Chapter 26

Book:The Grateful Rejection Published:2024-6-2

He threw his hands behind his head and looked at me with a glint in his eyes, “You have yourself a deal, Mrs. Hounds. Whoever is the first one to snap, is the loser” he said looking directly into my eyes. My heart stopped beating for a second, Mrs. Hounds? That’s what he wants?
I smiled widely at him and offered my hand for a handshake, “You have a deal!” I said, he smiled back at me and took my hands in his.
“Uh by the way, your parents are here. Henry picked them up from the airport this morning.. I was thinking we could all have dinner together, tommorow night and it’s not up for discussion!” I said remembering receiving a text from Henry a few hours back. He furrowed his brows and threw his hands up in the air, “Really?? They had to come NOW?” He said in annoyance, a small out on his lips. I crinkled my nose in adoration and smacked his arms, “Behave” I said sternly and got off of him.
He looked shocked holding his arms, “How much will you hit the poor man in one day woman??? This is domestic violence, I tell you!!” He said in disbelief as I made my way to the bathroom. I snorted, “Oh please, that didn’t even hurt you!” I said and closed the door.
“D-O-M-E-S-T-I-C—V-I-O-L-E-N-C-E” He spelled out loudly making me laugh. Dork.
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I smirked when u smelt his smell almost 5 miles away, I could hear him grunt in pain as he trained with his pack. I shifted into my lycan, I could feel her being peeved with the plan, “Oh don’t worry! Nothing will happen.” I assur her but she is still on the edge about it. I rolled my eyes at her, “Just hide my smell” I said and within a second I was racing towards him. I knew he couldn’t see me nor could his pack mates. As I came nearer I fasten my pace so I would not be visible what so ever.
There were about 20 wolves training with him and I had managed to get them all down in seconds. I left as fast as I came, they all looked incoherent to what what just happened. I giggled inside my head, I could see them for miles away looking disoriented.
“What just happened?” He said looking confused yet offended getting up from the ground just like the rest, “Charles see if there someone or something has crossed the border” he ordered his men, I smiled again. You can’t catch me! It’s my moment again. Before that man could leave I raced down there and pushed his down to the ground, yet again.
But this time I stayed on the edge of the clearing facing everyone. They all looked confused looking at the man who was on the ground but their confusion turned to horror when they noticed me. One of the guards looked around, his eyes went comically wife when he noticed me, “ALPHA!!” he yelled looking petrified. I snorted on the situation but by the look on everyone’s face, I was still horrifying. Yes baby stroke my already big ego!
His familiar grey-blue eyes looked at me in fear, two similar pairs of eyes held the same emotion, “Ly-lycan? Wh-what do you want?” He asked bravely but still managed to stutter. I took a few threatening steps towards him, he looked terror-struck but still stood to his ground. Before anybody could move a muscle, I have him in my grasp pulling him off the ground and looked into his eyes. My facade instantly melted and my tail started to wiggle in excitement, I licked his face, “Release my scent” I tell my lycan.
He looked confused by my actions but when he smelt my scent, his eyes went wide in disbelief, “Baby Nora?” He asked rubbing my snout, I let out a bark and licked his face again. I put him down and jumped around him as he stood there looking baffled and angry, I wiggled my tail and pushed him with my snout to come out of his trance. I looked at him expectantly, “YOU’RE MARKED?? AND I AM GETTING TO KNOW THIS NOW???” He yelled at me, fury was evident in his face. I whimpered not liking his outburst on me, I went to a tree nearby and shifted back to my human form. I peaked from the tree to see that there were only three of them in the clearing, “Give her some clothes” he ordered. One of the men threw a big t-shirt and shorts at me and was by his side, I wore those clothes. My lycan was snorting, with a look of ‘I fucking told you so’. Bitch.
I cut her off and walked towards the three of them with a goofy smile, “Hello daddy” I greet him all innocently, “What’s up brothers!” I say and raise my hands to give them both high five but they looked furious. I pouted when they didn’t high five me, ouch that is the worst rejection!
I high five myself and started laughing, but they didn’t seem to be in a joking mood….. Fuck.
“You have a lot of explaining to do, young woman” dad said sternly, I gave them a smile, “Don’t I get a hug?” I asked innocently intertwining my hands in front of me and shifting my weight from one foot to another. Oliver and Clark pulled me into a big hug stuffing their faces in my hair, “We missed you bubble” Oliver said and tightened his hold. I stuffed my face between the two taking in their calming smell, “I missed you too” I whined and snuggled my face in their chest.
After pulling back from them I peaked from their shoulders to see papa with a frown on his face. I timidly made my way towards him with open arms, “Daeddiee” I said and engulfed him in a hug, all of my worries vanished into thin air when he wrapped me in his warm hands, “My little baby” he said and kissed my head repeatedly.
“Let’s go home” he said pulling back from the hug and kissing my forehead.
We went back to the alpha house and as soon as the door opened I heard a big squeak and my sister jumped on me, “Norrraaaa!!!” She wrapped her legs around my waist and her hands around my neck. I chuckled and kissed my baby sister, “How is my little flower doing?” I cooed as she buried her face in my neck, “I missed you” she said, I looked down at her. Her gorgeous grey eyes looking up at me, “Why didn’t you visit us more often? Don’t you miss us.. me?” She asked with a pout. I walked to the couch and sat down with her straddling my lap.
“Who said that baby? I miss you so much! And I won’t make an excuse to why I don’t visit often.. I am sorry love. I promise to never do that again.. will you forgive me?” I cooed. She looked up with her innocent face, “Promise” she held up her pinkie finger. I bit my lips and wrapped my pinkie finger around hers, “Promise” I said and kissed her nose. She screeched and ran away in the kitchen, “I tried making something for you yesterday…” She yelled while running away. My 13 year old little sister, Lilly.
She came back with some cookies and my little brother, Adrian, “Nolaa” he screeched and jumped on me, “You bawk!!” He said in his baby voice, “I miss you” he said and kissed my lips. I let out an aww and kissed his lips repeatedly, “Too cooties!! Too cooties!!” He said and jumped off me, I laughed at him mentally, “But u thought you loved me” I faked being hurt, clutching my heart. His lips pouted adorably and his hazel eyes shined with regret, “Yow can have my cooties” he said and wrapped his little arms around my leg, “My baby” he cooed and kissed his forehead.
“Look we made some cookies for everyone.. you can have some!” Lilly said pushing her half burnt cookies. I took one and bit a huge bite, I nodded my head impressed, “It’s actually really good” I said honestly meaning it. Through its a little burnt but it has the right amount of sweetness, not many can balance the sweetness of cookies, “I’ll have to keep you as my baker!” I teased them making them giggle.
“Oh please don’t, next thing they’ll burnt down the whole kitchen” a soft voice said coming down from the stairs. I looked up with a smile, “Gina” I greeted my step mom and went to hug her, “Awwhh you look so beautiful my dear!” She complimented means kissed my cheeks.
She pulled me to the couch, “Go outside and play in the garden” she told her kids and they went off running as soon as they were out of the door she turned back to me, “Did something happened, you’re father looks mad” she asked making me sigh, “Okay.. this is not comforting” she commented. I rolled my eyes, “Let everyone come” I said to which she nodded.
It took the three men a whole of 10 minutes to come downstairs and sit around the dinner table with a hard look on their faces.