“What?” he asked and slumped himself on the ground beside me.
“How far is the border from here?” She asked. Emotions.
“North border. Though guards are tough there so I suggest you run east.” I can imagine how he wanted to get rid of Luce fast.
“Guards won’t be a problem. I’ll go North.”
“You’re crazy.” Seth shook his head then he snapped his head to the back, standing at the process.
“What is it?” I looked past my shoulder, trying to sense what he’s sensing. I’m starting to doubt my senses. It seems I’m a slowpoke when it comes to awareness but with Aiden, my wolf is on high.
“Oh, no.” Luce stood up as well. Her face is a knot and I saw annoyance and irritation in it.
“What? What’s happening?”
I’m on my feet next and I’m not sure what is it that their sensing.
“I guess you failed tonight.” Seth whispered and from then, I knew someone is coming.
And I’m right. I can sense him. I can feel Aiden’s presence but my sense of smell and hearing failed to operate somehow. I can only smell him but I’m sure that he is not alone. The reaction of Luce and Seth answered me that.
“They can’t be here! I needed to escape tonight!” Lucy is hysterical but her voice is low, preventing the words to reach someone’s ears. When she turned to me, her eyes are almost pleading. “Ash…” she pleaded.
I’m sure Aiden is not alone but I’m not sure what got into me because the next thing I do, I turned to Seth and gave him a command.
“Meet them halfway. Tell them we’re skinny dipping.” I whispered.
“What? Then what? You’ll continue this-”
“Yes, fu*cking yes. We’ll run North as you distract them.”
“Aiden will-”
“I’ll be back. I promise. Just play along. I’ll make it seem like I run after her. Please… Just go before they come nearer.”
Seth looked at me, studying my face like I’ll change my mind but I looked at him with sincerity. I’m dead serious even if this situation is nerve-wrecking.
At last he sighed then he was gone.
I looked at Lucy and she nods at me. We run North with inhuman speed and I’m grateful that I’m good at my tracks.
Aiden’s POV
“I can’t believe this.” I shook my head as Jacob and I walk sideways. On our way to my spot.
The bastard can’t keep his ass on a chair and kept strolling back and forth as we drink. Then an hour later, he said he’ll follow our mates and asked me to lead him the way.
And now we are. After a long moment of persuasion on his part and annoyance on my part. We are walking slow and lazy. Well, I’m being lazy.
“You’re still at it? We’re already heading there.”
I growled at his answer.
“Why don’t you get laid so you’ll stop behaving like a dog wiggling it’s tail?”
He snorted. “I’m still waiting for that woman to beg.”
A low ‘pfft!’ escaped my mouth as I heard his words.
“What the fu*ck?” Jacob exclaimed.
“You know nothing, brother. Just continue walking. Are we there yet?”
I laughed hard from his discomfort. Oh, man. The guy is whipped.
“Half.”
“Let’s run. That would be faster.”
“Hush it, Brother.” I grinned when he rolled his eyes. “Let the girls have some fun.”
Jacob is young. He’s twenty and took the Alpha title early this year because his Dad passed away from disease.
He is like my brother, yes. We grew up meeting at the middle section of each borders of our lands. We’ll scare Rogues when we were kids or hunt food on our wolf form. That only stopped when I took over the pack at fifteen.
My steps was slowed and my thoughts are distracted when I sense someone running to us. I immediately recognized the scent.
“Who-”
I cut Jacob’s question before he could finish.
“It’s Seth.”
A few seconds and he’s in front of me. Huffing for air.
Why on earth is he here? I looked past his shoulder and I can’t see Ashira nor her friend. Wary crawled on my skin like venom but I tried not to lose my cool.
“Why are you here?” I growled. I’m worried about what had happened that he’s running to us like crazy but I tried keeping my poise.
“I don’t think you guys should be there.” his tongue almost twist from how fast he talked. “Woo!” Then he exhaled.
I frowned but it is Jacob who spoke first.
“And why is that?”
I glanced at him for a bit and turned to look at Seth again. His eyes are looking at mine then at Jacob’s.
“They, uh, they’re skinny dipping at the river.” he’s almost hesitant and nervous that the frown on my forehead deepened.
What. Did. He. Just. Say?
“The fu*ck? And you’re, what, watching them?” Jacob snarls and I saw his shoulder trembles.
I feel the same but I try to take control. I don’t want to show how I want to have Ashira inside my arms again, to be able to see her, or be angered that my Gamma maybe saw her naked. I can’t.
Why?
Jacob is being unreasonable towards his mate and he needs to see the proper way for it to be done. I need to show him.