I don’t know what made me answer the call on her phone, but seeing the name of her Alpha flash up upon the screen made a surge of protectiveness rush through me. An internal snarl from Ghost told me he was feeling equally protective. She may not be our mate as yet, but we felt she was ours already. We wanted to keep her safe.
The second I greeted the Alpha, I heard an angry grunt. “And to who am I speaking?” He muttered grumpily. “Because unless Lena has suddenly had a s*x change, I do not believe this is her.” I held back a smirk at his sarcasm. He was a d**k. Evidently trying to be clever, when I had a feeling he knew damn well who he was talking to.
“You are talking to Lena’s soon-to-be mate.” I said with a hint of a smile, my eyes suddenly drifting to meet Lena’s. The shock within h
