2.Strategies
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strategies
Two more years later. Peter's now twenty-two & Lilly ten.
Peter's pov.
"Petey I love this flavor of ice cream. What is it?" Lilly tilts her head to the side cutely inquiring.
"It's butterscotch, Princess," I tell her for the third time today. She never upsets me though. Weirdly, the only time I'm actually calm is in her presence. That's not very often, though I yearn for something different.
"I like it. We should do this more often, best friend. I don't get to see you that much anymore." She mumbles the last part sadly. It runs a pang through my chest. Guilt flows through the bonds linked between us. Only I know and feel it though.
I know she probably feels a pull to me as well that she can't explain or comprehend. Like this best friend thing. Our bond is that strong though. I'm almost certain I am her best friend.
I sigh. Then try to lift her little spirit. I soften my tone to comfort. grabbing one of her soft little hands almost in a plea-like.
"I'm just working more now. I have more responsibilities then I did when we first met. I still make time for you though, don't I princess?" I send her my best smile. Hoping to edge away from the sadness. Her eyes sparkle almost instantly, easing my inner worries.
"Thank you, Petey, for not forgetting about me. You are my best friend." She sends me a beautiful smile that instantly makes me smile in return.
"You don't have friends to hang out with at school like your Alpha's daughter for the Goddess sake." I narrow my eyes at her. Only I know I'm truly only asking for my own personal reasons. Like one. I'm curious because were apart. Two. Jealousy because of the same reason but different reasons. Stressful both are.
"Well, yeah I have friends, silly." She giggles," your my very first fiend and you're special to me for some weird reason butt head."
She giggles louder.
"Butt head hua?" I laughed out, amused by her giggles making my cheeks hurt with how hard she has me smiling. She's almost always smiling and it will put me in awe every time.
She obviously feels something then. If she's still keeping me around after all these years. Not to mention we don't hang out very often. We do text each other. On her seventh year birthday, I got her the best phone on the market so she could stay in touch with me. I even pay the bill on it.
Alpha wasn't ecstatic at first but Lilly wins him over with how happy she was about getting her own phone. He couldn't say to much about it.
"Well, your my best friend to princess. There's always something about you that makes me really happy too. Besides, my wolf really likes you." I confess. It's a bit weird but I like getting it off my chest and I know she likes to hear these types of things.
"Good I want to see him sometime." Really? Wasn't expecting her to say that.
"Maybe one day when I can find the time I won't forget though. Okay? I'm sure he'd love to see you too." It wasn't a lie he's been whining for years.
"Don't make me wait too long Mr." She giggles again.
Only if she knew I'd been waiting for her to grow up for five years now and another eight to go.
It sends another sad pang through my chest. To know my mate but not being able to have her as a woman yet. I must watch her grow up first and it's hard some days. I still don't have any s*xual thoughts towards her thank Goddess or I would have felt weirded out and this wouldn't have worked. Us being friends. I may have had to even reject her if it were like that.
"Alright Princess, hop on, I'll give you a lift to the truck," I tell her as I bent down for her to hop on my back.
Yes, I still give her piggyback rides. She of course still loves them just as much. I hope she never grows out of loving them. It's an "us" thing now to me.
She hops on and off we head towards the truck.
"Petey, how did you get all these muscles?" She asks while squeezing my shoulders.
Now I laugh at her. I wasn't without any when we met but I have bulked up over the last couple of years.
"It's normal my little princess." The grin on my face stuck, making me feel stupid.
"Your way bigger now." She explains.
" You're gonna grow up too, just wait and see. You've already grown a lot since I've met you."
"I want to grow up fast, Petey. I don't want to be little anymore." She says in an almost inaudible voice, but she knows I heard.
" Why's that princess?" I ask as I set her in the truck, buckling her up. She blows out a quick breath.
"Because I just want to." She pouts. How I wish she would but wouldn't at the same time. How confusing our lives are.
"Don't grow up too fast, princess, then you'll miss all the things you can only do when you're little," I tell her seriously. My feelings are just so contradicting.
"If you say so," She states. I walk over an hop into the truck, starting it.
"I do say so. You'll be all grown up before you even know it." Once again contradicting. I want what she's saying, but I also want her to have a great childhood. Never miss out on anything.
I drop her back off with her mom and feel lonely immediately without her presence. Lonely sucks.
When I'm around her, my wolf's happy, I'm happy she makes us smile and laugh. I just can't stand not being with her. I'm like two different dudes.
Really, when I'm not around her it's anger for all I have gone through and am still going through to one day claim her as mine. That's the sole purpose of every step I take.
Having little moments like today helps me keep my head clear of my purpose.
It's much needed.
