“If you won’t help her then I will,” James demanded and Hunter gave him a look of disgust.
“You can’t be serious James! You would be disobeying Andrew as well and after all he has done for you?” Hunter asked him with a rough voice.
“Andrew isn’t my alpha. It’s been a long time since I was a member of this pack! He also charged me to protect her, if he hasn’t forgotten,” James growled at him glaring at Andrew. “She is my mate and I will not just stay here and do nothing,” James snarled at him.
“She isn’t worth such loyalty from you,” Hunter shot back. “She is just some wanton little bitch; I thought I made that clear when I told you her history!” With a loud roar, James turned and gave the blonde a right hook knocking Hunter to the floor out cold before marching out of the room. He went looking for Greg. He found him in the kitchen typing away at his laptop. He glanced up at James and visibly paled looking extremely nervous. James gave the omega a wolfish smile, knowing his assumption was right.
James sat in the chair next to him. “Uh… h-hi J-James, h-how’s it g-going,” the smaller werewolf stuttered.
“Tell me,” James demanded and Greg swallowed loudly.
“T-tell y-you?” he asked trying to look as if he had no idea what James was talking about. James slammed his hand down on Greg’s shoulder, his smile growing larger and more predatory, making the other jump in fright.
“Now Greg, we both know perfectly well what I want to know. You actually have started to grow on me this past week, so believe me when I say I’d really, really hate to have to hurt you,” James started and Greg started to tremble. “But if you don’t start talking I am going to start breaking bones starting with your fingers,” James finished removing his hand off of Greg’s shoulder and grabbing his right wrist.
Greg yelped and attempted to pull out of his grip, but James held him tight. “She told me not to tell anyone,” Greg confessed with panic in his voice. “Especially you, she said she would get very mad at me if I did,” he continued.
James tightened his grip on Greg’s wrist and the smaller man whimpered with pain. “Greg, what would you rather have right now? Angry Lily miles away or me angry right here in front of you,” James asked. Greg’s eyes darted from James’s face to the hand that held his wrist then back again several times.
“Okay, okay,” he relented and James let go of him with another smile. “She is traveling with the vampires west following the paper trail Xavier left behind,” Greg started to explain as he grabbed a notebook by his side and started writing something down quickly. “I am supposed to keep her updated day to day and call her as soon as anything new pops up,” he finished handing a piece of paper towards James still shaking like a leaf.
He took the paper and quickly read it, it was the route she was taking, and the places Xavier had stopped. James slapped Greg hard on the shoulder again causing him to jump again and yelp. “See now that wasn’t so hard,” James told him getting up and Greg gave him a weak smile. “I just got to know,” James started as he folded the paper and stuck it into his pocket and Greg looked at him confused. “Why are you helping her and going against the alpha’s orders?” James asked and Greg shook his head.
“I am not going against alpha’s orders,” he stated with a matter of fact tone. “Andrew ordered me not to bother him with the paper trail, not to stop following it. He also ordered me to stay in the territory and that is what I am doing,” he explained and James laughed. Greg seemed to be the master of technicalities. “Plus she asked me nicely and treated me nicely too,” he told James with a hint of attitude.
Of course she did, James thought moodily and with a heated flare of jealousy. Never in his life did he think he’d be jealous of an omega but he was. He was jealous that she was so nice to Greg and not him. Hell, she was nice to everyone but him and well Hunter though Hunter deserved it. “When you update Lily, you will update me with the same information and where she is headed until I catch up to her,” James told him and Greg slowly nodded.
James left the kitchen and returned to his room and began packing when both Chris and Tony walked in. “I am ready when you are,” Chris announced and James gave him a questioning look. “It was either Lacy or me. There is no way in hell I am going to let her go chasing after vampires,” Chris told him and James nodded.
“I wish I could join you, but I can’t openly defy my father and I’m not ready to challenge him for alpha just yet,” Tony admitted looking a bit ashamed.
“Don’t worry Tony; I don’t need you to do that. However, if you’re willing to help I know something you can do for me,” James told him then explained what he needed. They said their final goodbyes then James and Chris left in Chris’s old pick up following the directions Greg had given him.
When Greg told Lily that her father refused to follow the trail of Xavier, she was so pissed that she nearly shifted right there. She stomped over to his office and burst in, without a second thought or knocking. Andrew looked up from the papers he was reading. “Hey Lily, how are you feeling?” He asked and her temper flared even more. How dare he even ask such a question?
“Why are you being so stupid?” She barked at him and his eyes flashed gold as his face hardened.
“Watch that tone of yours Lily,” he warned her.
“No, I will not! Not while you ignore Xavier,” she demanded.
Andrew’s face turned angry and he growled at her. “May I inform you, Lily, that it is not your place to question me! You now are a member of this pack and I’m your alpha, you’ll follow my orders no matter what!” Andrew told her with a harsh tone and she could feel him trying to do his alpha thing on her, but even now it didn’t have any effect on her. “I’m doing what I deem best for this pack and most of all for you,” he added heatedly. Lily scoffed bitterly and glared at him.
“Ignoring Xavier isn’t what’s best for this pack or for me,” she shot back and Andrew stood up glowering at her.
“Staying away from Xavier is the very best for you! I nearly lost you once and I won’t risk losing you again,” he told her and Lily couldn’t believe what she was seeing and smelling.
“You’re afraid!” She stated in surprise.
“Lily that is enough,” he growled back, but it was in his eyes and in his scent, so much so it almost caused her to gag.
“You won’t go after him because you’re too afraid,” she told him bitterly. Andrew growled, stomping around the desk until he stood in front of her looking at her sternly. He was just about to say something more, but she knew he feared the wrong person. Lily snarled at him and hit him in the chest, interrupting him in mid-sentence and sending him flying across the room. It was the time she showed him just what he should be afraid of. She gave the vampire in her more control and she jumped on top of him.