Lexi's povLeading me into a formal clothing store I side-eyed Nathan.“Why are we here?”He stopped in front of the women's section and grinned.“Thought you would want a different dress for Nolan’s birthday bash,” he surmised.Lifting a skimpy black number he smirked as he held it out in front of me.“This would look delightful on your curves,” he said huskily.Grabbing it from his hand I put it back on the rack.“That is something a high-paid escort would wear,” I muttered harshly.Giving me a pout he ventured further into the section as his eyes scanned the racks.Spying a cute cream lace corset dress I headed toward it and lifted the lovely dress from the rack.“This is more my style,” I commented as I searched for Nathan.He was pointing at a manikin wearing a sheer black form-fitting catsuit with sequins covering the private areas.“Why are you such a pervert,” I asked and laughed when he pouted and started toward me.“I'm not a pervert I'm a risk taker,” he responded and eyed
Lexi's povThe waiter finally came and took Nathan’s order and a chicken dish he ordered for me as well.He looked arrogantly proud of himself for ordering it and I exhaled deeply in annoyance.“I don't like peppers,” I muttered sourly.His eyes met mine and he grinned.“Just pick them out of your Sandos then,” he said firmly.“Drink your wine and you won't even know it's in there,” Nolan suggested and I grinned slightly.After getting our glasses of Chardonnay I distinctly heard a cell phone ringing from across the table and narrowed my eyes at Nathan. He pulled it out from his back pocket and answered it like I wasn't even sneering at him.Once he ended the call he looked like the floor fell out from underneath himself.“That was Ryan, he told me the pack is going to hold a funeral for Courtney this evening and wanted to know if we would attend. He also contacted the witch to let her know that we were home unsupervised,” he said sourly.Raising my brow I asked him who the witch was
Lexi's povPacing around my room I kept wiping my eyes with the cuff of my sweater unsure of why I was feeling so blah.Not understanding any of what was causing my literal soul to ache. I was shaken to my core.Turning to the soft knock on my door I shuffled to it and opened it to see Nolan holding the store bag with the dress Nathan had purchased for me.“Why are you crying?”Shaking my head I told him I didn't know. He stepped inside and pulled me into his arms.“It's because Nathan is gone and you feel it deeply inside yourself,” he muttered as I buried my face into his chest.“No, I don't think so,” I growled while he laughed lightheartedly.“Oh come now Lexi, surely you have longed for someone like Nathan to sweep you off your feet,” he chided. Giving him a deadpan glare I shook my head.The feeling of dread was lifting as I furrowed my brow at him.His smile was intoxicating and I grinned back at him.“How come you are so much nicer than him?”His smile faltered and he sighed
Lexi's povHis body weight and the rough bark of the tree were causing me issues and I eyed him pleadingly.“If you are quiet I will remove my hand and weight,” he growled. Nodding I inhaled deeply once his hand fell away.“Why are you here? Where's your mom?”Holding his head and looking agitated Nathan raised his index finger towards me and sighed.“I took off when she went into the gas station to prepay for gas. I can't go back there again,” he stressed painfully.Seeing him face me I gasped at the bloody scratches across his face.Reaching out to check on them he hissed and backed away. My arm fell to my side as I frowned.“My mother was unhappy,” he muttered.“Let me go back to the house and get some antibiotic cream for you, they look bad and might scar,” I expressed my concern.Shaking his head he told me that his wolf would heal them.“Plus I don't want anyone else to know that I am here,” he snapped.“What are you planning on doing then?”He shrugged and went to sit near a tr
Lexi's povWiping the moisture away I dropped and shifted telling Nova to take me back to where my clothes lay. As she ran I thought about Nathan.“I believe that he is your mate dear but I also feel that Nolan is as well. I am uncertain of Sloan though,” Nova informed me as she invaded my thoughts.“Well, I will see how my heart feels, ok wolf?”She just growled in response and paused as we approached where I had left my clothes.Three men and Kali were holding articles of my belongings in the air and sniffing them, Gross.“These belong to that whore’s daughter who is residing in the Alpha's mansion. She is corrupting my son, Nathaniel,” Kali snarled. Furrowing my brow Nova's eyes narrowed at the horrible woman.“Let's sneak around them and just head to the upper patio. I can paw at the glass door for Nolan to let me inside,” I suggested.She huffed and raced around the trees ending up on the driveway to the mansion.“I hope they don't find Nathan,” I sighed as Nova went to the side
Lexi's povThinking about my mom I lost my appetite and just moved the food around on the plate.“Wish I had my phone so I could try and contact her,” I mumbled sadly.“I'm sure she is fine and enjoying her new mate,” Nova growled to cheer me up.Setting the plate on my nightstand I laid my head against my pillow and thought about school.“How am I supposed to act with Mini and Sloan,” I groaned and realized being a hoe had been very poor judgment.“Don't be so hard on yourself and just focus on your schoolwork and ignore the rest. You are very skilled in doing that,” Nova replied.“Bitch,” I hissed and heard her laughing in my mind.I heard my door open and watched Nolan walking toward me holding my cell phone.“Ryan got it from his scouts,” he said as he handed it to me. Sitting up quickly I snatched it from his hand and immediately dialed my mother.He was trying to tell me something but I held my hand up as I listened to the ringing.“Hello sweetie,” she answered and I broke down
Lexi's povNolan returned shortly and handed one of the two items he held to his brother and also a white tee.“I told Lexi the truth about our mom and me,” Nathan said softly.Nolan eyed me and shrugged.“Looks like she took it well,” he teased and I grinned wide at them both.My heart was racing in my chest being near them both but my burn injuries kept me from feeling the fluttering in my abdomen.Shaking his head after pulling the t-shirt over his head Nathan inhaled sharply and told me to lie down so they could put medicine on my wounds.“Take care of her face and I will start on her legs and work upward,” he said firmly.Closing my eyes as they both applied a cool cream to my burns I would wince occasionally and they would pause.“I'm alright, continue it's helping,” I said softly.My eyes suddenly opened wide when a loud angry howl came from outside somewhere in the distance.“She's found Lexi gone,” Nolan snickered and I glanced at them both.“Also her two dead lovers,” Nathan
Lexi's povSitting in a room off the main dining area of the restaurant we stuffed ourselves with food.I was thankful for wearing the stretchy pants and rested my chin in my upturned hand listening to the brothers discuss what they should do about their deranged mother.“If we call Dad he's going to want to know why Kali went after Lexi and you will have to tell him that she's your mate…and possibly mine. He and our stepmom aren't going to like that one bit since we are a family,” Nolan muttered.I watched Nathan’s jaw twitching in annoyance as his narrowed eyes landed on mine.“What are your thoughts on this, Lexi,” he asked me and I shrugged.“I don't know if either of you is my mate and won't until my birthday. Currently, I get flutters and a racing heart around you both because you gotta admit it you're two hot-looking guys,” I answered, causing my cheeks to go crimson.Both of them gave me big toothy grins and Nolan said, “Awe, she is so precious!”Nathan wasn't as jovial and lo