Page 42 of Silas

It is getting harder and harder to understand how this man is the Alpha of one of the most feared packs. “We have your money and you won’t be touching a single one of our females. Before we hand over the money, though, you will be signing documentation that our debt has been paid in full. I will need two of your wolves to sign as witnesses as well.”

“How about a compromise, hmm? Let’s have my guy count the money as I am reviewing the paperwork. When he confirms that it’s all there, then I will sign on the dotted line. Fair enough?”

I nod my head, “Fair enough. Caelon, if you could place the money in front of his guy. Xavior, if you could please lock all the doors. I want to ensure that we all feel secure inside the room while the exchange is in process.”

Everyone begins their given task. I pass the paperwork down the table to Jeramiah. He is reading it, at least I think he is. For all I know, he is bullshitting me and just pretending to read. Not that there is anything in there that isn’t exactly what was agreed upon.

His guy whips out a money counter from a duffle bag that was sitting on the floor. The machine whirls to life as it begins to count the money. I glance over at Nova as she has been unusually quiet this whole time. She is watching everything with discerning eyes. I rub my hand across her arm that is leaning on the table next to me. She looks at me and a soft smile graces her face. I match her smile and mouth, I love you.

The machine beeps, indicating that it has completed the counting process. The guy nods to Jeramiah, who looks across the table at me. “It appears that you held up your end of the deal,” he says as he signs his name across the line. “Kevin, Jacob, come sign this as witnesses.” Two men sitting behind him stand up to come to the table. They both sign the paperwork before stepping back to their seats again.

The paperwork is passed down the table to me, where I quickly sign my name. “Sampson, Tomlin, come sign here as witnesses, please.” Both men step forward and sign as well. Everything is done, we will never have to deal with this pack again, hopefully.

Jeramiah scoots his chair back and stands. “It appears that our time here is done. I didn’t think you could do it, but I was wrong. Pleasure doing business with you.”

With that, the doors are unlocked, and everyone files out of the meeting room. I can’t believe that we did it, but man, am I glad our dealings with them are over.

All of their wolves have made it back outside by the time that Jeramiah reaches the door. Right before he steps out, he looks over his shoulder and says, “Till the next time I see you.” As he walks out the door and shuts it behind him.

“What does that mean?,” Nova asks.

Shrugging my shoulders, “I don’t know. Xavior, make sure that all fifteen of those wolves make it out of our territory. Keep the perimeter checks going until tomorrow. We can reevaluate then to see if we think we will continue to need it.” He nods his head before he also turns to leave. “Caelon, see that I have a budget on my desk tomorrow morning with the new numbers and what we will allocate funds to from now on.”

He nods his head, “Yes, sir.” I watch as he heads back to his office.

Warrick claps his hands, “Alright guys, as much fun as this has been, your boy is ready to go find a wet hole to sink into.”

Nova’s mouth pops open, “That is gross, Warrick. Is that how you treat all the women?”

He shrugs his shoulders, “The goddess hasn’t been nice enough to deliver my mate to me, or at least one that will acknowledge I exist.” Before Nova can say anything else, Warrick has already turned to leave.

She looks at me, “What does he mean by that?”

I watch his retreating back as he leaves, “Honestly, I don’t know.”

Chapter 28

Warrick

Fuck, it never really bothered me that other people have found their mates or completed their mating. That is until Silas found Nova. I mighta gave him shit about it, but really, I was jealous.

Most people see me and the womanizer that I am, but what they don’t know is that my mate has been here all along. Theproblem? I can’t get her to even acknowledge I exist. One day, I will get her attention.

The bell tolls over my head as I enter the Find Me Between The Pages bookstore.

“I’ll be right with you,” her voice sounds from the back.

I breathe in as her scent comes closer to me. Today is going to be the day.

Epilogue

Six Months Later

“Ugh, I am as big as a house,” Nova says as she comes out of our bathroom.

I rub my hand along her swollen belly. “You aren’t as big as a house. You are beautiful, amazing, and glowing.”

She is glaring at me as her eyes flash with her wolf's eyes. “You didn’t tell me that the chance of being pregnant with twins was high. You also failed to mention that pups grow faster than human babies. So forgive me for not feeling like I am glowing. I can’t even get out of bed without assistance anymore.” She throws her hands up as she waddles over to our chairs by the fire.