I had to have a friend of mine cover the left side of my face before even seeing her.
She's getting older now and I know she ain't no dummy. I don't want to be lying to her either. So cover it up was the only option.
I had to see her! Luna agreed right away. She knows I do my best to stay away. I only arrive on birthdays or every two months. That's hard enough.
Well. I got wasted with the guys we have been doing this for a while now. At the end of the day, we hit up the bar, get wasted, go home sleep and do it all over again. Usually, typical sh*t.
Yesterday though, I took Heather home with me. I'm not feeling guilty or nothing it's just that my wolf might not be happy with me. Okay, he's definitely not happy.
I understand there's no other woman for us but our mate. It's just she's ten and I don't have feelings like that for her. At least right now I don't.
So I had to set up time to spend with my future mate for sanity's sake. I'm grown, she's just a pup. I didn't have to go into detail either with Luna she understood.
Most wolves have multiple s****l partners before they find their mate.
My Issue is, I know who my mate is, so you do feel like your betraying them in some ways. She doesn't know I'm her mate though, and I'm completely glad I don't have a s****l bond pull to her yet. That would be sick. I wouldn't like myself very much if I did.
This whole situation is f*cken making me lose my damn mind. Not to mention crazy-ass Tanner. Man, he's the worst. I'm not scared of his ass anymore, but I haven't taken him in my human form yet.
He used to get to me mentally. Talking down to me. Treating me like scum.
We actually joke around like brothers now.
Of course, he still taunts me. I taunt his a*s too! I park up by Zeek's residence. He runs out to hop in my ride.
"Hey, man." He greets. He's a friendly dude. I like him the most. He's laid back.
"Hey, dude," I reply.
"So this week man, ya at least got ta take him down in human form. I'm the man for the info on how this is gonna get done. Okay?"
"Man, you don't even know how bad I want it."
"s**t. I know. Now, human form is actually tougher than wolf form against Tanner. I mean Tanner, a big ass dude man."
"Don't I already know?" I muttered."I'm the one who's had my shoulder popped outta place every week the last five years. My nose was broken eighty-three times and multiple other fractions, not ta mention my damn ribs." I state a bit angrily.
"Damn man, that's why I decided ta hook you up. Tanner is meant to mentally and physically f**k you up. He will too if you keep letting this s**t go on." His expression turned intense.
"What you think I don't go out there and give my all every d*mn day?!" I ask frustrated. My tone rose slightly.
"I ain't sayin all that but we need more brains than muscle in this kinda situation. Got me?" He indicates.
"Okay, what ya suggest. I'm literally at my wit's end with him. It's better between us than it was when we started but I'm tired of getting f*cked up out there two times a day."
"One thing, he's big, ugly, and slow. Ya need ta quit coming to him. Let his ass tire out trying to get to you man. Second, use your f*cken Goddess given speed to dodge his advances. Then thirdly, go in for the blows. We gonna start f*cken his s**t up today."
"I guess we shall see how that pans out? Have you ever took him out?" I inquire.
"No, I never had to. Alpha ain't never even tried that dude, but I know I'm f*cken twenty times smarter than his ass. That's what will get you through this man, brains over matter."
"I hope you're right man. It's my f*cken brains on the line when I piss his ass off." I say, sarcasm evident. He chuckles, making me eyeball him suspiciously.
"You gonna be fine man. I'm gonna make sure of it. Five years is a long time to have yo face smashed in every d*mn day."
"Why ya wonna help me anyway?" I mean nobody else has.
"Honestly, I know certain things other folks don't. That's why I'm third. It's not just cause I'm smart. Nobody knows how I know the things I do I just f*cken do. Alright? So knowing the things I do make me feel a bit saddened for you brother, and no, I won't tell you all I know. I never tell all."
I know he's being truthful cause I've heard the roomers. Multiple times. It's like he gets visions or something. No one knows.
"So will I ever beat Tanner and claim Beta position one day?" I ask him it's worth a shot.
"Like I said, you will with my help. Ya probably don't stand a f*cken chance without me though. I don't know all man."
I nod.
He's my best chance for winning over the Alpha to claim my mate one day, so I'll take it.
We go over a bunch of strategies and I can only hope it goes as we plan. I remember everything he says. His words are like breathing life into me.
Tomorrow, I'm gonna find out just how great they will come in handy against the beast of terror.
Maybe it won't work the first time, but it will work eventually. All I got to do is keep trying till I get it right.
All I know is I wasn't even close to bringing the beast down before. Zeek's my best shot. He swears if I can just take him down in human form, that taking him down in wolf won't take that long. For my sake, I hope he's right. I'm ready to end this battle with Tanner once an for all.
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