't help but smile at that. I am sure I looked anything but better. "Yeah..." I trailed off, peeking at him.

Aria stood beside him, she stared at me clearly concerned. Something about her was different. A good different. Despite the worried expression on her face, she looked like she was glowing.

Her hair was pulled into a messy ponytail and her hand was on Noah arm. Mates. They were Mates and had obviously accepted each other. I was so happy, my best friend had found her Mate and I could only stand there wishing that me and Tristan were like that.

I scolded myself, mentally kicking myself. Stop being so selfish.

I caught Aria eye and smiled at her. I remember Aria for years always wanted to find her Mate and now she finally found her Mate.

Aria smiled back, her eyes looking up to look at her Mate. A look of adoration spread across her features.

I looked away from the personal moment and glanced back at my painfully handsome Mate.

I Mate was a few feet away from me. He was big, strong and tall.

I watched as his eyes suddenly gazed over. I glanced at Noah across the room, and like I expected his eyes were the same. Noah must be talking to Tristan through mind-link.

I jumped as a hand was placed of my shoulder. I turn my head to left to see my dad eyeing my neck with a worried expression.

"Come on, lets get up cleaned up," he spoke quietly, grabbing my hand.

He began to pull me towards the kitchen, where the first aid kit belonged.

After about ten minutes of my neck being dressed and cleaned, I walked out of the kitchen with my dad in tow. The pain in my body and neck was now thankfully a dull ache.

I don't know how much I would being able to take, if it continued. I stopped walking and looked around the room.

Alpha Mike, Tristan, Noah and Aria were silent, but there attention was suddenly on me at my presence.

My eyes locked with Tristan across the room and never in my life have I felt so complete. My heart literally stopped as I stared into Tristan breath taking beautiful but dangerous eyes.

His eyes were dark and unreadable. They were memorizing and pulled me in so deep, so deep that one day I am afraid I will be lost in them and can't escape. They were powerful and intense, I couldn't look away. I didn't want to look away.

I look away. I had too. He was doing things to me without even doing anything. I swallowed tightly, and looked at Alpha Mike instead.

Alpha Mike was looking at my Mate. The slight crease between his eyebrows told me he was thinking. I cleared my throat, wincing when it felt like a grater had been shoved down there.

"So.."I trailed off, biting my lip when everyone head snapped to me.

I really do hate being center of attention. "What's going to happen now?"

I waited for a response as Alpha Mike and my dad exchanged glances. Alpha Mike briefly looked at my Mate before turning to me. His eyes soften as he looked me over. He must be thinking how terrible I look right now.

"Right now Luce," he began taking step towards me. I leaned on the table beside me, waiting for Alpha Mike to continue.

"You are going to go back upstairs and get some rest. Your neck should take a few days to heal," Alpha Mike told me.

I was slightly shocked to hear a Alpha order in his tone. I opened my mouth in surprise.

Did my Alpha really just do that? I was a little offended and hurt, and I knew everyone else in the room could tell.

I kept my mouth shut and nodded, ignoring the blunt aches as I did so. He was completely right though. God knew that I needed to rest.

Just as I was about to open my mouth and agree, Alpha Mike butted in, cutting me short, as always.

"When you are feeling better and your neck is healed everything will go back to normal. Alpha Tristan and his pack member will have already left."

I was shock, by what my Alpha just told me. Is he joking? He must be joking.

A loud growl ripped through the room as Tristan advanced toward me. I stood frozen as my Mate lip curled back in a snarl. He looked really mad.

"Not over my f*****g dead body," Tristan growled lowly.

The sound was fulled with so much authority and possessiveness and anger, I couldn't suppress the pleasurable shiver that ran down my spine.

"She isn't staying here. She is coming with me."

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