Page 59 of My Bad Boy Alpha

They answered me in silence.

Tears welled up in my eyes.I needed to find Stone.

CHAPTERTHIRTY-EIGHT

STONE

“Knock, knock,”I said, peering into Grandma Bee’s house through the screen door.

“Stoney,” she said, voice hoarse and slow.“Is that you?”

I watched her stand from the couch and hobble over, her back hunched.“Yes, it’s me.”

Once she unlocked the door and let me inside her house, Grandma slowly walked to the fridge and pulled it open with a shaky hand.After taking out two beers, she strolled back to the table covered with a plaid plastic tablecloth and fumbled with the tab.

“I’ll do that for you, Grandma,” I said, taking them from her and opening both.

Once she took a long gulp, she exhaled in relief.“Where’s Zuri?You need to bring her around more,” she said, waggling her finger at me.“I know how you alphas are, wanting to get your mates pregnant as quickly as possible.But you need to let that girl breathe.”

“She’s”—I paused—“talking to the Moon Goddess.”

“What?!”she exclaimed.“The Moon Goddess?”

“Yes.I’ve actually come to talk about the prophecy.”

Grandma Bee stiffened.“What prophecy?”

I arched my brow.“Grandma, you know what prophecy I’m talking about.”

“In my old age,” she said, gulping down more beer, “I don’t remember anything.”

But she wasn’t looking at me anymore, and that light expression had dropped from her face, replaced with guilt.She knew exactly what I was talking about, but for some reason, she didn’t want to talk about it.

“The prophecy that came to you a couple of years ago,” I clarified.“About this pack.”

She finished the beer in two more gulps, then headed to the fridge for a second.“Stoney, that prophecy was more like a dream to me.I barely remember it.It might not even be true.”She opened the fridge and stared into it.“Moon Goddess, I hope it’s not.”

“Why not?”

“Because … that’d mean that Zuri isn’t your mate.And?—”

“What do you mean?”I asked because this was the first time I was hearing this.

“The prophecy mentioned a goddess,” she finally said.“Not a werewolf who can wield magic.The alpha of this pack is supposed to be mated with someone who is much, much stronger than Zuri.”Another pause.“But Zuri makes you so happy.And I haven’t seen you this much at peace in decades.”

“You didn’t tell me this,” I whispered, my stomach turning.

While I wanted to believe in this prophecy because it would help us defeat Derrit, I couldn’t even fathom the thought of being with someone other than Zuri.She was my everything.The woman I would do anything for.

Even if it meant saving my pack, I would never reject her.Never give her up.

I refused to ever even think of another wolf the way that I thought about Zuri.She was mine forever, and we would have to find another way.Even if I lost everyone else … I would sacrifice the world in order to live and die with her as my mate.

“I wasn’t sure what I saw at the time,” she said.“But Zuri is an amazing girl, and I didn’t want to tell you because I didn’t want to hurt you, Stoney.You love her.”

My hands balled into fists, and I shoved my chair back, the legs screeching against the wooden floorboards.Why hadn’t she told me about this?Why hadn’t she fucking told me?All this time … all this fucking time …

“Stoney, where are you going?”Grandma Bee asked.

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