Twisted Loves

Chapter 5

           Josh immediately pulled me back and growled at the alpha, his eyes black at this point. "Nikki is this the jackass that rejected you? He's not welcome here if he is, alpha or not," Josh growled, still glaring daggers at the alpha, whose name I still never got.

            "Rejected?!" Alpha and Uncle Jonathon quickly questioned, looking at me. Uncle Jonathon had a confused look and the alpha had a pained look.

           I stepped in front of Josh, placing my hand on his chest. "Cousin, relax. This alpha is not the one who rejected me. That courtesy goes to your BFF Drake," I explain, pointing over to the unconscious Drake. The looks on Uncle Jonathon and Beta Lucian's faces were disappointed and I felt bad, but I wouldn't let this alpha be blamed.

            "So why does Alpha Xander claim that you're his?" Josh questioned. Well at least now I had a name.

           "Well apparently he's my second chance mate? I don't really know. But my wolf recognizes him as my mate.. I'm just as confused, Josh," I whispered the last sentence as I felt Alpha Xander place his hands on my shoulders, rubbing circles with his thumbs. It helped me relax and I leaned back against him.

            Beta Lucian leaned down and smacked his son on the face a few times bringing him back to consciousness. Drake looked around confused until he saw Alpha Xander holding onto me. He sat up and looked around to see Uncle Jonathon, Josh, and Beta Lucian staring at him with disappointed looks.

            "What's going on?" Drake finally asked. He sat in his seat again and shook his head quick, then stared at me again, causing Alpha Xander to growl out.

           "Well son, you seem to have rejected your mate, and now she's been given a second chance. Do you have anything to say for yourself?" Beta Lucian asked his son. Drake just looked shocked and couldn't form words. He kept looking at me, wanting to reach out to me.

           Alpha Xander wasn't having it, so he quickly pulled me over to his chair where he sat and pulled me to sit across his lap, burying his face in the crook of my neck again and inhaling my scent. I could feel his tense muscles relax, and he sat up eventually, not letting me leave his lap.

            "So, shall we start this meeting?" Alpha Xander asked Uncle Jonathon, ignoring Drake glaring daggers across the room.

            "Woah, you expect us to have this meeting with her here?" Drake exclaimed from across the room. He was still glaring in my direction.

           "Well she will be the Luna of the Sapphire Moon Pack, so she should be involved. She has every right to be here as you do," Alpha Xander pointed out. Wait. Sapphire Moon Pack? I looked behind me and realized that Kade, the tattooed god, was standing there looking awkwardly at me before smiling. I blushed and looked away, realizing that I felt attracted to him, and there was a slight pull towards him. I didn’t understand this at all. I then looked to Drake and realized he was raging.

            "Drake, that's enough! If Nikita wants to stay, and Alpha Xander would like her involved, she can stay. You're going to be the new beta soon, so start acting like it," Uncle Jonathon stated, making Drake shrink back in his chair a little bit. Uncle then looked to me and asked, "Nikki, would you like to stay with Alpha Xander and observe the meeting?"

            I looked around hesitantly to see all eyes on me. I turned to Alpha Xander and whispered, "Alpha Xander, if you-"

           "It's just Xander, my little butterfly. You are my Luna, my equal, so no formalities necessary," Xander cut me off.

           I nodded, trying to figure out why he called me his little butterfly. "Well, Xander, if you're okay with it, I'd like to stay," I finally said, smiling at him, before looking at my uncle.