can we talk 1
Chapter 1
Tori's POV
I stood there during the wedding, listening to the vows that Kayla and Lucas were saying. Throughout the wedding, I kept feeling that someone was watching me. I couldn't move around to see who it was, so I stood there, my nerves a wreck, wondering who it could be. Finally, when they said 'I do' and then kissed, a crazy woman appeared out of nowhere, screaming at Kayla, "YOU KILLED MY FATHER, YOU b***h!" Before she could reach Kayla, something incredible happened - vines started coming up from the ground and snatched her. Kayla walked over and stabbed her in the heart; the vines dragged her down, and the floor returned to normal. That was insane; I didn't know she had that kind of power. I thought it was freaky but also cool. Once everyone settled down, she declared, "Alright folks, drama is done; let's head to the grand hall for food, cake, and dancing." Everyone cheered, but I sensed they were still on edge due to someone trying to kill the queen right after the "I do's." That was just insane. As we started walking toward the grand hall, someone stood beside me. Tensing up, I knew he was the one who had been watching me.
"He's not going to hurt us. He just wants to talk, Tori," my wolf said.
"Yeah right, I bet he only wants to talk," I replied.
"Tori, can we talk, please?"
"I give you ten minutes to tell me why you've been watching me. What do you need to talk about?"
"Listen, I am an alpha from the Dark Moon Wolf pack. My uncle stole the title from me when my parents died. He banished me from the pack, took the title, and told everyone that I had died. But a few know about me; they are waiting for me to return and take my rightful place as their alpha. All I need is someone to pretend to be my mate, to stand beside me until I can kill him. Once he is gone, you are more than welcome to walk away. I will give you a lump sum of cash to play the part. I tried to get the other women to do it, but they all have mates. I don't see a mate beside you, so I am asking for your help,” Was this guy crazy? Does he realize that I know we are mates? Sure, I'll play along. Let's see how far he will go to keep me to stay. I think it's funny because he's been watching me. Then, he comes along asking me to pretend to be his mate when I’m really his mate to help him get his title back. Shaking my head, I think I'll do this just to help him get his alpha title back. This is just crazy, my kind of crazy. Why not? This could be fun. So, I told him, “Sure, I will help you. When do we start?” The cover spray that he used does not work. I hope he realizes this. But I'm not going to tell him that. Kay was going crazy; she wanted to mate and mark him. But I told her no, not until he admits we are mates for real. I will play his game as long as he plays it. I will pretend the spray works. Until then, I will help him get this done and his title back.” “We start tomorrow. We will have to get to know each other. I need to know some stuff about you, and vice versa, so be prepared.” "How about we start today? People have to see us together, and I don't even know your name, but you know mine.” “The name is Bear. It's nice to meet you, pretend mate.” I rolled my eyes. “Come on. Let's get to the hall so we can be seen together, but we're going to need to hold hands and look at each other like we are mates. Just follow my lead.” “If that is what you want, for me to follow your lead, but just remember who the alpha is here, alright.” I looked at him, rolling my eyes. Yeah, he's an alpha alright; he has the ego of one. I think this is going to be fun, with us arguing all the time. I think both of us could use a little crazy every now and then, but I won't put up with his ego. I held onto his hand, walking back into the hall where everyone was gathered. There was dancing, and people were all around drinking and eating, some even finding their mates. The first to see us was Cheyenne; she looked over at us, then smiled at me. I told Bear."
“We're going to walk over to talk to Cheyenne. Be on your p's and q's; she was the queen of the mafia, and she's still a badass."
“Yeah, I know who she is. When I was a young pup, her husband kicked my uncle's ass. I wasn't sure why, but I wasn't going to ask questions at that time.” My eyes widened, then I calmed them down. I wondered what he would think if he knew she was my stepmother, and Mercury is my father. I don't really call Cheyenne my stepmother; to me, she is my mother.
“I will need to ask her why sometime. Alright, she is waving us over. I'm not going to lie about your name, so just deal with it, but it doesn't mean she has to know your life story either.” We both walked over there hand in hand. I wasn't sure if I actually wanted to do this either. But have I told you, I like a little crazy every now and then; it makes life fun. Taking a deep breath, we took our walk over to Cheyenne and Mercury. I just hope this works.”
