An Alpha for the Demigod (12 page)

He smiles wickedly and
says, “I hope you’re sure because I won’t be undoing our bond a
second time.”

I nod. “I’m sure. I was
sure of it that day you left me alone in a hotel room because of a
conversation you overheard.”

He laughs and says, “Good,
now hold still.”

I stare at him wide eyed.
“For what?”

“
For this.” He grabs a
handful of my hair, jerks my head to the side, and sinks his
shifted canines into my shoulder. The bite of pain has me almost
pulling away. However, the pain quickly shifts to a burning
pleasure that rapidly spreads from my neck straight to my crotch
and has me releasing a groan. I’ve never come so hard, so fast
before and in my jeans no less, on the front porch of the pack
house! Wow, I’m totally going to be the pack gossip for
weeks.

He pulls his teeth from my
shoulder and licks the wound closed. He strokes my cheek and smiles
at me “Sorry about that sweetness. I know it hurt but I wasn’t
about to let you walk around unclaimed. At least in part, now that
you’ve made it clear that you want this.”

I blush. “It wasn’t that
bad.”

“
Good. I have to go now. I
have some things to take care of but I’ll be back later. Which
house is yours?”

I point in the general
direction. “It’s down that way. The blue one with the white
shutters and the red door. You can’t miss it.”

He nods and says, “Good,
I’ll be back sometime tonight. We have some things to talk about
before we take care of our unfinished business.”

I smile. “Okay, do you
like steak? I can cook.”

He laughs. “I love steak.
Who doesn’t?” “Veggie people?”

He laughs harder and says,
“Okay, smartass. I’ll see you later.” He kisses my cheek and steps
off the porch. I watch him climb into his SUV and wave as he pulls
off then I head back inside to help with the cleanup. Afterwards, I
go home to cook dinner and pack up Mirajane’s things so that she
can pick them up.

Chapter Ten

Lykos

I wasn’t expecting Declan
to call. I only left my number in that note as a precaution. If I
ended up being the cause of a pack war then it was my
responsibility to handle it. If I secretly hoped that he would call
just because he wanted to then the pain it caused was my own fault
because I had wished for the impossible to happen. Hearing his
voice only drove the wedge deeper into my heart because I knew I’d
never be able to have him again. On top of that, he lived in the
town of Asphalt Bay so, knowing he would be close by at all times
hurt even more.

Today though, my outlook
on all of that changed. I had expected to walk into the pack house
and see him with his soon to be mate fawning all over him but
instead he sat alone on a couch. I introduced myself to the Alpha
but kept my real name to myself. I didn’t want him to freak the
fuck out over his son having such a violent true mate. I know my
reputation has gotten around.

I took care of the trash
in the basement. It didn’t take long. The poor guy was one of the
easiest I’ve ever had to break. It really didn’t take much. Even
with the scent of blood and fear in the room I could still catch
Declan’s scent, sweet as fuck and totally delicious. I had to get
out of there. I made quick work of packing my tools then I donned
my doctor booties so I wouldn’t track any blood through the place
and I strolled out so fast it was like the hounds of hell were
nipping at my heels.

I threw my stuff into the
back of the SUV and raced around to the driver side but I didn’t
make it inside. Declan called for me to wait, right at the moment
when I was about to open the door and escape. You guys know the
rest, I went apeshit on him, he apologized for everything and then
I forgave him because I’m a sap and the fact that he wanted me as
much as I had wanted him was too good to pass up. I made sure I
staked my claim before leaving, I wasn’t about to allow another
bitch to try and sink their claws into him.

Which brings me to now,
filling out paperwork to mail in to Valik’s office so that I’ll be
restricted to limited duty. I’ll only work the really important
cases and they’ll only be allowed to call me in once a month if
that. I love my job but my mate is more important. Our wolves will
pine away and die if I’m away from him too long once our bond is
complete. I don’t want that to happen so I’m taking measures to
prevent it.

Once I’ve finished, I seal
the papers into an envelope scrawl my address and such on the front
like a letter is supposed to have then I teleport it to his desk. I
may have said I was going to mail it but this is really how I mail
things. It’s a hassle to wait for the human system to take care of
it. Weeks of waiting for it to reach the other person, this way is
so much faster.

I walk upstairs to my
bedroom and throw a couple sets of clothes into a duffel. I’m not
sure if he’ll want me to move in or not so I’m only taking enough
clothes for a few days. Normally, with mates it’s a given but with
his situation of becoming Alpha and my job he might not want that.
It’s among the list of things we need to discuss.

When I’m sure I have
everything I need I teleport myself into my SUV that I left parked
at the docks of Asphalt Bay. I drop the duffel bag into the
passenger seat, start the SUV, turn up the radio and pull out onto
the street. I don’t see the eighteen wheeler barreling through the
intersection until it’s too late.

I must’ve blacked out from
the hit because I wake up a few minutes later to the smell of blood
and shifter. Someone is leaning in the passenger side window
calling out to me “Hey, hey, hey kid are you alright? I’m so sorry!
I lost control of my truck. The brakes wouldn’t work. I tried to
avoid you but it was already too late. Can you hear me?
Kid?”

I hear footsteps like he’s
pacing then he’s talking to himself “Fuck, I just killed this kid.
The Alpha is going to have my ass for this. I’ll get fired. What am
I going to tell Rosie? We need the money. Raising two grandkids
that lost their parents, can’t do it without the money from this
job.” I unbuckle my seatbelt and groan. Fuck that hurts. The man
immediately leans back into the window “Hey, kid are you okay? Can
I call someone for you? I already called my Alpha and the pack
doctor. They’re on their way. There are some shifter police
officers blocking off the scene so hold tight and we’ll get you
some help.”

