"I just don't think that we're going to have the man-power, or even the resources to finish the construction of an entire cottage in the span of a week. You know just as well as we do, that we barely would have finished within the two week mark. Why is there this sudden rush?"
I couldn't blame my Gamma for asking all of the questions that she was asking. She had always been on top of things, and during the last few weeks that we hadn't had a Beta, she had filled the role quite well, making sure that we did not feel the loss or the lack of a male second in command. Her opinion was one that I had grown to value and respect, and it was one of the reasons why I was so adamant on making sure that she was in complete agreement with what we were going to do from here on forward."It's for my own peace of mind. As it turns out, their daughter is insufferable, and having her in my house for weeks on end is something that isn't going to bode well for my temper when itMy heart was pounding in my chest with such an intensity that I was almost certain of the fact that it was about to rip right out of my chest. It was like I had no control over myself, my body and mind both working of their own accord. It understood the intensity and the pressure that I had to deal with due to the situation that we now found ourselves in. I could only imagine what Luke was going to say when I told him that his daughter had been ripped into shreds -and I really hoped that the situation had not gotten that bad.The moment that I was out and in the open, I shifted, knowing that I would be able to find Samantha myself at a much faster speed than our enforcer would be able to relay their location to me - and I was right. The moment that I was shifted, it was like every instinctive part of my body pushed me forward, knowing where I needed to go. I didn't know what it was that made Samantha stand out to me like this, but I did know that it was s
I slammed the door shut as I entered the house, uncaring about the fact that I would be bound to attract the attention of my father and my mother. At this point in time, with the way that I was feeling, I was more than prepared to face them and whatever was left of their temper. I was willing to dish out my own spoon of emotions as well, because I was not going to deal with them. That was not the way that things were going to work this time around.I had walked away earlier, because I had hoped to avoid causing more trouble than all of this was worth, but it was too late for that now. I felt like I had had majority of my organs bruised in one way or another, and I wanted to take it out on someone. After all, I wouldn't have left the house if it hadn't been for the way that they had been treating me.Just as I had been expecting, it took no more than a few moments for my father to make his appearence, coming out of the dining room, which was further down the
I stood completely still, staring at Elijah in complete and utter disbelief. I didn't know what I was supposed to say to him, and I believed that my father found himself in the same position as well. But what was bothering me slightly, was the fact that my father did not seem to be displeased with what he had just learned. I, on the other hand, couldn't have been more unhappy. He couldn't seriously be thinking that all of this was fine, was he? Did he not realise how wrong it was to go along with this? But then again, he did not know about what had happened at the club. And despite the fact that I now found myself in this situation, I was determined to keep that information from my father for as long as I could. I did not want to deal with his lectures on my lack of faithfulness to a mate whom I had not even met yet - and if it was necessary, I would be more than willing to reject my said mate, to make sure that Arthur had a parental figure in his life, because
I heard a door close somewhere in the distance, and without doubt, and knew that it was Samantha. I didn’t know how to explain it, but it was like every atom, every fibre of my being, was so in tuned with her that I knew where she was and what she was doing without even having to think about it. I knew there was something that wasn’t exactly normal, but that was why I was doing what I was doing. As much as I wanted to get her parents out of my house, I wanted to keep her in it. And I knew that this wasn’t the right way to do things, but it was the only way that I could think of. Gwen was on her way. I had already communicated everything that was going on to her through the mind link while it was happening, so I knew that would only be a matter of sign before she removed my beta from my house.If he decided to take his family with him, it would be exactly what I wanted. I needed to go and speak to Samantha, and make sure that she understood th
I stood in the Alpha's living room, Julie standing beside me, while Arthur was already standing on the porch. I didn't need to speak to him to know that he wasn't happy with what was going on, but he knew, just as well as I did, that there was nothing that we could do. It was a decision that our Alpha had made, and we would have to accept it and come to terms with it. When I had broken the news to Arthur, it had been very easy for me to pick up on the fact that he wasn’t happy with what I was telling him. But the fact that he hadn’t argued with me told me that he understood that I could do about as much about this situation as he could, if not even less. We needed to respect the orders of our Alpha, regardless of the fact that it did not align with our own needs and wants. That was what being a Beta was about. To serve. Julie was taking this a lot better than I had thought she would. I had deliberately chosen to tell her while Arthur had been in the room because
It felt like it took an eternity for Luke and his family to leave my house - his family, for exception of Samantha. I didn't know what it was that had kept him waiting as long as he had, but I had a suspicion that he was waiting for Samantha to get out of the bathroom. And it seemed like it wasn't something that was going to happen any time soon. It had taken a while for him to get the message, but when he finally realised that he wasn't going to be able to speak to his daughter, he left. And I couldn't have been more thankful. I made sure to wait on the porch while they disappeared into the distance, following behind Gwen - Gwen, who looked like she was more than happy to get them away from me. It was something that worried me slightly, but I knew that she had now created an entirely different scenario in her head, and she was determined to give me and Samantha the privacy that we needed. I wished that I could claim that I disliked it, but the problem came in when I adm
Claiming that I was not caught off guard by his statement would have been an outright lie. And although I was good at lying, I had never really taken an interest in lying to myself. I knew that it would not get me anywhere, that it would be more detrimental to my sanity than anything else. I didn't know whether or not I had managed to keep my composure, or whether there had been something on my expression that had given it away, but I hoped that Elijah did not realise how I felt in this moment,My eyes were still closed, and majority of my face was submerged in the water, coming up to just beneath my nose. Luckily, it hadn't been necessary for me to speak just yet, but I knew that I could not stay silent and ignore him for the rest of the time that he was here. I had been able to pick up on the fact that he was as determined as can be, that he was going to talk to me about all of this, whether I was willing to, or not. And as much as I could tell myself that I didn't wa
The next few minutes passed by in a blur, happening so fast that I didn't really know what hit me until it had already hit me. It seemed to me like this was the point in the conversation that Elijah had been waiting for, the one that he had been aiming to reach. I wouldn't have guessed it to be the case, but once he knew that I was fully aware of what he had meant with that statement, he got up and walked out of the bathroom, like he hadn't even been there in the first place. I didn't know why he chose then to leave, but I wasn't going to get up and go after him in order to question him, either. As much as I was interested in knowing what was going through his mind, I knew that I was in no position to do so. There were aches and pains everywhere in my body, and all that there was for me to do, was to lay here and recover from it. The water had turned a murky brown colour, something that I was only able to see thanks to the opening around my face. I was no genius, but if I had to tak