Page 46 of Her Big Bad Wolf
Kyle shook his head.
“You could have told me you’re mates.”
I gasped. “What?”
“Don’t play dumb, Vanessa. Alphas have a built-in radar of sorts to know when a mating male is nearby. I felt it this morning but it seemed strange to think it was coming from him. Now it all makes perfect sense.”
“How does any of this make perfect sense?” I blurted out, not even bothering denying it.
“If I had any doubts on who I was sensing, they were laid to rest with Isaac’s posturing right now.”
I sighed. I knew what he meant. My mate was standing between us, staring down an Alpha for questioning why I was there.
This was a nightmare. I wasn’t even sure I liked him, let alone could actually mate him.
Just because he was my true mate, didn’t mean I had to accept him. So far, his only saving grace was that he’d called me first. That had to mean something, right? At least it did to me. Otherwise, I got the impression he enjoyed being an asshole.
Isaac
Chapter 14
I supposed I shouldn’t have been surprised that Kyle had picked up on my uncharacteristic behavior. He was the Alpha after all, and he probably knew me better than just about anyone, not that I let people in to know me at all.
I’d been working with Kyle for years and he was well aware of my fondness for being left alone. He also knew I didn’t like people in my personal space, especially inside my house, and that included him. Yet Vanessa was here and I didn’t mind at all. I couldn’t let myself stop and think about what that could mean.
“Do you want to see the boys or not?” I finally barked.
I was done with chit-chatting. I had things to do and didn’t want to waste my whole day on this. I was anxious to get Kyle and his guys away from here. Though, I wouldn’t mind if Vanessa stuck around.
There was no denying my curiosity where she was concerned.
Kyle looked around as if he had suddenly remembered why he was here.
“Where are the boys?” he asked.
Vanessa sighed and side-eyed me. “They’re in the basement.”
I shrugged. “They’re safe and contained.”
She groaned.
Was it wrong that irritating her made me happy?
Happy?
That wasn’t something I thought I’d ever feel again, but it was true. I liked having her around, and I wanted to know more about her.
My mate.
I shook my head and bit back a grin.
I had a mate. It was the craziest damn thing ever.
At some point she was going to have to learn that she was mated to a ghost because I didn’t technically exist, or that’s what I kept telling myself. Lately there seemed to be a lot of new people coming into my life and that bothered me a lot.
It was hard to stay invisible when people knew you existed.
I opened the basement door and let down the stairs.