I force my eyes open and
say “Which pack? What time is it?”

He says “Asphalt Bay.
Don’t worry about the time kid, you’re beat up pretty good. You
could have some serious life threatening injuries.” I look around
and notice the damage. Holy shit. I’m practically sitting in the
passenger seat while still sitting in the driver’s seat. The seat
has literally been pushed over. No wonder I feel like I got beat
like a fucking rag doll.

I wave my hand at the man
and say, “Move, I’m coming out.”

He shakes his head. “I
wouldn’t recommend moving. You’re covered in blood kid. You could
be seriously injured.”

I growl at him. “I’m 3500
years old, my name isn’t kid it’s Liam. I just missed dinner with
my mate because of this so, step the fuck back before I really get
pissed off.” His eyes widen in shock and he moves aside. “Thank
you.” I crawl out the window slowly because it hurts like a
motherfucker but once I get on the ground I feel a little better. I
reach inside and grab my duffel bag then sit on the ground beside
my SUV to wait for the pack doctor this guy called.

A few of the officers walk
over and crouch in front of me to check me out. One looks me over
and says “How are you feeling sir?”

I sigh. “Like I just got
run over by a Mack Truck. A little tired, but I’ll be
fine.”

He nods and says, “The
pack doctor should be here shortly. Is there anyone else we should
call for you?”

I close my eyes and shake
my head. “I think I’m just going to sleep for a few
minutes.”

The other officer taps my
cheek and says, “Hey, buddy. You can’t go to sleep. Stay awake
okay?”

There’s some loud
commotion and the officer says “Just hang in there, the doc and
Alpha are here now. Don’t go to sleep!”

Someone says, “Step aside
you two! Let me get to the patient!” He opens my eyes and shines a
light into them. “Who moved him?”

One officer says, “No one,
he climbed out of the car himself.” Then a voice I’ve heard before
says, “Oh, Jesus Christ!”

The doctor says, “What’s
wrong Alpha? Squeamish?”

Joseph says, “No, I’m not
fucking squeamish you dope! That’s my son’s fated mate!! Oh god, I
have to call Declan.”

The doctor says to
someone, “Has he said anything?”

An officer says, “Just
that he wants to go to sleep. We tried to keep him awake until you
got here.”

I sigh. “If you all would
shut up and stop poking at me I’d have gone to sleep a long time
ago.”

The doctor says, “Usually,
when people go to sleep after a major accident they don’t wake
up…ever.”

I laugh…well try to, it
turns into a cough. “I’ll be fine. I’m immortal. Nearly
invulnerable. Whatever. Can’t die. It was a gift from my father.
Now, shut up and let me sleep! I’ll shift and heal later if I need
to!” I put my duffel behind my head to use as a pillow, cross my
arms, lean my head back, and sleep.

When I wake up, I’m lying
in a soft bed only in a pair of shorts covered up by a red silk
sheet that smells fresh and clean. I take a deep breath, scenting
the room, and smile when all I smell is vanilla and raspberries. I
look around the room and notice all the little red candles, they
aren’t lit anymore but they’re everywhere. There’s even rose petals
on the floor. Aww, my mate is a little romantic. Well, technically
he’s not little but still you get my point. I stretch my arms above
my head feeling all my muscles and bones pop like they should.
There’s no pain and I don’t feel like I was given any medication.
Hmm…guess I didn’t need to shift to heal after all.

I slip off the bed and
make my way into the living room. I stop when I hear voices. My
poor mate sounds like he’s in hysterics. “What if he doesn’t wake
up?! What if he’s in a coma?! What if he dies?! Or wakes up and has
amnesia! Oh god, what if he forgets we’re mates! What am I going to
do Crispin?”

A guy whom I assume is
Crispin says “Shh dude, it’s going to be alright. The doctor said
he’d make a full recovery. Don’t worry so much.”

I peek around the corner
and see them hugging. I hold back a snarl. He’s only comforting
him. I can handle that. At least I can for a few seconds, the whole
patting of the back and the circle rubbing has me ready to rip
Crispin’s arms off his body. I fully emerge from the corner and
lean against the door jamb that leads into the living room. Not in
anyone’s line of sight of course. I do my best to look casual when
I say “Hey bitch, get your paws off my mate if you want to keep
them.”

I don’t want to seem too
happy when Declan practically throws Crispin off him and spins
around to face me but I’m ecstatic. His friend makes a break for
the front door while he walks over to me and says with tears in his
eyes “Hey, you’re awake. I was so worried. For a second there when
my dad called, I thought I’d lost you.”

I hold his head between my
hands and stroke both cheeks with my thumbs. “Aww, sweetness you
don’t have to worry about that. I’m fine. I’ll always be
fine.”

He puts his forehead to
mine and says “But, what if…”

“
Shh…There’s no what if,
about it. Okay? I can’t die sweetness. My father gave me the gift
of immortality as a kid. Which came with near invulnerability. When
we bond your life will extend to match mine. We’ll have each other
until the end of time…literally. It is virtually impossible to kill
me.”

His mouth drops open in
shock. “Immortal? But, you’re a wolf shifter.”

I shake my head. “Only
half, sweetness.”

His mouth forms this
little O shape like he finally understands what I’m talking about.
“So, what’s the other half of you? Fae? Demon? Angel? I know you
aren’t half vampire. Sun exposure and all that.”