Chapter 9
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Eric's POV
As I packed, I felt my wolf getting angry at me. I felt something for Skye and it kills me to know I will never be able to be with her.
The child she carries is not only mine, but it is a part of me. To leave is not going to be easy, but it is for the best. I will go out to the different packs and search for my mate.
She is the only one that will be able to complete me and help me through this.
I just hope she will understand and not reject me for having a child with another woman.
I said my goodbyes to everyone and when I reached Caleb I just stopped in front of him. We have never seen eye-to-eye before. I have always found ways to annoy him or piss him off.
The thing is I never hated him or anything like that. I always admired him and wished I could be more like him, but I would never tell him that.
"Eric,” was all Caleb said to me as he stood in front of me.
I was just going to flip him the middle finger and ignore. Him, but that is not what I really wanted to do.
"Take care of Elijah and Skye, Caleb." Telling him to do something that is part of his job might not have been the smartest thing for me to say but I was at a loss for words.
Caleb smiled at me and pulled me in for man hug. "You might be an ass, but I want you to return in one piece. Okay?" He said and let go of me.
I just looked at him, then smirked, "Make sure my room is free, for when I return with my mate."
He just grinned and chased me off.
I got into my white BMW that I got a year ago and drove off to the first pack on the list that Elijah gave me.
Finding my mate is not going to be a walk in the park.
Hopefully I would be able to make it back just before Skye gives birth.
Elijah's POV
After I managed to finalize things for Eric, I sighed and leaned back in my chair with my hands behind my head.
Skye opened the door and folded her arms in front of her chest. She smiled at me and walked over to my desk.
"You know I love you?" She said it more like a question than a statement or a fact and sat down on my desk after moving around some papers.
"Yes, and I love you too."
This woman is going to drive me crazy, she was wearing one of my t-shirts and shorts. I wanted to take her then and there, but wanted to see what she was going to do first.
"You know I think I forgave you too easily." She said.
I gulped when she said that, knowing that her next words were not going to be good for me.
"In order to make it up to me, I must think of something for you to do." Her voice was silky and bewitching. Her eyes sparkled in my dark office and her hair hanged over the one side of her shoulder. I watched as her fingers trailed over my mark on her neck. She bit her lip and looked off into the distance as though she was thinking of something.
I shifted a little to hide something that might prove to be a problem if she saw and decided to tease me further.
She looked at me and grinned in a mischievous manner. My mate actually smirked at me!
"I did not like the bed I was sleeping in when we were apart." She said and frowned.
I was not sure where she was going with this but nodded my head all the same. I did not want to say something to upset her. I have done enough of that.
"You get to sleep there, while I sleep in your room."
I was about to say something, but she gave me one look that told me to shut-up and listen.
"Until I decide otherwise you are in the dog house.”
She no longer looked carefree and happy, she looked beyond angry.
I made a mistake by kissing Ashly, and now I have to pay for it. Skye waited until after our mating to punish me. She knew things would be worse on me now. All I wanted was to be close to my mate, to hold her and claim her again and again.
My wolf was no help at all either. He growled at me, because of me we would not be sleeping with our mate.
"Eli, I love you and you hurt me. I already had some of your stuff moved to the room.” Skye said then got off the desk and left. “You know why I am doing this.” She said softly when she reached the door.
I banged my head on the table and heard laughter coming from the door.
Caleb stood there and laughed at me.
"You know this will not last long. She will let you back in soon. You just have to try and not screw things up." He said and took a seat.
"I know, I just hate this."
"You should be thankful that she is going easy on you." Caleb pointed out.
"You’re right." I said and smiled at him. Caleb is and always will be more than my Beta, he is my best friend. I could always rely on him.
Skye's POV
After I left Elijah's office I went to the kitchen.
Ashly stood there and was picking on one of the girls.
I was just going to use my alpha voice on her but thought better of it.
Her back was too me and she was sounding like a snob. I tapped her on her shoulder and when she turned around and saw me she sneered.
"What do you know? It’s the little slut.” Ashly said. “It is no wonder Elijah wants me instead of you.”
This woman sounded like a high school brat. I laughed when I thought of Elijah with her.
She glared at me and asked me what I found so funny.
"You can have Elijah if you want. The only thing I can't get is why Elijah would want an under aged girl like you. What is he doing with a high school brat like you?"
"I am not under aged. I am twenty six. “Ashly growled.
"More like sixteen. Does your mother know you can't keep your legs closed?"
I heard a few giggles and gasps but I ignored them all.
"You have no right to talk to me like that.”
I tried to look at her seriously for a few seconds but burst out laughing. "I am sorry, but the more you talk the more childish you sound."
Just as I managed to control my laughter I saw Caleb had entered the kitchen and watched Ashly and me have our little cat fight without having our claws out.
"I bet Elijah would love to hear how you’re treating me." Ashly said, trying her best to make me care about what she does.
"Oh no, please don't tell Elijah." I said, pretending to be frightened. "If you were smart, you would back away from me and leave Elijah alone. You are a thing of the past and not worth my time." I said and turned my back to her.
I felt her move; I turned back around and grabbed her by the neck as she launched herself towards me mid-shift. "Shift back!" I commanded and kept my grip on her neck as she stopped the shift and shifted back to human. Her clothes looked as though she was attacked instead of looking as though she was on the verge of shifting.
She tried clawing my hand so that I could release her, but I held on. She tried to kick my stomach and almost succeeded.
I let go of her and felt my anger double. My wolf and I were angry that she tried to harm my child. It was not my wolf that took over at that moment, but the power I possess that was controlled by my anger.
I knew my eyes changed color and I could taste the fear in the air.
I looked down at Ashly as she cowered before me. Not only has she insulted me and tried to claim my mate in the past she has tried to harm my unborn child.
Everyone around me seemed to cower in fear. They could feel my power because they didn’t know what I am capable of.
Elijah walked in and when he saw Ashly cowering before me, he ran to her side and helped
her to her feet.
That action of his made me angrier.
He stood in front of Ashly in a protective manner. "Skye calm down. You are scaring the pack
members." Elijah said taking a step towards me.
I growled at him as he tried to touch me. "Leave me alone!" I said quietly and could hear a silent death threat in my voice too.
He flinched at my words but did not back down. "You are scaring the children. Skye, please I need you to stop this." He pleaded.
I could hear some of the children crying and placed my hands on my stomach. My anger subsided and I fell to the ground. I started to cry, but Elijah was not comforting me.
Elijah had Ashly in his arms and was comforting her instead of me. I needed him and he chose the woman he slept with over his mate.
I let my tears fall down my cheeks, but made no sound. I tried to get up, but my legs just buckled under me. I called for Caleb to take me to my room. Elijah wanted to take me, but I refused him. I did not want to be touched by him.
He chose to comfort the one who started all of this instead of me. There is nothing I could do about that.
As Caleb put me in bed I thanked him and apologized for what I did.
"It is not your fault. If it makes you feel better, I could go kick Elijah's ass." He said and smiled at me as he showed off his biceps.
I laughed and asked him to leave.
Elijah does love me, I know he does. I said to myself a couple of times. The question now is can I get over the past and what he has done.
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