The Alpha Who Saved Me

Chapter 7

DECLAN

Watching Quinn dance with other males all night long is starting to get to not only me, but my wolf, Duke, as well. I really don’t understand why he’s getting so riled up over someone who isn’t our mate. As I watch my cousin, Gavin grab Quinn when she tries walking off the dance floor, I say screw it and start trying to push my way through the crowd to get to them. I will teach my little cousin how not to grab a member of my pack the way that he did. I saw the hunger that he has for Quinn; I noticed it at the very beginning when they were first introduced, Yeah, I’ve been watching her since the beginning.

“Hurry up and get to her already!’ Duke growls in my head.

“Seriously, Duke, calm the *down! She isn’t even our mate.’I remind him once again.

‘She could be our chosen mate.’ My wolf grunts.

“She just turned eighteen,’ I sigh, ‘Give her time to find her mate first.’

“No! We need her and Tala or we will die.’ He urges.

“Over dramatic much?’ I roll my eyes as I ask my wolf this.

“Shut up and get to Quinn! He growls.

I watch as Gavin leaves her standing there by herself while I approach, which only *me off more, the *! Now that I have this *-poor attitude, I don’t realize that I’m being an *to the one person that doesn’t deserve it.

“Mother has been waiting on you, Quinn,” when she doesn’t say anything, I continue, “Are you going to ignore me? People are wanting to head out, and you haven’t even cut your cake yet.”

When she goes to walk past me without saying anything, I grab her wrist and turn her back towards me. She glances at my hand around her wrist and then *a brow at me. However, I ignore her and continue to hold her in my grasp.

*As long as you keep being an *to me, then yes, Alpha, I am. However, I will head over to your mother right away.” She yanks her wrist out of my grasp. Surprising the hell out of me. I stare at my hand, dumbfounded for a brief moment before glancing up at her retrieving back, but then she stops and turns once more..

“You know, I didn’t ask for this party, and I sure as hell didn’t invite half the males from this side of the country! Maybe if I weren’t being passed around from male to male like the pack *, I would have been able to get to your mother sooner!”

“Quinn,” I growl in warning of calling herself a *.

“Don’t you dare growl at me, Alpha! I don’t know what I did to earn your displeasure, but I would very much like to leave your presence now, so your mood doesn’t ruin the rest of my night.”

I let her think that she is getting away as I stalk her like prey. Guests try to get my attention as I pass, but my attention is only on one person. Just as she is about to get to my mother, I grab her and pull her into the door to the packhouse before she can spew anything at me.

She spins on me, “Seriously, Declan, what is it with males manhandling me tonight?” She looks adorable when she scowls the way she’s doing right now. Wait a minute…

“Who the *has been manhandling you?” Duke, comes forward, growling.

She laughs without any humor, “Do you mean aside from you?

I sigh heavily. “That’s why I brought you in here. I wanted to apologize to you. You were right, you didn’t deserve my anger earlier, and it wasn’t you that I was upset with.”

“Who then?” She asks.

“My cousin can be a bit much at times. I saw how he grabbed you to dance and then again when he wouldn’t let you step away.” I scrub my face with my hand, I didn’t like it, I guess.”

She smirks, “You do realize that I can take care of myself, right?”

“I’m not worried about him hurting you, Quinn. I was worried that he would overreach his step. I saw how he’s been watching you all night, never taking his eyes off you, and I know Gavin.”

“Well, he’s pretty much been a gentleman all night. I’ve enjoyed talking with Gavin.” She says, making me flinch “What is it?”

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*Nothing, just please keep your wits about you when you are around him, and do not, for any reason, allow yourself to be alone with him.”

“Declan, I highly doubt your cousin will try anything with me. I’ve already discussed with him that I am waiting for my mate.”

“Why would you have to have that discussion with him?” There is only one reason why Quinn would explain herself and that is, so she doesn’t hurt anyone’s feelings. She’s *, but still has a soft heart. I have a feeling that I’m not going to like this answer.

“Well, because he asked if he could take me out on a date some time, and I didn’t want to give him any reason to think that we could be more than friends.” She takes a step closer, placing her hand on my arm and giving me her beautiful smile, “You have kept me safe all these years, Declan, at some point, you will need to let go.”

I gaze down at her and shake my head, pulling her into my arms for a hug, “Never. I will never stop worrying over you or protecting you, Quinn.” Her arms go around my waist, “I never told you this, but the day we found you in that saferoom, I was actually in a dark place.”

