my kind of crazy book two of fighting the mate bond mafia series

ready to eat 43

Chapter 43

Tori POV

I had just returned from training when Bear received a phone call. I was walking into the office as he was hanging up the phone. I wasn't going to ask who it was; I thought it was just a business call. Sitting down, I asked him, "What do you want for dinner? I was thinking about meatball subs, what do you think?"

"It sounds good to me. I will call it in and I'll go get it. But I do have some news." He had my full attention now. I wondered what the news could be. I'm really hoping it's good news about Rachel and not something bad. Was she mad when she found out the truth? I hope she's not mad at me. I had to do this; I needed my sister back. The woman that left wasn't her; she needed to heal her heart and get stronger. Staying here and seeing Cord with his mate wasn't helping.

"So, what's the news? I hope nothing is wrong. Did something happen?" I know I was asking a lot of questions, but I just wanted to know what was going on. I was worried.

"Well, Alpha Cole called. That's who I just got off the phone with. He told me Rachel is doing good. She didn't like the fact that she was lied to, and she gave him a nice hearty slap across the face, leaving her handprint on his right cheek. But they are working things out. Hold on before you say anything. He called to ask if we had any room for his pack. His land is almost ready, and it's only for a few weeks. I told him we had plenty of room. Most of the unmated have to stay inside the pack house; the mated can stay in the empty houses. Each house has five bedrooms. And think about this, we have over two hundred houses that are not used, so they can stay in the houses until his pack houses are ready. They will be here at the end of the week." I was shocked, and I know my face showed it. I know I will have to deal with her anger once she is back home, so I'm ready for that. As long as she is healed and okay, I can deal with anything. But I was happy that she's coming home at the end of the week. But it's just for a short time; she will be moving with Cole. I'm just thankful that it's close by.

"Well, it’s Wednesday. We will need to get those houses ready for them. We will need to stock them with food and drinks, blankets, and pillows. We need to do a lot before the end of the week." He was smiling from ear to ear, then said to me,

You know, you are just crazy. We have plenty of time; we can start tomorrow. What about those meatball subs? I can call it in right now, and it won't take any time at all to go get them. Go take a shower and relax a little. I know you're nervous about her coming home. How about when you take your shower and relax, call your sister. By the time you get off the phone, I will be back with the subs. I swear, he can be so calming at times, but he knows I wanted to start on those houses. There are two hundred; it's going to take time to fix them up. But he wants to start tomorrow. Geez, if he says so, I knew I needed to set the alarm for five am. If he doesn't want to get up, that's okay, but I want everything to look nice for them. I went upstairs to shower, then got dressed. Walking back into the bedroom, I got my cell off the nightstand. I'm glad I put it on the charger last night. I clicked on my sister's number; she answered it on the third ring. The first thing she said, that's when I knew that my sister was back.

You do know I'm pissed at you, right? I gave my mate a good slap across the face, but he is so sexy. He slept in my bed the first night, and no, it's not what you think. We talked, got to know each other, and found a lot that we had in common. I woke up the next day well-rested. I'm good. Is that what you're calling about? Is it to make sure that I'm okay? I wanted to laugh, but I did chuckle. "Yep, she is back, maybe even better than ever. I couldn't wait until she got home so we could talk. I could tell by her voice that she was better, maybe even healed. I will know once she is back.

"Yes, that's the reason why I'm calling. I know you're mad, Rachel, but I had to send you to him. He's your goddess-gifted mate. You needed to see him to know he wasn't really a ghost. I heard that you gave him a good slap for tricking you. Hearing her laugh, I knew I did the right thing. Her laughter sounded so good to my ears.

Yeah, I did. The jerk had his beta show me all around his pack, then we shifted to run the territory so I could see how the rogues were getting inside. He had me thinking it was an inside job, and his beta had me thinking it was him that was letting the rogues inside. When the ass hat told me that the alpha was ready to see us, I smelled his scent. I didn't even bother knocking; I went right inside and then stopped right in my tracks. When I got here, I started having a vision, but I stopped it since I thought I didn't have time for it. I wish I had let it come through; I would have known it was all a setup. But, you know what? He's sexy and kind, and he even said if I wasn't ready for mating, he was okay with that, that he could wait. But I don’t think I can wait too much longer. That had me laughing. Yeah, I have my sister back.

"Well, if you think you are ready, I say go for it. That way, you can mate and mark each other, and then he can have the Luna ceremony. Trust me, it's fun, but not when you have people doing your hair and makeup. It’s a long story, but I know it's what you want. You have someone who will love you and never leave you, honey.

"Yeah, I know. But listen, I have to go. I'm going to surprise Cole with something, and maybe then we will mark each other. I just hope he's not too tired after his run around the border. Love you, sis."

"Love you too. I will see you on Sunday." We hung up the phone. Wait, it's not Sunday; they are coming on Friday. What was I thinking? Geesh, I'm just glad she wasn't too mad at me. Placing the phone back on my nightstand, I went downstairs to see if Bear was back. Sure enough, he was waiting for me in his office.

"Are you ready to eat?" I nodded and then sat down; I was starving. The sub looked really good; he got me extra meatballs with extra cheese and little sauce. I don't like that much sauce; we both ate. When I was done, I was so ready for a nap.

"Hey, I see those eyes being droopy. Before you go and nap, I have something to show you. What now? Was it bad, or was it good? I hope it's good because if anything else goes bad, I'm going to be pissed at whoever caused it."