Page 23 of Big Bad Wolf: B.B.W
“Yes, you are correct. I love your daughter, so I would never want anything to come between us like her father not agreeing with our union,” he proclaimed. “May I ask what your gift is, because you clearly have one like your wife and daughter?”
My father gazed at me.“Tell your mate what my special gift is.”
When I came into his room, I made sure to open my mind to my parents.
“My father is a telepath. He has the gift of reading other’s thoughts and memories,” I revealed. My father’s power was amazing. He was sure to seal it a majority of the time as not to abuse it.
Both of Orion’s brows rose. “Wow! That’s a pretty amazing power. The pack that I belong to has members that were blessed with gifts.”
Before anyone else could speak, the door opened. In walked a doctor that looked familiar.
“Oh, sorry, Mr. Summerville. I didn’t realize you had guests.” The doctor’s attention fell on me. “Elodie, is that you, beautiful?”
The nightthat Elodie ran into my house when she found out her father was sick, she was in such a panic. The pro of circling yourself with friends who have mates was that they didn’t need an explanation when it came to things regarding your mate. The pack came first, followed closely by your family. If you had a mate or children, they came after the pack, then parents and siblings. As soon as she shot upstairs, they all stood, said their goodbyes, then left.
The panic in my woman’s eyes while she threw things in a suitcase was almost debilitating. I had to grab her arms to sit her down and make sense of what happened. The pain in her voice when she told me was heartbreaking. I didn’t expect her to breakdown from the guilt of not communicating with her parents more than she had.
As her man, it was my job to handle the things that were in my control. She said she needed to book the first flight out. That was something within my reach. I didn’t own a private jet, but I did have a contract with a company to charter private jets when I needed to. My father and I recently discussed the purchase of one in the next year. We were on a flight the next morning. I wanted her to calm down and get some rest before we left.
I had to let my dick calm her nerves on the way to Sedona in the sky. This was the first time that I had ever seen her worry like she was. She’d told me before that she felt an inadequacy when it came to the expectations of her parents. She claimed that she’d disappointed them with decisions she’d made in her life. Elodie never told me what those decisions were, but I had a hard time believing it based on her parents’ reaction to her. They reacted to her the same way that my father did, and I remembered my mother’s reaction.
Her parents’ home was amazing. What set it off was the landscaping. It was the type of landscaping that you knew increased the property value. Before we left to go to the hospital, her mother took me to the backyard. I stood there with my mouth wide open at how beautiful it was. If I could envision how the Garden of Eden really looked, this would be an amazing representation of it. They had a damn water stream in the backyard with fish in it.
I made up my mind that I would hire her company for the landscaping at my house. My house had a company that came out to take care of the lawn, but Mrs. Summerville’s type of care was different. I wanted my yard to be designed by a landscaping architect.
Barbeque was not something that I ate a lot of. It was such a hit or miss when it came to it much like Greek food. I’d hadhorrible barbeque that turned me off, so I ate Elodie’s mom’s food with caution. Thank God it was amazing.
Mr. Summerville was right when he said that Elodie was her mother’s twin but possessed his eyes. Her light brown eyes were alluring, but her beast’s eyes were hypnotizing. Her mother was a thick woman as well with beautiful toffee-colored skin.
The gifts that the gods gave the wolves never ceased to amaze me. This man could read damn minds. That shit was crazy as fuck. I wondered if he could read my mind now to know that I was about to punch whoever this doctor was dead in his shit if he didn’t stop looking at my mate like he was.
Mr. Summerville roared in laughter the best he could considering his condition. Everyone’s attention turned to him.
“Yes, son, I can. I completely understand if you do.”
Welp, that answers my question.
“Dyami Mato, how are you? Dr. Mato, I guess,” Elodie said flatly. She turned her hip toward me. “This is my mate, Orion.”
Alright, so he must have a beast too.Mate was a very specific language that was used mainly among pack members. Those in the tribe that were not in the pack rarely used the terminology.
Doc’s hairline lifted with his brow.Yeah, bitch, that’s me.I remembered vaguely Elodie and I talked about him. It wasn’t a long talk because I didn’t care. Her past relationships were not of interest to me since I was her present and future.
“Oh, your mate.” He extended his hand to me, but it was obvious that he would rather not. “My name is Dr. Dyami Mato. I’m a surgeon here.”
I guess he wanted to have a dick swinging contest.
I snickered when Mr. Summerville muttered, “He does,”under his breath. Yeah, I liked Elodie’s father because he was with the shits. I accepted the good doctor’s hand.
“It’s nice to meet you. I’m Orion Leventis, owner of Leventis International Marketing Firm and Elodie’s mate.”
I needed him to remember that. It was crazy because I’ve had girlfriends in the past, but I’d never felt like I would kill behind them. Elodie was a different story. I would slaughter everyone for her without remorse or hesitation.
Mrs. Summerville, who had been quiet since we arrived, cleared her throat.
“Dr. Mato, do you have an update for us?” Her question was seeped with annoyance.
“Yes, ma’am. I do.” Dr. Mato’s smile was wide. “We got your latest test results back, and everything looks good. The surgery was successful with taking care of the blockage that affected your heart. Since Miss Elodie has graced us with her presence, I think I’ll go ahead and get your discharge papers together for release today. Now, that will come with instruction for your care and seeing your primary care physician. I’m sure these lovely women will take good care of you.”