“You were? Why?”

“I was twenty-three years old, Quinn. I hadn’t found my mate yet. Most males find their mate by the age of twenty, and those that I know of who hadn’t, had started to go mad. Those that finally found their mate, went back to being themselves, but those who hadn’t, well, they were dead by twenty-five.”

Her head jerks up. “But you’re twenty-six!”

I grin, “I am, and I am still myself. I don’t know how, but I think it’s because of you, Quinn. I know we aren’t mates, obviously, but for some reason, Duke is calm with you around. So, the point of the story is, you always say that I saved you that day, but I say that we saved each other that day.”

“Now that you mention it, Tala is always calm when you are around, too. That’s so weird.”

Stepping away. I keep hold of her upper arms, “Please forgive me, Quinn. I never meant to upset you, but I am very protective of you and Tala. Cousin or not, Gavin was going to get my wrath had he not walked away.”

“He left because he saw that you were in a ‘mood,’ as he put it.” She chuckles.

“He would know of my ‘moods,’ he’s seen them enough, which was very warranted at the time, and that is why I ask that you watch yourself with him.”

“Okay. Alpha. I will watch myself around him, but only because it’s you that is asking me.”

“Thank you, Quinn.” I lean in and peck her forehead.

“Well, don’t the two of you look nice and cozy!” Lila’s voice sneers at us.

Both Quinn and I roll our eyes before looking over at Lila in the doorway. She’s leaning against the door jamb with her arms crossed, glaring at Quinn. I turn back to Quinn, “Why don’t you go to my mother and wait for me. I will take care of this situation.”

“Ugh…now I’m a situation?” Lila snaps at me.

Don’t push me, Lila!” I growl and push out my aura until she whimpers.

“Don’t be too long or else I will cut the cake without you and eat your piece along with mine.” Quinn winks and grins at me.

“I won’t be long at all, I promise.” I smile, but it’s gone the instant I turn toward the annoying she-wolf.

“Lila, I think it will be for the best if you stayed the fuck away from me.” I growl at the she-wolf who is trying to cozy up to me.

“But Declan…”

“It’s ALPHA!” Duke comes through without warning. NôvelDrama.Org content rights.

Lila flinches and takes a step back, “But Alpha, what did I do wrong?”

“Are you seriously asking me this right now?” I ask incredulously. “I said from the beginning that nothing would be coming of our time together, and yet you keep calling yourself my girlfriend and acting all possessive!” I snarl.

“I thought our relationship had taken a turn with how often you needed me.” She’s going a bit overboard in her acting and it’s irritating the hell out of me.

“THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP, LILA! You are the pack *, and as for needing you,” pause because I’m trying to hold Duke back, “it wasn’t about needing you; it was about what your body offered me, which was just a few warm holes to dump my *into!”

Lila’s eyes go round before anger takes over and her wolf, Lina, comes through. “What the *does that she-wolf have that we don’t? She can’t pleasure you and Duke the way we can!”

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Ah *, now Duke wants to play some more as he comes forward once again, shoving me to the back while he has a go at the she-wolf, “She’s got class for one, *! You are nothing but an omega pack *who uses her body to please others! You chose your future the moment you decided to *someone who isn’t your mate, so now you get to live with the consequences. You will be lucky if any male chooses you to mate with. Lila. Quinn is an Alpha by right and is well above your level, so I suggest you start showing her a little more respect!”

Confusion shows in Lila’s eyes over the information that Duke just gave her, “What do you mean she is an Alpha?”

“You’re such a dumb *, Lila! Quinn’s parents were the Alpha and Luna of their pack, or have you forgotten that?”

“But they are dead, and the town is destroyed!”

“I rebuilt the town for Quinn. She is the rightful Alpha of the Dark Moon pack! Once she finds her mate, she can decide on what she wants to do with it. Now, if you will excuse us,” Duke growls, we have a party to get back to.” We turn to leave, but then he glances back over our shoulder. And you are NOT invited.”

Before we could pass through the door, Lila throws something at us, “I came here to tell you something important, ALPHA!” She spits out.

Turning back around we look down at the floor, and by our feet is a little white stick of some sort. We bend down and pick it up, trying to figure out what it is.

“It’s a pregnancy test, and it’s positive,” Lila balks, “I’m carrying the future heir of the Storm River pack and by right. I demand that I take my rightful place by your side as Luna of this pack!”